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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 19, 2021

Registration No. 333-                    

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Signify Health, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   8082   85-3481223
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(203) 541-4600

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Kyle Armbrester

Chief Executive Officer

Signify Health, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(203) 541-4600

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Shane Tintle

Deanna L. Kirkpatrick

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4000

 

Joseph H. Kaufman

Ryan R. Bekkerus

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(212) 455-2000

 

 

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

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

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

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

 

 

Title of Each Class
of Securities to Be Registered
 

Proposed

Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price(1)(2)

  Amount of
Registration Fee(1)

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share

  $100,000,000   $10,910

 

 

(1)

Includes additional shares of Class A common stock which the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover over-allotments.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

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

 

 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY 19, 2021

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

LOGO

Shares

Signify Health, Inc.

Class A common stock

$             per share

 

 

Signify Health, Inc. is offering                shares of its Class A common stock. This is our initial public offering and no public market exists for our Class A common stock. We anticipate that the initial public offering price will be between $                and $                per share.

We will use all of the net proceeds we receive from this offering to purchase new membership interests of Cure TopCo, LLC, which we refer to as “LLC Units,” from Cure TopCo, LLC. No public market exists for the LLC Units. The purchase price for each LLC Unit will be equal to the initial public offering price of our Class A common stock net of underwriting discounts and commissions. We intend to cause Cure TopCo, LLC to use the net proceeds it receives from us in connection with this offering as described in “Use of proceeds.”

This offering is being conducted through what is commonly referred to as an “Up-C” structure, which is often used by partnerships and limited liability companies undertaking an initial public offering. The Up-C approach provides the existing owners with the tax treatment of continuing to own interests in a pass-through structure and provides potential future tax benefits for both the public company and the existing owners when they ultimately exchange their pass-through interests for shares of Class A common stock. Signify Health, Inc. is a holding company, and immediately after the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions and this offering its principal asset will be its ownership interests in Cure TopCo, LLC. We conduct our business through Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries. See “Organizational structure.” Upon the completion of this offering, Signify Health, Inc. and the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members (as defined herein) will hold % and % of Cure TopCo, LLC, respectively.

Upon completion of this offering, Signify Health, Inc. will have two classes of common stock. The Class A common stock offered hereby will have one vote per share and the Class B common stock will have one vote per share. Upon completion of this offering, the Pre-IPO LLC Members (as defined herein), including certain Pre-IPO LLC Members affiliated with New Mountain Capital, LLC (“New Mountain Capital”), will collectively hold shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock that will entitle them to     % (or     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) of the combined voting power of our common stock. As a result, the Pre-IPO LLC Members will be able to control any action requiring the general approval of our stockholders, including the election of our board of directors, the adoption of amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the approval of any merger or sale of the Company or substantially all of our assets. Accordingly, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). See “Management.”

 

 

We will apply to list our Class A common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “SGFY.”

 

 

Investing in our Class A common stock involves risks. See “Risk factors” beginning on page 26.

 

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, may elect, and have elected, to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for future filings. See “Prospectus summary—Implications of being an emerging growth company.”

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

     Per Share      Total  

Initial public offering price

   $                    $                

Underwriting discounts and commissions

   $        $    

Proceeds to us before expenses(1)

   $        $    

 

(1)

We have agreed to reimburse the underwriters for certain FINRA-related expenses. See “Underwriting.”

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to                  shares of Class A common stock, or 5% of the shares of Class A common stock to be offered by this prospectus for sale, at the initial public offering price, through a directed share program for certain of our clinicians and employees and certain other individuals and entities. See “Underwriting—Directed share program.”

We have granted the underwriters the option to purchase an additional                 shares of Class A common stock to cover over-allotments.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment on or about                     , 2021 through the book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company.

 

 

Joint Book-Running Managers

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC   J.P. Morgan   Barclays   Deutsche Bank Securities
BofA Securities   UBS Investment Bank   Baird  

Piper Sandler

  William Blair

 

 

The date of this prospectus is                    , 2021.


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Prospectus Summary

     1  

Risk Factors

     26  

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

     76  

Organizational Structure

     78  

Use of Proceeds

     83  

Dividend Policy

     85  

Capitalization

     86  

Dilution

     87  

Selected Combined-Consolidated Financial Data

     89  

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information

     91  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     102  

Business

     136  
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Management

     168  

Executive and Director Compensation

     175  

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

     189  

Principal Stockholders

     197  

Description of Capital Stock

     200  

Material U.S. Federal Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders of Common Stock

     206  

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

     209  

Underwriting

     212  

Legal Matters

     222  

Experts

     222  

Where You Can Find More Information

     222  

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-1  
 

 

 

We and the underwriters (and any of our or their affiliates) have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses we have prepared. We and the underwriters (and any of our or their affiliates) take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may provide you. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of Class A common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of Class A common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date on the front cover of this prospectus.

Basis of presentation

In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, “Signify Health,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer (i) prior to the consummation of the reorganization transactions described under “Organizational structure—The Reorganization Transactions,” to Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries and (ii) after the reorganization transactions described under “Organizational structure—The Reorganization Transactions,” to Signify Health, Inc., Cure TopCo, LLC and their subsidiaries.

In 2019, through a series of transactions culminating on November 26, 2019, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Remedy Partners”). A controlling interest was initially acquired by affiliates of New Mountain Capital on January 15, 2019, at which point we and Remedy Partners were considered to be under common control. Combined financial statements were presented from January 15, 2019 to November 26, 2019 and consolidated financial statements were presented through December 31, 2019. The audited consolidated financial statements of Remedy Partners as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, together with the notes thereto, were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are included elsewhere in this prospectus. The audited consolidated financial statements of Remedy Partners as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 reflect the application of Accounting Standards Codification 605. See Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements of Remedy Partners for further information.

 

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Market and industry data

This prospectus includes industry and market data that we obtained from periodic industry publications, third-party studies and surveys, as well as from filings of public companies in our industry and internal company surveys. These sources include government and industry sources. Industry publications and surveys generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Although we believe the industry and market data to be reliable as of the date of this prospectus, this information could prove to be inaccurate. Industry and market data could be wrong because of the method by which sources obtained their data and because information cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to the limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties. In addition, we do not know all of the assumptions regarding general economic conditions or growth that were used in preparing the forecasts from the sources relied upon or cited herein.

Non-GAAP financial measures

We refer in this prospectus to the following non-GAAP financial measures:

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA; and

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA Margin.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. They are supplemental financial measures of our performance only, and should not be considered a substitute for net loss or any other measure derived in accordance with GAAP.

As used in this prospectus, these non-GAAP financial measures have the following meanings:

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA means net loss before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, and certain items of income and expense, including asset impairment, other (income) expense, net, transaction-related expenses, equity-based compensation, remeasurement of contingent consideration, management fees and non-recurring items; and

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA Margin means Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by management and our board of directors to assess the performance of our business. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides a useful measure to investors to assess our operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to ongoing business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of the performance of our business. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA Margin is helpful to investors in measuring the profitability of our operations on a consolidated level. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to net loss, see “Prospectus summary—Summary combined-consolidated financial and other data.”

Our use of the terms Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin may vary from the use of similar terms by other companies in our industry and accordingly may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin have important limitations as analytical tools. For example, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin:

 

   

do not reflect any cash capital expenditure requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may have to be replaced in the future;

 

   

do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

 

   

do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our core operations;

 

   

do not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;

 

   

do not reflect equity-based compensation expense and other non-cash charges; and

 

   

exclude certain tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information that is presented in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our Class A common stock. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk factors” and “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” sections and the consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this prospectus before deciding whether to purchase shares of our Class A common stock.

Overview

Our company

Signify Health is a leading healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology, and nationwide healthcare provider networks to create and power value-based payment programs. Our mission is to transform how care is paid for and delivered so that people can enjoy more healthy, happy days at home. Our customers include health plans, governments, employers, health systems and physician groups. We believe that we are a market leader in two fast-growing segments of the value-based healthcare payment industry: payment models based on individual episodes of care and in-home health evaluations (“IHEs”). Payment models based on individual episodes of care organize or bundle payments for all, or a substantial portion of, services received by a patient in connection with an episode of care, such as a surgical procedure, particular condition or other reason for a hospital stay. IHEs are health evaluations performed by a clinician in the home to support payors’ participation in Medicare Advantage and other government-run managed care plans. Our episode payment platform managed $6.1 billion of spend under the Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Advanced (“BPCI-A”) program in 2019, and the BPCI-A episodes we managed which were initiated in the last quarter of 2019 resulted in approximately 15% greater discharges home from acute-care facilities and approximately 10% lower readmissions when compared to the historical performance of our provider partners for similar episodes. Our mobile network of providers entered over 1 million unique homes to evaluate individuals in Medicare Advantage and other managed care plans in 2019. We believe that these core businesses have enabled us to become integral to how health plans and healthcare providers successfully participate in value-based payment programs, and that our platform lessens the dependence on facility-centric care for acute and post-acute services and shifts more services towards alternate sites and, most importantly, the home.

Value-based payment programs are rapidly transforming how governments, employers, and health plans pay for and manage healthcare services. The objective of these initiatives is to improve patient outcomes while lowering the overall cost of healthcare services. We believe that our differentiated data assets, proprietary analytics capabilities, comprehensive cloud-based software platforms, and healthcare provider networks enable success in the two dominant forms of value-based payments: population-based payment programs and episode-based payment programs. Medicare Advantage is one of the largest population-based payment initiatives and the Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (“BPCI”) initiative is one of the largest episode-based payment programs. We have leading positions serving both of these fast-growing sectors, as measured by our volume of IHEs and the program size of our episodes business, respectively.

Our solutions support value-based payment programs by aligning financial incentives around outcomes, providing tools to health plans and healthcare organizations designed to assess and manage risk and identify actionable opportunities for improved patient outcomes, coordination and cost-savings. Through our platform, we coordinate what we believe is a holistic suite of clinical, social, and behavioral services to address an individual’s healthcare needs and prevent adverse events that drive excess cost. Our business model is aligned with our customers as we generate revenue only when we successfully engage members for our health plan customers and generate savings for our provider customers.



 

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We serve 47 Medicare Advantage health plans ranging from the largest national organizations to smaller regional and provider-owned entities. We also serve thousands of healthcare provider organizations ranging from large integrated delivery systems to midsize and small urban and rural entities. We also serve large biopharmaceutical customers.

We believe we deliver a powerful value proposition to our health plan and provider customers and their members and patients by leveraging the following core assets:

 

   

Insights to improve patient outcomes and lower costs. We build our software and services around the specific levers in each clinical episode that we believe have the most influence on patient outcomes and cost. This requires clinical expertise in disease progression and therapeutic interventions and the ability to identify factors that can be influenced during a patient’s episode of care. It also involves extensive data analytics to measure variations in treatment that can be influenced through more transparency and effective decision support. We believe this focus on critical levers has led to measurable outcomes, such as reductions in avoidable complications, reduced readmissions, reduced use of acute and post-acute facility services and increased delivery of services in the home, all of which benefit patients, while also lowering costs and generating savings for our health plan and healthcare provider customers.

 

   

Data analytics and reporting across the continuum. Our data analytics capabilities are focused on delivering decision support to all parties engaged in a value-based payment arrangement. Our platform analyzes data from a variety of sources that are designed to capture the patient’s condition not only from their visits to facility-based settings, but also from evaluations in the home and social services in their community. These sources include electronic health record (“EHR”) data in real time; claims and member data from private health plans, employers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”); care plan and case management data; data from comprehensive IHEs and device diagnostic data; laboratory and pharmacy data; and social determinants of health (“SDOH”) data. We use elements of this data to create longitudinal records of a patient’s health journey or to manage their care in an episode of care or other value-based payment arrangement, and to support our efforts to build decision support algorithms and predictive modeling tools. These data assets and decision support tools are designed to in turn help our providers efficiently and effectively deploy their resources and succeed in value-based payment programs.

 

   

National networks of healthcare providers. Our networks operate throughout the country, in both urban and rural locations, and encompass thousands of highly skilled medical professionals. We have three types of healthcare provider networks:

 

   

A flexible and mobile network of nearly 9,000 credentialed providers who are primarily deployed in an individual’s home and in post-acute facilities to collect critical patient data, assess an individual’s health status and coordinate care through our IHEs;

 

   

A nationwide network of hospitals and physicians that includes 3,500 value-based provider sites that are participating in payment programs run by the federal Medicare program, health plans, employers and other payors; and

 

   

A curated network of 200 community-based organizations (“CBOs”) and 200 clinical and social care coordinators that we connect to individuals and healthcare providers to meet individual member and patient needs.

 

   

Consumer engagement capabilities. Our proprietary, cloud-based technology platform, which was purpose-built for value-based payment programs, has a large array of engagement solutions intended to drive deeper and more meaningful engagement with the individuals we reach. We use advanced targeting and analytics, predictive models and our significant data assets to deploy a multi-modal approach to identifying and engaging individuals who may benefit from our services. We deploy email,



 

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SMS text messages, telephone outreach and digital-marketing campaigns to help us effectively engage individuals across the numerous value-based payment programs we support.

 

   

Innovative health benefit designs. We strive to drive transformation in how governments, health plans and employers pay for healthcare, and to facilitate healthcare organizations’ success under new programs that transfer risk and reward from health plans to providers. We work with governments, health plans and large employers to integrate episode-based program features into the health insurance plans they offer. We believe our ability to support numerous value-based payment arrangements and, importantly, to design and launch episode-based programs differentiates us in the market. For example, we recently successfully designed and launched new commercial episodes programs with a Northeastern state covering all state employees and retirees, as well as a large health insurer. We believe our ability to launch new, innovative programs will foster our long-term growth and impact on the healthcare system.

 

   

Workflow and logistics software. Our software tools are designed to improve the collection and accuracy of real-time patient information and to deliver effective decision support to health plans and healthcare providers. Our proprietary workflow software is used by our mobile network of providers to conduct comprehensive IHEs, as well as for the routing and logistics for such in-home visits; by hospitalists to guide discharge and referral decisions; by case managers to monitor patients and manage transitions of care; and by a wide variety of users to identify SDOH that may impact the achievement of optimal patient outcomes.

We derive revenue from multiple sources. We receive administrative service fees and a share of savings generated in our episode-based payment programs, where we enter into at-risk contracts; health plans compensate us for conducting IHEs and virtual IHEs (“vIHEs”) and for helping launch and administer care coordination and episode-based payment programs; and health plans, health systems, government agencies and biopharmaceutical companies compensate us for delivering a variety of services, ranging from the management of post-acute care for accountable care organizations (“ACOs”), to managing SDOH, to complex care management and caregiver support services. Our relationships are grounded in long-term, multi-year contracts that we believe have the right incentives to align the performance of our services with the performance of our customers.

How we measure our progress

We operate our business in two segments: Home & Community Services, which focuses on reaching and engaging populations at home; and Episodes of Care Services, through which we manage episode-based payment programs. We provide our customers with measurable financial and patient outcome data to assess our performance. We believe that we are integral to how our health plan and provider customers manage value-based healthcare programs, making our success a material driver of the financial performance of our customers. We measure our success in the following ways:

 

   

We measure our success in our Episodes of Care Services segment by how much medical spend we are responsible for managing; by the performance of the levers that drive clinical and financial success in episodes of care, including the amount of savings we help our providers generate; and by patient outcomes.

 

   

We measure success in our Home & Community Services segment by the number of health plans we serve and the number of health plan members we are able to reach, in their homes. We also measure our efficiency in reaching those health plan members in their homes.

 

   

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healthcare providers; by provider utilization of our decision support tools; and by how we ultimately perform on influencing a specific lever. We believe our focus on levers has led to measurable outcomes, such as reductions in avoidable complications, reduced readmissions, reduced use of acute and post-acute facility services and increased delivery of services in the home.

Total U.S. healthcare spending exceeded $3.8 trillion in 2019 and we operate in the large market associated with payment for healthcare services. We serve needs of healthcare funding sources including Medicare, Medicaid, employers and private health plans. Signify Health operates in the value-based payment sector of the healthcare industry. We believe value-based payments have grown dramatically over the past ten years and are widely expected to eventually represent the majority of healthcare spending in the United States. According to recent studies, approximately 60% to 70% of total U.S. health spending is expected to be tied to quality and value by 2025 through the adoption of new payment models focused on value. We believe this will especially be the case as value-based payment models continue to penetrate the commercial insured and self-funded markets.

We believe we have demonstrated the ability to rapidly scale our customer base and operations and grow our business in our principal markets in large part due to the attractiveness of our services and our competitive scale in the market. We now serve 26 of the top 50 Medicare Advantage plans. We have increased the number of annual IHEs conducted from approximately 390,000 in 2015 to nearly 1.1 million in 2019, representing a compound annual growth rate of 28.9%. As the largest convener participant in BPCI-A by number of episodes managed and over 6 years of participating in BPCI-A and its predecessor BPCI, we also enjoy a leading position in the episodes of care industry and have continuously grown our networks of contracted at-risk provider organizations. We have increased the number of episodes of care we have managed from approximately 24,000 episodes under BPCI in 2014 to approximately 215,000 episodes under BPCI-A in 2019 based on our current estimates.

We believe our financial model is attractive with highly recurring revenues, strong EBITDA margins and high cash flow conversion. For the year ended December 31, 2019, our total revenue was $501.8 million, representing a 48.5% increase from $337.9 million in 2018, we incurred a net loss of $28.5 million, representing a 1.2% decrease from a net loss of $28.9 million in 2018, our Adjusted EBITDA was $93.3 million, representing an 18.0% increase from $79.1 million in 2018 and our Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 18.6%, a 4.8% decrease from 23.4% in 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, our total revenue was $417.1 million, representing a 13.2% increase from $368.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred a net loss of $15.2 million, representing a 25.8% decrease from a net loss of $20.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our Adjusted EBITDA was $86.0 million, representing a 28.8% increase from $66.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and our Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 20.6%, a 2.5% increase from 18.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Our competitive strengths

 

   

Scaled Episode-Based Payment Program. We are the largest convener participant in BPCI-A by number of episodes managed, with $6.1 billion of spend under management in 2019. We believe our leadership position in the BPCI-A program has allowed us to invest in and develop differentiated scale around networks, analytics, technology and relationships to grow rapidly as demand for services in the value-based payment industry increases over time. As a result of both the success and visibility of the BPCI-A program, commercial health plans, governments and employers are beginning to explore similar bundled arrangements. As a scaled leader in the industry, we believe we are a compelling partner to support these initiatives and believe we will benefit from a network effect as health plans and providers look to further capitalize on the benefits of value-based care.

 

   

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volume of IHEs. We have a network of nearly 9,000 credentialed providers that we deploy in the home, enabling patient evaluations, the delivery of a growing range of in-home services and care coordination. While in the home, our providers perform IHEs with the assistance of longitudinal patient records and our proprietary clinical workflow software with an integrated device hub. Our device hub captures important diagnostic patient data from interconnected devices that we use to conduct retinal exams to detect retinopathy, hemoglobin A1c tests for diabetes and microalbumin diptests to screen for chronic kidney disease, among other diagnostic services, all of which further extend our ability to deliver services in the home. The geographic density of our customers and the breadth of our mobile provider network allows us to cost-effectively reach patients in the home throughout the country, in both urban and rural locations. Combined with our community-based networks and platform applications, we work to bridge social needs identified in the home with solutions from the surrounding community. Our reach into the home, combined with our episode-specific focus, positions us to drive adoption of a wide range of emerging in-home monitoring and treatment modalities.

 

   

Access to the Home and Holistic Care Model. We believe patients achieve optimal health outcomes when all clinical and social factors influencing their health and recovery from specific events are addressed. We rely, therefore, on a holistic model of care in how we operate all our programs. We seek to assess every person in our programs on measures of physical health as well as SDOH. Our ability to capture clinical and social determinant data is complemented by our networks of providers and CBOs. We believe this enables our programs to have meaningful impact on the health and well-being of the individuals and families our programs touch.

 

   

Trusted Healthcare Brand. We believe we are a trusted healthcare platform in the health plan, provider and employer markets that adds value by leveraging advanced analytics, technology and national provider networks to create and power value-based payment programs in our two primary segments: Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services. In our Home & Community Services

  segment, our IHEs have been shown to improve patient satisfaction among health plan members. In our Episodes of Care Services segment, our scale and success in the BPCI program encourages our provider customers to increase the volume and variety of bundles they participate in because of confidence in our ability to manage post-acute episodes. We have repeatedly leveraged our experience and leadership in these value-based payment programs to cross-sell and up-sell services across our two segments and deepen our relationships with customers.

 

   

Purpose-built Technology, Data and Analytics Platform. We provide our health plan and health system customers with a comprehensive suite of software, analytics, and services that fit with both population-based and episode-based models of value-based payments. As of September 30, 2020, our data chassis included data on approximately 35 million members. Both of our segments are supported by an advanced analytics team that is responsible for building decision support algorithms and predictive modeling, as well as for comprehensive monitoring and reporting, both internally and externally to our customers.

 

   

Established and Long-Standing Customer Relationships. We enjoy long-standing relationships and a history of collaborative innovation with many of our customers. Our top health plan customers that made up over 90% of our revenue in our Home & Community Services segment in 2019 have been with us for more than five years and we have had a strong presence in the BPCI program since its inception in 2013. We believe our wide footprint of customers, many of whom have long-term, multi-year contracts with us, allows us to better understand market needs and continue innovating in how we serve health plans, health systems and physician groups, as well as individuals in their homes. For example, in our Home & Community Services segment, we developed our IHE+ solution in collaboration with a large health insurer in Pennsylvania and have subsequently incorporated that into our broader offerings to all clients. We also worked with some of our large health plans to extend our IHE offering to serve their Medicaid populations. Similarly, in our Episodes of Care Services segment,



 

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we partnered with a large hospital system in Chicago to develop a transition of care program to support patients’ transition out of an acute setting and into a post-acute or home setting, which ultimately formed the basis of our Transition to Home (“TTH”) program. We believe our history of collaborative innovation uniquely positions us to capture additional opportunities as many organizations in the healthcare industry are vertically integrating, with health plans acquiring provider capabilities and vice versa. Signify Health partners with customers to provide more comprehensive services to help them succeed across the continuum of care.

 

   

Deeply Experienced Management Team and Mission-Driven Culture. Our management team has deep expertise in scaling technology-enabled services infrastructure, in servicing health plans, in provider contracting and in designing innovative products. We believe our deep base of knowledge in how healthcare is organized, financed and delivered enables us to tailor our software and service offerings to address highly specialized and complex challenges facing both the organizations that pay for healthcare and the organizations responsible for delivering that care.

Our growth strategy

 

   

Expand our in-home service offerings. We believe healthcare delivery will continue to move away from institutional settings and towards in-home services in the coming years. We believe we are positioned to capture a significant share of this fundamental trend towards home-based care delivery. We are able to deliver an expansive range of in-home services through our national scale, longitudinal patient records with an integrated device hub and access to patients. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we rapidly launched and scaled our vIHEs, a telehealth version of our in-home IHEs. Additionally, in 2020, we expanded our service offerings to include an “IHE+” in our Home & Community Services segment, through which our providers gather SDOH data while performing an IHE, our ACO service, which manages post-acute care for ACO patients, in our Episodes of Care Services segment and our TTH service, a support model for patients transitioning home from a hospital or a post-acute care facility that aims to reduce the likelihood of readmission, also in our Episodes of Care Services segment. Finally, we are rapidly expanding our remote patient monitoring and device connectivity capabilities via our device hub, which is integrated with several diagnostic devices we deploy in our service model. Our breadth of access and ability to rapidly deploy new technologies and services is helping to make the home an increasingly viable setting of care to manage a broadening population of patients.

 

   

Expand our episode of care programs. We intend to expand our Episodes of Care business by growing existing programs and launching new ones. Currently, we generate the majority of our revenue in our Episode of Care Services segment through the BPCI-A program. Participation in the BPCI-A program was locked in place at the end of 2020 through the end of the program in 2023, meaning that new healthcare providers will not be able to enter the program and participating providers will not be able to choose to participate in any additional episode types, which will impact our ability to increase the number of episodes managed or program size during this time. We intend, however, to continue growing our BPCI-A business by growing savings achieved under the program. We will also seek to capture new opportunities related to the June 2020 announcements from CMS of their intention to move to a more expansive and mandatory bundled payment program at the end of 2023. In addition, we are actively launching programs outside of the BPCI-A context with large employers and health plans to integrate new, innovative episode-based payment programs into their health plans and value-based payment programs. These new programs will aim to anchor our long-term growth, as we leverage our relationships with payors to build networks of providers under episode-based payment contracts. Our goal is to continuously increase the spend under management of these episode programs.

 

   

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other provider organizations into our episode of care programs. By increasing the reach of our provider network, we have expanded the number of annual IHEs conducted from approximately 390,000 in 2015 to nearly 1.1 million in 2019. In addition, by expanding our network of hospital and physician organizations participating in our episodes business, we have increased the number of episodes of care we have managed from approximately 24,000 episodes under BPCI in 2014 to approximately 215,000 episodes under BPCI-A in 2019 based on our current estimates.

 

   

Grow our customer base and leverage our network effect. We have large addressable markets for our product and service offerings. Adding additional payor customers for our Episodes business within a given geography makes more providers eligible to participate in various episode types. Providers must exceed minimum episode volume requirements to be eligible for such episodes, and we are able to aggregate their episode volume across programs. We believe that greater episode participation drives increased commitment to care redesign among our provider partners and, in turn, increases our ability to manage post-acute care, as the increased patient volume increases program engagement among post-acute providers and results in the realization of additional savings. In addition, as our IHE customer base grows, the geographic density of our customers’ collective membership increases, which improves the efficiency and capacity of our mobile providers. This allows us to lower our cost of services to drive customer value, which we believe provides a key competitive advantage. As we continue to increase our scale, we believe this will both enhance our ability to attract new customers and incentivize existing customers to concentrate their business with us.

 

   

Improve our software and analytics capabilities. Our large existing base of customers provides feedback to our teams responsible for building software, analytics and decision support tools. We will seek to leverage this feedback and our customer relationships to continuously enhance the features and functionality of our software and service offerings; doing so is key to our ability to leverage our leadership position in the markets we serve.

 

   

Capitalize on our visible, recurring and capital efficient financial model. While the value-based initiatives that our customers undertake incorporate elements of upside and downside risk, our revenue model has historically been visible and recurring. Our insight into future demand for our services allows us to scale our operations in a manner we believe is in line with future demand, aiming to reduce waste and keep our investments efficient.

 

   

Selectively pursue acquisitions and partnerships. In recent years, we have expanded our product offerings in part through acquisitions, including Remedy Partners and TAV Health. We intend to complement our strong organic growth opportunities by evaluating the acquisition of complementary products and services. We will continue to selectively pursue strategic and complementary assets to support our clients’ needs.

Impact of COVID-19 on our operations

Since mid-March 2020, our operations have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In our Home & Community Services segment, we temporarily halted IHEs as a precautionary measure in response to the pandemic beginning in March 2020. We resumed in-home visits beginning in July 2020. In response to the pandemic, we leveraged our technology capabilities to quickly pivot to offering vIHEs, a virtual version of our IHEs, beginning in April 2020. As a result, we were able to make up for the lost volume for IHEs through vIHEs and were able to perform approximately 380,000 vIHEs and over 560,000 in-person IHEs, or a total of approximately 940,000 IHEs, in the first nine months of 2020. By comparison, we performed approximately 835,000 IHEs in the first nine months of 2019.

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the volumes they placed with us and in-home IHEs have represented the majority of those IHEs. In order to meet this volume growth, we have onboarded additional providers into our network, which has resulted in proportionally higher expenses.

In our Episodes of Care Services segment, various policies recommended and/or implemented by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic resulted in fewer elective procedures and a general reduction in individuals seeking medical care, which contributed to a substantially lower number of episodes managed in 2020. CMS also announced measures to address the impact COVID-19 would have otherwise had on the BPCI-A program, including allowing healthcare providers to exclude from reconciliation those episodes with a COVID-19 diagnosis or to exclude all episodes from reconciliation in 2020. These pandemic-related changes will reduce the number of episodes of care managed in 2020 and part of 2021. Subsequently, CMS announced that all episodes in 2021 with a COVID-19 diagnosis would be automatically excluded from reconciliation, and as a result, we expect a reduction in our overall program size in 2021 as well for as long as the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing. Because our administrative fee is calculated as a percentage of program size and we receive a portion of the savings achieved in management of an episode, the decrease in episodes and related reduction in overall program size have had, and we expect will continue to have, a negative effect on our revenue. Some of these measures and challenges will likely continue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is uncertain, and will harm the results of operations, liquidity and financial condition of our provider partners and our business. Lastly, our representatives may be prohibited from entering hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute facilities as a result of the pandemic, which affects our ability to facilitate coordination among provider partners and could have a material impact on our savings rate.

The severity, magnitude and duration of the current COVID-19 pandemic is uncertain and rapidly changing. See “Risk Factors—Our operations have been, and may continue to be, significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and our business, financial condition and results of operations have been negatively impacted” and “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations—Factors affecting our results of operations—COVID-19.”

Recent developments

On November 17, 2020 and December 7, 2020, we entered into amendments to the Credit Agreement (as defined herein) to incur additional indebtedness in the form of a new tranche of term loans in aggregate principal amounts of $125.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively. See “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations—Liquidity and capital resources—Indebtedness.”

Organizational structure

We currently conduct our business through Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries. Following this offering, Signify Health, Inc. will be a holding company and its sole material asset will be an ownership interest in Cure TopCo, LLC.

Prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions (as defined below), the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Cure TopCo, LLC will be amended and restated to, among other things, convert all outstanding equity interests into one class of non-voting common units (the “LLC Units”) and appoint Signify Health, Inc. as the sole managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC. We refer to the limited liability company agreement of Cure TopCo, LLC, as in effect at the time of this offering, as the “Amended LLC Agreement.” After these transactions and prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions and the completion of this offering, all of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding equity interests will be owned by the following persons (collectively, the “Pre-IPO LLC Members”):

 

   

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New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), LP;

 

   

Cure Aggregator, LLC; and

 

   

Certain other equity holders in Cure TopCo, LLC (the “Other Legacy Signify Holders”).

In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into the following series of transactions to implement an internal reorganization, which we collectively refer to as the “Reorganization Transactions.” We refer to the Pre-IPO LLC Members who will retain their equity ownership in Cure TopCo, LLC in the form of LLC Units immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions as “Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members.”

 

   

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect upon the completion of this offering will authorize the issuance of two classes of common stock: Class A common stock and Class B common stock (collectively, our “common stock”). Each share of common stock will entitle its holder to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. The Class B common stock is not entitled to economic interests in Signify Health, Inc. See “Description of capital stock.”

 

   

Prior to the completion of this offering, we will acquire, directly and indirectly, LLC Units through the contribution of LLC Units in exchange for Class A common stock by New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), LP (“IPO Contribution”) and certain entities treated as corporations for U.S. tax purposes, including New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), LP (individually, a “Blocker Company” and together, the “Blocker Companies”), that hold LLC Units will merge with a merger subsidiary created by us after which each Blocker Company will immediately merge into Signify Health, Inc. (the “Mergers”). The shareholders of the Blocker Companies (the “Reorganization Parties”), including affiliates of New Mountain Capital, will collectively hold            shares of Class A common stock of Signify Health, Inc. after the IPO Contribution and the Mergers. The Reorganization Parties will collectively receive a number of shares of our Class A common stock equal to the number of LLC Units held by the Blocker Companies prior to the Mergers, and will no longer directly hold interests in Cure TopCo, LLC.

 

   

Each Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member will be issued a number of shares of our Class B common stock equal to the number of LLC Units held by such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member, except in the case of Cure Aggregator, LLC. Cure Aggregator, LLC is a special purpose investment vehicle through which certain members of Cure TopCo, LLC, primarily our employees and certain legacy investors, indirectly hold interests in Cure TopCo, LLC. Cure Aggregator, LLC holds LLC Units on behalf of such members on a one-for-one basis with each member’s interests in Cure Aggregator, LLC. In connection with the Reorganization, Class B common stock will be issued to the direct holders of common units in Cure Aggregator, LLC in proportion to their interests in Cure Aggregator, LLC. See “Executive and Director Compensation—Other compensation plans—Incentive Units” for a description of the incentive units held by our named executive officers in Cure Aggregator, LLC.

 

   

Cure TopCo, LLC will enter into the Amended LLC Agreement. Under the Amended LLC Agreement, holders of LLC Units, including the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, will have the right, from and after the completion of this offering (subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement), to require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume-weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications) in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Additionally, in the event of a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, we may, at our option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A common stock for LLC Units in lieu of such a redemption. Shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such holder pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement.



 

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See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Amended LLC Agreement.” Except for transfers to us or to certain permitted transferees pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement, the LLC Units and corresponding shares of Class B common stock may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of.

 

   

We will use all of the net proceeds from this offering (including net proceeds received if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) to acquire newly issued LLC Units from Cure TopCo, LLC at a purchase price per LLC Unit equal to the initial public offering price of Class A common stock, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, collectively representing        % of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding LLC Units (or        %, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

 

   

We will enter into a Tax Receivable Agreement that will obligate us to make payments to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, the Reorganization Parties, Optionholders (as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement) of the Blocker Companies at the time of the Mergers, holders of synthetic equity units and any future party to the Tax Receivable Agreement (collectively, the “TRA Parties”) in the aggregate generally equal to 85% of the applicable cash savings that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we will acquire from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses, the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis and refunds of Blocker Company taxes attributable to pre-Merger tax periods), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that may result from (x) future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for cash or Class A common stock, (y) the IPO Contribution and (z) certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) deductions in respect of interest and certain compensatory payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. We will retain the benefit of the remaining 15% of these tax savings.

 

   

We will cause Cure TopCo, LLC to use the proceeds from the issuance of LLC Units to us (i) to pay fees and expenses of approximately $            million in connection with this offering and the Reorganization Transactions and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including working capital and potential strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, other businesses or technologies that we believe will complement our current business and expansion strategies. See “Use of proceeds.”

We will issue                shares of Class A common stock pursuant to this offering.

Because we will manage and operate the business and control the strategic decisions and day-to-day operations of Cure TopCo, LLC and because we will also have a substantial financial interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, we will consolidate the financial results of Cure TopCo, LLC, and a portion of our net income will be allocated to the noncontrolling interest to reflect the entitlement of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to a portion of Cure TopCo, LLC’s net income. In addition, because Cure TopCo, LLC will be under the common control of the Pre-IPO LLC Members before and after the Reorganization Transactions (both directly and indirectly through their ownership of us), we will account for the Reorganization Transactions as a reorganization of entities under common control and will initially measure the interests of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members in the assets and liabilities of Cure TopCo, LLC at their carrying amounts as of the date of the completion of the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions.

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underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock. This chart is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent all legal entities within our organizational structure.

 

 

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Our corporate structure following the completion of this offering, as described above, is commonly referred to as an “Up-C” structure, which is commonly used by partnerships and limited liability companies when they undertake an initial public offering of their business. Our Up-C structure will allow the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to continue to realize tax benefits associated with owning interests in an entity that is treated as a partnership, or “pass-through” entity, for income tax purposes following this offering. One of these benefits is that future taxable income of Cure TopCo, LLC that is allocated to such owners will be taxed on a flow-through basis and, therefore, will not be subject to corporate taxes at the entity level. Additionally, because the LLC Units that the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members will hold are redeemable for, at our election, either newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, our Up-C structure also provides the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members with potential liquidity that holders of nonpublicly traded limited liability companies are not typically afforded. See “Organizational structure” and “Description of capital stock.”

We will also hold LLC Units, and therefore receive the same benefits as the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members with respect to our ownership in an entity treated as a partnership, or “pass-through” entity, for income tax purposes. The acquisition of LLC Units from the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members in connection with this offering, future taxable redemptions or exchanges by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for shares of our Class A common stock or cash, the Mergers and other transactions described herein are expected to result in favorable tax attributes that will be allocated to us. These tax attributes would not be available to us in the absence of those transactions and are expected to reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future. In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, we will enter into a Tax Receivable Agreement that will obligate us to make payments to the TRA Parties in the aggregate generally equal to 85% of the applicable cash savings that we actually realize as a result of these tax attributes and tax attributes resulting from certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. We will retain the benefit of the remaining 15% of these tax savings. See “Organizational structure—Holding company structure and the Tax Receivable Agreement.”

Under the Amended LLC Agreement, we will receive a pro rata share of any distributions, including tax distributions, made by Cure TopCo, LLC to its members. Such tax distributions will be calculated based upon an assumed tax rate, which, under certain circumstances, may cause Cure TopCo, LLC to make tax distributions that, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of taxes that Cure TopCo, LLC would have paid if it were a similarly situated corporate taxpayer. Funds used by Cure TopCo, LLC to satisfy its tax distribution obligations will not be available for reinvestment in our business. See “Risk factors—Risks related to our organizational structure.”

Upon completion of the transactions described above, this offering and the application of the Company’s net proceeds from this offering:

 

   

Signify Health, Inc. will be appointed as the managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC and will hold                LLC Units, constituting        % of the outstanding economic interests in Cure TopCo, LLC (or                LLC Units, constituting        % of the outstanding economic interests in Cure TopCo, LLC if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

 

   

The Pre-IPO LLC Members will collectively hold (i)                shares of Class A common stock and (ii) LLC Units, which together directly and indirectly represent approximately        % of the economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC (or        % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) and (iii) through their collective ownership of                shares of Class A and                shares of Class B common stock, approximately        % of the combined voting power of our common stock (or        % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).



 

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Investors in this offering will collectively hold (i) shares of our Class A common stock, representing approximately         % of the combined voting power of our common stock (or                shares and         %, respectively, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) and (ii) through our direct and indirect ownership of LLC Units, indirectly will hold approximately         % of the economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC (or         % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

Funds affiliated with New Mountain Capital, including the Reorganization Parties through their holdings of our Class A common stock and certain Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members through their holdings of LLC Units and our Class B common stock, will collectively own        % of the economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC (or        % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full), as well as an equal percentage of the voting power in Signify Health, Inc.

See “Organizational structure,” “Certain relationships and related party transactions” and “Description of capital stock” for more information on the rights associated with our common stock and the LLC Units.

Risk factors

An investment in shares of our Class A common stock involves substantial risks and uncertainties that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and cash flows. Some of the more significant challenges and risks relating to an investment in our Class A common stock include those associated with the following:

 

   

our operations have been, and may continue to be, significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and our business, financial condition and results of operations have been negatively impacted;

 

   

our revenues and operations are dependent upon a limited number of key customers;

 

   

a large portion of our revenues are substantially dependent on certain key government programs, primarily BPCI-A;

 

   

we have a history of net losses, we anticipate increasing expenses in the future, and we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability;

 

   

our future revenues may not grow at the rates they historically have, or at all;

 

   

we may be unable to successfully execute on our growth initiatives, business strategies, or operating plans;

 

   

if we are unable to effectively adapt to changes in the healthcare industry, including changes to laws and regulations regarding or affecting the U.S. healthcare reform, our business may be harmed;

 

   

if our providers are characterized as employees, we would be subject to adverse effects on our business and employment and withholding liabilities;

 

   

changes in the rules governing Medicare or other federal healthcare programs could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations;

 

   

our ability to effectively invest in, implement improvements to, and properly maintain the uninterrupted operation, security, and integrity of, our operating platform and other information technology and business systems;

 

   

security breaches or incidents, loss or misuse of data or other disruptions, arising either from internal or external sources, and whether or not intentional, could compromise sensitive information related to our business, customers or individuals, or prevent us from accessing critical information, and may expose us to operational disruptions, litigation, fines and penalties or other liability, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and our reputation;



 

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disruptions of the information technology systems or infrastructure of certain of our third-party vendors and service providers could also disrupt our businesses, damage our reputation, increase our costs, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations;

 

   

we are a holding company and our principal asset after completion of this offering will be our        % ownership interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, and we are accordingly dependent upon distributions from Cure TopCo, LLC to pay dividends, if any, and taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and pay other expenses;

 

   

in certain circumstances, Cure TopCo, LLC will be required to make distributions to us and the other holders of LLC Units, and the distributions that Cure TopCo, LLC will be required to make may be substantial;

 

   

we are controlled by the Pre-IPO LLC Members whose interests in our business may be different than yours, and certain statutory provisions afforded to stockholders are not applicable to us;

 

   

immediately following the consummation of this offering, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members may require us to issue additional shares of our Class A common stock; and

 

   

some provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may deter third parties from acquiring us and diminish the value of our Class A common stock.

Before you invest in our Class A common stock, you should carefully consider all the information in this prospectus, including matters set forth under the heading “Risk factors.”

Implications of being an emerging growth company

As a company with less than $1.07 billion (as adjusted for inflation pursuant to SEC rules from time to time) in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements and is relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. As an emerging growth company:

 

   

we may present as few as two years of audited financial statements and two years of related management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;

 

   

we are exempt from the requirement to obtain an attestation report from our auditors on management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, for up to five years or until we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company;

 

   

we are permitted to provide reduced disclosure regarding our executive compensation arrangements pursuant to the rules applicable to smaller reporting companies, which means we do not have to include a compensation discussion and analysis and certain other disclosures regarding our executive compensation; and

 

   

we are not required to hold non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements.

In addition to the relief described above, the JOBS Act permits us an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards affecting public companies. We have elected to use this extended transition period, which means that our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of public companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards on a non-delayed basis.



 

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In this prospectus we have elected to take advantage of the reduced disclosure requirements relating to executive compensation, and in the future we may take advantage of any or all of these exemptions for so long as we remain an emerging growth company. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the end of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.07 billion (as adjusted for inflation pursuant to SEC rules from time to time) or more, (ii) the end of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering, (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Our sponsor

New Mountain Capital is a New York-based investment firm that emphasizes business building and growth, rather than debt, as it pursues long-term capital appreciation. The firm currently manages private equity, public equity, and credit funds with over $30 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2020. New Mountain Capital seeks out what it believes to be the highest quality growth leaders in carefully selected industry sectors and then works intensively with management to build the value of these companies.

Corporate information

Signify Health, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 1, 2020 to serve as the issuer of the Class A common stock in this offering. Our principal executive offices are located at 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854 and our telephone number is (203) 541-4600. Our internet site is www.signifyhealth.com. Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto is not incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part.



 

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THE OFFERING

 

Class A common stock offered by us

                shares.

 

Option to purchase additional shares

We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to             additional shares of Class A common stock from us.

 

Class A common stock to be outstanding after this offering

                shares (or                 shares if all outstanding LLC Units held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members were redeemed or exchanged for a corresponding number of newly issued shares of Class A common stock).

 

  If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full, shares (or                 shares if all outstanding LLC Units held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members were redeemed or exchanged for a corresponding number of newly issued shares of Class A common stock) would be outstanding.

 

Class B common stock to be outstanding after this offering

                shares (or                 shares if all outstanding LLC Units held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members were redeemed or exchanged for a corresponding number of newly issued shares of Class A common stock).

 

  If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full, shares (or                 shares if all outstanding LLC Units held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members were redeemed or exchanged for a corresponding number of newly issued shares of Class A common stock) would be outstanding. The Class B common stock is not entitled to economic interests in Signify Health, Inc. See “Description of capital stock.”

 

LLC Units to be held by us after this offering

                LLC Units, representing a         % economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC (or                 LLC Units, representing a         % economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full). The LLC Units are not entitled to voting interests in Cure TopCo, LLC.

 

Total LLC Units to be outstanding after this offering

                LLC Units.

 

Voting rights after giving effect to this offering

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completion of this offering (or         % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

 

  Each share of Class B common stock will entitle its holder to one vote per share, representing an aggregate of         % of the combined voting power of our issued and outstanding common stock upon completion of this offering (or         % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

 

  Holders of all outstanding shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. See “Description of capital stock.”

 

  Following the Reorganization Transactions and this offering, the Pre-IPO LLC Members will collectively hold through their ownership of                 shares of Class A and shares of Class B common stock, approximately         % of the combined voting power of our common stock (or         % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

 

Redemption rights of the holders of LLC Units

Under the Amended LLC Agreement, the holders of LLC Units will have the right, from and after the completion of this offering (subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement), to require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications) in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Additionally, in the event of a redemption request by a holder of LLC Units, we may, at our option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A common stock for LLC Units in lieu of such a redemption.

 

  Shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request of a holder of LLC Units, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such holder of LLC Units pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Amended LLC Agreement.”

 

  Except for transfers to us pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement or to certain permitted transferees, the LLC Units and corresponding shares of Class B common stock may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of.

 

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the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full), after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $            million (or approximately $            million if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

 

  We intend to use the net proceeds that we receive from this offering to purchase                    newly issued LLC Units from Cure TopCo, LLC (or                     LLC Units, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) at a purchase price per LLC Unit equal to the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock net of underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

  Cure TopCo, LLC will use the proceeds from the issuance of LLC Units to Signify Health, Inc. (i) to pay fees and expenses of approximately $             million in connection with this offering and the Reorganization Transactions and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including working capital and potential strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, other businesses or technologies that we believe will complement our current business and expansion strategies. See “Use of proceeds.”

 

Controlled company

Upon the closing of this offering, a group of Pre-IPO LLC Members (as defined herein) comprised of entities affiliated with New Mountain Capital will beneficially own more than 50% of the voting power for the election of members of our board of directors. Consequently, we will be a “controlled company” under the NYSE rules. As a controlled company, we qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements of the NYSE. See “Management—Controlled company exception.”

 

Directed share program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to                 shares of Class A common stock, or 5% of the shares of Class A common stock to be offered by this prospectus for sale, at the initial public offering price, through a directed share program for certain of our clinicians and employees and certain other individuals and entities. Shares purchased through the directed share program will not be subject to a lock-up restriction, except in the case of shares purchased by any of our directors or officers and certain of our employees and existing equityholders. The number of shares of Class A common stock available for sale to the general public will be reduced to the extent these individuals or entities purchase such reserved shares. Any reserved shares that are not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same basis as the other shares offered by this prospectus. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions,” “Shares eligible for future sales” and “Underwriting—Directed share program.”

 

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Receivable Agreement, we generally will be required to pay to the TRA Parties 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we will acquire from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses, the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis and refunds of Blocker Company taxes attributable to pre-Merger tax periods), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that may result from (x) future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for cash or Class A common stock, (y) the IPO Contribution and (z) certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) deductions in respect of interest and certain compensatory payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. These payment obligations are our obligations and not the obligations of Cure TopCo, LLC. Our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will also apply with respect to any person who is issued LLC Units in the future and who becomes a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement. See “Organizational structure—Holding company structure and the Tax Receivable Agreement.”

 

Dividend policy

We do not currently expect to pay any cash dividends on our Class A common stock for the foreseeable future. Instead, we intend to retain future earnings, if any, for the future operation and expansion of our business.

 

  The declaration and payment by us of any future dividends to holders of our Class A common stock will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors. See “Dividend policy.”

 

  Following this offering and subject to funds being legally available, we intend to cause Cure TopCo, LLC to make pro rata distributions to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members and us in an amount at least sufficient to allow us and the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to pay all applicable taxes and allows us to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and to pay our corporate and other overhead expenses.

 

Stock symbol

SGFY

Unless we indicate otherwise throughout this prospectus, the number of shares of our Class A common stock outstanding after this offering excludes:

 

   

                shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock from us;

 

   

                shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance upon the redemption or exchange of                LLC Units that will be held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members;

 

   

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                shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance under our Long-Term Incentive Plan, which is expected to become effective in connection with this offering, and our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which is expected to become effective following this offering.

Unless we indicate otherwise throughout this prospectus, all information in this prospectus:

 

   

assumes an initial public offering price of $             per share of Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus;

 

   

assumes the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock has not been exercised;

 

   

assumes the completion of the reorganization transactions described under “Organizational structure—The reorganization transactions;” and

 

   

gives effect to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws, which will become effective prior to or upon the closing of this offering.

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock give effect to the use of the net proceeds therefrom.



 

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SUMMARY COMBINED-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

The following tables set forth summary historical financial and other data of Cure TopCo, LLC for the periods presented. Signify Health, Inc. was formed as a Delaware corporation on October 1, 2020 and has not, to date, conducted any activities other than those incident to its formation, those in preparation for the Reorganization Transactions (as defined herein) and the preparation of this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

The statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 have been derived from Cure TopCo, LLC’s audited combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The statements of operations data for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and balance sheet data as of September 30, 2020 have been derived from Cure TopCo, LLC’s unaudited combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus which, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the unaudited interim periods. In 2019, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Remedy Partners. A controlling interest was initially acquired by New Mountain Capital on January 15, 2019 (the “Remedy Partners Acquisition”), at which point we and Remedy Partners were considered to be under common control and combined financial statements were presented from January 15, 2019 to November 26, 2019. On November 26, 2019, a series of transactions were effected which resulted in Remedy Partners becoming our wholly owned subsidiary and consolidated financial statements were presented from that date forward (the “Remedy Partners Combination” and together with the Remedy Partners Acquisition, the “Remedy Partners Transactions”). Because we were not under common control with and did not own Remedy Partners in 2018, our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 are not directly comparable to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020 give effect to the Reorganization Transactions and Offering Adjustments (as defined below), in the manner described under “Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information” and the notes thereto, as if they had occurred on January 1, 2019.

The pro forma balance sheet data as of September 30, 2020 gives effect, in the manner described under “Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information” and the notes thereto, to the Reorganization Transactions and Offering Adjustments as if each had occurred on September 30, 2020. See “Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information” and “Capitalization.”



 

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The summary historical and pro forma financial and other data presented below do not purport to be indicative of the results that can be expected for any future period and should be read together with “Capitalization,” “Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information,” “Selected combined-consolidated financial data,” “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. The presentation of the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is prepared in conformity with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

 

    Cure TopCo, LLC     Signify Health, Inc.
Pro Forma
(unaudited)
 
  Year Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended
September 30, (unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
        2019             2018             2020             2019         2019     2020  
    (in millions)        

Statement of Operations Data:

           

Revenue

  $ 501.8     $ 337.9     $ 417.1     $ 368.5     $                   $                

Operating expenses

           

Service expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

    247.2       196.3       203.4       188.2      

Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

    168.6       67.9       148.5       119.1      

Transaction-related expenses

    22.4       21.0       10.8       15.9      

Asset impairment

    6.4       17.0       —         1.5      

Depreciation and amortization

    66.0       43.0       46.0       49.5                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    510.6       345.2       408.7       374.2      

(Loss) income from operations

    (8.8     (7.3     8.4       (5.7    

Interest expense

    21.2       21.4       16.2       16.1      

Other (income) expense, net

    (1.6     —         6.9       (1.4    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expense, net

    19.6       21.4       23.1       14.7                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

    (28.4     (28.7     (14.7     (20.4    

Income tax expense

    0.1       0.2       0.5       0.1      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

  $ (28.5   $ (28.9   $ (15.2   $ (20.5   $                   $                
    Cure TopCo, LLC     Signify Health, Inc.
Pro Forma

(unaudited)
 
    December 31,     September 30,
(unaudited)
    September 30,  
    2019     2018     2020     2020  
    (in millions)        

Balance Sheet Data:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 27.7     $ 20.4       $ 87.9     $                  

Working capital

    140.9       33.9       153.6      

Total assets

    1,392.4       601.7       1,468.7      

Total liabilities

    434.8       317.7       577.3      

Total members’ equity/stockholders’ equity

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     Cure TopCo, LLC  
     Year Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(unaudited)
 
         2019             2018             2020             2019      
     (in millions, except for
percentages)
 

Other Financial and Operating Data:

        

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

   $ 93.3     $      79.1     $ 86.0     $
 
 
66.7
 
 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)

     18.6     23.4     20.6    
18.1
 

IHE Volume(2)

     1.1       0.9       0.9       0.8  

Weighted Average Program Size(3)

   $ 6,144.1       —         —         —    

Weighted Average Savings Rate(4)

     5.3     —         —         —    

 

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and certain items of income and expense, including asset impairment, other (income) expense, net, transaction-related expenses, equity-based compensation, remeasurement of contingent consideration, management fees and non-recurring expenses. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides a useful measure to investors to assess our operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to ongoing business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of the performance of our business.

 

    

We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA Margin is helpful to investors in measuring the profitability of our operations on a consolidated level. See “Non-GAAP financial measures.”

The following table shows a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin:

 

     Cure TopCo, LLC  
   Year Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(unaudited)
 
         2019             2018             2020             2019      
     (in millions)  

Net loss

     (28.5     (28.9     (15.2     (20.5

Interest expense

     21.2       21.4       16.2       16.1  

Income tax expense

     0.1       0.2       0.5       0.1  

Depreciation and amortization

     66.0       43.0       46.0       49.5  

Asset impairment(a)

     6.4       17.0       —         1.5  

Other (income) expense, net(b)

     (1.6     —         6.9       (1.4

Transaction-related expenses(c)

     22.4       21.0       10.8       15.9  

Equity-based compensation(d)

     4.5       2.6       10.0       3.0  

Customer equity appreciation rights (e)

     —         —         7.5       —    

Remeasurement of contingent consideration(f)

     0.7       0.9       0.2       0.7  

Management fees(g)

     1.0       1.0       —         0.8  

Non-recurring expenses(h)

     1.1       0.9       3.1       1.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     93.3       79.1       86.0       66.7  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

     18.6     23.4     20.6     18.1

 

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  asset impairment. Additionally, we discontinued the use of certain software resulting in an asset impairment of $1.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2019. Asset impairment in 2018 was primarily related to the discontinued use of certain trade names following the rebranding of the Company, which resulted in a $16.0 million asset impairment. Additionally, certain property and equipment was impaired for a total of $1.0 million in 2018.
  (b)

Represents other non-operating (income) expense that consists primarily of the quarterly remeasurement of fair value of the outstanding customer equity appreciation rights (“EARs”), as well as interest and dividends earned on cash and cash equivalents.

  (c)

Represents transaction-related expenses that consist primarily of expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions and other corporate development activities, such as mergers and acquisitions activity that did not proceed, strategic investments and similar activities. Expenses incurred in connection with this initial public offering, which cannot be netted against proceeds, are also included in transaction-related expenses.

  (d)

Represents expense related to equity incentive awards, including profit interest units and stock options, granted to certain employees, officers and non-employee directors as long-term incentive compensation. We recognize the related expense for these awards ratably over the vesting period or as achievement of performance criteria become probable.

  (e)

Represents the reduction of revenue related to the grant date fair value of the customer EARs granted pursuant to the customer EAR agreements we entered into in December 2019 (the “December 2019 EAR”) and September 2020 (the “September 2020 EAR”). See “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations—Liquidity and capital resources—Customer Equity Appreciation Rights agreements.”

  (f)

Represents the remeasurement of contingent consideration due to the selling shareholders of Censeo Health, a business acquired in 2017, pending the resolution of an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) tax matter. The matter was resolved in 2020.

  (g)

Represents the annual advisory fee paid to New Mountain Capital under the Management Services Agreement. The Management Services Agreement was terminated in January 2019 in connection with the consummation of the Remedy Partners Acquisition.

  (h)

Represents certain gains and expenses incurred that are not expected to recur, including those associated with the closure of certain facilities, the sale of certain assets and the early termination of certain contracts.

 

(2)

IHE Volume represents the total number of IHEs (as defined below), including both in-home IHEs and vIHEs (as defined below), completed and invoiced to customers during the period. We did not conduct any vIHEs in 2018 or 2019.

(3)

Weighted Average Program Size represents the weighted average program size for performance obligation periods (described below) included in a calendar quarter or calendar year. We manage episodes in six-month blocks, which we refer to as performance measurement periods. Each performance measurement period, we reconcile those episodes of care that concluded during such performance measurement period. We recognize the revenue attributable to episodes reconciled during each six-month performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period, which we refer to as performance obligation periods. Accordingly, our weighted average program size during a given calendar quarter or calendar year reflects the results of multiple overlapping performance obligation periods. We define program size for a performance obligation period as (x) the number of episodes we managed during the relevant performance measurement period multiplied by (y) the baseline price of each episode, which represents the benchmark price set by the relevant program prior to any discounts. We define weighted average program size as the sum of the following for each performance obligation period included in a calendar quarter or calendar year: (x) the program size for the relevant performance obligation period, (y) divided by 13, which represents the approximately 13-month performance obligation period required to complete performance obligations under our episodes programs, and (z) multiplied by the number of months of the relevant performance obligation period included in the calendar quarter or



 

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  calendar year. For 2019, this does not include amounts related to the BPCI program, as these are not comparable to the current BPCI-A program and are not indicative of future performance. The Remedy Partners Acquisition and the subsequent Remedy Partners Combination occurred in 2019, and as a result, we did not have any episodes of care programs in 2018.
(4)

Weighted Average Savings Rate represents the weighted average savings rate generated during performance obligation periods included in a calendar quarter or calendar year. The gross savings for each performance obligation period (i.e., the 13-month period over which we recognize revenue attributable to episodes that concluded during a six-month performance measurement period) is equal to the gross amount of savings generated under the episode programs we manage during the performance measurement period to which such performance obligation period relates. The gross savings for a performance measurement period is defined as (x) the sum of the baseline episode prices of each such episode less (y) the total actual cost of each episode that concluded during such performance measurement period, which baseline prices represent the benchmark price set by the relevant program prior to any discounts. The weighted average savings rate is (i) the sum, for each performance obligation period included in a calendar quarter or calendar year, of (A) the gross savings for each such performance obligation period, divided by (B) 13, and multiplied by (C) the number of months of such performance obligation period included in such calendar quarter or calendar year, divided by (ii) the weighted average program size for such calendar quarter or calendar year. For the above purposes, the gross amount of savings is calculated prior to the deduction of our administrative fees and amounts shared with health plans and provider partners. For example, for BPCI-A, CMS receives a 3% discount, which is included in the gross amount of savings calculated for each performance measurement period. For 2019, the weighted average savings rate does not include amounts related to the predecessor BPCI program, as these are not comparable to the current BPCI-A program and are not indicative of future performance. The Remedy Partners Acquisition and the subsequent Remedy Partners Combination occurred in 2019, and as a result, we did not have any episodes of care programs in 2018.



 

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our Class A common stock involves a high degree of risk. These risks include, but are not limited to, those described below, each of which may be relevant to an investment decision. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information contained in this prospectus, including the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, before deciding whether to invest in shares of our Class A common stock. If any of the following risks or other risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and future prospects could be materially harmed. In that event, the market price of our Class A common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment.

Risks related to our business and operations

Our operations have been, and may continue to be, significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and our business, financial condition and results of operations have been negatively impacted.

The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures introduced by local, state and federal governments to contain the virus and mitigate its public health effects have significantly impacted the U.S. economy. The duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown, and the extent of the business disruption and financial impact depend on factors beyond our knowledge and control. Given the uncertainty around the duration and extent of the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect that the evolving COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our business, results of operations, and financial condition and liquidity.

Our operations in our Home & Community Services segment have been significantly affected by the pandemic. Because the majority of the individuals we provide IHEs to participate in Medicare Advantage plans and are over 65, they are at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. Beginning in March 2020, we temporarily halted IHEs as a precautionary measure in response to the pandemic. We resumed in-home visits beginning in July 2020.

In response to the pandemic, we were able to quickly expand our business model to perform vIHEs beginning in April 2020 and have made up for the lost volume for IHEs through vIHEs. The fees we receive for vIHEs are slightly lower than the fees we receive for IHEs, although our overall margins associated with vIHEs are substantially similar to IHEs due to the lower costs associated with vIHEs. We were able to perform approximately 380,000 vIHEs and over 560,000 in-person IHEs, or a total of approximately 940,000 IHEs, in the first nine months of 2020. By comparison, we performed approximately 835,000 IHEs in the first nine months of 2019. As a result of the pandemic, many of our health plan customers pushed in-person IHEs into the second half of 2020. Although we have seen some increase in IHE member cancellation rates in part as a result of the pandemic, overall we saw significant incremental IHE volumes in the second half of 2020 as certain customers increased the volumes they have placed with us and in-home IHEs have represented the majority of those IHEs. In order to meet this volume growth, we have onboarded additional providers into our network. However, due to some provider unwillingness to perform in-person IHEs and increased competition from telehealth companies, which are generally experiencing upticks in business and hiring additional personnel due to the pandemic, we may have difficulty expanding our network of high-quality providers sufficiently to be able to complete all of the pending in-person visits. If we are unable to complete all of the in-person visits and do not receive the related fees for those visits, it would have a negative impact on our revenue for the year. Moreover, there has been a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases in the fourth quarter of 2020, and there can be no guarantee that we will be able to continue performing IHEs in person as the situation develops.

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acute care services, be suspended or canceled to avoid non-essential patient exposure to medical environments and potential infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. In addition, the temporary suspension or cancellation of services was put in place to focus limited resources and personnel capacity toward the prevention of, and care for patients with, COVID-19. This has resulted in fewer elective procedures and a general reduction in individuals seeking medical care, which contributed to a substantially lower number of episodes being managed in 2020. In addition, CMS announced that healthcare providers could choose to eliminate upside and downside risk by excluding all episodes from reconciliation in 2020 or could choose to exclude from reconciliation those episodes with a COVID-19 diagnosis during the episode. Healthcare providers were required to make their election by September 25, 2020. The results of the elections made by healthcare providers will reduce the total number of episodes we manage during 2020 and 2021, and therefore reduce program size. This impact on program size was partially offset by a higher savings rate due to a combination of improved performance by some of our partners as well as partners that were underperforming choosing to exclude some or all of their episodes from reconciliation in 2020. Subsequently, CMS announced that all episodes in 2021 with a COVID-19 diagnosis would be automatically excluded from reconciliation, and as a result, we expect a reduction in our overall program size in 2021 as well for as long as the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing. There can be no assurance that the positive impact on our savings rate in 2020 will continue in 2021.

Each of these pandemic-related changes has had a material impact on program size in 2020 and could have the effect of reducing program size for 2021 through 2023. Because our administrative fee is calculated as a percentage of program size and we receive a portion of the savings achieved in management of an episode, the decrease in episodes and related reduction in overall program size have had, and we expect will continue to have, a negative effect on our revenue. Some of these measures and challenges will likely continue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is uncertain, and will harm the results of operations, liquidity and financial condition of our provider partners and our business. Lastly, our representatives may be prohibited from entering hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute facilities as a result of the pandemic, which affects our ability to facilitate coordination among provider partners and could have a material impact on our savings rate.

There has been significant regional variability in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our customers, and in certain regions, we faced significant pressure in the last several months from customers to renegotiate our contracts as they sought to minimize risk as much as possible in response to the pandemic. We entered into contractual amendments with certain of our provider partners to put in place alternative administrative fees and gain/loss sharing arrangements, which are also expected to lead to a decline in revenue in 2020.

We also launched several new solutions in 2019 and 2020, such as our ACO services and Commercial Episodes solutions. We may see lower market adoption of our new solutions as a result of the pandemic. For example, many provider partners that might otherwise be interested in participating in Commercial Episodes face financial uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the decline in elective procedures, through which they make much of their revenue. While we have seen increased demand from healthcare providers for cost-effective, value-based solutions, in particular with respect to the non-elective or chronic conditions, we may see lower demand from healthcare providers for programs like our Commercial Episodes program.

The COVID-19 pandemic may also create risks to our overall business or corporate operations. Due to the shelter-in-place orders that are and/or were previously in effect across the country, we have implemented work-from-home policies for many employees which may impact productivity and disrupt our business operations. Our providers performing in-home visits also face an increased risk of infection with COVID-19, which may result in staffing shortages or claims, as well as increased expenses associated with personal protective equipment and compliance with applicable testing protocols.

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duration of the foregoing, the potential impact that COVID-19 could have on the other Risk Factors described in this “Risk Factors” section remains unclear.

Our revenues and operations are dependent upon a limited number of key customers.

We are dependent on a concentrated number of health plans and provider partners with whom we contract to provide IHEs and other services. For example, when aggregating the revenue associated with each health plan (including its local affiliates), Humana and Aetna accounted for approximately 23% and 21%, respectively, of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 and for approximately 26% and 16%, respectively, of our total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020; Optum accounted for approximately 12% of our total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In addition, the revenue from our top 10 customers across our segments accounted for approximately 74% and 70% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

We believe that a majority of our revenues will continue to be derived from a limited number of key health plans and provider partners. Health plans and provider partners may seek to terminate and/or modify their contractual relationships with us for various reasons, such as changes in the regulatory landscape and poor performance by us, subject to certain conditions. Certain of our contracts can be terminated immediately upon the occurrence of certain events and others may be terminated immediately by the customer if we lose applicable licenses, go bankrupt, lose our liability insurance or receive an exclusion, suspension or debarment from state or federal government authorities. We may also terminate customer relationships from time to time. For example, if a health plan or provider partner were to lose applicable licenses, lose liability insurance, become insolvent, file for bankruptcy or receive an exclusion, suspension or debarment from state or federal government authorities, our contract with such customer could in effect be terminated. The sudden loss of any of our customers or the renegotiation of any of their contracts could materially and adversely affect our operating results. In addition, effective June 2020, we terminated a customer relationship with a significant customer in our Episodes of Care Services segment, representing approximately 5% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 in connection with a contractual dispute.

In the ordinary course of business, we engage in active discussions and renegotiations with customers in respect of the services we provide and the terms of our agreements. As our customers respond to market dynamics and financial pressures, and as they make strategic business decisions in respect of the lines of business they pursue and programs in which they participate, our customers may seek to renegotiate or terminate their agreements with us or to utilize our services less under those agreements. For example, some of our larger customers are capable of performing certain of the services we provide, in particular our IHE services, and may decide to provide some or all of those services internally. Similarly, a customer could obtain services we provide, particularly our IHE services, from another third-party provider partner of such services. Such a decision could result in reductions to the fees and changes to the scope of services contemplated by our existing contractual relationships and consequently could negatively impact our revenues, business and prospects.

In our Home & Community Services segment, our business model and growth depends heavily on achieving various operational efficiencies with our provider network, which benefits from increased geographic density of our customers’ members. As the total number of our customers’ members increases, and as those members’ geographic density increases, we are increasingly able to efficiently send our providers to any neighborhood across the country, as needed. If a significant customer terminates its relationship with us, it could impact the geographic density of members we reach and make it less efficient for us to operate in certain jurisdictions, or we may need to increase our prices, which would negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Because we rely on a limited number of health plans and provider partners for a significant portion of our revenues, we depend on the creditworthiness of these health plans and provider partners. Our customers are subject to a number of risks including the impact of COVID-19, reductions in payment rates from governmental programs, higher than expected healthcare costs and lack of predictability of financial results when entering new

 

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lines of business, particularly with high-risk populations. If the financial condition of our health plan and provider partners decline, or if there are delays in receiving payment due to internal payment policies or claims systems issues, our credit risk could increase. Should one or more of our significant customers declare bankruptcy, be declared insolvent or otherwise be restricted by state or federal laws or regulation from continuing in some or all of their operations, this could adversely affect our ongoing revenues, the collectability of our accounts receivable, our bad debt reserves and our net income.

A large portion of our revenues are substantially dependent on BPCI-A.

In our Episodes of Care Services segment, revenues from BPCI-A services and, previously BPCI services, provided to our customers represented approximately 20% of our total revenue and over 85% of our Episodes of Care Services segment revenue in 2019, and approximately 25% of our total revenue and over 90% of our Episodes of Care Services segment revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We contract directly with CMS and enter into back-to-back contracts with healthcare providers participating in the BPCI-A program. CMS has identified certain circumstances that could result in termination of our agreements under BPCI-A. CMS reserves the right to terminate a participant agreement as a result of any of the following factors, among others: (i) for issues warranting termination, if not addressed sufficiently, including, but not limited to, failure to comply with Medicare program requirements, rules or regulations; (ii) actions that threaten the health or safety of a beneficiary or other patient; or (iii) submission of false data or false representations, warranties, or certifications in connection with any aspect of BPCI-A. Termination could also result from changes to payment or program structures, such as: certain states entering an arrangement with CMS to implement a global or per-capita payment for services furnished to a population that includes BPCI-A beneficiaries; CMS determining that it no longer has the funds to support BPCI-A or that the BPCI-A voluntary episode payment model (the “Model”) should be terminated for other reasons; or CMS terminating or modifying the Model for any reason, including pursuant to Section 1115A(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act, which permits the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to terminate or modify the design and implementation of a model after testing has begun if the Secretary determines that model does not meet certain criteria. If we were to lose one or more of our contracts with CMS, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.

Participation in the BPCI-A program was locked in place at the end of 2020 through the end of the program in 2023, meaning that new healthcare providers will not be able to enter the program, and participating healthcare providers will not be able to choose to participate in any additional episode types. Accordingly, our ability to grow our business under the BPCI-A program requires us to maximize savings rates and, in turn, our revenue. In addition, in September 2020, CMS announced changes to BPCI-A for 2021. These changes include an adjustment to the baseline period on which clinical episode prices are calculated, such that prices for 2021 will be calculated on the basis of historical experience that includes the first year of the BPCI-A program. As a result, benchmark episode prices could be lower than in prior years because BPCI-A care redesign and savings measures will be reflected in a portion of the benchmark period. In addition, CMS announced changes to the pricing methodology by which benchmark episode prices will be calculated, which could impact both (i) provider demand to take on certain episodes (and therefore affect program size), and (ii) savings rate opportunities. Further, when healthcare providers selected episodes for 2021 at the end of 2020, CMS required such selections to be made in groups of similar episodes, rather than individually. For example, a healthcare provider that previously only participated in hip replacement episodes may also be required to participate in knee and shoulder replacement episodes as well. This could impact provider demand for various episodes and correspondingly affect program size. Moreover, the clinical episodes selected by healthcare providers for 2021 will also apply to 2022 and 2023, meaning the selections will be binding through 2023. Any of these changes could lead to a decline in the program size and/or savings rates we are able to achieve for our BPCI-A services.

The BPCI-A Program in its current form expires at the end of 2023, and it is not currently clear whether the BPCI-A program will be renewed in 2023, or if renewed, what form it will take. If the BPCI-A program is not renewed at the end of 2023, and we have not diversified our revenue streams in our Episodes of Care Services

 

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segment by that time, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be negatively affected due to our substantial dependence on the BPCI-A program in this segment. Even if the BPCI-A program is renewed, if CMS materially changes the BPCI-A program as compared to its current form, our business, results of operations and financial condition could also be negatively affected. For example, the predecessor BPCI program (“BPCI Classic”) expired in the third quarter of 2018 and CMS launched the BPCI-A program in the fourth quarter of 2018. CMS made significant changes to BPCI-A as compared to BPCI Classic, including reducing the number of episodes that can be managed and modifying the definitions for many of the episodes, as well as opening the program up to new provider partners (most of whom did not have prior experience participating in episode of care programs). CMS also increased the discount used to generate the benchmark episode price from 2% to 3%. This had the effect of increasing the savings threshold that must be achieved before we are able to earn our administrative fee, or any incremental savings that are shared with our provider partners and ultimately reduced our savings rate in 2019 compared to the savings rate achieved under BPCI Classic in 2018. CMS could make similarly material changes to BPCI-A in 2023 or earlier. If the BPCI-A program is not renewed at the end of 2023, or is amended in any material way following the expiration of the current program in 2023, and we are not able to adapt our product offerings quickly in response to any changes to the program, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be negatively affected.

Our business depends on our ability to maintain and grow our network of high-quality providers. If we are unable to do so, our future growth would be limited and our business, financial condition and results of operations would be harmed.

Our success is dependent upon our continued ability to maintain and grow our credentialed network of high-quality providers. We compete with numerous healthcare providers, primarily hospitals, post-acute care facilities, telehealth operators and locum tenens staffing agencies in attracting and retaining physicians and nurse practitioners. As a result, providers could refuse to contract with us, limit or reduce the number of hours they allocate to work for us under their contracts, be unavailable or otherwise decline to work during key hours of the business day, demand higher payments or take other actions that could result in higher operating costs or less attractive service for our customers. In some markets, the lack of availability of providers has become a significant operating issue and could continue to be a significant operating issue in the future. This shortage may negatively impact our future growth and require us to continue to increase the fees we pay our providers in order to recruit and retain qualified providers.

Identifying high-quality providers, credentialing and negotiating contracts with them and evaluating, monitoring and maintaining our network requires significant time and resources. We employ the great majority of our providers on an independent contractor basis. If we are not successful in maintaining our relationships with providers, these providers may refuse to renew their contracts with us or may choose to spend fewer hours, or fewer key hours of the business day, working for us in lieu of our competitors. Our ability to develop and maintain satisfactory relationships with high-quality providers also may be negatively impacted by other factors not associated with us, such as regulatory changes impacting providers. In addition, the perceived value of our solutions and our reputation may be negatively impacted if the services provided by one or more of our providers are not satisfactory to customers and their members. Any such issue with one of our providers may expose us to public scrutiny, adversely affect our reputation, expose us to litigation or regulatory action, and otherwise make our operations vulnerable. Many of our providers have not provided services to us within the past 12 months and may not be available to us to meet future capacity needs. The failure to maintain or grow our selective network of providers or the failure of those providers to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations, may result in a loss of or inability to grow or maintain our customer base, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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If we do not continue to innovate and provide services that are useful to customers and achieve and maintain market acceptance, we may not remain competitive, and our revenue and results of operations could suffer.

Our success depends on our ability to keep pace with technological developments, satisfy increasingly sophisticated customer requirements, and achieve and maintain market acceptance on our existing and future services in the rapidly evolving market for the management and administration of healthcare services in the United States. In addition, market acceptance and adoption of our existing and future services depends on the acceptance by health plans and provider partners as to the distinct features, cost savings and other perceived benefits of our existing and future offerings as compared to competitive alternative services. Our competitors are constantly developing products and services that may become more efficient or appealing to our customers. As a result, we must continue to invest significant resources in research and development in order to enhance our existing services and introduce new services that our customers will want, while offering our existing and future services at competitive prices. If we are unable to predict customer preferences or industry changes, or if we are unable to modify our existing and future services on a timely or cost-effective basis, we may lose customers and our business financial condition and results of operations may be harmed.

Our latest developing services include, Biopharma solutions and IHE+ in the Home & Community Services segment and the Commercial Episodes of Care solutions, TTH and ACO services in our Episodes of Care Services segment. There is no guarantee that these solutions will prove effective, achieve market acceptance or generate revenue in the long term.

If we are not successful in demonstrating to existing and potential customers the benefits of our existing and future services, or if we are not able to achieve the support of health plans and provider partners for our existing and future services, our revenue may decline or we may fail to increase our revenue in line with our forecasts. Our results of operations would also suffer if our technology and other innovations are not responsive to the needs of our customers, are not timed to match the corresponding market opportunity, or are not effectively brought to market.

We have a limited operating history with certain of our solutions, which makes it difficult to predict our future results of operations.

We went live with certain solutions very recently. For example, in 2019 and 2020 we launched our ACO services, Biopharma, IHE+, Commercial Episodes of Care and TTH program. As a result of our limited operating history with these and other solutions, as well as limited amount of time serving certain customers, our ability to accurately forecast our future results of operations is limited and subject to a number of uncertainties, including our ability to plan for and model future growth. Our historical revenue and growth trends should not be considered indicative of our future performance. Our revenue growth could slow or decline for a number of reasons, including slowing demand for our more established solutions, but also because of a failure for customers to adopt our newer solutions, into which we have invested heavily and expect to continue to do so in the future. If our assumptions regarding the value proposition of and appropriate pricing for our newer solutions and solutions still under development prove incorrect or change based on any number of factors, our operating and financial results could differ materially from our expectations, and our business and prospects could suffer materially.

In particular, we intend to diversify our revenue streams in our Episodes of Care Services segment through our Commercial Episodes of Care program. While we have significant experience managing episodes through the BPCI-A program, our Commercial Episodes of Care program is substantially different from BPCI-A. For example, the suite of tools that we provide to customers is different, the various inputs that we use to estimate program size and savings are different and our entire administrative fee is at risk, meaning if a customer generates losses one year, we cannot recoup that through savings in a subsequent year. As a result, our experience managing episodes under BPCI-A may not translate into an ability to successfully manage episodes under our Commercial Episodes of Care program and we may not be successful at operating this program.

 

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We operate in a competitive industry, and if we are not able to compete effectively our business would be harmed.

The market for healthcare solutions and services is intensely competitive. We compete with large and small companies that are formulating innovative ways to transition the healthcare market to value-based care with an increasing focus on treating individuals within the home. The market for services supporting this transition is a highly fragmented market with direct and indirect competitors that offer varying levels of impact to key stakeholders, such as consumers, employers, health networks, healthcare providers and health plans. Our competitive success is contingent on our ability to simultaneously address the needs of key stakeholders efficiently and with superior outcomes at scale compared with competitors. Competition in our market involves rapidly changing technologies, evolving regulatory requirements and industry expectations, frequent new product and service introductions and changes in customer requirements. If we are unable to keep pace with the evolving needs of our customers and their members and patients or continue to develop and introduce new applications and services in a timely and efficient manner while being mindful of the pricing of our solutions and those of our competitors and addressing complex regulatory requirements, demand for our solutions and services may be reduced and our business and results of operations would be harmed. In addition, if we are unable to increase savings rates within managed episodes for our BPCI-A customers, demand for our BPCI-A solutions and services may also be reduced, which would also harm our business, financial condition results of operations and prospects.

Our business and future growth are highly dependent on gaining new customers and retaining existing customers in our Home & Community Services segment and increasing savings rates under our BPCI-A solution in our Episodes of Care Services segment. We currently face competition in the healthcare industry for our services and solutions from a range of companies and healthcare providers looking to innovate in the value-based care space. Many of our competitors offer similar and/or competing services, and are continuing to develop additional products and becoming more sophisticated and effective. Our principal competitors in both of our segments also vary considerably in type and identity by market. There have also been increasing indications of interest from non-traditional healthcare providers and others to enter the in-home diagnostic and evaluative services space and/or develop innovative technologies or business activities that could be disruptive to the healthcare risk management industry. For example, many large health plans use their considerable resources to invest in building similar provider networks or technology platforms. In addition, in recent years, health plans have and may continue to acquire in-home diagnostic and evaluative services capabilities, taking what we do in-house.

As a result, some of our competitors may have longer operating histories and significantly greater resources than we do. Further, our current or potential competitors may be acquired by third parties with greater available resources. As a result, our competitors may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, regulations or customer requirements and may have the ability to initiate or withstand substantial price competition. Accordingly, new competitors may emerge that have greater market share, a larger customer base, more sophisticated proprietary technologies, greater financial resources and larger sales forces than we have, which could put us at a competitive disadvantage. Our competitors could also be better positioned to serve certain segments of the healthcare market, which would limit our growth. In light of these factors, even if our solutions are more effective than those of our competitors, current customers may accept competitive solutions in lieu of purchasing our solutions. If we are unable to successfully compete in the value-based healthcare market, our business would be harmed.

Our sales cycle can be long and unpredictable and requires considerable time and expense. As a result, our sales, revenue, and cash flows are difficult to predict and may vary substantially from period to period, which may cause our results of operations to fluctuate significantly.

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services from initial contact to implementation of services varies widely by potential customer. Some of our potential customers undertake a significant and prolonged evaluation process to determine whether our services meet the specific needs of their organization, as well as other goals, which frequently involves evaluation of not only our services but also an evaluation of other available services. Such evaluations have in the past resulted in extended sales cycles that, due to changes in corporate objectives or leadership involved in the selection process and other factors, may result in delayed or suspended decision-making in awarding the sale. In addition, when government programs we participate in change, it can take a significant period of time for existing customers to familiarize themselves with new programs and for us to engage new customers in these programs. For example, when the BPCI Classic program expired at the end of the third quarter of 2018 and the BPCI-A program launched in the fourth quarter of 2018, it took a significant amount of time for existing customers to become accustomed to the new program and it took several months to sign up new customers to the program. As we introduce new products, we also expect there to be a lengthy onboarding process with our customers as they learn more about our services and choose when and how to adopt them. For example, in 2020, we launched our Commercial Episodes of Care business. Once we have a payor customer that wants to sponsor an episode program, we do not begin generating any revenue until we have helped them design the program, signed up provider partners to participate in the program and initiated episodes, which further extends the length of time between initial contact to full implementation of services. Further, completed episodes are retrospectively reconciled following semiannual performance measurement periods, significantly delaying cash generation. In addition, our sales cycle may become more lengthy and difficult if prospective customers slow down their decision-making about purchasing new services due to the effects of COVID-19. During the sales cycle, we expend significant time and money on sales and marketing activities, which lowers our operating margins, particularly if no sale occurs. For example, there may be unexpected delays in a potential customer’s internal processes, which involve intensive technological, legal, financial, operational, and security reviews. In addition, our services represent a significant purchase and require customers to take on risk. In addition, the significance and timing of our offering enhancements, and the introduction of new products by our competitors, may also affect our potential customers’ purchases. For all of these reasons, it is difficult to predict whether a sale will be completed, the particular period in which a sale will be completed, or the period in which revenue from a sale will be recognized.

Our ability to complete IHEs can be negatively impacted by a variety of factors outside of our control.

Our ability to complete IHEs depends on the plan members provided by our customers for purposes of our TML agreeing to an IHE. Our outreach to members each year generally starts with a TML which is provided by our customers or created by us from information provided by our customers, which may be supplemented or amended during the year. Our ability to complete IHEs in a period or to do so in a cost-effective manner may be negatively affected if the initial TML includes a significant number of plan members in difficult-to-reach jurisdictions or if the members on the TML are less likely to accept an IHE for any number of reasons. Decisions by our customers with respect to the TML, including a reduction in the number of members included in the TML (or the member list from which it is derived), may impact the number of IHEs we are able to complete and, as a result, our revenue. In addition, our ability to schedule and complete IHEs may also be negatively affected if we receive incorrect or incomplete contact information for plan members on the TML. We are not able to call members to schedule an IHE if we have not received their contact information directly from the member or their health plan as a result of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (the “TCPA”), and as such if the contact information provided by health plans is incomplete or incorrect, we may have difficulty scheduling IHEs with members on our TML. In addition, from time to time, our telephone numbers may be mistakenly labeled as spam by cell phone carriers. If we do not timely catch any labeling of our telephone number as spam, the numbers of members answering our calls for scheduling IHEs would fall, any of which would also have a negative impact on our ability to complete IHEs, and as a result, our revenue.

 

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Seasonality may cause fluctuations in our sales and results of operations, and our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly, which could adversely impact the value of our Class A common stock.

Our quarterly results of operations, including our revenue, loss from operations, net loss and cash flows, have varied and may vary significantly in the future, and period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful. Accordingly, our quarterly results should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Historically, quarterly financial results in our Home & Community Services segment have generally been lower in the fourth quarter as compared to other quarters as the volume of individuals on our TML who have yet to receive an IHE and whom we are still able to contact declines as the year progresses and we complete IHEs. In addition, revenue in our Episodes of Care Services segment generally is higher in the second and fourth quarters. Under the BPCI-A program, we recognize the revenue attributable to episodes reconciled during each six-month episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period that commences in the second or fourth quarter of each year, depending on the relevant contract with our provider partners. See “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations—Critical accounting policies.” As a result, during the first and third quarters of each year, we recognize three months of revenue for each of two overlapping performance obligation periods, and during the second and fourth quarter of each year, we recognize revenue relating to three overlapping performance obligation periods, representing three months of revenue from one performance obligation period, three months of revenue from a second, overlapping performance obligation period, and one month of revenue from a third, overlapping performance obligation period (representing the thirteenth month of the third performance obligation period). We also recognize episodes revenue based on our estimates of savings realized. The semiannual reconciliations for each performance measurement period under our episodes programs are received or generated in the second and fourth quarter of each year, and indicate the actual savings realized. As a result, we experience seasonality in our results of operations.

Our quarterly financial results may also fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control, including, without limitation, the following:

 

   

the addition or loss of customers in either of our segments;

 

   

the amount and timing of operating expenses related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure, including upfront capital expenditures, costs related to provider recruitment (including incentive bonuses) and other costs related to developing new solutions and upgrading our technology;

 

   

our ability to effectively manage the size and composition of our proprietary network of providers relative to the level of demand for services from our customers;

 

   

the timing and success of introductions of new solutions by us; and

 

   

the timing of expenses related to the development or acquisition of technologies or businesses and potential future charges for impairment of goodwill from acquired companies.

In addition, the seasonality of our businesses could create cash flow management risks if we do not adequately anticipate and plan for periods of comparatively decreased cash flow, which could negatively impact our ability to execute on our strategy, and in turn could harm our results of operations. Accordingly, our results for any particular quarter may vary for a number of reasons, and we caution investors to evaluate our quarterly results in light of these factors.

The information that we provide to our health plan and provider partners could be inaccurate or incomplete, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We provide healthcare-related information for use by our health plan and provider partners. Because data in the healthcare industry is complex, fragmented in origin and inconsistent in format, the overall quality of data in the healthcare industry is poor, and we frequently encounter data issues and errors.

 

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With respect to our health plan customers in our Home & Community Services segment, IHEs that we submit to health plans may impact data that support the Medicare Risk Adjustment Factor (“RAF”) scores attributable to members. These RAF scores determine, in part, the revenue to which the health plans are entitled for specific members. Each health plan generally relies on us and our providers to appropriately document and support such RAF data. Each health plan also relies on us to appropriately code our IHEs. If the risk adjustment data we provide is the result of IHEs that have not been properly completed (e.g., if a provider failed to visit an individual at their home or incorrectly captured an individual’s data), unsubstantiated diagnoses or incorrect risk adjustment coding, our reputation may suffer and our ability to attract and retain future customers may be harmed. Although we have certain mechanisms in place to flag instances in which an IHE may not have taken place, given the breadth of our network, we are not able to monitor and detect all instances in which a provider fails to visit an individual. If we do not continue to improve our monitoring processes in place and a significant portion of the risk adjustment data we provide is the result of IHEs that did not actually take place, our reputation may also suffer. In addition, corrected or adjusted information may be reflected in financial statements for periods subsequent to the period in which the revenue was recorded. We might be required to refund a portion of the revenue that we received, which, depending on the magnitude of the refund, could damage our relationship with the applicable health plan and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Additionally, CMS audits Medicare Advantage plans for documentation to support RAF-related payments for members chosen at random. It is possible that claims associated with members with higher RAF scores could be subject to more scrutiny in a CMS or plan audit. There is a possibility that a health plan may seek repayment from us should CMS make any payment adjustments to the Medicare Advantage plan as a result of its audits and an assessment of the RAF scores our IHEs have supported. The plans also may seek to hold us liable for any penalties owed to CMS for inaccurate or unsupportable RAF scores provided by us. In addition, because the government or a whistleblower could argue that our errors caused the plan to submit false claims to CMS, we could potentially be liable for treble damages and per-violation penalties up to $22,363 to the government under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). If a plan is found similarly liable under the FCA for submitting false claims or making false statements to CMS, it may also seek indemnification or contribution from us to the extent it believes the liability was caused by errors in the information we provided. CMS has indicated that payment adjustments will not be limited to RAF scores for the specific Medicare Advantage enrollees for which errors are found but may also be extrapolated to the entire Medicare Advantage plan subject to a particular CMS contract. CMS has described its audit process as plan-year specific and stated that it will not extrapolate audit results for plan years prior to 2011. Because CMS has not stated otherwise, there is a risk that payment adjustments made as a result of one plan year’s audit would be extrapolated to prior plan years after 2011.

There can be no assurance that one of our health plan customers will not be selected or targeted for review by CMS or that the outcome of such a review will not result in a material adjustment in our revenue and profitability.

For our episodes and care redesign solutions, we assume the risk that the cost of services provided by our customers will be higher than benchmark prices for specific episodes.

In our Episodes of Care Services segment, we receive a percentage of all savings and are responsible for a percentage of any losses generated in connection with a specific episode of care as compared to the relevant benchmark price, in addition to receiving an administrative fee that is paid out of any savings generated. As a result, our ability to generate revenue under these contracts is dependent on our provider partners’ ability to achieve cost savings compared to the relevant benchmark price for any given episode, whether that price is set by CMS under the BPCI-A program or in collaboration with the relevant health plan customer in our Commercial Episodes of Care business. If any of our provider partners are unsuccessful at achieving such cost savings, it may negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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certain periods. We provide a variety of tools and services to our provider partners to help them achieve savings against established benchmark prices for specific episodes. For example, using our data analytics capabilities, we help them identify individuals that will be attributed to a BPCI-A bundle early in their care journey. If we are delayed in implementing our data feed, or if we misidentify individuals likely to be attributed to a BPCI-A bundle or experience delays in identifying such individuals, our customers may be less successful at achieving cost savings, which may also adversely affect our reputation and ability to attract future customers as well as our business, financial condition and results of operations. Historically, under the BPCI Classic program, savings rates increased over time as provider partners became more comfortable with the program, implemented care redesign and integrated with our systems, and by the end of the BPCI Classic program, our savings rate was approximately 10%. There can be no assurance that the same trend will continue under the BPCI-A program, which began in late 2018, or that we will see similar trends in our other episodes-based programs.

The tools and services we provide to participants in episode of care programs are in part covered by our administrative fees, which are paid out of any savings generated and are therefore at risk. Under many of our contracts, we are able to carry forward administrative fees not covered by savings in a given period. However, under certain contracts, in particular in our new Commercial Episodes of Care business, we do not in all instances have the ability to recoup administrative fees out of future program savings under our contracts with our customers. Any inability to recoup our administrative fees or obligation to pay for losses associated with the costs of episodes of care exceeding the relevant benchmark price may also have a negative impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

There are significant risks associated with estimating the program size and the amount of savings that we may be able to achieve under our agreements with health plans and provider partners under the BPCI-A program and other episode-based programs that we manage, and if our estimates of revenue are materially inaccurate, it could impact the timing and the amount of our revenue recognition or have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

There are significant risks associated with estimating the amount of revenues that we recognize under our agreements with health plans and provider partners in a reporting period. Our revenue recognition for each semiannual reconciliation under the BPCI-A program is tied to a 13-month performance obligation for an episode of care beginning at the start of the episodes of care through receipt and validation of the semiannual reconciliation from CMS as well as the provision and explanation of statements of performance under the program to each of our customers. The transaction price is 100% variable and therefore we estimate an amount that we expect to be entitled to receive for each six-month set of episodes of care eligible for the program from our customers. We have similar variable transaction prices and periods over which we satisfy our performance obligation in the other episode-based contacts that we manage.

Under the BPCI-A program, for each partner agreement, we charge an administrative fee, which is based on a stated percentage of program size, and receive a defined share of program savings or losses, if any. Under certain contracts, our administrative fees and share of program savings or losses decrease as program size increases. In order to estimate this variable consideration, we estimate the expected program size as well as the expected savings rate for each six-month period of episodes of care. The estimate is performed both at the onset of each performance measurement period based on information available at the time and at the end of each reporting period. We adjust our estimates at the end of each performance measurement period, generally in the second and fourth quarter each year, and may further adjust at the end of each reporting period to the extent new information indicates a change is needed. Although our estimates are based on the information available to us at each reporting date, several factors may cause actual revenue earned to differ from the estimates recorded each period. These include, among others, limited historical experience as the current BPCI-A program only commenced in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first reconciliation was not received until the fourth quarter of 2019, CMS-imposed restrictions on the definition of episodes and benchmark prices, healthcare provider participation and other limitations of the program beyond our control. In addition, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has announced changes to the BPCI-A program that have allowed healthcare providers to

 

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exclude episodes under certain circumstances. This has introduced additional uncertainty into our ability to accurately estimate program size and savings. See “—Our operations have been, and may continue to be, significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and our business, financial condition and results of operations have been negatively impacted.”

We may not realize the benefits of our combination with Remedy Partners.

Our business is the product of various strategic combination transactions and there is no guarantee that the benefits of such combinations will be realized. In particular, our core businesses—payment models based on individual episodes of care and in-home patient health risk assessments—reflect the disparate businesses of legacy Remedy Partners and legacy Signify Health, respectively. We combined with Remedy Partners at the end of 2019 in an effort to become integral to how health plans and healthcare providers successfully implement value-based payments. Although we believe we have successfully integrated Remedy Partners into our operations, our revenue is generated from contracts with our customers within our two operating segments, Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services, that largely reflect the legacy businesses of Remedy Partners and Signify Health, respectively. These businesses have historically operated as two separate businesses and many of their operations are still being integrated. There remain significant questions as to whether the market will adopt our discrete solutions in a holistic and integrated fashion, if our customers only utilize a portion of our offerings in a selective manner it could materially impair our ability to drive value-based healthcare payment in a meaningfully way. Ultimately, this could impact our ability to convince customers of the benefits of our model and value proposition, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Changes in our health plan and provider partner mix could adversely affect our revenues and results of operation.

The amounts we receive for our services in our Home & Community Services segment are determined by a number of factors, including each health plan’s negotiated contract, the number of IHEs completed and the number and type of ancillary services selected by each health plan. Health plan mix can affect the average per-visit fee, the geographic mix of plan members we are visiting, the mix of members that are Medicare versus Medicaid recipients and the selection of IHE, vIHE or IHE+ solutions, which can also influence factors such as the conversion rate associated with the number of members who agree to receive IHEs, the total number of IHEs completed and number of ancillary services selected by the health plan for its members.

The amounts we receive for our services in our Episodes of Care Services segment are similarly determined by a number of factors, including the terms of each health plan or provider partner’s negotiated contract, the amount of our administrative fee, our share of episode savings and risk for episode losses and the health plans’ and provider partners’ share of savings, as well as the overall program size and the savings rate generated (and therefore are at risk) under each managed episode. We receive a percentage of the total program size as an administrative fee that is paid out of any savings generated and a portion of the net savings generated, if any, upon completion of an episode. Provider partner mix impacts the type of episodes managed, our administrative fee and our savings rate.

Risks related to our limited operating history, financial position and future growth

We have a history of net losses, we anticipate increasing expenses in the future, and we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.

We have incurred net losses on an annual basis since our inception in 2009. We incurred net losses of $28.5 million and $28.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $15.2 million and $20.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our accumulated deficit as of September 30, 2020 was $82.7 million. We have encountered and will continue to

 

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encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries, including increasing expenses as we continue to grow our business. We anticipate our losses could continue as we expect to invest heavily in increasing our products and services, expanding our operations, hiring additional employees and operating as a public company. These efforts may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these higher expenses. To date, we have financed our operations principally from revenue from our products, the sale of our equity and services and the incurrence of indebtedness. Although our cash flow from operations was positive for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019, and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020, we may not generate positive cash flow from operations or profitability in any given period, and our limited operating history may make it difficult for you to evaluate our current business and our future prospects. Moreover, under the Amended LLC Agreement that Cure TopCo, LLC will enter into in connection with the Reorganization Transactions, we may elect to satisfy the rights of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to redeem their LLC Units in cash instead of through the issuance of additional shares of Class A common stock. If the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members exercise their redemption rights over a significant portion of their LLC Units and we elect to satisfy those redemptions in cash, it may also negatively impact our cash position in future periods.

Investments in our business may be more costly than we expect, and if we do not achieve the benefits anticipated from these investments, or if the realization of these benefits is delayed, they may not result in increased revenue or growth in our business. If our growth rate were to decline significantly or become negative, it could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. If we are not able to achieve or maintain positive cash flow in the long term, we may require additional financing, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all and/or which would be dilutive to our stockholders. If we are unable to successfully address these risks and challenges as we encounter them, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected. Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability could negatively impact the value of our Class A common stock.

Our future revenues may not grow at the rates they historically have, or at all.

We have experienced significant growth since our inception in 2009. Our relatively limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and prospects and plan for our future growth. Revenue and our customer base may not grow at the same rates they historically have, or they may decline in the future. Our future growth will depend, in part, on our ability to:

 

   

continue to attract new customers and maintain existing customers;

 

   

price our solutions effectively so that we are able to attract new customers, expand sales to our existing customers and maintain profitability;

 

   

demonstrate the value our solutions provide;

 

   

expand our solutions to meet changing customer demands;

 

   

achieve increasing savings for our customers;

 

   

retain and maintain relationships with high-quality and respected providers; and

 

   

attract and retain highly qualified personnel to support all customers.

We may not successfully accomplish all or any of these objectives, which may affect our future revenue, and which makes it difficult for us to forecast our future results of operations. In addition, if the assumptions that we use to plan our business are incorrect or change in reaction to changes in our market, it may be difficult for us to achieve profitability. You should not rely on our revenue for any prior quarterly or annual periods as an indication of our future revenue or revenue growth.

 

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In addition, we expect to continue to expend substantial financial and other resources on:

 

   

sales and marketing;

 

   

new solutions;

 

   

our technology infrastructure, including systems architecture, scalability, availability, performance and security;

 

   

acquisition of businesses to help achieve our growth strategy; and

 

   

general administration, including increased legal and accounting expenses associated with being a public company.

These investments may not result in increased revenue growth in our business. If we are unable to increase our revenue at a rate sufficient to offset the expected increase in our costs, our business, financial position, and results of operations will be harmed, and we may not be able to maintain profitability over the long term. Additionally, we may encounter unforeseen operating expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors, such as burdens resulting from regulatory compliance and unexpected regulatory developments, that may result in losses in future periods. If our revenue growth does not meet our expectations in future periods, we may not maintain profitability in the future, our business, financial position and results of operations may be harmed.

We may be unable to successfully execute on our growth initiatives, business strategies, or operating plans.

We are continually executing on growth initiatives, strategies, and operating plans designed to enhance our business and extend our existing and future offerings to address evolving needs. For example, in 2019 and 2020, we developed our vIHE to address COVID-19 challenges, our TTH, ACO and Commercial Episodes services to expand our reach in the post-acute care management space, and our Biopharma and Signify Community services to expand our offerings in the in-home evaluation and care management space. The anticipated benefits from these efforts are based on several assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate. Moreover, we may not be able to successfully complete these growth initiatives, strategies, and operating plans and realize all of the benefits, including growth targets and cost savings, that we expect to achieve, or it may be more costly to do so than we anticipate. A variety of risks could cause us not to realize some or all of the expected benefits in the anticipated time period, or at all. These risks include, among others, delays in the anticipated timing of activities related to such growth initiatives, strategies, and operating plans, increased difficulty and cost in implementing these efforts, including difficulties in complying with regulatory requirements, the incurrence of other unexpected costs associated with operating our business, and lack of acceptance by our customers. Moreover, our continued implementation of these programs may disrupt our operations and performance. We also pride ourselves on our culture of compliance. As we continue to grow and add additional personnel to our teams, we may find it difficult to maintain this culture of compliance, which could negatively impact our future success. For example, as we grow our Commercial Episodes solution, we will need to increase the number of clinical episodes that we administer. If we are unable to hire additional personnel to process these claims in a timely and compliant manner, our ability to grow this solution may be negatively impacted. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will realize these benefits. If, for any reason, the growth we realize from any of our solutions is less than we estimate or the implementation of these growth initiatives, strategies, and operating plans adversely affect our operations or cost more or take longer to effectuate than we expect, or if our assumptions prove inaccurate, our business may be harmed.

Our level of indebtedness may increase and reduce our financial flexibility.

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future. Our borrowings, current and future, will require interest payments and need to be repaid or refinanced, which could require us to divert funds identified for other purposes to debt service and could create additional cash demands or impair our liquidity position and add financial risk for us. Diverting funds identified for other purposes for debt service may adversely affect our business and growth prospects. If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow from operations to service our debt, we may need to refinance our debt, dispose of assets, reduce or delay expenditures or issue equity to obtain necessary funds. We do not know whether we would be able to take any of these actions on a timely basis, on terms satisfactory to us or at all.

Our level of indebtedness could affect our operations in several ways, including the following:

 

   

a significant portion of our cash flows could be used to service our indebtedness;

 

   

it may be difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt;

 

   

the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement or in future agreements governing our outstanding indebtedness may limit our ability to borrow additional funds, dispose of assets and make certain investments;

 

   

our debt covenants may also affect our flexibility in planning for, and reacting to, changes in the economy and in our industry;

 

   

a high level of debt would increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

   

a high level of debt may place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that are less leveraged and therefore may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our indebtedness would prevent us from pursuing; and

 

   

a high level of debt may impair our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions or other purposes.

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows to pay the interest on our debt, future working capital, borrowings or equity financing may not be available to pay or refinance such debt. See “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations—Liquidity and capital resources—Indebtedness.”

Risks related to governmental regulation

If we are unable to effectively adapt to changes in the healthcare industry, including changes to laws and regulations regarding or affecting the U.S. healthcare reform, our business may be harmed.

Due to the importance of the healthcare industry in the lives of all Americans, federal, state, and local legislative bodies frequently pass legislation and promulgate regulations relating to healthcare reform or that affect the healthcare industry. As has been the trend in recent years, it is reasonable to assume that there will continue to be increased government oversight and regulation of the healthcare industry in the future. This may be particularly true in coming years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot assure you as to the ultimate content, timing or effect of any new healthcare legislation or regulations, nor is it possible at this time to estimate the impact of potential new legislation or regulations on our business. It is possible that future legislation enacted by Congress or state legislatures, or regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities at the federal or state level, could adversely affect our business by making our solutions obsolete or making it difficult or impossible to create new service offerings. In particular, any changes to Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental healthcare programs, as well as newly promulgated constraints on data sharing, could negatively impact demand for our solutions, such as IHEs, or decrease participation, or result in the discontinuation of, government programs like BPCI-A, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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While we believe that we have structured our agreements and operations in material compliance with applicable healthcare laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully address changes in the current regulatory environment. We believe that our business operations materially comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations. However, some of the healthcare laws and regulations applicable to us are subject to limited or evolving interpretations, and a review of our business or operations by a court, law enforcement or a regulatory authority might result in a determination that could have a material adverse effect on us. Furthermore, the healthcare laws and regulations applicable to us may be amended or interpreted in a manner that could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

If our providers are characterized as employees, we would be subject to adverse effects on our business and employment and withholding liabilities.

We structure the majority of our relationships with our providers in a manner that we believe results in an independent contractor relationship, not an employee relationship. An independent contractor is generally distinguished from an employee by his or her degree of autonomy and independence in providing services. A high degree of autonomy and independence is generally indicative of a contractor relationship, while a high degree of control is generally indicative of an employment relationship. Although we believe that our providers are properly characterized as independent contractors, individuals, interest groups, tax or other regulatory authorities have in the past and may in the future challenge our characterization of these relationships. For example, we have been subject to allegations, lawsuits and inquiries challenging our characterization of these relationships in the past. While these past challenges have not had a material impact on us, there can be no assurance that similar challenges in the future will not have a material impact our business. If regulatory authorities or state or federal courts were to determine that our providers are employees, and not independent contractors, our mobile network of providers would be disrupted and we would be required to withhold income taxes, to withhold and pay social security, Medicare and similar taxes and to pay unemployment and other related payroll taxes. We would also be liable for unpaid past taxes, subject to penalties and increased operating costs moving forward. As a result, any determination that our providers are our employees could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in the rules governing Medicare or other federal healthcare programs could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

In our Home & Community Services segment, the majority of our revenues are derived from IHEs, which support our customers’ participation in Medicare Advantage. The Medicare program and related programs under Medicare are subject to frequent change. These include statutory and regulatory changes, rate adjustments (including retroactive adjustments), administrative or executive orders and government funding restrictions. Likewise, in our Episodes of Care Services segment, we generate the majority of our revenue through the BPCI-A program, which is also intended to benefit Medicare members. The BPCI-A program was established and is administered by the CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (“CMMI”). In turn, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act (collectively, the “ACA”), established and continues to provide funding for CMMI and its initiatives, including the BPCI-A program. If the ACA were repealed or replaced, the BPCI-A program could be eliminated as a result, which would have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Since its enactment, there have been judicial and congressional challenges to certain aspects of the ACA, as well as recent efforts by the Trump administration to repeal or replace certain aspects of the ACA, and we expect such challenges and amendments to continue. For example, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) includes a provision reducing to $0, effective January 1, 2019, the tax-based shared responsibility payment imposed by the ACA on certain individuals who fail to maintain qualifying health coverage for all or part of a year that is commonly referred to as the “individual mandate.” On December 14, 2018, a U.S. District Court Judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled that the individual mandate is a critical and inseverable feature of the ACA, and therefore, because it was modified under the TCJA, the remaining provisions of the ACA are

 

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invalid as well. On December 18, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld the District Court ruling that the individual mandate was unconstitutional and remanded the case back to the District Court to determine whether the remaining provisions of the ACA are invalid as well. On March 2, 2020, the United States Supreme Court granted the petitions for writs of certiorari to review this case, and oral argument is scheduled for November 10, 2020. It remains unclear when or how the Supreme Court will rule. It is also unclear how other efforts to challenge, repeal or replace the ACA will impact the ACA or our business. It is likely that there will be additional challenges and amendments to the ACA in the future.

The results of the 2020 U.S. presidential and congressional elections have created regulatory uncertainty, including with respect to the U.S. government’s role, in the U.S. healthcare industry. As a result of such elections, there are renewed and reinvigorated calls for health insurance reform, which could cause significant uncertainty in the U.S. healthcare market, could increase our costs or decrease our revenues or inhibit our ability to sell our services. We cannot predict with certainty what impact any federal and state health reforms will have on us, but such changes could impose new and/or more stringent regulatory requirements on our activities or adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

While specific changes and their timing are not yet apparent, enacted reforms and future legislative, regulatory, judicial, or executive changes, particularly any changes to Medicare or other federal health care programs, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. On September 10, 2020, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) of HHS issued a report criticizing the use of in-home health risk assessments (which we refer to as IHEs) as a basis for determining risk-adjusted reimbursement rates under the Medicare Advantage program. The OIG report found that some Medicare Advantage plans may be using IHEs to collect diagnoses and maximize risk-adjusted payments without improving care coordination or follow-up care. The report also raised potential payment integrity concerns that inaccurate or unsupported diagnoses could result in inappropriate risk-adjustment payments. In the report, OIG recommended that CMS provide targeted oversight of (i) the parent organizations of the Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) that drove most of the risk-adjusted payments resulting from IHEs and (ii) the MAOs that drove most of the risk-adjusted payments resulting from IHEs for beneficiaries who had no other service records in the encounter data. CMS responded to OIG and agreed with both recommendations.

OIG also recommended that CMS (i) require MAOs to implement best practices to ensure care coordination for diagnoses identified in IHEs, (ii) reassess the risks and benefits of allowing IHEs to be used as sources of diagnoses for risk adjustment, and reconsider excluding such diagnoses from risk-adjustment; and (iii) require MAOs to flag any MAO-initiated HRAs in their encounter data. CMS responded to the OIG and disagreed with each of these three recommendations. If, in the future, CMS were to adopt restrictions on the use of IHEs as a basis for determining risk-adjusted reimbursement rates, it could have a material adverse effect on demand for IHEs by Medicare Advantage plans.

There is also uncertainty regarding Medicare Advantage beneficiary enrollment, which, if reduced, would reduce our overall revenues and net income. Although Medicare Advantage and other health plan enrollment increased by approximately 9.7 million, or by 83%, between the enactment of the ACA in 2010 and 2018, there can be no assurance that this trend will continue. Because IHEs are primarily provided to Medicare Advantage members, uncertainty over Medicare Advantage enrollment presents a continuing risk to our business.

In our Home & Community Services segment, we are increasingly realizing opportunities through Medicaid managed care organizations. Medicaid is co-funded by federal and state governments; as a result, the regulations governing the program vary from state to state. With more Americans receiving health care coverage from Medicaid, it is reasonable to predict significant and varying efforts to contain Medicaid spending. These efforts, whether promulgated by CMS or approved via a program waiver, could disrupt existing or emerging business lines. Further, if the ACA were repealed or replaced, Medicaid enrollment could be significantly reduced as a result. The ACA gives states the option to expand the financial eligibility for Medicaid benefits from 100% of the federal poverty level to 133% of the federal poverty level. To date, 39 states and the District of Columbia have

 

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adopted the Medicaid expansion. If the ACA were repealed and any such states reduced the levels at which individuals qualified for Medicaid, it could reduce our Medicaid business and have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

If we fail to adhere to all of the complex government laws and regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, reputation and stock price.

Our operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local government laws and regulations, such as:

 

   

federal and state anti-kickback laws, which prohibit the knowing and willful offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any bribe, kickback, rebate or other remuneration for referring an individual, in return for ordering, leasing, purchasing or recommending or arranging for or to induce the referral of an individual or the ordering, purchasing or leasing of items or services covered, in whole or in part, by any federal healthcare program, such as Medicare and Medicaid;

 

   

the FCA and associated laws that impose civil and criminal liability on individuals or entities that knowingly submit or cause to be submitted, false or fraudulent claims for payment to the government or knowingly make, or cause to be made, a false statement material to a false claim;

 

   

the Civil Monetary Penalty statute and associated regulations, which authorizes the government agent to impose civil money penalties, an assessment, and program exclusion for various forms of fraud and abuse involving the Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs;

 

   

federal and state laws regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information (“PII”) or protected health information (“PHI”) (e.g., the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, and their implementing regulations (collectively known as “HIPAA”)), 42 C.F.R. Part 2, state laws, etc., and related laws regarding communications with individuals and the more recent information blocking and interoperability regulations;

 

   

federal and state laws governing the manufacture, distribution, storage, handling, shipment, disposal and/or dispensing of pharmaceuticals and blood products and other biological materials;

 

   

state and federal statutes and regulations that govern workplace health and safety;

 

   

state laws governing the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting;

 

   

federal and state laws and policies that require healthcare providers and/or sites of care to maintain licensure, certification or accreditation to provide professional healthcare services, to report certain changes in their operations to regulatory oversight agencies and, in some cases, seek new licensure when changes in direct or indirect ownership occur; and

 

   

federal and state laws pertaining to the provision of services by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in certain settings, physician supervision of those services, and reimbursement requirements that depend on the types of services provided and documented and relationships between physician supervisors and nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Moreover, the various laws and regulations that apply to our operations are often subject to varying interpretations and may be conflicting, and additional laws and regulations potentially affecting our customers continue to be promulgated that may impact us. As we expand our business lines, we may cross into differing regulations and regulatory structures with which we may have less experience or familiarity. A violation or departure from any of the legal requirements implicated by our business may result in, among other things, government audits, significant fines and penalties, the potential loss of certification, recoupment efforts or voluntary repayments termination of customer contracts. These legal requirements may be civil, criminal, contractual or administrative in nature depending on the law or requirement.

 

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We endeavor to comply with all legal requirements. We further endeavor to structure all of our relationships with providers in our mobile network and provider partners we work with in our episodes of care programs to comply with state and federal anti-kickback and Stark physician self-referral laws, as well as the various state prohibitions against the corporate practice of medicine, fee splitting and other applicable healthcare laws. We utilize considerable resources to monitor laws and regulations and implement necessary changes. However, the laws and regulations in these areas are complex, changing and often subject to varying interpretations. As a result, there is no guarantee that we will be able to adhere to all of the laws and regulations that apply to our business and there may be insufficient reporting for the detection and prevention of fraud, waste and abuse, and any failure to do so could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows and reputation.

Additionally, the federal government has used the FCA to prosecute a wide variety of alleged false claims and fraud allegedly perpetrated against Medicare, Medicaid and other federally funded health care programs. Such liability can attach to individuals or entities that do not directly submit claims if they knowingly or recklessly provide material false information to the entity submitting claims. For example, if an IHE with inaccurate diagnosis data is used by a plan customer to seek additional Medicare reimbursement, we could be held liable under these statutes if the requisite knowledge or reckless disregard of the inaccuracy exists. Moreover, amendments to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) in the ACA make claims resulting from AKS violations potentially subject to liability under the FCA, including qui tam or whistleblower suits. The penalties for a violation of the FCA range from $5,500 to $11,000 (amounts not adjusted for inflation) for each false claim, plus three times the amount of damages caused by each such claim, which generally means the amount received directly or indirectly from the government. Most recently, on June 19, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a final rule announcing adjustments to FCA penalties, under which the per claim penalty range increases to a range from $11,665 to $23,331 for penalties assessed after June 19, 2020, so long as the underlying conduct occurred after November 2, 2015. Given the number of claims submitted by our provider partners based on information supplied by us, the potential is high for substantial penalties in connection with any alleged FCA violations.

In addition to the provisions of the FCA, which provide for civil enforcement, the federal government can use several criminal statutes to prosecute persons who are alleged to have submitted false or fraudulent claims for payment to the federal government or have caused such claims to have been submitted.

If any of our operations are found to violate these or other government laws or regulations, we could suffer severe consequences that would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, reputation and stock price, including:

 

   

suspension or termination of our participation in government payment programs or in the demand for our services by Medicare Advantage plans and/or Medicaid managed care organizations;

 

   

refunds of amounts received in violation of law or applicable payment program requirements dating back to the applicable statute of limitation periods;

 

   

criminal or civil liability, fines, damages or monetary penalties for violations of healthcare fraud and abuse laws, including the AKS, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, Stark Physician Self-Referral Law and FCA, or other failures to meet regulatory requirements;

 

   

enforcement actions and/or criminal prosecution by governmental agencies and/or state law claims for monetary damages by individuals who believe their PHI has been used, disclosed or not properly safeguarded in violation of federal or state patient privacy laws, including HIPAA and the Privacy Act of 1974;

 

   

imposition of, and compliance with, Corporate Integrity Agreements that could subject us to ongoing audits and reporting requirements as well as increased scrutiny of our business practices, which could lead to potential fines, among other things; and

 

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harm to our reputation which could negatively impact our business relationships, affect our ability to attract and retain customers, individuals and providers, affect our ability to obtain financing and decrease access to new business opportunities, among other things.

Our use, disclosure, and other processing of PII, including PHI, is subject to HIPAA and other federal and state privacy and security regulations, and our failure to comply with those regulations or to adequately secure the information we hold could result in significant liability or reputational harm and, in turn, a material adverse effect on our customer base and revenue.

Numerous state and federal laws and regulations govern the collection, dissemination, use, privacy, confidentiality, security, availability, integrity, creation, receipt, transmission, storage and other processing of PHI and PII. These laws and regulations include HIPAA, 42 C.F.R. Part 2, and a range of other federal and state laws that protect data pertaining to specific conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, genetic disorders, mental and behavioral health, as well as more broadly to PII. HIPAA implemented the use of standard transaction code sets and standard identifiers that covered entities and their business associates must use when submitting or receiving certain electronic healthcare transactions, including activities associated with the billing and collection of healthcare claims. HIPAA establishes a set of national privacy and security standards for the protection of PHI by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and certain healthcare providers, referred to as covered entities, and the business associates with whom such covered entities contract for services. We may be acting as a covered entity in certain instances and as a business associate in other instances. As a business associate to our customers, we are also obligated to additional contractual requirements. Other federal and state laws require additional levels of protection over discrete sets of data that we handle in our day-to-day business.

These laws require us and those with whom we do business to develop and maintain policies and procedures with respect to PHI that is used or disclosed, including the adoption of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect such information. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), which enforces HIPAA, has issued a notice of enforcement discretion for telehealth remote communications, which states that OCR will exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for noncompliance with regulatory requirements under HIPAA against HIPAA-covered healthcare providers in connection with the good-faith provision of telehealth during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our vIHEs have at times been conducted using several applications that allow for audio-video communications, such as Apple Face Time, which OCR has stated that covered healthcare providers may use without risk that OCR might seek to impose a penalty for noncompliance with HIPAA. OCR has also stated that it will not impose penalties against covered healthcare providers for the lack of a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement with video communication vendors (such as Apple) or any other noncompliance with HIPAA that relates to the good-faith provision of telehealth services during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency.

HIPAA imposes mandatory penalties for certain violations. Penalties for violations of HIPAA and its implementing regulations have varied, with larger breaches for some organizations ranging from a couple million dollars to a $16 million penalty for one breach. HIPAA also authorizes state attorney generals to enforce the law on behalf of their residents. Courts may award damages, costs and attorneys’ fees related to violations of HIPAA in such cases. While HIPAA does not create a private right of action allowing individuals to sue us in civil court for violations of HIPAA, its standards have been used as the basis for duty of care in state civil suits such as those for negligence or recklessness in the misuse or breach of PHI or PII. Moreover, many state laws do create state-specific private rights of action for conduct that would otherwise violate HIPAA or state law obligations. Class-action lawsuits are becoming an expected and more common occurrence in cases of breaches.

In addition, HIPAA mandates that the HHS Secretary conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities and business associates for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards and an investigation especially in instances in which a breach affects over 500 individuals. It also tasks HHS with establishing a methodology whereby harmed individuals who were the victims of breaches of unsecured PHI may receive a percentage of the civil monetary penalty paid by the violator.

 

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HIPAA further requires that individuals be notified of any acquisition, access, use or disclosure of their unsecured PHI that compromises the privacy or security of such information, with certain limited exceptions. HIPAA specifies that such notifications must be made “without unreasonable delay and in no case later than 60 calendar days after discovery of the breach,” but many state laws require notification within a shorter time frame, such as within five calendar days of discovery, even if the full extent of the breach is not known. If a business associate is acting as an agent of a covered entity, then the covered entity must provide the required notifications to individuals based on the time when the business associate discovered the breach. If a breach affects 500 individuals or more, it must be reported to HHS without unreasonable delay, and HHS will post the name of the breaching entity on its public web site. Breaches affecting 500 individuals or more in the same state or jurisdiction must also be reported to the local media. If a breach involves fewer than 500 people, the covered entity must record it in a log and notify HHS at least annually.

In addition to HIPAA, numerous other federal and state laws and regulations designed to protect the collection, use, confidentiality, privacy, availability, creation, receipt, transmission, storage, integrity and security of PHI and other types of PII have been enacted, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which became effective on January 1, 2020. The effects of the CCPA are potentially far-reaching and may require us to modify certain of our policies and practices regarding the collection, use, processing, and sharing of certain personal information. Privacy and data security statutes and regulations vary from state to state, and these laws and regulations in many cases are more restrictive than, and may not be preempted by, HIPAA and its implementing rules. These laws and regulations are often uncertain, contradictory, and subject to changing or differing interpretations. We expect new laws, rules and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, and information security to be proposed and enacted in the future, and the interpretations of existing laws to change. In the event that new data security laws are implemented, we may not be able to timely comply with such requirements, compliance with such requirements could require expending significant resources, or such requirements may not be compatible with our current processes. Changing our processes could be time consuming and expensive, and failure to timely implement required changes could subject us to significant liability for noncompliance. In addition, our failure to adequately train or monitor our workforce with respect to the requirements of applicable privacy and data security laws and regulations, and our own policies and procedures, has exposed, and may in the future expose, us to risks, including risks resulting from inadvertent disclosures or unintentional acquisitions of, access to, or uses of PHI or PII. The complex, dynamic legal landscape regarding privacy, data protection and information security creates significant compliance challenges for us, potentially restricts our ability to collect, use and disclose data, and exposes us to additional expense, and, if we cannot comply with applicable laws in a timely manner or at all, adverse publicity, harm to our reputation, and liability. While we have implemented data privacy and security measures in an effort to comply with applicable laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection, and information security, some PHI and other PII or confidential information is transmitted to us by third parties (including, but not limited to, vendors and other service providers), who may not implement adequate security and privacy measures, and it is possible that laws, rules and regulations relating to privacy, data protection, or information security may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our practices or those of third parties who transmit PHI and other PII or confidential information to us. If we or these third parties are found to have violated such laws, rules or regulations, such violations could result in government-imposed fines, orders requiring that we or these third parties change our or their practices, or criminal charges, which could adversely affect our business and reputation. Complying with these various laws and regulations could cause us to incur substantial costs or require us to change our business practices, systems or compliance procedures in a manner that is adverse to our business.

We take steps to ensure that our policies and procedures describing how we handle and protect PHI and other PII are documented as appropriate and required by law. As appropriate, employees and third parties are trained and informed on such policies and procedures. If we or our employees do not comply with our own policies and procedures, including those regarding PHI and other PII, or if our security practices are found to be inadequate, we may be subject to claims of unfair or deceptive business practices, which could lead to significant liabilities and consequences, including, without limitation, costs of responding to investigations, defending

 

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against litigation, settling claims, and complying with regulatory or court orders. Any of the foregoing consequences could have a material adverse impact on our business and our financial results.

Evolving government regulations may result in increased costs or adversely affect our results of operations.

In a regulatory climate that is uncertain, our operations may be subject to direct and indirect adoption, expansion, or reinterpretation of various laws and regulations. There could also be laws and regulations applicable to our business that we have not identified or that, if changed, may be costly to us, and we cannot predict all the ways in which implementation of such laws and regulations may affect us. Furthermore, both state and federal regulation of managed care typically lag behind innovation. As a result, there is uncertainty as to how our offerings will be viewed by future lawmakers and/or regulators. Similarly, the predilections of the current regulators impact how laws and regulations are interpreted, applied and enforced. Compliance with future laws and regulations or the regulators’ interpretations of the laws and regulations may require us to change our practices at an undeterminable, and possibly significant, initial and annual expense. These additional monetary expenditures may increase future overhead, which could harm our business. Take, for example, the possibility that additional governmental action is taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, CMS permitted participants in BPCI-A to opt out of both upside and downside risk entirely for 2020 or carve out the episodes in 2020 in which the patient was ultimately diagnosed with COVID-19, which negatively impacted our revenues during 2020. In addition, CMS subsequently announced that all episodes in 2021 with a COVID-19 diagnosis would automatically be excluded from reconciliation.

Currently, in the states in which we operate, we believe we comply with all applicable material regulations, but, due to the uncertain regulatory environment, there is always the concern that a state may determine that we are in violation of its laws and regulations. There is also the possibility that, due to an obscure interpretation or application, a state regulator could impose requirements that may be costly to us. We cannot predict all the ways in which implementation of such laws and regulations may affect us. To comply with the regulator’s interpretations, we could be required to modify our existing and future offerings in such states in a manner that undermines our existing and future services’ attractiveness to our customers. We could be subject to administrative action that results in fines, penalties and cease and desist orders. The regulatory environment may be so hostile to our business model that we elect to terminate our operations in such states. In each case, our revenue may decline and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Additionally, the introduction of new offerings, including a Commercial Episodes of Care based on prospective payments rather than retrospective reconciliations, may require us to comply with additional, yet undetermined, laws and regulations. Compliance may require licensure or certification under state law, increased security measures and/or expenditure of additional resources to monitor state regulation. Failure to comply with regulations implicated by the prospective payment model could delay or possibly prevent our existing and future offerings from being extended to our customers, which could harm our business.

Our employment of and contractual relationships with our providers may subject us to licensing and other regulatory risks.

Our engagement with and use of physicians, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals may subject us to state and other licensing and regulatory risks. Although we license and credential our providers through an in-house National Committee for Quality Insurance certified program and monitor our providers to verify their licenses are current and have not expired, we cannot guarantee that any such expiration will be immediately detected. We do not monitor the expiration of each provider’s Medicare and Medicaid enrollment status, which can pose a financial risk if a health plan rejects a claim based on a provider not being a participating provider in a particular state’s Medicare or Medicaid program at the time. In addition, our providers’ use of telehealth services related to COVID-19 also may subject us to certain licensing and regulatory risks. For example, there may be restrictions on the ability of our employed and contracted providers to provide services to individuals residing in states outside of the state or states in which such providers are licensed or registered or meet applicable state telehealth delivery requirements. The services provided by our providers may be restricted by state regulatory requirements and subject to review by state or other regulatory bodies. In addition, any activities conducted by our providers that are in violation of practice rules could subject us to fines or other

 

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penalties. For example, as we expand our solutions to provide new services, our providers could be found to be practicing outside the scope of their respective licenses in violation of applicable laws. Further, if one of our providers is found to be acting outside the scope of their professional license in violation of the applicable state’s practice laws, such activity could result in disciplinary action against the provider by the applicable licensing agency. The definition of what constitutes the practice of medicine, nursing or other health professions varies by state.

In addition, although we have structured our operations to comply with all applicable state corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting rules, there remains some risk that we may be found in violation of those state laws, which may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. Certain states prevent corporations from employing or being licensed as practitioners and prohibit certain providers such as physicians from practicing medicine or their respective health profession in partnership with non-professionals, such as business corporations. Certain activities other than those directly related to the delivery of healthcare may be considered an element of the practice of a health profession in certain states or be viewed as controlling the practice of a health profession. These laws, which vary by state, may also prevent the sharing of professional services income with non-professional or business entities. Any determination that we are acting in the capacity of a healthcare provider, exercising undue influence or control over a healthcare provider’s independent clinical judgment or impermissibly splitting fees with a healthcare provider, may damage our reputation, cause us to lose customers, result in significant sanctions against us and our providers, including civil and criminal penalties and fines, additional compliance requirements, expense, and liability to us, and require us to change or terminate some portions of our contractual arrangements or business.

Alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act or the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (“CAN-SPAM”) Act may cause us to face litigation risk.

The TCPA places restrictions on making outbound calls, faxes, and SMS text messages to consumers using certain types of automated technology. Prior express consent, and in the case of marketing calls prior express written consent, of consumers may be required to override certain activities prohibited under the TCPA. The scope and interpretation of the TCPA, and other laws that are or may be applicable to making calls and delivering SMS text messages to consumers, are continuously evolving and developing. We schedule IHEs with individuals through a variety of methods, including telephone calls. As a result of the TCPA, we are not able call members to schedule an IHE if we did not receive their contact information directly from the member or their health plan. As a result of the TCPA restrictions, if the contact information provided by health plans is incomplete or incorrect, we may have difficulty scheduling IHEs with members on our TML. The CAN-SPAM Act regulates commercial email messages and specifies penalties for the transmission of commercial email messages that do not comply with certain requirements, such as providing an opt-out mechanism for stopping future emails from senders. To the extent these and similar laws, rules and regulations apply to our business, we are required to comply with them. We could face allegations that we have violated these laws, rules and regulations, and even if they are without merit, we could face liability and harm to our reputation. We could also become liable under these laws or regulations due to the failure of our customers or vendors to comply with these laws, and as a result we could face liability and harm to our reputation.

The effects of the interoperability and information blocking regulations on our business are unknown and may negatively impact our business and results of operations.

In 2020, HHS issued two final regulations designed to promote interoperability of information systems and prevent information blocking, one each from CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator (“ONC”). The rules regulate communications from provider partners and health plans. The implementation of the regulations is in process and the full implications continue to be evaluated. It is too early to accurately predict how these regulations may impact operations and contracts with customers and vendors and it is possible such regulations could adversely impact the manner in which we conduct our business.

 

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The expansion of our Commercial Episodes of Care business may subject us to additional licensing and other regulatory risks.

As we grow our Episodes of Care business, we will be required to comply with additional laws and regulations. This will occur if we expand our Commercial Episodes of Care services to additional states or if we offer Commercial Episodes of Care in different markets, such as the Medicaid managed care space.

Further, if we expand our Commercial Episodes of Care business to include a program based on prospective payments rather than retrospective reconciliations, we could be considered an insurer, third-party administrator or other regulated entity under some states’ laws. For example, depending on how it is structured, a prospective Commercial Episodes of Care offering may be considered an insurance product in some states, the offering of which would require us to obtain an insurance company license and meet statutory capital and surplus requirements. Even if insurance company license is not required, we may still be regulated as a managed care entity such as a third-party administrator, limited health service organization, preferred healthcare provider organization, network contracting entity or similar regulated entity. Failure to obtain a license or certification, register with the appropriate regulatory authority or comply with state-imposed requirements for regulated managed care entities, could result in fines, cease and desist orders or even, in some instances, criminal charges.

Our Commercial Episodes of Care offering may involve a number of arrangements that potentially implicate the AKS, because they may involve payments intended to influence behavior relative to Medicare, Medicaid or other federal healthcare program beneficiaries, including risk sharing and gainsharing arrangements. While there is no fixed definition of a “gainsharing” arrangement, the term typically refers to an arrangement in which a share of cost savings for patient care attributable in part to a healthcare provider’s efforts are shared with the healthcare provider. The OIG has recognized that there are legitimate interests in enlisting healthcare providers in efforts to reduce unnecessary costs from the health care system and, if appropriately structured, such gainsharing arrangements should not violate the AKS. With respect to BPCI-A and other CMS innovations models in which we may participate, the OIG and CMS jointly issued waivers of certain fraud and abuse laws, including the AKS. With respect to our Commercial Episodes of Care program, however, there are no such fraud and abuse waivers. While we endeavor to carefully structure these arrangements in accordance with applicable guidance to be in compliance with the fraud and abuse laws, such arrangements are subject to a case-by-case analysis based on the intent of the parties and the overall potential for abuse. If any of our business transactions or arrangements were found to violate the AKS or other fraud and abuse laws, we could face, among other things, criminal, civil or administrative sanctions, including possible exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other state and federal healthcare programs. Any findings that we have violated these laws could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, reputation and the price of our Class A common stock.

We face inspections, reviews, audits and investigations from health plans. These audits could have adverse findings that may negatively affect our business, including our results of operations, liquidity, financial condition and reputation.

Because we support our health plan customers’ participation in Medicare and other federal health care programs, we are subject to inspections, reviews, audits and investigations by them to verify our compliance with these programs and applicable laws and regulations. We also periodically conduct internal audits and reviews of our regulatory compliance. An adverse inspection, review, audit or investigation could result in:

 

   

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decertification or exclusion from participation in one or more health plan networks;

 

   

self-disclosure of violations to applicable regulatory authorities;

 

   

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We have in the past and will likely in the future be required to refund amounts we have been paid and/or pay fines and penalties as a result of these inspections, reviews, audits and investigations. If adverse inspections, reviews, audits or investigations occur and any of the results noted above occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. Furthermore, the legal, document production and other costs associated with complying with these inspections, reviews, audits or investigations could be significant.

The FDA could determine that certain of our software is a “device” under the FFDCA.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has the statutory authority to regulate medical software if it falls within the definition of a “device” under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FFDCA”). However, the FDA has exercised enforcement discretion for software said to be “low risk.” The December 2016 21st Century Cures Act clarified the FDA’s regulation of medical software by amending the definition of “device” in the FFDCA to exclude certain software functions, including EHR software functionality, administrative software functionality and certain qualified clinical decision support functionality. In December 2017, the FDA issued draft guidance documents to clarify how it intends to interpret and enforce these provisions of the Cures Act. In 2017, the FDA also issued a Digital Health Innovation Action Plan and launched a voluntary “Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Pilot Program” for software developers. Then, in September 2019, the FDA issued several different digital health-focused final and draft guidance documents. Although we believe that our products are currently not subject to FDA regulation, we continue to follow the FDA’s guidance in this area, which is subject to change and, in some areas, only currently exists in draft form. As a result, certain of our software, such as our site-of-care decision support software, may potentially be subject to regulation by the FDA as a medical device or could become regulated as our product functionality evolves or the FDA’s guidance evolves. Such regulation could require, among other things, the registration of the applicable software design facility and listing of software products, application of burdensome record-keeping, complaint handling, reporting and software design control requirements, and requirements for FDA approval or clearance. The imposition of the FDA regulatory requirements could increase our costs and create delays, including potentially requiring us to discontinue the use of affected medical software, such as our site-of-care decision support software, pending FDA clearance or approval, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Government regulation, industry standards and other requirements create risks and challenges with respect to our compliance efforts and our business strategies.

The healthcare industry is highly regulated and subject to frequently changing laws, regulations, industry standards and other requirements. Many healthcare laws and regulations are complex, and their application to specific solutions, services and relationships may not be clear. Because our customers are subject to various requirements, we may be impacted as a result of our contractual obligations even when we are not directly subject to such requirements. In particular, many existing healthcare laws and regulations, when enacted, did not anticipate the solutions and services that we provide, and these laws and regulations may be applied to our solutions and services in ways that we do not anticipate. The ACA, efforts to repeal or materially change the ACA, and other federal and state efforts to reform or revise aspects of the healthcare industry or to revise or create additional legal and/or regulatory requirements could impact our operations, the use of our solutions and services, and our ability to market new solutions and services, or could create unexpected liabilities for us. We also may be impacted by laws, industry standards and other requirements that are not specific to the healthcare industry, such as consumer protection laws. These requirements may impact our operations and, if not followed, could result in fines, penalties and other liabilities and adverse publicity and injury to our reputation. Furthermore, the inability to follow such requirements could adversely affect our business if, for example, CMS canceled our contracts for our BPCI-A business, CMS ended the BPCI-A program or if health plans chose to discontinue using our IHE services as a result of such noncompliance.

 

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Risks related to intellectual property and information technology

Our business depends on our ability to effectively invest in, implement improvements to, and properly maintain the uninterrupted operation, security and integrity of, our operating platform and other information technology and business systems.

Our business is highly dependent on maintaining effective information technology systems as well as the integrity and timeliness of the data we use to serve our customers and their members and patients, support our partners and operate our business. It is possible that hardware failures or errors in our systems could result in data loss or corruption, or cause the information that we collect to be incomplete, or contain inaccuracies that our customers regard as significant. Because of the large amount of data that we collect and manage, if our data were found to be inaccurate or unreliable, or became inaccessible, whether due to failures, errors, or other reasons, or if we, or any of our third-party service providers, especially our third-party dialing and routing software systems, were to fail to effectively maintain such information systems and data integrity, we could experience operational disruptions that may impact our customers, individuals and partner teams, and hinder our ability to provide services, establish appropriate pricing for services, retain and attract customers, establish reserves, report financial results timely and accurately and maintain regulatory compliance, among other things.

Our information technology strategy and execution are critical to our continued success. We must continue to invest in long-term solutions that will enable us to anticipate customer needs and expectations, enhance our customer experience, act as a differentiator in the market, comply with applicable laws, and protect against cybersecurity risks and threats. Our success is dependent, in large part, on maintaining the effectiveness of existing technology systems and continuing to deliver and enhance technology systems that support our business processes in a cost-efficient and resource-efficient manner and enable us to analyze and manage data in a comprehensive manner. Increasing and shifting regulatory and legislative requirements are likely to place additional demands on our information technology infrastructure that could have a direct impact on resources available for other projects tied to our strategic initiatives.

Connectivity and interoperability among technologies is becoming increasingly important. As a result, we must also develop new systems to meet current market standards and keep pace with continuing changes in information processing technology, evolving industry and regulatory standards and customer needs. Failure to do so may present compliance challenges and impede our ability to deliver services in a competitive manner. Further, system development projects are long term in nature, may be more costly than expected to complete and may not deliver the expected benefits upon completion. In addition, we may not be able to adequately assess the functionality, and data integrity and security impacts, of new or significantly changed products, services, business processes or infrastructure that we use. Our failure to effectively invest in, implement improvements to and properly maintain the uninterrupted operation and integrity of our information technology and other business systems, as well as any write-downs in connection with the obsolescence of our technology, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Security breaches or incidents, loss or misuse of data or other disruptions, arising either from internal or external sources, and whether or not intentional, could compromise sensitive information related to our business, customers or individuals, or prevent us from accessing critical information, and may expose us to operational disruptions, litigation, fines and penalties or other liability, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and our reputation.

In the ordinary course of our business, we collect, store, use, disclose and otherwise process sensitive data, including PHI, and other types of personal data or PII relating to our employees, customers, their members and patients, individuals and others. We also process and store, and use third-party service providers to process and store, sensitive information, including intellectual property, confidential information and other proprietary business information. We manage and maintain such sensitive data and information utilizing a combination of on-site systems, managed data center systems and cloud-based computing center systems.

 

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We are highly dependent on information technology networks and systems, including the internet, to securely process, transmit and store this sensitive data and information. We cannot guarantee that our controls for this secure processing, transmission and storage are sufficient. Security breaches of, or interruptions to, this infrastructure, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches, or employee or contractor error, negligence or malfeasance, have in the past, and may in the future, create system disruptions or shutdowns, result in unauthorized access to, or disclosure, misuse, modification, or loss or destruction of, our or our customers’ (or their members’ and patients’) or employees’ data, or result in damage, disablement, or encryption of our data or our customers’ (or their members and patients’) or employees’ data. Such data may include sensitive data or information, including PHI or other PII.

We utilize third-party service providers for important aspects of the collection, storage, processing and transmission of employee and customer (and their members’ and patients’) information, and other confidential and sensitive information, and therefore rely on such third-party service providers to manage functions that have material cybersecurity risks. Because of the sensitivity of the PHI, other PII and other sensitive information we and our service providers collect, store, use, transmit, and otherwise process, the security of our technology and other aspects of our services, including those provided or facilitated by our third-party service providers, are important to our operations and business strategy. We take certain administrative, physical and technological safeguards to address these risks, such as by requiring contractors and other third-party service providers who handle this PHI, other PII and other sensitive information on our behalf to enter into agreements that contractually obligate them to use reasonable efforts to safeguard such PHI, other PII, and other sensitive information, and to comply with applicable laws regarding their collection, storage, processing, and transmission of such PHI and other PII. Measures taken to protect our systems, those of our contractors or third-party service providers, or the PHI, other PII, or other sensitive information we or our contractors or third-party service providers process or maintain, may not adequately protect us from the risks associated with the collection, storage, use, transmission and processing of such sensitive data and information. We have and may in the future be required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by security breaches, regardless of whether such breaches are of our systems or networks, or the systems or networks of our third-party service providers. Despite our implementation of data privacy and security measures in an effort to comply with applicable laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and information security, cyberattacks are becoming harder to detect and more sophisticated and frequent. As a result, we or our third-party service providers have and may in the future be unable to anticipate the techniques used to attack our or their systems or networks, or to implement adequate protective measures.

Information security risks for companies such as ours, and for our third-party service providers, have increased in recent years and can result in significant losses, in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, the use of the internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct financial transactions, and the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists, activists, malicious state actors, and other internal and external parties.

Security breaches, privacy violations, interruptions of systems or other security incidents that we or our third party service providers experience, or the perception that such incidents have occurred, have and could in the future harm our reputation, compel us to comply with breach notification and other laws, expose us to legal liabilities, including litigation, regulatory enforcement, resolution agreements and orders, disputes, investigations, indemnity obligations, damages for contract breach or penalties for violation of applicable laws or regulations, cause us to incur significant costs for investigations and remediation, fines, penalties, notification to individuals and for measures intended to repair or replace systems or technology and to prevent future occurrences, and to potential increases in insurance premiums. Such an event may also require us to verify the accuracy of database contents, resulting in increased costs or loss of revenue. For example, in October 2020, we learned that one of our IT employees had posted his log-in credentials on an IT support website in violation of our policies. We hired a reputable third party IT forensics firm to conduct a full investigation and determined that PHI, including names, addresses and dates of birth of up to 1,700 patients treated by our provider partners could have potentially been exposed. In less than 300 cases, social security numbers may also have been exposed. The employee in

 

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question was terminated. We engaged outside legal counsel, are in the process of notifying our provider partners of this incident and will be notifying the potentially affected individuals, to whom we will be offering free credit monitoring for at least one year. We have also conducted a full review of our internal controls and added additional layers of security and training for all employees. There can be no guarantee that we will not experience similar data security incidents in the future. If we are unable to prevent or mitigate security breaches, privacy violations, interruptions of systems or other security incidents in the future, or to implement satisfactory remedial measures, or if it is perceived that we have been unable to do so, our operations could be disrupted, we may be unable to provide access to our systems, and we could suffer a loss of customers, and we may as a result suffer loss of reputation and individual and investor confidence. In addition, our customers may be adversely impacted, we may suffer financial losses, and could be subject to governmental investigations or other actions, regulatory or contractual penalties, or other claims and liability, including under laws and regulations that protect the privacy of individual health information or other information, such as HIPAA. We cannot ensure that any limitation of liability or indemnity provisions in our contracts, including with third-party vendors and service providers, for a security lapse or breach or other security incident would be enforceable or adequate or would otherwise protect us from any liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. These risks may increase as we continue to grow and collect, store, use, transmit and process increasingly large amounts of data. In addition, security breaches and other unauthorized access to, or acquisition or processing of, data can be difficult to detect, and any delay in identifying such incidents or in providing any notification of such incidents may lead to increased harm to our business and our customers and could subject us to governmental investigations or other actions, including penalties and resolution agreements.

Any such breach could also result in the compromise of our trade secrets and other proprietary information, which could adversely affect our business and competitive position. Our business relies on its digital technologies, computer and email systems, software, and networks to conduct its operations. Although we have information security procedures and controls in place, our and our third-party service providers’ technologies, systems and networks, as well as our customers’ devices, may become the target of cyberattacks or information security breaches. In addition, hardware, software or applications we develop internally or procure from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, or other problems that could unexpectedly compromise information security.

While we maintain insurance covering certain business interruptions, security and privacy damages and claim expenses, we may not carry insurance or maintain coverage sufficient to compensate for all liability, or all types of liability, or cover any indemnification claims against us relating to any security incident or breach, disruption in information technology services, and in any event, insurance coverage would not address the reputational damage that could result from a security incident. Moreover, we cannot be certain that insurance will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, or that any insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Disruptions of the information technology systems or infrastructure of certain of our third-party vendors and service providers could also disrupt our businesses, damage our reputation, increase our costs, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely heavily on the communications and information systems of third parties to conduct our business. For instance, we rely on computing infrastructure operated by Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) and Microsoft Azure (“Azure”) to host or operate some or all of certain key products or functions of our business. Our customers need to be able to access our platform at any time, without interruption or degradation of performance. Our platform depends, in part, on the virtual cloud infrastructure hosted in AWS and Azure. Although we have disaster recovery plans that utilize multiple AWS and Azure locations, any incident affecting their infrastructure could adversely affect our cloud-native platform. A prolonged AWS or Azure service disruption affecting our cloud-native platform would adversely impact our ability to service our customers and could damage our

 

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reputation with current and potential customers, expose us to liability, result in substantial costs for remediation, could cause us to lose customers, or otherwise harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may also incur significant costs for using alternative hosting sources or taking other actions in preparation for, or in reaction to, events that damage the AWS or Azure services we use. Additionally, in the event that our AWS or Azure service agreements are terminated, or there is a lapse of service, elimination of AWS or Azure services or features that we utilize, or damage to such facilities, we could experience interruptions in access to our platform as well as significant delays and additional expenses in arranging for or creating new facilities or re-architecting our platform for deployment on a different cloud infrastructure service provider, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

As expectations regarding operational and information security practices have increased, our operating systems and infrastructure, and those of our third-party service providers, must continue to be safeguarded and monitored for potential failures, disruptions, breakdowns, and attacks. Our data processing systems, or other operating systems and facilities, and those of our third-party service providers, may stop operating properly or become disabled or damaged as a result of a number of factors, including events that are wholly or partially beyond our and our third-party service providers’ control. For example, there could be electrical or telecommunication outages, natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes; disease pandemics and related government orders; events arising from local or larger scale political or social matters, including terrorist acts; cyberattacks and other data security incidents, including ransomware, malware, phishing, social engineering, including some of the foregoing that target healthcare systems in particular. These incidents can range from individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to information technology systems to more sophisticated security threats involving cyber criminals, hacktivists, cyber terrorists, nation state actors, or the targeting of commercial financial accounts. These events can also result from internal compromises, such as human error or malicious internal actors, of our workforce or our vendors’ personnel.

While we have business continuity, disaster recovery and other policies and procedures designed to prevent or limit the effect of the failure, interruption or security breach of our information systems, there can be no assurance that any such failures, interruptions or security breaches will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be adequately addressed. Furthermore, if such failures, interruptions or security breaches are not detected immediately, their effect could be compounded. Our risk and exposure to these matters remains heightened because of the evolving nature of these threats and our use of third-party service providers with access to our systems and data. As a result, cybersecurity and the continued development and enhancement of our controls, processes, and practices designed to protect our systems, computers, software, data, and networks from attack, damage or unauthorized access remain a focus for us. Disruptions or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support our businesses and customers, or cyberattacks or security breaches of our networks, systems or devices, or those that our customers or third-party service providers use to access our products and services, could result in customer attrition, financial loss, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or remediation costs, any of which could have a material effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

Changes in laws, regulations or standards relating to privacy or data protection (including the collection, storage, use, transfer, and processing of data), or any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with such laws, regulations or standards, or our own information security policies or contractual or other obligations relating to privacy, data use and protection, or the protection or transfer of personal data, could adversely affect our business.

We collect, receive, generate, use, process, and store significant and increasing volumes of sensitive information, such as employee, customer and individual PHI and other PII. We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws, directives and regulations, as well as contractual obligations, relating to the collection, use, storage, retention, security, disclosure, transfer, return, destruction and other processing of PHI, other PII, and other data. In many jurisdictions, enforcement actions and consequences for noncompliance with such laws, directives and regulations are rising, and the regulatory framework for privacy, data protection and data transfers

 

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is complex and rapidly evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. As required by certain laws, we publicly post documentation regarding our privacy practices concerning the collection, processing, use and disclosure of certain data. The publication of our privacy policy and other documentation that provide promises and assurances about privacy and security can subject us to potential state and federal action if they are found to be deceptive, unfair, or misrepresentative of our actual practices. In addition, although we endeavor to comply with our published policies and documentation, individuals could allege we have failed to do so, or we may at times actually fail to do so despite our efforts. Any failure by us, our third-party service providers or other parties with whom we do business to comply with this documentation or with laws or regulations applicable to our business could result in proceedings against us by governmental entities or others.

The U.S. federal and various state government bodies and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting laws and regulations limiting, or laws and regulations regarding the collection, distribution, use, disclosure, storage and security of personal information. For example, in June 2018, California enacted the CCPA, which became effective on January 1, 2020, and, among other things, requires covered companies to provide disclosures to California consumers, and afford such consumers data protection rights, including the ability to opt-out of certain sales of personal information. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for certain data breaches that result in the loss of PII that may increase data breach litigation. While CCPA may not apply to certain PHI, it still may require us to modify our data practices and policies and to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply.

In the United States, many state legislatures, government bodies and regulatory agencies have adopted legislation and regulations that regulate how businesses operate online, including measures relating to privacy, data security and data breaches. Additionally, some statutory and regulatory requirements in the United States, such as HIPAA, include obligations for companies to notify individuals of security breaches involving particular personal information, which could result from breaches experienced by us or our service providers. Laws in all 50 states and other United States territories require businesses to provide notice to individuals whose PII has been disclosed as a result of a data breach. Such laws are not always consistent, and compliance in the event of a widespread data breach is costly and may be challenging. States are also constantly amending existing laws, requiring attention to frequently changing requirements, and we expect these changes to continue.

In addition to government regulation, privacy advocates and industry groups may propose self-regulatory standards from time to time. These and other industry standards may legally or contractually apply to us, or we may elect to comply with such standards or to facilitate our customers’ compliance with such standards. We expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws and regulations concerning privacy, data protection, and information security, and we cannot yet determine the impact such future laws, regulations, and standards may have on our business. New laws, amendments to or re-interpretations of existing laws and regulations, industry standards, contractual and other obligations may require us to incur additional costs and restrict our business operations. Because the interpretation and application of laws, standards, contractual and other obligations relating to privacy and data protection are still uncertain and changing, it is possible that these laws, standards, contractual and other obligations may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our data management practices, our privacy, data protection or data security policies or procedures or the features of our technology. If so, in addition to the possibility of fines, lawsuits, regulatory investigations, imprisonment of company officials and public censure, other claims and penalties, significant costs for remediation and damage to our reputation, we could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or modify our technology, any of which could adversely affect our business. We may be unable to make such changes or modifications in a commercially reasonable manner, or at all, and our ability to develop new software or provide new services could be limited. Any inability to adequately address privacy, data protection or information security-related concerns, even if such concerns are unfounded, or to successfully negotiate privacy, data protection or information security-related contractual terms with customers, or to comply with applicable laws and regulations, or our policies relating to privacy, data protection, and information security, could result in additional cost and liability to us, harm our reputation and brand, and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Disruptions in our disaster recovery systems or management continuity planning could limit our ability to operate our business effectively.

Our information technology systems facilitate our ability to conduct our business. While we have disaster recovery systems and business continuity plans in place, any disruptions in our disaster recovery systems or the failure of these systems to operate as expected could, depending on the magnitude of the problem, adversely affect our operating results by limiting our capacity to effectively conduct our operations. Despite our implementation of a variety of security measures, our information technology systems could be subject to physical or electronic compromises and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering, or to weather-related disruptions where our systems are hosted. In addition, in the event that a significant number of our personnel were unavailable in the event of a disaster or we failed to recover office facilities or systems, our ability to effectively conduct business could be adversely affected. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Any failure to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights, or the failure of the scope of our intellectual property and proprietary rights to be sufficiently broad, could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our success depends, in part, upon our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, including our proprietary technology and know-how. Our business depends on internally developed technology and content, including software, databases, confidential information and know-how, the protection of which is crucial to the success of our business. We rely on a combination of trademark, trade secret and copyright laws, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions in an effort to protect our intellectual property rights, including in our internally developed technology and content. Although currently we primarily rely on trade secret protection, we may, over time, increase our investment in protecting our intellectual property through additional trademark, patent and other intellectual property filings that could be expensive, time consuming and may not yield enforceable rights. Effective intellectual property protection is expensive to develop and maintain, both in terms of initial and ongoing registration requirements and the costs of defending our rights. The measures we take to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, however, may not be sufficient to offer us meaningful protection. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights, particularly with respect to our technology and proprietary software, our competitive position and our business could be harmed, as third parties may be able to commercialize and use technologies and software products or offer services that are substantially the same as, or functionally equivalent to, ours without incurring the development and licensing costs that we have incurred.

Any of our owned or licensed intellectual property rights, or rights we develop or license in the future, could be challenged, invalidated, circumvented, infringed or misappropriated, our trade secrets and other confidential information could be disclosed in an unauthorized manner to, or misappropriated by, third parties, or our owned or licensed intellectual property rights may not be sufficient to permit us to take advantage of current market trends or otherwise to provide us with competitive advantages, which could result in costly redesign efforts, discontinuance of certain offerings or other competitive harm.

There can be no guarantee that others will not infringe on our trademarks or other intellectual property rights, independently develop similar technology, duplicate any of our technology or services, or design around our intellectual property rights. Additionally, monitoring unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights is difficult and costly. From time to time, we seek to analyze our competitors’ services, and may in the future seek to enforce our rights against potential infringement. However, the steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to prevent infringement, misappropriation or other violations of our intellectual property. We may not be able to detect unauthorized use of, or take appropriate steps to enforce, our intellectual property rights. Furthermore, intellectual property laws may change over time, and such changes may impair our ability to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights. Any inability to meaningfully protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could result in harm to our ability to compete and reduce demand for our

 

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technology and services. Moreover, our failure to develop and properly manage new intellectual property could adversely affect our market position and business opportunities, including in our Commercial Episodes of Care solution. Also, some of our services rely on technologies and software developed by or licensed from third parties, and we may not be able to maintain our relationships with such third parties or enter into similar relationships in the future on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, and such litigation could be costly, time consuming and distracting to management, regardless of whether we are successful or not, and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights, and, if such defenses, counterclaims or countersuits are successful, we could lose valuable intellectual property rights. In addition, we may be required to license additional technology from third parties to develop and market new technology features, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, and could adversely affect our ability to compete.

Uncertainty may result from changes to intellectual property legislation and from interpretations of intellectual property laws by applicable courts and agencies. Accordingly, despite our efforts, we may be unable to obtain and maintain the intellectual property rights necessary to provide us with a competitive advantage. Our failure to obtain, maintain and enforce our intellectual property rights could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Third parties may initiate legal proceedings alleging that we are infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating their intellectual property rights, the outcome of which would be uncertain and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our commercial success depends, in part, on our ability to develop and commercialize our services and use our internally developed technology without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual property or proprietary rights of third parties. We may become subject to intellectual property disputes, whether or not such allegations have merit. Intellectual property disputes can be costly to defend and may cause our business, operating results and financial condition to suffer. As the market for healthcare in the United States expands and more patents are issued, the risk increases that there may be patents or other intellectual property rights owned by third parties that relate to our technology, and of which we are not aware or that we must challenge to continue our operations as currently contemplated. Whether merited or not, we may face allegations that we, our partners or parties indemnified by us have infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated the patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights of third parties. Such claims may be made by competitors seeking to obtain a competitive advantage or by other parties. For example, in recent years, individuals and groups have begun purchasing intellectual property assets for the purpose of making claims of infringement and attempting to extract settlements from companies like ours. It may also be necessary for us to initiate litigation in order to determine the scope, enforceability or validity of third-party intellectual property or proprietary rights, or to establish our intellectual property rights. We may not be able to successfully settle or otherwise resolve such adversarial proceedings or litigation. If we are unable to successfully settle future claims on terms acceptable to us we may be required to engage in or to continue litigation. Regardless of whether third-party claims have merit, litigation can be time consuming, divert management’s attention and financial resources, and can be costly to evaluate and defend. Some third parties may be able to sustain the costs of complex litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially greater resources. Results of any such litigation are difficult to predict and may require us to stop commercializing or using our technology, obtain licenses and pay royalties, modify our services and technology while we develop non-infringing substitutes, or incur substantial damages, settlement costs, or face a temporary or permanent injunction prohibiting us from marketing or providing the affected services.

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available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and we may have to pay substantial royalties, upfront fees or grant cross-licenses to our intellectual property rights. We may also have to redesign our technology or services so they do not infringe such third-party intellectual property rights, which may not be possible or may require substantial expenditures of money and time, during which our technology may not be available for commercialization or use. Even if we are party to an agreement pursuant to which a third party must indemnify us against such costs, the indemnifying party may be unable or otherwise unwilling to uphold its contractual obligations. If we cannot or do not obtain relevant third-party licenses, or cannot obtain such licenses on commercially reasonable terms, obtain similar technology from another source, or design new technology that is not infringing, our revenue and earnings could be adversely impacted.

We also license software from third-party vendors. Third parties may claim that our use of such licensed software infringes upon their intellectual property rights. Although we seek to secure indemnification protection from our software vendors to protect us against potential third-party infringement claims in connection with our use of such license software, not all of our vendors agree to provide us with sufficient indemnification protection, and in the instances where we do secure indemnification protection from our vendors, it is possible such vendors may not honor such indemnification obligations.

Even if resolved in our favor, litigation or other legal proceedings relating to intellectual property may cause us to incur significant expenses, and could distract our technical and management personnel from their normal responsibilities. In addition, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments, and if securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, such announcements could have a material adverse effect on the price of our Class A common stock. Moreover, any uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of any legal proceedings could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise the funds necessary to continue our operations. Assertions by third parties that we violate their intellectual property rights could therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be subject to claims that we have wrongfully hired an employee from a competitor, or that our employees, consultants or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed confidential information of third parties or that our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers.

Many of our employees, consultants and advisors, or individuals that may in the future serve as our employees, consultants and advisors, are currently or were previously employed at companies including our competitors or potential competitors. Although we try to ensure that our employees, consultants, independent contractors and advisors do not use the confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets or know-how of others in their work for us, we may be subject to claims that we have, inadvertently or otherwise, used or disclosed confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets or know-how of these third parties, or that our employees, consultants or, independent contractors or advisors have, inadvertently or otherwise, used or disclosed confidential information, trade secrets or know-how of such individual’s current or former employer. If we fail in defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, and whether or not such claims have merit, litigation could result in substantial cost and be a distraction to our management and employees. Claims that we, our employees, consultants or advisors have misappropriated the confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets or know-how of third parties could therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary and internally developed information, the value of our technology could be adversely affected.

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our employees, consultants and other parties (including independent contractors and companies with whom we conduct business) may unintentionally or willfully disclose our information or technology to competitors. Enforcing a claim that a third party illegally disclosed or obtained and is using any of our internally developed information or technology is difficult, expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. We rely, in part, on non-disclosure, confidentiality and assignment-of-invention agreements with our employees, independent contractors, consultants and companies with whom we conduct business to protect our trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual property rights and internally developed information. These agreements may not be self-executing, or they may be breached and we may not have adequate remedies for such breach. Moreover, third parties may independently develop similar or equivalent proprietary information or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets, know-how and other internally developed information. Additionally, as with other potential information security breaches, our trade secrets could also be compromised. Any of these events could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our use of “open source” software could adversely affect our ability to offer our services and subject us to possible litigation.

Our technology contains software modules licensed to us by third-party authors under so-called “open source” licenses, and we expect to continue to incorporate such open source software in our technology in the future. Use and distribution of open source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open source licensors generally do not provide support, warranties, indemnification, or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code. In addition, the public availability of such software may make it easier for others to compromise our technology.

Open source licenses contain various requirements, including, in some cases, requirements that we make available source code of any modifications or derivative works we create based on our use of such open source software, or grant third parties licenses to our intellectual property at no cost. If we were to combine our proprietary software with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain open source licenses, be required to release the source code of our proprietary software to the public or otherwise be in violation of the terms of the license. Release of our source code would allow our competitors to create similar offerings in less time and with lower development effort, and ultimately could result in a loss of our competitive advantages. Alternatively, to avoid the public release of the affected portions of our source code, we could be required to expend substantial time and resources to re-engineer some or all of our software, and could be subject to claims of infringement or breach of contract by the licensors of open source software modules. Additionally, some open source projects have known security vulnerabilities and architectural instabilities and are provided on an “as-is” basis, which, if not properly addressed, could negatively affect the performance of our technology. Any of these events could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Any restrictions on our use of, or ability to license, data, or our failure to license data and integrate third-party technologies, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We depend upon licenses from third parties for some of the technology and data used in our technology and services. We expect that we may need to obtain additional licenses from third parties in the future in connection with the development of our technology and services. In addition, we obtain a portion of the data that we use from government entities, public records and from our partners for specific partner engagements. We believe that we have all rights necessary to use the data that is incorporated into our services. We cannot, however, assure you that our licenses for information will allow us to use that information for all potential or contemplated applications. In addition, our ability to continue to support integrated healthcare for individuals depends on maintaining our database, which is partially populated with information disclosed to us by our partners with their consent. If these partners revoke their consent for us to maintain, use, de-identify and share this data, consistent with applicable law, our data assets could be degraded.

 

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In the future, data providers could withdraw their data from us or restrict our usage for any reason, including if there is a competitive reason to do so, if legislation is passed restricting the use of the data or if judicial interpretations are issued restricting use of the data that we currently use to support our services. In addition, data providers could fail to adhere to our quality control standards in the future, causing us to incur additional expense to appropriately use such data. If a substantial number of data providers were to withdraw or restrict our use of their data, or if they fail to adhere to our quality control standards, and if we are unable to identify and contract with suitable alternative data suppliers and integrate these data sources into our service offerings, our ability to provide services to our customers would be materially and adversely impacted, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We also integrate third-party applications into our internally developed applications and use third-party software to support our technology infrastructure. Some of this software is proprietary and some is open source software. These technologies may not be available to us in the future on commercially reasonable terms or at all and could be difficult to replace once integrated into our own internally developed applications. Many of these licenses can be renewed only by mutual consent and most may be terminated if we breach the terms of the license and fail to cure the breach within a specified period of time. Our inability to obtain, maintain or comply with any of these licenses could delay development until equivalent technology can be identified, licensed and integrated, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Most of our third-party licenses are nonexclusive and our competitors may obtain the right to use any of the technology covered by these licenses to compete directly with us. Our use of third-party technologies exposes us to increased risks, including, but not limited to, risks associated with the integration of new technology into our solutions, the diversion of our resources from development of our own internally developed technology and the potential inability to generate revenue from licensed technology sufficient to offset associated acquisition, use and maintenance costs. In addition, if our third-party licensors choose to discontinue support of their licensed technology in the future, we might not be able to modify or adapt our own solutions to compensate for that loss.

Risks related to our organizational structure

We are a holding company and our principal asset after completion of this offering will be our     % ownership interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, and we are accordingly dependent upon distributions from Cure TopCo, LLC to pay dividends, if any, and taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and pay other expenses.

We are a holding company and, upon completion of the Reorganization Transactions and this offering, our principal asset will be our ownership of     % of the outstanding LLC Units. See “Organizational structure.” We have no independent means of generating revenue. Cure TopCo, LLC is, and will continue to be, treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Instead, the taxable income of Cure TopCo, LLC will be allocated to holders of LLC Units, including us. Accordingly, we will incur income taxes on our allocable share of any net taxable income of Cure TopCo, LLC. We will also incur expenses related to our operations, and will have obligations to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. As the sole managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC, we intend to cause Cure TopCo, LLC to make distributions to the holders of LLC Units (including us) in amounts sufficient to (i) cover all applicable taxes payable by us and the other holders of LLC Units, (ii) allow us to make any payments required under the Tax Receivable Agreement we intend to enter into as part of the Reorganization Transactions, (iii) fund dividends to our stockholders in accordance with our dividend policy, to the extent that our board of directors declares such dividends and (iv) pay our expenses.

Deterioration in the financial conditions, earnings or cash flow of Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries for any reason could limit or impair their ability to pay such distributions. Additionally, to the extent that we need funds and Cure TopCo, LLC is restricted from making such distributions to us under applicable law or regulation, as a result of covenants in its debt agreements or otherwise, we may not be able to obtain such funds on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and, as a result, could suffer a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition.

 

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In certain circumstances, Cure TopCo, LLC will be required to make distributions to us and the other holders of LLC Units, and the distributions that Cure TopCo, LLC will be required to make may be substantial.

Under the Amended LLC Agreement, Cure TopCo, LLC will generally be required from time to time to make pro rata distributions in cash to us and the other holders of LLC Units at certain assumed tax rates in amounts that are intended to be sufficient to cover the taxes on our and the other LLC Unit holders’ respective allocable shares of the taxable income of Cure TopCo, LLC. As a result of (i) potential differences in the amount of net taxable income allocable to us and the other LLC Unit holders, (ii) the lower tax rate applicable to corporations than individuals and (iii) the use of an assumed tax rate (based on the tax rate applicable to individuals) in calculating Cure TopCo, LLC’s distribution obligations, we may receive tax distributions significantly in excess of our tax liabilities and obligations to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Our board of directors will determine the appropriate uses for any excess cash so accumulated, which may include, among other uses, dividends, repurchases of our Class A common stock, the payment of obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement and the payment of other expenses. We will have no obligation to distribute such cash (or other available cash other than any declared dividend) to our stockholders. No adjustments to the redemption or exchange ratio of LLC Units for shares of Class A common stock will be made as a result of either (i) any cash distribution by us or (ii) any cash that we retain and do not distribute to our stockholders. To the extent that we do not distribute such excess cash as dividends on our Class A common stock and instead, for example, hold such cash balances or lend them to Cure TopCo, LLC, holders of LLC Units would benefit from any value attributable to such cash balances as a result of their ownership of Class A common stock following a redemption or exchange of their LLC Units. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Amended LLC Agreement.”

We are controlled by the Pre-IPO LLC Members whose interests in our business may be different than yours, and certain statutory provisions afforded to stockholders are not applicable to us.

The Pre-IPO LLC Members will control approximately     % of the combined voting power of our common stock (or     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) after the completion of this offering and the application of the net proceeds from this offering.

This concentration of ownership and voting power may delay, defer or even prevent an acquisition by a third party or other change of control of our company, which could deprive you of an opportunity to receive a premium for your shares of Class A common stock and may make some transactions more difficult or impossible without the support of the Pre-IPO LLC Members, even if such events are in the best interests of minority stockholders. Furthermore, this concentration of voting power with the Pre-IPO LLC Members may have a negative impact on the price of our Class A common stock.

Further, pursuant to the stockholders agreement that we and certain of the Pre-IPO LLC Members will enter into, New Mountain Capital will have the right to nominate directors to our board of directors as follows: so long as affiliates of New Mountain Capital continue to own (A) at least 50% of the shares of common stock that New Mountain Capital owns immediately following this offering, New Mountain Capital shall be entitled to nominate directors representing a majority of the number of directors on our board of directors, (B) less than 50% but at least 25% of the shares of common stock that New Mountain Capital owns immediately following this offering, New Mountain Capital shall be entitled to nominate directors representing at least 25% of the number of directors on the board of directors and (C) less than 25% but at least 10% of the shares of common stock New Mountain Capital owns immediately following this offering, New Mountain Capital shall be entitled to nominate directors representing at least 10% of the number of directors on the board of directors. As a result, following this offering, New Mountain Capital will be able to designate at least half of the nominees for election to our board of directors. The stockholders agreement will also provide that for so long as New Mountain Capital has the right to designate at least one director, New Mountain Capital will have the right to nominate the pro rata share of the total number of members of each committee of our board of directors that is equal to the proportion that the

 

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number of directors designated by New Mountain Capital bears to the total number of directors then on our board of directors; provided that the right of any director designated by New Mountain Capital to serve on a committee will be subject to applicable laws and NYSE independence rules.

Moreover, for so long as New Mountain Capital continues to own at least 15% of the issued and outstanding common stock, written approval by New Mountain Capital will be required for certain significant corporate actions, including any consolidation, merger or other business combination of Signify or Cure TopCo, LLC into or with any other entity, entry into any new line of business or other significant change in the scope or nature of our or our subsidiaries’ business or operations, taken as a whole, our incurrence of any indebtedness in excess of $10 million, the sale, transfer or other disposition of in any transaction or series of related transactions of more than 25% of the fair market value of our and our subsidiaries’ consolidated assets, taken as a whole, and the entry into agreements by us in connection with acquisitions or dispositions in excess of $25 million and joint ventures or strategic partnerships. Other actions requiring New Mountain Capital’s written consent include the declaration or payment of dividends on our Class A common stock, the creation, issuance or sale of equity securities by us, including Class A common stock, any amendments to our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or to the certificate of formation or operating agreement of Cure TopCo, LLC, any increase or decrease in the size of our board of directors, any change in our independent auditors, any hiring, termination, or replacement of our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial and Administrative Officer or any amendments to their employment agreements. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Stockholders agreement.”

We cannot predict whether our dual-class structure, combined with the concentrated control of the Pre-IPO LLC Members, will result in a lower or more volatile market price of our Class A common stock or in adverse publicity or other adverse consequences. For example, certain index providers have announced restrictions on including companies with multiple-class share structures in certain of their indexes. In July 2017, FTSE Russell announced that it plans to require new constituents of its indexes to have greater than 5% of the company’s voting rights in the hands of public stockholders, and S&P Dow Jones announced that it will no longer admit companies with multiple-class share structures to certain of its indexes. Because of our dual-class structure, we will likely be excluded from these indexes and we cannot assure you that other stock indexes will not take similar actions. Given the sustained flow of investment funds into passive strategies that seek to track certain indexes, exclusion from stock indexes would likely preclude investment by many of these funds and could make our Class A common stock less attractive to other investors. As a result, the market price of our Class A common stock could be adversely affected.

The Pre-IPO LLC Members’ interests may not be fully aligned with yours, which could lead to actions that are not in your best interests. Because the Pre-IPO LLC Members hold a majority of their economic interests in our business through Cure TopCo, LLC rather than through Signify Health, Inc., they may have conflicting interests with holders of shares of our Class A common stock. For example, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members may have a different tax position from us, which could influence their decisions regarding whether and when we should dispose of assets or incur new or refinance existing indebtedness, especially in light of the existence of the Tax Receivable Agreement that we will enter into in connection with this offering, and whether and when we should undergo certain changes of control for purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement or terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement. In addition, the structuring of future transactions may take into consideration these tax or other considerations even where no similar benefit would accrue to us. Pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, if the IRS makes audit adjustments to Cure TopCo, LLC’s federal income tax returns, it may assess and collect any taxes (including any applicable penalties and interest) resulting from such audit adjustment directly from Cure TopCo, LLC. If, as a result of any such audit adjustment, Cure TopCo, LLC is required to make payments of taxes, penalties and interest, Cure TopCo, LLC’s cash available for distributions to us may be substantially reduced. These rules are not applicable to Cure TopCo, LLC for tax years beginning on or prior to December 31, 2017. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement.” In addition, the Pre-IPO LLC Members’ significant ownership in us and resulting ability to effectively control us may discourage someone from making a significant equity investment in us, or could discourage transactions involving a change in

 

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control, including transactions in which you as a holder of shares of our Class A common stock might otherwise receive a premium for your shares over the then-current market price.

In addition, until such time as no Pre-IPO LLC Member party to the stockholders agreement owns 5% or more of our total voting power, we have opted out of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or DGCL, which prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination transaction with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the interested stockholder became such unless the transaction fits within an applicable exemption, such as board approval of the business combination or the transaction which resulted in such stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. Therefore, after the 180-day lock-up period expires, the Pre-IPO LLC Members will be able to transfer control of us to a third party by transferring their shares of our common stock (subject to certain restrictions and limitations), which would not require the approval of our board of directors or our other stockholders.

Further, our certificate of incorporation will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, none of New Mountain Capital or any of its affiliates or any director who is not employed by us (including any non-employee director who serves as one of our officers in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her affiliates will have any duty to refrain from (i) engaging in a corporate opportunity in the same or similar lines of business in which we or our affiliates now engage or propose to engage or (ii) otherwise competing with us or our affiliates. See “Description of capital stock.”

We are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and, as a result, qualify for, and will rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to the stockholders of companies that are subject to such corporate governance requirements.

Upon completion of this offering, a group of Pre-IPO LLC Members composed of entities affiliated with New Mountain Capital will continue to beneficially own more than 50% of the voting power for the election of members of our board of directors. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the NYSE rules. Under these rules, a listed company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain NYSE corporate governance requirements.

As a controlled company, we will rely on certain exemptions from the NYSE standards that may enable us not to comply with certain NYSE corporate governance requirements. Therefore, immediately following the consummation of this offering, a majority of our directors will not be “independent.” In addition, although we have opted to have a compensation committee and a nominating and governance committee, such committees will not be fully independent. As a consequence of our reliance on certain exemptions from the NYSE standards provided to “controlled companies,” you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE. See “Management—Controlled company exception.”

We will be required to pay the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, the Reorganization Parties, Optionholders of the Blocker Companies at the time of the Mergers, holders of synthetic equity units and any other persons that become parties to the Tax Receivable Agreement for certain tax benefits we may receive, and the amounts we may pay could be significant.

As described under “Organizational structure,” we will acquire certain favorable tax attributes from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers. In addition, future taxable redemptions or exchanges by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members of LLC Units for shares of our Class A common stock or cash and the IPO Contribution, as well as other transactions described herein, are expected to result in favorable tax attributes for us. These tax attributes would not be available to us in the absence of those transactions and are expected to reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future.

Upon the completion of this offering, we will be a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement with the TRA Parties. Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, we generally will be required to pay to the TRA Parties, in the aggregate, 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually

 

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realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we will acquire from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses, the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis and refunds of Blocker Company taxes attributable to pre-Merger tax periods), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that may result from (x) future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for cash or Class A common stock, (y) the IPO Contribution and (z) certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) deductions in respect of interest and certain compensatory payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement are our obligations and not the obligations of Cure TopCo, LLC.

We expect that the payments we will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be substantial. The tax attributes available to us as a result of the Mergers and our allocable share of existing tax basis are expected to result in tax savings of approximately $         . We would be required to pay the TRA Parties approximately 85% of such amount, or $         , over the 15-year period from the date of the completion of this offering. Further, assuming no material changes in relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, we expect that the tax savings associated with all tax attributes described above would aggregate to approximately $         over 15 years from the date of the completion of this offering, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share of Class A common stock, the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and assuming all future redemptions or exchanges would occur on the date of this offering. Under this scenario, we would be required to pay the TRA Parties approximately 85% of such amount, or $        , over the 15-year period from the date of the completion of this offering. The actual amounts we will be required to pay may materially differ from these hypothetical amounts, because potential future tax savings that we will be deemed to realize, and the Tax Receivable Agreement payments made by us, will be calculated based in part on the market value of our Class A common stock at the time of each redemption or exchange of an LLC Unit for cash or a share of Class A common stock and the prevailing applicable federal tax rate (plus the assumed combined state and local tax rate) applicable to us over the life of the Tax Receivable Agreement and will depend on our generating sufficient taxable income to realize the tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement.” Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are not conditioned on our existing owners’ continued ownership of us after this offering.

 

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions we determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or a part of the deductions, existing tax basis, tax basis increases, NOLs or other tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, and a court could sustain such challenge. The parties to the Tax Receivable Agreement will not reimburse us for any payments previously made if such tax attributes are subsequently disallowed, except that any excess payments made to a TRA Party will be netted against future payments otherwise to be made to such TRA Party under the Tax Receivable Agreement, if any, after our determination of such excess. In addition, the actual state or local tax savings we may realize may be different than the amount of such tax savings we are deemed to realize under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which will be based on an assumed combined state and local tax rate applied to our reduction in taxable income as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. In both such circumstances, we could make payments to the TRA Parties that are greater than our actual cash tax savings and we may not be able to recoup those payments, which could negatively impact our liquidity. The Tax Receivable Agreement provides that (1) in the event that we breach any of our material obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, (2) at the election of the TRA Parties, upon certain changes of control or (3) if, at any time, we elect an early termination of the Tax Receivable Agreement, our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement (with respect to all LLC Units, whether or not LLC Units have been exchanged or acquired before or after such transaction) would accelerate and become payable in a lump sum amount equal to the present value of the anticipated future tax benefits calculated based on certain assumptions, including that we would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the deductions arising from the tax deductions, tax basis and other tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. The change of control provisions in the Tax Receivable Agreement may result in situations where the Pre-IPO LLC Members have interests that differ from or are in addition to those of our other stockholders.

 

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Finally, because we are a holding company with no operations of our own, our ability to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement depends on the ability of Cure TopCo, LLC to make distributions to us. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid; provided, however, that nonpayment for a specified period may constitute a breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement and therefore accelerate payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which could negatively impact our results of operations and could also affect our liquidity in periods in which such payments are made.

Risks related to our Class A common stock and this offering

Immediately following the consummation of this offering, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members may require us to issue additional shares of our Class A common stock.

After this offering, we will have an aggregate of more than              shares of Class A common stock authorized but unissued, including approximately              shares of Class A common stock (or              shares, if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock) issuable upon the redemption or exchange of LLC Units that will be held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members. We, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members and Cure TopCo, LLC will enter into the Amended LLC Agreement, pursuant to which holders of LLC Units (other than us and our wholly owned subsidiaries), including the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, will have the right, from and after the completion of this offering to require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume-weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed or exchanged. Alternatively, we can elect to directly acquire LLC Units in exchange for newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume-weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed or exchanged. If we elect to satisfy such redemption or exchange by issuing additional shares of Class A common stock instead of cash and such shares of Class A common stock are sold into the public market, it may cause the market price of our Class A common stock to decline.

Some provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may deter third parties from acquiring us and diminish the value of our Class A common stock.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide for, among other things:

 

   

a classified board of directors, as a result of which our board of directors will be divided into three classes, with each class serving for staggered three-year terms;

 

   

at any time after New Mountain Capital, together with its affiliates and permitted transferees, owns less than a majority of our outstanding common stock (the “Majority Ownership Requirement”), there will be:

 

   

restrictions on the ability of our stockholders to call a special meeting and the business that can be conducted at such meeting or to act by written consent;

 

   

supermajority approval requirements for amending or repealing provisions in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws;

 

   

the removal of directors for cause only upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 6623% of the shares of common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

 

   

the authorization of undesignated preferred stock, the terms of which may be established and shares of which may be issued without stockholder approval; and

 

   

advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals.

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affect the prevailing market price of our Class A common stock if they are viewed as discouraging future takeover attempts. These provisions could also make it more difficult for stockholders to nominate directors for election to our board of directors and take other corporate actions.

The provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation requiring exclusive forum in certain courts in the State of Delaware or the federal district courts of the United States for certain types of lawsuits may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will require, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or stockholders to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine will have to be brought in a state court located within the state of Delaware (or if no state court of the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware), in all cases subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. The foregoing provision will not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction.

Additionally, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.

Although we believe these exclusive forum provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law and federal securities laws in the types of lawsuits to which each applies, the exclusive forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. Further, in the event a court finds either exclusive forum provision contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be unenforceable or inapplicable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, for the foreseeable future, to fund the development and growth of our business. We do not intend to pay any dividends to holders of our Class A common stock. As a result, capital appreciation in the price of our Class A common stock, if any, will be your only source of gain on an investment in our Class A common stock. See “Dividend policy.”

However, under the Amended LLC Agreement, Cure TopCo, LLC will generally be required from time to time to make pro rata distributions in cash to us and the other holders of LLC Units at certain assumed tax rates in amounts that could be significant. See “—In certain circumstances, Cure TopCo, LLC will be required to make distributions to us and the other holders of LLC Units, and the distributions that Cure TopCo, LLC will be required to make may be substantial.”

We have identified a series of significant deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting and IT access controls that collectively amounted to a material weakness. If our remediation of these significant deficiencies that led to the material weakness is not effective, or if we experience additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls in the future, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and, as a result, the value of our Class A common stock.

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related to deficiencies in our controls, which ultimately led to a restatement of our 2018 financial statements. In 2019, we identified a number of significant deficiencies in the design and operation of our internal control over financial reporting that collectively amounted to a material weakness. The significant deficiencies primarily related to segregation of duty controls over the review and evaluation of the company’s combined-consolidated financial statements in order to prevent misstatements associated with various accounts, disclosures and statements in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, we did not have effective information technology controls related to governance over privileged access, security and change management. A number of these IT access control deficiencies had been identified in 2018 and had not been fully remediated ahead of the 2019 audit. No individual control deficiency identified in 2019 was considered to be of significance enough to individually escalate to the level of material weakness.

We are currently undertaking and otherwise evaluating a number of steps to enhance our internal control over financial reporting and address the material weaknesses, including: the hiring of additional accounting and financial reporting personnel with technical accounting and public company experience, enhancing and formalizing our internal review procedures during the financial statement close process, and designing and implementing IT general computer controls.

We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date, and actions we may take in the future, will be sufficient to remediate the control deficiencies that led to our material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and IT access control or that they will prevent or avoid potential future material weaknesses. In addition, neither our management nor an independent registered public accounting firm has performed an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act because no such evaluation has been required. Had we or our independent registered public accounting firm performed an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, additional material weaknesses may have been identified. As a public company, we will be required in future years to document and assess the effectiveness of our system of internal control over financial reporting to satisfy the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

If we fail to effectively remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, if we identify future material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting or if we are unable to comply with the demands that will be placed upon us as a public company, including the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, in a timely manner, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results, or report them within the time frames required by the SEC. In addition, if we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, when required, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, we may face restricted access to the capital markets and our stock price may be adversely affected.

Our internal controls over financial reporting may not be effective and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to certify as to their effectiveness, which could have a significant and adverse effect on our business and reputation.

We are not currently required to comply with SEC rules that implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and are therefore not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting for that purpose. We will not be required to formally assess our internal controls until we file our second annual report on Form 10-K and we will not be required to have our independent registered public accounting firm formally assess our internal controls for as long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act.

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adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our evaluation, testing and any remediation actions or the impact of the same on our operations. If we are not able to implement the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue an adverse opinion due to ineffective internal controls over financial reporting, and we may be subject to sanctions or investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the SEC. As a result, there could be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our financial statements. In addition, we may be required to incur costs in improving our internal control system and the hiring of additional personnel. Any such action could negatively affect our results of operations and cash flows.

General risks related to our business and this offering

If our existing customers do not continue or renew their contracts with us, renew at lower fee levels, decline to purchase additional services from us or reduce the services received from us pursuant to those contracts, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We expect to derive a significant portion of our revenue from renewal of existing customer contracts and sales of additional services to existing customers. As part of our growth strategy, for instance, we have recently focused on expanding our services among current customers, both in terms of the number of distinct services an existing customer uses and expanding the existing customer’s use of a particular service. As a result, selling additional services and expanding use of current services are critical to our future business, revenue growth and results of operations.

Factors that may affect our ability to sell additional services and expand use of current services include the following:

 

   

the price, performance and functionality of our services;

 

   

the availability, price, performance and functionality of competing or replacement services;

 

   

our ability to develop and sell complementary services;

 

   

changes in healthcare laws, regulations or trends;

 

   

the business environment of our customers; and

 

   

the government programs in which our customers participate.

Our contracts with our health plan customers for IHEs generally have stated initial terms of one to two years with automatic renewal at the end of each term unless terminated by the customer. We are paid a flat fee per IHE completed. Our ability to complete IHEs depends on the plan members provided by our customers for purposes of our target member list (“TML”) agreeing to an IHE. However, our customers typically have no obligation to accept such automatic renewal. In addition, our customers may negotiate terms less advantageous to us upon renewal, which may reduce our revenue from these customers. Our future results of operations also depend, in part, on our ability to expand across the continuum of care. If our customers fail to renew their contracts, renew their contracts upon less favorable terms or at lower fee levels or fail to purchase new services from us, our revenue may decline, or our future revenue growth may be constrained.

Our contracts with healthcare providers are also subject to renegotiation from time to time. Under our provider contracts, provider partners can typically terminate their contracts with or without cause upon advance notice to Signify. In addition, provider partners may seek to renegotiate the administrative fees and/or percentage of shared savings that we are entitled to under our contracts from time to time.

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one to three months advance notice. If a customer terminates its contract early and revenue and cash flows expected from a customer are not realized in the time period expected or not realized at all, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

If we are unable to attract new customers, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.

To increase our revenue and achieve continued growth, we must continue to attract new customers. Our ability to do so depends in large part on the success of our sales and marketing efforts and the quality of our solutions, as potential customers may seek out other options. For example, in our Episodes of Care Services segment, potential customers might decline episode of care programs in favor of other value-based care models, such as ACOs, capitation models, or pay-for-performance programs. Therefore, we must demonstrate that our services and solutions are valuable and superior to alternatives. If we fail to provide high-quality solutions and convince customers of the benefits of our model and value proposition, we may not be able to attract new customers. If the markets for our solutions decline or grow more slowly than we expect, or if the number of customers that contract with us for our solutions declines or fails to increase as we expect, our financial results could be harmed. As markets in which we participate mature, services evolve and competitors begin to enter into the market and introduce differentiated solutions or services that are perceived to compete with ours, our ability to sell our solutions could be impaired. As a result of these and other factors, we may be unable to attract new customers, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may acquire other companies or technologies, which could divert our management’s attention, result in dilution to our stockholders, and otherwise disrupt our operations.

In the past, we have expanded our business in part through acquisitions, and we may seek to acquire or invest in additional businesses, applications, services, or technologies that we believe could complement or expand our existing and future offerings, enhance our technical capabilities, give us access to new markets or otherwise offer growth opportunities. However, we may not be successful in identifying acquisition targets or we may use estimates and judgments to evaluate the operations and future revenues of a target that turn out to be inaccurate. The pursuit of potential acquisitions may also divert the attention of management and cause us to incur various expenses in identifying, investigating, and pursuing suitable acquisitions, whether or not they are consummated. In addition, we have limited experience in acquiring other businesses and may have difficulty integrating acquired businesses. If we acquire additional businesses, we may not be able to integrate the acquired operations and technologies successfully, or effectively manage the combined business following the acquisition. Integration may prove to be difficult due to the necessity of integrating personnel that have disparate business backgrounds and are accustomed to different corporate cultures.

We also may not achieve the anticipated benefits from any acquired business due to a number of factors, including:

 

   

inability to integrate or benefit from acquired technologies or services in a profitable manner;

 

   

unanticipated costs or liabilities, including legal liabilities, associated with the acquisition;

 

   

an incoherent customer experience as we integrate different technologies and systems;

 

   

difficulties and additional expenses associated with supporting legacy products and hosting infrastructure of the acquired business;

 

   

difficulty converting the customers of the acquired business into our current and future offerings and contract terms, including disparities in the revenue model of the acquired company;

 

   

diversion of management’s attention or resources from other business concerns;

 

   

adverse effects on our existing business relationships with customers, members, or strategic partners as a result of the acquisition;

 

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due diligence errors or poor execution;

 

   

a lack of understanding of the acquired business’ historical liabilities and existing insurance coverage;

 

   

the potential loss of key employees; and

 

   

use of substantial portions of our available cash to consummate the acquisition.

We may issue equity securities or incur indebtedness to pay for any such acquisition or investment, which would cause dilution for our shareholders and could adversely affect our financial condition. Any such issuances of additional capital stock may cause stockholders to experience significant dilution of their ownership interests and the per share value of our Class A common stock to decline. In addition, a significant portion of the purchase price of any companies we acquire may be allocated to acquired goodwill and other intangible assets, which must be assessed for impairment at least annually. In the future, if our acquisitions do not yield expected returns, we may be required to take charges to our results of operations based on this impairment assessment process, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

The growth of our business and future success relies in part on our relationships with third parties and our business could be harmed if we fail to maintain or expand these relationships.

We selectively form relationships and engage with a range of third parties for our technology needs in implementation of our service. For example, we are particularly reliant on a vendor that provides us with software that allows us to engage in efficient, targeted outreach to members on our TML. We may fail to retain and expand these relationships for various reasons, and any such failure could harm our relationship with our customers, our prospects, and our business. In order to grow our business, we anticipate that we will continue to depend on relationships with third parties. As we seek to continue current relationships and form additional relationships, it is uncertain whether these efforts will be successful, or that these relationships will result in increased customer use of our solutions or increased revenue. In the event that we are unable to effectively utilize, maintain, and expand these relationships that we are dependent on, our results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

If we fail to retain and motivate members of our management team or other key employees, or fail to attract additional qualified personnel to support our operations, our business and future growth prospects could be harmed.

Our success and future growth depend largely upon the continued services of our management team and our other key employees. From time to time, there may be changes in our executive management team or other key employees resulting from the hiring or departure of these personnel. Our executive officers and other key employees are employed on an at-will basis, which means that these personnel could terminate their employment with us at any time. The loss of one or more of our executive officers, or the failure by our executive team to effectively work with our employees and lead our company, could harm our business.

In addition, to execute our growth plan, we must attract and retain highly qualified personnel. Competition for these personnel is intense, especially for experienced sales, customer account management, digital product development and technology personnel. There is no guarantee we will be able to attract such personnel or that competition among potential employers will not result in increased salaries or other benefits. From time to time, we have experienced, and we expect to continue to experience, difficulty in hiring and retaining employees with appropriate qualifications. Many of the companies with which we compete for experienced personnel have greater resources than we have. If we hire employees from competitors or other companies, their former employers may attempt to assert that these employees or we have breached their legal obligations, resulting in a diversion of our time and resources. We expect prospective employees to evaluate us on a number of areas, such as diversity and inclusion and workplace conduct. If we are unable to foster a positive and inclusive working environment that is attractive to our existing and prospective employees, it could impact employee recruiting,

 

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engagement and retention and the willingness of customers and our partners to do business with us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, prospective and existing employees often consider the value of the equity awards they receive in connection with their employment. If the perceived value of our equity awards declines, experiences significant volatility, or increases such that prospective employees believe there is limited upside to the value of our equity awards, it may adversely affect our ability to recruit and retain key employees. If we fail to attract new personnel or fail to retain and motivate our current personnel, our business and future growth prospects could be harmed.

We may be subject to legal proceedings and litigation, including intellectual property and privacy disputes, which are costly to defend and could materially harm our business and results of operations.

We may be party to lawsuits and legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. These matters are often expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. We have in the past and may in the future face allegations, lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, audits or investigations regarding data privacy, data security, personal injury, malpractice or intellectual property infringement, including claims related to privacy, patents, publicity, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other rights. We have in the past and may in the future be subject to allegations, lawsuits or inquiries relating to labor and employment, in the case of the past in particular, with respect to our characterization of independent contractor relationships. See “—Risks related to governmental regulation—If our providers are characterized as employees, we would be subject to adverse effects on our business and employment and withholding liabilities.” We may also face allegations or litigation related to our acquisitions, securities issuances or business practices, including public disclosures about our business. See “Business—Legal proceedings.” Litigation and regulatory proceedings may be protracted and expensive, and the results are difficult to predict. Certain of these matters may include speculative claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages or for injunctive relief. Additionally, our litigation costs could be significant and are difficult to predict. Adverse outcomes with respect to allegations, lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, audits, or investigations may result in significant settlement costs or judgments, penalties and fines, or require us to modify our services or require us to stop serving certain customers or geographies, any of which could negatively impact our business. We have also in the past been subject to information requests and subpoenas in connection with investigations by government agencies into some of our customers. Complying with these requests can be costly and time consuming. Managing legal proceedings, litigation and audits, even if we achieve favorable outcomes, is time consuming and diverts management’s attention from our business. The results of regulatory proceedings, lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, audits and investigations cannot be predicted with certainty, and determining reserves for pending litigation and other legal, regulatory and audit matters requires significant judgment. There can be no assurance that our expectations will prove correct, and even if these matters are resolved in our favor or without significant cash settlements, these matters, and the time and resources necessary to litigate or resolve them, could harm our reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations and the market price of our Class A shares.

We also may be subject to lawsuits under the FCA and comparable state laws if the government or a whistleblower alleges that some misconduct or materially faulty services provided by us resulted in the health plan submitting allegedly false or fraudulent risk adjustment information to CMS under the Medicare Advantage program, among other potential legal theories under the FCA. These lawsuits, which may be initiated by government authorities as well as private party whistleblowers (also known as “relators”), can involve significant monetary damages, fines, attorney fees and the award of bounties to private plaintiffs who successfully bring these suits, as well as to the relevant government programs, or may lead to our exclusion from government programs we or our customers participate in. Such actions can also form the basis for exclusion from participation in those programs. In recent years, government oversight and law enforcement have become increasingly active and aggressive in investigating and taking legal action against potential fraud and abuse.

Furthermore, our business exposes us to professional negligence, personal injury and other related actions or claims that are inherent in the managing of healthcare services or a network of traveling personnel. These claims, with or without merit, could cause us to incur substantial costs, and could place a significant strain on our

 

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financial resources, divert the attention of management from our core business, harm our reputation and adversely affect our ability to attract and retain customers, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Although we maintain third-party liability insurance coverage, it is possible that claims against us may exceed the coverage limits of our insurance policies or may not be covered by our liability insurance coverage. Even if any professional liability loss is covered by an insurance policy, these policies typically have substantial deductibles for which we are responsible. Professional liability claims in excess of applicable insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any professional liability claim brought against us, with or without merit, could result in an increase of our professional liability insurance premiums. Insurance coverage varies in cost and can be difficult to obtain, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain insurance coverage in the future on terms acceptable to us or at all. If our costs of insurance and claims increase, then our earnings could decline.

The emergence and effects related to a pandemic, epidemic, outbreak of an infectious disease or a natural or man-made disaster could negatively impact our operations and business.

If a pandemic, epidemic, outbreak of an infectious disease, other public health crisis or natural or man-made disaster were to occur in an area in which we or our provider partners operate, our operations could be negatively impacted. In particular, a public health crisis could reduce the demand for IHE visits from our providers, especially if such crisis is of an infectious nature. We have disaster plans in place and operate pursuant to infectious disease and other disaster protocols, but the potential emergence of a pandemic, epidemic, outbreak or natural or man-made disaster is difficult to predict and could harm our business and operations.

Further, a public health crisis or other public disaster may lead government agencies to provide forms of relief that could negatively impact our business. For example, in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS announced that healthcare providers could choose to eliminate upside and downside risk by excluding all episodes from reconciliation in 2020 or could choose to exclude from reconciliation those episodes with a COVID-19 diagnosis during the episode. Subsequently, CMS announced that all episodes in 2021 with a COVID-19 diagnosis would be automatically excluded from reconciliation. See “—Our operations have been, and may continue to be, significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and our business, financial condition and results of operations have been negatively impacted.” As evidenced by the reduction in episodes due to COVID-19 diagnoses, if such measures were to be taken in connection with another pandemic, public health emergency or natural disaster, the program size we manage would decline, which would accordingly reduce our fees and ability to generate savings.

If the estimates and assumptions we use to determine the size of our total addressable market are inaccurate, our future growth rate may be impacted and our business would be harmed.

Market estimates and growth forecasts are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the market in which we compete meets our size estimates and forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at rates similar to those at which it has historically grown, if at all. Our market opportunity is also based on the assumption that our existing and future solutions will be more attractive to our customers and potential customers than competing solutions. If these assumptions prove inaccurate, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected. For more information regarding our estimates of market opportunity and the forecasts of market growth included in this prospectus, see the section titled “Market and Industry Data.”

Our financial results may be adversely impacted by changes in accounting principles applicable to us.

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time to time. For example, in May 2014, the FASB issued accounting standards update No. 2014-09 (Topic 606), Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which superseded nearly all previously existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

We adopted this standard as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Remedy Partners also adopted this new accounting standard effective January 1, 2019, prior to our acquisition of Remedy Partners and its inclusion in our combined-consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this standard did have a material impact on Remedy Partners’ consolidated financial statements. We estimate net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 for Remedy Partners was approximately $25.0 million lower under Topic 606 than it would have been under previous revenue recognition guidance primarily due to changes in the timing of revenue recognition under Topic 606.

Under Topic 606, more estimates, judgments, and assumptions are required within the revenue recognition process than were previously required. Our reported financial position and financial results may be harmed if our estimates or judgments prove to be wrong, assumptions change, or actual circumstances differ from those in our assumptions. Any difficulties in implementing these pronouncements could cause us to fail to meet our financial reporting obligations, which could result in regulatory discipline and harm our business and the trading price of our Class A common stock.

If our estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting policies prove to be incorrect or change, our results of operations could be harmed.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base these estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, as provided in “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations—Critical accounting policies.” The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets, liabilities and equity and the amount of revenue and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Significant assumptions and estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements include those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, equity-based compensation, business combinations, impairment of long-lived assets, including intangible assets and goodwill and EARs. Our results of operations may be harmed if our assumptions change or if actual circumstances differ from those in our assumptions, which could cause our results of operations to fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors, resulting in a decline in the trading price of our Class A common stock.

There may not be an active, liquid trading market for our Class A common stock.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for shares of our Class A common stock. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the development of a trading market on the NYSE or how liquid that market may become. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling any of our Class A common stock that you purchase. The initial public offering price of shares of our Class A common stock is, or will be, determined by negotiation between us and the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail following the completion of this offering. The market price of shares of our Class A common stock may decline below the initial public offering price, and you may not be able to resell your shares of our Class A common stock at or above the initial public offering price.

 

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We expect that our stock price will fluctuate significantly, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.

The trading price of our Class A common stock is likely to be volatile and subject to wide price fluctuations in response to various factors, including:

 

   

market conditions in the broader stock market in general, or in our industry in particular;

 

   

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly financial and operating results;

 

   

introduction of new products and services by us or our competitors;

 

   

issuance of new or changed securities analysts’ reports or recommendations;

 

   

sales of large blocks of our stock;

 

   

additions or departures of key personnel;

 

   

regulatory developments;

 

   

litigation and governmental investigations; and

 

   

economic and political conditions or events.

These and other factors may cause the market price and demand for our Class A common stock to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their shares of Class A common stock and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our Class A common stock. In addition, in the past, when the market price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock have instituted securities class action litigation against the company that issued the stock. If any of our stockholders brought a lawsuit against us, we could incur substantial costs defending the lawsuit. Such a lawsuit could also divert the time and attention of our management from our business.

The trading market for our Class A common stock will also be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. Moreover, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock, or if our results of operations do not meet their expectations, our stock price could decline.

If a substantial number of shares become available for sale and are sold in a short period of time, the market price of our Class A common stock could decline.

If our existing stockholders sell substantial amounts of our Class A common stock in the public market following this offering, the market price of our Class A common stock could decrease significantly. The perception in the public market that our existing stockholders might sell shares of Class A common stock could also depress our market price. Upon completion of this offering, we will have outstanding                  shares of Class A common stock and options to purchase                  shares. Our directors, executive officers and additional other holders of our Class A common stock will be subject to the lock-up agreements described in “Underwriting” and the Rule 144 holding period requirements described in “Shares eligible for future sale.” After all of these lock-up periods have expired and the holding periods have elapsed,                  additional shares will be eligible for sale in the public market. The market price of shares of our Class A common stock may drop significantly when the restrictions on resale by our existing stockholders lapse. A decline in the price of shares of our Class A common stock might impede our ability to raise capital through the issuance of additional shares of our Class A common stock or other equity securities.

Our management may spend the proceeds of this offering in ways with which you may disagree or that may not be profitable.

Although we anticipate using the net proceeds from the offering as described under “Use of proceeds,” management will have broad discretion as to the application of the net proceeds and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated by this offering. You may not agree with the manner in which our management

 

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chooses to allocate and spend the net proceeds. Our management may use the proceeds for corporate purposes that may not increase our profitability or otherwise result in the creation of stockholder value. In addition, pending our use of the proceeds, we may invest the proceeds primarily in instruments that do not produce significant income or that may lose value.

New investors in our Class A common stock will experience immediate and substantial book value dilution after this offering.

The initial public offering price of our Class A common stock will be substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of the outstanding common stock immediately after the offering. Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share (the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus) and our net tangible book value as of September 30, 2020, if you purchase our Class A common stock in this offering you will pay more for your shares than the amounts paid by our existing stockholders for their shares and you will suffer immediate dilution of approximately $         per share in pro forma net tangible book value. As a result of this dilution, investors purchasing stock in this offering may receive significantly less than the full purchase price that they paid for the shares purchased in this offering in the event of a liquidation. See “Dilution.”

We also have approximately              outstanding stock options to purchase Class A common stock with exercise prices that are below the assumed initial public offering price of the Class A common stock. To the extent that these options are exercised, there will be further dilution.

We will incur significantly increased costs and become subject to additional regulations and requirements as a result of becoming a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance matters, which could lower our profits or make it more difficult to run our business.

As a public company, we will incur significant legal, regulatory, finance, accounting, investor relations and other expenses that we have not incurred as a private company, including costs associated with public company reporting requirements. As a result of having publicly traded common stock, we will also be required to comply with, and incur costs associated with such compliance with, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as rules and regulations implemented by the SEC and the NYSE. The expenses incurred by public companies generally for reporting and corporate governance purposes have been increasing. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time consuming and costly. Our management will need to devote a substantial amount of time to ensure that we comply with all of these requirements, diverting the attention of management away from revenue-producing activities. These laws and regulations also could make it more difficult or costly for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including director and officer liability insurance, and we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. These laws and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board of Directors, our board committees or as our executive officers. Furthermore, if we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a public company, we could be subject to delisting of our Class A common stock, fines, sanctions and other regulatory action and potentially civil litigation.

We are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our Class A common stock less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We cannot predict if investors will find our Class A common stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our Class A common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Class A common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We have made statements under the captions “Prospectus summary,” “Risk factors,” “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations,” “Business” and in other sections of this prospectus that are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed under the caption entitled “Risk factors.” You should specifically consider the numerous risks outlined under “Risk factors.”

Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include:

 

   

the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

   

our dependence upon a limited number of key customers;

 

   

our dependence on certain key government programs;

 

   

our failure to maintain and grow our network of high-quality providers;

 

   

our failure to continue to innovate and provide services that are useful to customers and achieve and maintain market acceptance;

 

   

our limited operating history with certain of our solutions;

 

   

our failure to compete effectively;

 

   

the length and unpredictability of our sales cycle;

 

   

failure of our existing customers to continue or renew their contracts with us;

 

   

seasonality that may cause fluctuations in our sales and results of operations;

 

   

our failure to achieve or maintain profitability;

 

   

our revenue not growing at the rates they historically have, or at all;

 

   

our failure to successfully execute on our growth initiatives, business strategies, or operating plans;

 

   

inaccurate estimates and assumptions used to determine the size of our total addressable market;

 

   

changes in accounting principles applicable to us;

 

   

incorrect estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting policies;

 

   

increase in our level of indebtedness;

 

   

our failure to effectively adapt to changes in the healthcare industry, including changes in the rules governing Medicare or other federal health care programs;

 

   

our failure to adhere to complex and evolving governmental laws and regulations;

 

   

our failure to comply with current and future federal and state privacy, security and data protection laws, regulations or standards;

 

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our employment of and contractual relationships with our providers subjecting us to licensing or other regulatory risks;

 

   

adverse findings from inspections, reviews, audits and investigations from health plans;

 

   

inadequate investment in or maintenance of our operating platform and other information technology and business systems;

 

   

security breaches or incidents, loss or misuse of data, a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or other disruptions;

 

   

disruptions in our disaster recovery systems or management continuity planning;

 

   

our ability to comply with, and changes to, laws, regulations and standards relating to privacy or data protection;

 

   

our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property;

 

   

our dependence on distributions from Cure TopCo, LLC to fund dividend payments, if any, and to pay our taxes and expenses, including payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement;

 

   

the Pre-IPO LLC Members’ control of us and our status as a controlled company;

 

   

our ability to realize any benefit from our organizational structure; and

 

   

the other risk factors described under “Risk factors.”

Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are not guarantees of future performance and our actual results of operations, financial condition or liquidity, and the development of the industry and markets in which we operate, may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity, and events in the industry and markets in which we operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, they may not be predictive of results or developments in future periods.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of such statement. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise, or to publicly announce any update or revision to, any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Structure prior to the Reorganization Transactions

We currently conduct our business through Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries. Following this offering, we will be a holding company and our sole material asset will be an ownership interest in Cure TopCo, LLC. Signify Health, Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on October 1, 2020 to serve as the issuer of the Class A common stock offered hereby.

Prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions, the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Cure TopCo, LLC will be amended and restated to, among other things, convert all outstanding equity interests into one class of non-voting common units (the “LLC Units”) and appoint Signify Health, Inc. as the sole managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC. After these transactions and prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions and the completion of this offering, all of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding equity interests will be owned by the following persons (collectively, the “Pre-IPO LLC Members”):

 

   

Affiliates of New Mountain Capital and certain other minority equityholders, indirectly through certain entities treated as corporations for U.S. tax purposes;

 

   

New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), LP;

 

   

Cure Aggregator, LLC; and

 

   

Certain other equity holders in Cure TopCo, LLC (the “Other Legacy Signify Holders”).

The Reorganization Transactions

In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into the Reorganization Transactions.

Because we will manage and operate the business and control the strategic decisions and day-to-day operations of Cure TopCo, LLC and because we will also have a substantial financial interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, we will consolidate the financial results of Cure TopCo, LLC, and a portion of our net income will be allocated to the noncontrolling interest to reflect the entitlement of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to a portion of Cure TopCo, LLC’s net income. In addition, because Cure TopCo, LLC will be under the common control of the Pre-IPO LLC Members before and after the Reorganization Transactions (both directly and indirectly through their ownership of us), we will account for the Reorganization Transactions as a reorganization of entities under common control and will initially measure the interests of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members in the assets and liabilities of Cure TopCo, LLC at their carrying amounts as of the date of the completion of the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect upon the completion of this offering will authorize the issuance of two classes of common stock: Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Each share of common stock will entitle its holder to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. The Class B common stock is not entitled to economic interests in Signify Health, Inc. See “Description of capital stock.”

Prior to the completion of this offering, we will acquire, directly and indirectly, LLC Units through the IPO Contribution and the Mergers, in which the Blocker Companies will merge with a merger subsidiary created by us, after which each Blocker Company will immediately merge into Signify Health, Inc. The Reorganization Parties will collectively hold             shares of Class A common stock of Signify Health, Inc. after the IPO Contribution and the Mergers. The Reorganization Parties will collectively receive a number of shares of our Class A common stock equal to the number of LLC Units held by the Blocker Company prior to the Mergers, and will no longer directly hold interests in Cure TopCo, LLC.

Each Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member will be issued a number of shares of our Class B common stock in an amount equal to the number of LLC Units held by such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member, except in the case of Cure Aggregator, LLC. Cure Aggregator, LLC is a special purpose investment vehicle through which certain members of Cure TopCo, LLC, primarily our employees and certain legacy investors, indirectly hold interests in Cure TopCo, LLC. Cure Aggregator, LLC holds LLC Units on behalf of such members on a one-for-one basis with each member’s interests in Cure Aggregator, LLC. In connection with the Reorganization, shares of Class B common stock will be issued to the direct holders of common units in Cure Aggregator, LLC in proportion to their interests in Cure Aggregator, LLC. See “Executive and Director Compensation—Other compensation

 

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plans—Incentive Units” for a description of the incentive units held by our named executive officers in Cure Aggregator, LLC.

Cure TopCo, LLC will enter into the Amended LLC Agreement. Under the Amended LLC Agreement, holders of LLC Units (other than us and our wholly owned subsidiaries), including the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, will have the right, from and after the completion of this offering (subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement), to require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume-weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications) in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Additionally, in the event of a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, we may, at our option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A common stock for LLC Units in lieu of such a redemption. Shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such holder pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Amended LLC Agreement.” Except for transfers to us or to certain permitted transferees pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement, the LLC Units and shares of Class B common stock may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of.

In connection with this offering, we will enter into the stockholders agreement with certain of the Pre-IPO LLC Members. Pursuant to the stockholders agreement, New Mountain Capital will have certain board nomination, committee nomination and consent and information rights. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Stockholders agreement.”

We will issue                shares of Class A common stock to the public pursuant to this offering.

We will use all of the net proceeds from this offering (including net proceeds received if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) to acquire newly issued LLC Units from Cure TopCo, LLC at a purchase price per LLC Unit equal to the initial public offering price of Class A common stock, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, collectively representing        % of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding LLC Units (or        %, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

We will enter into a Tax Receivable Agreement, that will obligate us to make payments to the TRA Parties in the aggregate generally equal to 85% of the applicable cash savings that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we will acquire from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses, the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis and refunds of Blocker Company taxes attributable to pre-Merger tax periods), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that may result from (x) future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for cash or Class A common stock, (y) the IPO Contribution and (z) certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) deductions in respect of interest and certain compensatory payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. We will retain the benefit of the remaining 15% of these tax savings.

We will cause Cure TopCo, LLC to use the proceeds from the issuance of LLC Units to us (i) to pay fees and expenses of approximately $            million in connection with this offering and the Reorganization Transactions and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including working capital and potential strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, other businesses or technologies that we believe will complement our current business and expansion strategies. See “Use of proceeds.”

Effect of the Reorganization Transactions and this offering

The Reorganization Transactions are intended to create a holding company that will facilitate public ownership of, and investment in, the Company and are structured in a tax-efficient manner for the Blocker Companies and Reorganization Parties. The Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members will continue to hold their ownership interests in Cure TopCo, LLC until such time in the future as they may elect to cause us to redeem or exchange their LLC Units for a corresponding number of shares of our Class A common stock or cash.

We estimate that the offering expenses (other than the underwriting discounts and commissions) will be approximately $            . All of such offering expenses will be paid for by Cure TopCo, LLC. See “Use of proceeds.”

 

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The following diagram depicts our organizational structure immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions, the completion of this offering and the application of the net proceeds from this offering, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock (the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) and assuming the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock. This chart is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent all legal entities within our organizational structure.

 

 

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Upon completion of the transactions described above, this offering and the application of the Company’s net proceeds from this offering:

 

   

Signify Health, Inc. will be appointed as the managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC and will hold                LLC Units, constituting        % of the outstanding economic interests in Cure TopCo, LLC (or                LLC Units, constituting        % of the outstanding economic interests in Cure TopCo, LLC if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

 

   

The Pre-IPO LLC Members will collectively hold (i)                shares of Class A common stock and (ii) LLC Units, which together directly and indirectly represent approximately     % of the economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC (or     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) and (iii) through their collective ownership of                shares of Class A and                shares of Class B common stock, approximately     % of the combined voting power of our common stock (or     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

 

   

Investors in this offering will collectively beneficially own (i)                 shares of our Class A common stock, representing approximately     % of the combined voting power of our common stock (or                 shares and     %, respectively, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) and (ii) through our direct and indirect ownership of LLC Units, indirectly will hold approximately     % of the economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC (or     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

Funds affiliated with New Mountain Capital, including the Reorganization Parties through their holdings of our Class A common stock and certain Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members through their holdings of LLC Units and our Class B common stock, will collectively own     % of the economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC (or     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full), as well as an equal percentage of the voting power in Signify Health, Inc.

Holding company structure and the Tax Receivable Agreement

We are a holding company, and immediately after the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions and this offering, our sole material asset will be our ownership interests in Cure TopCo, LLC. The number of LLC Units that we will own directly and indirectly in the aggregate at any time will equal the aggregate number of outstanding shares of our Class A common stock. The economic interest represented by each LLC Unit that we own directly and indirectly will correspond to one share of our Class A common stock, and the total number of LLC Units owned directly and indirectly by us and the holders of our Class B common stock at any given time will equal the sum of the outstanding shares of all classes of our common stock.

We do not intend to list our Class B common stock on any stock exchange.

We will acquire certain favorable tax attributes from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers. In addition, acquisitions by us of LLC Units from Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members in connection with the IPO Contribution and future redemptions or exchanges by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members of LLC Units for shares of our Class A common stock or cash, and other transactions described herein are expected to result in favorable tax attributes that will be allocated to us. These tax attributes would not be available to us in the absence of those transactions and are expected to reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future.

We intend to enter into a Tax Receivable Agreement with the TRA Parties. Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, we generally will be required to pay to the TRA Parties, in the aggregate, 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we will acquire from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating

 

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losses, the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis and refunds of Blocker company taxes attributable to pre-Merger tax periods), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that may result from (x) future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for cash or Class A common stock, (y) the IPO Contribution and (z) certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) deductions in respect of interest and certain compensatory payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement.

The tax attributes available to us as a result of the Mergers and our allocable share of existing tax basis are expected to result in tax savings of approximately $         . We would be required to pay the TRA Parties approximately 85% of such amount, or $         , over the 15-year period from the date of the completion of this offering. Further, assuming no material changes in relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, we expect that the tax savings associated with all tax attributes described above would aggregate to approximately $             over 15 years from the date of the completion of this offering, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $             per share of Class A common stock, the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and assuming all future redemptions or exchanges would occur on the date of this offering. Under this scenario, we would be required to pay the TRA Parties approximately 85% of such amount, or $            , over the 15-year period from the date of the completion of this offering. The actual amounts we will be required to pay may materially differ from these hypothetical amounts, because potential future tax savings that we will be deemed to realize, and the Tax Receivable Agreement payments made by us, will be calculated based in part on the market value of our Class A common stock at the time of each redemption or exchange of an LLC Unit for cash or a share of Class A common stock and the prevailing applicable federal tax rate (plus the assumed combined state and local tax rate) applicable to us over the life of the Tax Receivable Agreement and will depend on our generating sufficient taxable income to realize the tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions we determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or part of the deductions, existing tax basis, tax basis increases, NOLs or other tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, and a court could sustain such challenge. The TRA Parties will not reimburse us for any payments previously made if such tax attributes are subsequently challenged by a tax authority and are ultimately disallowed, except that any excess payments made to a TRA Party will be netted against future payments otherwise to be made to such TRA Party under the Tax Receivable Agreement, if any, after our determination of such excess. As a result, in such circumstances we could make future payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement that are greater than our actual cash tax savings and may not be able to recoup those payments, which could negatively impact our liquidity. See “Risk factors—Risks related to our organizational structure—We will be required to pay the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, the Reorganization Parties and any other persons that become parties to the Tax Receivable Agreement for certain tax benefits we may receive, and the amounts we may pay could be significant.”

Our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will also apply with respect to any person who is issued LLC Units in the future and who becomes a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

We are a holding company with no operations of our own and our ability to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will depend on the ability of Cure TopCo, LLC to make distributions to us. Deterioration in the financial condition, earnings, or cash flow of Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries for any reason could limit or impair their ability to pay such distributions. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payments generally will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid; provided, however, that nonpayment for a specified period may constitute a breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement and therefore accelerate payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which could negatively impact our results of operations and could also affect our liquidity in periods in which such payments are made.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that our net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $            million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $            million, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $            per share (the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) and assuming the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock is not exercised. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full, we expect to receive approximately $            million of net proceeds based on an assumed initial public offering price of $            per share (the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus).

We estimate that the offering expenses (other than the underwriting discount and commissions) will be approximately $            million. All of such offering expenses will be paid for or otherwise borne by Cure TopCo, LLC.

We will use all of the net proceeds from this offering (including net proceeds received if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock) to acquire                newly issued LLC Units from Cure TopCo, LLC (or                     LLC Units, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) at a purchase price per LLC Unit equal to the initial public offering price of Class A common stock net of underwriting discounts and commissions, collectively representing        % of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding LLC Units (or        %, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

Cure TopCo, LLC currently intends to use the net proceeds from this offering (i) to pay fees and expenses of approximately $             million in connection with this offering and the Reorganization Transactions and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including working capital and potential strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, other businesses or technologies that we believe will complement our current business and expansion strategies. Although we routinely evaluate acquisition and investment opportunities that are aligned with our strategic goals, we do not have agreements or commitments to enter into any acquisitions at this time.

If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full, we estimate that our additional net proceeds will be approximately $            million. We will use the additional net proceeds we receive pursuant to any exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock to purchase additional LLC Units from Cure TopCo, LLC to maintain the one-to-one ratio between the number of shares of Class A common stock issued by us and the number of LLC Units owned by us. We intend to cause Cure TopCo, LLC to use such additional proceeds it receives for general corporate purposes.

 

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A $            increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $            per share would increase (decrease) the amount of proceeds to us from this offering available by approximately $            million, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions. An increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 shares from the expected number of shares to be sold by us in this offering, assuming no change in the assumed initial public offering price per share, the midpoint of the estimated offering price range shown on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the amount of proceeds to us from this offering available by approximately $            million.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We do not currently expect to pay any cash dividends on our Class A common stock for the foreseeable future. Instead, we intend to retain future earnings, if any, for the future operation and expansion of our business, including for the development of new solutions and services and strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, business and technologies that we believe will complement our current business and expansion strategies. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable laws and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

Signify Health, Inc. will be a holding company and will have no material assets other than its ownership of LLC Units in Cure TopCo, LLC, and as a consequence, our ability to declare and pay dividends to the holders of our Class A common stock, if our board of directors determines to do so, will be subject to the ability of Cure TopCo, LLC to provide distributions to us. If Cure TopCo, LLC makes such distributions, the holders of LLC Units will be entitled to receive equivalent distributions from Cure TopCo, LLC. However, because we must pay taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and pay our expenses, amounts ultimately distributed as dividends to holders of our Class A common stock are expected to be less than the amounts distributed by Cure TopCo, LLC to the other holders of LLC Units on a per share basis. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement.”

Assuming Cure TopCo, LLC makes distributions to its members in any given year, the determination to pay dividends, if any, to our Class A common stockholders out of the portion, if any, of such distributions remaining after our payment of taxes, Tax Receivable Agreement payments and expenses (any such portion, an “excess distribution”) will be made by our board of directors. Because our board of directors may determine to pay or not pay dividends to our Class A common stockholders, our Class A common stockholders may not necessarily receive dividend distributions relating to excess distributions, even if Cure TopCo, LLC makes such distributions to us.

In 2019 and 2018, Cure TopCo, LLC made cash distributions to its equity holders in aggregate amounts of $22.5 million and $18.3 million, respectively, in connection with equity holder tax obligations. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Cure TopCo, LLC made cash distributions to its equity holders in an aggregate amount of $8.1 million in connection with equity holder tax obligations.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash, cash equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2020:

 

   

on an actual basis for Cure TopCo, LLC;

 

   

on an as adjusted basis to reflect the Reorganization Transactions and the Incremental Term Loans and the use of proceeds therefrom; and

 

   

on a pro forma basis giving effect to the Offering Adjustments described under “Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information,” including the sale by us of                shares of Class A common stock in this offering and the application of the net proceeds from this offering as described in “Use of proceeds” and based on an assumed initial public offering price of $            per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus).

This table should be read in conjunction with “Organizational structure,” “Use of proceeds,” “Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information,” “Selected combined-consolidated financial data,” “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     September 30, 2020  
     Actual      As
Adjusted
     Pro
Forma(1)
 
     (in millions)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87.9      $                    $                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt

   $ 350.2      $        $    

Stockholders’ equity:

        

Class A common stock; $0.01 par value per share;                 shares outstanding on an as adjusted basis;                 shares outstanding on a pro forma basis

     —          

Class B common stock; $0.01 par value per share;                 shares outstanding on an as adjusted basis;                 shares outstanding on a pro forma basis

     —          

Additional paid-in capital

     —          

Accumulated deficit

     —          

Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest

     —          

Total members’ equity/stockholders’ equity

   $ 891.4      $        $    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 1,153.7      $        $    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

To the extent we change the number of shares of Class A common stock sold by us in this offering from the shares we expect to sell or we change the initial public offering price from the $            per share assumed initial public offering price, representing the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, or any combination of these events occurs, the net proceeds to us from this offering and each of pro forma total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization may increase or decrease. A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price per share, assuming no change in the number of shares to be sold, would increase (decrease) the net proceeds that we receive in this offering and each of pro forma total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by approximately $            million. An increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 shares in the expected number of shares to be sold in the offering, assuming no change in the assumed initial offering price per share, would increase (decrease) our net proceeds from this offering and our pro forma total equity and total capitalization by approximately $            million. If the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock, the pro forma amount of each of cash, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization would increase by approximately $            million, after deducting the underwriting discount, and we would have                 shares of our Class A common stock issued and outstanding, pro forma.

 

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DILUTION

If you invest in our Class A common stock, you will experience dilution to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of our Class A common stock and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our Class A common stock. Dilution results from the fact that the per share offering price of the Class A common stock is substantially in excess of the pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members.

The Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members will maintain their LLC Units in Cure TopCo, LLC after the Reorganization Transactions, but will be able to cause the redemption or exchange of their LLC Units for, at our election, shares of Class A common stock or cash. We have presented dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share assuming that all of the holders of LLC Units (other than the Company) had their LLC Units redeemed or exchanged for newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis (rather than for cash) and the cancellation for no consideration of all of their shares of Class B common stock (which are not entitled to receive distributions or dividends, whether cash or stock, from the Company) in order to more meaningfully present the dilutive impact on the investors in this offering.

Our pro forma net tangible book value as of September 30, 2020, would have been approximately $            million, or $            per share of our Class A common stock. Pro forma net tangible book value represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities, and pro forma net tangible book value per share represents pro forma net tangible book value divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding, in each case after giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions (based on an assumed initial public offering price of $             per share (the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus)), assuming that the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members redeem or exchange all of their LLC Units and shares of Class B common stock for newly issued shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis (assuming                 shares of Class A common stock are sold in this offering).

After giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions, assuming that the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members redeem or exchange all of their LLC Units for newly issued shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, and after giving further effect to the sale of                  shares of Class A common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share (the midpoint of the estimated price range on the cover page of this prospectus) and the use of the net proceeds from this offering, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value would have been approximately $             million, or $             per share, representing an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $             per share to existing equity holders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $             per share to new investors.

The following table illustrates the per share dilution:

 

Assumed initial public offering price per share

      $                

Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2020(1)

   $                   

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors

     

Pro forma adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering(2)

     
     

 

 

 

Dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share to new investors

      $    
     

 

 

 

 

(1)

Reflects                outstanding shares of Class A common stock.

(2)

Reflects                outstanding shares, consisting of (i)                shares of Class A common stock to be issued in this offering and (ii) the                outstanding shares described in note (1) above.

Dilution is determined by subtracting pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering from the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock.

 

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A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share would increase (decrease) our pro forma net tangible book value after this offering by $             million and the dilution per share to new investors by $             , in each case assuming the number of shares offered, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same. Each increase (decrease) of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares sold by us in this offering, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $             million, assuming the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share (the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus) remains the same.

To the extent the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock is exercised, there will be further dilution to new investors.

The following table illustrates, as of September 30, 2020, after giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions, assuming that the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members redeem or exchange all of their LLC Units for newly issued shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, and after giving further effect to the sale by us of shares of our Class A common stock in this offering at the initial public offering price of $             per share (the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), the difference between the Pre-IPO LLC Members, and the investors purchasing shares of our Class A common stock in this offering with respect to the number of shares of our common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid or to be paid to us, and the average price per share paid or to be paid to us, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and the estimated offering expenses payable by us:

 

     Shares of Class A Common
Stock Purchased
     Total Consideration      Average Price
Per Share of
Class A
Common
Stock
 
     Number      Percent      Amount      Percent  
                                 (in millions)  

Pre-IPO LLC Members(1)

         $                       $                

Investors in this offering

              

Total

         $           $    

 

(1)

Includes                shares of Class A common stock issuable to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members upon redemption or exchange of all of their LLC Units and                shares of Class A common stock issued to the Reorganization Parties in connection with the IPO Contribution and the Mergers.

We may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to holders of our Class A common stock.

 

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SELECTED COMBINED-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables set forth selected historical financial and other data of Cure TopCo, LLC for the periods presented. Signify Health, Inc. was formed as a Delaware corporation on October 1, 2020, and has not, to date, conducted any activities other than those incident to its formation, those in preparation for the Reorganization Transactions and the preparation of this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

The statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 have been derived from Cure TopCo, LLC’s audited combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The statements of operations data for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and balance sheet data as of September 30, 2020 have been derived from Cure TopCo, LLC’s unaudited combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus which, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the unaudited interim periods.

In 2019, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Remedy Partners. A controlling interest was initially acquired by New Mountain Capital on January 15, 2019, at which point we and Remedy Partners were considered to be under common control and combined financial statements were presented from January 15, 2019 to November 26, 2019. On November 26, 2019, a series of transactions were effected which resulted in Remedy Partners becoming our wholly owned subsidiary and consolidated financial statements were presented from that date forward. Because we were not under common control with and did not own Remedy Partners in 2018, our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 are not directly comparable to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The selected historical financial and other data presented below do not purport to be indicative of the results that can be expected for any future period and should be read together with “Capitalization,” “Summary combined-consolidated financial data,” “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     Cure TopCo, LLC  
   Year Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(unaudited)
 
         2019             2018         2020     2019  
     (in millions)  

Statement of Operations Data:

        

Revenue

   $ 501.8     $ 337.9     $ 417.1     $ 368.5  

Operating expenses

        

Service expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     247.2       196.3       203.4       188.2  

Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     168.6       67.9       148.5       119.1  

Transaction-related expenses

     22.4       21.0       10.8       15.9  

Asset impairment

     6.4       17.0             1.5  

Depreciation and amortization

     66.0       43.0       46.0       49.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     510.6       345.2       408.7       374.2  

(Loss) income from operations

     (8.8     (7.3     8.4       (5.7

Interest expense

     21.2       21.4       16.2       16.1  

Other (income) expense, net

     (1.6           6.9       (1.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expense, net

     19.6       21.4       23.1       14.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (28.4     (28.7     (14.7     (20.4

Income tax expense

     0.1       0.2       0.5       0.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (28.5   $ (28.9   $ (15.2   $ (20.5

 

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     Cure TopCo, LLC  
     December 31,      September 30,
(unaudited)
 
     2019      2018      2020  
     (in millions)  

Balance Sheet Data:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 27.7      $ 20.4      $ 87.9  

Working capital

     140.9        33.9        153.6  

Total assets

     1,392.4        601.7        1,468.7  

Total liabilities

     434.8        317.7        577.3  

Total members’ equity

     957.6        284.0        891.4  

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The unaudited pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 give effect to the pro forma adjustments related to (i) the Reorganization Transactions, which we refer to as the “Transaction Adjustments” and (ii) this offering, including the sale of              shares of Class A common stock and the application of the net proceeds from this offering, which we refer to as the “Offering Adjustments.” The unaudited pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 give effect to the pro forma adjustments as if they had occurred on January 1, 2019 and the unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 gives effect to the pro forma adjustments as if they had occurred on September 30, 2020. See “Capitalization.” The unaudited pro forma financial information has been prepared by our management and is based on Cure TopCo, LLC’s historical financial statements and the assumptions and adjustments described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma financial information below. The presentation of the unaudited pro forma financial information is prepared in conformity with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

Our historical financial information for the year ended December 31, 2019 and as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 have been derived from Cure TopCo, LLC’s combined-consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

For purposes of the unaudited pro forma financial information, we have assumed that              shares of Class A common stock will be issued by us at a price per share equal to the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus, and as a result, immediately following the completion of this offering, the ownership percentage represented by LLC Units not held by us will be     %, and the net income attributable to LLC Units not held by us will accordingly represent     % of our net income. If the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock is exercised in full, the ownership percentage represented by LLC Units not held by us will be     % and the net income attributable to LLC Units not held by us will accordingly represent     % of our net income. The higher percentage of net income attributable to LLC Units not held by us over the ownership percentage of LLC Units not held by us is due to the recognition of additional current income tax expense after giving effect to the adjustments for the Reorganization Transactions and this offering that is entirely attributable to our interest.

We based the pro forma adjustments on available information and on assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances in order to reflect, on a pro forma basis, the impact of the relevant transactions on the historical financial information of Cure TopCo, LLC. See the notes to unaudited pro forma financial information below for a discussion of assumptions made. The unaudited pro forma financial information does not purport to be indicative of our results of operations or financial position had the relevant transactions occurred on the dates assumed and does not project our results of operations or financial position for any future period or date.

The unaudited pro forma financial information should be read together with “Capitalization,” “Selected combined-consolidated financial data,” “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” and our combined-consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The pro forma adjustments related to the Reorganization Transactions, which we refer to as the “Transaction Adjustments,” are described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information, and principally include the following:

 

   

adjustments for the Reorganization Transactions, the entry into the Amended and Restated LLC Agreement and the entry into the Tax Receivable Agreement;

 

   

the recognition of a contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest in Cure TopCo, LLC held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, which will be redeemable, at our election, for shares of Class A

 

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common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement and which, if the redeeming member is an affiliate, the decision to redeem in cash or shares will be approved by the disinterested members of the Audit Committee; and

 

   

provision for federal and state income taxes of Signify Health, Inc. as a taxable corporation at an effective rate of     % and     % for the year ended December 31, 2019 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively (calculated using a U.S. federal income tax rate of 21%).

The Transaction Adjustments also include the incurrence of $125.0 million of additional indebtedness under the 2020 November Incremental Term Loans, some of which was used to repay the outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, and the incurrence of $15.0 million of additional indebtedness under the 2020 December Incremental Term Loans.

The pro forma adjustments related to this offering, which we refer to as the “Offering Adjustments,” are described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information, and principally include the following:

 

   

the issuance of shares of our Class A common stock to the purchasers in this offering in exchange for net proceeds of approximately $             million, assuming that the shares are offered at $             per share (the midpoint of the price range listed on the cover page of this prospectus), after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions but before offering expenses;

 

   

the application by Signify Health, Inc. of the net proceeds from this offering and the issuance of              shares of Class A common stock (assuming              shares of Class A common stock are sold in this offering, excluding any exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock) to acquire newly issued LLC Units from Cure TopCo, LLC at a purchase price per LLC Unit equal to the initial public offering price of Class A common stock net of underwriting discounts and commissions; and

 

   

the application by Cure TopCo, LLC of a portion of the proceeds of the sale of LLC Units to Signify Health, Inc. to (i) pay fees and expenses of approximately $             million in connection with this offering and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including working capital and potential strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, other businesses or technologies that we believe will complement our current business and expansion strategies.

As a public company, we will be implementing additional procedures and processes for the purpose of addressing the standards and requirements applicable to public companies. We expect to incur additional annual expenses related to these steps and, among other things, additional directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees, reporting requirements of the SEC, transfer agent fees, hiring additional accounting, legal and administrative personnel, increased auditing and legal fees and similar expenses. We have not included any pro forma adjustments relating to these costs.

 

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Unaudited pro forma combined-consolidated statement of operations (year ended December 31, 2019)

 

     Historical
Cure
TopCo,
LLC
    Transaction
adjustments
    Pro forma
Signify
Health,
Inc.
     Offering
adjustments
    Pro forma
Signify
Health,
Inc.
 
     (in millions, except per unit/share data)  

Revenue

   $ 501.8           

Operating expenses

           

Service expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     247.2           

Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     168.6           

Transaction-related expenses

     22.4                 (5)   

Asset impairment

     6.4           

Depreciation and amortization

     66.0           
  

 

 

          

Total operating expenses

     510.6           

Loss from operations

     (8.8         

Interest expense

     21.2            (4)        

Other (income) expense, net

     (1.6         
  

 

 

          

Other expense, net

     19.6           
  

 

 

          

Loss before income taxes

     (28.4         

Income tax expense

     0.1            (1)        
  

 

 

          

Net loss

   $ (28.5         
  

 

 

          

Net loss attributable to contingently redeemable noncontrolling interests

            (2)        

Net loss attributable to Signify Health, Inc.

           

Pro forma net loss per share data

            (3)              (3)   

Pro forma weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding

           

Basic

           

Diluted

           

Net loss per share of Class A common stock

           

Basic

           

Diluted

           

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial information

 

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Notes to unaudited pro forma combined-consolidated statement of operations (year ended December 31, 2019)

 

(1)

Following the Reorganization Transactions, Signify Health, Inc. will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, in addition to state and local taxes. As a result, the pro forma statement of operations reflects an adjustment to income tax expense for corporate income taxes to reflect an effective tax rate of     %, which includes a provision for U.S. federal income taxes and assumes the highest statutory rates apportioned to each state and local jurisdiction. Cure TopCo, LLC is, and will continue to be, taxed as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and, as a result, its members, including Signify Health, Inc., will pay income taxes with respect to their allocable shares of its net taxable income.

The pro forma adjustment for income tax expense represents tax expense on income that will be taxable in jurisdictions after our corporate reorganization that previously had not been taxable. The adjustment is calculated as pro forma income before income taxes multiplied by the ownership percentage of the controlling interest and multiplied by the pro forma effective tax rate of     %.

 

     December 31, 2019  

Pro forma income before income taxes

                       

Ownership % of the controlling interest

  

Pro forma income attributable to the controlling interest

  

Pro forma effective tax rate

  

Reorganization Transaction adjustment

  

 

(2)

In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, we will be appointed as the sole managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement. As a result, while we will own less than 100% of the economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, we will have 100% of the voting power and control the management of Cure TopCo, LLC. Because we will manage and operate the business and control the strategic decisions and day-to-day operations of Cure TopCo, LLC and will also have a substantial financial interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, we will consolidate the financial results of Cure TopCo, LLC, and a portion of our net income (loss) will be allocated to the contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest to reflect the entitlement of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to a portion of Cure TopCo, LLC’s net income (loss). We will initially hold approximately     % of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding LLC Units (or approximately     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full), and the remaining LLC Units of Cure TopCo, LLC will be held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members. Immediately following the Reorganization Transactions, the ownership percentage held by the contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest will be approximately     %. Net loss attributable to the contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest will represent approximately     % of net loss.

 

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(3)

Pro forma basic net loss per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing the pro forma net loss available to Class A common stockholders by the pro forma weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Pro forma diluted net loss per share of Class A common stock is computed by adjusting the pro forma net loss available to Class A common stockholders and the pro forma weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding to give effect to potentially dilutive securities.

 

     For the Year Ended
December 31, 2019 
 

Pro forma loss per share of Class A common stock

     

Numerator:

     

Pro forma net loss attributable to the Issuer’s Class A common stockholders (basic and diluted)

   $                    —  

Denominator:

     

Pro forma weighted average of shares of Class A common stock outstanding (basic)

     

Pro forma weighted average of shares of Class A common stock outstanding (diluted)

     

Pro forma basic loss per share

   $          —  

Pro forma diluted loss per share

     

 

(4)

The incurrence of $140.0 million of additional indebtedness under the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, some of which was used to repay the outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, results in an increase to interest expense of $             million.

 

(5)

We incurred approximately $             million in expenses in connection with this offering, which we do not expect to recur.

 

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Unaudited pro forma combined-consolidated statement of operations (nine months ended September 30, 2020)

 

     Historical
Cure
TopCo,
LLC
    Transaction
adjustments
    Pro forma
Signify
Health, Inc.
     Offering
adjustments
    Pro forma
Signify
Health, Inc.
 
     (in millions, except per unit/share data)  

Revenue

   $ 417.1           

Operating expenses

           

Service expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     203.4           

Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     148.5           

Transaction-related expenses

     10.8           

Depreciation and amortization

     46.0           
  

 

 

          

Total operating expenses

     408.7           

Income (loss) from operations

     8.4           

Interest expense

     16.2            (4)        

Other (income) expense, net

     6.9           
  

 

 

          

Other expense, net

     23.1           
  

 

 

          

Loss before income taxes

     (14.7         

Income tax expense

     0.5            (1)        
  

 

 

          

Net loss

   $ (15.2         
  

 

 

          

Net loss attributable to contingently redeemable noncontrolling interests

     —            (2)        

Net loss attributable to Signify Health, Inc.

           

Pro forma net loss per share data

            (3)              (3)   

Pro forma weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding

           

Basic

           

Diluted

           

Net loss per share of Class A common stock

           

Basic

           

Diluted

           

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial information

Notes to unaudited pro forma combined-consolidated statement of operations (nine months ended September 30, 2020)

 

(1)

Following the Reorganization Transactions, Signify Health, Inc. will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, in addition to state and local taxes. As a result, the pro forma statement of operations reflects an adjustment to income tax expense for corporate income taxes to reflect an effective tax rate of         %, which includes a provision for U.S. federal income taxes and assumes the highest statutory rates apportioned to each state and local jurisdiction. Cure TopCo, LLC is, and will continue to be, taxed as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and, as a result, its members, including Signify Health, Inc., will pay income taxes with respect to their allocable shares of its net taxable income.

The pro forma adjustment for income tax expense represents tax expense on income that will be taxable in jurisdictions after our corporate reorganization that previously had not been taxable. The adjustment is calculated as pro forma income before income taxes multiplied by the ownership percentage of the controlling interest and multiplied by the pro forma effective tax rate of         %.

 

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     September 30, 2020  

Pro forma income before income taxes

  

Ownership % of the controlling interest

  

Pro forma income attributable to the controlling interest

  

Pro forma effective tax rate

  

Reorganization Transaction adjustment

  

 

(2)

In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, we will be appointed as the sole managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement. As a result, while we will own less than 100% of the economic interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, we will have 100% of the voting power and control the management of Cure TopCo, LLC. Because we will manage and operate the business and control the strategic decisions and day-to-day operations of Cure TopCo, LLC and will also have a substantial financial interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, we will consolidate the financial results of Cure TopCo, LLC, and a portion of our net income (loss) will be allocated to the contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest to reflect the entitlement of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to a portion of Cure TopCo, LLC’s net income (loss). We will initially hold approximately         % of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding LLC Units (or approximately         % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full), and the remaining LLC Units of Cure TopCo, LLC will be held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members. Immediately following the Reorganization Transactions, the ownership percentage held by the contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest will be approximately         %. Net loss attributable to the contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest will represent approximately         % of net loss.

 

(3)

Pro forma basic net loss per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing the pro forma net loss available to Class A common stockholders by the pro forma weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Pro forma diluted net loss per share of Class A common stock is computed by adjusting the pro forma net loss available to Class A common stockholders and the pro forma weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding to give effect to potentially dilutive securities.

 

     For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2020
 

Pro forma loss per share of Class A common stock

     

Numerator:

     

Pro forma net loss attributable to the Issuer’s Class A common stockholders (basic and diluted)

   $                      —    

Denominator:

     

Pro forma weighted average of shares of Class A common stock outstanding (basic)

                      

Pro forma weighted average of shares of Class A common stock outstanding (diluted)

     

Pro forma basic loss per share

   $          —    

Pro forma diluted loss per share

     

 

(4)

The incurrence of $140.0 million of additional indebtedness under the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, some of which was used to repay the outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, results in an increase to interest expense of $             million.

 

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Unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet (as of September 30, 2020)

 

     Historical
Cure
TopCo,
LLC
    Transaction
adjustments
    Pro forma
Signify
Health,
Inc.
     Offering
adjustments
    Pro forma
Signify
Health,
Inc.
 
     (in millions, except per share data)  

ASSETS

           

Current Assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87.9                 (1)   

Accounts receivable, net

     143.1           

Contract assets

     110.0           

Restricted cash

     4.4           

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     11.7           
  

 

 

          

Total current assets

     357.1           

Property and equipment, net

     26.7           

Goodwill

     578.8           

Intangible assets, net

     503.6           

Deferred tax assets

     —              (2)        
  

 

 

          

Other assets

     2.5                 (3)   
  

 

 

          

Total assets

   $ 1,468.7           
  

 

 

          

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’/STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

           

Current Liabilities:

           

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 95.6                 (1)   

Contract liabilities

     35.0           

Current maturities of long-term debt

     2.8           

Due to shareholders

     54.0           

Other current liabilities

     16.1           
  

 

 

          

Total current liabilities

   $ 203.5           

Long-term debt

     263.8                 (1)   

Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility

     77.0           

Customer EAR liability

     14.4           

Tax Receivable Agreement liability

     —              (4)        

Other noncurrent liabilities

     18.6           
  

 

 

          

Total liabilities

     577.3           

Commitments and contingencies

           

MEMBERS’/STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

           

Members’ equity—Series A Preferred (3,384,543 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020)

     697.7           

Members’ equity—Series B Preferred (3,402,608 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020)

     264.3           

Members’ equity—Class A common (0 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020)

     —             

Members’ equity—Class B common (108,977 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020)

     4.9           

Members’ equity—Class C common (83,244 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020)

     7.2           

Class A common stock (             shares authorized,             shares issued and outstanding on a pro forma basis at September 30, 2020)

            (5),(6)              (1),(5),(6)   

Class B common stock (             shares authorized,             shares issued and outstanding on a pro forma basis at September 30, 2020)

                 (6)   

Additional paid-in capital

      

    

 

(1),(2),(3),(4), 

(5),(7) 

            (5),(7)   

Accumulated deficit

     (82.7         

Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest

            (5),(7)              (5),(6),(7),(8)   
  

 

 

          

Total members’/stockholders’ equity

     891.4           
  

 

 

          

Total liabilities and members’/stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,468.7           
  

 

 

          

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial information

 

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Notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet (as of September 30, 2020)

 

(1)

We estimate that our net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $                million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $                million, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $                per share (the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) and assuming the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock is not exercised. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full, we expect to receive approximately $                million of net proceeds based on an assumed initial public offering price of $                per share (the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus).

We estimate that the offering expenses (other than the underwriting discount and commissions) will be approximately $                million. All of such offering expenses will be paid for or otherwise borne by Cure TopCo, LLC.

We intend to use all of the net proceeds from this offering (including net proceeds received if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock) to acquire                newly issued LLC Units from Cure TopCo, LLC at a purchase price per LLC Unit equal to the initial public offering price of Class A common stock net of underwriting discounts and commissions, collectively representing     % of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding LLC Units (or     %, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

Cure TopCo, LLC will use the proceeds from the issuance of LLC Units to Signify Health, Inc. (i) to pay fees and expenses of approximately $                 million in connection with this offering and the Reorganization Transactions and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including working capital and potential strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, other businesses or technologies that we believe will complement our current business and expansion strategies. See “Use of proceeds.”

A summary of the total offering adjustments to cash and cash equivalents is as follows:

 

Net proceeds from this offering

   $                

Offering expenses

  

Acquisition of newly issued LLC Units from Cure TopCo, LLC

  

 

(2)

We are subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and will file consolidated income tax returns for U.S. federal and certain state and local jurisdictions. This adjustment reflects the recognition of deferred taxes in connection with the Reorganization Transaction assuming the federal rates currently in effect and the highest statutory rates apportioned to each state and local jurisdiction.

We have recorded a pro forma deferred tax asset adjustment of $                million (or $                million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock). The deferred tax asset includes (i) $                million related to temporary differences in the book basis as compared to the tax basis of our investment in Cure TopCo, LLC, and (ii) $                 million (or $                 million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock) related to tax benefits from future deductions attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement as described further in Note (4) below. To the extent we determine it is more likely than not that we will not realize the full benefit represented by the deferred tax asset, we will record an appropriate valuation allowance based on an analysis of the objective or subjective negative evidence.

 

(3)

We are deferring certain costs associated with this offering. These costs primarily represent legal, accounting and other direct costs and are recorded in other assets in our consolidated balance sheet. Upon completion of this offering, these deferred costs will be charged against the proceeds from this offering with a corresponding reduction to additional paid-in capital.

 

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(4)

Reflects the recognition of a liability of $                million (or $                million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock), which represents     % of the full obligation for applicable deferred tax assets under the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement that we will enter into upon completion of this offering. Upon the completion of this offering, we will be a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement with the TRA Parties. Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, we generally will be required to pay to the TRA Parties 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we will acquire from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses, the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis and refunds of Blocker Company taxes attributable to pre-Merger tax periods), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that may result from (x) future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for cash or Class A common stock, (y) the IPO Contribution and (z) certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) deductions in respect of interest and certain compensatory payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. These payment obligations are our obligations and not obligations of Cure TopCo, LLC. Our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will also apply with respect to any person who is issued LLC Units in the future and who becomes a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement. See “Organizational structure—Holding company structure and the Tax Receivable Agreement.” No adjustment has been made to reflect future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units for cash or shares of our Class A common stock, as applicable.

 

(5)

As described in “Organizational structure—Effect of the Reorganization Transactions and this Offering,” upon completion of the Reorganization Transactions, this offering and the application of the net proceeds from this offering, we will be appointed as the managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC and will hold                LLC Units, constituting     % of the outstanding economic interests in Cure TopCo, LLC (or                LLC Units, constituting     % of the outstanding economic interests in Cure TopCo, LLC if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full).

Represents an adjustment to equity reflecting (i) par value for Class A common stock and (ii) a decrease in $                million of additional paid-in capital to allocate a portion of Cure TopCo, LLC’s equity to the contingently redeemable noncontrolling interests.

 

(6)

Represents an adjustment to stockholders’ equity reflecting (i) par value of $                 for Class A common stock and $                 for Class B common stock to be outstanding following the Reorganization Transactions and the Offering Adjustments and (ii) a decrease of $                 million in members’ equity to allocate a portion of Signify Health, Inc.’s equity to the contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest.

 

(7)

The following table is a reconciliation of the adjustments impacting additional paid-in-capital:

 

Net adjustment from recognition of deferred tax asset and Tax Receivable Agreement

   $                

Gross proceeds from offering of Class A common stock

  

Payment of underwriting discounts and commissions in connection with this offering

  

Reclassification of costs incurred in this offering from other assets to additional paid-in capital

  

Adjustment for contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest

  

Total

  
  

 

 

 
   $    

 

(8)

As described in “Organizational structure—Effect of the Reorganization Transactions and this offering,” under the Amended LLC Agreement, holders of LLC Units, including the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, will have the right, from and after the completion of this offering (subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement), to require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume-weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends and

 

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  reclassifications) in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Additionally, in the event of a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, we may, at our option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A common stock for LLC Units in lieu of such a redemption. Shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request from a holder of LLC Units, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such holder pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, our unaudited combined-consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus, as well as the information presented under “Presentation of Financial and Other Information” and “Selected Financial and Other Information.” The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.”

The following discussion contains references to calendar year 2019, calendar year 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, which represents the consolidated and combined financial results of our predecessor Cure TopCo, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Overview

Signify Health is a leading healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology, and nationwide healthcare provider networks to create and power value-based payment programs. Our mission is to transform how care is paid for and delivered so that people can enjoy more healthy, happy days at home. Our customers include health plans, governments, employers, health systems and physician groups. We believe that we are a market leader in two fast-growing segments of the value-based healthcare payment industry: payment models based on individual episodes of care and IHEs. Payment models based on individual episodes of care organize or bundle payments for all, or a substantial portion of, services received by a patient in connection with an episode of care, such as a surgical procedure, particular condition or other reason for a hospital stay. IHEs are health evaluations performed by a clinician in the home to support payors’ participation in Medicare Advantage and other government-run managed care plans. Our episode payment platform managed $6.1 billion of BPCI-A spend under the BPCI-A program in 2019, and the BPCI-A episodes we managed which were initiated in the last quarter of 2019 resulted in approximately 15% greater discharges home from acute-care facilities and approximately 10% lower readmissions when compared to the historical performance of our provider partners for similar episodes. Our mobile network of providers entered over 1 million unique homes to evaluate individuals in Medicare Advantage and other managed care plans in 2019. We believe that these core businesses have enabled us to become integral to how health plans and healthcare providers successfully participate in value-based payment programs, and that our platform lessens the dependence on facility-centric care for acute and post-acute services and shifts more services towards alternate sites and, most importantly, the home.

Our solutions support value-based payment programs by aligning financial incentives around outcomes, providing tools to health plans and healthcare organizations designed to assess and manage risk and identify actionable opportunities for improved patient outcomes, coordination and cost-savings. Through our platform, we coordinate what we believe is a holistic suite of clinical, social, and behavioral services to address an individual’s healthcare needs and prevent adverse events that drive excess cost. Our business model is aligned with our customers as we generate revenue only when we successfully engage members for our health plan customers and generate savings for our provider customers.

We serve 47 Medicare Advantage health plans ranging from the largest national organizations to smaller regional and provider-owned entities. We also serve thousands of healthcare provider organizations ranging from large integrated delivery systems to midsize and small urban and rural entities. We also serve large biopharmaceutical customers. For the year ended December 31, 2019, our total revenue was $501.8 million, representing a 48.5% increase from $337.9 million in 2018, we incurred a net loss of $28.5 million, representing a 1.2% decrease from a net loss of $28.9 million in 2018, our Adjusted EBITDA was $93.3 million, representing an 18.0% increase from $79.1 million in 2018 and our Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 18.6%, a 4.8% decrease from 23.4% in 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, our total revenue was $417.1 million,

 

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representing a 13.2% increase from $368.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred a net loss of $15.2 million, representing a 25.8% decrease from a net loss of $20.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our Adjusted EBITDA was $86.0 million, representing a 28.8% increase from $66.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and our Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 20.6%, a 2.5% increase from 18.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Factors affecting our results of operations

As a result of a number of factors, our historical results of operations may not be comparable to our results of operations in future periods, and our results of operations may not be directly comparable from period to period. Set forth below is a brief discussion of the key factors impacting our results of operations.

Seasonality

Historically, there has been a seasonal pattern to our revenue in our Home & Community Services segment with the revenues in the fourth quarter of each calendar year generally lower than the other quarters. Each year, our IHE customers provide us with a TML, which may be supplemented or amended during the year. Our customers generally limit the number of times we may attempt to contact their members. Throughout the year, as we complete IHEs and attempt to contact members, the number of members who have not received an IHE and whom we are still able to contact declines, typically resulting in fewer IHEs scheduled during the fourth quarter. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large number of in-person IHEs being scheduled in the second half of the year, and as a result, we may not see such historical seasonality with respect to in-person IHEs in 2020.

Revenue in our Episodes of Care Services segment generally is higher in the second and fourth quarters. We recognize the revenue attributable to episodes reconciled during each 6-month episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period that commences in the second or fourth quarter of each year, depending on the relevant contract with our provider partners. The 13-month performance obligation period begins at the start of the relevant episodes of care and extends through the receipt or generation of the semiannual reconciliation for the relevant performance measurement period, as well as the provision and explanation of statements of performance to each of our customers. As a result, during the first and third quarters of each year, we recognize three months of revenue for each of two overlapping performance obligation periods (i.e., three months of revenue from one performance obligation period, and three months of revenue from a second, overlapping performance obligation period). In contrast, during the second and fourth quarter of each year, we recognize revenue relating to three overlapping performance obligation periods—three months of revenue from one performance obligation period, three months of revenue from a second, overlapping performance obligation period, and one month of revenue from a third, overlapping performance obligation period (representing the thirteenth month of the third performance obligation period). We also recognize Episodes revenue based on our estimates of savings realized. The semiannual reconciliations for each performance measurement period under our Episodes programs are received or generated in the second and fourth quarter of each year, and indicate the actual savings realized. See “—Critical accounting policies—Revenue recognition.” In addition, due to the semiannual reconciliations for our Episodes programs, and BPCI-A in particular, we typically receive cash during the first and third quarters of each year, which can cause our liquidity to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. See “—Liquidity and capital resources.”

Customer mix

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amounts we receive for our services in our Episodes of Care Services segment are similarly determined by customer mix, as the amount of our administrative fee, our share of episode savings and risk for episode losses and the health plans’ and providers’ share of savings, as well as the overall program size and the savings rate generated (and therefore are at risk) under each managed episode vary by customer.

Impact of IHE volume and margins

Our revenue and profitability in our Home & Community Services segment are affected by the number of IHEs we complete during a period and how cost effectively we are able to complete them. The number of IHEs we are able to complete during a period can be affected by a variety of factors. For example, decisions by our customers with respect to the TML, including any increase or reduction in the number of members included in the TML (or the member list from which it is derived), may impact our IHE completion rate and, as a result, our revenue. Similarly, our ability to complete IHEs is affected by the level of member engagement. In our experience, members of existing customers are more likely to have had an IHE from Signify Health in the past and are more likely to be responsive to our outreach. In contrast, for new customers, their members are often just getting to know Signify Health and may have never had an IHE before, which can make it harder to successfully contact them and obtain their consent to an IHE. Our ability to complete IHEs is also affected by the capacity of our mobile network of providers, which impacts our ability to efficiently reach all of the members on our TML. We believe we will benefit from demographic trends in the coming years. As the U.S. population ages, the number of Medicare eligible individuals is increasing. Moreover, Medicare Advantage is growing faster than the Medicare Classic or FFS program according to CMS. We believe we are well positioned to capture the growth in Medicare Advantage enrollment in the coming years and further increase the number of members we provide IHEs to.

Our long-term profitability in our Home & Community Services segment is also impacted by how cost-effectively we are able to complete IHEs. For example, it tends to be less costly for us to perform IHEs in densely populated urban areas and more costly for us to perform IHEs in difficult-to-reach jurisdictions. Our ability to cost-effectively perform IHEs is also affected by how efficiently we are able to schedule a provider’s day to maximize the number of IHEs he or she is able to complete in a day. The mix of providers we use may also impact our costs. We use a mix of physicians, nurse practitioners and physicians assistants, with physicians being the most costly to contract with for IHEs. If we increase or decrease our usage of a particular type of provider, it impacts the cost of performing IHEs and our margins.

Impact of program size and savings rate

Our revenue and profitability in our Episodes of Care Services segment are affected by the program size of our episodes programs and the savings rates we are able to achieve under these programs. Program size for a particular customer represents the number of episodes we managed for a customer during a period multiplied by the respective baseline price of each episode, which represents the benchmark price set by the relevant program prior to any discounts. Our program size is increased by increasing the number of episodes we manage. The weighted average program size for all of our programs in 2019 was $6.1 billion. In connection with our episodes offerings, we receive an administrative fee that is based on the program size we manage for a customer. The BPCI-A program in its current form expires at the end of 2023, and as of the end of 2020, participation in the BPCI-A program was locked in place, meaning that new healthcare providers cannot enter the program, and participating healthcare providers cannot choose to participate in any additional episode types. Accordingly, our ability to grow our revenue under the BPCI-A program going forward will require us to maximize savings rates.

Revenue in our Episodes of Care Services segment is also affected by the savings rate we are able to achieve. Under our contracts with provider partners in our episodes of care programs, we receive a share of any savings generated by the relevant provider for each episode managed. The savings rate during each period therefore affects our revenue period to period. The savings rate during each period is affected by a variety of factors, including how quickly new customers are able to integrate with our technology and data analytics tools,

 

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how long provider partners have been participating in an episode program and their resulting level of familiarity with the program and the degree of implementation of care redesign. The savings rate also varies by the type of solution we offer, and as a result the savings rate will fluctuate depending on the number of episodes we manage under one type of program, such as BPCI-A, versus another program, such as our Commercial Episodes of Care programs.

Our ability to increase program size and savings rate will depend on a number of factors, including the effectiveness of our advanced data analytics capabilities and operating platform, market adoption of our solutions and the adoption of care redesign and bundled payment models overall.

Investment in growth and technology

We continue to invest in sustaining significant growth, expanding our suite of solutions and being able to support a larger customer base over time. Achievement of our growth strategy will require additional investments and results in higher expenses incurred, particularly in developing new solutions, as well as in technology and human resources, as we aim to achieve this growth without diluting or decreasing the level and quality of services we provide. Developing new solutions can be time- and resource-intensive, and even once we launch a new solution, it can take a significant amount of time to contract with customers, provide them with our suite of technology and data analytics tools and have them actually begin generating revenue. This may increase our costs for one or more periods before we begin generating revenue from new solutions. In addition to developing new solutions, we are making significant investments in developing our existing solutions and increasing capacity. We will continue to invest in our technology platform and human resources to empower our providers and our customers to further improve results and optimize efficiencies. However, our investments may be more expensive or take longer to develop than we expect and may not result in operational efficiencies.

Changes to the BPCI program

Revenue generated by our BPCI solutions represented approximately 20% of our total revenue and 85% of our Episodes of Care Services segment revenue in 2019, and approximately 25% of our total revenue and over 90% of our Episodes of Care Services segment revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our revenue and profitability are affected by changes to the BPCI program. Under our BPCI-A contracts, we earn an administrative fee, which is based on the size of the program, and also share in the savings or losses generated in conjunction with our provider partners as compared to BPCI-A’s benchmark episode price for a particular episode. Significant changes to the BPCI-A program can lead to a decline in the program size and/or savings rates we are able to achieve in conjunction with our provider partners under the program. For example, the predecessor BPCI Classic expired at the end of the third quarter of 2018 and CMS launched the BPCI-A program in the fourth quarter of 2018, which replaced BPCI Classic. CMS made significant changes to BPCI-A as compared to BPCI Classic, including reducing the number of episode types that can be managed, modifying the definitions for many of the episodes, as well as opening the program up to new healthcare providers (most of whom did not have prior experience participating in episode of care programs). CMS also increased the discount used to generate the benchmark episode price from 2% to 3%. This had the effect of increasing the savings threshold that must be achieved before we are able to earn our administrative fee, or any incremental savings that are shared with our provider partners. As a result of these changes, we saw a significant drop in the savings rate under BPCI-A during 2019 as compared to under the BPCI Classic program in 2018. This was partially offset by an increase in program size in 2019 under BPCI-A. Historically savings rates increased under the BPCI Classic program over time as healthcare providers integrated with our technology, implemented care redesign, developed a post-acute strategy, and adapted to the program. However, there can be no assurance that the same trend will continue under the BPCI-A program.

In September 2020, CMS announced changes to BPCI-A for 2021. These changes include an adjustment to the baseline period on which clinical episode prices are calculated, such that prices for 2021 will be calculated on the basis of historical experience that includes the first year of the BPCI-A program. As a result, benchmark

 

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episode prices could be lower than in prior years because BPCI-A care redesign and savings measures will be reflected in a portion of the benchmark period. In addition, CMS announced changes to the pricing methodology by which benchmark episode prices will be calculated, which could impact both (i) healthcare provider demand to take on certain episodes (and therefore affect program size), and (ii) savings rate opportunities. Further, when healthcare providers selected episodes for 2021 at the end of 2020, CMS required such selections to be made in groups of similar episodes, rather than individually. For example, a provider partner that previously only participated in hip replacement episodes may also be required to participate in knee and shoulder replacement episodes as well. This could impact provider partner demand for various episodes and correspondingly affect program size. Moreover, the clinical episodes selected by provider partners for 2021 will also apply to 2022 and 2023, meaning the selections will be binding through 2023. Lastly, in 2021, CMS will exclude from the BPCI-A program all episodes where the individual is ultimately diagnosed with COVID-19. In contrast, in 2020, such episodes could be included or excluded at the election of the provider partner. All of these changes could lead to a decline in the program size and/or savings rates we are able to achieve.

Finally, the BPCI-A program is scheduled to expire in 2023 and it is not clear in what form, if any, CMS will renew the program, although in September 2020 CMS announced that it anticipated launching a mandatory bundled payment model upon the expiration of the BPCI-A program. If CMS does not renew the program, or makes significant changes in any successor program, it may have an impact on the number of episodes we are able to manage, our savings rate and, consequently, revenue and profitability in future periods.

COVID-19

Our operations in our Home & Community Services segment have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a precautionary measure in response to the pandemic, we temporarily halted IHEs in March 2020. Shortly following the suspension of in-home visits, we were able to expand the business model to perform vIHEs and have made up for some of the lost volume for IHEs through vIHEs. We resumed in-home visits beginning in July 2020. We established personal protective equipment protocols with our major customers in order to be able to return to IHEs.

As a result of the pandemic, many of our customers pushed in-person IHEs into the second half of 2020. Although we continue to see some increase in IHE member cancellation rates, overall we saw significant incremental IHE volumes in the second half of 2020 as certain customers increased the volumes they placed with us and in-home IHEs have represented the majority of those IHEs. In order to meet this volume growth, we have onboarded additional providers into our network, which has resulted in proportionally higher expenses. Additionally, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and particularly the resulting shift to virtual evaluations which was most evident in the second quarter, has had an impact on the quarterly volume and results of operations for the Home & Community Services segment. The shift to virtual evaluations was due to a combination of the pause in in-person IHEs between March and July 2020, the decline in acceptance rates for in-person IHEs and an increase in IHE member cancellation rates as individuals have been less willing to receive IHEs in-person since the start of the pandemic. We have also seen some provider unwillingness to perform IHEs in the home during the pandemic. We will continue to monitor these trends in IHEs for as long as the pandemic is ongoing.

Our Episodes of Care Services segment has also been affected by the pandemic. In the United States, at certain times during the course of the pandemic, governmental authorities have recommended, and in certain cases required, that elective, specialty and other procedures and appointments, including certain acute and post-acute care services, be suspended or canceled to avoid non-essential patient exposure to medical environments and potential infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. In addition, the temporary suspension or cancellation of services was put in place to focus limited resources and personnel capacity toward the prevention of, and care for patients with, COVID-19. This has resulted in fewer elective procedures and a general reduction in individuals seeking medical care, which contributed to a substantially lower number of episodes being managed in 2020.

 

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In addition, CMS announced that healthcare providers could continue in the BPCI-A program with no change or they could choose one of the following two options:

 

   

Healthcare providers can choose to eliminate upside and downside risk by excluding all episodes from reconciliation in 2020; or

 

   

Healthcare providers could choose to exclude from reconciliation those episodes with a COVID-19 diagnosis during the episode.

Healthcare providers were required to make their election by September 25, 2020. The results of these elections made by the providers will reduce the total number of episodes we manage during 2020 and 2021, and therefore reduce our program size. This impact on program size was partially offset by a higher savings rate due to a combination of improved performance by some of our partners as well as partners that were underperforming choosing to exclude some or all of their episodes from reconciliation in 2020. Subsequently, CMS announced that all episodes in 2021 with a COVID-19 diagnosis would be automatically excluded from reconciliation, which will reduce program size for all of 2021. There can be no assurance that the positive impact on our savings rate in 2020 will continue in 2021.

Each of these pandemic-related changes has had a material impact on program size in 2020, is expected to have a material impact on program size during at least part of 2021 and could have the effect of reducing program size for 2021 through 2023. Because our administrative fee is calculated as a percentage of program size and we receive a portion of the savings achieved in management of an episode, the decrease in episodes and related reduction in overall program size have had, and we expect will continue to have, a negative effect on our revenue. Some of these measures and challenges will likely continue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is uncertain, and will harm the results of operations, liquidity and financial condition of our provider partners and our business. Lastly, our representatives may be prohibited from entering hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute facilities as a result of the pandemic, which affects our ability to manage post-acute care and could have a material impact on the savings rate being generated by the program.

During the fourth quarter of 2020, the average daily cases of COVID-19 have been increasing once again and parts of the United States are experiencing significant increases in the average daily cases of COVID-19. We continue to monitor trends related to COVID-19 and their impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Remedy Partners Transactions

In 2019, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Remedy Partners. A controlling interest was initially acquired by New Mountain Capital on January 15, 2019, which we refer to as the “Remedy Partners Acquisition.” At that point, we and Remedy Partners were considered to be under common control and combined financial statements were presented from January 15, 2019 to November 26, 2019. On November 26, 2019, a series of transactions were effected which resulted in Remedy Partners becoming our wholly owned subsidiary, which we refer to as the “Remedy Partners Combination,” and consolidated financial statements were presented from that date. In connection with the Remedy Partners Transactions, we incurred significant transaction costs, primarily diligence-related costs and professional fees, including those related to integration. We assigned values to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based upon their fair values at the acquisition date. We also acquired intangible assets, consisting primarily of customer relationships, with a value of $118.0 million, acquired software with a value of $43.0 million and a trade name with a value of $6.0 million, which we expect will increase our amortization expenses in future periods. As a result of the Remedy Partners Acquisition, we also recorded $408.4 million in goodwill, which represents the amount by which the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired.

 

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Because we were not under common control with and did not own Remedy Partners in 2018 and due to the above factors, our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 are not directly comparable to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

TAV Health acquisition

On March 31, 2019, we acquired TAV Health. TAV Health formed the basis for our Signify Community solution. As part of the TAV Health acquisition, we assigned values to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based upon their fair values at the acquisition date. We also acquired intangible assets, consisting primarily of acquired software with a value of $7.7 million and customer relationships with a value of $0.5 million, which we also expect will increase our amortization expenses in future periods. As a result of the TAV Health acquisition, we also recorded $47.9 million in goodwill, which represents the amount by which the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired. Because we did not own TAV Health in 2018 and due to the above factors, our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 are not directly comparable to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Cost of being a public company

To operate as a public company, we will be required to continue to implement changes in certain aspects of our business and develop, manage and train management level and other employees to comply with ongoing public company requirements. We will also incur new expenses as a public company, including, among others, public reporting obligations, increased professional fees for accounting, proxy statements and stockholder meetings, equity plan administration, stock exchange fees, transfer agent fees, SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA fees, filing fees, legal fees and offering expenses. In addition, upon the completion of this offering, we will be a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement with the TRA Parties and will be required to make certain distributions to them in accordance with the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement. See “—Liquidity and capital resources—Tax Receivable Agreement.”

Effects of the reorganization on our corporate structure

Signify Health, Inc. was formed for the purpose of this offering and has engaged to date only in activities in contemplation of this offering. Signify Health, Inc. will be a holding company and its sole material asset will be its ownership interest in Cure TopCo, LLC. For more information regarding our reorganization and holding company structure, see “Organizational structure—The Reorganization Transactions.” Upon completion of this offering, all of our business will be conducted through Cure TopCo, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates, and the financial results of Cure TopCo, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries will be included in the consolidated financial statements of Signify Health, Inc.

Cure TopCo, LLC is, and will continue to be, taxed as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and, as a result, its members, including Signify Health, Inc., will pay income taxes with respect to their allocable shares of its net taxable income.

Components of our results of operations

Revenue

Our revenue is generated from contracts with our customers within our two operating segments, Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services, under contracts that contain various fee structures. Through our Home & Community Services segment, we offer IHEs, performed either within the patient’s home, virtually or at a healthcare provider facility primarily to Medicare Advantage health plans (and to some extent Medicaid). Additionally, we offer certain diagnostic screening and other ancillary services and, through our Signify

 

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Community solution, services to address healthcare concerns related to SDOH. Through our Episodes of Care Services segment, we primarily provide services designed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery by developing and managing episodic payment programs in partnership with healthcare providers primarily under the BPCI-A program with CMS.

In our Home & Community Services segment, we primarily generate revenue through IHEs. Revenue is recognized when the IHEs are submitted to our customers on a daily basis. Submission to the customer occurs after the IHEs are completed and coded, a process which may take one to several days after completion of the evaluation. We are paid a flat fee for each completed IHE regardless of the member’s location or the outcome of an IHE. We earn a separate fee for any additional diagnostic screenings the health plan elects to provide for the relevant member. Revenue is recognized when the additional screening occurs.

We have entered into EAR agreements with one of our customers. Beginning in 2020, revenue generated under the underlying customer contracts includes an estimated reduction in the transaction price for IHEs associated with the initial grant date fair value of the outstanding customer EARs. The total grant date fair value of the outstanding EAR agreements was $51.8 million and will be recorded against revenue through December 2022. See “—Liquidity and capital resources—Customer Equity Appreciation Rights agreements.”

In our Episodes of Care Services segment, we primarily generate revenue through episodes of care under the BPCI-A program. We participate as a “convener participant” under the BPCI-A program. As a convener participant, we hold a contract directly with CMS and are responsible for developing and monitoring a BPCI-A episode of care program in partnership with healthcare providers. We enter into back-to-back contracts with provider partners interested in participating in BPCI-A episode of care programs through which we assist with compliance with CMS rules and program requirements and provide a suite of analytic, technology and post-acute management services. Under the BPCI-A program, we recognize the revenue attributable to episodes reconciled during each six-month episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period that commences in the second or fourth quarter of each year, depending on the relevant contract with our provider partners. The 13-month performance obligation period begins at the start of the relevant episodes of care and extends through the receipt or generation of the semiannual reconciliation for the relevant performance measurement period, as well as the provision and explanation of statements of performance to each of our customers. We are generally paid an administrative fee, which is paid out of savings, and also share in the savings or losses generated by our provider partners as compared to BPCI-A’s benchmark episode price for a particular episode. The transaction price is 100% variable, and therefore we estimate the amount which we expect to be entitled to receive for each episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period. In making this estimate, we consider inputs such as the overall program size, which is defined by the historic cost and the frequency of occurrence of defined episodes of care. Additionally, we estimate rates for shared savings or losses by using data sources such as historical trend analysis together with indicative data of the current volume of episodes. Although our estimates are based on the information available to us at each reporting date, several factors may cause actual revenue earned to differ from the estimates recorded each period. These include, among others, limited historical experience, as the current BPCI-A program only commenced in the fourth quarter of 2018 and has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and other limitations of the program beyond our control. See “Critical accounting policies—Revenue recognition.”

Operating expenses

Operating expenses are composed of:

 

   

Service expense. Service expense represents direct costs associated with generating revenue. These costs include fees paid to providers for performing IHEs, provider travel expenses and the total cost of payroll, related benefits and other personnel expenses for employees in roles that serve to provide direct revenue generating services to customers. Additionally, service expense also includes costs related to the use of certain professional service firms, member engagement expenses, coding expenses and certain other direct costs.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”). SG&A includes the total cost of payroll, related benefits and other personnel expense for employees who do not have a direct role associated with revenue generation, including those involved with developing new service offerings. SG&A includes all general operating costs including, but not limited to, rent and occupancy costs, telecommunications costs, information technology infrastructure and operations costs, software licensing costs, advertising and marketing expenses, recruiting expenses, costs associated with developing new service offerings and expenses related to the use of certain subcontractors and professional services firms. After the consummation of this offering, we expect to incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses associated with being a public company, including, among others, costs associated with our compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulatory requirements.

 

   

Transaction-related expenses. Transaction-related expenses primarily consist of expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions and other corporate development such as mergers and acquisitions activity that did not proceed, strategic investments and similar activities, including consulting expenses, compensation expenses and other integration-type expenses. Additionally, expenses associated with our preparation for this offering are included in transaction-related expenses.

 

   

Asset impairment. Asset impairment includes charges resulting from the impairment of long-lived assets when it is determined that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset.

 

   

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense includes depreciation of property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, computer equipment, furniture and fixtures and software. Amortization expense includes amortization of capitalized internal-use software and software development costs, customer relationships, acquired software and certain trade names.

Other expense, net

Other expense, net is composed of:

 

   

Interest expense. Interest expense consists of accrued interest and related payments on our outstanding long-term debt and Revolving Credit Facility, as well as the amortization of debt issuance costs.

 

   

Other (income) expense, net. Other (income) expense, net primarily consists of interest and dividends on cash and cash equivalents. Changes in fair value of the customer EARs as measured at the end of each period are also included in other (income) expense, net.

Noncontrolling interest

In connection with the reorganization transactions, we will be appointed as the sole managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement. Because we will manage and operate the business and control the strategic decisions and day-to-day operations of Cure TopCo, LLC and will also have a substantial financial interest in Cure TopCo, LLC, we will consolidate the financial results of Cure TopCo, LLC, and a portion of our net income (loss) will be allocated to the noncontrolling interest to reflect the entitlement of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members to a portion of Cure TopCo, LLC’s net income (loss). We will hold approximately     % of Cure TopCo, LLC’s outstanding LLC Units (or approximately     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full), and the remaining LLC Units of Cure TopCo, LLC will be held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members.

Income tax expense

Our business was historically operated through Cure TopCo, LLC, a limited liability company treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which is generally not subject to U.S. federal or certain state income taxes. In connection with the Reorganization Transactions and this offering, Signify Health, Inc. will acquire LLC Units in Cure TopCo, LLC. Accordingly, Signify Health, Inc. will be subject to U.S. federal and state income tax with respect to its allocable share of the income of Cure TopCo, LLC.

 

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Results of operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

The following is a discussion of our combined-consolidated results of operations for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. A discussion of the results by each of our two operating segments, Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services, follows the discussion of our combined-consolidated results.

The following table summarizes our combined-consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     % Change  
     2020       2019       2020 v. 2019  
     (in millions)         

Revenue

   $ 417.1      $ 368.5        13.2

Operating expenses:

        

Service expense

     203.4        188.2        8.1

Selling, general and administrative expense

     148.5        119.1        24.7

Transaction-related expenses

     10.8        15.9        (32.1 )% 

Asset impairment

     —        1.5        (96.9 )% 

Depreciation and amortization

     46.0        49.5        (7.2 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     408.7        374.2        9.2

Income (loss) from operations

     8.4        (5.7      (245.7 )% 

Interest expense

     16.2        16.1        1.1

Other expense (income), net

     6.9        (1.4      (583.7 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other expense, net

     23.1        14.7        57.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (14.7      (20.4      (27.8 )% 

Income tax expense

     0.5        0.1        333.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (15.2    $ (20.5      (25.8 )% 

Revenue

Our total revenue was $417.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $48.6 million, or 13.2%, from $368.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by a $33.8 million increase in revenue from our Episodes of Care Services segment and a $14.8 million increase in revenue from our Home & Community Services segment. See “Segment resultsbelow.

Operating expenses

Our total operating expenses were $408.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $34.5 million, or 9.2%, from $374.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was driven by the following:

 

   

Service expense—Our total service expense was $203.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $15.2 million, or 8.1%, from $188.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by compensation-related expenses, which increased by $6.0 million to support the overall growth in our business. Additionally, expenses related to our network of providers increased by $3.3 million driven by the increase in IHE volume partially offset by an increase in vIHEs performed during the period, which have a lower price per evaluation than in-person IHEs; the costs of providing other ancillary services, including certain

 

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laboratory and testing fees, increased by $2.3 million; expenses related to member outreach increased by approximately $1.9 million; and other variable costs increased by $0.3 million. The impact of COVID-19 also resulted in approximately $1.5 million in incremental costs for personal protective equipment to be used by our providers while conducting IHEs during the pandemic and $1.0 million in one-time costs, including costs related to COVID-19 tests for our providers, which were partially offset by a decrease in travel and entertainment costs of $1.1 million due to the COVID-19 imposed travel restrictions.

 

   

Selling, general and administrative expense—Our total SG&A expense was $148.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $29.4 million, or 24.7%, from $119.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by compensation-related expenses, which increased by $23.0 million to support the overall growth in our business, and includes a $7.2 million increase in stock-based compensation expense due to additional equity-based grants. Other costs also increased primarily to support the growth in our business, including: professional and consulting fees, which increased by $5.8 million; facilities-related expenses, including rent expense under our operating leases, which increased by $5.9 million; and other variable costs, which increased by $0.1 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in employee travel and entertainment of $2.4 million driven by COVID-19 related travel restrictions and a decrease in information technology expenses including infrastructure and software costs of $3.0 million.

 

   

Transaction-related expenses—Our total transaction-related expenses were $10.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing a decrease of $5.1 million, or 32.1%, from $15.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. In 2020, the transaction-related expenses related to the Remedy Partners Combination and integration of Remedy Partners, expenses incurred in connection with potential acquisitions and other corporate development activities that did not proceed, as well as costs incurred in connection with our initial public offering. These transaction-related expenses consisted primarily of consulting, compensation and integration-type expenses. In 2019, the transaction-related expenses related to the Remedy Partners Acquisition, the TAV Health acquisition, as well as certain integration-related expenses associated with acquisitions made in prior years. These transaction-related expenses consisted primarily of consulting, compensation and integration-type expenses.

 

   

Asset impairment—Our total asset impairment was $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. In 2019, we discontinued the use of certain software resulting in an asset impairment of $1.5 million. We did not have any significant asset impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

   

Depreciation and amortization—Our total depreciation and amortization expense was $46.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing a decrease of $3.5 million, or 7.2%, from $49.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease in depreciation and amortization was primarily driven by a decrease in amortization expense of $4.4 million primarily relating to assets becoming fully amortized in 2019 as well as the discontinued use of certain trade names following the Remedy Partners Acquisition, which resulted in an asset impairment in the fourth quarter of 2019. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in depreciation expense of $0.9 million related to additional capital expenditures over the past year.

Other expense, net

Other expense, net was $23.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $8.4 million, or 57.8%, from $14.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in other expense (income), net of $8.3 million and an increase in interest expense of $0.1 million. The increase in other expense (income), net was driven by an increase of $6.9 million related to the remeasurement of fair value of the customer EARs’ liability in 2020 and a decrease of $1.4

 

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million in interest income related to lower interest rates and lower excess cash balances held throughout 2020 compared to 2019. Interest expense increased $0.1 million primarily driven by the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility in 2020, which was partially offset by lower interest rates and quarterly principal payments of long-term debt under our Credit Agreement.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense was $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $0.4 million, or 333.0%, from $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by additional taxes incurred in 2020 as a result of the increase in taxable income following the Remedy Partners Combination.

Segment results

We evaluate the performance of each of our two operating segments based on segment revenue and segment adjusted EBITDA. Service expense for each segment is based on direct expenses associated with revenue generating activities of each segment. We allocate SG&A expenses to each segment based on the relative proportion of direct employees.

The following table summarizes our segment revenue and the percentage of total combined-consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

            Nine Months Ended
September 30,
          % Change  
     2020      % of Total     2019     % of Total     2020 v. 2019  
            (in millions)              

Revenue

           

Home & Community Services:

           

Evaluations

   $ 294.9        70.7   $ 280.7       76.2     5.1

Other

     6.9        1.7     6.3       1.7     9.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Home & Community Services revenue

     301.8        72.4     287.0       77.9     5.2

Episodes of Care Services:

           

Episodes

     107.2        25.7     67.8       18.4     58.2

Other

     8.1        1.9     13.7       3.7     (41.4 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Episodes of Care Services revenue

     115.3        27.6     81.5       22.1     41.4

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

           

Home & Community Services

     65.8        N/     73.9       N /A      (10.9 )% 

Episode of Care Services

     20.2        N/     (7.2     N/     380.5

Home & Community Services revenue was $301.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $14.8 million, or 5.2%, from $287.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by increased IHE volume resulting in an increase in Evaluations revenue of $21.7 million. The increase in revenue resulting from the increased IHE volume was partially offset by an increase in vIHEs performed during the period, which have a lower price per evaluation than in-person IHEs. Additionally, Home & Community Services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was reduced by $7.5 million as a result of the customer EAR agreements, which became effective in 2020. Additionally, other revenue increased by $0.6 million, primarily related to the TAV Health acquisition, which formed the basis for our Signify Community product and occurred in March 2019 and therefore revenue was not included for the full nine-month period during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Episodes of Care Services revenue was $115.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $33.8 million, or 41.4%, from $81.5 million for the nine months ended September 30,

 

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2019. This increase was primarily driven by an increase of $39.4 million in Episodes revenue, which was partially offset by a $5.6 million decrease in Other revenue. The increase in Episodes revenue was primarily driven by an improved savings rate, an increase in program size as a result of additional partners entering the program at the start of 2020 and the timing of the Remedy Partners Acquisition, which occurred on January 15, 2019 and therefore was not included for the full nine-month period ended September 30, 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized approximately $8.9 million of revenue representing changes in estimates of variable consideration upon receipt and analysis of reconciliations from CMS in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the improved savings rate and changes in program size. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we also recorded approximately $9.2 million of revenue related to changes in estimates based on new information received primarily related to the impact of COVID-19 on program size and related CMS imposed changes offered to providers that had an overall beneficial impact on savings rates. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized approximately $2.1 million of revenue representing changes in estimates of variable consideration upon receipt and analysis of reconciliations from CMS. Other revenue decreased by $5.6 million in the first nine months of 2020 driven by the termination and sale of two customer contracts in early 2019 that had been using our complex care management services and the shift in business strategy related to that product offering.

Home & Community Services Adjusted EBITDA was $65.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing a decrease of $8.1 million, or 10.9%, from $73.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease was primarily driven by the impact of COVID-19, including the shift to vIHEs, which have a lower price per evaluation than in-person IHEs, partially offset by the increase in revenue and higher operating expenses as a result of the investments to support our growth and technology.

Episodes of Care Services Adjusted EBITDA was $20.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $27.4 million, or 380.5%, from $(7.2) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by the increase in revenue, including the impact of the improved savings rate, the increase in program size due to additional partners entering the program at the start of 2020 and changes in program size estimates, which resulted in changes in estimated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Additionally, the Remedy Partners Acquisition occurred in January 2019. As a result, operating results for Remedy Partners were included for the full nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 but were not included for the full nine-month period ended September 30, 2019.

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

The following is a discussion of our combined-consolidated results of operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. A discussion of the results by each of our two operating segments, Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services, follows the discussion of our combined-consolidated results.

 

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The following table summarizes our combined-consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

     Year Ended December 31,      % Change  
         2019              2018          2019 v. 2018  
     (in millions)         

Revenue

   $ 501.8      $ 337.9        48.5

Operating expenses:

        

Service expense

     247.2        196.3        25.9

Selling, general and administrative expense

     168.6        67.9        148.5

Transaction-related expenses

     22.4        21.0        6.9

Asset impairment

     6.4        17.0        (62.4 )% 

Depreciation and amortization

     66.0        43.0        53.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     510.6        345.2        47.9

Loss from operations

     (8.8      (7.3      21.3

Interest expense

     21.2        21.4        (1.0 )% 

Other (income) expense, net

     (1.6      —          N.M.  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other expense, net

     19.6        21.4        (8.2 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (28.4      (28.7      (0.8 )% 

Income tax expense

     0.1        0.2        (54.4 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss

     (28.5      (28.9      (1.2 )% 

Revenue

Our total revenue was $501.8 million in 2019, representing an increase of $163.9 million, or 48.5%, from $337.9 million in 2018. This increase was primarily driven by a $96.9 million increase in revenue from our Episodes of Care Services segment as a result of the Remedy Partners Acquisition and a $67.0 million increase in revenue from our Home & Community Services segment. See “Segment resultsbelow.

Operating expenses

Our total operating expenses were $510.6 million in 2019, representing an increase of $165.4 million, or 47.9%, from $345.2 million in 2018. This increase was driven by the following:

 

   

Service expense—Our total service expense was $247.2 million in 2019, representing an increase of $50.9 million, or 25.9%, from $196.3 million in 2018. This increase was primarily driven by $30.7 million related to the Remedy Partners Acquisition. Additionally, expenses related to our network of providers increased by $8.9 million driven by the increase in IHE volume, the costs of providing other ancillary services, including certain laboratory and testing fees, increased by $5.2 million, compensation related expenses increased $5.2 million to support the overall growth in our business, including the impact of the TAV Health acquisition, and other variable costs increased by $0.9 million.

 

   

Selling, general and administrative expense—Our total SG&A expense was $168.6 million in 2019, representing an increase of $100.7 million, or 148.5%, from $67.9 million in 2018. $76.2 million of this increase was driven by the Remedy Partners Acquisition. In addition, compensation related expenses increased by $19.2 million to support the overall growth in our business, including the impact of the TAV Health acquisition. Other costs also increased primarily to support the growth in our business, including: employee travel and entertainment, which increased by $1.8 million, professional and consulting fees, which increased by $1.4 million, facilities-related expenses, including rent expense under our operating leases, which increased by $1.4 million and information technology expenses including infrastructure and software costs, which increased by $1.1 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in other variable costs.

 

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Transaction-related expenses—Our total transaction-related expenses were $22.4 million in 2019, representing an increase of $1.4 million, or 6.9%, from $21.0 million in 2018. In 2019, the transaction-related expenses related to the acquisition and integration of Remedy Partners, including our initial combination with Remedy Partners in January 2019, the TAV Health acquisition, as well as certain integration-related expenses associated with acquisitions made in prior years. These transaction-related expenses related to consulting, compensation and integration-type expenses. In 2018, the transaction-related expenses primarily related to integration costs associated with acquisitions made in late 2017. These transaction-related expenses related to consulting, compensation and integration-type expenses.

 

   

Asset impairment—Our total asset impairment was $6.4 million in 2019, representing a decrease of $10.6 million, or 62.4%, from $17.0 million in 2018. The asset impairment in 2019 was primarily related to the discontinued use of certain trade names following the Remedy Partners Acquisition, which resulted in a $4.9 million asset impairment. Additionally, in 2019, we discontinued the use of certain software resulting in an asset impairment of $1.5 million. The asset impairment in 2018 was primarily related to the discontinued use of certain trade names following our rebranding, which resulted in a $16.0 million asset impairment. Additionally, certain property and equipment were impaired for a total of $1.0 million in 2018.

 

   

Depreciation and amortization—Our total depreciation and amortization expense was $66.0 million in 2019, representing an increase of $23.0 million, or 53.4%, from $43.0 million in 2018. This increase was primarily driven by $25.7 million related to the Remedy Partners Acquisition, which resulted in the acquisition of $167.0 million in intangible assets, comprised of customer relationships of $118.0 million, acquired software of $43.0 million and a trade name of $6.0 million, as well as $6.6 million in property and equipment. This increase in depreciation and amortization was partially offset by a decrease of $1.7 million in amortization expense primarily driven by impairment of certain software assets which were being amortized in 2018 and a decrease of $1.0 million in depreciation expense as a result of assets becoming fully depreciated during 2019.

Other expense, net

Other expense, net was $19.6 million in 2019, representing a decrease of $1.8 million, or 8.2%, from $21.4 million in 2018. This decrease was primarily driven by an increase in other (income) expense, net of approximately $1.6 million and a decrease in interest expense of $0.2 million. The increase in other (income) expense, net was driven by an increase of $1.6 million in interest income on excess cash balances held throughout the year. The decrease in interest expense was primarily driven by lower interest rates partially offset by an increase in the outstanding principal of long-term debt under our Credit Agreement.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense was $0.1 million in 2019, representing a decrease of $0.1 million, or 54.4%, from $0.2 million in 2018. This decrease was primarily driven by additional taxes incurred in 2018 related to predecessor entities.

Segment results

We evaluate the performance of each of our two operating segments based on segment revenue and segment adjusted EBITDA. Service expense for each segment is based on direct expenses associated with revenue generating activities of each segment. We allocate SG&A expenses to each segment based on the relative proportion of direct employees.

 

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The following table summarizes our segment revenue and the percentage of total combined-consolidated revenue for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

            Year Ended
December 31,
           % Change  
     2019      % of Total     2018      % of Total     2019 v. 2018  
            (in millions)               

Revenue

            

Home & Community Services:

            

Evaluations

   $ 369.6        73.6   $ 310.0        91.8     19.2

Other

     7.4        1.5     —          —         N.M.  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total Home & Community Services revenue

     377.0        75.1     310.0        91.8     21.6

Episodes of Care Services:

            

Episodes

     107.8        21.4     —          —         N.M.  

Other

     17.0        3.5     27.9        8.2     (39.0 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total Episodes of Care Services revenue

     124.8        24.9     27.9        8.2     347.9

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

            

Home & Community Services

     90.5        N/A       76.1        N/A       19.0

Episode of Care Services

     2.8        N/A       3.0        N/A       (6.4 )% 

Home & Community Services revenue was $377.0 million in 2019, representing an increase of $67.0 million, or 21.6%, from $310.0 million in 2018. This increase was primarily driven by increased IHE volume resulting in an increase in Evaluations revenue of $59.6 million, of which $57.9 million was driven by the expansion at existing customers and $1.7 million was driven by the addition of new customers. Additionally, other revenue was $7.4 million in 2019, primarily related to the TAV Health acquisition, which formed the basis for our Signify Community product and the introduction of other product offerings to our customers.

Episodes of Care Services revenue was $124.8 million in 2019, representing an increase of $96.9 million, or 347.9%, from $27.9 million in 2018. This increase was primarily driven by the Remedy Partners Acquisition which contributed $107.8 million in Episodes revenue for 2019. Other revenue decreased by $10.9 million driven by the termination and sale of two customer contracts using our complex care management services and the shift in business strategy related to that product offering.

Home & Community Services Adjusted EBITDA was $90.5 million in 2019, representing an increase of $14.4 million, or 19.0%, from $76.1 million in 2018. This increase was primarily driven by the increased revenue partially offset by higher operating expenses as a result of the investments to support our growth and technology.

Episodes of Care Services Adjusted EBITDA was $2.8 million in 2019, representing a decrease of $0.2 million, or 6.4%, from $3.0 million in 2018. This decrease was primarily driven by the termination and sale of two customer contracts using our complex care management services and the shift in business strategy related to that product offering which resulted in a decrease of approximately $3.8 million in segment Adjusted EBITDA. This decrease was partially offset by the Remedy Partners Acquisition, which since 2019 has comprised a majority of this segment, and contributed approximately $3.6 million in segment Adjusted EBITDA.

Quarterly Results of Operations

The following table sets forth unaudited statement of operations data for each of the quarters presented. We have prepared the quarterly statement of operations data on a basis consistent with the audited combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. In the opinion of management, the financial information reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which we consider necessary for a fair presentation of this data. This information should be read in conjunction with the combined-

 

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consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The results of historical periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for any future period.

 

     Three months ended
(unaudited)
 
     March 31,
2019
    June 30,
2019
    September 30,
2019
    December 31,
2019
    March 31,
2020
    June 30,
2020
     September 30,
2020
 
     (in millions)  

Revenue

   $ 107.2     $ 133.0     $ 128.3     $ 133.3     $ 131.7     $ 130.7      $ 154.7  

Operating expenses:

               

Service expense

     58.2       64.4       65.6       59.0       67.3       52.7        83.4  

Selling, general and administrative expense

     31.3       42.2       45.6       49.5       51.1       47.0        50.4  

Transaction-related expenses

     7.9       5.1       2.9       6.5       2.4       1.6        6.8  

Asset impairment

     1.5                   4.9                     

Depreciation and amortization

     15.8       17.4       16.3       16.5       14.5       15.7        15.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     114.7       129.1       130.4       136.4       135.3       117.0        156.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (7.5     3.9       (2.1     (3.1     (3.6     13.7        (1.7

Interest expense

     5.1       5.6       5.4       5.1       5.2       5.9        5.1  

Other (income) expense, net

     (0.7     (0.5     (0.2     (0.2           0.6        6.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other expense, net

     4.4       5.1       5.2       4.9       5.2       6.5        11.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (11.9     (1.2     (7.3     (8.0     (8.8     7.2        (13.1

Income tax expense

     0.1                         0.1       0.2        0.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (12.0   $ (1.2   $ (7.3   $ (8.0   $ (8.9   $ 7.0      $ (13.3

Liquidity and capital resources

Liquidity describes our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of our business operations, including working capital needs to meet operating expenses, debt service, acquisitions and other commitments and contractual obligations. We consider liquidity in terms of cash flows from operations and their sufficiency to fund our operating and investing activities.

Our primary sources of liquidity are our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under our Credit Agreement. As of September 30, 2020, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $87.9 million. Our total indebtedness was $350.2 million as of September 30, 2020. See “—Indebtedness” below.

Our principal liquidity needs have been, and we expect them to continue to be, working capital and general corporate needs, debt service, capital expenditures and potential acquisitions. Our capital expenditures for property and equipment to support growth in the business were $12.6 million and $6.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $13.0 million and $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Services segment, are subject to a semiannual reconciliation cycle, which occurs in the second and fourth quarters of the year. As a result, we typically receive cash receipts under this contract during the first and third quarters of each year, which can cause our liquidity to fluctuate from quarter to quarter.

In October 2020, we paid $54.0 million to repurchase certain Series B preferred units that were originally issued to TAV Health in connection with the TAV Health acquisition. In November 2020, we entered into the 2020 November Incremental Term Loans under our existing Credit Agreement for a total of $125.0 million. The proceeds were used to repay the $77.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, to fund a small acquisition and for general corporate purposes. In December 2020, we entered into the 2020 December Incremental Term Loans under our existing Credit Agreement for a total of $15.0 million. See “—Indebtedness.”

During 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on our liquidity, particularly in the Home & Community Services segment. IHEs were temporarily suspended and despite being able to pivot to vIHEs, the reduction in IHEs has impacted revenue growth and therefore, liquidity. Furthermore, as a result of the shift to vIHEs and other customer claims processing system delays, we have experienced certain temporary collection delays from a few large Home & Community Services customers, which temporarily resulted in a negative impact on operating cash flows during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We collected a significant portion of these amounts in the fourth quarter of 2020 and continue to actively work with our customers to collect on these amounts. In our Episodes of Care Services segment, the lower number of episodes managed in 2020 has not yet had an impact on our liquidity because of the timing of the semiannual reconciliations and related cash receipts from CMS under the BPCI-A program. We expect to see the impact of the lower number of episodes managed on our liquidity reflected in the next cash payment we receive from CMS in the first quarter of 2021.

We believe that our cash flow from operations, availability under our Credit Agreement and available cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for at least the foreseeable future. We anticipate that to the extent that we require additional liquidity, it will be funded through the proceeds from this offering, the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the issuance of additional equity, or a combination thereof. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain this additional liquidity on reasonable terms, or at all. Additionally, our liquidity and our ability to meet our obligations and fund our capital requirements are also dependent on our future financial performance, which is subject to general economic, financial and other factors that are beyond our control. See “Risk factors.” Accordingly, we cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available from additional indebtedness or otherwise to meet our liquidity needs. If we decide to pursue one or more significant acquisitions, we may incur additional debt or sell or issue additional equity to finance such acquisitions, which could possibly result in additional expenses or dilution.

Indebtedness

On December 21, 2017, our subsidiaries, Cure Intermediate 3, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC and Ox Parent, LLC) as “Holdings” and Signify Health, LLC (f/k/a Cure Borrower, LLC and Chloe Ox Parent, LLC), as “Borrower,” entered into a credit agreement (as subsequently amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) with UBS AG, Stamford Branch as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”), the guarantors party thereto from time to time and the lenders party thereto from time to time, consisting of term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $260.0 million (the “Initial Term Loans”) and a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $35.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). On June 22, 2018, Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto entered into the first amendment to the Credit Agreement to amend and restate the Credit Agreement in order to, among other things, refinance the Initial Term Loans with a new tranche of term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $260.0 million (the “2018 Term Loans”). On April 23, 2019, Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto executed the second amendment to the Credit Agreement to borrow an additional $20.0 million of term loans (the “2019 Term Loans”). On December 9, 2019, Holdings, the Borrower, the

 

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Administrative Agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto executed the third amendment to the Credit Agreement to increase the revolving credit commitments by an aggregate principal amount of $45.0 million, resulting in a total of $280.0 million of Term Loans outstanding and borrowing capacity of $80.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. On November 17, 2020, Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto entered into the fourth amendment to the Credit Agreement to amend and restate the Credit Agreement in order to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness in the form of a new tranche of term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million (the “2020 November Incremental Term Loans”). On December 7, 2020, Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto entered into the fifth amendment to the Credit Agreement to borrow an additional $15.0 million of term loans (the “2020 December Incremental Loans” and together with the 2020 November Incremental Term Loans, the “Incremental Term Loans,” and, the Incremental Term Loans together with the 2018 Term Loans and the 2019 Term Loans, the “Term Loans”). The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of Holdings, the Borrower and its wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (subject to customary exceptions and exclusions), including a pledge of the equity of each of its subsidiaries.

The Term Loans are payable in quarterly installments of 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding and mature on December 21, 2024. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on December 21, 2022.

Prior to June 22, 2018, the Initial Term Loans bore interest at a rate of the base rate plus 4.00% for base rate loans or the eurocurrency rate plus 5.00% for eurocurrency rate loans. Since June 22, 2018, the 2018 Term Loans and the 2019 Term Loans have had an interest rate of the base rate plus 3.50% for base rate loans or the eurocurrency rate plus 4.50% for eurocurrency rate loans. The Incremental Term Loans have an interest rate of the base rate plus 4.25% for base rate loans or the eurocurrency rate plus 5.25% for eurocurrency rate loans. Prior to June 22, 2018, borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of the base rate plus 4.00% for base rate loans or the eurocurrency rate plus 5.00% for eurocurrency rate loans and letter of credit fees and, undrawn commitment fees equal to 0.50%. From June 22, 2018 until delivery of financial statements for the first full quarter after June 22, 2018, borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of the base rate plus 3.50% for base rate loans or the eurocurrency rate plus 4.50% for eurocurrency rate loans and letter of credit fees and, in the case of undrawn commitment fees, 0.50%. Since delivery of financial statements for the first full quarter after June 22, 2018, the interest rate for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility has been based on the consolidated first lien net leverage ratio pricing grid below. In each case, eurocurrency rate loans are subject to a 1.00% floor for the 2018 Term Loans and the 2019 Term Loans and 0.00% for revolving loans. Term loans borrowed at the base rate are subject to a 2.00% floor.

 

Pricing Level    Consolidated First
Lien Net Leverage
Ratio
   Eurocurrency Rate
Loans and Letter
of Credit Fees
    Base Rate Loans     Commitment Fee  

1

   > 3.25:1.00      4.50     3.50     0.50

2

   £ 3.25:1.00 and >
2.75:1.00
     4.25     3.25     0.375

3

   £ 2.75:1.00      4.00     3.00     0.250

In addition, the Credit Agreement contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries to make certain restricted payments, incur additional debt, engage in certain asset sales, mergers, acquisitions or similar transactions, create liens on assets, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, change its business or make investments. Following our initial public offering, the Credit Agreement will continue to contain these covenants, including a covenant that restricts the Borrower’s ability to make dividends or other distributions to Signify Health, Inc. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains a springing financial covenant requiring the Borrower to maintain its Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) at or below 5.75:1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter in which the principal amount of all revolving loans and letters of credit (other than undrawn letters of credit) exceed 35% of the revolving credit commitments at such time.

 

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Comparative cash flows

The following table sets forth our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018      2020      2019  
     (in millions)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 41.7      $ 35.6      $ 40.7      $ 56.2  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     82.9        (13.1      (28.7      91.6  

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (94.8      (21.9      30.1        (90.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     29.8        0.6        42.1        57.2  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year

     20.4        19.8        50.2        20.4  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of year

   $ 50.2      $ 20.4      $ 92.3      $ 77.6  

Operating activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $40.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, a decrease of $15.5 million, compared to $56.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease was primarily the result of a $35.6 million decrease related to the effect of changes in operating assets and a $1.8 million payment of contingent consideration partially offset by decrease in net loss of $5.3 million and a $15.5 million increase in non-cash items partially offset by a $1.1 million gain on sale of assets in 2019.

Net loss was $15.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to $20.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to the Remedy Partners Acquisition and growth in Home & Community Services revenue partially offset by an increase in operating expenses to support the growth in the business. Non-cash items were $79.9 million in 2019 as compared to $66.6 million in 2018. The increase in non-cash items was primarily driven by the Remedy Partners Acquisition and the associated increase in intangible assets subject to amortization.

The effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities was a cash decrease of $14.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to an increase of $21.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The most significant drivers contributing to this net decrease of $35.9 million relate to the following:

 

   

A decrease related to accounts receivable of $48.7 million;

 

   

A cash inflow of $25.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily as a result of the collection of amounts outstanding at December 31, 2019 related to the Episodes of Care Services segment partially offset by an increase in amounts due from customers at September 30, 2020 related to the Home & Community Services segment driven by certain delays in collections from a few large clients;

 

   

A cash inflow of $73.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily driven by the timing of collections related to the Remedy Partners Acquisition and an increase in revenue;

 

   

A net decrease related to contract assets and liabilities of $25.5 million driven by the timing of semiannual reconciliations and improvements in savings rate in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 resulting in an increase in estimated revenue under the BPCI-A program;

 

   

A net increase related to accounts payable and accrued expenses of $25.9 million primarily due to timing of payments and the Remedy Partners Acquisition in 2019. Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to a decrease of $37.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019;

 

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A net increase related to other noncurrent liabilities of $7.5 million as a result of an increase in deferred rent due to additional facility space and the Remedy Partners Acquisition. Other noncurrent liabilities increased $10.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to a net increase of $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019; and

 

   

A net increase related to other current liabilities of $6.8 million primarily driven by an increase in deferred revenue related to a payment in advance of services from a customer and an increase in the estimated sales tax reserve as described in the notes to our combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Other current liabilities increased $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to a decrease of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $41.7 million in 2019, an increase of $6.1 million, compared to $35.6 million in 2018. This increase was primarily the result of a decrease in net loss of $0.4 million, a $13.3 million increase in non-cash items partially offset by a $1.1 million gain on sale of assets and a $6.5 million decrease related to the effect of changes in operating assets.

Net loss was $28.5 million in 2019, as compared to $28.9 million in 2018. The decrease was primarily due to the Remedy Partners Acquisition and growth in Home & Community Services revenue partially offset by an increase in operating expenses to support the growth in the business. Non-cash items were $79.9 million in 2019 as compared to $66.6 million in 2018. The increase in non-cash items was primarily driven by the Remedy Partners Acquisition and the associated increase in intangible assets subject to amortization.

The effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities was a cash decrease of $8.6 million in 2019, as compared to a decrease of $2.1 million in 2018. The most significant drivers contributing to this decrease relate to the following:

 

   

An increase in accounts receivable of $37.8 million in 2019 primarily as a result of the Remedy Partners Acquisition which resulted in an increase of approximately $34.4 million and an increase of approximately $3.4 million driven by higher revenue and timing of collections compared to an increase of $8.0 million in 2018;

 

   

A net decrease in contract assets and liabilities for a net increase to cash impact of $17.4 million driven by the Remedy Partners Acquisition and timing of semiannual reconciliations and estimated revenue under the BPCI-A program; and

 

   

A net increase in other noncurrent liabilities of $5.8 million as a result of an increase in deferred rent due to additional facility space and the Remedy Partners Acquisition. Other noncurrent liabilities increased $6.8 million in 2019 as compared to a net increase of $1.0 million in 2018.

Investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $28.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, a decrease of $120.3 million, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $91.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease was primarily the result of cash acquired from the Remedy Partners Acquisition of $136.0 million in 2019, partially offset by the acquisition of TAV Health in 2019 for $28.8 million. Capital expenditures for property and equipment were $13.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The $5.9 million increase in capital expenditures for property and equipment was primarily driven by investments in certain facilities and other requirements to support the growth in the business. Capital expenditures for internal-use software development were $15.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $9.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The $6.0 million increase in capital expenditures for internal-use software development was primarily driven by additional investments in our technology platforms to support future growth.

 

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Net cash provided by investing activities was $82.9 million in 2019, an increase of $96.0 million, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $13.1 million in 2018. This increase was primarily the result of cash acquired from the Remedy Partners Acquisition of $136.0 million in 2019, partially offset by the acquisition of TAV Health for $28.8 million. Capital expenditures for property and equipment were $12.6 million in 2019 compared to $6.6 million in 2018. The $6.0 million increase in capital expenditures for property and equipment was primarily driven by the Remedy Partners Acquisition. Capital expenditures for internal-use software development were $12.9 million in 2019 compared to $6.5 million in 2018. The $6.4 million increase in capital expenditures for internal-use software development was primarily driven by the Remedy Partners Acquisition and additional investments in our technology platforms to support future growth.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $30.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $120.7 million, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $90.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The source of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily driven by a net $77.0 million in proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $1.0 million in net income tax refunds received on behalf of New Remedy Corp. (“New Remedy”) partially offset by payment of contingent consideration of $38.2 million, tax distributions to members of Cure Aggregator, LLC of $8.1 million and scheduled principal payments on long-term debt under our Credit Agreement of $2.1 million. The use of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily driven by an $83.8 million payment to the sellers of Remedy Partners in connection with the Remedy Partners Acquisition, tax distributions to members of Cure Aggregator, LLC of $22.5 million, tax payments on behalf of New Remedy of $7.4 million and scheduled principal payments on long-term debt under our Credit Agreement of $2.1 million. These uses of cash were partially offset by $20.0 million in proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, $5.0 million in proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $3.0 million in proceeds from a third-party investor to which new member units in Cure Aggregator, LLC were issued.

Net cash used in financing activities in 2019 was $94.8 million, an increase of $72.9 million, compared to $21.9 million in 2018. The use of cash in 2019 was primarily driven by an $83.8 million payment to the sellers of Remedy Partners in connection with the Remedy Partners Acquisition. Additionally, in 2019, we made tax distributions to members of Cure Aggregator, LLC of $22.5 million, tax payments on behalf of New Remedy of $5.1 million, repurchased certain member units from certain former employee investors for $3.1 million and made scheduled principal payments on long-term debt under our Credit Agreement of $2.8 million. These financing outflows were partially offset by proceeds of $20.0 million in incremental long-term debt under our Credit Agreement to fund the TAV Health acquisition and $3.0 million in proceeds from a third-party investor to which new member units in Cure Aggregator, LLC were issued. The use of cash in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 was primarily driven by tax distributions made to members of $18.3 million, the repurchase of certain member units from certain former employee investors for $4.1 million and scheduled principal payments on long-term debt under our Credit Agreement of $2.0 million. These financing outflows in 2018 were partially offset by $3.0 million in proceeds from a third-party investor to which new member units in Cure Aggregator, LLC were issued.

Future sources and uses of liquidity

Our initial sources of liquidity will be (1) cash on hand, (2) net working capital, (3) cash flows from operations and (4) our Credit Agreement. Based on our current expectations, we believe that these sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements and to meet our commitments into the foreseeable future.

We expect that our primary liquidity needs will be comprised of cash to (1) provide capital to facilitate the organic growth of our business, (2) pay operating expenses, including cash compensation to our employees, (3) make payments under our Tax Receivable Agreement, (4) pay interest and principal due on borrowings under our Credit Agreement, (5) pay income taxes and (6) acquire businesses to help achieve our growth strategy.

 

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Dividend policy

Assuming Cure TopCo, LLC makes distributions to its members in any given year, the determination to pay dividends, if any, to our Class A common stockholders out of the portion, if any, of such distributions remaining after our payment of taxes, Tax Receivable Agreement payments and expenses (any such portion, an “excess distribution”) will be made at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may change our dividend policy at any time. See “Dividend policy.”

Tax Receivable Agreement

Upon the completion of this offering, we will be a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement with the TRA Parties. Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, we generally will be required to pay to the TRA Parties 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we will acquire from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses, the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis and refunds of taxes attributable to pre-Merger tax periods), (ii) increases in our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that may result from (x) future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for cash or Class A common stock, (y) the IPO Contribution and (z) certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) deductions in respect of interest and certain compensatory payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. These payment obligations are our obligations and not obligations of Cure TopCo, LLC. Our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will also apply with respect to any person who is issued LLC Units in the future and who becomes a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

The tax attributes available to us as a result of the Mergers and our allocable share of existing basis are expected to result in tax savings of approximately $         . We would be required to pay the TRA Parties approximately 85% of such amount, or $         , over the 15-year period from the date of the completion of this offering. Further, assuming no material changes in relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, we expect that the tax savings associated with all tax attributes described above would aggregate to approximately $                over 15 years from the date of the completion of this offering, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $                per share of Class A common stock, the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and assuming all future redemptions or exchanges would occur on the date of this offering. Under this scenario, we would be required to pay the TRA Parties approximately 85% of such amount, or $                , over the 15-year period from the date of the completion of this offering. The actual amounts we will be required to pay may materially differ from these hypothetical amounts, because potential future tax savings that we will be deemed to realize, and the Tax Receivable Agreement payments made by us, will be calculated based in part on the market value of our Class A common stock at the time of each redemption or exchange of an LLC Unit for cash or a share of Class A common stock and the prevailing applicable federal tax rate (plus the assumed combined state and local tax rate) applicable to us over the life of the Tax Receivable Agreement and will depend on our generating sufficient taxable income to realize the tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

Customer Equity Appreciation Rights agreements

In each of December 2019 and September 2020, we entered into EAR agreements with one of our customers. Pursuant to the agreement, certain revenue targets are established for the customer to meet in the next three years. If they meet those targets, they retain the EAR. If they do not meet such targets, they forfeit all or a portion of the EAR. Each EAR agreement allows the customer to participate in the future growth in the fair market value of our equity and can only be settled in cash (or, under certain circumstances, in whole or in part with a replacement agreement containing substantially similar economic terms as the original EAR agreement) upon a change-in-control of us, other liquidity event, or upon approval of our Board of Directors with consent by New Mountain Capital with certain terms and conditions. Each EAR will expire in 20 years from the date of grant, if not previously settled.

 

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Pursuant to the terms of the EAR agreements, the value of the EARs will be calculated as an amount equal to the non-forfeited portion of a defined percentage (3.5% in the case of the December 2019 EAR and 4.5% in the case of the September 2020 EAR) of the excess of (i) the aggregate fair market value of the Reference Equity (as defined below) as of the applicable date of determination over (ii) a base threshold equity value defined in each agreement. Pursuant to the terms of each agreement, the “Reference Equity” following this offering will be the Class A common stock of the Company and the aggregate fair market value of the Reference Equity will be determined by reference to the volume-weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A common stock (assuming all of the holders of LLC Units redeemed or exchanged their LLC Units for a corresponding number of newly issued shares of Class A common stock) over a period of 30 calendar days. In addition, following this offering, the base threshold equity value set forth in each agreement will be increased by the aggregate offering price of this offering.

If a change in control occurs on or prior to December 20, 2020, in the case of the December 2019 EAR, or July 1, 2021, in the case of the September 2020 EAR, the manner in which the value of each EAR is calculated is subject to adjustment. As defined in each EAR, a change in control prior to an initial public offering will be deemed to have occurred if New Mountain Capital ceases to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the total voting power of Signify Health, LLC (f/k/a Cure Borrower, LLC) or ceases to have the right, directly or indirectly, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of Signify Health, LLC. Following an initial public offering, a change in control will be deemed to have occurred if any person or group of persons other than New Mountain Capital shall beneficially own 35% or more of the total voting power of Signify Health, LLC or New Mountain Capital ceases to have the right, directly or indirectly, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of Signify Health, LLC. New Mountain Capital will continue to hold a majority of our total voting power and continue to have the right, both by voting power and contractually, to designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of Signify Health, LLC following the Reorganization Transactions and this offering, and as a result, the Reorganization Transactions and this offering are not expected to affect the EAR agreements or impact the manner in which the value of each EAR is calculated except as set forth above.

As of September 30, 2020, cash settlement was not considered probable, due to the change in control and liquidity provisions of each EAR. The grant date fair value of the December 2019 customer EAR was estimated to be $15.2 million and is being recorded as a reduction of revenue through December 31, 2022, coinciding with the three-year performance period. The grant date fair value of the September 2020 customer EAR was estimated to be $36.6 million and is being recorded as a reduction of revenue through December 31, 2022, coinciding with the 2.5-year performance period. As of September 30, 2020, the fair market value of the outstanding EAR agreements was approximately $79.7 million.

Non-GAAP financial measures

In this prospectus, we used Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered substitutes for GAAP measures, including net loss, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for net loss or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. For more information on the use of non-GAAP financial information, including a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to net income, as applicable, see “Prospectus summary—Summary combined-consolidated financial and other data.”

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and certain items of income and expense, including asset impairment, other (income) expense, net, transaction-related expenses, equity-based compensation, remeasurement of contingent consideration,

 

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management fees and non-recurring expenses. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides a useful measure to investors to assess our operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to ongoing business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of the performance of our business.

Adjusted EBITDA increased by $14.2 million, or 18.0%, to $93.3 million for 2019 from $79.1 million for 2018. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $19.3 million, or 28.8%, to $86.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $66.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA Margin is helpful to investors in measuring the profitability of our operations on a consolidated level.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin decreased by 482 basis points to 18.6% for 2019 from 23.4% for 2018. Adjusted EBITDA Margin increased by 250 basis points to 20.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 18.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Contractual obligations and commitments

The following table presents information relating to our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2019. There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to our outstanding contractual obligations as of September 30, 2020, except as noted below.

 

Contractual Obligations

   Total      Less
than 1
year
     1-3 years      3-5 years      More
than 5
years
 
     (in millions)  

Operating lease obligations(1)

     49.8        7.0        15.0        9.9        17.9  

Credit agreement(2)

     357.4        20.4        40.3        296.7        —    

Contingent consideration(3)

     40.0        —          40.0        —          —    

Purchase obligations(4)

     15.7        10.6        4.5        0.6        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     462.9        38.0        99.8        307.2        17.9  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Represents amounts due under existing operating leases related to our offices and other facilities.

(2)

Includes $82.1 million of interest based on interest rates in place and the amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2019. Actual payments may differ as the interest rates under our Credit Agreement are variable.

(3)

Represents amount due to former sellers of Censeo Health, an entity we acquired in 2017.

(4)

Represents noncancelable commitments for the purchase of software, goods and services.

During the second quarter of 2020, we ceased using certain office space in New York, New York and in the third quarter began subleasing the space. We have entered into non-cancelable lease agreements for new space in New York, New York that ultimately expire in 2029. Total lease commitments over the term of the lease agreements are approximately $25.7 million.

On December 21, 2017, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Censeo Health. The purchase price included contingent consideration with an initial fair value of $38.2 million, which required us to pay up to an additional $40.0 million to selling shareholders of Censeo Health, pending the resolution of an examination by the IRS regarding the classification of certain independent contractors. In May 2020, we received the final IRS determination letter closing the open matter related to the contingent consideration and as a result of the determination, the contingent consideration was payable in full. We made payment of the full $40.0 million on July 31, 2020 to the selling shareholders.

 

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In November 2020, we entered into the 2020 November Incremental Term Loans under our Credit Agreement for a total of $125.0 million, due in December 2024.

In December 2020, we entered into the 2020 December Incremental Term Loans under our Credit Agreement for a total of $15.0 million, due in December 2024.

As of December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2020, cash settlement was not considered probable, due to the change in control and liquidity provisions of the EARs, and therefore an amount related to this commitment is not included in the above table.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

Except for operating leases and certain letters of credit entered into in the normal course of business, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risks

In the ordinary course of our business activities, we are exposed to market risks that are beyond our control and which may have an adverse effect on the value of our financial assets and liabilities, future cash flows and earnings. The market risks that we are exposed to primarily relate to changes in interest rates associated with our long-term debt obligations and cash and cash equivalents.

At September 30, 2020, we had total variable rate debt outstanding under our Credit Agreement of $350.2 million. If the effective interest rate of our variable rate debt outstanding as of September 30, 2020 were to increase by 100 basis points (1%), our annual interest expense would increase by approximately $3.5 million.

At September 30, 2020, our total cash and cash equivalents were $87.9 million. Throughout the year, we invest any excess cash in short-term investments, primarily money market accounts, where returns effectively reflect current interest rates. As a result, market interest rate changes may impact our interest income. The impact will depend on variables such as the magnitude of rate changes and the level of excess cash balances. We do not consider this risk to be material. We manage such risk by continuing to evaluate the best investment rates available for short-term, high-quality investments.

Critical accounting policies

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base these estimates on our historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results experienced may vary materially and adversely from our estimates. Revisions to estimates are recognized prospectively. We believe the following critical accounting policies could potentially produce materially different results if we were to change underlying assumptions, estimates or judgments. See Note 3, “Significant Accounting Policies” to our combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for a summary of our significant accounting policies.

Revenue recognition

We recognize revenue as the control of promised services is transferred to our customers and we generate all of our revenue from contracts with customers. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for these services. The measurement and recognition of revenue requires us to make certain judgments and estimates.

 

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Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted the new accounting standard Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), under the modified retrospective method. Under the modified retrospective method, we were not required to restate comparative financial information prior to the adoption of this standard and, therefore, such information presented prior to January 1, 2019 continues to be reported under our previous accounting policies.

We apply the five-step model to recognize revenue from customer contracts. The five-step model requires us to (i) identify the contract with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant future reversal will not occur, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the respective performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when, or as, we satisfy the performance obligation.

The unit of measure for revenue recognition is a performance obligation, which is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct or series of distinct goods or services to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. We satisfy substantially all of our performance obligations, which generally are related to a series of distinct services as described below, and recognize revenue over time instead of at a point in time.

Our customer contracts have either (1) a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts and is, therefore, not distinct; (2) a series of distinct performance obligations; or (3) multiple performance obligations, most commonly due to the contract covering multiple service offerings. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on the basis of the relative standalone selling price of each distinct service in the contract.

Home & Community Services

In our Home & Community Services segment, revenue is recognized when the IHEs are submitted to our customers on a daily basis. Submission to the customer occurs after the IHEs are completed and coded, a process which may take one to several days after completion of the evaluation. The pricing for the IHEs is generally based on a fixed transaction fee, which is directly linked to the usage of the service by the customer during a distinct service period. Customers are invoiced for evaluations performed each month and remit payment accordingly. The IHEs are recognized as a single performance obligation which qualify for point-in-time revenue recognition since the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided daily as we perform.

The transaction price for certain of our IHEs is reduced by the grant date fair value of outstanding customer EARs. See “—Critical accounting policies—Customer Equity Appreciation Rights.”

The remaining sources of revenue in our Home & Community Services segment, which relate to ancillary diagnostic and evaluative services we provide, are recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied and are primarily based on a fixed fee. Therefore, they do not require estimates and assumptions by management. See Note 5, “Revenue Recognition” to our combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for further details regarding revenue recognition policies.

Episodes of Care Services

The episodes solutions we provide in our Episodes of Care Services segment are an integrated set of services which represent a single performance obligation in the form of a series of distinct services. This performance obligation is satisfied over time as the various services are delivered. We primarily offer these services to customers under the BPCI-A program.

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commences in the second or fourth quarter of each year, depending on the relevant contract with our provider partners. The 13-month performance obligation period begins at the start of the relevant episodes of care and extends through the receipt or generation of the semiannual reconciliation for the relevant performance measurement period, as well as the provision and explanation of statements of performance to each of our customers. The transaction price is 100% variable and therefore we estimate an amount in which we expect to be entitled to receive for each six-month episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period.

For each partner agreement, the fees are generally twofold, an administrative fee, which is based on a stated percentage of program size and is paid out of savings, and a defined share of program savings or losses, if any. In order to estimate this variable consideration, management estimates the expected program size as well as the expected savings rate for each six-month period of episodes of care. The estimate is performed both at the onset of each performance measurement period based on information available at the time and at the end of each reporting period. In making the estimate, we consider inputs such as the overall program size which is defined by the historic cost multiplied by the frequency of occurrence of defined episodes of care. Additionally, we estimate savings rates by using data sources such as historical trend analysis together with indicative data of the current volume of episodes.

We adjust our estimates at the end of each six-month performance measurement period, generally in the second and fourth quarter each year, and may further adjust at the end of each reporting period to the extent new information indicates a change is needed. We apply a constraint to the variable consideration estimate in circumstances where we believe the claims data received is incomplete or inconsistent, so as not to have the estimates result in a significant revenue reversal in future periods. Although our estimates are based on the information available to us at each reporting date, several factors may cause actual revenue earned to differ from the estimates recorded each period. These include, among others, limited historical experience as the current BPCI-A program only commenced in the fourth quarter of 2018, CMS-imposed restrictions on the definition of episodes and benchmark prices, healthcare provider participation, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and other limitations of the program beyond our control.

The remaining sources of revenue in our Episodes of Care Services segment are recognized over time when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied and are primarily based on a fixed fee or per member per month fee. Therefore, they do not require significant estimates and assumptions by management. See Note 5, “Revenue Recognition” to our combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for further details regarding revenue recognition policies.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

We continuously monitor collections and payments from our customers. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the best facts available to management. We consider historical realization data, accounts receivable aging trends and other operational trends to estimate the collectability of receivables. After all reasonable attempts are made to collect a receivable, the receivable is written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of September 30, 2020, we had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $5.1 million, which represented 3.5% of total accounts receivable, net. We continue to assess our receivable portfolio and collections in light of the current economic environment and its impact on our estimation of the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Equity-based compensation

Equity-based compensation represents the cost related to equity-based awards granted to employees and non-employee directors. These awards are intended to be profits interest units for federal income tax purposes. The profits interest units have time-based and performance-based vesting criteria. We recognize equity-based compensation for all equity-based awards based on the grant date fair value of the award. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.

 

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Awards with time-based vesting generally vest over time, with a portion of the awards vesting on the grant date anniversary and other awards vesting on December 31 of each year. The resulting compensation expense related to time-based service awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period and is included within SG&A expense or service expense in the accompanying combined-consolidated statements of operations based on the role of the grantee. For those awards with performance-based vesting, the total cash on cash return of the private equity owners as defined in the award agreement must exceed certain multiples set forth in the award agreement in order to vest, and is also generally dependent upon the participant’s continued employment. The criteria associated with the performance-vesting criteria has not been probable to date. As such, we have not recorded any equity-based compensation expense related to the equity-based awards that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria.

Grant date fair value of the profits interest units is calculated based on a Monte Carlo option pricing simulation. Our total equity value represents a key input for determining the fair value of the underlying common units. A discount for lack of marketability is applied to the per unit fair value to reflect increased risk arising from the inability to readily sell our common units.

In order to estimate the fair value of our common units, we used a combination of the market approach and the income approach. We used a combination of these standard valuation techniques rather than picking just one overall approach, as we believe that the market approach on its own provides a less reliable evaluation of the fair value than an income approach because such an approach relies solely on data and trends of companies in similar market segments with similar characteristics. By contrast, the income approach incorporates management’s best estimates of future performance based on both company and industry-specific factors and incorporates management’s long-term strategy for positioning and operating the business.

For the market approach, we utilized the guideline company method by selecting certain companies that we considered to be the most comparable to us in terms of size, growth, profitability, risk and return on investment, among others. We then used these guideline companies to develop relevant market multiples and ratios. The market multiples and ratios were applied to our financial projections based on assumptions at the time of the valuation in order to estimate our total enterprise value. Since there is not an active market for our common units, a discount for lack of marketability was then applied to the resulting value.

For the income approach, we performed discounted cash flow analyses utilizing projected cash flows, which were discounted to the present value in order to arrive at an enterprise value. The key assumptions used in the income approach include management’s financial projections which are based on highly subjective assumptions as of the date of valuation, a discount rate, and a long-term growth rate.

The Monte Carlo simulation also requires additional inputs to estimate the grant date fair value of an award, including an assumption for expected volatility, expected dividend yield, risk-free rate and an expected life. Since we are privately held, we calculate expected volatility using comparable peer companies with publicly traded shares over a term similar to the expected term of the underlying award. At the time of grant, we had no intention to pay dividends on our common units, and therefore, the dividend yield percentage is zero. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity interest rate whose term is consistent with the expected life of the profits interests. Profits interest awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 included the following weighted average assumptions (annualized percentages):

 

    Year Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
        2019             2018                   2020                         2019            

Expected volatility

    40.6% – 50.6     48.8% – 58.8     41.5%       41.1% – 51.1

Expected dividend yield

    —         —         —         —    

Risk-free interest rate

    1.8     2.6     1.3     1.9

Expected life (years)

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In addition, Remedy Partners historically maintained an equity incentive plan whereby certain employees and directors were granted stock options. In November 2019, at the conclusion of the Remedy Partners Acquisition, outstanding Remedy Partners stock options were converted to stock options in New Remedy. No additional stock option grants will be made following the Remedy Partners Acquisition. The grant date fair value of the outstanding stock options was estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including estimated share price, volatility over the expected term of the awards, expected term, risk free interest rate and expected dividends, as described above. Expected volatility, expected dividend yield and risk-free interest rate were all calculated in similar ways for the Remedy Partners stock options as described above for the valuation of the profits interests. The expected term of the stock options represents the period the stock options are expected to be outstanding. We used the simplified method for estimating the expected term of the stock options. We continue to record equity-based compensation expense related to outstanding Remedy Partners stock options over the remaining vesting periods, to the extent the former Remedy Partners employees who received the stock option grants remain our employees.

Customer Equity Appreciation Rights

In December 2019 and September 2020, we entered into EAR agreements with one of our customers. See “—Liquidity and capital resources—Customer Equity Appreciation Rights agreements.” Although the initial EAR agreement was executed in December 2019, the service period did not begin until 2020 and, therefore, there was no impact on our results of operations until 2020.

The initial grant date fair value of the EARs are estimated in a similar manner, subject to the same management assumptions, as described for equity-based compensation as the EARs are a form of equity-based award. However, since the EARs are granted to a customer, they are also subject to accounting guidance for revenue recognition. Accordingly, their initial grant date fair values are recorded as a reduction to the transaction price over the service period for the associated customer’s IHE services. Forfeitures, if any, as a result of annual purchase commitments not being met, will be recognized as revenue in the period the forfeiture occurs.

As the awards will ultimately be settled in cash, they are classified as noncurrent liabilities with estimated changes in fair market value recorded each accounting period based on current management assumptions related to the valuation approaches described for equity-based compensation above. These changes in fair market value are recorded in other expense (income), net on the combined-consolidated statement of operations.

Business combinations

We account for business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting, which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the fair value of all assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, and establishes the acquisition date as the fair value measurement point. Accordingly, we recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, including contingent assets and liabilities and noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, based on fair value estimates as of the date of acquisition.

Discounted cash flow models are typically used in these valuations if quoted market prices are not available, and the models require the use of significant estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to (1) estimating future revenue, expenses and cash flows expected to be collected; and (2) developing appropriate discount rates, long-term growth rates and probability rates. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but we recognize that the assumptions are inherently uncertain.

We recognize and measure goodwill, if any, as of the acquisition date, as the excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identified net assets acquired. The primary drivers that generate goodwill are the value of synergies with our existing operations, ability to grow in the market, and estimates of market share at the date of purchase. Goodwill recorded in an acquisition is assigned to applicable reporting units

 

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based on expected revenues or expected cash flows. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their useful lives.

Pushdown accounting establishes a new basis for the assets and liabilities of an acquired company based on a “pushdown” of the acquirer’s stepped-up basis to the acquired company in connection with a change-in-control event. We elected to apply pushdown accounting in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurred as it relates to the January 2019 acquisition of Remedy Partners. The decision to apply pushdown accounting is irrevocable. The election of pushdown accounting required the recognition of the new basis of accounting established for the individual assets and liabilities of Remedy Partners as of the date New Mountain Capital acquired Remedy Partners. Goodwill was calculated and recognized consistent with business combination accounting, resulting in the pushdown of $408.4 million in goodwill as of December 31, 2019.

Acquisition-related contingent consideration is initially measured and recorded at its estimated fair value as an element of consideration paid in connection with an acquisition. Subsequent adjustments are recognized in SG&A expense in the combined-consolidated Statements of Operations. We determine the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration, and any subsequent changes in fair value using a discounted probability-weighted approach. This approach takes into consideration certain Level 3 unobservable inputs. These unobservable inputs include probability assessments of expected future cash flows over the period in which the obligation is expected to be settled and applies a discount factor that captures the uncertainties associated with the obligation. Acquisition-related contingent consideration as of December 31, 2019 was $39.8 million, related to an acquisition made in 2017. This contingent consideration was paid in full for $40.0 million in July 2020.

Recoverability of goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets subject to amortization

Goodwill is an asset which represents the future economic benefits which arise from the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of acquired net assets in a business combination, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently whenever there are triggering events or changes in circumstances which indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable and an impairment loss may have been incurred. As of December 31, 2019, we had goodwill of approximately $578.8 million, which represented 42% of our consolidated total assets. As of September 30, 2020, we had goodwill of approximately $578.8 million, which represented 39% of our consolidated total assets.

We assess goodwill for impairment at least annually, during the fourth quarter, and more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. Impairment testing for goodwill is performed at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment if the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available, and management regularly reviews the operating results of that component. Our reporting units are the same as our reportable segments, Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services.

We perform an assessment of goodwill utilizing either a qualitative or quantitative impairment test. The qualitative impairment test assesses several factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If management concludes it is more likely than not that the fair value of the entity is less than its carrying amount, a quantitative fair value test is performed.

In a quantitative impairment test, management assesses goodwill by comparing the carrying amount of each reporting unit to its fair value. We estimate the fair value of each of our reporting units using either an income approach, a market valuation approach, a transaction valuation approach or a blended approach.

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an impairment loss equal to the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.

We perform discounted cash flow analyses which utilize projected cash flows as well as a residual value, which is discounted to the present value in order to arrive at a reporting unit fair value. The determination of whether or not goodwill has become impaired involves a significant level of judgment in the assumptions and estimates underlying the approach used to determine the value of our reporting units. Actual results could differ from management’s estimates, and such differences could be material to our combined-consolidated financial position and results of operations. See “Risk factors.”

We performed a qualitative assessment in 2019 for our Home & Community Services reporting unit and concluded it was not more likely than not that the reporting unit’s fair value was less than its carrying amount. We performed a quantitative assessment for our Episodes of Care Services reporting unit in 2019, the year we formed this segment through the Remedy Partners Acquisition. Given the significant excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value for this reporting unit, we do not believe an inconsequential change in the underlying assumptions would have a significant impact on the results and result in a goodwill impairment. However, if there are any unfavorable changes in growth assumptions, particularly related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if growth related to new product lines does not materialize over time or if the long-term construct of the BPCI-A program or any successor program is materially changed, this could lead to a potential failure in the goodwill impairment testing process in future periods.

We review the carrying value of other long-lived assets or groups of assets, including property and equipment, internally developed software costs and other intangible assets, to be used in operations whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.

Intangible assets with definite lives subject to amortization include customer relationships, acquired and capitalized software and trade names. Acquired intangible assets are initially recorded at fair value and are amortized on a basis consistent with the timing and pattern of expected cash flows used to value the intangible asset, generally on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life. Capitalized software is recorded for certain costs incurred for the development of internal-use software. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected economic life of the software.

We assess the recoverability of an asset or group of assets by determining whether the carrying value of the asset or group of assets exceeds the sum of the projected undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets over the remaining economic life of the asset or the primary asset in the group of assets. If such testing indicates the carrying value of the asset or group of assets is not recoverable, we estimate the fair value of the asset or group of assets using various valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flow models and quoted market values, as necessary. If the fair value of those assets or groups of assets is less than carrying value, we record an impairment loss equal to the excess of the carrying value over the estimated fair value.

There was no impairment of property and equipment during the year ended December 31, 2019. We incurred an asset impairment charge of $1.0 million on property and equipment that was no longer being used for the year ended December 31, 2018. This expense is included in asset impairment on the combined-consolidated Statements of Operations. We recorded an asset impairment charge of $4.9 million on a trade name during the year ended December 31, 2019 as a result of the discontinued use of certain trade names due to our rebranding which was announced in December 2019. We also recorded an asset impairment charge of $1.5 million related to certain acquired and capitalized software during the year ended December 31, 2019 as a result of the discontinued use of the software. We recorded an asset impairment charge of $16.0 million on trade names during the year ended December 31, 2018 as a result of the discontinued use of certain trade names due to our rebranding in 2018.

 

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We did not incur any significant asset impairment charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Below, we include a description of certain recent accounting pronouncements that may have an impact on our financial statements. See Note 3 to our combined-consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for further information.

In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new revenue recognition standard provides a five-step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance was effective for nonpublic companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and is applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We used the modified retrospective method to adopt the new revenue recognition guidance on January 1, 2019. Adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact to our revenue recognition, with approximately $0.2 million recognized as a cumulative impact increase in accumulated deficit upon adoption. Remedy Partners adopted this new accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019, prior to our acquisition of Remedy Partners and its inclusion in our combined-consolidated financial statements. This new guidance did have a material impact on the timing of revenue recognition for Remedy Partners.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-08, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Codification Improvements—Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer (“ASU 2019-08”). ASU 2019-08 requires that an entity measure and classify share-based payment awards granted to a customer by applying the guidance in Topic 718. The amount recorded as a reduction of the transaction price is required to be measured on the basis of the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment award in accordance with Topic 718. The grant date is the date at which a grantor (supplier) and a grantee (customer) reach a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of a share-based payment award. ASU 2019-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. We elected to early adopt this new guidance for interim periods in 2020 as it relates to the customer EARs. The initial grant date fair value of the EAR agreements is being recorded as a reduction of the transaction price.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new lease standard requires lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet by recording a right-of-use asset and lease liability. This guidance is effective for nonpublic entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of this new guidance on our financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 introduces the current expected credit losses methodology for estimating allowances for credit losses. ASU 2016-13 applies to all financial instruments carried at amortized cost and off-balance-sheet credit exposures not accounted for as insurance, including loan commitments, standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees. The new accounting standard does not apply to trading assets, loans held for sale, financial assets for which the fair value option has been elected, or loans and receivables between entities under common control. ASU 2016-13 is effective for nonpublic entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of this new guidance on our financial statements.

Emerging growth company status

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otherwise applicable to non-emerging growth companies or (ii) within the same time periods as private companies. We intend to take advantage of the exemption for complying with new or revised accounting standards within the same time periods as private companies. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies.

We also intend take advantage of some of the reduced regulatory and reporting requirements of emerging growth companies pursuant to the JOBS Act so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation and exemptions from the requirements of holding non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation and golden parachute payments.

 

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BUSINESS

Our company

Signify Health is a leading healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology, and nationwide healthcare provider networks to create and power value-based payment programs. Our mission is to transform how care is paid for and delivered so that people can enjoy more healthy, happy days at home. Our customers include health plans, governments, employers, health systems and physician groups. We believe that we are a market leader in two fast-growing segments of the value-based healthcare payment industry: payment models based on individual episodes of care and in-home health evaluations (“IHEs”). Payment models based on individual episodes of care organize or bundle payments for all, or a substantial portion of, services received by a patient in connection with an episode of care, such as a surgical procedure, particular condition or other reason for a hospital stay. IHEs are health evaluations performed by a clinician in the home to support payors’ participation in Medicare Advantage and other government-run managed care plans. Our episode payment platform managed $6.1 billion of spend under the Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Advanced (“BPCI-A”) program in 2019, and the BPCI-A episodes we managed which were initiated in the last quarter of 2019 resulted in approximately 15% greater discharges home from acute-care facilities and approximately 10% lower readmissions when compared to the historical performance of our provider partners for similar episodes. Our mobile network of providers entered over 1 million unique homes to evaluate individuals in Medicare Advantage and other managed care plans in 2019. We believe that these core businesses have enabled us to become integral to how health plans and healthcare providers successfully participate in value-based payment programs, and that our platform lessens the dependence on facility-centric care for acute and post-acute services and shifts more services towards alternate sites and, most importantly, the home.

Value-based payment programs are rapidly transforming how governments, employers, and health plans pay for and manage healthcare services. The objective of these initiatives is to improve patient outcomes while lowering the overall cost of healthcare services. We believe that our differentiated data assets, proprietary analytics capabilities, comprehensive cloud-based software platforms, and healthcare provider networks enable success in the two dominant forms of value-based payments: population-based payment programs and episode-based payment programs. Medicare Advantage is one of the largest population-based payment initiatives and the Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (“BPCI”) initiative is one of the largest episode-based payment programs. We have leading positions serving both of these fast-growing sectors, as measured by our volume of IHEs and the program size of our episodes business, respectively.

Our solutions support value-based payment programs by aligning financial incentives around outcomes, providing tools to health plans and healthcare organizations designed to assess and manage risk and identify actionable opportunities for improved patient outcomes, coordination and cost-savings. Through our platform, we coordinate what we believe is a holistic suite of clinical, social, and behavioral services to address an individual’s healthcare needs and prevent adverse events that drive excess cost. Our business model is aligned with our customers as we generate revenue only when we successfully engage members for our health plan customers and generate savings for our provider customers.

We serve 47 Medicare Advantage health plans ranging from the largest national organizations to smaller regional and provider-owned entities. We also serve thousands of healthcare provider organizations ranging from large integrated delivery systems to midsize and small urban and rural entities. We also serve large biopharmaceutical customers.

We believe we deliver a powerful value proposition to our health plan and provider customers and their members and patients by leveraging the following core assets:

 

   

Insights to improve patient outcomes and lower costs. We build our software and services around the specific levers in each clinical episode that we believe have the most influence on patient outcomes and cost. This requires clinical expertise in disease progression and therapeutic interventions and the ability to identify factors that can be influenced during a patient’s episode of care. It also involves extensive data analytics to measure variations in treatment that can be influenced through more transparency and

 

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effective decision support. We believe this focus on critical levers has led to measurable outcomes, such as reductions in avoidable complications, reduced readmissions, reduced use of acute and post-acute facility services and increased delivery of services in the home, all of which benefit patients, while also lowering costs and generating savings for our health plan and healthcare provider customers.

 

   

Data analytics and reporting across the continuum. Our data analytics capabilities are focused on delivering decision support to all parties engaged in a value-based payment arrangement. Our platform analyzes data from a variety of sources that are designed to capture the patient’s condition not only from their visits to facility-based settings, but also from evaluations in the home and social services in their community. These sources include electronic health record (“EHR”) data in real time; claims and member data from private health plans, employers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”); care plan and case management data; data from comprehensive IHEs and device diagnostic data; laboratory and pharmacy data; and social determinants of health (“SDOH”) data. We use elements of this data to create longitudinal records of a patient’s health journey or to manage their care in an episode of care or other value-based payment arrangement, and to support our efforts to build decision support algorithms and predictive modeling tools. These data assets and decision support tools are designed to in turn help our providers efficiently and effectively deploy their resources and succeed in value-based payment programs.

 

   

National networks of healthcare providers. Our networks operate throughout the country, in both urban and rural locations, and encompass thousands of highly skilled medical professionals. We have three types of healthcare provider networks:

 

   

A flexible and mobile network of nearly 9,000 credentialed providers who are primarily deployed in an individual’s home and in post-acute facilities to collect critical patient data, assess an individual’s health status and coordinate care through our IHEs;

 

   

A nationwide network of hospitals and physicians that includes 3,500 value-based provider sites that are participating in payment programs run by the federal Medicare program, health plans, employers and other payors; and

 

   

A curated network of 200 community-based organizations (“CBOs”) and 200 clinical and social care coordinators that we connect to individuals and healthcare providers to meet individual member and patient needs.

 

   

Consumer engagement capabilities. Our proprietary, cloud-based technology platform, which was purpose-built for value-based payment programs, has a large array of engagement solutions intended to drive deeper and more meaningful engagement with the individuals we reach. We use advanced targeting and analytics, predictive models and our significant data assets to deploy a multi-modal approach to identifying and engaging individuals who may benefit from our services. We deploy email, SMS text messages, telephone outreach and digital-marketing campaigns to help us effectively engage individuals across the numerous value-based payment programs we support.

 

   

Innovative health benefit designs. We strive to drive transformation in how governments, health plans and employers pay for healthcare, and to facilitate healthcare organizations’ success under new programs that transfer risk and reward from health plans to providers. We work with governments, health plans and large employers to integrate episode-based program features into the health insurance plans they offer. We believe our ability to support numerous value-based payment arrangements and, importantly, to design and launch episode-based programs differentiates us in the market. For example, we recently successfully designed and launched new commercial episodes programs with a Northeastern state covering all state employees and retirees, as well as a large health insurer. We believe our ability to launch new, innovative programs will foster our long-term growth and impact on the healthcare system.

 

   

Workflow and logistics software. Our software tools are designed to improve the collection and accuracy of real-time patient information and to deliver effective decision support to health plans and healthcare providers. Our proprietary workflow software is used by our mobile network of providers to conduct comprehensive IHEs, as well as for the routing and logistics for such in-home visits; by

 

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hospitalists to guide discharge and referral decisions; by case managers to monitor patients and manage transitions of care; and by a wide variety of users to identify SDOH that may impact the achievement of optimal patient outcomes.

We derive revenue from multiple sources. We receive administrative service fees and a share of savings generated in our episode-based payment programs, where we enter into at-risk contracts; health plans compensate us for conducting IHEs and virtual IHEs (“vIHEs”) and for helping launch and administer care coordination and episode-based payment programs; and health plans, health systems, government agencies and biopharmaceutical companies compensate us for delivering a variety of services, ranging from the management of post-acute care for accountable care organizations (“ACOs”), to managing SDOH, to complex care management and caregiver support services. Our relationships are grounded in long-term, multi-year contracts that we believe have the right incentives to align the performance of our services with the performance of our customers.

How we measure our progress

We operate our business in two segments: Home & Community Services, which focuses on reaching and engaging populations at home; and Episodes of Care Services, through which we manage episode-based payment programs. We provide our customers with measurable financial and patient outcome data to assess our performance. We believe that we are integral to how our health plan and provider customers manage value-based healthcare programs, making our success a material driver of the financial performance of our customers. We measure our success in the following ways:

 

   

We measure our success in our Episodes of Care Services segment by how much medical spend we are responsible for managing; by the performance of the levers that drive clinical and financial success in episodes of care, including the amount of savings we help our providers generate; and by patient outcomes.

 

   

We measure success in our Home & Community Services segment by the number of health plans we serve and the number of health plan members we are able to reach, in their homes. We also measure our efficiency in reaching those health plan members in their homes.

 

   

We measure the success of our workflow software by its ability to identify when patients are likely to be attributed to an episode of care; by our ability to communicate decision support guidance to healthcare providers; by provider utilization of our decision support tools; and by how we ultimately perform on influencing a specific lever. We believe our focus on levers has led to measurable outcomes, such as reductions in avoidable complications, reduced readmissions, reduced use of acute and post-acute facility services and increased delivery of services in the home.

Our platform and scalability

We believe we have demonstrated the ability to rapidly scale our customer base and operations and grow our business in our principal markets in large part due to the attractiveness of our services and our competitive scale in the market. We now serve 26 of the top 50 Medicare Advantage plans. We have increased the number of annual IHEs conducted from approximately 390,000 in 2015 to nearly 1.1 million in 2019, representing a compound annual growth rate of 28.9%. As the largest convener participant in BPCI-A by number of episodes managed and over 6 years of participating in BPCI-A and its predecessor BPCI, we also enjoy a leading position in the episodes of care industry and have continuously grown our networks of contracted at-risk provider organizations. We have increased the number of episodes of care we have managed from approximately 24,000 episodes under BPCI in 2014 to approximately 215,000 episodes under BPCI-A in 2019 based on our current estimates.

We believe our financial model is attractive with highly recurring revenues, strong EBITDA margins and high cash flow conversion. For the year ended December 31, 2019, our total revenue was $501.8 million,

 

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representing a 48.5% increase from $337.9 million in 2018, we incurred a net loss of $28.5 million, representing a 1.2% decrease from a net loss of $28.9 million in 2018, our Adjusted EBITDA was $93.3 million, representing an 18.0% increase from $79.1 million in 2018 and our Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 18.6%, a 4.8% decrease from 23.4% in 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, our total revenue was $417.1 million, representing a 13.2% increase from $368.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred a net loss of $15.2 million, representing a 25.8% decrease from a net loss of $20.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our Adjusted EBITDA was $86.0 million, representing a 28.8% increase from $66.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and our Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 20.6%, a 2.5% increase from 18.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Our platform has been designed to address the factors that we believe are critical to success in value-based payment programs. A recent Deloitte study cited four essential building blocks that rely on a holistic, longitudinal view of each patient in order to achieve success. We believe our advanced analytics and technology-enabled services address each of these building blocks.

 

 

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Industry trends and market opportunity

Total U.S. healthcare spending exceeded $3.8 trillion in 2019 and we operate in the large market associated with payment for healthcare services. We serve needs of healthcare funding sources including Medicare, Medicaid, employers and private health plans. Signify Health operates in the value-based payment sector of the healthcare industry. We believe value-based payments have grown dramatically over the past ten years and are expected to eventually represent the majority of healthcare spending in the United States according to studies by Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network and other research reports by industry analysts, which suggest that approximately 60% to 70% of total U.S. health spending is expected to be tied to quality and value by 2025 through the adoption of new payment models focused on value. We believe this will especially be the case as value-based payment models continue to penetrate the commercial insured and self-funded markets. Our leadership position in enabling some of the most significant risk programs has allowed us to invest in and develop differentiated scale and expertise around analytics, technology, networks, and relationships to grow rapidly as demand for services in the value-based payment industry increases over time.

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Medicaid Managed Care. Under such payor value-based care programs, payor rates are set based upon overall population risk. Through these arrangements, payors take on risk and need to develop an accurate picture of the health of their patient population in order to receive appropriate funding. Adjusting funding based upon a member’s health helps stabilize payor value-based care programs and incentivizes payors to enroll both healthy and higher cost members. A critical element to developing and understanding the overall health of a patient population is an accurate health evaluation in the home and coding of each individual patient’s health conditions. While the overall cost to perform these activities is a small component of total spending, there is significant value from the resulting data that is captured.

According to the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (“HCP-LAN”), in 2018, approximately $400 billion of provider spending flowed through value-based payment models, which are alternatives, such as bundled payment models, to the traditional fee-for-service payment models. HCP-LAN reported that of this $400 billion, approximately $142 billion of spending was through value-based payment models where providers also assumed potential risk in the event of suboptimal outcomes, as opposed to models where providers only stood to benefit from shared savings without the possibility of bearing downside risk. Under provider value-based care programs, healthcare provider reimbursement is tied to the outcomes and the overall quality of care delivered to patients. Value-based care reimbursement is different from the standard fee-for-service model in that providers are reimbursed based on the financial value of the healthcare services they provide and are rewarded for both efficiency and effectiveness. In order for providers to be able to participate in value-based care models, they need to utilize solutions that can track and report on hospital readmissions, adverse events, population health, patient engagement, and more. They also need tools to help them analyze costs, redesign care and align incentives with other healthcare providers. These solutions are used to organize and finance healthcare delivery around a patient’s episode of care to ensure higher quality outcomes at improved costs.

Medicare

Medicare coverage is primarily available directly through traditional Medicare or through private health plans who participate in the Medicare Advantage program. There are approximately 63 million Americans covered by Medicare. We serve both the traditional Medicare program, with our BPCI-A program, and private health plans in the Medicare Advantage program, through our IHE and other service offerings. Medicare expenditures totaled $796 billion in 2019 and are expected to grow to $1.6 trillion by 2029.

Medicare Fee-for–Service (“FFS”)

The traditional Medicare program, often referred to as the Medicare FFS program generally includes Part A hospital services, Part B physician services and Part D drug coverage. Beneficiaries are automatically eligible for Part A and generally receive Part B coverage in exchange for a deduction from their social security payments. Expenditures in the Medicare Part A and Part B Fee for Service program were $414 billion in 2019 and are predicted to grow to $727 billion by 2029. Medicare has been aggressively promoting value-based payment models, which have bipartisan support in Congress. In just a few years, the Medicare FFS program has moved over $100 billion of spending into population-based payments and episode-based payment programs. We operate a large episode-based program serving the Medicare FFS program under the BPCI-A program. We believe the BPCI-A program contributes to the long-term sustainability of funding for the Medicare program and has been more effective than most other CMS value-based payment initiatives.

Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage is one of the largest population-based value-based payment programs. In Medicare Advantage, private health plans are offered to Medicare beneficiaries as an alternative to the default Medicare FFS program. Through CMS, Medicare pays private health plans monthly fees per beneficiary based on historical spending by the Medicare FFS Program, as adjusted by Medicare RAF scores attributable to beneficiaries. The IHEs that we provide to our health plan customers may be used, in part, to support RAF scores and, thus, payment adjustments made by CMS. Beneficiaries default into the Medicare FFS program and must make a choice to opt into Medicare Advantage. Once a beneficiary opts into Medicare Advantage, they may choose from which private health plan to receive coverage.

 

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Medicare Advantage by many measures is a model of success. In particular, beneficiaries receive enhanced benefits that lower out of pocket expenses for covered and non-covered expenses. Medicare Advantage and other health plans have attracted approximately 40% of eligible beneficiaries as enrollment has nearly doubled over the past decade, reaching nearly 25 million enrollees as of September 2020. The Congressional Budget Office and the 2020 Medicare Trustees Report to Congress predict that by 2029 enrollment will grow by more than 15 million beneficiaries. The same report estimates payments to Medicare Advantage plans in 2019 reached approximately $271 billion and are expected to grow to $664 billion by 2029 according to the same Medicare Trustees report.

Employer-Based health insurance market

Employer-based, or commercial, health insurance is primarily administered by private health plans and third-party administrators. According to the Congressional Budget Office, approximately 159 million Americans receive employer-sponsored health insurance. The vast majority (70%) work in a business with over 200 employees. Health benefit spending in the private health insurance market has historically exceeded $1 trillion annually according to CMS.

The employer-based health insurance market faces a number of challenges that drive adoption of value-based payment initiatives in their benefit plans. Health benefit inflation continues unabated and outpaces most other expenses incurred by employers. Employer premiums grew by approximately 3.5% annually between 2016 and 2018. Additionally, the growth in each employee’s share of premiums and benefit costs has grown faster than income for over a decade. Since 2010, costs borne by employees, such as premium contributions and deductibles, have grown 55% and 111% percent, respectively, which far outstripped workers’ earnings growth of 27% over the same time period.

Employers are seeking to accomplish multiple goals as they manage health benefits. These goals include reducing overall costs to employers and to employees; encouraging employees and their dependents to take a more active role in selecting healthcare providers and choosing optimal courses of treatment; identifying and engaging high risk and high cost beneficiaries in programs that reduce their health risks and encourage appropriate health maintenance; and promoting competition among healthcare providers in the geographies where their employees seek health services.

Medicaid and other

Medicaid is a government insurance program for persons of all ages whose income and resources are insufficient to pay for healthcare. Medicaid provides free insurance for approximately 68 million low-income and disabled people in America. Medicaid is administered at the state level and the total annual cost of benefits is approximately $600 billion annually according to CMS.

Similar to value-based payment initiatives developed under the federal Medicare program, state Medicaid programs continue to implement a growing range of value-based payment arrangements. These payment arrangements vary considerably by state. Some states, including Indiana, Arkansas, Ohio and Tennessee, have rolled out episode-based payment programs similar to BPCI. This is a trend that is expected to continue as state budget shortfalls lead to the pursuit of new models for lowering the cost of covered healthcare benefits.

Types of value-based payment models

Provider engagement with patients and utilization of services has historically centered around costly acute events rather than a comprehensive assessment of individuals’ clinical, social and behavioral factors in order to proactively avoid such events. For decades, policymakers and healthcare experts have acknowledged the fundamental challenges and opportunities for improvement in the delivery of healthcare in the United States. A rapidly growing share of healthcare payments in the U.S. are moving away from FFS reimbursement towards

 

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these value-based payment arrangements. The shift to value-based care is driven by the belief that the current FFS-based payment model offers incentives for providers to increase the volume of services provided and does not reward providers for improving health outcomes. Due to concerns about rising costs and poor performance on quality indicators, employers, health plans, and government purchasers of healthcare are pushing for a transition to value-based payment models. These models have been designed with financial incentives and penalties to encourage physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers to focus on quality, outcome and cost measures. In addition, we believe the current COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the focus on adoption of value-based programs among providers because of the adverse impact on patient volumes that has occurred. Health plans and healthcare provider organizations are experimenting with variations and combinations of two main types of value-based payment models:

Population-based models

 

   

Global capitation – An organization receives a per-person, per-month payment intended to pay for all of an individual’s care, regardless of what services that individual receives. The Medicare Advantage program is an example of the global capitation model, which often moves substantially all insurance risk from one party to another.

 

   

Shared savings and shared risk models – Shared savings models call for an organization to be paid using the traditional FFS model, but at the end of the year, total spending is compared with a target; if the organization’s spending is below the target, it can share some of the difference as a bonus. Most of the Medicare ACO program participants are participating in a shared savings model. In addition to shared savings, there are shared risk models in which participating organizations are “at-risk” for spending that exceeds targets. In these “downside risk” models, if spending exceeds targets, organizations may have to repay a portion of such excess as a penalty.

Episode-based models

 

   

Episode Payments (also called Bundled Payments) – Instead of paying separately for hospital, physician, and other services, a payor bundles payment for all, or a substantial portion, of services received by a patient in connection with an episode of care over a fixed period of time. An episode of care may be a surgical procedure, a particular condition, or the reason for a hospital stay. If the amount spent on care is lower than a pre-established benchmark price, an organization can keep the money it saves through the reduced spending. However, if the amount spent on such care is higher than a pre-established benchmark price, the organization may be responsible for all or a portion of the excess spending. The Model can be integrated into any population-based payment model as a mechanism for managing high-cost episodes of care or as a strategy to involve specialists in value-based programs.

Our competitive strengths

 

   

Scaled Episode-Based Payment Program. We are the largest convener participant in BPCI-A by number of episodes managed, with $6.1 billion of spend under management in 2019. We believe our leadership position in the BPCI-A program has allowed us to invest in and develop differentiated scale around networks, analytics, technology and relationships to grow rapidly as demand for services in the value-based payment industry increases over time. As a result of both the success and visibility of the BPCI-A program, commercial health plans, governments and employers are beginning to explore similar bundled arrangements. As a scaled leader in the industry, we believe we are a compelling partner to support these initiatives and believe we will benefit from a network effect as health plans and providers look to further capitalize on the benefits of value-based care.

 

   

Nationwide Home and Community-Based, Technology-Enabled Services Infrastructure. Signify Health is a leading provider of IHE services to third-party Medicare Advantage plans, as measured by our volume of IHEs. We have a network of nearly 9,000 credentialed providers that we deploy in the home,

 

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enabling patient evaluations, the delivery of a growing range of in-home services and care coordination. While in the home, our providers perform IHEs with the assistance of longitudinal patient records and our proprietary clinical workflow software with an integrated device hub. Our device hub captures important diagnostic patient data from interconnected devices that we use to conduct retinal exams to detect retinopathy, hemoglobin A1c tests for diabetes and microalbumin diptests to screen for chronic kidney disease, among other diagnostic services, all of which further extend our ability to deliver services in the home. The geographic density of our customers and the breadth of our mobile provider network allows us to cost effectively reach patients in the home throughout the country, in both urban and rural locations. Combined with our community-based networks and platform applications, we work to bridge social needs identified in the home with solutions from the surrounding community. Our reach into the home, combined with our episode-specific focus, positions us to drive adoption of a wide range of emerging in-home monitoring and treatment modalities.

 

   

Access to the Home and Holistic Care Model. We believe patients achieve optimal health outcomes when all clinical and social factors influencing their health and recovery from specific events are addressed. We rely, therefore, on a holistic model of care in how we operate all our programs. We seek to assess every person in our programs on measures of physical health as well as SDOH. Our ability to capture clinical and social determinant data is complemented by our networks of providers and CBOs. We believe this enables our programs to have meaningful impact on the health and well-being of the individuals and families our programs touch.

 

   

Trusted Healthcare Brand. We believe we are a trusted healthcare platform in the health plan, provider and employer markets that adds value by leveraging advanced analytics, technology and national provider networks to create and power value-based payment programs in our two primary segments: Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services. In our Home & Community Services segment, our IHEs have been shown to improve patient satisfaction among health plan members. In our Episodes of Care Services segment, our scale and success in the BPCI program encourages our provider customers to increase the volume and variety of bundles they participate in because of confidence in our ability to manage post-acute episodes. We have repeatedly leveraged our experience and leadership in these value-based payment programs to cross-sell and up-sell services across our two segments and deepen our relationships with customers.

 

   

Purpose-built Technology, Data and Analytics Platform. We provide our health plan and health system customers with a comprehensive suite of software, analytics, and services that fit with both population-based and episode-based models of value-based payments. As of September 30, 2020, our data chassis included data on approximately 35 million members. Both of our segments are supported by an advanced analytics team that is responsible for building decision support algorithms and predictive modeling, as well as for comprehensive monitoring and reporting, both internally and externally to our customers.

 

   

Established and Long-Standing Customer Relationships. We enjoy long-standing relationships and a history of collaborative innovation with many of our customers. Our top health plan customers that made up over 90% of our revenue in our Home & Community Services segment in 2019 have been with us for more than five years and we have had a strong presence in the BPCI program since its inception in 2013. We believe our wide footprint of customers, many of whom have long-term, multi-year contracts with us, allows us to better understand market needs and continue innovating in how we serve health plans, health systems and physician groups, as well as individuals in their homes. For example, in our Home & Community Services segment, we developed our IHE+ solution in collaboration with a large health insurer in Pennsylvania and have subsequently incorporated that into our broader offerings to all clients. We also worked with some of our large health plans to extend our IHE offering to serve their Medicaid populations. Similarly, in our Episodes of Care Services segment, we partnered with a large hospital system in Chicago to develop a transition of care program to support patients’ transition out of an acute setting and into a post-acute or home setting, which ultimately formed the basis of our TTH program. We believe our history of collaborative innovation uniquely positions us to capture

 

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additional opportunities as many organizations in the healthcare industry are vertically integrating, with health plans acquiring provider capabilities and vice versa. Signify Health partners with customers to provide more comprehensive services to help them succeed across the continuum of care.

 

   

Deeply Experienced Management Team and Mission-Driven Culture. Our management team has deep expertise in scaling technology-enabled services infrastructure, in servicing health plans, in provider contracting and in designing innovative products. We believe our deep base of knowledge in how healthcare is organized, financed and delivered enables us to tailor our software and service offerings to address highly specialized and complex challenges facing both the organizations that pay for healthcare and the organizations responsible for delivering that care.

Our growth strategy

 

   

Expand our in-home service offerings. We believe healthcare delivery will continue to move away from institutional settings and towards in-home services in the coming years. We believe we are positioned to capture a significant share of this fundamental trend towards home-based care delivery. We are able to deliver an expansive range of in-home services through our national scale, longitudinal patient records with an integrated device hub and access to patients. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we rapidly launched and scaled our vIHEs, a telehealth version of our in-home IHEs. Additionally, in 2020, we expanded our service offerings to include an “IHE+” in our Home & Community Services segment, our ACO service in our Episodes of Care Services segment, our TTH service, also in our Episodes of Care Services segment. Finally, we are rapidly expanding our remote patient monitoring and device connectivity capabilities via our device hub, which is integrated with several diagnostic devices we deploy in our service model. Our breadth of access and ability to rapidly deploy new technologies and services is helping to make the home an increasingly viable setting of care to manage a broadening population of patients.

 

   

Expand our episode of care programs. We intend to expand our Episodes of Care business by growing existing programs and launching new ones. Currently, we generate the majority of our revenue in our Episode of Care Services segment through the BPCI-A program. Participation in the BPCI-A program was locked in place at the end of 2020 through the end of the program in 2023, meaning that new healthcare providers will not be able to enter the program and participating providers will not be able to choose to participate in any additional episode types, which will impact our ability to increase the number of episodes managed or program size during this time. We intend, however, to continue growing our BPCI-A business by growing savings achieved under the program. We will also seek to capture new opportunities related to the June 2020 announcements from CMS of their intention to move to a more expansive and mandatory bundled payment program at the end of 2023. In addition, we are actively launching programs outside of the BPCI-A context with large employers and health plans to integrate new, innovative episode-based payment programs into their health plans and value-based payment programs. These new programs will aim to anchor our long-term growth, as we leverage our relationships with payors to build networks of providers under episode-based payment contracts. Our goal is to continuously increase the spend under management of these episode programs.

 

   

Expand our networks. We will continue to recruit more providers and CBOs into our Home & Community Services network. We will also continue to recruit health systems, physician groups and other provider organizations into our episode of care programs. By increasing the reach of our provider network, we have expanded the number of annual IHEs conducted from approximately 390,000 in 2015 to nearly 1.1 million in 2019. In addition, by expanding our network of hospital and physician organizations participating in our episodes business, we have increased the number of episodes of care we have managed from approximately 24,000 episodes under BPCI in 2014 to approximately 215,000 episodes under BPCI-A in 2019 based on our current estimates.

 

   

Grow our customer base and leverage our network effect. We have large addressable markets for our product and service offerings. Adding additional payor customers for our Episodes business within a given geography makes more providers eligible to participate in various episode types. Providers must

 

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exceed minimum episode volume requirements to be eligible for such episodes, and we are able to aggregate their episode volume across programs. We believe that greater episode participation drives increased commitment to care redesign among our provider partners and, in turn, increases our ability to manage post-acute care, as the increased patient volume increases program engagement among post-acute providers and results in the realization of additional savings. In addition, as our IHE customer base grows, the geographic density of our customers’ collective membership increases, which improves the efficiency and capacity of our mobile providers. This allows us to lower our cost of services to drive customer value, which we believe provides a key competitive advantage. As we continue to increase our scale, we believe this will both enhance our ability to attract new customers and incentivize existing customers to concentrate their business with us.

 

   

Improve our software and analytics capabilities. Our large existing base of customers provides feedback to our teams responsible for building software, analytics and decision support tools. We will seek to leverage this feedback and our customer relationships to continuously enhance the features and functionality of our software and service offerings; doing so is key to our ability to leverage our leadership position in the markets we serve.

 

   

Capitalize on our visible, recurring and capital efficient financial model. While the value-based initiatives that our customers undertake incorporate elements of upside and downside risk, our revenue model has historically been visible and recurring. Our insight into future demand for our services allows us to scale our operations in a manner we believe is in line with future demand, aiming to reduce waste and keep our investments efficient.

 

   

Selectively pursue acquisitions and partnerships. In recent years, we have expanded our product offerings in part through acquisitions, including Remedy Partners and TAV Health. We intend to complement our strong organic growth opportunities by evaluating the acquisition of complementary products and services. We will continue to selectively pursue strategic and complementary assets to support our clients’ needs.

Our solutions

Home & Community Services

In our Home & Community Services segment, we offer a variety of solutions to help manage the health of our customers’ members in their homes.

In-home health evaluations and related services

We believe we have the largest mobile network of credentialed providers in the United States, which we deploy into the home primarily to conduct IHEs and to perform select diagnostic services. Through our IHEs, we create a comprehensive, documented record of the clinical, social, and behavioral needs of our health plan customers’ medically complex populations and seek to further engage them with the healthcare system. Working with data from our health plan customers, our operating platform and advanced data analytics seek to identify the highest priority individuals for an in-home evaluation. We then engage with those members to schedule visits to perform IHEs. While in the home, our providers perform IHEs with the assistance of our longitudinal patient records and our proprietary clinical workflow software with its integrated device hub. Our software guides clinical workflows as well as in-home diagnostic screenings, yielding a rich patient report of approximately 240 data points. The duration of our IHEs is up to 2.5 times longer than the average visit with a primary care physician (“PCP”). While performing these evaluations, we also seek to engage individuals more closely with the healthcare system. For example, the evaluation results of IHEs are provided to individuals’ PCPs. We believe sharing these results helps to fill gaps in care, while encouraging individuals who do not regularly visit their PCP to schedule a visit. In 2019, more than 90% of the members we evaluated followed up with a primary care visit.

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to effectively participate in value-based and risk-adjusted government programs like Medicare Advantage and affect the premiums health plans receive for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. The data we gather is used by health plans to improve their Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (“HEDIS”) scores and Medicare Advantage Star Ratings (“Star Ratings”). Following our success in Medicare Advantage, we have entered new markets in recent years, such as Managed Medicaid in 17 states as well as supporting our customers’ Affordable Care Act Exchange lines of business, both of which are subject to quality-based payments and risk adjustment to varying degrees. We conducted nearly 1.1 million IHEs in 2019 and over 940,000 IHEs (including vIHEs) in the first nine months of 2020 alone.

Telehealth through virtual IHEs

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in close coordination with our customers, we accelerated our telehealth initiatives by quickly launching vIHEs in the second quarter of 2020. vIHEs primarily take place via videoconference. vIHEs have allowed us to engage with high-need, vulnerable individuals during a critical time, ensuring that our health plan customers maintain detailed insights into their members’ health and are able to coordinate services accordingly. Leveraging our technology and engagement tools, our staff and clinical network successfully completed more than 380,000 vIHEs using a combination of audio and video connectivity in the first nine months of 2020. We believe vIHEs will be a significant component of our business going forward, as customers have recognized the benefit of virtual engagement with members as a means to improve the IHE completion rate. We believe that our further development of this product over the course of 2020 has given us a strong, secure, and compliant foundation for ongoing and diversified telehealth services.

Social determinants of health

We bring CBOs together into outcomes-focused networks that are designed to address SDOH. In 2019, we started utilizing telephonic outreach and comprehensive, in-home evaluations to directly identify the social determinants of an individual’s health, such as food insecurity, slip and fall risk, access to transportation, social isolation, and the financial resources to afford medications. For certain customers, we combine this assessment with IHEs and refer to this combined product as an IHE+. Beginning in 2020, we began referring individuals directly to CBOs in our network through our Signify Community platform, leveraging the platform as a system of record for referral workflow and data capture. In one example of a new and promising program, in 2017 we deployed our SDOH model state-wide for the Iowa Department of Public Health in 2017 to manage Medicaid services for the state’s Title V maternal and childhood health program, in which 25 state agencies serve as the nodes on the network. Today, our CBO network extends across all 99 Iowa counties and includes local health departments, community action programs and organizations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and home health providers. As a further example, in September 2020, we announced the launch of a network of CBOs in Philadelphia in partnership with a local health plan, connecting a local community center, wellness center, food security organizations and a legal clinic. Through our platform, these CBOs and the health plan are able to coordinate and manage individuals’ non-clinical needs. For our health plan customers, we believe this feature adds an advanced SDOH component to an already high-value IHE product and helps us to drive increased member engagement.

Biopharmaceutical Services

In recent years, we have begun deploying our provider network in service of other sectors such as the biopharmaceutical sector. We approach this sector from two vantage points: approved therapies and decentralized trials. In the former, we are assisting patients in starting complex therapies more quickly, by providing them first-dose observations at home, in direct contract with major pharmaceutical manufacturers. In the latter, we leverage our deep domain expertise in addressing social determinants to provide caregiver support services designed to improve trial subject retention, lower trial costs and increase speed to trial completion.

 

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Episodes of Care Services

We develop provider networks, build software and deliver services that support the organization and financing of healthcare around a patient’s episode of care. Our customers include the payors offering episode of care programs, as well as the providers who participate in such programs when delivering healthcare services.

We operate a large episode-based program, with $6.1 billion of BPCI-A spend under management in 2019. We have agreements with 85 healthcare provider organizations in 44 states and the District of Columbia, including hospital groups and physician groups. Our programs, platforms and networks drive care redesign to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. We believe we accomplish these goals by reducing variations in care delivery, identifying cost saving opportunities and propelling recovery homeward. In so doing, we help to improve the coordination of care among clinicians, facilities and individuals along the care continuum. In 2019, we generated savings of $327 million through this program, while seeking also to improve key measures of patient outcomes. Furthermore, the BPCI-A episodes we managed which were initiated in the last quarter of 2019 resulted in approximately 15% greater discharges home from acute-care facilities and approximately 10% lower readmissions when compared to the historical performance of our provider partners for similar episodes.

The complexity and risk associated with episode of care programs leads payors and healthcare providers to seek expertise in the many disciplines required to achieve success in these programs. That is the role we play. Our episodes of care capabilities include the following:

 

   

We own libraries of episode definitions and also work with open source versions of episode definitions to implement and develop clinical episodes. We are able to implement surgical or medical episodes, such as those for knee replacements, colonoscopies, pregnancy and newborn deliveries, as well as condition-centric episodes, including those addressing chronic conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension, and behavioral health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, or substance abuse disorders.

 

   

We have data analytics capabilities that enable us to analyze payment data from multiple sources in order to provide payors and providers with information about clinical episode initiation, real-time status and episode of care program performance for an individual patient, a participating provider’s practice and a payor’s overall program.

 

   

We use episode definitions to analyze data and help determine a fair benchmark price for a specific episode. We are able to utilize a payor or provider’s historical claims data and benchmark data, and trend that data forward to make predictions about future costs for individual episodes at the individual provider level.

 

   

We can help payors determine where and how episodes of care can improve care coordination, reduce expenditures and improve outcomes for their members, and we can help design an episode of care program, develop pricing, recruit and contract with participating providers, provide protocols for launching a program and engage directly with contracted providers on care optimization.

 

   

We have a field-based organization that recruits healthcare provider organizations into episode of care programs and then helps them implement care redesign and manage episode of care programs.

 

   

We have a proprietary suite of software tools, called Signify Connect, which includes our Episode Connect software and supports health systems and physician organizations in managing their episode of care programs. This platform includes workflow tools that identify patients using predictive analytics, assist with the creation and implementation of care coordination plans, facilitate communication between providers across a patient’s care team and enable providers to manage and track a patient’s care during an episode of care.

 

   

We have decision support tools to support providers when important decisions are being made upon discharge from an acute care facility on the next site of care. Our decision support tools are grounded in clinical information, at the individual episode level, to help healthcare providers transition patients to the optimal next care setting. For our Commercial Episodes of Care services, we also have decision support tools that support decision making around appropriate sites of care, such as whether a particular procedure should be performed at an acute-care hospital or an ambulatory surgery center.

 

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We have an expansive analytics platform that includes a real-time dashboard that delivers information at the aggregate level as well as at the patient level, and a wide range of reports that enables users to configure how they want to see the data available from Episode Connect and the other data sources that populate our longitudinal view of individual patients.

 

   

We offer comprehensive administrative services that support the back-office activities required to launch and manage episode of care programs.

In our Episodes of Care Services segment, we offer a variety of solutions to help our customers participate in episode-based programs.

Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI and BPCI-A)

We are the largest convener participant in the BPCI-A program by number of episodes managed. In this role, we hold contracts directly with CMS pursuant to which we are responsible for developing and monitoring a BPCI-A episode of care program in partnership with healthcare providers. We enter into back-to-back contracts with providers participating in the BPCI-A program, whereby we facilitate coordination among providers and share financial risk. To enable our provider partners to successfully participate in BPCI-A, we provide a suite of analytic, technology and post-acute management services in exchange for an administrative fee (which is paid out of savings) and a share of any incremental savings or losses related to episodes initiated by our provider partners.

BPCI-A employs (and BPCI employed) a retrospective payment system in which Medicare reimburses providers in accordance with their usual fee-for-service payment schedule, while also tracking the total fee-for-service costs for all billable services rendered during the episode period (generally 90 days from the date of discharge from the acute-care facility). Upon completion of each episode, CMS compares the total amount of all fee-for-service payments made during the episode against a predetermined benchmark price. If the total fee-for-service costs of the episode exceeds the benchmark price, the designated program participant owes the difference to CMS, and likewise, if total fee-for-service costs of the episode are lower than the benchmark price, then CMS pays the difference (representing the incremental savings achieved) to the designated program participant.

While increasing care coordination has been shown to improve health outcomes and reduce overall costs in the healthcare system, it can require significant time and specialized resources that many healthcare systems, hospitals and physician group practices lack. We address these needs and enable our provider partners to successfully participate in BPCI-A by providing data analytics, tools and support from the initial stages of care redesign, to identifying and tracking individuals, to managing patients’ post-acute care, through handling program reconciliation and the distribution of shared savings. Our services include the following:

 

   

Data Integration & Patient Identification: We set up secure data feeds with our provider partners and are able to receive data from all leading EHR systems, which allows us access to real-time EHR data in order to quickly predict and identify individuals that are likely to be attributed to a BPCI-A bundle. When a clinical event or procedure occurs which initiates, or “triggers,” an episode, our proprietary software platform, Episode Connect, identifies the individual. This allows providers to begin tracking the individual’s care journey and enabling them to intervene at key moments in the journey.

 

   

Care Redesign Processes: Our approach is designed to create lasting change in the management of higher-risk patients in the acute and post-acute setting. We utilize locally based team members to engage with our provider partners in an effort to maximize patient recovery and stabilization. In the acute setting, we focus on key goals around effective transition to the appropriate post-acute facility for the patient by partnering directly within the acute-care hospital with all members of the typically interdisciplinary team treating a patient. In the post-acute setting, our team works directly with the facility and provider to align processes that support improved patient outcomes.

 

   

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facility), as well as information on the post-acute providers within our network that may best be able to support the patient’s needs.

 

   

Post-Acute Network Development & Management: To further facilitate coordination of care, we develop and manage local networks of high-quality, high-value healthcare providers, including skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies, which can serve individuals participating in bundles at each stage of care. Our team of post-acute specialists regularly meets with post-acute care providers to review care plans and promote adherence to evidence-based guidelines, providing guidance on early identification of clinical and social gaps that may impact readmissions risks.

 

   

Incentive Alignment, Gainsharing & Information Sharing: The BPCI-A program permits second-tier payment arrangements between the relevant program provider participant and a downstream healthcare provider who has participated in an individual’s care. Provider partners are permitted to share risk with downstream participating providers as a way to align financial incentives and improve cooperation among providers, generating more favorable patient outcomes and increased savings. We connect our provider partners with downstream providers, and we negotiate and administer these gainsharing agreements on behalf of our customers. We also act as the paying agent, distributing (or collecting) gainsharing payments in connection with each semiannual reconciliation. We also facilitate coordination among these providers. Episode Connect allows these providers to share data, further increasing coordination. For example, our provider partner can review patient-specific information throughout the post-acute care continuum, including patient progress to recovery goals as well as the transition from a post-acute facility to home health services. This type of coordination allows us and our provider partners to better track an individual’s progress and assess when they are ready to self-manage in the home.

 

   

Reconciliation Analysis, Benchmarking & Performance Review: At the end of each BPCI-A performance measurement period, we review reconciliation statements from CMS, identify errors and distribute shared savings. In addition, our platform generates reports on healthcare providers’ performance, showing their performance benchmarked both against their own historical performance, as well as against peers in their geography. In this way, we close the loop on an episode by providing actionable insights that a provider can use the next time an episode is initiated.

Commercial Episodes of Care

In 2020, we began offering program sponsors, including health plans, employers and state government agencies, the analytics, software tools and services necessary to design, launch and administer episodes of care programs outside of the BPCI-A context. This opened new markets and, equally significant, new chronic care episodes to us. We believe expanding our business from Medicare’s bundles, which are triggered by a hospital stay, to episodes that are triggered with a diagnosis, significantly expands our total addressable market.

As with our BPCI-A program, we deploy our care coordination resources directly in the field to create the relationship with the local providers that effectively drives process transformation. In addition to the services we provide in the BPCI-A program, we also offer the following services as part of our growing commercial business:

 

   

Program Design: Using our advanced data analytics capabilities, we help program sponsors identify the potential benefits of an episode of care program, both from a financial and strategic perspective, and assist them with the initial program design, including episode of care selection and pricing. Importantly, our episode of care programs also include measures designed to improve patient outcomes by reducing the incidence of adverse events and potentially avoidable or wasteful services.

 

   

Provider Network Recruitment, Contracting & Support: Leveraging our expertise, credibility with providers established through the BPCI-A program and suite of provider tools, we recruit providers into the program sponsor’s episode of care program. By sharing risk with providers, we align incentives and build trust, which we believe puts us in a unique position to encourage program

 

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participation and takes the burden of network recruitment off program sponsors. We equip participating providers with tools designed to identify opportunities for improved patient care while achieving cost savings and educate them on the levers that support improved patient outcomes while generating savings within each clinical episode type (which differ considerably from those in the BPCI-A program).

 

   

Expanded Decision Support Tools: We expand our decision support tools to align to the specific decisions that a provider makes in the expanded episodes, such as the appropriate site of care for a surgery. These tools evaluate quality, cost and convenience. Our tools also update the provider on services that are being delivered during the patient’s care journey.

 

   

Additional Program Sponsor Support: We deliver to program sponsors a comprehensive analytics platform that includes episode pricing, monitoring and reporting of performance at the individual beneficiary, provider and program level. We perform program reconciliations, provide reconciliation statements to program sponsors and participating providers and collect and distribute program savings and losses among payors and providers.

Transition to Home

In 2020, we introduced our TTH service, a support model for patients transitioning home from a hospital or a post-acute care facility that aims to reduce the likelihood of readmission. The readmission rate for BPCI-A patients can be greater than 30%, and we estimate that the average cost of a readmission of a BPCI-A patient, including related post-acute costs, is approximately $17,000. Leveraging our provider network and community-based services, we work to prevent readmissions by providing individuals with continued support from our social care coordinators and, when necessary, our nurses and nurse practitioners. We believe our TTH offering is able to provide the necessary support for both clinical and social needs, facilitate the appropriate care and fulfillment of social needs and promote patient engagement to reduce the likelihood of readmission, which could result in improved patient outcomes and a significant increase in cost savings.

Complex Care Management

We also offer health plans a solution to manage the clinical needs and well-being of their members with complex chronic conditions through a multi-disciplinary approach. Our providers engage with high-needs individuals in facilities. By looking at an individual’s medical needs and well-being holistically, the provider is able to address elements of the individual’s care plan such as medication adjustments, adherence to care plans and patient behavioral and nutritional needs.

ACO Services

In 2020, we began helping ACOs manage the post-acute care of their patient populations. This service offering grew out of demand from our BPCI-A provider partners, who we believe recognized our ability to manage costs, improve outcomes and generate savings in the BPCI-A program and wanted to apply the same services and tools to manage the post-acute care of their ACO populations. Our ACO solution expands on the BPCI-A definitions with a more comprehensive suite of episodic conditions that are managed through the post-acute setting. We use the same data analytics capabilities we use in our BPCI-A services to analyze historical data and identify opportunities for post-acute cost savings for ACOs. In addition, ACOs have access to our platform through which they can access data across care settings and follow the patient more closely throughout the post-acute episode. This information allows ACOs to make informed decisions with respect to, among other things, treatment, cost management, next site of care and length of post-acute care. Finally, we utilize our teams of acute and post-acute specialists to support the delivery of appropriate post-acute care to ACO patients.

Sales and marketing

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customers. In order to successfully obtain new customers and to cross-sell solutions to existing customers, we have a strong sales team that is organized by segment as well as by product/service offered. For example, we have sales representatives dedicated to selling our IHE solutions in our Home & Community Services segment. These representatives are responsible for selling our IHE solutions to new customers as well as cross-selling our IHE solutions to existing customers. For example, we expanded our IHE offerings in 2020 to include an IHE+ solution and these sales representatives are focused on expanding use of this solution among our existing customers.

Similarly, in our Episodes of Care Services segment, we have representatives dedicated to selling our solutions to new and existing customers. For example, since 2019, BPCI-A participants have not been able to change their convener and will not be able to do so until the program expires in 2023, assuming it is renewed. However, we are able to offer our full suite of solutions to self-conveners to support their participation in BPCI-A, even though they do not participate in BPCI-A through us. Our sales representatives that specialize in BPCI-A are currently focused on selling our services to self-convener participants that we do not currently work with. We also believe there are significant cross-selling opportunities in our Episodes of Care Services segment. For example, most of our BPCI-A customers also serve ACO populations and we have dedicated sales representatives focused on selling our ACO services to our BPCI-A customers. We believe organizing our sales teams by product/service offered ensures that our representatives have deep industry and product/service knowledge and are able to more effectively sell our products and services to new and existing customers.

In terms of product expansion with existing customers, we also have a certain number of sales representatives that are not organized by segment, but are instead responsible for managing significant existing customer relationships. These representatives focus on engaging with our customers and finding ways that we can expand and grow with our customers. For example, these representatives may focus on increasing the volume of IHEs we perform for existing customers in our Home & Community Services segment, or they may work with existing BPCI-A customers to see if there is different or better data available to guide a customer through the program. Currently, as BPCI-A participants make episode elections for 2021, these representatives are working with our existing customers to analyze which episodes make the most sense for them to take on given available data. We believe having representatives dedicated to particular customers allows our representatives to forge relationships with our existing customers and work closely with them to find additional ways we can support their operations.

Customers

Our customers consist primarily of health plans and providers and, to a lesser extent, state and government agencies, employers, biopharmaceutical companies and other risk-bearing entities. Revenue from our top ten customers across our segments accounted for approximately 74% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 70% of our total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

In our Home & Community Services segment, our customers are primarily Medicare Advantage health plans and managed Medicaid organizations, as well as pharmaceutical manufacturers. We currently serve 51 health plans in the United States, including 26 of the 50 largest Medicare Advantage plans. In 2019, each of our two largest customers in this segment represented more than 10% of our total revenue.

In our Episodes of Care Services segment, we serve a variety of customers. All of our direct contracts to participate in the BPCI-A program are with CMS. Our customers for BPCI-A management services are primarily providers, including 85 healthcare provider organizations. Within our emerging businesses, our ACO management services are directed at ACOs participating in CMS’ Medicare Shared Savings Program; our Commercial Episodes of Care business is directed at health plans, employers, state and government agencies and providers looking to launch programs centered around care redesign; our TTH services will be offered to providers participating in the BPCI-A program, and our Complex Care Management business serves health plans.

 

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Competition

The U.S. healthcare industry is highly competitive. We compete primarily in the market associated with payment for healthcare services, where large and small companies are formulating innovative ways to transition the healthcare market to value-based care with an increasing focus on treating individuals within the home. In our Home & Community Services segment, we compete with local and national providers of in-home diagnostic and evaluative services. Our competitors include pure-play competitors whose principal business is providing IHEs and similar services as well as large payors that have in-house capabilities for performing a portion of their IHEs in house. Among pure-play companies, our primary competitor is Matrix Medical Network, which we believe is the only other pure-play company providing IHEs with national scale. With respect to large payors, most large payors use a variety of different providers for their IHE volume and several large payors service a portion of their total volume with their own in-house capabilities. For example, Humana has a division called Your Home Advantage and UnitedHealth has a division called OptumCare, each of which performs IHEs for a portion of each payor’s plan members. As a result, we compete with these in-house capabilities for additional volume. Although large payors such as Humana and UnitedHealth have more resources than we do, because we focus principally on IHEs and have dedicated significant resources to building the breadth our national network, we believe we are able to more efficiently perform IHEs than these in-house divisions and we have consistently increased our volume with large payors such as Humana and UnitedHealth in recent years.

In our Home & Community Services segment, we also compete for, among other things, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other medical and non-medical personnel. In particular, we face significant competition in attracting and retaining qualified providers for our mobile network, in particular from telehealth service providers.

In our Episodes of Care Services segment, we compete with healthcare risk management providers, primarily in the BPCI-A space. Our competitors include companies like us that convene (i.e., contract) with CMS on behalf of healthcare providers as well as physician group practices that “self-convene” under BPCI-A, meaning they contract directly with CMS to participate in BPCI-A rather than working through a company like Signify Health. In terms of traditional conveners, we compete with naviHealth (a subsidiary of UnitedHealth), OptumCare, Fusion5 and Archway. The largest self-conveners include Sound Physicians and other large physician group practices. To a lesser extent, we also compete with companies such as Change Healthcare that provide ancillary services to support the BPCI-A management process, such as software for patient tracking or analytics services. Because we provide a full suite of management solutions, we have not faced significant competition to date from these companies, although we may face more intense competition from them in the future.

In the commercial episodes of care space, we believe we are one of the only companies offering a comprehensive suite of services and technology solutions to help customers build episode programs and then recruit providers to participate. However, we do compete with companies offering episodes of care or bundled payment consulting services. In this space, we compete primarily with Aver, Cognizant and Cedar Gate.

Our principal competitors in both of our segments vary considerably in type and identity by market. There have also been increasing indications of interest from non-traditional providers and others to enter the in-home diagnostic and evaluative services space and/or develop innovative technologies or business activities that could be disruptive to the healthcare risk management industry. Our growth strategy and our business could be adversely affected if we are not able to continue to penetrate existing markets, successfully expand into new markets, maintain or establish new relationships with health plans and providers, recruit qualified physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, or if we experience significant customer attrition to our competitors. See “Risk factors—Risks related to our business and operations—We operate in a competitive industry, and if we are not able to compete effectively our business would be harmed.”

We believe the principal competitive factors for our industry include:

 

   

ability to improve individuals’, health plans’ and providers’ health and/or financial outcomes;

 

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level of individual, health plans and provider satisfaction;

 

   

ease of integration with employer and government programs;

 

   

price;

 

   

breadth and depth of platform functionality;

 

   

modern technology capabilities, including the ability to support virtual health evaluations;

 

   

ability to recruit and retain skilled physicians and nurse practitioners;

 

   

ability to accurately predict and reduce cost trends;

 

   

access to, ability to integrate with, and ability to derive insights, from large data sets;

 

   

regulatory compliance;

 

   

ability to rapidly innovate and respond to changing customer needs and legislative developments;

 

   

scalability of models; and

 

   

operational execution abilities.

While certain of our competitors may have greater resources, recognition, larger customer bases, or longer-standing offerings, we believe that we compete favorably against our competitors based on these factors. We believe that our platform dramatically improves individuals’ experiences, encourages better health outcomes and reduces costs for health plans and providers.

Intellectual property

We believe that our intellectual property rights are important to our business. Our success depends in part upon our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our brand, technology and inventions; to preserve the confidentiality of our trade secrets; to defend and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights; and to operate without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the valid and enforceable patents and other intellectual property rights of third parties.

We rely on a combination of trademarks, service marks, copyrights and trade secrets to protect our proprietary technology and other intellectual property. As of September 30, 2020, we exclusively owned 20 trademark applications and registrations in the United States, including Signify Health. In addition, we have registered domain names for websites that we use or may use in our business. As of September 30, 2020, we had no issued patents and, other than one patent application which we intend to abandon, no pending patent applications anywhere in the world, and therefore, we do not have patent protection for any of our proprietary technology, including our proprietary software, mobile app or web portal.

We rely upon trade secrets, confidential know-how and continuing technological innovation to develop and maintain our competitive position. However, trade secrets and confidential information are difficult to protect. We seek to control access to and distribution of our confidential and proprietary information, including our algorithms, source and object code, designs, and business processes, through physical, technical, and administrative security measures and contractual restrictions. We seek to limit access to our confidential and proprietary information on a “need to know” basis and enter into confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements with our employees, consultants, customers and vendors that may receive or otherwise have access to any confidential or proprietary information. We also obtain written invention assignment agreements from our employees, consultants, and vendors that assign to us all right, interest and title to inventions and work products developed during their employment or service engagement with us. However, these agreements may not provide meaningful protection. These agreements may also be breached, and we may not have an adequate remedy for any such breach.

 

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Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our technology or obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary, or our technology and proprietary information could be unintentionally or intentionally misused by our employees. Third parties may independently develop the same or similar proprietary information or technology, or may otherwise gain access to our proprietary information or technology. As a result, we may be unable to meaningfully protect our trade secrets and proprietary information.

Intellectual property rights may not address all potential threats to our competitive advantage. See “Risk factors—Risks related to intellectual property and information technology” for a description of risks related to our intellectual property and information technology systems.

Government regulation

Our operations and those of the providers we employ and contract with are subject to extensive federal, state and local governmental laws and regulations. These laws and regulations require us to meet various standards relating to, among other things, billings and reports to government payment programs, equipment, dispensing of pharmaceuticals, personnel qualifications, maintenance of proper records, licensure, information privacy and security compliance, and quality assurance programs. If any of our operations or those of our providers are found to violate applicable laws or regulations, we could suffer severe consequences that would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, reputation and stock price, including:

 

   

suspension or termination of our participation in government payment programs or in the demand for our services by Medicare Advantage plans and/or Medicaid managed care organizations;

 

   

refunds of amounts received in violation of law or applicable payment program requirements dating back to the applicable statute of limitation periods;

 

   

criminal or civil liability, fines, damages or monetary penalties for violations of federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws, including the AKS, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, Stark Physician Self-Referral Law and FCA, or other regulatory requirements;

 

   

enforcement actions by governmental agencies and/or state law claims for monetary damages if PHI or PII has been used, disclosed or not properly safeguarded in violation of federal or state privacy and security laws, including HIPAA and the Privacy Act of 1974; and

 

   

harm to our reputation which could negatively impact our business relationships, affect our ability to attract and retain customers, individuals and providers, affect our ability to obtain financing and decrease access to new business opportunities, among other things.

We expect that our industry will continue to be subject to substantial regulation, the scope and effect of which are difficult to predict. Our activities could be subject to investigations, audits and inquiries by various government and regulatory agencies and private members and payors with whom we contract at any time in the future. See “Risk factors—Risks related to governmental regulation.” Adverse findings from such investigations and audits could bring severe consequences that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, reputation and stock price.

Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Bundled Payment Initiatives and ACOs

Medicare

Medicare is a federal program administered by CMS through various contractors. Available to individuals age 65 or over, and certain other individuals, the Medicare program provides, among other things, healthcare benefits that cover, within prescribed limits, the major costs of most medically necessary care for such individuals, subject to certain deductibles and copayments.

 

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CMS has established guidelines for the coverage and reimbursement of certain products and procedures by Medicare. In general, to be reimbursed by Medicare, a healthcare procedure furnished to a Medicare beneficiary must be reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury, or to improve the functioning of a malformed body part. The methodology for determining coverage status and the amount of Medicare reimbursement varies based upon, among other factors, the setting in which a Medicare beneficiary received healthcare products and services. Medicare is subject to statutory and regulatory changes, retroactive and prospective rate adjustments, administrative rulings, interpretations of policy, intermediary determinations, and government funding restrictions, all of which may materially increase or decrease the rate of program payments to healthcare providers. Any such changes in federal legislation, regulations and policy affecting the entities with which we contact could have a material effect on our performance.

Medicare Advantage

Under the Medicare Advantage program, also known as Medicare Part C, the federal government contracts with private health insurers to provide members with Medicare Part A, Part B and Part D benefits. Medicare Advantage plans can be structured as Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) or private fee-for-service plans. In addition to covering Part A and Part B benefits, the health insurers may choose to offer supplemental benefits and impose higher premiums and plan costs on beneficiaries. Medicare beneficiaries that choose to participate in Medicare Advantage choose which health plan through which to receive their Medicare coverage. To assist beneficiaries with plan selection, CMS established a five-star quality rating system. Using this system, CMS publishes Star Ratings based on a variety of quality, patient satisfaction and performance measures for health plans on an annual basis. These ratings are based on data gathered from a variety of sources, including HEDIS, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems program, the Medicare Health Outcome Survey, the Medicare Prescription Drug Program and CMS administrative data. According to CMS, over one-third of all Medicare enrollees participate in Medicare Advantage plans.

CMS generally pays health insurance plans that participate in the Medicare Advantage program on a per capita basis. CMS makes certain adjustments based on service benchmarks and quality ratings. The IHEs that we provide to our health plan customers may be used, in part, to support RAF scores attributable to the Medicare Advantage plan members and, thus, payment adjustments made by CMS. CMS audits Medicare Advantage plans for documentation to support RAF-related payments for members chosen at random. Such audits may result in payment adjustments to a Medicare Advantage plan, including extrapolation across the entire plan. Our health plan customers may seek to hold us liable for penalties owed to CMS for inaccurate or unsupportable RAF scores based on information provided by us. In addition, the government or a whistleblower could assert that our errors caused the plan to submit false claims to CMS, which could subject us to liability under the FCA.

Medicaid

Medicaid programs provide medical assistance benefits to qualifying (typically low income or medically needy) persons. Medicaid programs are funded jointly by the federal government and the states and are administered by states under approved plans. Most state Medicaid program payments are made under a Prospective Payment System (PPS) or are based on negotiated payment levels. Medicaid reimbursement is often less than a healthcare provider’s cost of services. The ACA requires states to expand Medicaid coverage to all individuals under age 65 with incomes effectively at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. However, states may opt out of the expansion without losing existing federal Medicaid funding. Some states have opted out of the Medicaid expansion. Other states use, or have applied to use, waivers granted by CMS to implement expansion, impose different eligibility or enrollment restrictions, or otherwise implement programs that vary from federal standards. CMS has indicated its support of increased state flexibility in the administration of Medicaid programs, including allowing states to condition enrollment on work or other community engagement.

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Medicaid expenditures. Budgetary pressures have, in recent years, resulted and likely will continue to result in decreased spending, or decreased spending growth, for Medicaid programs in many states. Many states have adopted, or are considering, legislation designed to reduce coverage, enroll Medicaid recipients in managed care programs and/or impose additional taxes on healthcare providers to help finance or expand the states’ Medicaid systems.

Federal funds under the Medicaid program may not be used to reimburse healthcare providers for medical assistance provided to treat certain provider-preventable conditions. Each state Medicaid program must deny payments to healthcare providers for the treatment of health care-acquired conditions designated by CMS as well as other provider-preventable conditions that may be designated by the state.

Congress has expanded the federal government’s involvement in fighting fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicaid program through the Medicaid Integrity Program. CMS employs Unified Program Integrity Contractors (“UPICs”) to perform post-payment audits of Medicaid claims, identify overpayments, and perform other program integrity activities, many of which were previously performed by Medicaid Integrity Contractors. The UPICs collaborate with states and coordinate healthcare provider investigations across the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In addition, state Medicaid agencies are required to establish Medicaid RAC programs. These programs vary by state in design and operation.

Bundled Payment Initiatives

CMMI is responsible for establishing demonstration projects and other initiatives in order to identify, develop, test and encourage the adoption of new methods of delivering and paying for healthcare that create savings under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, while improving quality of care. For example, healthcare providers participating in bundled payment initiatives agree to be responsible for the costs of services provided to Medicare patients experiencing certain medical conditions which trigger an episode of care, accepting accountability for costs and quality of care. By rewarding healthcare providers for increasing quality and reducing costs and penalizing healthcare providers if costs exceed a set amount, these models are intended to lead to higher quality, more coordinated care at a lower cost to the Medicare program. Healthcare providers may receive incentive payments or owe repayments to CMS depending on whether overall CMS spending per episode falls below or exceeds a target specified by CMS and whether quality standards are met. The CMMI has implemented bundled payment models, including the BPCI program and the BPCI-A program, the latter of which is voluntary and expected to run through December 2023. Participation in bundled payment programs is generally voluntary, but CMS has required healthcare providers in selected geographic areas to participate in a mandatory bundled program for specified orthopedic procedures, the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (“CJR”) model, which is scheduled to run through December 2020. HHS has indicated that it plans to implement additional bundled payment programs, some of which will be mandatory.

CMS continues to express support for shifting from traditional fee-for-service reimbursement models to alternative payment models that tie reimbursement to quality and/or value, including bundled payment and pay-for-performance programs. Several private third-party payers are increasingly employing such reimbursement models, which may increasingly shift financial risk to healthcare providers.

Accountable Care Organizations

An ACO is a network of healthcare providers and suppliers that work together to invest in infrastructure and redesign delivery processes to attempt to achieve high quality and efficient delivery of services. Promoting accountability and coordination of care, ACOs are intended to produce savings as a result of improved quality and operational efficiency. ACOs that achieve quality performance standards established by HHS are eligible to share in a portion of the amounts saved by the Medicare program. There are several types of ACO programs, including the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which was established pursuant to the ACA, and the Next Generation ACO Model.

 

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Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

The AKS prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or kind, to induce or reward either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, order or recommendation of, any good or service, for which payment may be made in whole or in part under federal and state healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.

Federal criminal penalties for the violation of the AKS include imprisonment, fines and exclusion of the healthcare provider from future participation in the federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Violations of the AKS are punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years, fines of up to $100,000 per kickback or both. Larger fines can be imposed upon corporations under the provisions of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the Alternate Fines Statute. Individuals and entities convicted of violating the AKS are subject to mandatory exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs for a minimum of five years. Civil penalties for violation of the AKS include up to $100,000 in monetary penalties per violation, repayments of up to three times the total payments between the parties to the arrangement and suspension from future participation in Medicare and Medicaid. Court decisions have held that the statute may be violated even if only one purpose of remuneration is to induce referrals. The ACA amended the AKS to clarify the intent that is required to prove a violation. Under the statute as amended, the defendant does not need to have actual knowledge of the AKS or have the specific intent to violate it. In addition, the ACA amended the AKS to provide that any claims for items or services resulting from a violation of the AKS are considered false or fraudulent for purposes of the FCA.

The AKS includes statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors that protect certain arrangements. These exceptions and safe harbors are voluntary. Business transactions and arrangements that are structured to comply fully with an applicable safe harbor do not violate the AKS. However, transactions and arrangements that do not satisfy all elements of a relevant safe harbor do not necessarily violate the law. When an arrangement does not satisfy a safe harbor, the arrangement must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in light of the parties’ intent and the arrangement’s potential for abuse. Arrangements that do not satisfy a safe harbor may be subject to greater scrutiny by enforcement agencies.

Our episodes of care programs involve a number of arrangements that potentially implicate the AKS because they may involve payments intended to influence behavior relative to Medicare and other federal healthcare program beneficiaries, including risk sharing and “gainsharing” arrangements. While there is no fixed definition of a gainsharing arrangement, the term typically refers to an arrangement in which a share of cost savings for patient care attributable in part to a physician’s efforts are shared with the physician. The OIG has recognized that there are legitimate interests in enlisting physicians in efforts to reduce unnecessary costs from the healthcare system and, if appropriately structured, such gainsharing arrangements should not violate the AKS. With respect to BPCI-A and other CMS innovations models in which we may participate, the OIG and CMS jointly issued waivers of certain fraud and abuse laws, including the AKS. However, with respect to our Commercial Episodes of Care program and any other episode of care programs in which we may participate, there are no fraud and abuse waivers that are applicable. While we have carefully structured these arrangements in accordance with applicable guidance to be in compliance with the fraud and abuse laws, such arrangements are subject to a case-by-case analysis in light of the intent if the parties and the overall potential for abuse.

If any of our business transactions or arrangements were found to violate the AKS, we could face, among other things, criminal, civil or administrative sanctions, including possible exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other state and federal healthcare programs. Any findings that we have violated these laws could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, reputation and stock price.

Stark Law

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providing Designated Health Services (“DHS”) from referring Medicare patients to such entities for the furnishing of DHS, unless an exception applies. Although uncertainty exists, federal agencies and at least one court have taken the position that the Stark Law also applies to Medicaid.

DHS is defined to include clinical laboratory services, physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, radiology services including magnetic resonance imaging, computerized axial tomography scans, and ultrasound services, radiation therapy services and supplies, durable medical equipment and supplies, parenteral and enteral nutrients, equipment and supplies, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetic devices and supplies, home health services, outpatient prescription drugs, inpatient and outpatient hospital services and outpatient speech-language pathology services. The types of financial arrangements between a physician and an entity providing DHS that trigger the self-referral prohibitions of the Stark Law are broad and include direct and indirect ownership and investment interests and compensation arrangements. The Stark Law prohibits any entity providing DHS that has received a prohibited referral from presenting, or causing to be presented, a claim or billing for the services arising out of the prohibited referral. Similarly, the Stark Law prohibits an entity from “furnishing” a DHS to another entity in which it has a financial relationship when that entity bills for the service. The prohibition applies regardless of the reasons for the financial relationship and the referral. Unlike the AKS, the Stark Law is a strict liability statute where unlawful intent need not be demonstrated.

If the Stark Law is implicated, the financial relationship must fully satisfy a Stark Law exception. If an exception is not satisfied, then the parties to the arrangement could be subject to sanctions. Sanctions for violation of the Stark Law include denial of payment for claims for services provided in violation of the prohibition, refunds of amounts collected in violation of the prohibition, a civil penalty of up to $25,820 for each service arising out of the prohibited referral, a civil penalty of up to $172,137 against parties that enter into a scheme to circumvent the Stark Law prohibition, civil assessment of up to three times the amount claimed and potential exclusion from the federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Amounts collected on claims related to prohibited referrals must be reported and refunded generally within 60 days after the date on which the overpayment was identified. Furthermore, Stark Law violations and failure to return overpayments in a timely manner can form the basis for FCA liability, as discussed below.

Our episode of care programs involve a number of arrangements that potentially implicate the Stark Law because they may involve payments between a physician and an entity providing DHS in connection with Medicare patients, including risk sharing and gainsharing arrangements. With respect to BPCI-A and other CMS innovations models in which we may participate, the OIG and CMS jointly issued waivers of certain fraud and abuse laws, including the Stark Law. With respect to our Commercial Episodes of Care program and any other episode of care programs in which we may participate, there are no fraud and abuse waivers that are applicable. While we have carefully structured these arrangements in accordance with applicable guidance to be in compliance with the fraud and abuse laws, such arrangements are subject to a case-by-case analysis to ensure compliance with the Stark Law.

If the CMS or other regulatory or enforcement authorities determine that claims have been submitted for referrals by us that violate the Stark Law, we would be subject to the penalties described above. In addition, it might be necessary to restructure existing compensation agreements with our doctors and nurse practitioners. Any such penalties and restructuring or other required actions could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

In June 2018, the CMS issued a request for information seeking input on how to address any undue regulatory impact and burden of the Stark Law. The CMS placed the request for information in the context of the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care (“Regulatory Sprint”) discussed below and stated that it identified aspects of the Stark Law that pose potential barriers to coordinated care. The CMS thus sought comments on the impact and burden of the Stark Law, including whether it prevents or inhibits care coordination. The CMS has since issued a sweeping set of proposed regulations that introduce significant new value-based terminology, safe harbors and exceptions to the Stark Law. If implemented by the CMS, those or other changes may change the

 

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parameters of Stark Law exceptions that we rely on and thus impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The definition of DHS under the Stark Law does not include outpatient physician services. Since many services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries provided through our programs are outpatient physician services, our services do not always implicate the Stark Law referral prohibition. However, certain services we may provide, including certain diagnostic testing, may be considered DHS.

Fraud and abuse under state law

Some states have laws prohibiting physicians from having financial interests in or with healthcare facilities to which they refer patients. States also have laws similar to or stricter than the AKS that may affect our ability to enter into financial relationships with certain entities or individuals. Some state anti-kickback laws also include civil and criminal penalties. Some of these laws include exemptions that may be applicable to our physician relationships or for financial interests limited to shares of publicly traded stock. Some, however, may include no explicit exemption for certain types of agreements and/or relationships entered into with physicians. Such laws may be implicated if we expand our services to provide healthcare services directly, as opposed to the purely diagnostic and evaluative services we currently provide.

Similarly, states have beneficiary inducement prohibitions and consumer protection laws that may be triggered by the offering of inducements, incentives and other forms of remuneration to patients and prospective patients. Violations range from civil to criminal and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The False Claims Act

The FCA is a means of policing false bills or false requests for payment in the healthcare delivery system. Among other things, the FCA authorizes the imposition of up to three times the government’s damages and significant per claim civil penalties on any “person” (including an individual, organization or company) who, among other acts:

 

   

knowingly presents or causes to be presented to the federal government a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;

 

   

knowingly makes, uses or causes to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim;

 

   

knowingly makes, uses or causes to be made or used a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay the government, or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the federal government; or

 

   

conspires to commit the above acts.

In addition, amendments to the FCA and Social Security Act impose severe penalties for the knowing and improper retention of overpayments collected from government payors. Under these provisions, within 60 days of identifying and quantifying an overpayment, a healthcare provider is required to notify the CMS or the Medicare Administrative Contractor of the overpayment and the reason for it and return the overpayment. An overpayment impermissibly retained could subject us to liability under the FCA, exclusion from government healthcare programs and penalties under the federal Civil Monetary Penalty statute. As a result of these provisions, our procedures for identifying and processing overpayments may be subject to greater scrutiny.

The penalties for a violation of the FCA range from $5,500 to $11,000 (amounts not adjusted for inflation) for each false claim, plus up to three times the amount of damages caused by each false claim, which can be as much as the amounts received directly or indirectly from the government for each such false claim. On June 19,

 

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2020, the Department of Justice issued a final rule announcing adjustments to FCA penalties, under which the per claim penalty range increased to a range from $11,665 to $22,331 for penalties assessed after June 19, 2020, so long as the underlying conduct occurred after November 2, 2015.

The federal government has used the FCA to prosecute a wide variety of alleged false claims and fraud allegedly perpetrated against Medicare and state healthcare programs, including but not limited to coding errors, billing for services not rendered, the submission of false cost or other reports, billing for services at a higher payment rate than appropriate, billing under a comprehensive code as well as under one or more component codes included in the comprehensive code, billing for care that is not considered medically necessary and intentionally reporting of inaccurate risk-adjusted diagnostic codes to Medicare Advantage plans. The ACA provides that claims tainted by a violation of the AKS are false for purposes of the FCA. Some courts have held that filing claims or failing to refund amounts collected in violation of the Stark Law can form the basis for liability under the FCA. In addition to the provisions of the FCA, which provide for civil enforcement, the federal government can use several criminal statutes to prosecute persons who are alleged to have submitted false or fraudulent claims for payment to the federal government. Any allegations or findings that we have violated the FCA could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

In addition to the FCA, the various states in which we operate have adopted their own analogs of the FCA. States are becoming increasingly active in using their false claims laws to police the same activities listed above, particularly with regard to Medicaid fee-for-service and Managed Medicaid programs.

Civil Monetary Penalties Statute

The Civil Monetary Penalties Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a, authorizes the imposition of civil monetary penalties, assessments and exclusion against an individual or entity based on a variety of prohibited conduct, including, but not limited to:

 

   

presenting, or causing to be presented, claims for payment to Medicare or other federal healthcare programs that the individual or entity knows or should know are for an item or service that was not provided as claimed or is false or fraudulent;

 

   

offering remuneration to a Medicare or Medicaid program beneficiary that the individual or entity knows or should know is likely to influence the beneficiary to order or receive healthcare items or services from a particular healthcare provider;

 

   

arranging contracts with an entity or individual excluded from participation in the federal healthcare programs;

 

   

violating the AKS;

 

   

being involved in a hospital or a critical access hospital knowingly making a payment, directly or indirectly, to a physician as an inducement to reduce or limit medically necessary services provided with respect to Medicare or Medicaid patients who are under the direct care of the physician;

 

   

making, using or causing to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim for payment for items and services furnished under a federal healthcare program;

 

   

making or causing to be made any false statement, omission or misrepresentation of a material fact in any application, bid or contract to participate or enroll as a provider of healthcare services or a supplier under a federal healthcare program, including MAOs and entities that apply to participate as healthcare providers of services or suppliers in such managed care organizations and such plans; and

 

   

failing to report and return an overpayment owed to the federal government.

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physicians relative to Medicare and other federal healthcare program beneficiaries, including risk sharing and gainsharing arrangements, that could be found to violate the AKS or the prohibition against hospitals making payments to physicians to reduce or limit medically necessary services. With respect to BPCI-A and other CMS innovations models in which we may participate, the OIG and CMS jointly issued waivers of certain fraud and abuse laws, including the Civil Monetary Penalties Statute. With respect to our Commercial Episodes of Care program and any other episode of care programs in which we may participate, there are no fraud and abuse waivers that are applicable. While we have carefully structured these arrangements in accordance with applicable guidance to be in compliance with the fraud and abuse laws, such arrangements are subject to a case-by-case analysis in light of the intent of the parties and the overall potential for abuse.

Substantial civil monetary penalties may be imposed under the federal Civil Monetary Penalty Statute and may vary depending on the underlying violation. In addition, an assessment of not more than three times the total amount claimed for each item or service may also apply and a violator may be subject to exclusion from federal and state healthcare programs.

We could be exposed to a wide range of allegations to which the federal Civil Monetary Penalty Statute would apply. We perform checks on our providers, our customers’ members, healthcare provider organizations, patients and certain affiliates and vendors using government databases to confirm that these individuals have not been excluded from federal programs. However, should an individual become excluded and we fail to detect it, a federal agency could require us to refund amounts attributable to all claims or services performed or sufficiently linked to an excluded individual. Thus, we cannot foreclose the possibility that we will face allegations subject to the Civil Monetary Penalty Statute with the potential for a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

State corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting laws

We are subject to various state laws and regulations that regulate the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting. The corporate practice of medicine doctrine generally prohibits corporate entities from practicing medicine or employing physicians (and, in some cases, other providers) to provide professional medical services. The doctrine reflects a variety of historical public policy concerns, including concerns that (a) allowing corporations to practice medicine or employ physicians will result in the commercialization of the practice of medicine, (b) a corporation’s obligation to its shareholders may not align with a physician’s obligation to his/her patients and (c) employment of a physician by a corporation may interfere with the physician’s independent medical judgment. While most (but not all) states have some form of the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, the scope and enforcement varies widely. In those states where the doctrine exists, it typically arises from the state’s medical practice act, but has been shaped over the years by state statutes, regulations, court decisions, attorney general opinions and actions by state medical licensing boards.

Historically, the medical profession has recognized an ethical prohibition against physicians (and often other providers) paying professional peers and others for referrals. One form this has taken is the prohibition against fee splitting. Fee splitting occurs when a physician splits part of the professional fee earned from treating a referred patient in order to generate the referral. Among the public policy harms that have been cited in support of fee splitting prohibitions are (a) unnecessary operations and procedures, (b) incompetent specialists and (c) unnecessary medical services. Fee splitting prohibitions are aimed primarily at situations where a healthcare professional, in order to generate patient referrals from other licensed or unlicensed persons, splits part of the professional fee earned from treating the referred patient with the source of the referral. In response to legitimate concerns, states adopted prohibitions against fee splitting. Some of these prohibitions, however, reach far broader than necessary to deter this behavior and instead prohibit appropriate business relationships with entities that are not healthcare providers, such as billing agencies or management companies. States have taken a variety of legislative approaches to fee splitting, from near complete bans to bans with various exceptions to no prohibition at all. Depending on the approach that a particular state has taken, fee splitting laws may implicate a variety of otherwise legitimate activities such as management and billing companies.

 

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Despite the existence of various state corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting laws, it is possible to develop legal structures that comply with these laws. The “captive” or “friendly” professional corporation model allows a legal entity (typically a professional corporation or professional limited liability company) whose shareholders are all physicians to employ the physicians (and other providers). The physician entity then contracts with a corporate entity referred to as a Management Services Organization, or “MSO,” to provide various management services. The physician entity is kept “friendly” through a stock transfer restriction agreement and/or other relationship between the MSO and the physician owners of the professional corporation. The fees under the management services arrangement must be carefully structured to comply with state fee splitting laws, which in some states may prohibit percentage-based fees.

Provider licensure and telehealth laws

We utilize the services of a variety of providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, pharmacists and nurses, among others. States generally require providers providing professional healthcare services, whether in person or via telehealth, to a patient residing within the state to be licensed in that state. States have established a variety of licensing and other regulatory requirements around the provision of telehealth services. States also require notification of certain material events be provided to licensing agencies. These licensure requirements vary from state to state. We have established systems for ensuring that our providers are appropriately licensed under applicable state law and that their provision of telehealth to our members occurs in each instance in compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing telehealth. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in licensure actions against the providers as well as civil, criminal or administrative penalties against the providers and/or those engaging the services of the provider.

Privacy and security

We are subject to federal and state laws and regulations that protect the use and disclosure of certain types of data. These include the federal regulations promulgated under the authority of HIPAA require us to provide certain protections to individuals and their health information. Further all 50 states and certain territories maintain additional laws regulating the privacy and security of PII. The HIPAA privacy and security regulations extensively regulate the use and disclosure of PHI and require covered entities, which include healthcare providers, and their business associates to implement and maintain administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect the security of such information. Additional security requirements apply to electronic PHI. These regulations also provide individuals with substantive rights with respect to their health information.

The HIPAA privacy and security regulations also require us to enter into written agreements with our customers as the “covered entities” and our subcontractors, also known as business associates, to whom we disclose PHI. Covered entities and business associates may be subject to penalties for, among other activities and compliance issues, failing to enter into a business associate agreement where required by law or as a result of a business associates (including subcontractors) violating HIPAA. Business associates are also directly subject to liability under certain HIPAA privacy and security regulations.

Covered entities must notify affected individuals of breaches of unsecured PHI without unreasonable delay but no later than 60 days after discovery of the breach, and such timelines are generally shortened under state law obligations and standard practice when possible. If a business associate is acting as an agent of a covered entity, then the covered entity must provide the required notifications to individuals based on the time when the business associate discovered the breach. Reporting must also be made to the HHS OCR and, for breaches of unsecured PHI involving more than 500 residents of a state or jurisdiction, to the media. Generally impermissible uses or disclosures of unsecured PHI are presumed to be breaches unless the covered entity or business associate establishes that there is a low probability the PHI has been compromised. Various state laws and regulations may also require us to notify affected individuals in the event of a data breach involving personal information without regard to the probability of the information being compromised.

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triggered settlement payments or civil monetary penalties. Penalties for violations of HIPAA and its implementing regulations have widely ranged, with larger breaches for some organizations ranging from a couple million dollars to a $16 million penalty for one breach. HIPAA also authorizes state attorneys general to enforce the law on behalf of their residents. In addition, HIPAA provides for criminal penalties of up to $250,000 and ten years in prison, with the severest penalties for obtaining and disclosing PHI with the intent to sell, transfer or use such information for commercial advantage, personal gain or malicious harm. Further, state attorneys general may bring civil actions seeking either injunction or damages in response to violations of the HIPAA privacy and security regulations that threaten the privacy of state residents. There can be no assurance that we will not be the subject of an investigation (arising out of a reportable breach incident, audit or otherwise) alleging noncompliance with HIPAA regulations in our maintenance of PHI. States attorneys general may also negotiate settlements for related cases and on behalf of their respective residents.

In addition to HIPAA, numerous state and federal laws and regulations govern the collection, dissemination, use, privacy, confidentiality, security, availability, integrity, creation, receipt, transmission, storage, and other processing of PHI and PII. Privacy and data security statutes and regulations vary from state to state, and these laws and regulations in many cases are more restrictive than, and may not be preempted by, HIPAA and its implementing rules. These laws and regulations include 42 C.F.R. Part 2, including the CCPA, and a range of other laws that protect data pertaining to specific conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, genetic disorders, and mental and behavioral health. The requirements of the CCPA are potentially far-reaching and may require us to modify certain policies and practices regarding the collection, use, processing and sharing of certain personal information. Privacy and data security laws and regulations are often uncertain, contradictory and subject to change or differing interpretations. The complex, dynamic legal landscape regarding privacy, data protection and information security creates significant compliance challenges for us, potentially restricts our ability to collect, use and disclose data, and exposes us to additional expense, and, if we cannot comply with applicable laws in a timely manner or at all, adverse publicity, harm to our reputation, and liability.

Telecommunications and telemarketing laws

We are subject to a variety of federal and state laws that regulate telecommunications and telemarketing activities, including the following.

The TCPA places restrictions on making certain telemarketing calls, non-telemarketing calls, faxes, and SMS text messages to consumers. Prior express consent of consumers may be required to override certain activities prohibited under the TCPA. The scope and interpretation of the TCPA, and other laws that are or may be applicable to making calls and delivering SMS text messages to consumers, are continuously evolving and developing. TCPA violations may be subject to penalties of $500 per violation and $1,500 for each willful or knowing violation. Recent expansion of the law through the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (“TRACED”) Act expanded the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to impose civil penalties of up to $10,000 per call for intentional violations of federal robocall laws and increased the time period that the FCC can take action to against those who intentionally violate federal law to four years. This penalty is in addition to other penalties for TCPA violations.

The CAN-SPAM Act regulates commercial email messages. It prohibits the inclusion of deceptive or misleading information and subject headings and requires identifying information such as a return address in email messages. The CAN-SPAM Act also specifies penalties for the transmission of commercial email messages that do not comply with certain requirements, such as providing an opt-out mechanism for stopping future emails from senders.

Healthcare reform

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contains a number of provisions that impact our business and operations. Although many of the provisions of the ACA did not take effect immediately and continue to be implemented, and some have been and may be modified before or during their implementation, the reforms could continue to have an impact on our business in a number of ways. We cannot predict how employers, private payors or persons buying insurance might react to federal and state healthcare reform legislation, whether already enacted or enacted in the future.

Other aspects of the ACA may also affect our business, including provisions that impact the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These and other provisions of the ACA remain subject to ongoing uncertainty due to administrative actions and executive orders during the current Administration, as well as continuing political and legal challenges at both the federal and state levels. Since 2016, various administrative and legislative initiatives have been implemented that have had adverse impacts on the ACA and its programs. For example, in October 2017, the federal government announced that cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers would end, effective immediately, unless Congress appropriated the funds, and, in December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which includes a provision that reduces to $0 the penalty under the ACA’s individual mandate for individuals who fail to obtain a qualifying health insurance plan and could impact the future state of the exchanges. Moreover, in February 2018, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act (the “BBA”) which, among other things, repealed the Independent Payment Advisory Board that was established by the ACA and intended to reduce the rate of growth in Medicare spending by extending sequestration cuts to Medicare payments through fiscal year 2027. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, included a temporary suspension of the 2% sequestration cuts from May 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, extended the temporary suspension through March 31, 2021. The CARES Act also postponed the sunset of sequestration as it applies to Medicare to the end of 2030. The BBA also included provisions to expand the scope of benefits that Medicare Advantage plans may offer for certain chronically ill federal healthcare program beneficiaries beginning in 2020. Medicare Advantage plans now have the flexibility to target non-primarily health-related supplemental benefits to beneficiaries with chronic illnesses and to address social and environmental factors that may impact beneficiary health.

Since its enactment, there have been judicial and congressional challenges to certain aspects of the ACA, as well as efforts by the Trump Administration to repeal or replace certain aspects of the ACA, and we expect such challenges and amendments to continue. For example, the TCJA includes a provision reducing to $0, effective January 1, 2019, the tax-based shared responsibility payment imposed by the ACA on certain individuals who fail to maintain qualifying health coverage for all or part of a year that is commonly referred to as the “individual mandate.” On December 14, 2018, a U.S. District Court Judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled that the individual mandate is a critical and inseverable feature of the ACA, and therefore, because it was modified under the TCJA, the remaining provisions of the ACA are invalid as well. On December 18, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the District Court ruling that the individual mandate was unconstitutional and remanded the case back to the District Court to determine whether the remaining provisions of the ACA are invalid as well. On March 2, 2020, the United States Supreme Court granted the petitions for writs of certiorari to review this case, and the Court held oral argument on November 10, 2020. The case is expected to be decided by mid-2021. It is unclear how this decision, and other efforts to challenge, repeal or replace the ACA will impact the ACA or our business. It is likely that there will be additional challenges and amendments to the ACA in the future.

While there may be significant changes to the healthcare environment in the future, the specific changes and their timing are not yet apparent. As a result, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the future with respect to the exchanges and other core aspects of the current health care marketplace. Future elections may create conditions for Congress to adopt new federal coverage programs that may disrupt our current revenue streams both from payors and other government programs. While specific changes and their timing are not yet apparent, such changes could lower our reimbursement rates or increase our expenses. Any failure to successfully implement strategic initiatives that respond to future legislative, regulatory, and executive changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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The CMS and state Medicaid agencies also routinely adjust the RAF which is central to payment under Medicare Advantage programs in which our customers participate. The monetary “coefficient” values associated with diseases that our customers manage in their member populations are subject to change by the CMS and state agencies. Such changes could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care

In an effort to help accelerate the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system from a fee-for-service to a value-based system, HHS launched its Regulatory Sprint initiative in 2018. The effort encompasses a number of federal statutes and regulations, including:

 

   

Stark Law

 

   

AKS

 

   

Civil Monetary Penalties Statute

 

   

Privacy and Security of Health Information

As part of HHS’s Regulatory Sprint, the OIG issued a request for information in August 2018 seeking input on regulatory provisions that may act as barriers to coordinated care or value-based care. Specifically, the OIG sought to identify ways in which it might modify or add new safe harbors to the AKS as well as exceptions to the definition of “remuneration” in the beneficiary inducements provision of the Civil Monetary Penalty statute in order to foster arrangements that promote care coordination and advance the delivery of value-based care, while also protecting against harms caused by fraud and abuse. Numerous federal agencies have requested comments and information from the public and have published proposed regulations as part of the Regulatory Sprint on areas that have historically been viewed as barriers to innovative care coordination arrangements. For example, the OIG and CMS each issued a sweeping set of proposed regulations that introduce significant new value-based terminology, safe harbors and exceptions to the AKS and the Stark Law. Additionally, the OIG has called for comments and issued proposed regulations related to modernizing the civil monetary penalty law governing inducements provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The OCR is also involved, and has called for information from the public regarding ways that the HIPAA regulations could be modernized to support coordinated, value-based care.

Additionally, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) published proposed regulations related to the privacy of substance use disorder treatment records, and the CMS published proposals to revise its Stark advisory opinion process. On July 15, 2020, SAMHSA issued a final rule on the protection of substance use disorder (“SUD”) treatment records under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (the “Part 2 Rule”). The Part 2 final rule aims to reduce delays and burdens in care coordination by more closely aligning Part 2 with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, while maintaining certain privacy protections specific to Part 2. This final rule became effective August 14, 2020. Also of note, under the CARES Act Congress itself made significant modifications to the authorizing statute for the Part 2 regulations, with the aim of aligning the Part 2 laws more strongly with the HIPAA privacy rule. The law directs the Secretary of HHS to revise the Part 2 regulations such that the amendments would apply to uses and disclosures of SUD records the date that is 12 months after the date of enactment of the CARES Act.

These changes in federal regulations are anticipated to have a significant impact on healthcare providers and other stakeholders. In addition, we anticipate that additional changes will continue to be proposed in the future. Many of the solutions we offer in our Episodes of Care Services segment focus on encouraging collaboration among provider partners and the sharing of accountability in order to improve medical outcomes. As a result, these changes could have a material effect on our business. Based on the proposed regulations, the effect appears to be largely positive but the full effect of these regulations will not be known until the final regulations are promulgated. When (and if) such regulations will be promulgated is unknown.

 

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Other regulations

Our operations are subject to various state hazardous waste and non-hazardous medical waste disposal laws. These laws do not classify as hazardous most of the waste produced from medical services. Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations require employers to provide workers who are occupationally subject to blood or other potentially infectious materials with prescribed protections. These regulatory requirements require employers to make a determination as to which employees may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials and to have in effect a written exposure control plan. In addition, employers are required to provide or employ hepatitis B vaccinations, personal protective equipment and other safety devices, infection control training, post-exposure evaluation and follow-up, waste disposal techniques and procedures and work practice controls. Employers are also required to comply with various record-keeping requirements.

Federal and state law also governs the dispensing of controlled substances by physicians. For example, the Prescription Drug Marketing Act governs the distribution of drug samples. Any allegations or findings that we or our provider partners have violated any of these laws or regulations could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Employees and human capital resources

Our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified personnel. As of September 30, 2020, we had approximately 2,100 employees, of which approximately 1,900 employees were full time. Our employees are based primarily at our offices located in Norwalk, CT, Dallas, TX, New York, NY and Rapid City, SD. We also had nearly 9,000 credentialed physicians and nurse practitioners and other providers within our mobile network that we contract with on an independent contractor basis, either directly or through captive professional affiliates. These credentialed physicians and nurse practitioners form a mobile network of practitioners located all over the country. We consider our relationship with our independent contractors and employees to be good. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or party to a collective bargaining agreement.

We strive to foster an innovative culture as we further build our business and expand our products and services, and we view our human capital-related initiatives as an ongoing priority. Such initiatives include: (i) implementing a robust talent acquisition approach, including through competitive pay and benefits, (ii) implementing our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative and Spirit of Signify programs to promote diversity and foster a sense of connection and community throughout our company, (iii) offering an array of learning and development opportunities, including live programs and online courses through our learning management system and (iv) conducting annual employee engagement surveys and developing action plans based on the survey outcomes.

Facilities

Our principal offices are located in Norwalk, Connecticut, New York, New York, Dallas, Texas and Rapid City, South Dakota, where we occupy facilities totaling 350,000 square feet. We use these facilities for administration, sales and marketing, technology and development and professional services.

We intend to procure additional space as we add team members and expand geographically. We believe that our facilities are adequate to meet our needs for the immediate future, and that, should it be needed, suitable additional space will be available to accommodate any such expansion of our operations.

Legal proceedings

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us, are believed to, either individually or taken together, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Regardless of the outcome, litigation has the potential to have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors. See “Risk factors—Risks related to our business and operations—We may be subject to legal proceedings and litigation, including intellectual property and privacy disputes, which are costly to defend and could materially harm our business and results of operations.”

 

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MANAGEMENT

Directors and executive officers

Set forth below is certain biographical and other information regarding our directors, after giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions, and our executive officers and key employees. We intend to appoint additional directors prior to the consummation of this offering.

 

Name

   Age   

Position

Matthew S. Holt

   43   

Chairman

Kyle Armbrester

   35    Chief Executive Officer and Director

Steven Senneff

   51    President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Adam McAnaney

   43    General Counsel and Secretary

Marc Rothman, MD

   50    Chief Medical Officer

Peter Boumenot

   42    Chief Product Officer (Home & Community Services)

David Pierre

   41    Chief Operating Officer

Josh Builder

   39    Chief Technology Officer

Laurel Douty

   52   

Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations, Episodes of Care Services

Taj J. Clayton

   43    Director

Brandon H. Hull

   60    Director

Kevin M. McNamara

   64    Director

Albert A. Notini

   63    Director

Kyle B. Peterson

   35    Director

Vivian E. Riefberg

   60    Director

Stephen F. Wiggins

   64    Director

Matthew S. Holt has served as Chairman of our Board since December 2017. Mr. Holt serves as a Managing Director and President, Private Equity of New Mountain Capital LLC. Since August 2001, he has focused on growth buyouts across a range of industries including healthcare products, health technology, materials and infrastructure. Mr. Holt currently serves on the board of Avantor, Inc., where he also serves on the Compensation Committee. Mr. Holt serves as Lead Director or Chairman of CIOX Health, Cloudmed, Cytel, Emids, Ontario Systems, W20 and Zep, Inc. He also serves as a Director of Aceto, Topic Pharmaceuticals, and TRC Companies. He previously served as Lead Director of Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc., Convey Health Solutions, Inc., Equian LLC, Gelest, Ikaria, Inc., Nusil Technology LLC and as a Director of MailSouth. Mr. Holt holds an AB in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard College. Mr. Holt was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his management and advisory experience with various companies in the healthcare industry and his extensive experience in the areas of finance, strategy, international business transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

Kyle Armbrester has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since April 2018. Prior to this, Mr. Armbrester was at athenahealth, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer from May 2015 to April 2018, leading the core product and operations division, and Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development from May 2011 to May 2015, driving corporate development through strategic partnerships and investments. He has been a Director at The Mentor Network since September 2019 and Parexel International since November 2017. Mr. Armbrester holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Government from Harvard University. Mr. Armbrester was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his management experience and expertise in the healthcare sector.

Steven Senneff has served as President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of the Company since November 2019. Prior to this, Mr. Senneff served as the Chief Financial Officer of Remedy Partners from March 2019 to November 2019 and as the Chief Financial Officer of DigitalOcean, Inc. from October 2017 to

 

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February 2019, where he was responsible for all of the accounting and finance activities at the respective companies. At Cotiviti, Inc., he served as Chief Financial Officer from October 2012 to April 2014 and from May 2015 to September 2017, where he was responsible for all of Cotiviti’s accounting and finance activities and part of the leadership team that took the company public, and Chief Operating Officer from May 2014 to April 2015, where he focused on growth opportunities during a post-acquisition integration period. Mr. Senneff holds an MBA from Purdue University, Krannert Graduate School of Management and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Iowa.

Adam McAnaney has served as General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since its acquisition of Remedy Partners in November 2019. He joined Remedy Partners as General Counsel and Secretary in June 2019. Prior to joining Remedy Partners, Mr. McAnaney was at Aetna where he served as Vice President, Head of Corporate Legal and Corporate Secretary from November 2017 to March 2019, overseeing legal support of SEC reporting and disclosure matters, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, subsidiary management, licensing, investments, executive compensation and human resources. Mr. McAnaney previously held the positions of Senior Corporate Counsel from May 2013 to October 2017 and Counsel from May 2011 to April 2012 at Aetna. From September 2004 to May 2011, he was an Associate in the New York, Frankfurt and London offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP focusing on capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. McAnaney holds a JD from Columbia Law School and a BA in Germanic Languages and Literatures from Yale University.

Marc Rothman has served as Chief Medical Officer of the Company since June 2020. Prior to this, Dr. Rothman served as Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Aspire Healthcare from May 2019 to June 2020, where he led a nationwide palliative care medical practice and implemented and grew new clinical models and business lines. Before that Dr. Rothman served as Enterprise Chief Medical Officer from January 2015 to December 2018 at Kindred Healthcare, Inc., where he oversaw medical affairs, clinical quality, patient experience and pharmacy services. He also served as the Chief Medical Officer of Kindred’s Nursing Center Division from November 2011 to December 2014, where he eventually led the medical and pharmacy leadership team. Dr. Rothman holds an MD from New York University School of Medicine and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He completed his postgraduate clinical training at Yale New Haven Hospital and is triple boarded in Internal, Geriatric and Hospice & Palliative Medicine.

Peter Boumenot has served as Chief Product Officer, Home & Community Services, of the Company since January 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Boumenot served as Senior Vice President, Product & Operations—Signify Community of the Company from August 2019 to January 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Boumenot was at athenahealth for nine years, serving as Vice President, Product Management from October 2017 to July 2019 leading patient engagement, population health and revenue cycle services and prior to that was Vice President, Client Solution Group from March 2014 to October 2017 and Director, Solution Design from March 2012 to March 2014, where he led a comprehensive pre-sale to post-go-live commercial organization of across all business segments. Mr. Boumenot holds a BS in Biology from Boston College.

David Pierre has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since December 2017. Prior to this, Mr. Pierre served as Chief Operating Officer of Advance Health from December 2016 to December 2017, where he drove operating scale until its successful sale and merger, which formed Signify Health. Mr. Pierre was at Cerner Corporation from August 2007 to December 2016 in various positions, including Vice President, General Manager and Managing Director, where he led several of Cerner Corporation’s business units, including Hospital Operations and Pediatrics. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mr. Pierre holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Psychology from Southern Methodist University.

Josh Builder has served as Chief Technology Officer of the Company since June 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Builder served as Chief Technology & Product Officer of Rent the Runway from August 2016 to May 2020, where he was responsible for the customer experience, operational expansion, development of supply chain technology and data engineering. Before that, from June 2015 to July 2016, Mr. Builder was the Chief

 

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Technology Officer of Soulcycle where he was responsible for building its technology platform, product organization and customer data analytics. Prior to this, Mr. Builder was at The Orchard, serving as Chief Technology Officer from January 2010 to June 2015 and Vice President and Senior Director, Global Operations, Product Development & Engineering from November 2006 to January 2010, where he led its product management operations, mergers and acquisitions functions and go-private transaction. Mr. Builder holds a BA in Computer Information & Decision Systems & Financial Economics from Carnegie Mellon University.

Laurel Douty has served as Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations, Episodes of Care Services of the Company since February 2020. Prior to this, Ms. Douty was an independent consultant from January 2019 to February 2020 focused on designing and implementing a clinical managed care infrastructure for a large private equity-owned vision company. Prior to her independent consulting, Ms. Douty was at Magellan Health for almost 11 years with increasing responsibilities during her tenure. Ms. Douty started at Magellan Health in the specialty division from March 2008 to June 2015, progressing to Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Clinical and Service Operations. From July 2015 through December 2018, Ms. Douty’s role was expanded to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Experience Officer for the broader Magellan Health Care division, which included the following segments: Specialty Medical/Surgical, Behavioral Health, Employee Assistance Programs, ACO and provider care coordination, Medicaid/Medicare health plan and specialty pharmacy claims. Ms. Douty’s operational management during her tenure at Magellan included direct leadership of service and clinical operations, network contracting and network operations management, claims payment and payment integrity, innovation and implementation PMO, and divisional capital expenditure management. Ms. Douty holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Taj J. Clayton has served as a Director of the Company since July 2020. Mr. Clayton has served as a member of the Executive Advisory Council of New Mountain Capital since July 2020. Since September 2020, Mr. Clayton has served as a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Prior to this, from March 2017 to August 2020, he was a Partner at Winston & Strawn, LLP. From September 2006 to December 2013, he was an Associate, and from January 2014 to March 2017, a Principal, at Fish & Richardson P.C. From September 2005 to September 2006, Mr. Clayton served as a Law Clerk to Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf in the United States Federal District Court of Massachusetts. Mr. Clayton is a member of the President’s Advisory Board for UT Southwestern Medical Center, a Member of the Board for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, a Member of the National Board of Directors for Girls Inc., a Member of the Board of the Hockaday School and a Member of the Advisory Board for the Coalition of Black Excellence. Mr. Clayton holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an AB in History from Harvard University. Mr. Clayton was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive professional experience working with a variety of successful companies and previous board member experience.

Brandon H. Hull has served as a Director of the Company since April 2018. Since February 2018, Mr. Hull has served as an Industry Advisor for New Mountain Capital. Prior to this, from September 1996 to December 2017, he was the Managing General Partner and Co-Founder of Cardinal Partners. He has served on the Board of Asylon Aerospace since September 2015 and served on the Board of athenahealth as Lead Director from August 1999 to January 2019. He has also previously served as a Director of Equian, Sapphire Digital, Ivenix, QPID, Inc., Cureatr and CodeRyte, among many others. Mr. Hull holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Literature & Philosophy from Wheaton College. Mr. Hull was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive expertise in the healthcare sector and his management experience as a director of numerous companies.

Kevin M. McNamara has served as a Director of the Company since April 2013. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of CenseoHealth from February 2015 to June 2018. Mr. McNamara has served as the Founding Principal at McNamara Family Ventures since June 2012. From April 2013 to October 2014, he was an Operating Partner at Health Evolution Partners. He has been a Director of Tyson Foods, Inc. since August 2007 and currently serves as the Vice Chairman and Lead Independent Director. He has served as a Director of Luminex Corporation since May 2003. Mr. McNamara previously served on the Board of Leon Medical Centers,

 

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Agilum Healthcare Intelligence and Optimal Radiology Partners. Mr. McNamara holds a BS in Accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MBA from the University of Richmond. Mr. McNamara was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his financial expertise and management experience as both a principal financial officer and director of public companies.

Albert A. Notini has served as a Director of the Company since December 2017. Since January 2012, he has served as a Managing Director at New Mountain Capital. Prior to this, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Apptis Inc. from March 2007 to June 2011. From April 2004 to August 2007, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Sonus Networks, Inc. Mr. Notini currently serves as a Director of Western Dental, CIOX Health, Alteon Health, Sparta Systems, Emids and MAG Aerospace. Mr. Notini holds a JD from Boston College Law School, a MA from Boston University and a BA from Boston College. Mr. Notini was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his management experience as both an executive officer and director of various companies.

Kyle B. Peterson has served as Director of the Company since December 2017. He serves as a Managing Director of New Mountain Capital and has been with the firm since September 2011. Prior to this, he was an investment professional at Sageview Capital from August 2009 to September 2011. Prior to Sageview, Mr. Peterson worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Merrill Lynch from June 2006 to July 2009. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cytel since November 2017, as a Director on the board of Horizon Services since November 2019, and formerly served on the boards of Equian from November 2015 to July 2019 and Remedy Partners from January 2019 to November 2019. Mr. Peterson received his B.S. from Cornell University. Mr. Peterson was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his expertise in investment strategy and mergers and acquisitions and his management experience as both an executive officer and director of various companies.

Vivian E. Riefberg has served as a Director of the Company since February 2020. Since August 2020, she has served as the David C. Walentas Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professorship Chair and is a Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Prior to this, from September 1987 to May 2020, Ms. Riefberg was at McKinsey & Company and held a variety of senior positions, including leading the Public Sector Practice for the Americas and co-leading the U.S. Health Care practice. She currently serves as an Emeritus Director and Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company since June 2020. In 2018, Ms. Riefberg was elected as a Director to the board of the Public Broadcasting Service. She also serves on the board of Johns Hopkins Medicine since July 2020. She was previously on the Board of Governors for the NIH Clinical Center and was a Director on the boards for the Partnership for a Healthier America, Mentors, Inc. and McKinsey & Company. Ms. Riefberg holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in History from Harvard University. Ms. Riefberg was selected to serve on our board of directors because of her healthcare expertise across both public and private sectors and her management experience.

Stephen F. Wiggins has served as a Director of the Company since November 2019. Mr. Wiggins is an entrepreneur and private investor. Since May 2018, he has served as the Founder and Chairman of Wiggins Ventures. From September 2011 to January 2019, he was the Founder and Chairman of Remedy Partners. From March 2008 to August 2019, he was a Managing Director at EW Healthcare Partners. He was previously the Founder, Chairman and CEO of HealthMarket from September 1999 to April 2004 and Oxford Health Plans from September 1984 to December 2000. Mr. Wiggins holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Urban Studies from Macalester College. Mr. Wiggins was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his management experience as a founder and chairman of numerous healthcare companies.

Board structure

Upon completion of the offering, our board of directors will consist of nine members. Our board has determined that each of Matthew S. Holt, Albert A Notini, Kyle B. Peterson, Brandon H. Hull, Vivian E. Riefberg and Taj J. Clayton is independent under applicable NYSE rules.

 

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In connection with this offering, we will amend and restate our certificate of incorporation to provide for a classified board of directors following this offering. Our board of directors will be divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms, with three directors in Class I (expected to be Matthew S. Holt, Kyle B. Peterson and Stephen F. Wiggins), three directors in Class II (expected to be Brandon H. Hull, Kevin M. McNamara and Albert A. Notini) and three directors in Class III (expected to be Kyle Armbrester, Taj J. Clayton and Vivian E. Riefberg).

Our board of directors will have discretion to determine the size of the board of directors. Subject to the terms of the stockholders agreement, we expect that any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one third of the directors. The division of our board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms may delay or prevent a change of our management or a change in control. See “Description of capital stock—Anti-takeover effects of our certificate of incorporation, stockholders agreement and bylaws—Classified board; election of directors.”

Controlled company exception

After the consummation of this offering, a group of Pre-IPO LLC Members comprised of entities affiliated with New Mountain Capital will, in the aggregate, beneficially own more than 50% of the voting power for the election of members of our board of directors. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance standards, including that (i) a majority of our board of directors consists of “independent directors,” as defined under the NYSE rules; (ii) the nominating and corporate governance committee be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and (iii) the compensation committee be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities. We intend to rely on certain of the foregoing exemptions provided to controlled companies under the NYSE rules. Therefore, immediately following the consummation of this offering, a majority of our directors will not be “independent.” In addition, although we have opted to have a compensation committee and a nominating and governance committee, such committees will not be fully independent. Accordingly, to the extent and for so long as we rely on these exemptions, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of these corporate governance requirements. In the event that we cease to be a “controlled company” and our Class A common stock continues to be listed on the NYSE, we will be required to comply with these provisions within the applicable transition periods.

Board committees

Upon the consummation of this offering, our board of directors will have four standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Corporate Development Committee. The following is a brief description of our committees.

Audit Committee

The members of our Audit Committee are Kevin M. McNamara, Taj J. Clayton and Kyle B. Peterson. Kevin M. McNamara is the chairman of our Audit Committee. The composition of our Audit Committee meets the requirements for independence under the current NYSE listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. Each member of our Audit Committee is financially literate. In addition, our board of directors has determined that Kevin M. McNamara and Kyle B. Peterson each qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This designation does not impose on him any duties, obligations or liabilities that are greater than are generally imposed on members of our Audit Committee and our board of directors. Our Audit Committee is directly responsible for, among other things:

 

   

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ensuring the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm;

 

   

discussing the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing, with management and that firm, our interim and year-end operating results;

 

   

establishing procedures for employees to anonymously submit concerns about questionable accounting or audit matters;

 

   

considering the adequacy of our internal controls and internal audit function;

 

   

reviewing material related party transactions or those that require disclosure; and

 

   

approving or, as permitted, pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm.

Compensation Committee

The members of our Compensation Committee are Matthew S. Holt, Kevin M. McNamara and Albert A. Notini. Matthew S. Holt is the chairman of our Compensation Committee. Each of Matthew S. Holt and Albert A. Notini meets the requirements for independence under the current NYSE listing standards and SEC rules and regulations. Our Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other things:

 

   

reviewing and approving, or recommending that our board of directors approve, the compensation of our executive officers;

 

   

reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the compensation of our directors;

 

   

administering our stock and equity incentive plans;

 

   

reviewing and approving, or making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to, incentive compensation and equity plans; and

 

   

reviewing our overall compensation philosophy.

Nominating and Governance Committee

The members of our Nominating and Governance Committee are Matthew S. Holt, Kyle B. Peterson and Vivian E. Riefberg. Matthew S. Holt is the chairman of our Nominating and Governance Committee. Matthew S. Holt, Kyle B. Peterson and Vivian E. Riefberg all meet the requirements for independence under the current NYSE listing standards. Our Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things:

 

   

identifying and recommending candidates for membership on our board of directors;

 

   

reviewing and recommending our corporate governance guidelines and policies;

 

   

reviewing proposed waivers of the code of conduct for directors and executive officers;

 

   

overseeing the process of evaluating the performance of our board of directors; and

 

   

assisting our board of directors on corporate governance matters.

Corporate Development Committee

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Development Committee is responsible for, among other things, reviewing and approving the acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships and investments of the Company.

Code of ethics

In connection with this offering, our board of directors will adopt a code of ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Chief Operating Officer and other executive and senior financial officers. Upon completion of this offering, the full text of our codes of business conduct and ethics will be posted on the investor relations section of our website. We intend to disclose future amendments to our codes of business conduct and ethics, or any waivers of such code, on our website or in public filings.

Compensation committee interlocks and insider participation

None of our executive officers has served as a member of a compensation committee (or if no committee performs that function, the board of directors) of any other entity that has an executive officer serving as a member of our board of directors.

 

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EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Executive compensation

The following tables set forth information concerning the compensation paid to or earned by our chief executive officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers during our fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as our “named executive officers” or “NEOs”).

Summary compensation table

 

Name and Principal
Position

   Year     Salary
($)
     Bonus ($)(3)      Stock
Awards ($)(4)
     Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(5)
     All Other
Compensation
($)(6)
     Total ($)  

Kyle Armbrester

     2020       604,615               13,128,663           17,026        13,751,304  

Chief Executive Officer

     2019       600,000        4,120,036               726,000        15,641        5,461,677  

Steven Senneff

     2020       500,000               2,010,212           8,650        2,518,862  

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

     2019 (1)      50,000        142,444               332,000        8,328        532,772  

P. Tad Kendall(2)

     2020     $ 424,140               3,647,527        402,500        100        4,474,267  

Chief Growth Officer

                   

 

(1)

Mr. Senneff commenced employment with us on November 26, 2019, in connection with the closing of the Remedy Partners Combination. These rows reflect compensation paid by us with respect to his 2019 service following such date.

(2)

Mr. Kendall was not a named executive officer in 2019 and his compensation information is therefore only being provided for 2020. Mr. Kendall’s employment with us will terminate, effective February 1, 2021, and he will receive the severance payments described below under “—Executive severance arrangements”.

(3)

The amounts in this column represent, for 2019, (i) special discretionary bonuses paid to Messrs. Armbrester and Senneff in the first quarter of 2020 in recognition of our financial performance in 2019 and the successful navigation of the Remedy Partners Combination and (ii) a transaction bonus paid to Mr. Armbrester in recognition of the successful completion of the Remedy Partners Combination.

(4)

The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the incentive unit awards granted to the named executive officers during 2020, as calculated in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the incentive unit awards in this column are described in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

(5)

Represents (i) for 2020, a bonus of 115% of target payable to Mr. Kendall in connection with his termination of employment with us, as described below under “—Executive severance arrangements”, and (ii) for 2019, (A) awards earned by Messrs. Armbrester and Senneff pursuant to our 2019 Cash Incentive Plan and (B) a performance bonus earned by Mr. Armbrester based on the achievement of predetermined first quarter 2019 EBITDA performance goals. The awards earned by Messrs. Armbrester and Senneff under the 2020 Cash Incentive Plan, if any, are not calculable through the latest practicable date prior to this filing and will be provided once such amounts (if any) are calculable.

(6)

The amounts in this column represent all other compensation paid to our NEOs in 2020, including (i) 401(k) matching contributions for Messrs. Armbrester and Senneff ($3,288 and $8,550 respectively); (ii) for Mr. Armbrester, $13,638 in Company-paid medical and dental premiums that are not made available to employees generally; and (iii) for Messrs. Armbrester, Senneff and Kendall, a COVID-19-related $100 incentive provided to all employees of the company.

 

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Employment arrangements

Employment agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers (described in further detail below) which generally include the officer’s base compensation, annual bonus opportunity, entitlement to participate in our health and welfare benefit plans and certain restrictive covenants and severance entitlements on qualifying terminations of employment.

Kyle Armbrester

Mr. Armbrester’s employment agreement provides for Mr. Armbrester’s employment, commencing no later than June 18, 2018, as our Chief Executive Officer. Under the employment agreement, which does not have a set employment term, Mr. Armbrester’s initial base salary was set at $600,000 (which may be increased, but not decreased). Mr. Armbrester is eligible to receive an annual performance-based cash bonus having a target opportunity of 100% of base salary and a maximum opportunity of 200% of base salary, payable based on the attainment of one or more performance goals established by the board of directors for the applicable calendar year and at the time designated by the board of directors (or a committee thereof), subject to Mr. Armbrester’s employment through such payment date (except as described below). In addition, the employment agreement provides for a grant of profits interests of which approximately (i) 48% service-vests in quarterly installments over the four-year period following Mr. Armbrester’s start date and (ii) 52% performance-vests based on New Mountain Capital’s achievement of specified multiples of cash-on-cash returns, the terms of which are described under “—Other Compensation Plans; Incentive Units” below. The employment agreement also provides for paid time-off consistent with those provided to other senior executives (with a minimum of four weeks per calendar year), participation in employee benefit plans made available to other executives and a lump sum cash signing bonus equal to $2,000,000.

In the event of a termination of Mr. Armbrester’s employment without Cause or if he resigns for Good Reason (each as defined in the employment agreement), he will be entitled to receive the following severance payments and benefits: (i) a cash payment equal to the sum of then-current base salary and target annual bonus, payable 50% in a lump sum and 50% in equal installments over 12 months, (ii) a lump sum pro-rata bonus for the year of termination (based on actual results for such year), payable at such time bonuses for the year are paid to other executives, (iii) continued participation in group health plans for 18 months at the same expense as if Mr. Armbrester’s employment had continued and (iv) the prior year’s earned but unpaid annual bonus. In the event of a termination without Cause or Mr. Armbrester’s resignation for Good Reason that occurs within 90 days prior to or at any time following a Company Sale (as defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Armbrester will receive (i) a cash payment equal to 150% of the sum of his then-current base salary and target annual bonus, which is payable in a lump sum if the termination occurs within two years after the Company Sale or is otherwise paid 50% in a lump sum and 50% in equal installments over 12 months, and (ii) continued participation in group health plans for 18 months at the same expense as if Mr. Armbrester’s employment had continued. Receipt of severance is subject to Mr. Armbrester’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims.

Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Armbrester is subject to certain restrictive covenants, including confidentiality (perpetual), non-competition (during employment and for 18 months post-termination), employee non-solicitation and non-hire (during employment and for 18 months post-termination), non-disparagement (mutual and perpetual), investigation cooperation (during employment and for 12 months post-termination) and assignment of intellectual property rights.

Steven Senneff

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Remedy Partners Combination, provides for Mr. Senneff’s employment as Chief Financial Officer of our subsidiary. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Senneff’s initial base salary was set at $500,000. Mr. Senneff is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus having a target opportunity of 80% of base salary, payable based on the attainment of performance goals established by the board of directors, subject to Mr. Senneff’s employment on the payment date (except as described below). In addition, the employment agreement provides for a grant of stock options equal to 1% of the equity of Remedy Partners (which were granted on June 10, 2019 and were converted into stock options to purchase shares of New Remedy Class A common stock, par value $0.001 (“New Remedy Class A Shares”) in connection with the Remedy Partners Combination). The employment agreement also provides for paid time-off consistent with those provided to other executives and managerial employees and participation in employee benefit plans in effect for similarly situated executives.

In the event of a termination of Mr. Senneff’s employment without Cause (as defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Senneff is entitled to receive as severance continued base salary payments for a period of 18 months. Receipt of severance is subject to Mr. Senneff’s execution and the effectiveness of a release of claims.

Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Senneff is subject to certain restrictive covenants, including confidentiality (perpetual), non-competition (during employment and for 18 months post-termination), customer non-solicit (during employment and for 18 months post-termination), employee non-solicitation and non-hire (during employment and for 18 months post-termination), and assignment of intellectual property rights.

P. Tad Kendall

In November 2019, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Kendall which provides for Mr. Kendall’s employment commencement on November 11, 2019. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Kendall will serve as our Chief Revenue Officer. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Kendall’s initial base salary was set at $400,000 (which may be increased but not decreased). Mr. Kendall is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus having a target value of $350,000. In addition, Mr. Kendall received a sign-on bonus equal to $250,000 pursuant to his employment agreement. The employment agreement also provides for Mr. Kendall’s participation in employee benefit plans and perquisite and fringe benefit programs made generally available to other executives.

In the event of a termination of Mr. Kendall’s employment without Cause or if he resigns for Good Reason (each as defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Kendall would be entitled to receive the following severance payments and benefits: (i) 12 months continued base salary payments, (ii) a lump sum pro-rata target bonus for the year of termination, payable at such time bonuses for the year are paid to other executives and (iii) the employer portion of the monthly premiums paid under our medical and dental benefit plans for up to 12 months. Receipt of severance is subject to Mr. Kendall’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims.

Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Kendall is subject to certain restrictive covenants, including confidentiality (perpetual), non-competition (during employment), customer non-solicit (during employment), employee non-solicit and non-hire (during employment and for 12 months post-termination), non-disparagement (perpetual) and assignment of intellectual property rights.

Mr. Kendall’s employment with us will terminate effective February 1, 2021. Subject to his execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, Mr. Kendall will receive the severance payments and benefits described above under his employment agreement, and will also receive a bonus amount equal to 115% of target for calendar year 2020.

Restrictive covenant agreements

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confidentiality (perpetual), non-competition (during employment and for 12 months post-termination), employee non-solicit and non-hire (during employment and for 12 months post-termination), customer non-solicit (during employment and for 12 months post-termination), assignment of intellectual property rights and non-disparagement (perpetual).

In connection with the commencement of employment with us, Messrs. Armbrester and Senneff executed a confidentiality, invention assignment and non-disclosure agreement, which provides for restrictions on confidentiality (perpetual), employee and customer non-solicit and non-hire (during employment and for 12 months post-termination), non-disparagement (perpetual) and assignment of intellectual property rights.

2020 cash bonuses

2020 Cash Incentive Plan

Our named executive officers were eligible to participate in our annual Cash Incentive Plan (“CIP”) for the plan year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020 (the “2020 CIP”). Under the 2020 CIP, each of our NEOs had a target bonus that was assigned by our compensation committee. Bonuses under the 2020 CIP were payable based on the achievement of the following corporate performance goals: evaluations revenue (25%), non-evaluations revenue (20%), EBITDA (45%) and employee turnover (10%). For 2020, the target bonuses for each of our NEOs were as follows: (i) Mr. Armbrester, $600,000; (ii) Mr. Senneff, $400,000; and (iii) Mr. Kendall, $350,000. As of the latest practicable date prior to this filing, the amounts of the 2020 CIP bonuses for Messrs. Armbrester and Senneff were not yet calculable. This information will be provided by the Company at the time in which these amounts become calculable. In connection with his termination of employment with us, Mr. Kendall will receive a bonus of $402,500 (equal to 115% of target) under the 2020 CIP, as described below under “Executive severance arrangements.”

Outstanding equity awards at December 31, 2020

The following table sets forth information concerning outstanding equity awards for our named executive officers as of the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

 

          Option Awards     Stock Awards  

Name

  Grant Date     Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
    Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unearned
Unexercised
Options (#)
    Option
Exercise
Price
($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)
    Market Value
of Shares or
Units of
Stock
That Have
Not Vested
($)(6)
    Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested (#)
    Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested ($)(6)
 

Kyle Armbrester

    7/12/2018 (1)      —         —         —         —         —         22,031     $ 8,440,957       63,750     $ 22,930,175  
    2/14/2020       —         —         —         —         —         94,315       19,759,936       —         —    

Steven Senneff

    6/10/2019 (3)      —         827,821       1,655,643     $ 3.01       6/10/2029       —         —         —         —    
    2/14/2020 (4)      —         —         —         —         —         12,143       2,544,132       16,191       2,868,883  

P. Tad Kendall

    2/14/2020 (5)      —         —         —         —         —         23,696       4,964,444       31,594       5,025,658  

 

(1)

Reflects a grant of 122,500 Class B Incentive Units (as defined under “Incentive Units” below), of which 58,750 are subject to time-vesting in equal quarterly installments over four years beginning on May 9, 2018, and 63,750 are subject to performance-vesting based upon the aggregate cash-on-cash returns achieved by New Mountain Capital and its affiliates (with 29,375 Class B Incentive Units vesting upon the achievement of 2.0 times the applicable cash-on-cash return and an additional 34,375 Class B Incentive Units vesting upon the achievement 3.0 times the applicable cash-on-cash return). Following this offering, the time-based Class B Incentive Units will accelerate in full upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event (as defined below). The terms of the units are described in more detail under “—Other compensation plans; Incentive Units” below.

(2)

Reflects a grant of 181,085 Class C Incentive Units (as defined under “Incentive Units” below) subject to time-vesting over a four-year period beginning on January 1, 2019, with 25% vesting on January 1, 2020 and the remaining 75% in equal monthly installments over three years thereafter. Following this offering, the time-based Class C Incentive Units will accelerate in full upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event (as defined below). The terms of the units are described in more detail under “—Other compensation plans; Incentive Units” below.

(3)

Reflects a grant of nonqualified stock options (“NQSOs”) to purchase New Remedy Class A Shares having an exercise price of $3.01 per share, of which 1,103,762 are subject to time-vesting in equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of March 14, 2019, and 1,655,643 are subject to performance-vesting based upon the achievement by New Mountain Capital and its affiliates of specified multiple of invested capital return milestones (with 50% vesting at a return of 2.0 times or greater and 100% at a return of 2.5 times or greater). Following this offering, the NQSOs will accelerate in full upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (generally defined under the award agreements governing the NQSOs to include either a “Change of Control” of Signify Health or such time as New Mountain Capital and its affiliates cease to directly or indirectly control at least 25% of all classes of our common stock). The NQSOs are outstanding under the New Remedy Corp. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Plan, which is described in more detail under “—Other compensation plans; New Remedy Corp. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Plan” below.

 

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(4)

Reflects a grant of 32,381 Class C Incentive Units (as defined under “Incentive Units” below), of which 16,190.5 are subject to time-vesting in equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of February 18, 2019, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date, and 16,190.5 are subject to performance-vesting based upon the achievement of at least 1.75 times the applicable cash-on-cash returns by New Mountain Capital and its affiliates. Following this offering, the time-based Class C Incentive Units will accelerate in full upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event. The terms of the units are described in more detail under “—Other compensation plans; Incentive Units” below.

(5)

Reflects a grant of 63,188 Class C Incentive Units (as defined under “Incentive Units” below) of which 31,594 are subject to time-vesting in equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of November 26, 2019, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date, and 31,594 are subject to performance-vesting based upon the achievement of at least 2.0 times the applicable cash-on-cash returns by New Mountain Capital and its affiliates. Following this offering, the time-based Class C Incentive Units will accelerate in full upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event. The terms of the units are described in more detail under “—Other compensation plans; Incentive Units” below.

(6)

Amounts reported are based on the appreciation in the value of Cure TopCo, LLC from and after the applicable grant date through the most recent valuation of Cure TopCo, LLC as of September 30, 2020.

Cash IPO Bonuses

In recognition of their extraordinary efforts and contributions to the success of this offering, we intend to pay cash bonuses to certain of our executive officers in an aggregate amount of $500,000, including a $250,000 bonus payable to Mr. Senneff, which bonuses will be paid as soon as reasonably practical following the completion of this offering.

Other compensation plans

Incentive Units

Our NEOs have received awards in the form of Class B units and Class C units in Cure Aggregator, LLC (the “Class B Incentive Units” and “Class C Incentive Units,” respectively, and, collectively, the “Incentive Units”), which correspond to Class B units and Class C units issued by Cure TopCo, LLC to Cure Aggregator, LLC. These Incentive Units are intended to be treated as “profits interests” for U.S. federal income tax purposes and have economic characteristics similar to stock appreciation rights. Therefore, the Incentive Units only have value to the extent there is an appreciation in the value of Cure TopCo, LLC above the applicable floor amount from and after the applicable grant date. In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, the Incentive Units will be reclassified into common units of Cure Aggregator, LLC (with the corresponding Class B units and Class C units issued by Cure TopCo, LLC to Cure Aggregator, LLC reclassified into LLC Units of Cure TopCo, LLC (the “Reclassified Incentive Units”)) and will remain subject to the vesting terms described below. In connection with the Reorganization, Class B common stock will be issued to each holder of Reclassified Incentive Units on a one-for-one basis to such holder’s Reclassified Incentive Units. Once vested, the holders of Reclassified Incentive Units will have the ability, pursuant to the terms of the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Cure Aggregator, LLC, to exchange their Reclassified Incentive Units for LLC Units of Cure TopCo, LLC and immediately thereafter will have the right to require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem their LLC Units for, at our election, either newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment, pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Should a holder of Reclassified Incentive Units choose to exchange their Reclassified Incentive Units for LLC Units and not immediately request a redemption of LLC Units, such holder will continue to hold the shares of Class B common stock received in connection with the Reorganization.

The Incentive Units granted to our NEOs include “time-vesting” awards subject to vesting terms based on the executive’s continued employment through the applicable vesting date (except as described below), as well as “performance-vesting” awards subject to the achievement of specified cash-on-cash returns received by New Mountain Capital and its affiliates based on its equity investment in Cure TopCo, LLC.

Mr. Armbrester received a grant of Class B Incentive Units, 48% of which are subject to time-vesting in equal quarterly installments over four years, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date (except as described below), and 52% of which are subject to performance-vesting based on the achievement by New Mountain Capital and its affiliates of cash-on-cash returns (with 46% of the performance-vesting Incentive Units vesting at 2.0 times the applicable cash-on-cash return and the remaining 54% vesting at 3.0 times the applicable cash-on-cash return, subject to Mr. Armbrester’s continued employment through the applicable vesting date (except as described below)). Mr. Armbrester also received a grant of Class C Incentive Units on February 14, 2020 that are subject only to time-vesting over a four-year period from January 1, 2019,

 

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with 25% vesting on January 1, 2020 and the remaining 75% vesting in equal monthly installments over three-years thereafter, subject to Mr. Armbrester’s continued employment through each vesting date (except as described below). In the event of Mr. Armbrester’s termination of employment without Cause or if he resigns for Good Reason (each as defined in his employment agreement), his time-vesting and performance-vesting Class B Incentive Units will remain outstanding and eligible to vest during the 12-month period following the termination date. At the end of such 12-month period, any remaining unvested Incentive Units will be canceled and forfeited.

Mr. Senneff received a grant of Class C Incentive Units on February 14, 2020, 50% of which are subject to time-vesting in equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of February 18, 2019, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date (except as described below), and 50% of which are subject to performance-vesting based on the achievement by New Mountain Capital and its affiliates of cash-on-cash returns of at least 1.75 times the applicable cash-on-cash return and are subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

Mr. Kendall received a grant of 63,188 Class C Incentive Units on February 14, 2020, 50% of which are subject to time-vesting in equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of November 26, 2019, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date (except as described below), and 50% of which are subject to performance-vesting based on the achievement by New Mountain Capital and its affiliates of cash-on-cash returns of at least 2.0 times the applicable cash-on-cash return subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date. In the event of Mr. Kendall’s termination of employment without Cause or if he resigns for Good Reason (each as defined in his employment agreement), his performance-vesting Incentive Units will remain outstanding and eligible to vest during the 6-month period following the termination date. At the end of such 6-month period, any remaining unvested Incentive Units will be canceled and forfeited.

Upon the occurrence of an “Acceleration Event” (which is generally defined under the award agreements governing the Reclassified Incentive Units to include either a “Change of Control” of Signify Health or such time as New Mountain Capital and its affiliates cease to directly or indirectly control at least 25% of all classes of our common stock) that occurs after the completion of this offering, all outstanding time-based Reclassified Incentive Units will become fully vested, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such event. In addition, our compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the full acceleration of any portion of the Incentive Units (or, following the completion of this offering, the Reclassified Incentive Units) at any time and for any reason. On a termination of employment for any reason other than for Cause (as defined in the applicable award agreement), any unvested Incentive Units (or, following the completion of this offering, the Reclassified Incentive Units) will be forfeited, and on a termination of employment for Cause, all vested and unvested Incentive Units (or, following the completion of this offering, Reclassified Incentive Units) are forfeited. Vested Incentive Units (or, following the completion of this offering, Reclassified Incentive Units) are subject to a call right at a price equal to fair market value for 180 days following a termination of employment for any reason.

2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan

We expect that our 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) will become effective in connection with this offering. The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of equity-based awards to our employees, consultants, service providers and non-employee directors.

Administration. The 2021 Plan will be administered by the compensation committee (the “Committee”) of our board of directors, unless another committee is designated by our board of directors. The Committee will have the authority to, among other actions, determine eligible participants, the types of awards to be granted, the number of shares covered by any awards, the terms and conditions of any awards (and amend any terms and conditions) and the methods by which awards may be settled, exercised, cancelled, forfeited or suspended.

Shares Reserve; Adjustments. The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan will not exceed             shares of our Class A common stock. The share pool will be increased on the first day of each year by the least of (i)             shares of Class A common stock, (ii)     % of the aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class B common stock outstanding (on a

 

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fully diluted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (iii) an amount determined by the board of directors. Any shares underlying substitute awards, shares remaining available for grant under a plan of an acquired company and awards (including pre-IPO awards (as defined in the 2021 Plan)) that are forfeited, cancelled, expired, terminated or are otherwise lapsed, in whole or in part, or are settled in cash or withheld by us in respect of taxes, will become available for future grant under our 2021 Plan.

In the event of certain changes in our corporate structure, including any extraordinary dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, or other similar corporate transaction or event affecting our common stock, or changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, the Committee will make appropriate adjustments to prevent undue enrichment or harm to the number and type of common shares subject to awards, and to the grant, purchase, exercise or hurdle price for any award.

Non-Employee Director Limits. Under the 2021 Plan, the maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock subject to an award granted during a single fiscal year to any non-employee director, taken together with any cash fees paid during the fiscal year, in respect to the director’s service as a member of our board of directors during such year, shall not exceed $500,000 in total value. The independent directors may make exception to this limit for a non-executive chair of the board of directors, provided that the non-employee director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation.

Stock Options. The 2021 Plan permits the grant of incentive stock options to employees and/or nonstatutory stock options to all eligible participants. The exercise price of stock options may not be less than the fair market value of our Class A common stock on the grant date, provided that if an incentive stock option is granted to a 10% stockholder, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of our Class A common stock. Each stock option agreement will set forth the vesting schedule of the options and the term of the options, which may not exceed 10 years (or five years in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10% stockholder). The Committee will determine the method of payment of the exercise price. The Committee may provide in an applicable award agreement that, to the extent a stock option is not previously exercised as to all of the shares of our Common Stock subject thereto, and, if the fair market value of one share of our Class A common stock is greater than the exercise price then in effect, then the stock option shall be deemed automatically exercised immediately before its expiration.

Stock Appreciation Rights. The 2021 Plan permits the grant of stock appreciation rights, which entitle the holder to receive shares of our Class A common stock or cash having an aggregate value equal to the appreciation in the fair market value of our Class A common stock between the grant date and the exercise date, times the number of shares of our Class A common stock subject to the award. The exercise price of stock appreciation rights may not be less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Each stock appreciation rights agreement will set forth the vesting schedule of the stock appreciation rights. The Committee may provide in an applicable award agreement that, to the extent a stock appreciation right is not previously exercised as to all of the shares of our Common Stock subject thereto, and, if the fair market value of one common share is greater than the exercise price then in effect, then the stock appreciation right shall be deemed automatically exercised immediately before its expiration.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The 2021 Plan permits the grant of restricted stock and restricted stock units. Restricted stock awards are grants of shares of our Class A common stock, subject to certain condition and restrictions as specified in the applicable award agreement. Restricted stock units represent the right to receive shares of our Class A common stock (or a cash amount equal to the value of our Class A common stock) on future specified dates. The Committee will determine the form or forms in which payment of the amount owing upon settlement of a restricted stock unit may be made.

Performance Awards. The 2021 Plan permits the grant of performance awards which are payable upon the achievement of performance goals determined by the Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, increase or reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with a performance award.

 

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Other Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. The 2021 Plan permits the grant of other cash-based and other stock-based awards, the terms and conditions of which will be determined by the Committee and specified in the applicable award agreement.

Minimum Vesting Requirements. Awards granted under the 2021 Plan are required to vest over a period at not less than one year from the grant date, provided that (i) the Committee may accelerate the vesting of awards or otherwise lapse the minimum vesting requirement upon a participant’s death or disability or upon a change in control and (ii) up to 5% of shares available for issuance under the 2021 Plan may be granted not subject to this requirement.

Separation from Service. In the event of a participant’s separation from service, as defined in the 2021 Plan, the Committee may determine the extent to which an award may be exercised, settled, vested, paid or forfeited prior to the end of a performance period, or the vesting, exercise or settlement of such award.

Change in Control. In the event of a change in control, as defined in the 2021 Plan, the Committee may take certain actions with respect to outstanding awards, including the continuation or assumption of awards, substitution or replacement of awards by a successor entity, acceleration of vesting and lapse of restrictions, determination of the attainment of performance conditions for performance awards or cancellation of awards in consideration of a payment.

Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of our company, each award will be terminated immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

No Repricing. Except pursuant to an adjustment by the Committee permitted under the 2021 Plan, no action may directly or indirectly reduce the exercise or hurdle price of any award established at the time of grant without stockholder approval.

Plan Amendment or Suspension. The Committee has the authority to amend or suspend the 2021 Plan, provided that no such action may be taken without stockholder approval if the approval is necessary to comply with a tax or regulatory requirement or other applicable law for which the Committee deems it necessary or desirable to comply. No amendment may in general adversely and materially affect a participant’s rights under any award without such participant’s written consent.

Term of the Plan. No awards may be granted under the 2021 Plan after our board of directors terminates the plan, the maximum number of shares available for issuance has been issued or 10 years from the effective date, whichever is earlier.

2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

We expect that our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) will become effective on a date to be specified by the Committee following the completion of this offering. The ESPP will provide our employees and employees of participating subsidiaries with an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in our company through the purchase of shares of our Class A common stock. Initially, the ESPP will not be intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). From and after such date as the Committee, in its discretion, determines that the ESPP is able to satisfying the requirements under Section 423 of the Code and that it will operate the ESPP in accordance with such requirements, the ESPP will be intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code and the ESPP will be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with that intent.

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particular participating subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code, or special rules applicable to participants in particular participating subsidiaries or particular locations. The Committee may change the minimum amounts of compensation (as defined in the ESPP) for payroll deductions, the frequency with which a participant may elect to change his or her rate of payroll deductions, the dates by which a participant is required to submit an enrollment form and the effective date of a participant’s withdrawal from the ESPP due to a termination or transfer of employment or change in employment status.

Shares Reserved. The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock available for issuance under the ESPP will initially not exceed in the aggregate             shares of our Class A common stock. The share pool will be increased on the first day of each fiscal year in an amount equal to the lesser of (i)             shares of our Class A common stock and (ii)     % of the aggregate number of shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding (on a fully diluted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

Eligibility. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in a manner that is consistent with Section 423 of the Code, any employee of ours or a participating subsidiary who is customarily employed for at least 20 hours per week and more than five months in any calendar year is eligible to participate in an offering period, subject to the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. An eligible employee will not be granted an option if such grant would result in the employee owning 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of our and our subsidiaries’ stock or if such grant would permit the employee to purchase our and our subsidiaries’ stock at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of the stock for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

Offering Periods. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, each offering period under the ESPP will have a duration of six months commencing on January 1 or June 1. The initial offering period under the ESPP will commence on a date to be specified by the Committee following the completion of this offering.

Participation. Participation in the ESPP is voluntary. Eligible employees may elect to participate in the ESPP by completing an enrollment form and submitting it in accordance with the enrollment procedures established by the Committee, upon which the employee authorizes payroll deductions from his or her paycheck on each payroll date during the offering period in an amount equal to at least 1% of his or her compensation.

Participants may decrease (but not increase) their rate of payroll deductions only once during an offering period (twice during the initial offering period) by submitting a new enrollment form which must be submitted at least fifteen (15) days before the purchase date (as defined in the ESPP). The deduction rate selected for an offering period will remain in effect for subsequent offering periods unless the participant (i) submits a new enrollment form authorizing a new rate of payroll deductions, (ii) withdraws from the ESPP or (iii) terminates employment or otherwise becomes ineligible to participate in the ESPP.

Grant and Exercise of Options. Each participant will be granted, on the first trading day of each offering period, an option to purchase, on the last trading day of the offering period, a number of shares of our Class A common stock determined by dividing the participant’s accumulated payroll deductions by the applicable purchase price. The purchase price for the option will equal to 85% of the fair market value of a share on the purchase date. A participant’s option will be exercised automatically on the purchase date to purchase the maximum number of whole shares of our Class A common stock that can be purchased with the amounts in the participant’s notional account. The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock that may be purchased by all participants during a single offering period may not exceed             shares of our Class A common stock during any one offering period (the “Offering Period Limit”).

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(15) days before the purchase date. The accumulated payroll deductions held on behalf of the participant in his or her notional account will be paid to the participant promptly following receipt of the participant’s revised enrollment form indicating their election to withdraw, and the participant’s option will be automatically terminated.

Termination of Employment; Change in Employment Status; Transfer of Employment. On termination of a participant’s employment for any reason, or a change in the participant’s employment status following which the participant is no longer an eligible employee, the participant will be deemed to have withdrawn from the ESPP effective as of the date of such termination of employment or change in status, the accumulated payroll deductions remaining in the participant’s notional account will be returned to the participant, and the participant’s option will be automatically terminated.

Oversubscribed Offerings. If the Committee determines that, on a particular purchase date, the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised either exceeds the number of shares available under the ESPP or the Offering Period Limit, the shares will be allocated pro rata in a uniform manner as practicable and as the Committee deems equitable.

Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions. In the event of any dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of shares or other securities of our company or other change in our company’s structure affecting our Class A common stock, then in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits intended to be made available under the ESPP, the Committee will make equitable adjustments to the number and class of shares that may be issued under the ESPP, the purchase price per share, and the number of shares covered by each outstanding option.

In the event of a corporate transaction (as defined in the ESPP), each outstanding option will be assumed (or an equivalent option substituted) by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation. If the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute such option, the offering period will be shortened by setting a new purchase date on which the offering period will end. The new purchase date for the offering period will occur before the date of the corporate transaction.

Dissolution or Liquidation. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a proposed dissolution or liquidation of our company, any offering period in progress will be shortened by setting a new purchase date and the offering period will end immediately prior to the proposed dissolution or liquidation. Participants will be provided with written notice of the new purchase date and that the participant’s option will be exercised automatically on such date, unless before such time, the participant has withdrawn from the offering.

Amendment and Termination. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend or terminate the ESPP at any time and for any reason. The Committee may elect, upon termination of the ESPP, to terminate any outstanding offering period either immediately or once shares have been purchased on the next purchase date or permit the offering period to expire in accordance with its terms.

New Remedy Corp. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

In connection with the Remedy Partners Combination, the Remedy Partners 2019 Equity Incentive Plan was amended and restated as the New Remedy Corp. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “New Remedy 2019 Plan”). As of December 31, 2020, there were NQSOs outstanding under the New Remedy 2019 Plan with respect to 17,667,258 New Remedy Class A Shares having a weighted-average exercise price of $2.09 per New Remedy Class A Share. In connection with this offering, it is expected that the outstanding NQSOs will be converted into stock options with respect to shares of our Class A common stock, with the number of shares and the exercise price adjusted on a proportionate basis, and that the New Remedy 2019 Plan will be amended and restated (and renamed the Signify Health, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan), to provide for the issuance of shares of our Class A common stock upon the exercise of stock options, and that no further grants will be made under the New Remedy 2019 Plan. The following description of the New Remedy 2019 Plan provides a summary of its key terms as currently in effect.

 

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Purpose of the New Remedy 2019 Plan. The New Remedy 2019 Plan is intended promote the interests of New Remedy and its affiliates by (i) attracting and retaining exceptional employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, New Remedy or its affiliates and (ii) enabling such individuals to acquire an equity interest in, and participate in the long-term growth and financial success of, New Remedy by providing for the grant of awards thereunder.

Administration of the New Remedy 2019 Plan. The board of directors of New Remedy serves as the administrator of the New Remedy 2019 Plan. The administrator has discretionary authority to interpret the New Remedy 2019 Plan, determine eligibility for and grant awards thereunder, determine, modify or waive the terms and conditions of any award, determine the form of settlement of awards (whether in cash, shares of stock or other property), prescribe forms, rules and procedures relating to the plan and awards, and otherwise do all things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of the plan.

Shares subject to the New Remedy 2019 Plan. The aggregate number of New Remedy Class A Shares reserved for grant or issuance under the New Remedy 2019 Plan was 13,000,000, which does not include shares withheld in payment of the exercise price of an option or in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements with respect to an option and by excluding any shares underlying awards that may be settled in cash or that expire, become unexerciseable, terminate or are forfeited to or repurchased by New Remedy without the issuance of shares.

Types of awards; eligibility. The New Remedy 2019 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, which may be incentive stock options (“ISOs”) or NQSOs, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, unrestricted stock, stock units (including RSUs), performance awards and other awards that are convertible into or otherwise base on stock to key employees, directors, consultants or advisors to New Remedy and its affiliates, subject to certain eligibility limitations under applicable tax rules.

Vesting. The administrator will determine the vesting terms of the applicable award. In addition, the administrator may accelerate the vesting or exercisability of an award, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax or other consequences resulting from such acceleration.

Awards requiring exercise. The exercise price (or base value from which appreciation is to be measured) of each award requiring exercise may be no less than 100% of the fair market value of the New Remedy Class A Shares on the date of grant (110% in the case of ISOs granted to a 10% stockholder within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code). Awards, once granted, may only be repriced in accordance with the terms of the New Remedy 2019 Plan. The maximum term of awards requiring exercise may not exceed 10 years from the date of grant (or 5 years in the case of an ISO granted to a 10% stockholder within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code).

Dividend equivalents. The administrator may provide for the payment of amounts in lieu of cash dividends or other cash distributions with respect to stock subject to an award, whether or not the holder of such award is otherwise entitled to share in the actual dividend or distribution in respect of such award.

Effect of termination of service. Unless the administrator expressly provides otherwise, awards under the New Remedy 2019 Plan will be subject to the following treatment upon a participant’s termination of service:

 

   

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immediately terminate. In the event the participant’s service is terminated due to death or disability, all stock options and SARs, to the extent exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of six months or (ii) the applicable expiration date. In the event the participant’s service is terminated by New Remedy without Cause or by the participant for Good Reason (as defined in the New Remedy 2019 Plan), all stock options and SARs, to the extent exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of 60 days or (ii) the applicable expiration date. In the event the participant’s service is terminated for any other reason, all stock options and SARs will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of 30 days or (ii) the applicable expiration date.

 

   

Other Awards. Except as set forth above with respect to stock options and SARs, upon the cessation of a participant’s employment each award requiring exercise held by such participant, if any, will cease to be exercisable and will terminate, and all other awards held by such participant, if any, to the extent not already vested will be forfeited.

Effect of a covered transaction. In the event of a Covered Transaction (as defined in the New Remedy 2019 Plan, and which would include the Up-C restructuring) the administrator may provide for (i) the assumption or continuation of outstanding awards; (ii) the substitution of awards; (iii) the cash-out of outstanding awards; or (iv) the acceleration of outstanding awards, in full or in part.

Effect of changes in and distributions with respect to stock. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of New Remedy Class A Shares (including a reverse stock split), recapitalization or other change in New Remedy’s capital structure that constitutes an equity restructuring within the meaning of the accounting rules, the administrator will make appropriate adjustments to the maximum number of New Remedy Class A Shares that may be issued under the New Remedy 2019 Plan and will make appropriate adjustments to outstanding awards. The administrator may also make adjustments to take into account distributions to stockholders other than those described above, or any other event, if the administrator determines that adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the New Remedy 2019 Plan.

Clawback. The administrator may provide that outstanding awards (whether or not vested or exercisable) and the proceeds for the exercise or disposition of awards or stock acquired under awards will be subject to forfeiture and disgorgement to New Remedy if a participant violates (i) a non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant, or (ii) any New Remedy policy applicable to the participant that provides for forfeiture or disgorgement with respect to incentive compensation that includes awards under the New Remedy 2019 Plan.

Repurchase option. Upon a termination of employment of a participant for any reason, New Remedy will have the right to purchase all or any portion of the New Remedy Class A Shares received by the participant in respect of an award during the one year period following the later of (a) the date of the termination and (b) six months plus one day after the date of the acquisition of the applicable shares. In the event New Remedy becomes aware that the participant breached certain restrictive covenants within two years of the termination date, such period will be extended to two years following the date New Remedy becomes aware of such breach.

Amendment and termination. The New Remedy 2019 Plan will terminate on June 10, 2029, unless terminated at an earlier date by vote of New Remedy’s shareholders or the board of directors. The New Remedy 2019 Plan may be terminated and the New Remedy 2019 Plan or outstanding awards may be amended by the administrator, provided that no termination or amendment may, without the consent of a participant, adversely and materially affect the participant’s rights under such award, unless the administrator reserved the right to do so at the time the award was granted. Any amendments to the plan will be conditioned upon stockholder approval if required by law or applicable stock exchange requirements.

Governing law. The New Remedy 2019 Plan is construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.

 

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Retirement benefits

We maintain a tax-qualified defined contribution plan (the “Signify 401(k) Plan”), under which employees of Signify Health and legacy Remedy Partners employees, including our named executive officers, are eligible to participate. Under the Signify 401(k) Plan, participants may defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis. In addition, we make a matching contribution of 50% of an employee’s contributions up to 6% of eligible compensation.

We do not provide a pension plan for employees and none of our named executive officers participates in a nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

Executive severance arrangements

Our NEOs are entitled to severance benefits under their respective employment agreements, as described under “—Employment arrangements—Employment agreements,” above. In connection with his termination of employment, Mr. Kendall will receive the following severance payments and benefits: (i) 12 months continued base salary payments, (ii) a bonus equal to 115% of target for 2020; (iii) a lump sum pro-rata target bonus for 2021; and (iv) the employer portion of the monthly premiums paid under our medical and dental benefit plans for up to 12 months. In addition, Mr. Kendall’s outstanding performance-vesting Incentive Units will remain outstanding and eligible to vest for six months post-termination (and will be canceled and forfeited if they remain unvested at the end of such 6-month period).

Director compensation

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation earned by each of our non-employee directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Name(1)

   Fees Earned or Paid
in Cash
($)
     Stock Awards
($)(2)
     Option Awards
($)(3)
     All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
     Total
($)
 

Matthew S. Holt

     —          —          —          —          —    

Vigniesh M. Aier

     —          —          —          —          —    

Mark Caputo

     —          —          —          —          —    

Brett Carlson(4)

     —          —          —          255,000        255,000  

Taj J. Clayton

     46,212        116,834        —          —          163,046  

Brandon H. Hull

     500,000        —          —          —          500,000  

Michael A. Krupka

     —          —          —          —          —    

Kevin M. McNamara

     —          —          —          247,026        247,026  

Albert A. Notini

     —          —          —          —          —    

Kyle B. Peterson

     —          —          —          —          —    

Vivian E. Riefberg

     94,643        89,127        —          —          183,770  

Stephen F. Wiggins

     —          —          —          —          —    

 

(1)

No compensation was paid to Messrs. Holt, Aier, Caputo, Krupka, Notini, Peterson or Wiggins in 2020. Messrs. Caputo, Carlson and Krupka resigned from service on our board of directors, effective January 12, 2021.

(2)

The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the incentive unit awards granted to the directors during 2020, as calculated in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the incentive unit awards in this column are described in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The aggregate number of stock awards outstanding for each of our non-employee directors as of December 31, 2020 was: Mr. Clayton, 1,544 Class C Incentive Units; Mr. Hull, 40,000 Class B Incentive Units; Mr. McNamara, 40,000 Class B Incentive Units; and Ms. Riefberg, 1,544 Class C Incentive Units. No other non-employee director held any outstanding stock awards as of such date.

 

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(3)

The aggregate number of option awards outstanding for each of our non-employee directors as of December 31, 2020 was: Mr. Carlson, 1,351,045 options; and Mr. Wiggins, 563,500 options. No other non-employee director held any outstanding options as of such date.

(4)

The amounts in this column include (i) $255,000 in consulting fees paid to Mr. Carlson and (ii) $246,926 in consulting fees paid to Mr. McNamara and a COVID-19 related incentive payment.

(5)

All compensation payable to Mr. Carlson in his capacity as a director of the Company was paid to Eir Partners, LLC (“Eir”), a company founded by Mr. Carlson and for which he serves as Chief Executive Officer.

We currently do not maintain a director compensation program or policy in which our non-employee directors participate. Rather, certain of our non-employee directors, Messrs. Carlson (who no longer serves on our board of directors, effective January 12, 2021), Hull and McNamara, have received compensation pursuant to individual arrangements with us. The agreement for Mr. Carlson was entered into between us and Eir, with Mr. Carlson serving as Eir’s representative on our board. The arrangements with our non-employee directors in 2020 generally provided for the following payments:

Cash. Messrs. Carlson, Hull and McNamara were entitled to annual cash payments in the following amounts: (i) Mr. Carlson, $180,000, (ii) Mr. Hull, $500,000 and (iii) Mr. McNamara, $225,000. Cash fees paid to Messrs. Carlson and McNamara were primarily for their services as our consultants, while fees paid to Mr. Hull are primarily for services as a member of our board.

Equity awards. In 2020, Mr. Clayton and Ms. Riefberg each received a one-time grant of 772 time-vesting and 772 performance-vesting Class C Incentive Units. In addition, in 2018, Messrs. Hull and McNamara each received a one-time grant of 16,000 time-vesting and 24,000 performance-vesting Class B Incentive Units. The terms of these Incentive Units are generally consistent with those described under “Incentive Units” above.

Benefits. Pursuant to his consulting arrangement, Mr. McNamara is entitled to reimbursement for annual premiums on life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability and medical insurance.

In connection with this offering, we intend to adopt a director compensation program which will govern the annual compensation paid to our non-employee directors.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

We describe below transactions and series of similar transactions, during our last three fiscal years or currently proposed, to which we were a party or will be a party, in which:

 

   

the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and

 

   

any of our directors, executive officers or beneficial holders of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Other than as described below, there have not been, nor are there any currently proposed, transactions or series of similar transactions meeting this criteria to which we have been or will be a party other than compensation arrangements, which are described where required under “Management—Board structure” and “Executive and director compensation.”

Reorganization agreement

In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, we will enter into a reorganization agreement and related agreements with Cure TopCo, LLC and each of the Pre-IPO LLC Members, which will effect the Reorganization Transactions.

The table below sets forth the consideration in LLC Units and Class B common stock to be received by our directors, officers and 5% equity holders in the Reorganization Transactions:

 

Name

   Class B Common Stock and LLC
Units(1) to Be Issued in the
Reorganization Transactions
 
  
  
  
  

 

(1) 

Certain of our directors and officers indirectly hold their interests in Cure TopCo, LLC through Cure Aggregator, LLC. The number of LLC Units includes the number of LLC Units held by Cure Aggregator, LLC on behalf of such directors and officers on a one-for-one basis with each director’s and officer’s interests in Cure Aggregator, LLC.

The consideration set forth above and otherwise to be received in the Reorganization Transactions is subject to adjustment based on the final public offering price of our Class A common stock in this offering.

Amended and restated Cure TopCo, LLC agreement

In connection with the Reorganization Transactions, Signify Health, Inc., Cure TopCo, LLC and each of the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members will enter into the Amended LLC Agreement. Following the Reorganization Transactions, and in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, we will operate our business through Cure TopCo, LLC. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, so long as the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members continue to own any LLC Units or securities redeemable or exchangeable into shares of our Class A common stock, we will not, without the prior written consent of such holders, engage in any business activity other than the management and ownership of Cure TopCo, LLC or own any assets other than securities of Cure TopCo, LLC and/or any cash or other property or assets distributed by or otherwise received from Cure TopCo, LLC, unless we determine in good faith that such actions or ownership are in the best interest of Cure TopCo, LLC.

As the sole managing member of Cure TopCo, LLC, we will have control over all of the affairs and decision making of Cure TopCo, LLC. As such, through our officers and directors, we will be responsible for all operational and administrative decisions of Cure TopCo, LLC and the day-to-day management of Cure TopCo, LLC’s business. We will fund any dividends to our stockholders by causing Cure TopCo, LLC to make distributions to the holders of LLC Units and us, subject to the limitations imposed by our debt agreements. See “Dividend policy.”

 

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The holders of LLC Units will generally incur U.S. federal, state and local income taxes on their proportionate share of any net taxable income of Cure TopCo, LLC. Net profits and net losses of Cure TopCo, LLC will generally be allocated to its members pro rata in accordance with the percentages of their respective ownership of LLC Units. The Amended LLC Agreement will provide for pro rata cash distributions to the holders of LLC Units for purposes of funding their tax obligations in respect of the taxable income of Cure TopCo, LLC that is allocated to them. Generally, these tax distributions will be computed based on Cure TopCo, LLC’s estimate of the net taxable income of Cure TopCo, LLC allocable to each holder of LLC Units multiplied by an assumed tax rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate prescribed for an individual or corporate resident of New York, New York (taking into account the non-deductibility of certain expenses and the character of our income). As a result of (i) potential differences in the amount of net taxable income allocable to us and the other LLC Unit holders, (ii) the lower tax rate applicable to corporations than individuals and (iii) the use of an assumed tax rate in calculating Cure TopCo, LLC’s distribution obligations, we may receive tax distributions significantly in excess of our tax liabilities and obligations to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement.

Except as otherwise determined by us, if at any time we issue a share of our Class A common stock, the net proceeds received by us with respect to such share, if any, shall be concurrently invested in Cure TopCo, LLC and Cure TopCo, LLC shall issue to us one LLC Unit, unless such share was issued by us solely to fund the purchase of an LLC Unit from a holder of LLC Units (upon an election by us to exchange such LLC Unit in lieu of redemption following a redemption request by such holder of LLC Units), in which case such net proceeds shall instead be transferred to the selling holder of LLC Units as consideration for such purchase, and Cure TopCo, LLC will not issue an additional LLC Unit to us. Similarly, except as otherwise determined by us, (i) Cure TopCo, LLC will not issue any additional LLC Units to us unless we issue or sell an equal number of shares of our Class A common stock and (ii) should Cure TopCo, LLC issue any additional LLC Units to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members or any other person, we will issue an equal number of shares of our Class B common stock to such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members or any other person; provided, that, in the case of LLC Units issued to Cure Aggregator, LLC, Class B common stock will be issued directly to the holders of Reclassified Incentive Units. Conversely, if at any time any shares of our Class A common stock are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by us, Cure TopCo, LLC will redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire an equal number of LLC Units held by us, upon the same terms and for the same price per security, as the shares of our Class A common stock are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired. In addition, Cure TopCo, LLC will not effect any subdivision (by any unit split, unit distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse unit split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the LLC Units unless it is accompanied by a substantively identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of each class of our common stock, and we will not effect any subdivision or combination of any class of our common stock unless it is accompanied by a substantively identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the LLC Units.

Under the Amended LLC Agreement, the holders of LLC Units (other than us) will have the right, from and after the completion of this offering (subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement), to require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly-issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications). If we decide to make a cash payment, the holder of an LLC Unit has the option to rescind its redemption request within a specified time period. Upon the exercise of the redemption right, the redeeming member will surrender its LLC Units to Cure TopCo, LLC for cancellation. The Amended LLC Agreement requires that we contribute cash or shares of our Class A common stock to Cure TopCo, LLC in exchange for an amount of newly-issued LLC Units in Cure TopCo, LLC equal to the number of LLC Units redeemed from the holders of LLC Units. Cure TopCo, LLC will then distribute the cash or shares of our Class A common stock to such holder of an LLC Unit to complete the redemption. In the event of a redemption request by a holder of an LLC Unit, we may, at our option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A common stock for LLC Units in lieu of such a redemption. Whether by redemption or exchange, we

 

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are obligated to ensure that at all times the number of LLC Units that we own equals the number of shares of Class A common stock issued by us (subject to certain exceptions for treasury shares and shares underlying certain convertible or exchangeable securities). Shares of Class B common stock will be canceled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request of a holder of an LLC Unit, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such holder of an LLC Unit pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement.

The Amended LLC Agreement will provide that, in the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, issuer bid, take-over bid, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to our Class A common stock is proposed by us or our stockholders and approved by our board of directors or is otherwise consented to or approved by our board of directors, the holders of LLC Units (other than holders of unvested Reclassified Incentive Units indirectly holding LLC Units through Cure Aggregator, LLC) will be permitted to participate in such offer by delivery of a notice of redemption or exchange that is effective immediately prior to the consummation of such offer. In the case of any such offer proposed by us, we are obligated to use our reasonable best efforts to enable and permit the holders of LLC Units to participate in such offer to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of our Class A common stock without discrimination. In addition, we are obligated to use our reasonable best efforts to ensure that the holders of LLC Units may participate in each such offer without being required to redeem or exchange LLC Units.

The Amended LLC Agreement will provide that, except for transfers to us as provided above or to certain permitted transferees, the LLC Units and shares of Class B common stock may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of.

Subject to certain exceptions, Cure TopCo, LLC will indemnify all of its members and their officers and other related parties, against all losses or expenses arising from claims or other legal proceedings in which such person (in its capacity as such) may be involved or become subject to in connection with Cure TopCo, LLC’s business or affairs or the Amended LLC Agreement or any related document.

Cure TopCo, LLC may be dissolved upon (i) the determination by us to dissolve Cure TopCo, LLC or (ii) any other event which would cause the dissolution of Cure TopCo, LLC under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, unless Cure TopCo, LLC is continued in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. Upon dissolution, Cure TopCo, LLC will be liquidated and the proceeds from any liquidation will be applied and distributed in the following manner: (a) first, to creditors (including creditors who are members or affiliates of members) in satisfaction of all of Cure TopCo, LLC’s liabilities (whether by payment or by making reasonable provision for payment of such liabilities, including the setting up of any reasonably necessary reserves) and (b) second, to the members in proportion to their vested LLC Units.

Tax Receivable Agreement

As described under “Organizational structure,” we will acquire certain favorable tax attributes from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers. In addition, future redemptions or exchanges by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members of LLC Units for shares of our Class A common stock or cash, and other transactions described herein are expected to result in favorable tax attributes for us. These tax attributes would not be available to us in the absence of those transactions and are expected to reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future.

Upon the completion of this offering, we will be a party to the Tax Receivable Agreement with the TRA Parties. Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, we generally will be required to pay to the TRA Parties, in the aggregate, 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of (i) certain favorable tax attributes we will acquire from the Blocker Companies in the Mergers (including net operating losses, the Blocker Companies’ allocable share of existing tax basis and refunds of Blocker Company taxes attributable to pre-Merger tax periods), (ii) increases to our allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that may result from (x) future redemptions or exchanges of LLC Units by Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members for cash or Class A common stock, (y) the IPO Contribution and (z) certain payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) deductions in respect of interest and certain compensatory payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement are our obligations and not the obligations of Cure TopCo, LLC.

 

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We expect that the payments we will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be substantial. The tax attributes available to us as a result of the Mergers and our allocable share of existing tax basis are expected to result in tax savings of approximately $        . We would be required to pay the TRA Parties approximately 85% of such amount, or $        , over the 15-year period from the date of the completion of this offering. Further, assuming no material changes in relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, we expect that the tax savings associated with all tax attributes described above would aggregate to approximately $        over 15 years from the date of the completion of this offering, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $        per share of Class A common stock, the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and assuming all future redemptions or exchanges would occur on the date of this offering. Under this scenario, we would be required to pay the TRA Parties approximately 85% of such amount, or $        , over the 15-year period from the date of the completion of this offering. The actual amounts we will be required to pay may materially differ from these hypothetical amounts, because potential future tax savings that we will be deemed to realize, and the Tax Receivable Agreement payments made by us, will be calculated based in part on the market value of our Class A common stock at the time of each redemption or exchange of an LLC Unit for cash or a share of Class A common stock and the prevailing applicable federal tax rate (plus the assumed combined state and local tax rate) applicable to us over the life of the Tax Receivable Agreement and will depend on our generating sufficient taxable income to realize the tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are not conditioned on our existing owners’ continued ownership of us after this offering.

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions we determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or a part of the deductions, existing tax basis, tax basis increases, NOLs or other tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, and a court could sustain such challenge. The parties to the Tax Receivable Agreement will not reimburse us for any payments previously made if such tax attributes are subsequently disallowed, except that any excess payments made to a TRA Party will be netted against future payments otherwise to be made to such TRA Party under the Tax Receivable Agreement, if any, after our determination of such excess. In addition, the actual state or local tax savings we may realize may be different than the amount of such tax savings we are deemed to realize under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which will be based on an assumed combined state and local tax rate applied to our reduction in taxable income as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. In both such circumstances, we could make payments to the TRA Parties that are greater than our actual cash tax savings and we may not be able to recoup those payments, which could negatively impact our liquidity. The Tax Receivable Agreement provides that (1) in the event that we breach any of our material obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, (2) at the election of the TRA Parties, upon certain changes of control or (3) if, at any time, we elect an early termination of the Tax Receivable Agreement, our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement (with respect to all LLC Units, whether or not LLC Units have been exchanged or acquired before or after such transaction) would accelerate and become payable in a lump sum amount equal to the present value of the anticipated future tax benefits calculated based on certain assumptions, including that we would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the deductions arising from the tax deductions, tax basis and other tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. The change of control provisions in the Tax Receivable Agreement may result in situations where the Pre-IPO LLC Members have interests that differ from or are in addition to those of our other stockholders.

Finally, because we are a holding company with no operations of our own, our ability to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement depends on the ability of Cure TopCo, LLC to make distributions to us. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid; provided, however, that nonpayment for a specified period may constitute a breach of a material obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement and therefore accelerate payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which could negatively impact our results of operations and could also affect our liquidity in periods in which such payments are made.

 

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Registration rights agreement

Prior to the consummation of this offering, we will enter into a registration rights agreement with certain of the Pre-IPO LLC Members, including New Mountain and one of our directors, Stephen Wiggins. At any time beginning 180 days following the closing of this offering, subject to several exceptions, including underwriter cutbacks and our right to defer a demand registration under certain circumstances, the Pre-IPO LLC Members party to the registration rights agreement may require that we register for public resale under the Securities Act all shares of common stock constituting registrable securities that they request be registered at any time following this offering so long as the securities requested to be registered in each registration statement have an aggregate estimated market value of least $20 million. If we become eligible to register the sale of our securities on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, which will not be until at least twelve months after the date of this prospectus, the Pre-IPO LLC Members party to the registration rights agreement have the right to require us to register the sale of the registrable securities held by them on Form S-3, subject to offering size and other restrictions.

If we propose to register any of our securities under the Securities Act for our own account or the account of any other holder (excluding any registration related to an employee benefit plan or a corporate reorganization transaction), the Pre-IPO LLC Members party to the registration rights agreement are entitled to notice of such registration and to request that we include registrable securities for resale on such registration statement, and we are required, subject to certain exceptions, to include such registrable securities in such registration statement. We will undertake in the registration rights agreement to use our reasonable best efforts to file a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to permit the resale of the shares of Class A common stock held by Pre-IPO LLC Members party to the registration rights agreement.

In connection with the transfer of their registrable securities, the parties to the registration rights agreement may assign certain of their respective rights under the registration rights agreement under certain circumstances.

Stockholders agreement

In connection with this offering, we will enter into the stockholders agreement with certain of the Pre-IPO LLC Members. Pursuant to the stockholders agreement, New Mountain Capital will have the right to nominate directors to our board of directors as follows: so long as affiliates of New Mountain Capital continue to own (A) at least 50% of the shares of common stock that New Mountain Capital owns immediately following this offering, New Mountain Capital shall be entitled to nominate directors representing a majority of the number of directors on our board of directors, (B) less than 50% but at least 25% of the shares of common stock that New Mountain Capital owns immediately following this offering, New Mountain Capital shall be entitled to nominate directors representing at least 25% of the number of directors on the board of directors and (C) less than 25% but at least 10% of the shares of common stock New Mountain Capital owns immediately following this offering, New Mountain Capital shall be entitled to nominate directors representing at least 10% of the number of directors on the board of directors. As a result, following this offering, New Mountain Capital will be able to designate at least half of the nominees for election to our board of directors.

The stockholders agreement will also provide that for so long as New Mountain Capital has the right to designate at least one director, New Mountain Capital will have the right to nominate the pro rata share of the total number of members of each committee of our board of directors that is equal to the proportion that the number of directors designated by New Mountain Capital bears to the total number of directors then on our board of directors; provided that the right of any director designated by New Mountain Capital to serve on a committee will be subject to applicable laws and NYSE independence rules.

Pursuant to the stockholders agreement, for so long as New Mountain Capital continues to own at least 15% of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock, written approval by New Mountain Capital will be required for certain corporate actions. These actions include: (a) the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Signify or Cure TopCo, LLC; (b) (i) the consolidation or merger of Signify or Cure

 

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TopCo, LLC into or with any other entity, (ii) the sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Signify or Cure TopCo, LLC to another entity, or (iii) any other business combination transaction with another entity, in each case, where such transaction would result in any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors or acquires the power to direct or cause the direction of the our management and policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; (c) entry into any new line of business or other significant change in the scope or nature of our or our subsidiaries’ business or operations, taken as a whole; (d) the incurrence by Signify or Cure TopCo, LLC of any indebtedness, including the entry into any guarantee in respect of indebtedness, in each case in excess of $10,000,000, other than working capital loans and other similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; (e) any amendments to credit agreements or other documents representing our material indebtedness; (f) the sale, transfer or other disposition of (which for purposes of clarification excludes inventory and other sales in the ordinary course of business) in any transaction or series of related transactions of more than 25% of the fair market value of our and our subsidiaries’ consolidated assets, taken as a whole; (g) the declaration or payment of dividends on Class A common stock, or distributions by Cure TopCo, LLC on LLC Units other than Tax Distributions as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cure TopCo, LLC; (h) the creation, issuance or sale (by reclassification, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) of equity securities by us, including Class A common stock and Class B common stock, or any securities convertible into our equity securities; provided, that the consent of New Mountain Capital shall not be required in connection with the grant or issuance of equity or equity-based awards to employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for Signify or any of its subsidiaries, or in connection with the issuance of Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon the exercise, conversion or settlement of such awards, pursuant to any equity incentive plans as in existence on the date of the stockholders agreement or that are thereafter adopted by the board of directors; (i) any amendments to our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or to the certificate of formation or operating agreement of Cure TopCo, LLC; (j) any increase or decrease in the size of our board of directors; (k) any change in our independent auditors; (l) any hiring, termination, or replacement of our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial and Administrative Officer; (m) any amendments to employment agreements with our Chief Executive Officer of Chief Financial and Administrative Officer; (n) entry into agreements by us in connection with (i) acquisitions or dispositions in excess of $25,000,000 and (ii) joint ventures or strategic partnerships outside the ordinary course of business; or (l) any agreement or commitment with respect to any of the foregoing.

In addition, until such time as New Mountain Capital owns less than 10% of our outstanding common stock, all parties to the stockholders agreement will have the right to receive certain information with respect to the Company.

Transactions with New Mountain and other related parties

Management services agreement

We entered into a management services agreement with New Mountain Capital L.L.C. in 2017, which indirectly owns a majority of our equity interests. Under the terms of this agreement, New Mountain Capital L.L.C. provided us with assistance in (i) establishing and maintaining banking, legal and other business relationships, (ii) developing and implementing corporate and business strategy, (iii) structuring and implementing equity participation plans, employee benefit plans and other incentive arrangements for key executives and (iv) providing professional employees, advisors and consultants to serve as directors and/or officers. Pursuant to the management services agreement, New Mountain Capital L.L.C. was entitled to (i) an annual fee of $1.0 million and (ii) at its request, reasonable fees in connection with the consummation of certain transactions. This agreement was terminated upon our combination with Remedy in November 2019. During each of the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019, we incurred management services fees of $1.0 million per year relating to this agreement. These fees are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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Consulting agreements

On March 7, 2019, we entered into a consulting agreement with Eir (as amended on June 18, 2020), pursuant to which Brett Carlson, a former director of Cure TopCo, LLC and the Chief Executive Officer of Eir, provides non-director related services to us. The agreement provides for a cash retainer equal to $15,000 per month, which is payable to Eir under the terms of the agreement. In addition, in the event that we complete a corporate transaction in which we acquire a company referred and introduced to us by Mr. Carlson, we will pay Eir a cash transaction fee of 3% of any deal consideration up to $10 million, plus an additional 1.5% on any incremental deal consideration above $10 million. See “Executive and director compensation—Director compensation.” Effective January 12, 2021, Mr. Carlson no longer serves on our board of directors.

On November 23, 2020, we entered into a letter agreement with Kevin McNamara, a director of Cure TopCo, LLC, which provides for payment to Mr. McNamara of an annual cash retainer of $225,000 for service as a member of our board of directors and for consulting services provided to us by Mr. McNamara. In addition, Mr. McNamara is entitled to reimbursement for annual premiums on life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability and medical insurance.

Note receivable

On April 17, 2019, we issued a note receivable to our Chief Executive Officer for $2.0 million, which accrued interest at a rate of 2.52% per annum. In December 2019, our Chief Executive Officer repaid the note receivable and accrued interest thereon in full. The interest is included in other expense (income), net in our consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2019 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Issuance of preferred units

In November 2019, Cure TopCo, LLC issued 3,050,000 Series B preferred units to New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), LP in connection with the Remedy Combination.

In addition, as a holder of Series B preferred units, New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), LP received tax distributions of $18.4 million and $16.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $5.6 million and $16.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Remedy Partners Combination agreement

On November 14, 2019, we entered into a combination agreement with Remedy Partners, Inc. pursuant to which Remedy Partners became our wholly owned subsidiary on November 26, 2019. As consideration for the combination, we issued 3,384,543 Series A preferred units to New Remedy, which is controlled indirectly by New Mountain Capital, in exchange for all of Remedy Partners’ outstanding equity interests. In addition, in connection with the recapitalization of Cure TopCo, LLC that occurred as part of the combination, all Class A common units of Cure TopCo, LLC, including those held by an entity affiliated with New Mountain Capital, that were outstanding as of immediately prior to the combination were converted on a one-for-one basis into Series B preferred units of Cure TopCo, LLC. See “—Transactions with New Mountain and other related parties—Issuance of preferred units.”

New Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement

In connection with our combination with Remedy Partners in November 2019, New Remedy entered into an amended and restated stockholders’ agreement with Remedy Acquisition, L.P., the controlling stockholder of New Remedy and an entity controlled by New Mountain Capital, and the other stockholders of Remedy Partners (the “New Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement”). The New Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement requires each stockholder of New Remedy to agree to cast all votes to elect to the board of New Remedy (i) a number of

 

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persons designated by Remedy Acquisition, L.P. that constitute a majority of directors on the board at such time and (ii) a number of persons designated by the minority stockholders in proportion to such stockholders’ ownership of New Remedy. A director may be removed only with the affirmative vote of the stockholders entitled to designate such director. In addition, pursuant to the New Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement, each stockholder of New Remedy agrees to vote their shares in the same proportion as Remedy Acquisition, L.P. votes its shares to approve certain significant transactions, including a sale, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other transaction for the transfer of shares that would constitute a change of control or that has been approved by Remedy Acquisition, L.P. The New Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement will be terminated in connection with this offering and the merger of New Remedy with and into Signify Health, Inc.

Related party transactions policies and procedures

Upon the completion of this offering, we will adopt a written Related Person Transaction Policy (the “policy”), which will set forth our policy with respect to the review, approval, ratification and disclosure of all related person transactions by our Audit Committee. In accordance with the policy, our Audit Committee will have overall responsibility for implementation of and compliance with the policy.

For purposes of the policy, a “related person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we were, are or will be a participant and the amount involved exceeded, exceeds or will exceed $120,000 and in which any related person (as defined in the policy) had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A “related person transaction” does not include any employment relationship or transaction involving an executive officer and any related compensation resulting solely from that employment relationship that has been reviewed and approved by our board of directors.

The policy will require that notice of a proposed related person transaction be provided to our legal department prior to entry into such transaction. If our legal department determines that such transaction is a related person transaction, the proposed transaction will be submitted to our Audit Committee for consideration at its next meeting. Under the policy, our Audit Committee may approve only those related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, our best interests. In the event that we become aware of a related person transaction that has not been previously reviewed, approved or ratified under the policy and that is ongoing or is completed, the transaction will be submitted to the Audit Committee so that it may determine whether to ratify, rescind or terminate the related person transaction.

The policy will also provide that the Audit Committee review certain previously approved or ratified related person transactions that are ongoing to determine whether the related person transaction remains in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. Additionally, we will make periodic inquiries of directors and executive officers with respect to any potential related person transaction of which they may be a party or of which they may be aware.

Directed share program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to                  shares of Class A common stock, or 5% of the shares of Class A common stock to be offered by this prospectus for sale, at the initial public offering price, through a directed share program for certain of our clinicians and employees and certain other individuals and entities.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of                , 2021 (i) as adjusted to give effect to the Reorganization Transactions, but prior to this offering, and (ii) as adjusted to give effect to the Reorganization Transactions and this offering as described in “Use of proceeds” by:

 

   

each person or group whom we know to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock;

 

   

each of the directors and named executive officers individually; and

 

   

all directors and executive officers as a group.

The numbers of shares of common stock beneficially owned, percentages of beneficial ownership and percentages of combined voting power before this offering that are set forth below are based on the number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock to be issued and outstanding prior to this offering after giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions. See “Organizational structure.” The numbers of shares of common stock beneficially owned, percentages of beneficial ownership and percentages of combined voting power after this offering that are set forth below are based on the number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock to be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering.

In connection with this offering, we will issue to each Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member one share of Class B common stock for each LLC Unit such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member beneficially owns immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, except in the case of Cure Aggregator, LLC, in which case Class B common stock will be issued to the direct holders of common units in Cure Aggregator, LLC in proportion to their interests in Cure Aggregator, LLC. Shares of Class B common stock will be canceled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request of a Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Amended LLC Agreement.” As a result, the number of shares of Class B common stock listed in the table below correlates to the number of LLC Units each Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member will beneficially own immediately after this offering (or in the case of directors and officers that hold their interests in Cure TopCo, LLC indirectly through Cure Aggregator LLC, to the number of LLC Units held by Cure Aggregator, LLC on their behalf). The number of shares of Class A common stock listed in the table below represents the Class A common stock that will be issued in connection with this offering and the shares of Class A common stock that were issued to the Reorganization Parties in connection with the IPO Contribution and the Mergers.

In accordance with the rules of the SEC, beneficial ownership includes voting or investment power with respect to securities and includes the shares issuable pursuant to stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of                , 2021. The number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding after this offering includes shares of common stock being offered for sale by us in this offering and the shares of Class A common stock that were issued to the Reorganization Parties in connection with the IPO Contribution and the Mergers. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each listed stockholder is: c/o Signify Health, Inc., 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock.

 

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The following table assumes the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock is not exercised. In addition, the following table does not reflect any shares of Class A common stock that may be purchased in this offering or pursuant to our directed share program described under “Underwriting—Directed share program.”

 

    Shares owned before the offering     % of
combined
voting
power
before
the
offering(3)
    Shares
offered
hereby
    Shares owned after the offering     % of
combined
voting
power
after the
offering(3)
 
    Class A common
stock(1)
    Class B common
stock(2)
    Class A common
stock(1)
    Class B common
stock(2)
 

Name of beneficial owner

 

Number

   

Percentage

   

Number

   

Percentage

   

Number

   

Percentage

   

Number

   

Percentage

 

5% stockholders

                     

Certain Pre-IPO LLC Members affiliated with New Mountain Capital(4)

                     

Directors and executive officers

                     

Kyle Armbrester

Steven Senneff

Adam McAnaney

Marc Rothman, MD

Peter Boumenot

David Pierre

Josh Builder

Laurel Douty

Taj J. Clayton

Matthew S. Holt

Brandon H. Hull

Kevin M. McNamara

Albert A. Notini

Kyle B. Peterson

Vivian E. Riefberg

Stephen F. Wiggins

                     

All directors and executive officers as a group (16 persons)

                     

 

*

Less than 1%

 

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The following table assumes the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock is exercised in full. In addition, the following table does not reflect any shares of Class A common stock that may be purchased in this offering or pursuant to our directed share program described under “Underwriting—Directed share program.”

 

    Shares owned before the offering     % of
combined
voting
power
before
the
offering(3)
    Shares
offered
hereby
    Shares owned after the offering     % of
combined
voting
power
after the
offering(3)
 
    Class A common
stock(1)
    Class B common
stock(2)
    Class A common
stock(1)
    Class B common
stock(2)
 

Name of beneficial owner

  Number     Percentage     Number     Percentage     Number     Percentage     Number     Percentage  

5% stockholders

                     

Certain Pre-IPO LLC Members affiliated with New Mountain Capital(4)

                     

Directors and executive officers

                     

Kyle Armbrester

Steven Senneff

Adam McAnaney

Marc Rothman, MD

Peter Boumenot

David Pierre

Josh Builder

Laurel Douty

Taj J. Clayton

Matthew S. Holt

Brandon H. Hull

Kevin M. McNamara

Albert A. Notini

Kyle B. Peterson

Vivian E. Riefberg

Stephen F. Wiggins

                     

All directors and executive officers as a group (16 persons)

                     

 

*

Less than 1%

(1)

On a fully exchanged and converted basis. Subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement, LLC Units are redeemable or exchangeable for shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. Shares of Class B common stock will be canceled on a one-for-one basis if we redeem or exchange LLC Units pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Beneficial ownership of shares of our Class A common stock reflected in this table does not include beneficial ownership of shares of our Class A common stock for which such LLC Units may be redeemed or exchanged.

(2)

On a fully exchanged and converted basis. All of the issued and outstanding shares of our Class B common stock is held by the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, except in the case of Cure Aggregator, LLC, in which case shares of Class B common stock corresponding to the LLC Units held by Cure Aggregator, LLC are held by the holders of common units in Cure Aggregator, LLC in proportion to their interests in Cure Aggregator, LLC.

(3)

Represents percentage of voting power of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock held by such person voting together as a single class. Each holder of Class A common stock and Class B common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to our stockholders for a vote. The Class B common stock is not entitled to economic interests in Signify Health, Inc. See “Description of capital stock—Common stock.”

(4)

Reflects securities held by New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), LP, New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C2), LP and New Mountain Partners V, L.P.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

In connection with this offering, we will amend and restate our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws. The following is a description of the material terms of, and is qualified in its entirety by, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each of which will be in effect upon the consummation of this offering, the forms of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Under “Description of capital stock,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “our company” refer to Signify Health, Inc.

General

Upon the consummation of this offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of                 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and                 shares of preferred stock, par value $                 per share. Unless our board of directors determines otherwise, we will issue all shares of our capital stock in uncertificated form.

Common stock

Class A common stock

Holders of shares of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote generally, including the election or removal of directors. The holders of our Class A common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.

Holders of shares of our Class A common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor, subject to any statutory or contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and to any restrictions on the payment of dividends imposed by the terms of any outstanding preferred stock.

Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of shares of our Class A common stock will be entitled to receive pro rata our remaining assets available for distribution.

All shares of our Class A common stock that will be outstanding at the time of the completion of the offering will be fully paid and non-assessable. The Class A common stock will not be subject to further calls or assessments by us. The rights, powers and privileges of our Class A common stock will be subject to those of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock or any other series or class of stock we may authorize and issue in the future.

Class B common stock

Each share of Class B common stock will entitle its holder to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. If at any time the ratio at which LLC Units are redeemable or exchangeable for shares of our Class A common stock changes from one-for-one as described under “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Amended LLC Agreement,” the number of votes to which Class B common stockholders are entitled will be adjusted accordingly. The holders of our Class B common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.

Except for transfers to us pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement or to certain permitted transferees, the LLC Units and corresponding shares of Class B common stock may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of. Holders of shares of our Class B common stock will vote together with holders of our Class A common stock as a single class on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote, except as otherwise required by law.

 

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The Class B common stock is not entitled to economic interests in Signify Health, Inc. Holders of our Class B common stock do not have any right to receive dividends or to receive a distribution upon a liquidation or winding up of Signify Health, Inc. However, if Cure TopCo LLC makes distributions to Signify Health, Inc., the other holders of LLC Units, including the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, will be entitled to receive distributions pro rata in accordance with the percentages of their respective LLC Units. The Class B common stock will not be subject to further calls or assessment by us.

Preferred stock

No shares of preferred stock will be issued or outstanding immediately after the offering contemplated by this prospectus. Our certificate of incorporation will authorize our board of directors to establish one or more series of preferred stock (including convertible preferred stock). Unless required by law or any stock exchange, the authorized shares of preferred stock will be available for issuance without further action by holders of our common stock. Our board of directors will be able to determine, with respect to any series of preferred stock, the powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including, without limitation:

 

   

the designation of the series;

 

   

the number of shares of the series, which our board of directors may, except where otherwise provided in the preferred stock designation, increase (but not above the total number of authorized share of the class) or decrease (but not below the number of shares then outstanding);

 

   

whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative or non-cumulative and the dividend rate of the series;

 

   

the dates at which dividends, if any, will be payable;

 

   

the redemption rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of the series;

 

   

the terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series;

 

   

the amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of our company;

 

   

whether the shares of the series will be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of our company or any other entity, and, if so, the specification of the other class or series or other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates, any rate adjustments, the date or dates as of which the shares will be convertible and all other terms and conditions upon which the conversion may be made;

 

   

restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of any other class or series; and

 

   

the voting rights, if any, of the holders of the series.

We could issue a series of preferred stock that could, depending on the terms of the series, impede or discourage an acquisition attempt or other transaction that some, or a majority, of the holders of our common stock might believe to be in their best interests or in which the holders of our common stock might receive a premium over the market price of the shares of common stock. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the holders of our common stock by restricting dividends on the common stock, diluting the voting power of the common stock or subordinating the liquidation rights of the common stock. As a result of these or other factors, the issuance of preferred stock could have an adverse impact on the market price of our common stock.

Authorized but unissued capital stock

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listed on the NYSE, require stockholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then outstanding voting power or the then outstanding number of shares of Class A common stock (we believe the position of the NYSE is that the calculation in this latter case treats as outstanding shares of Class A common stock issuable upon redemption or exchange of outstanding LLC Units not held by Signify Health, Inc.). These additional shares of Class A common stock may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital or to facilitate acquisitions.

One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved common stock or preferred stock may be to enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive the stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares at prices higher than prevailing market prices.

Dividends

The DGCL permits a corporation to declare and pay dividends out of “surplus” or, if there is no “surplus,” out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year. “Surplus” is defined as the excess of the net assets of the corporation over the amount determined to be the capital of the corporation by its board of directors. The capital of the corporation is typically calculated to be (and cannot be less than) the aggregate par value of all issued shares of capital stock. Net assets equal the fair value of the total assets minus total liabilities. The DGCL also provides that dividends may not be paid out of net profits if, after the payment of the dividend, remaining capital would be less than the capital represented by the outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets. Declaration and payment of any dividend will be subject to the discretion of our board of directors. See also “Dividend policy.”

Stockholder meetings

Our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws will provide that annual stockholder meetings will be held at a date, time and place, if any, as exclusively selected by our board of directors. Our certificate of incorporation will provide that, subject to any special rights of the holders as required by law, special meetings of the stockholders can only be called by the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer or the president of the Company, or, until the time that the Majority Ownership Requirement is no longer met, at the request of holders of a majority of the total voting power of our outstanding shares of common stock, voting together as a single class. Except as described above, stockholders are not permitted to call a special meeting or to require the board of directors to call a special meeting. To the extent permitted under applicable law, we may conduct meetings by remote communications, including by webcast.

Transferability, redemption and exchange

Under the Amended LLC Agreement, the holders of LLC Units will have the right, from and after the completion of this offering (subject to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement), to require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Units for, at our election, newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to the volume weighted average market price of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Unit redeemed (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications) in accordance with the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Additionally, in the event of a redemption request by a holder of LLC Units, we may, at our election, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A common stock for LLC Units in lieu of such a redemption. Shares of Class B common stock will be canceled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request of a holder of LLC Units, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such holder of LLC Units pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Amended LLC Agreement.”

Except for transfers to us pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement or to certain permitted transferees, the LLC Units and corresponding shares of Class B common stock may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of.

 

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Other provisions

Neither the Class A common stock nor the Class B common stock has any preemptive or other subscription rights.

There will be no redemption, conversion or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Class A common stock or Class B common stock.

At such time when no LLC Units remain redeemable or exchangeable for shares of our Class A common stock, our Class B common stock will be canceled.

Corporate opportunity

Our certificate of incorporation will renounce, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Delaware law, any interest or expectancy that we have in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, specified business opportunities that are from time to time presented to our officers, directors or stockholders or their respective affiliates, other than those officers, directors, stockholders or affiliates who are our or our subsidiaries’ employees. Our certificate of incorporation will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, none of New Mountain Capital or any of its affiliates or any director who is not employed by us (including any non-employee director who serves as one of our officers in both his director and officer capacities) or his or her affiliates will have any duty to refrain from (i) engaging in a corporate opportunity in the same or similar lines of business in which we or our affiliates now engage or propose to engage or (ii) otherwise competing with us or our affiliates.

In addition, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in the event that New Mountain Capital or any non-employee director acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself or himself or its or his affiliates or for us or our affiliates, such person will have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to us or any of our affiliates and they may take any such opportunity for themselves or offer it to another person or entity.

Our certificate of incorporation will not renounce our interest in any business opportunity that is expressly offered to a non-employee director solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no business opportunity will be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for us unless we would be permitted to undertake the opportunity under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we have sufficient financial resources to undertake the opportunity and the opportunity would be in line with our business.

Certain certificate of incorporation, bylaws and statutory provisions

The provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of the DGCL summarized below may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that you might consider in your best interest, including an attempt that might result in your receipt of a premium over the market price for your shares of Class A common stock.

Anti-takeover effects of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will contain certain provisions that are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our board of directors and that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a future takeover or change in control of our company unless such takeover or change in control is approved by our board of directors. These provisions include:

No cumulative voting. Under Delaware law, the right to vote cumulatively does not exist unless the certificate of incorporation specifically authorizes cumulative voting. Our certificate of incorporation will not authorize cumulative voting. Therefore, stockholders holding a majority in voting power of the shares of our common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors will be able to elect all our directors.

 

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Classified board; election of directors. Our certificate of incorporation provides that our board of directors will be divided into three classes of directors, with the classes to be as nearly equal in number as possible and serving staggered three-year terms.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that, subject to any rights of holders of preferred stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors will be fixed from time to time exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of directors. Our certificate of incorporation will also provide that, subject to the rights granted to one or more series of preferred stock then outstanding, any vacancies on our board will be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum.

Removal of directors. Following the time when the Majority Ownership Requirement is no longer met, and subject to obtaining any required stockholder votes, directors may be removed, but for cause only, by the affirmative vote of holders of 6623% of the total voting power of our outstanding shares of common stock, voting together as a single class. This requirement of a super-majority vote to remove directors could enable a minority of our stockholders to exercise veto power over any such removal. Prior to such time, directors may be removed, but for cause only, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of our outstanding shares of common stock.

Action by written consent; special meetings of stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation will provide that, following the time that the Majority Ownership Requirement is no longer met, stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and cannot be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Our certificate of incorporation will also provide that, subject to any special rights of the holders as required by law, special meetings of the stockholders can only be called by the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive officer or the president of the company or, until the time that the Majority Ownership Requirement is no longer met, at the request of holders of a majority of the total voting power of our outstanding shares of common stock, voting together as a single class. Except as described above, stockholders are not permitted to call a special meeting or to require the board of directors to call a special meeting.

Advance notice procedures. Our bylaws will establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to the board of directors. Stockholders at an annual meeting will only be able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors or by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record on the record date for the meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has given our Secretary timely written notice, in proper form, of the stockholder’s intention to bring that business before the meeting. Although the bylaws will not give our board of directors the power to approve or disapprove stockholder nominations of candidates or proposals regarding other business to be conducted at a special or annual meeting, the bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed or may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company.

Super-majority approval requirements. The DGCL generally provides that the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless either a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws require a greater percentage. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that, following the time that the Majority Ownership Requirement is no longer met, the affirmative vote of holders of 6623% of the total voting power of our outstanding common stock eligible to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, will be required to amend, alter, change or repeal specified provisions, including those relating to actions by written consent of stockholders, calling of special meetings of stockholders, election and removal of directors, business combinations and amendment of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. This requirement of a super-majority vote to approve amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could enable a minority of our stockholders to exercise veto power over any such amendments.

 

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Authorized but unissued shares. The authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by the listing rules of the NYSE. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock could make more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise. See “—Preferred stock” and “—Authorized but unissued capital stock” above.

Business combinations with interested stockholders. In general, Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination, such as a merger, with a person or group owning 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder, unless (with certain exceptions) the business combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. We will expressly elect not to be governed by the “business combination” provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL until such time as no party to our stockholders agreement beneficially owns 5% or more of the then outstanding shares of our common stock, at which time we will automatically become subject to Section 203 of the DGCL.

Exclusive forum

Our certificate of incorporation will require, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or stockholders to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine will have to be brought in a state court located within the state of Delaware (or if no state court of the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware), in all cases subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. Additionally, our certificate of incorporation will state that the foregoing provision will not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction. Unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. The exclusive forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. See “Risk factors—Risks related to our Class A common stock and this offering—The provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation requiring exclusive forum in certain courts in the State of Delaware or the federal district courts of the United States for certain types of lawsuits may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.”

Directors’ liability; indemnification of directors and officers

Our certificate of incorporation will limit the liability of our directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and provides that we will provide them with customary indemnification. We expect to enter into customary indemnification agreements with each of our executive officers and directors that provide them, in general, with customary indemnification in connection with their service to us or on our behalf.

Listing

We will apply to have our Class A common stock approved for listing on the NYSE under the symbol “SGFY.”

Transfer agent and registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for the Class A common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK

The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of shares of our Class A common stock by a “non-U.S. holder.” A “non-U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of a share of our Class A common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

   

a non-resident alien individual, other than a former citizen or resident of the United States subject to U.S. tax as an expatriate,

 

   

a foreign corporation, or

 

   

a foreign estate or trust.

If a partnership or other pass-through entity (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership or other type of pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) owns our Class A common stock, the tax treatment of a partner or beneficial owner of the entity may depend upon the status of the partner or beneficial owner, the activities of the entity and certain determinations made at the partner or beneficial owner level. Partners and beneficial owners in partnerships or other pass-through entities that own our Class A common stock should consult their own tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences applicable to them.

This discussion is based on the “Code” and administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed Treasury regulations, changes to any of which subsequent to the date of this prospectus may affect the tax consequences described herein (possibly with retroactive effect). This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income and estate taxation that may be relevant to non-U.S. holders in light of their particular circumstances and does not address any U.S. federal gift, alternative minimum tax or Medicare contribution tax considerations or any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction. Prospective holders are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of owning and disposing of our Class A common stock, including the consequences under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction.

Dividends

To the extent that we make a distribution of cash or other property in respect of our Class A common stock, other than certain pro rata distributions of our Class A common stock, the distribution generally will be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent it is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Any portion of a distribution that exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits generally will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital that reduces the adjusted tax basis of a non-U.S. holder’s Class A common stock, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds a non-U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Class A common stock, the excess will be treated as gain from the disposition of our Class A common stock (the tax treatment of which is discussed below under “—Gain on disposition of Class A common stock”).

Dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate, or a reduced rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty, subject to the discussion of FATCA (as defined below) withholding taxes below. In order to obtain a reduced rate of withholding under an applicable income tax treaty, a non-U.S. holder generally will be required to provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, certifying its entitlement to benefits under the treaty.

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a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States) will not be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax if the non-U.S. holder provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI. Instead, the effectively connected dividend income will generally be subject to regular U.S. income tax as if the non-U.S. holder were a U.S. person as defined under the Code. A non-U.S. holder that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes receiving effectively connected dividend income may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” imposed at a rate of 30% (or a lower treaty rate) on its effectively connected earnings and profits (subject to certain adjustments).

A non-U.S. holder eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax pursuant to an income tax treaty may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.

Gain on disposition of Class A common stock

Subject to the discussions of backup withholding and FATCA withholding tax below, a non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on gain realized on a sale or other disposition of Class A common stock unless:

 

   

the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business of the non-U.S. holder in the United States (and, if required by an applicable tax treaty, the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States), in which case the gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax generally in the same manner as effectively connected dividend income as described above;

 

   

the non-U.S. holder is an individual present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are met, in which case the gain (net of certain U.S.-source losses) generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower treaty rate); or

 

   

we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” (as described below) at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition or the non-U.S. holder’s holding period, whichever period is shorter, and either (i) our Class A common stock is not regularly traded on an established securities market prior to the beginning of the calendar year in which the sale or disposition occurs or (ii) the non-U.S. holder has owned or is deemed to have owned, at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition or the non-U.S. holder’s holding period, whichever period is shorter, more than 5% of our Class A common stock.

We will be a United States real property holding corporation at any time that the fair market value of our “United States real property interests,” as defined in the Code and applicable Treasury regulations, equals or exceeds 50% of the aggregate fair market value of our worldwide real property interests and our other assets used or held for use in a trade or business (all as determined for the U.S. federal income tax purposes). We believe that we are not, and do not anticipate becoming in the foreseeable future, a United States real property holding corporation.

Information reporting and backup withholding

Distributions paid to a non-U.S. holder and the amount of any tax withheld with respect to such distributions generally will be reported to the IRS. Copies of the information returns reporting such distributions and any withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.

A non-U.S. holder will not be subject to backup withholding on dividends received if such holder certifies under penalty of perjury that it is a non-U.S. holder (and the payor does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such holder is a U.S. person as defined under the Code), or such holder otherwise establishes an exemption.

 

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Information reporting and, depending on the circumstances, backup withholding will apply to the proceeds of a sale or other disposition of our Class A common stock made within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless the non-U.S. holder complies with certification procedures to establish that it is not a U.S. person in order to avoid information reporting and backup withholding. The certification procedures required to claim a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty will generally satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid backup withholding as well.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax and the amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a non-U.S. holder will be allowed as a credit against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the non-U.S. holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.

FATCA withholding tax

Under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (such Sections commonly referred to as “FATCA”), payments of dividends on and the gross proceeds of dispositions of our Class A common stock paid to (i) a “foreign financial institution” (as specifically defined in the Code) or (ii) a “non-financial foreign entity” (as specifically defined in the Code) will be subject to a withholding tax (separate and apart from, but without duplication of, the withholding tax described above) at a rate of 30%, unless various U.S. information reporting and due diligence requirements (generally relating to ownership by U.S. persons of interests in or accounts with those entities) have been satisfied or an exemption from these rules applies. Under proposed U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated by the Treasury Department on December 13, 2018, which state that taxpayers may rely on the proposed Treasury regulations until final Treasury regulations are issued, this withholding tax will not apply to the gross proceeds from the sale or disposition of our Class A common stock. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify these requirements. If a dividend payment is both subject to withholding under FATCA and subject to the withholding tax discussed above under “—Dividends,” the withholding under FATCA may be credited against, and therefore reduce, such other withholding tax. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this withholding tax on their investment in our Class A common stock.

Federal estate tax

Individual non-U.S. holders (as specifically defined for U.S. federal estate tax purposes) and entities the property of which is potentially includible in such an individual’s gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes (for example, a trust funded by such an individual and with respect to which the individual has retained certain interests or powers) should note that our Class A common stock will be treated as U.S. situs property subject to U.S. federal estate tax, unless an applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise.

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our Class A common stock. We cannot make any prediction as to the effect, if any, that sales of Class A common stock or the availability of Class A common stock for future sales will have on the market price of our Class A common stock. The market price of our Class A common stock could decline because of the sale of a large number of shares of our Class A common stock or the perception that such sales could occur in the future. These factors could also make it more difficult to raise funds through future offerings of Class A common stock. See “Risk factors—Risks related to our Class A common stock and this offering—If a substantial number of shares become available for sale and are sold in a short period of time, the market price of our Class A common stock could decline.”

Sale of restricted shares

Upon the consummation of this offering, we will have                shares of Class A common stock (or                shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) outstanding. Of these shares, the                shares sold in this offering (or                shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full) will be freely tradable, without further restriction or registration under the Securities Act, except any shares held by our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or any shares purchased in our directed share program which are subject to the lock-up agreements described in “Underwriting.” In the absence of registration under the Securities Act, shares held by affiliates may only be sold in compliance with the limitations of Rule 144 described below or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. As defined in Rule 144, an affiliate of an issuer is a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the issuer. Upon the completion of this offering, approximately                of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock will be deemed “restricted securities,” as that term is defined under Rule 144, and would also be subject to the “lock-up” period noted below.

In addition, upon the consummation of the offering, the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members will own an aggregate of                LLC Units and all of the                shares of our Class B common stock. The Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members, from time to time following the offering may require Cure TopCo, LLC to redeem or exchange all or a portion of their LLC Units for newly-issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. Shares of our Class B common stock will be canceled on a one-for-one basis if we, following a redemption request of a Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member, redeem or exchange LLC Units of such Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Member pursuant to the terms of the Amended LLC Agreement. Shares of our Class A common stock issuable to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members upon a redemption or exchange of LLC Units would be considered “restricted securities,” as that term is defined under Rule 144 and would also be subject to the “lock-up” period noted below.

Restricted securities may be sold in the public market only if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which is summarized below, or any other applicable exemption under the Securities Act, or pursuant to a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act. Immediately following the consummation of this offering, the holders of approximately                 shares of our Class B common stock (on an assumed as-exchanged basis) will be entitled to dispose of their shares following the expiration of an initial 180-day underwriter “lock-up” period pursuant to the holding period, volume and other restrictions of Rule 144.                 , as representatives of the underwriters, are entitled to waive these lock-up provisions at their discretion prior to the expiration dates of such lock-up agreements.

Rule 144

In general, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell such securities, provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale and (ii) we are subject to the

 

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Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale. Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:

 

   

1% of the number of shares of our Class A common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately                shares immediately after this offering, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock; or

 

   

the average weekly trading volume of our Class A common stock on the NYSE during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale;

provided, in each case, that we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale. Such sales both by affiliates and by non-affiliates must also comply with the manner of sale, current public information and notice provisions of Rule 144 to the extent applicable.

Rule 701

In general, under Rule 701, any of our employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors who purchases shares from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement before the effective date of this offering is entitled to resell such shares 90 days after the effective date of this offering in reliance on Rule 144, without having to comply with the holding period requirements or other restrictions contained in Rule 701.

The SEC has indicated that Rule 701 will apply to typical stock options granted by an issuer before it becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, along with the shares acquired upon exercise of such options, including exercises after the date of this prospectus. Securities issued in reliance on Rule 701 are restricted securities and, subject to the contractual restrictions described above, beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, may be sold by persons other than “affiliates,” as defined in Rule 144, subject only to the manner of sale provisions of Rule 144 and by “affiliates” under Rule 144 without compliance with its one-year minimum holding period requirement.

Stock issued under employee plans

We intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register stock issuable pursuant to awards granted under our 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan and on the exercise of stock options outstanding under our Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan and Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. This registration statement on Form S-8 is expected to be filed following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and will be effective upon filing. Accordingly, shares of Class A common stock registered under such registration statement will be available for sale in the open market following the effective date, unless such shares are subject to vesting restrictions with us, Rule 144 restrictions applicable to our affiliates or the lock-up restrictions described above.

Registration rights

Our Registration Rights Agreement grants registration rights to the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members. See “Certain relationships and related party transactions—Registration rights agreement.”

Lock-up agreements

Our executive officers, directors and certain of our stockholders have agreed that, for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus, they will not, without the prior written consent of the representatives of the underwriters, dispose of or hedge any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock (including LLC Units) subject to certain exceptions (including dispositions in connection with the Reorganization Transactions).

 

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Immediately following the consummation of this offering, stockholders subject to lock-up agreements will hold                 shares of our Class A common stock (assuming the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members redeem or exchange all their Class B common stock and LLC Units for shares of our Class A common stock), representing approximately                 % of our then-outstanding shares of Class A common stock (or                 shares of Class A common stock, representing approximately     % of our then-outstanding shares of Class A common stock if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full and giving effect to the use of the net proceeds therefrom).

We have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of our Class A common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for our Class A common stock (including LLC Units) during the 180-day period following the date of this prospectus.

 

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UNDERWRITING

We have entered into an underwriting agreement with the underwriters named below with respect to the shares being offered. Subject to certain conditions, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the number of shares indicated in the following table.                 are the representatives of the underwriters.

 

Underwriters

   Number of
Shares
 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

                   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  

Barclays Capital Inc.

  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

  

BofA Securities, Inc.

  

UBS Securities LLC

  

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated

  

Piper Sandler & Co.

  

William Blair & Company, L.L.C.

  
  

 

 

 

Total

  
  

 

 

 

The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares being offered, if any are taken, other than the shares covered by the over-allotment option described below unless and until this over-allotment option is exercised.

The underwriters have an over-allotment option to buy up to an additional                 shares to cover sales by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than the total number set forth in the table above. They may exercise that over-allotment option for 30 days. If any shares are purchased pursuant to this over-allotment option, the underwriters will severally purchase shares in approximately the same proportion as set forth in the table above.

The following table shows the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by us. Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase                additional shares.

 

Paid

   No
exercise
     Full
exercise
 

Per share

   $                $            

Total

   $        $    

Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price shown on the cover page of this prospectus. Any shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to $         per share from the initial public offering price. After the initial offering of the shares, the representatives may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The offering of the shares by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order in whole or in part.

We, our executive officers, directors and certain of our stockholders have agreed that, for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus, they will not, without the prior written consent of the representatives of the underwriters, dispose of or hedge any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock (including LLC Units) subject to certain exceptions (including dispositions in connection with the Reorganization Transactions). See “Shares eligible for future sale.”

Prior to the offering, there has been no public market for the shares. The initial public offering price has been negotiated among us and the representatives. Among the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price of the shares, in addition to prevailing market conditions, will be our historical performance, estimates of our business potential and earnings prospects, an assessment of management and the consideration of the above factors in relation to market valuation of companies in related businesses.

 

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We will apply to list our Class A common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “SGFY.”

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares of Class A common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering, and a short position represents the amount of such sales that have not been covered by subsequent purchases. A “covered short position” is a short position that is not greater than the amount of additional shares for which the underwriters’ over-allotment option described above may be exercised. The underwriters may cover any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to cover the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase additional shares pursuant to the over-allotment option described above. “Naked” short sales are any short sales that create a short position greater than the amount of additional shares for which the over-allotment option described above may be exercised. The underwriters must cover any such naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Class A common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of Class A common stock made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.

The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short-covering transactions.

Purchases to cover a short position and stabilizing transactions, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the Class A common stock. As a result, the price of the Class A common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time. These transactions may be effected on the NYSE, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

We estimate that our share of the total expenses of the offering, excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $        . We have also agreed to reimburse the underwriters for certain expenses in connection with this offering up to $        .

We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to the issuer and to persons and entities with relationships with the issuer, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acts as a joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and documentation and syndication agent under our Credit Agreement.

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their own account and for the accounts of their clients, and such investment and trading activities may involve or relate to assets, securities and/or instruments of the issuer (directly, as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) and/or persons and entities with relationships with the issuer. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.

Directed share program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to                  shares of Class A common stock, or 5% of the shares of Class A common stock to be offered by this prospectus for sale, at the initial public offering price, through a directed share program for certain of our clinicians and employees and certain other individuals and entities. Shares purchased through the directed share program will not be subject to a lock-up restriction, except in the case of shares purchased by any of our directors or officers and certain of our employees and existing equityholders. The number of shares of Class A common stock available for sale to the general public will be reduced to the extent these individuals or entities purchase such reserved shares. Any reserved shares that are not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same basis as the other shares offered by this prospectus. The underwriters will receive the same discount from such reserved shares as they will from other shares of our Class A common stock sold to the public in this offering. We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities and expenses, including liabilities under the Securities Act, in connection with sales of the reserved shares.

Selling restrictions

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”), an offer to the public of any shares may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation:

(a) to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined under the Prospectus Regulation;

(b) to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined under the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

(c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation,

provided that no such offer of shares shall result in a requirement for the Issuer or any representative to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or a supplemental prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in

 

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relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for any shares, and the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.

United Kingdom

An offer to the public of any shares may not be made in the United Kingdom, except that an offer to the public in the United Kingdom of any shares may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the UK Prospectus Regulation:

(a) to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined under the UK Prospectus Regulation;

(b) to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined under the UK Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

(c) in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, “FSMA”),

provided that no such offer of shares shall result in a requirement for the Issuer or any representative to publish a prospectus pursuant to section 85 of the FSMA or a supplemental prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any shares in the United Kingdom means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for any shares, and the expression “UK Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

In the United Kingdom, this prospectus is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation ) who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Order”), or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or (iii) persons to whom it would otherwise be lawful to distribute it, all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”. In the United Kingdom, the shares are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares will be engaged in only with, Relevant Persons. This prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by any recipients to any other person in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this prospectus or its contents. The shares are not being offered to the public in the United Kingdom.

Canada

The securities may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions, and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the securities must be made in accordance with an exemption form, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

 

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Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

Switzerland

This prospectus is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the shares. The shares may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”) and no application has or will be made to admit the shares to trading on any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”)

This document relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Markets Rules 2012 of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This document is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Markets Rules 2012 of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for this document. The securities to which this document relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered should conduct their own due diligence on the securities. If you do not understand the contents of this document you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

In relation to its use in the DIFC, this document is strictly private and confidential and is being distributed to a limited number of investors and must not be provided to any person other than the original recipient, and may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. The interests in the securities may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly to the public in the DIFC.

United Arab Emirates

The shares have not been, and are not being, publicly offered, sold, promoted or advertised in the United Arab Emirates (including the Dubai International Financial Centre) other than in compliance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates (and the Dubai International Financial Centre) governing the issue, offering and sale of securities. Further, this prospectus does not constitute a public offer of securities in the United Arab Emirates (including the Dubai International Financial Centre) and is not intended to be a public offer. This prospectus has not been approved by or filed with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Securities and Commodities Authority or the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

Australia

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does not constitute a product disclosure document or a prospectus under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the “Corporations Act”);

 

   

has not been, and will not be, lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), as a disclosure document for the purposes of the Corporations Act and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act; and

 

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may only be provided in Australia to select investors who are able to demonstrate that they fall within one or more of the categories of investors, or Exempt Investors, available under section 708 of the Corporations Act.

The shares may not be directly or indirectly offered for subscription or purchased or sold, and no invitations to subscribe for or buy the shares may be issued, and no draft or definitive offering memorandum, advertisement or other offering material relating to any shares may be distributed in Australia, except where disclosure to investors is not required under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act or is otherwise in compliance with all applicable Australian laws and regulations. By submitting an application for the shares, you represent and warrant to us that you are an Exempt Investor.

As any offer of shares under this document will be made without disclosure in Australia under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act, the offer of those securities for resale in Australia within 12 months may, under section 707 of the Corporations Act, require disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D.2 if none of the exemptions in section 708 applies to that resale. By applying for the shares you undertake to us that you will not, for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of the shares, offer, transfer, assign or otherwise alienate those securities to investors in Australia except in circumstances where disclosure to investors is not required under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act or where a compliant disclosure document is prepared and lodged with ASIC.

Hong Kong

The shares may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance”) or which do not constitute an invitation to the public within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Securities and Futures Ordinance”), or (ii) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” in Hong Kong as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder.

Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined under Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”)) under Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to conditions set forth in the SFA.

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of

 

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whom is an accredited investor, the securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation has acquired the shares under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer in that corporation’s securities pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore (“Regulation 32”).

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an accredited investor, the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer that is made on terms that such rights or interest are acquired at a consideration of not less than $200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction (whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets), (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32.

Singapore Securities and Futures Act Product Classification—Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to Sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the SFA, the issuer has determined, and hereby notifies all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A of the SFA) that the shares are “prescribed capital markets products” (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and “Excluded Investment Products” (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).

Japan

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended), or the FIEA. The securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of any resident of Japan (including any person resident in Japan or any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan) or to others for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of any resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the FIEA and otherwise in compliance with any relevant laws and regulations of Japan.

Bermuda

Shares may be offered or sold in Bermuda only in compliance with the provisions of the Investment Business Act of 2003 of Bermuda which regulates the sale of securities in Bermuda. Additionally, non-Bermudian persons (including companies) may not carry on or engage in any trade or business in Bermuda unless such persons are permitted to do so under applicable Bermuda legislation.

Saudi Arabia

This document may not be distributed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia except to such persons as are permitted under the Offers of Securities Regulations as issued by the board of the Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority (“CMA”) pursuant to resolution number 2-11-2004 dated 4 October 2004 as amended by resolution number 1-28-2008, as amended (the “CMA Regulations”). The CMA does not make any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this document and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss arising

 

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from, or incurred in reliance upon, any part of this document. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered hereby should conduct their own due diligence on the accuracy of the information relating to the securities. If you do not understand the contents of this document, you should consult an authorized financial adviser.

British Virgin Islands

The shares are not being, and may not be offered to the public or to any person in the British Virgin Islands for purchase or subscription by or on behalf of the Company. The shares may be offered to companies incorporated under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (British Virgin Islands), but only where the offer will be made to, and received by, the relevant BVI Company entirely outside of the British Virgin Islands.

China

This prospectus will not be circulated or distributed in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and the shares will not be offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale directly or indirectly to any residents of the PRC except pursuant to any applicable laws and regulations of the PRC. Neither this prospectus nor any advertisement or other offering material may be distributed or published in the PRC, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Korea

The shares have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Investments Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea and the decrees and regulations thereunder (the “FSCMA”), and the shares have been and will be offered in Korea as a private placement under the FSCMA. None of the shares may be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly, or offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea except pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Korea, including the FSCMA and the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law of Korea and the decrees and regulations thereunder (the “FETL”). The shares have not been listed on any of securities exchanges in the world including, without limitation, the Korea Exchange in Korea. Furthermore, the purchaser of the shares shall comply with all applicable regulatory requirements (including but not limited to requirements under the FETL) in connection with the purchase of the shares. By the purchase of the shares, the relevant holder thereof will be deemed to represent and warrant that if it is in Korea or is a resident of Korea, it purchased the shares pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Korea.

Malaysia

No prospectus or other offering material or document in connection with the offer and sale of the shares has been or will be registered with the Securities Commission of Malaysia (“Commission”) for the Commission’s approval pursuant to the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Malaysia other than (i) a closed end fund approved by the Commission; (ii) a holder of a Capital Markets Services License; (iii) a person who acquires the shares, as principal, if the offer is on terms that the shares may only be acquired at a consideration of not less than RM250,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies) for each transaction; (iv) an individual whose total net personal assets or total net joint assets with his or her spouse exceeds RM3 million (or its equivalent in foreign currencies), excluding the value of the primary residence of the individual; (v) an individual who has a gross annual income exceeding RM300,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies) per annum in the preceding 12 months; (vi) an individual who, jointly with his or her spouse, has a gross annual income of RM400,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies), per annum in the preceding 12 months; (vii) a corporation with total net assets exceeding RM10 million (or its equivalent in a foreign currencies) based on the last audited accounts; (viii) a partnership with total net assets exceeding RM10 million (or its equivalent in foreign currencies); (ix) a bank

 

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licensee or insurance licensee as defined in the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010; (x) an Islamic bank licensee or takaful licensee as defined in the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010; and (xi) any other person as may be specified by the Commission; provided that, in the each of the preceding categories (i) to (xi), the distribution of the shares is made by a holder of a Capital Markets Services License who carries on the business of dealing in securities. The distribution in Malaysia of this prospectus is subject to Malaysian laws. This prospectus does not constitute and may not be used for the purpose of public offering or an issue, offer for subscription or purchase, invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities requiring the registration of a prospectus with the Commission under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.

Taiwan

The shares have not been and will not be registered with the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitutes an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan that requires a registration or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer, sell, give advice regarding or otherwise intermediate the offering and sale of the shares in Taiwan.

South Africa

Due to restrictions under the securities laws of South Africa, no “offer to the public” (as such term is defined in the South African Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (as amended or re-enacted) (the “South African Companies Act”)) is being made in connection with the issue of the shares in South Africa. Accordingly, this document does not, nor is it intended to, constitute a “registered prospectus” (as that term is defined in the South African Companies Act) prepared and registered under the South African Companies Act and has not been approved by, and/or filed with, the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission or any other regulatory authority in South Africa. The shares are not offered, and the offer shall not be transferred, sold, renounced or delivered, in South Africa or to a person with an address in South Africa, unless one or other of the following exemptions stipulated in section 96 (1) applies:

Section 96 (1)(a)

The offer, transfer, sale, renunciation or delivery is to:

(i) persons whose ordinary business, or part of whose ordinary business, is to deal in securities, as principal or agent;

(ii) persons whose ordinary business, or part of whose ordinary business, is to deal in securities, as principal or agent;

(iii) persons or entities regulated by the Reserve Bank of South Africa;

(iv) authorised financial service providers under South African law;

(v) financial institutions recognised as such under South African law;

 

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(vi) a wholly owned subsidiary of any person or entity contemplated in (c), (d) or (e), acting as agent in the capacity of an authorised portfolio manager for a pension fund, or as manager for a collective investment scheme (in each case duly registered as such under South African law); or

(vii) any combination of the person in (i) to (vi); or

Section 96 (1)(b)

The total contemplated acquisition cost of the securities, for any single addressee acting as principal is equal to or greater than ZAR1,000,000 or such higher amount as may be promulgated by notice in the Government Gazette of South Africa pursuant to section 96(2)(a) of the South African Companies Act.

Information made available in this prospectus should not be considered as “advice” as defined in the South African Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 2002.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the issuance of the shares of Class A common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for Signify Health, Inc. by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is representing the underwriters.

EXPERTS

The financial statement of Signify Health, Inc., as of October 1, 2020, included in this prospectus, has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein. Such financial statement is included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The combined-consolidated financial statements of Cure TopCo, LLC, and its subsidiaries, and the related financial statement schedule, as of December 31, 2018 and 2019 and for the years then ended, included in this prospectus, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein. Such financial statements and financial statement schedule are included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The financial statements of Remedy Partners, Inc. as of December 31, 2018 and for the year ended December 31, 2018 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of RSM US LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A common stock offered hereby. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to the company and its Class A common stock, reference is made to the registration statement and the exhibits and any schedules filed therewith. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete and in each instance, if such contract or document is filed as an exhibit, reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, each statement being qualified in all respects by such reference. The SEC maintains an internet site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements we have filed electronically with the SEC.

As a result of the offering, we will be required to file periodic reports and other information with the SEC. We also maintain an internet site at www.signifyhealth.com. Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto shall not be deemed to be incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part.

 

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     Page  

Signify Health, Inc.

  

Financial Statement

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-2  

Balance Sheet as of October 1, 2020

     F-3  

Notes to Balance Sheet

     F-4  

Cure TopCo, LLC

  

Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

     F-5  

Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

     F-6  

Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

     F-7  

Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

     F-8  

Notes to the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-9  

Combined – Consolidated Financial Statements

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-39  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018

     F-40  

Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

     F-41  

Combined-Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

     F-42  

Combined-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

     F-43  

Notes to Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-44  

Remedy Partners, Inc.

  

Financial Statements

  

Independent Auditors’ Report

     F-79  

Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018

     F-80  

Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

     F-81  

Statement of Changes in Members’ Equity for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

     F-82  

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

     F-83  

Notes to Financial Statements

     F-84  

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholder and Board of Directors of Signify Health, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Signify Health, Inc. (the “Company”) as of October 1, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statement”). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of October 1, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Stamford, Connecticut

December 7, 2020 (January 19, 2021, as to the effects of the share issuance described in Note 5)

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.

 

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Signify Health, Inc.

Balance Sheet

 

     October 1, 2020  

ASSETS

  

Current assets

  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ —  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ —  
  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)

  

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 1,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

   $ —  
  

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

   $ —  
  

 

 

 

 

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Signify Health, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

1.

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

Signify Health, Inc. (“Signify Health”, the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on October 1, 2020. Signify Health was formed for the purpose of completing an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock and related transactions in which it will gain control of, and therefore consolidate the operations of Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries.

The accompanying balance sheet has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows have not been presented because Signify Health has not engaged in any business or other activities except in connection with its formation.

 

2.

Significant Accounting Policies

Underwriting Commissions and Offering Costs

Underwriting commissions and offering costs incurred in connection with the Company’s common share offering will be reflected as a reduction of additional paid-in capital upon completion of its IPO. Underwriting commissions and offering costs are not recorded in the Company’s balance sheet because such costs are not the Company’s liability until the Company completes its IPO.

 

3.

Stockholders’ Equity

Signify Health is authorized to issue 1,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on all matters submitted to shareholders for vote, consent or approval.

 

4.

Commitments and Contingencies

Signify Health may be subject to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. There are currently no material proceedings to which Signify Health is a party, nor does Signify Health have knowledge of any proceedings threatened against it.

 

5.

Subsequent Events

Signify Health, Inc. performed an evaluation of subsequent events through December 7, 2020, the date the balance sheet was originally issued and through the re-issuance date of January 19, 2021, for events requiring recording or disclosure in the financial statements as of October 1, 2020. On January 5, 2021, Signify Health, Inc. issued 100 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to our Chief Executive Officer, which represents all outstanding common stock issued to date.

 

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Cure TopCo, LLC and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited, In millions, except units)

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2020     2019  

ASSETS

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87.9   $ 27.7

Accounts receivable, net

     143.1     168.1

Contract assets

     110.0     38.3

Restricted cash

     4.4     22.5

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     11.7     6.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     357.1     263.5

Property and equipment, net

     26.7     19.3

Goodwill

     578.8     578.8

Intangible assets, net

     503.6     528.5

Other assets

     2.5     2.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,468.7   $ 1,392.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 95.6   $ 107.1

Contract liabilities

     35.0     3.1

Current maturities of long-term debt

     2.8     2.8

Due to shareholders

     54.0     —    

Other current liabilities

     16.1     9.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     203.5     122.6

Long-term debt

     263.8     264.6

Borrowings under revolving credit

     77.0     —    

Contingent consideration

     —         39.8

Customer EAR liability

     14.4     —    

Other noncurrent liabilities

     18.6     7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     577.3     434.8

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 17)

    

Members’ equity—Series A Preferred (3,384,543 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019)

     697.7     695.4

Members’ equity—Series B Preferred (3,402,608 and 3,533,133 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)

     264.3     325.5

Members’ equity—Class A common (0 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019)

     —         —    

Members’ equity—Class B common (108,977 and 93,311 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)

     4.9     4.2

Members’ equity—Class C common (83,244 and 0 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)

     7.2     —    

Accumulated deficit

     (82.7     (67.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total members’ equity

     891.4     957.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and members’ equity

   $ 1,468.7   $ 1,392.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed combined-consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited, in millions, except unit and per unit amounts)

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
             2020                     2019          

Revenue

   $ 417.1   $ 368.5

Operating expenses:

    

Service expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     203.4     188.2

Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     148.5     119.1

Transaction-related expenses

     10.8     15.9

Asset impairment

     —         1.5

Depreciation and amortization

     46.0     49.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     408.7     374.2

Income (loss) from operations

     8.4     (5.7

Interest expense

     16.2     16.1

Other (income) expense, net

     6.9     (1.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expense, net

     23.1     14.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (14.7     (20.4

Income tax expense

     0.5     0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (15.2   $ (20.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per unit

    

Former Class A and B Common Units

   $ —     $ (5.75

Class C Common Units

   $ (2.15     —    

Weighted average units outstanding

    

Former Class A and B Common Units

     —         3,564,661

Class C Common Units

     58,968     —    

See accompanying notes to the condensed combined-consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity

(Unaudited, in millions, except units)

 

     Former Class A
common units
    Former Class A
members’ equity
    Class B
common units
    Class B
members’ equity
    Additional paid-in
capital
    Accumulated
deficit
    Total members’
equity
 

Balance at January 1, 2019

     3,391,370   $ 320.2     52,240   $ 2.6   $ —       $ (38.8   $ 284.0

ASC 606 adoption

     —         —         —         —         —         (0.2     (0.2

Contribution of Remedy

     —         —         —         —         698.3     —         698.3

Acquisition of TAV Health

     130,525     26.1     —         —         —         —         26.1

Member contributions

     30,000     3.0     —         —         —         —         3.0

Member distributions (Note 14)

     —         (21.8     —         (0.7     —         —         (22.5

Repurchase of member units

     (18,762     (2.0     (6,300     (0.3     —         —         (2.3

Tax payments on behalf of members

     —         —         —         —         (7.4     —         (7.4

Equity-based compensation

     —         —         14,966     2.0     1.0     —         3.0

Proceeds from exercises of stock options

     —         —         —         —         0.6     —         0.6

Net loss

     —         —         —         —         —         (20.5     (20.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

     3,533,133   $ 325.5     60,906   $ 3.6   $ 692.5   $ (59.5   $ 962.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Series A
preferred
units
    Series A
preferred
members’
equity
    Series B
preferred
units
    Series B
preferred
members’
equity
    Class B
common
units
    Class B
members’
equity
    Class C
common
units
    Class C
members’
equity
    Accumulated
deficit
    Total
members’
equity
 

Balance at January 1, 2020

    3,384,543   $ 695.4     3,533,133   $ 325.5     93,311   $ 4.2     —       $ —       $ (67.5   $ 957.6

Repurchase of member units

    —         —         (130,525     (54.0     (350     —         —         —         —         (54.0

Tax payments on behalf of members

    —         —         —         (7.2     —         (0.7     —         (0.2       (8.1

Equity-based compensation

    —         1.2     —         —         16,016     1.4     83,244     7.4     —         10.0

Proceeds from exercises of stock options

    —         0.7     —         —         —         —         —         —           0.7

Repurchase of stock on behalf of New Remedy Corp

    —         (0.6     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         (0.6

Tax refunds received on behalf of New Remedy Corp

    —         1.0     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         1.0

Net loss

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         (15.2     (15.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

    3,384,543   $ 697.7     3,402,608   $ 264.3     108,977   $ 4.9     83,244   $ 7.2   $ (82.7   $ 891.4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed combined-consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited, in millions)

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
             2020                     2019          

Operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (15.2   $ (20.5

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     46.0     49.5

Loss on impairment

     —         1.5

Equity-based compensation

     10.0     3.0

Customer equity appreciation right

     7.5     —    

Remeasurement of customer equity appreciation right

     6.9     —    

Amortization of deferred financing fees

     1.3     1.2

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         0.2

Remeasurement of contingent consideration

     0.2     0.7

Payment of contingent consideration

     (1.8  

Gain on sale of assets

     —         (1.1

Other

     0.2     0.5

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     25.0     73.7

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (4.8     (3.5

Contract assets

     (71.7     23.4

Other assets

     (0.2     0.1

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (11.5     (37.4

Contract liabilities

     31.9     (37.7

Other current liabilities

     6.3     (0.5

Other noncurrent liabilities

     10.6     3.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     40.7     56.2

Investing activities

    

Capital expenditures—property and equipment

     (13.0     (7.1

Capital expenditures—internal-use software development

     (15.7     (9.7

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —         1.2

Business combinations, net of cash acquired

     —         (28.8

Cash acquired from Remedy Partners Acquisition

     —         136.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (28.7     91.6

Financing activities

    

Repayment of long-term debt

     (2.1     (2.1

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     —         20.0

Repayment of borrowings under revolving credit facility

     (15.0     (20.0

Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility

     92.0     25.0

Repayments of borrowings under financing agreement

     (0.2     —    

Proceeds from borrowings under financing agreement

     0.6     —    

Payment of contingent consideration

     (38.2     —    

Payment of debt issuance costs

     —         (0.7

Payment to sellers of Remedy

     —         (83.8

Member distributions

     (8.1     (22.5

Payment of taxes on behalf of New Remedy Corp

     1.0     (7.4

Repurchase of member units

     —         (2.7

Contributions from members

     —         3.0

Proceeds related to the issuance of New Remedy Corp common stock under stock plans

     0.1     0.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     30.1     (90.6

Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     42.1     57.2

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year

     50.2     20.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of year

   $ 92.3   $ 77.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 14.9   $ 14.6

Cash paid for taxes (net of refunds)

     0.3     0.3

Noncash transactions

    

Issuance of membership units related to acquisition

     —         26.1

Capital expenditures not yet paid

     0.2     —    

See accompanying notes to the condensed combined-consolidated financial statements.

 

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Cure TopCo, LLC and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited, in millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

1.

Nature of Operations

Cure TopCo, LLC (formerly Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, “we”, “our”, “us”) is a Delaware limited liability company formed on November 3, 2017. We have adopted a holding company structure and are the indirect parent company of Signify Health, LLC (“Signify”), a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Cure Borrower, LLC.

Signify was formed on November 3, 2017. Operations are performed through our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

We are a healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology and nationwide healthcare provider networks. Our customers include health plans, governments, employers, health systems and physician groups. We operate in two segments of the value-based healthcare payment industry: payment models based on individual episodes of care, or Episodes of Care Services segment, and in-home health evaluations, or Home & Community Services segment. Our solutions support value-based payment programs by aligning financial incentives around, and providing tools to health plans and healthcare organizations designed to assess and manage, risk and identify actionable opportunities for improved patient outcomes, coordination and cost-savings.

In 2019, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Remedy Partners”). A controlling interest in Remedy Partners was initially acquired by New Mountain Capital on January 15, 2019 (the “Remedy Partners Acquisition”), at which point we and Remedy Partners were considered to be under common control and combined financial statements were presented from January 15, 2019 to November 26, 2019. On November 26, 2019, a series of transactions were effected which resulted in Remedy Partners becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary and consolidated financial statements were presented from that date forward (the “Remedy Partners Combination” and together with the Remedy Partners Acquisition, the “Remedy Partners Transaction”).

On March 13, 2019, Signify acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Triple Aim Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TAV Health”).

 

2.

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Combination—Consolidation

The unaudited financial statements were consolidated as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The financial statements were combined for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, see Note 1 Nature of Operations. These unaudited Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the 2019 audited Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

These Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and have been prepared by us in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and following the rules and regulations of the SEC. In our opinion, they reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring items, that are necessary to present fairly the results of interim periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations; however, we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Operating results for the periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future interim periods or the entire fiscal year. Our quarterly results of operations, including our revenue, income (loss) from operations, net loss and cash flows, have varied and may vary significantly in the future, and

 

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period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful. Accordingly, our interim results should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.

The Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts and financial statements of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities (VIEs) where we are the primary beneficiary. Results of operations of VIEs are included from the dates we became the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

We have two operating segments, Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services.

Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts in the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements; therefore, actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant estimates underlying our Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements include revenue recognition; allowance for doubtful accounts; recoverability of long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill; loss contingencies; accounting for business combinations, including amounts assigned to definite and indefinite lived intangible assets and contingent consideration; and equity-based compensation.

As of September 30, 2020, the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to unfold; See Note 3 COVID-19 Pandemic. As a result, many of our estimates and assumptions have required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, our estimates may change materially in the future.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

We have not identified any incremental items that would be considered a component of comprehensive income (loss) and accordingly a statement of comprehensive loss is not reflected in the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements because net loss and comprehensive loss are the same.

Restricted Cash

Under our Master Agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), we are required to place certain funds in escrow for the benefit of CMS. This account, known as a Secondary Repayment Source (“SRS”), is based on the size of our participation in the legacy CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (“BPCI”) program, the predecessor program of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement—Advanced initiative (“BPCI-A”). These funds are available to CMS as a supplemental payment source if we fail to pay amounts owed to CMS. The funds will be returned to us 18 months after the conclusion of the effective period of the CMS Master Agreement, or when all financial obligations to CMS are fulfilled. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was $0.5 and $16.3, respectively, in the SRS account included in restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In March 2020 and August 2020, $13.4 and $2.4, respectively, of these funds were released to us from escrow as the original BPCI program has ended, with the remaining balance of $0.5 as of September 30, 2020 related to BPCI-A.

We also withhold a portion of shared savings to customers in a “holding pool” to cover any potential subsequent negative adjustments through CMS’s subsequent reconciliation true-up process. These funds are

 

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distributed to customers following the final true-up if there is no negative adjustment. These amounts represent consideration payable to the customer and therefore have reduced revenue in the period earned. The funds have been received by us from CMS and are held in a separate cash account, included as restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Since the funds are payable to the customer at the point the final CMS true-up is made or a negative adjustment is due to us, the amounts are also included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was $3.9 and $6.2, respectively, of restricted cash in the holding pool.

The following table reconciles cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash per the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

     September 30,
2020
     December 31,
2019
     September 30,
2019
     December 31,
2018
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87.9    $ 27.7    $ 46.2    $ 20.4

Restricted cash

     4.4      22.5      31.4       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

   $ 92.3    $ 50.2    $ 77.6    $ 20.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable primarily consist of amounts due from customers and CMS and are stated at their net realizable value. Management evaluates all accounts periodically and an allowance is established based on the best facts available to management. Management considers historical realization data, accounts receivable aging trends and other operational trends to estimate the collectability of receivables. After all reasonable attempts to collect a receivable have been exhausted, the receivable is written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $5.1 and $4.8, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted

In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The new revenue recognition standard provides a five-step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance was effective for nonpublic companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and is applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We used the modified retrospective method to adopt the new revenue recognition guidance on January 1, 2019. Adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact to our revenue recognition, with approximately $0.2 recognized as a cumulative impact increase in accumulated deficit upon adoption. Remedy Partners adopted this new accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019, prior to our acquisition of Remedy Partners and its inclusion in our Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements. This new guidance did have a material impact on the timing of revenue recognition for Remedy Partners.

In June 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-07, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). The amendments in ASU 2018-07 expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based

 

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payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. We elected to early adopt this new guidance for interim periods in 2020 with no significant impact to our financial statements.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-08, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Codification Improvements—Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer (“ASU 2019-08”). ASU 2019-08 requires that an entity measure and classify share-based payment awards granted to a customer by applying the guidance in Topic 718. The amount recorded as a reduction of the transaction price is required to be measured on the basis of the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment award in accordance with Topic 718. The grant date is the date at which a grantor (supplier) and a grantee (customer) reach a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of a share-based payment award. ASU 2019-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. We elected to early adopt this new guidance for interim periods in 2020, which had an impact on the customer EAR agreements. The initial grant date fair value of the EAR agreements is being recorded as a reduction of the transaction price beginning in 2020. See Note 17 Commitments and Contingencies.

Pending Adoption

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new lease standard requires lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet by recording a right-of-use asset and lease liability. This guidance is effective for non-public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of this guidance on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 introduced the current expected credit losses methodology for estimating allowances for credit losses. ASU 2016-13 applies to all financial instruments carried at amortized cost and off-balance-sheet credit exposures not accounted for as insurance, including loan commitments, standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees. The new accounting standard does not apply to trading assets, loans held for sale, financial assets for which the fair value option has been elected, or loans and receivables between entities under common control. ASU 2016-13 is effective for non-public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of this new guidance on our financial statements.

 

3.

The COVID-19 Pandemic

During the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak rapidly evolved. In our Home & Community Services segment, in-home health evaluations (“IHEs”) were only moderately impacted during the first quarter of 2020. However, at the end of the first quarter of 2020, we temporarily suspended conducting IHEs. At the same time, we launched a new service, offering health plan customers a “virtual” health assessment (“vIHE”) to be supplemented, where possible, with a confirmatory IHE later in the year. Certain of our Home & Community Services health plan customers agreed to this new service, which we began providing on April 2, 2020. CMS provided temporary approval of this service in early April 2020. We also developed a number of new product offerings in support of the crisis, such as workplace screening and testing, which we quickly operationalized and began offering to employers as an additional service in early April 2020. As a result of these actions, more than 90% of health evaluations during the second quarter 2020 were vIHEs. In July 2020, we began to return to IHEs. For the third quarter of 2020, the number of health

 

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risk assessments that were being performed on an in-home basis, had returned to historic levels. We established personal protective equipment protocols with our major customers in order to achieve this return to IHEs. We, together with our customers, continue to monitor the changing situation with COVID-19 cases on a state-by-state basis.

Within the Episodes of Care Services segment, we observed some evidence of reduced volumes of episodes of care as a result of the cancellation of elective surgeries in the final two weeks of the first quarter of 2020. Due to the nature of the BPCI-A program, however, there is a significant lag between us performing our services and CMS reporting the final outcomes of those services. We will continue to monitor any leading indicators and the potential impact on our operations and financial performance.    

We also note that by virtue of the passage of time between when we perform our services and the confirmation of results and subsequent cash settlement by CMS, COVID-19 did not have an impact on the cash we received from CMS during 2020. We expect to receive our next cash payment from CMS in the first quarter of 2021 which will reflect the initial impact of COVID-19 on our business as described below.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS announced healthcare providers may continue in the BPCI-A program with no change or they allowed healthcare providers an exception to previous rules of the program with two options as follows:

 

   

Healthcare providers may choose to eliminate upside and downside risk by excluding all episodes from reconciliation in 2020; or

 

   

Healthcare providers may choose to exclude from reconciliation those episodes with a COVID-19 diagnosis during the episode.

Healthcare providers were required to make their elections by September 25, 2020. The results of these elections made by the providers will reduce the total number of episodes we manage during 2020 and part of 2021, and therefore reduce program size. While these provider elections will temporarily reduce program size in the near term, this impact is partially offset by a higher savings rate achieved as a result of certain underperforming episodes being dropped. Subsequently, CMS announced that all episodes in 2021 with a COVID-19 diagnosis would be automatically excluded from reconciliation, which will further reduce program size for all of 2021.

During the fourth quarter of 2020, COVID-19 rates have been spiking once again and parts of the United States are experiencing peak levels of the virus. We continue to monitor trends related to COVID-19 and their impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

4.

Business Combinations

Remedy Partners Acquisition

On January 15, 2019, affiliates of New Mountain Capital acquired a controlling interest in Remedy Partners for $405.0 in cash at which point we and Remedy Partners were considered to be under common control. The total enterprise value purchase consideration of the transaction was determined to be $664.0. We allocated the purchase price to the identifiable net assets acquired, based on the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the value of the acquired assembled workforce, specialized processes and procedures and operating synergies, none of which qualify as separate intangible assets.

We determined the estimated fair values of intangible assets acquired using estimates of future discounted cash flows to be generated by the business over the estimated duration of those cash flows. We base the

 

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estimated cash flows on projections of future revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, working capital needs and tax rates. We estimated the duration of the cash flows based on the projected useful lives of the assets acquired. The discount rate was determined based on specific business risk, cost of capital and other factors.

The table below presents the fair value of net assets acquired and pushed down as of the acquisition date:

 

Cash

   $ 114.7

Accounts receivable

     89.2

Contract assets

     112.8

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3.7

Restricted cash

     21.3

Property and equipment

     6.6

Other assets

     0.8

Intangible assets

     167.0
  

 

 

 

Total identifiable assets acquired

     516.1

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     161.6

Contract liabilities

     60.3

Other current liabilities

     8.2

Deferred tax liabilities

     30.4
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

     260.5
  

 

 

 

Net identifiable assets acquired

     255.6

Goodwill

     408.4
  

 

 

 

Total of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

   $ 664.0
  

 

 

 

The $167.0 of acquired intangible assets include customer relationships of $118.0 (weighted average useful life of 9 years), acquired software of $43.0 (5-year useful life) and a tradename of $6.0 (5-year useful life). The tradename was subsequently impaired following our rebranding upon the Remedy Partners Combination during the fourth quarter of 2019.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities assumed includes $83.8 related to an excess cash distribution that was paid to the sellers of Remedy Partners in May 2019, in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement.

None of the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. At the time of the Remedy Partners Combination in November 2019, Remedy Partners was contributed as a limited liability company after a series of transactions in a tax-free transaction. As such, all tax attributes, including $3.9 of current tax liabilities included in other current liabilities above and $30.4 of deferred tax liabilities previously related to Remedy Partners are maintained at the New Remedy Corp. level (parent holding company). For presentation purposes, the tax treatment was as if New Remedy Corp. existed and held the tax attributes for the entire year ended December 31, 2019.

The acquisition resulted in common control by New Mountain Capital. As such, the financial results of Remedy Partners have been combined with our financial results and included in the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements since the date of acquisition. At the time of the Remedy Partners Combination in November 2019, the financial results were consolidated with the financial results of the other entities of the Company. Total revenue and net loss of $67.8 and $30.3, respectively, related to Remedy Partners is included in the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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TAV Health Acquisition

On March 13, 2019, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of TAV Health. The purchase price was $55.0, comprised of $28.9 in cash and the issuance of 130,525 of our former Class A Common Units. We allocated the purchase price to the identifiable net assets acquired, based on the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the value of the acquired assembled workforce, specialized processes and procedures and operating synergies, none of which qualify as separate intangible assets.

We determined the estimated fair values of intangible assets acquired using estimates of future discounted cash flows to be generated by the business over the estimated duration of those cash flows. We base the estimated cash flows on projections of future revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, working capital needs and tax rates. We estimated the duration of the cash flows based on the projected useful lives of the assets acquired. The discount rate was determined based on specific business risk, cost of capital and other factors.

The table below presents the fair value of net assets acquired at the date of acquisition:

 

Cash

   $ 0.1

Accounts receivable

     0.3

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     0.2

Other assets

     0.1

Property and equipment

     0.3

Intangible assets

     8.2
  

 

 

 

Total identifiable assets acquired

     9.2

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     0.1

Other current liabilities

     2.0
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

     2.1
  

 

 

 

Net identifiable assets acquired

     7.1

Goodwill

     47.9
  

 

 

 

Total of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

   $ 55.0
  

 

 

 

The $8.2 of acquired intangible assets is comprised of acquired software of $7.7 (6-year useful life) and customer relationships of $0.5 (14-year useful life).

None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The acquisition was not material to our Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations. Therefore, pro forma results of operations related to this acquisition have not been presented. The financial results of TAV Health have been included in our Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements since the date of the acquisition.

 

5.

Variable Interest Entities

We consolidate our affiliates when we are the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) is the party that has both the decision-making authority to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the right to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Consolidated VIEs at September 30, 2020 and December 31,

 

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2019 include one and two, respectively, physician practices that require an individual physician to legally own the equity interests as certain state laws and regulations prohibit non-physician owned business entities from practicing medicine or employing licensed healthcare providers. We have determined we are the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as we have the obligation to absorb the losses from and direct activities of these operations. As a result, these VIEs are consolidated and any non-controlling interest is not presented. Recourse of creditors to these VIEs is limited to the assets of the VIE entities, which total $2.0 and $2.5 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

In February 2019, we sold a VIE, Principium LLC and Medical Service Professionals of New Jersey PLC, to Clover Health LLC for $1.2 and recognized a gain on disposition of assets of $1.1, which is included in SG&A expenses on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The carrying amount and classification of the VIEs’ assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, net of intercompany amounts, are as follows:

 

     September 30,      December 31,  
     2020      2019  

ASSETS

     

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 0.1    $ 0.1

Accounts receivable, net

     1.9      2.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     2.0      2.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2.0    $ 2.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

Total liabilities

             

Company capital

     (1.2      (0.1

Retained earnings

     3.2      2.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     2.0      2.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 2.0    $ 2.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

6.

Revenue Recognition

Under ASC 606, we recognize revenue as the control of promised services is transferred to our customers and we generate all of our revenue from contracts with customers. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for these services. The measurement and recognition of revenue requires us to make certain judgments and estimates.

We are dependent on a concentrated number of payors and provider partners with whom we contract to provide our services, see Note 20 Concentrations.

Disaggregation of Revenue

We earn revenue from our two operating segments, Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services, under contracts that contain various fee structures. Through our Home & Community Services segment, we offer health evaluations performed either within the patient’s home or at a healthcare provider facility primarily to Medicare Advantage health plans (and to some extent, Medicaid). Additionally, we

 

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offer certain diagnostic screening and other ancillary services and through our Signify Community solution, we offer services to address healthcare concerns related to social determinants of health. Through our Episodes of Care Services segment, we primarily provide services designed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery by developing and managing episodic payment programs in partnership with healthcare providers, primarily under the BPCI-A program with CMS. Additionally, we provide certain complex care management services. All of our revenue is generated in the United States.

The following table summarizes disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 by source of revenue, which we believe best depicts the nature, amount and timing of revenue.

 

     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2020      2019  

Evaluations

   $ 294.9    $ 280.7

Other

     6.9      6.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Home & Community Services Total Revenue

     301.8      287.0

Episodes

     107.2      67.8

Other

     8.1      13.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Episodes of Care Services Total Revenue

     115.3      81.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Combined-Consolidated Revenue Total

   $ 417.1    $ 368.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Performance Obligations

The unit of measure under ASC 606 is a performance obligation, which is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct or series of distinct goods or services to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

Our customer contracts have either (1) a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts and is, therefore, not distinct; (2) a series of distinct performance obligations; or (3) multiple performance obligations, most commonly due to the contract covering multiple service offerings. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on the basis of the relative standalone selling price of each distinct service in the contract.

Home & Community Services

Home & Community Services revenue primarily consists of IHEs and related services, categorized as evaluations and other.

Revenue generated from IHEs relates to the assessments performed either within the patient’s home or at a healthcare provider facility as well as certain in-home clinical evaluations performed by our mobile network of providers.

Revenue is recognized when the IHEs are submitted to our customers on a daily basis. Submission to the customer occurs after the IHEs are completed and coded, a process which may take one to several days after completion of the evaluation. The pricing for the IHEs is generally based on a fixed transaction fee, which is directly linked to the usage of the service by the customer during a distinct service period. Customers are

 

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invoiced for evaluations performed each month and remit payment accordingly. Each IHE represents a single performance obligation for which revenue is recognized at a point-in-time when control is transferred to the customer upon submission of the completed and coded evaluation.

See Note 17 Commitments and Contingencies for detail on the Customer Equity Appreciation Rights.

The remaining sources of revenue in our Home & Community Services segment, which relate to ancillary diagnostic and evaluative services we provide, are recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied and are primarily based on a fixed fee. Therefore, they do not require estimates and assumptions by management.

Episodes of Care Services

The episodes solutions we provide are an integrated set of services which represent a single performance obligation in the form of a series of distinct services. This performance obligation is satisfied over time as the various services are delivered. We primarily offer our services to customers under the BPCI-A program.

Under the BPCI-A program, we act in a convener capacity, as defined by CMS, for most of our customer contracts, with the exception of a few customer contracts whereby we act in a non-convener capacity. Under the BPCI-A program, we recognize the revenue attributable to episodes reconciled during each six-month episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period that commences in the second or fourth quarter of each year, depending on the relevant contract with our provider partners. The 13-month performance obligation period begins at the start of the relevant episodes of care and extends through the receipt or generation of the semiannual reconciliation for the relevant performance measurement period, as well as the provision and explanation of statements of performance to each of our customers. The transaction price is 100% variable and therefore we estimate an amount in which we expect to be entitled to receive for each six-month episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period.

For each partner agreement, the fees are generally two-fold, an administrative fee, which is based on a stated percentage of program size and is paid out of savings, and a defined share of program savings or losses, if any. In order to estimate this variable consideration, management estimates the expected program size as well as the expected savings rate for each six-month episode performance measurement period. The estimate is performed both at the onset of each performance measurement period based on information available at the time and at the end of each reporting period. In making the estimate we consider inputs such as the overall program size which is defined by the historic cost multiplied by the frequency of occurrence of defined episodes of care. Additionally, we estimate savings rates by using data sources such as historical trend analysis together with indicative data of the current volume of episodes.

We adjust our estimates at the end of each six-month performance measurement period, generally in the second and fourth quarter each year, and may further adjust at the end of each reporting period to the extent new information indicates a change is required. We apply a constraint to the variable consideration estimate in circumstances where we believe the claims data received is incomplete or inconsistent, so as not to have the estimates result in a significant revenue reversal in future periods. Although our estimates are based on the information available to us at each reporting date, several factors may cause actual revenue earned to differ from the estimates recorded in each period. These include, among others, limited historical experience as the current BPCI-A program only commenced in the fourth quarter of 2018, CMS-imposed restrictions on the definition of episodes and benchmark prices, provider partner participation, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and other limitations of the program beyond our control.

The overall goal of the BPCI-A program is to generate savings relative to CMS benchmark prices. In return for participating in the program, we and our customers can share in savings or losses generated compared to

 

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the CMS benchmark prices, and those savings or losses are then shared with customers in accordance with the terms of our customer contracts. The customer’s share of the total savings represents consideration payable to customers and therefore is a reduction of the transaction price. We receive payment semi-annually from CMS for our customers in which we act as a convener or directly from our non-convener customers.

The remaining sources of revenue in our Episodes of Care Services segment are recognized over time when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied and are primarily based on a fixed fee or per member per month fee. Therefore, they do not require significant estimates and assumptions by management.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $2.1 of revenue representing changes in estimates related to variable consideration upon receipt and analysis of reconciliations from CMS in 2019 related to performance obligations satisfied in the year ended December 31, 2018.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized approximately $7.3 of revenue representing changes in estimates related to variable consideration upon receipt and analysis of reconciliations from CMS in the second quarter of 2020 related to performance obligations satisfied in the year ended December 31, 2019. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded approximately $1.6 related to a cumulative catch up of a change in estimated transaction price upon the satisfaction of the performance obligations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we also recorded approximately $9.2 of revenue related to changes in estimates for performance obligations in process based on new information received primarily related to the impact of COVID-19 on program size and related CMS imposed changes offered to providers.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded revenue of $3.3 related to a one-time termination fee associated with a customer in the Episodes of Care Services segment upon termination of the contract.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we terminated a contract with a customer in our Episodes of Care Services segment, representing approximately 5% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 in connection with a contractual dispute. Effective July 2020, we entered into an advisory services agreement with the customer to assist the customer with its ongoing participation in the BPCI-A program through December 31, 2023.

Related Balance Sheet Accounts

The following table provides information about accounts included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

     September 30, 2020      December 31, 2019  
     Episodes
of Care
Services
     Home &
Community
Services
     Total      Episodes
of Care
Services
     Home &
Community
Services
     Total  

Assets

                 

Accounts receivable, net (1)

   $ 25.1    $ 118.0    $ 143.1    $ 125.1    $ 43.0    $ 168.1

Contract assets (2)

   $ 110.0    $ —      $ 110.0    $ 38.3    $ —      $ 38.3

Liabilities

                 

Shared savings payable (3)

   $ 33.2    $ —      $ 33.2    $ 58.2    $ —      $ 58.2

Contract liabilities (4)

   $ 35.0    $ —      $ 35.0    $ 3.1    $ —      $ 3.1

Deferred revenue (5)

   $ 4.7    $ 1.4    $ 6.1    $ —      $ 1.2    $ 1.2

 

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Notes to the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited, in millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

  (1)

Accounts receivable, net for Episodes of Care Services included $5.1 due from CMS as of September 30, 2020 primarily related to the second reconciliation period of the BPCI-A program. The remaining amount of accounts receivable for both Episodes of Care Services and Home & Community Services represent amounts to be received from customers. As a result of the shift to vIHEs and other customer claims processing system delays, we have experienced collection delays from certain Home & Community Services customers, which has temporarily resulted in a negative impact on operating cash flows during 2020. We continue to actively work with our customers to collect on these amounts.

  (2)

Contract assets represents management’s estimate of amounts we expect to receive under the BPCI-A program related to the next two reconciliation periods. As of September 30, 2020, contract assets cover episodes of care for the period October 2019 through September 2020. Estimates for program size and savings rate are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements. We record an estimate of revenue related to these performance obligations over the 13-month period starting in the period the related episodes of care commence and through the estimated receipt of the semi-annual CMS reconciliation file. Any changes to these estimates based on new information will be recorded in the period such information is received. Total savings generated and revenue earned for the episodes of care in which the contract asset recorded as of September 30, 2020 relates to, will be included in the semi-annual reconciliations expected from CMS during the fourth quarter 2020 and second quarter of 2021. The increase in contract assets from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020 is primarily driven by the increase in estimated savings rate.

  (3)

Total shared savings payable is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Shared savings payable for Episodes of Care Services included $13.3 due to CMS as of December 31, 2019, which represented management’s estimate of total fees that were constrained related to the first reconciliation period of the BPCI-A program. We settled this amount with CMS during the next semi-annual reconciliation period in the second quarter of 2020. Shared savings payable includes $29.3 as of September 30, 2020, which is expected to be paid to customers related to their portion of savings earned under the BPCI-A program. Additionally, there is $3.9 included in shared savings payable at September 30, 2020, which represents amounts withheld from customers under the BPCI-A program based on contractual withholding percentages. This amount has been received by us from CMS and is held as restricted cash. We expect to remit these amounts to customers at the conclusion of the program, at which time both restricted cash and the liability will be reduced.

  (4)

Contract liabilities represent management’s estimate of savings amounts we expect to share with our customers based on contractual shared savings percentages related to the amounts we expect to be entitled to receive under the BPCI-A program related to the next two reconciliation periods. As of September 30, 2020, contract liabilities cover episodes of care for the period October 2019 through September 2020. These amounts offset the gross amount we expect to receive for the same period included in contract assets as of September 30, 2020. The increase in contract liabilities from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020 is primarily driven by the increase in estimated savings rate and therefore increase in amounts we expect to share with our customers.

  (5)

Deferred revenue is included in other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and primarily relates to advance payments received from certain customers.

 

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(Unaudited, in millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

The table below summarizes the activity recorded in the contract asset and liability accounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

Contract Assets

  

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $

Acquired in Remedy Partners Acquisition

     112.9

Performance obligation completed, converted to accounts receivable

     (95.5

Estimated revenue recognized related to performance obligations satisfied over time

     72.1
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

   $ 89.5
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ 38.3

Performance obligation completed, converted to accounts receivable

     (43.9

Estimated revenue recognized related to performance obligations satisfied over time

     115.6
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

   $ 110.0
  

 

 

 

 

Contract Liabilities

  

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $

Assumed in Remedy Partners Acquisition

     60.3

Performance obligation completed, converted to shared savings payable

     (55.9

Estimated amounts due to customer related to performance obligations satisfied over time

     18.2
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

   $ 22.6
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ 3.1

Performance obligation completed, converted to shared savings payable

     (4.6

Estimated amounts due to customer related to performance obligations satisfied over time

     36.5
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

   $ 35.0
  

 

 

 

 

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Deferred Revenue

  

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $ 0.4

Acquired in TAV Health acquisition

     1.0

Payments received from customers

     2.6

Revenue recognized upon completion of performance obligation

     (2.8
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

   $ 1.2
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ 1.2

Payments received from customers

     10.1

Revenue recognized upon completion of performance obligation

     (5.2
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

   $ 6.1
  

 

 

 

 

Shared Savings Payable

  

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $

Assumed in Remedy Partners Acquisition

     65.5

Amounts paid to customer and/or CMS

     (121.3

Amounts due to customer upon completion of performance obligation

     70.4
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

   $ 14.6
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ 58.2

Amounts paid to customer and/or CMS

     (94.6

Amounts due to customer upon completion of performance obligation

     69.6
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

   $ 33.2
  

 

 

 

Other Matters

We do not disclose, as amounts are not material or settled within a short period of time, the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (a) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less; (b) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed; or (c) contracts for which the variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation, and the terms of the variable consideration relate specifically to our efforts to transfer the distinct service or to a specific outcome from transferring the distinct service.

As an accounting policy election, sales tax amounts collected from customers on behalf of government entities are not included in the transaction price with customers and any amounts collected are reported net in our financial statements.

 

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7.

Property and Equipment

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, property and equipment, net were as follows:

 

     September 30, 2020      December 31, 2019  

Leasehold Improvements

   $ 17.6    $ 11.6

Computer equipment

     16.1      10.6

Furniture and fixtures

     5.7      5.3

Software

     2.5      3.4

Projects in progress

     1.3      0.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, gross

     43.2      31.8

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (16.5      (12.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 26.7    $ 19.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment, inclusive of amounts subsequently written off or disposed from accumulated depreciation, was $5.5 and $4.6 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There was no impairment of property and equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we sold approximately $0.3 in property and equipment, included in the gain as discussed in Note 5 Variable Interest Entities.

 

8.

Goodwill

There was no change in the carrying amount of goodwill for each reporting segment from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020. The carrying amount of goodwill for each reporting segment as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Home &
Community
Services
     Episodes of
Care Services
     Total  

Goodwill

   $ 170.4    $ 408.4    $ 578.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There was no impairment related to goodwill during any period presented.

 

9.

Intangible Assets

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, intangible assets were as follows:

 

          September 30, 2020      December 31, 2019  
     Estimated
Useful
Life
(years)
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net
Carrying
Value
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net
Carrying
Value
 

Customer relationships

   3 - 20    $ 530.5    $ (83.9   $ 446.6    $ 530.5    $ (56.7   $ 473.8

Acquired and capitalized software

   3 - 6      107.1      (50.1     57.0      91.6      (36.9     54.7
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 637.6    $ (134.0   $ 503.6    $ 622.1    $ (93.6   $ 528.5
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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We capitalized $15.7 and $9.7 of internally-developed software costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.    

Amortization expense for intangible assets, inclusive of amounts subsequently written off from accumulated amortization, was $40.5 and $44.9 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Expected amortization expense as of September 30, 2020 related to intangible assets, including internal-use software development costs, was as follows:

 

Remainder of 2020

   $ 14.1

2021

     56.4

2022

     48.6

2023

     43.1

2024

     32.5

thereafter

     308.9
  

 

 

 
   $ 503.6
  

 

 

 

There was no significant impairment of intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We recorded an asset impairment charge of $1.5 related to certain acquired and capitalized software during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as a result of the discontinued use of the software. This is included in asset impairment on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

10.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

     September 30,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

Shared savings payable

   $ 33.2    $ 58.2

Accrued payroll and payroll-related expenses

     34.5      33.0

Other accrued expenses

     23.0      12.4

Accounts payable

     4.9      3.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 95.6    $ 107.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

11.

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt was as follows at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

     September 30,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

Revolving Facility

   $ 77.0    $

Term Loan

     273.2      275.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     350.2      275.3

Unamortized debt issuance costs

     (4.9      (5.9

Unamortized discount on debt

     (1.7      (2.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt, net

     343.6      267.4

Less current maturities

     (2.8      (2.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 340.8    $ 264.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited, in millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

On December 21, 2017, Signify entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with an unaffiliated secured lender syndicate. Under the Credit Agreement, Signify incurred a term loan of $260.0 (the “Term Loan”) and a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) with a $35.0 borrowing capacity, which could also be used to obtain letters of credit up to $5.0. The maturity date of the Term Loan is December 21, 2024 and the maturity date of the Revolving Facility is December 21, 2022. Signify is required to make amortization payments of 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan, payable on a quarterly basis.

On December 9, 2019, Signify amended its Credit Agreement to increase the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility to $80.0.

The Credit Agreement is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of Signify and its subsidiaries. The Term Loan and Revolving Facility both have the option of being drawn at the Base Rate plus 3.50% or the Eurocurrency Rate plus 4.50%, subject to two 0.25% stepdowns in the case of the Revolving Facility based on the applicable Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the effective interest rate on Term Loan borrowings was 5.50% and 6.44%, respectively. At September 30, 2020, the effective interest rate on the Revolving Facility was 4.31%. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Facility at December 31, 2019.

The Credit Agreement is subject to certain financial and nonfinancial covenants, including a defined Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio applicable solely to the Revolving Facility. The term loan requires an excess cash flow (“ECF”) payment commencing with and including the period ended December 31, 2018. The prior year’s ECF payment is due within 10 business days after financial statements have been delivered. As our Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio was below the threshold requiring an ECF payment, there was no ECF payment due in 2019 or 2020. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes negative covenants which restrict Signify and its subsidiaries’ ability, among other things, to incur indebtedness, grant liens, make investments, sell or otherwise dispose of assets or enter into a merger, pay dividends or repurchase stock. As of September 30, 2020, the amount of Signify and its subsidiaries’ net assets restricted from transfer to the Company was zero as a result of the Remedy Partners Combination which allowed for the ability to make certain payments for up to one year following the Remedy Partners Combination in excess of the normal restrictions. This additional capacity on restricted payments will expire on the one-year anniversary of the Remedy Partners Combination, at which time, a significant portion of Signify and its subsidiaries’ net assets may be deemed restricted. Cure TopCo, LLC, the parent, has no stand-alone operations, including no cash or assets; its only activities relate to owning a controlling interest in its subsidiaries and the issuances of equity as described in Note 14 Members’ Equity. Signify did not make any distributions to the parent during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we were in compliance with all covenants.

On March 12, 2019, we drew $20.0 from the Revolving Facility for the purpose of acquiring Triple Aim Ventures, LLC. On April 23, 2019, the $20.0 was converted to an Incremental Term Loan (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as allowed under the terms of the Credit Agreement. Such Incremental Term Loan is due December 21, 2024. As a result of the Incremental Term Loan, certain lenders were extinguished and replaced with additional term lenders, and we extinguished related deferred financing fees in the amount of $0.2, which is included in interest expense on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

On March 18, 2020, we borrowed $77.0 under the Revolving Facility as a precautionary measure to ensure appropriate liquidity as a result of the potential risks associated with COVID-19.

On November 17, 2020, we entered into the fourth amendment to the existing Credit Agreement for $125.0 (the “2020 November Incremental Term Loans”). On December 7, 2020, we entered into the fifth amendment to the existing Credit Agreement for $15.0 (the “2020 December Incremental Term Loans” and together with the 2020 November Incremental Term Loans, the “Incremental Term Loans”). The maturity

 

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date of the Incremental Term Loans is the same as that of the Term Loan, December 21, 2024. The Incremental Term Loans have an interest rate of the Base Rate plus 4.25% for base rate loans or the Eurocurrency Rate plus 5.25% for eurocurrency rate loans. The proceeds of the 2020 November Incremental Term Loans are intended for general corporate use and were used to repay the $77.0 in outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Facility in November 2020 and to fund the acquisition described in Note 22 Subsequent Events. Given that the outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Facility are expected to be refinanced on a long-term basis, the borrowings are classified as long-term as of September 30, 2020. We paid a total of approximately $5.0 in financing fees related to the Incremental Term Loans.

As of September 30, 2020, aggregate principal maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years ending December 31 and thereafter are as follows:

 

Remainder of 2020

   $ 0.7

2021

     2.8

2022

     2.8

2023

     2.8

2024

     341.1
  

 

 

 
   $ 350.2
  

 

 

 

 

12.

Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

          September 30, 2020  

Balance Sheet Classification

   Type of Instrument    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Customer EAR liability

   Customer equity appreciation rights    $ —      $ —      $ 14.4    $ 14.4
          December 31, 2019  

Balance Sheet Classification

   Type of Instrument    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Cash equivalents

   Money market funds    $ 11.1    $ —      $ —      $ 11.1

Contingent consideration

   Consideration due to sellers    $ —      $ —      $ 39.8    $ 39.8

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or into or out of Level 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019.

The changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Contingent Consideration

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $ 39.1

Remeasurement of contingent consideration included in selling, general and administrative expense

     0.7
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

   $ 39.8
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ 39.8

Remeasurement of contingent consideration included in selling, general and administrative expense

     0.2

Payment of contingent consideration

     (40.0
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

   $ —  

 

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Customer equity appreciation rights

 

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ —  

Grant date fair value estimate recorded as reduction to revenue

     7.5

Remeasurement of fair value included in other expense

     6.9
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

   $ 14.4

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in recurring Level 3 fair value measurements were as follows as of September 30, 2020:

 

     Fair Value     

Valuation Technique

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   Assumption

Customer equity appreciation rights

   $ 14.4       Volatility    40% -55%
     

Monte Carlo

  

Dividend yield

   0%
  

Risk-free rate

   0.13% - 1.67%
        

Expected term (years)

   1.5 - 3.0
     Fair Value     

Valuation Technique

  

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

   Discount Rate

Consideration due to sellers

   $ 39.8    Discounted approach    Discount Rate    2.3%

The fair value of the underlying equity related to the customer equity appreciation rights is estimated in a similar manner, subject to the same management assumptions, as described for equity-based compensation awards. See Note 14 Members’ Equity.

The fair value of our debt is measured at Level 3 and is determined based on fluctuations in current interest rates, the trends in market yields of debt instruments with similar credit ratings, general economic conditions and other quantitative and qualitative factors. The carrying value of our debt approximates its fair value.

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair value because of the relatively short-term maturity of these instruments.

 

13.

Employee Benefit Arrangements

We provide two 401(k) retirement savings plans to eligible employees whereby each match 50% of every dollar contributed up to 6% of an employee’s eligible compensation and, under certain plans, may also make profit sharing contributions at our discretion. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred total contribution expense of $2.7, of which $1.3 is included in service expense and $1.4 is included in SG&A expense on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred total contribution expense of $2.6, of which $1.2 is included in service expense and $1.4 is included in SG&A expense on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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14.

Member’s Equity

Membership Units

In connection with the Remedy Partners Combination, our limited liability agreement (“LLC Agreement”) was amended and restated to authorize five classes of equity membership interests in us that are represented by Units: Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Class A Common Units, Class B Common Units, and Class C Common Units. In connection with the consummation of the Remedy Partners Combination, each outstanding Class A Common Unit that was outstanding prior to the Remedy Partners Combination was converted into a Series B Preferred Unit on a one-for-one basis and each Class B Common Unit remained outstanding. Also, in connection with the Remedy Partners Combination, 3,384,543 Series A Preferred Units were issued to New Remedy Corp in exchange for the contribution of $698.3 in net assets and tax attributes to us.

We had 3,384,543 units of Series A Preferred Units and 3,402,608 units of Series B Preferred Units outstanding as of September 30, 2020. We had zero Class A Common Units, 108,977 Class B Common Units and 83,244 Class C Common Units outstanding as of September 30, 2020.

The Series A Preferred Units have voting rights, being entitled to one vote per Series A Preferred Unit and have rights with respect to our profits and losses and distributions from us as set forth in our LLC Agreement. In the context of a liquidation or similar event, the Series A Preferred Units have a preference over other classes of Units, including, in certain circumstances, over the Series B Preferred Units. The preference with respect to the Series A Preferred Units is subject to forfeiture in certain scenarios based on the financial performance of Remedy Partners’ business and also in connection with an initial public offering of us or our successor entity. We did not make any tax or non-tax distributions on behalf of members holding Series A Preferred Units for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

The Series B Preferred Units have voting rights, being entitled to one vote per Series B Preferred Unit, and have rights with respect to our profits and losses and distributions from us as set forth in our LLC Agreement. In the context of a liquidation or similar event, the Series B Preferred Units have a preference over other classes of Units, including, in certain circumstances, over the Series A Preferred Units. The preference with respect to the Series B Preferred Units is subject to forfeiture in certain scenarios based on the financial performance of Signify’s business and also in connection with an initial public offering of us or our successor entity. We made tax distributions of $7.2 and $21.8 on behalf of members holding Series B Preferred Units (formerly Class A Common Units) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We did not make any non-tax distributions on behalf of members holding Series B Preferred Units for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019.

The Class A Common Units have voting rights, being entitled to one vote per Class A Common Unit, and have rights with respect to our profits and losses and distributions as set forth in our LLC Agreement. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no Class A Common Units issued or outstanding.

The Class B Common Units have no voting rights and are intended to be treated as profits interests for federal income tax purposes. Class B Common Units are issued from time to time to be held by Cure Aggregator, LLC, a member of our company (“Cure Aggregator”), on behalf of our employees and other service providers in connection with their respective performance of services for our benefit as designated by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. All Class B Common Units are issued pursuant to an award agreement that sets forth a distribution threshold in an amount intended for such Class B Common Units to qualify as profits interests for federal income tax purposes and vesting terms determined by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. The distribution thresholds and vesting terms of the Class B Common Units described above were not modified in connection with the Remedy Partners

 

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Combination. We made tax distributions in the amount of $0.7 and $0.7 on behalf of members holding Class B Common Units during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Class C Common Units have no voting rights and are intended to be treated as profits interests for federal income tax purposes. Class C Common Units are issued from time to time to be held by Cure Aggregator, on behalf of our employees and other service providers in connection with their respective performance of services for our benefit as designated by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. All Class C Common Units are issued pursuant to an award agreement that sets forth a distribution threshold in an amount intended for such Class C Common Units to qualify as profits interests for federal income tax purposes and vesting terms determined by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. As of September 30, 2020, 83,244 Class C Common Units had been granted. As of December 31, 2019, no Class C Common Units had been granted by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. We made tax distributions of $0.2 on behalf of members holding Class C Common Units during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we repurchased 18,762 Former Class A Common Units for $2.4, related to the termination of two former executives. These repurchases were made at amounts that exceeded the estimated fair market value as of the repurchase date by approximately $0.4. This excess over fair market value is included in transaction-related expenses in the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

As described in Note 4 Business Combinations, in March 2019, we issued 130,525 former Class A Common Units, which were subsequently converted to Series B preferred units as part of the purchase consideration to acquire TAV Health. In September 2020, we entered into an agreement to repurchase the 130,525 Series B preferred units for a total of $54.0, which is included in Due to Shareholders on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2020. This repurchase was made on October 1, 2020 at amounts that approximated the estimated current fair market value as of the repurchase date.

Incentive Unit Awards and Equity-Based Compensation

In accordance with the LLC Agreement, our Board of Directors may grant awards of Class B Common Units and Class C Common Units for the benefit of key employees and service providers. The Board and/or Compensation Committee has approved equity-based awards with time-based and performance-based vesting criteria.

Awards of Class B Common Units and Class C Common Units are intended to be profits interest units for federal income tax purposes as described above. Awards with time-based vesting generally vest over time either on the grant date anniversary or on December 31 of each year. For those awards with performance-based vesting, the performance condition stipulates that in order for awards to vest, the total cash on cash return of the private equity owners as defined in the award agreement must exceed certain multiples set forth in the award agreement. The performance-based vesting condition is not probable as assessed at each reporting period; therefore, compensation expense related to these awards (or portions thereof) has not been recognized. Since December 31, 2019, no additional Class B Common Units have been granted and only Class C Common Units have been granted by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

Grant date fair value of awards of Class B Common Units and Class C Common Units are estimated based on a Monte Carlo option pricing simulation. The equity value of the enterprise represents a key input for determining the fair value of the Class B Common Units and Class C Common Units. A discount for lack of marketability was applied to the per unit fair value to reflect increased risk arising from the inability to readily sell the Class B Common Units and Class C Common Units. The estimated fair values for awards

 

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granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 included the following weighted average assumptions (annualized percentages):

 

     September 30, 2020    September 30, 2019

Expected volatility

   41.50%    41.1% - 51.1%

Expected dividend yield

   -    -

Risk-free interest rate

   1.3%    1.9%

Expected life (years)

   2.9    3.6

Since we are privately held, we calculate expected volatility using comparable peer companies with publicly traded shares over a term similar to the expected term of the underlying award. At the time of grant, we had no intention to pay dividends on our common units, and therefore, the dividend yield percentage is zero. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity interest rate whose term is consistent with the expected life of the profits interests.

In order to estimate the equity value of the enterprise to determine the fair value of our common units, we used a combination of the market approach and the income approach. For the market approach, we utilized the guideline company method by selecting certain companies that we considered to be the most comparable to us in terms of size, growth, profitability, risk and return on investment, among others. We then used these guideline companies to develop relevant market multiples and ratios. The market multiples and ratios were applied to our financial projections based on assumptions at the time of the valuation in order to estimate our total enterprise value. Since there is not an active market for our common units, a discount for lack of marketability was then applied to the resulting value.

For the income approach, we performed discounted cash flow analyses utilizing projected cash flows, which were discounted to the present value in order to arrive at an enterprise value. The key assumptions used in the income approach include management’s financial projections which are based on highly subjective assumptions as of the date of valuation, a discount rate and a long-term growth rate.

The following table summarizes our Class B Common Unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

     2020      2019  
     Profits
Interest
Units
    Weighted Avg.
Grant Date
FMV
     Profits
Interest
Units
    Weighted Avg.
Grant Date
FMV
 

Outstanding at January 1

     481,539   $ 52.28      453,250   $ 48.21

Granted

     —       $ —        48,824   $ 68.15

Forfeited

     (83,418   $ 53.38      (39,518   $ 49.62

Cancelled

     —       $ —        (50   $ 49.66

Repurchased

     (350   $ 73.08      (6,300   $ 43.15
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Outstanding at September 30

     397,771   $ 52.03      456,206   $ 50.29

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recognized $1.4 and $2.0, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense related to awards of Class B Common Units. Of this amount, $0.1 and $0.3 were included in service expense and $1.3 and $1.7 were included in SG&A expense on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, there was $3.3 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity-based compensation arrangements expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.9 years. Additionally, there was approximately $11.5 of unrecognized compensation expense

 

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related to equity-based awards with performance-based vesting, in which the vesting conditions are not probable of occurring as of September 30, 2020. The grant date fair value of units that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were $0.8 and $0.7, respectively.

The following table summarizes our Class C Common Unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

 

     Profits
Interest
Units
     Weighted Avg.
Grant Date
FMV
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2020

     —        $ —  

Granted

     341,461    $ 73.56
  

 

 

    

Outstanding at September 30, 2020

     341,461    $ 73.56

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized $7.3 of equity-based compensation expense, included in SG&A expense on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations, related to awards of Class C Common Units. As of September 30, 2020, there was $12.4 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity-based compensation arrangements over a weighted average period of 1.36 years. Additionally, there was approximately $3.6 of unrecognized compensation expense related to equity-based awards with performance-based vesting, in which the vesting conditions are not probable of occurring as of September 30, 2020. The grant date fair value of units that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $6.0.

Stock Options in New Remedy Corp

Remedy Partners maintained an equity incentive plan whereby certain employees and directors were granted stock options. In November 2019, at the time of the Remedy Partners Combination, outstanding Remedy Partners stock options were converted to stock options in New Remedy Corp. No additional stock option grants will be made following the Remedy Partners Combination. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recorded approximately $1.3 and $1.0, respectively, in share-based compensation expense included in SG&A expense on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations related to outstanding stock options held by certain of our employees. As of September 30, 2020, there was approximately $4.3 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested time-based stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years. Additionally, there was approximately $2.6 of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options with performance-based vesting, in which the vesting conditions are not probable of occurring as of September 30, 2020. As the underlying stock is in New Remedy Corp., the offset to the equity-based compensation expense is included in capital contributions on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity.

 

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Loss Per Unit

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, basic loss per unit is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of Class A and Class B Common Units outstanding during the period. There were no potentially dilutive securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and therefore, the basic and diluted loss per unit have been presented together. Common units consisted of former Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net loss per unit is computed using the “two-class” method. Five classes of member units became legally authorized as of the Remedy Partners Combination on

 

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November 26, 2019. Therefore, net losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are attributable to the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units and the Class B Common Units, and the Class C Common Units. There were no potentially dilutive securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and therefore, the basic and diluted loss per unit have been presented together.

Loss per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is computed as follows:

 

Net loss attributable to unitholders:

  

Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units

   $ (20.5

Weighted average outstanding units:

  

Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units

     3,564,661

Basic and Diluted net loss per unit attributable to unitholders:

  

Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units

   $ (5.75

Loss per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is computed as follows:

 

Net loss attributable to unitholders:

  

Series A Preferred Units

   $ (7.3

Series B Preferred Units and Class B Common Units

     (7.8

Class C Common Units

     (0.1

Weighted average outstanding units:

  

Series A Preferred Units

     3,384,543

Series B Preferred Units and Class B Common Units

     3,634,323

Class C Common Units

     58,968

Basic and Diluted net loss per unit attributable to unitholders:

  

Series A Preferred Units

   $ (2.15

Series B Preferred Units and Class B Common Units

     (2.15

Class C Common Units

     (2.15

 

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Transaction-related Expenses

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred $10.8 of transaction-related expenses related to the integration of Remedy Partners. These transaction-related expenses related to consulting, compensation and integration-type expenses. Additionally, approximately $0.9 of costs incurred in connection with our initial public offering are included in transaction-related expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred $15.9 of transaction-related expenses related to the acquisition of Remedy Partners, the Remedy Partners Combination, the TAV Health acquisition as well as certain acquisitions made in prior years. These transaction-related expenses related to consulting, compensation and integration-type expenses.

 

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Included within the compensation expense amounts described above for both nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is severance related to an approved plan by our Board of Directors. The following table summarizes the approved severance activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $ 1.7

Severance and related costs

     1.6

Cash payments

     (1.8
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

   $ 1.5
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ 1.2

Severance and related costs

     —    

Cash payments

     (1.2
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

   $
  

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2020, there are no remaining amounts expected to be paid under approved severance plans.

 

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Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments

During the second quarter of 2020, we ceased using our former New York City office space and in the third quarter began subleasing the space. We have entered into non-cancelable lease agreements for new space in New York City that ultimately expire in 2029. Total lease commitments over the term of the lease are approximately $25.7.

We are obligated as lessee under certain non-cancellable operating leases. As of September 30, 2020, future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases were as follows:

 

Remainder of 2020

   $ 1.9

2021

     10.0

2022

     9.2

2023

     7.5

2024

     5.5

Thereafter

     36.8
  

 

 

 
   $ 70.9
  

 

 

 

Total rent expense associated with non-cancellable operating leases was $6.4 and $4.6 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and was included within SG&A expenses on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Letters of Credit

As of September 30, 2020, we have outstanding letters of credit totaling $9.2 in favor of CMS which is required in the event of a negative outcome on certain episodes of care within the BPCI-A program and we do not settle the related amounts owed to CMS. However, the terms of BPCI-A also require that certain partners provide a related reciprocal letter of credit to us for the majority of this amount. As of September 30, 2020, we have three related letters of credit in our favor totaling $8.8.

 

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Contingencies

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. We are involved in various lawsuits, claims and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In management’s opinion, the ultimate resolution of these matters will not materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 12, 2019, a Complaint was filed against us by Dr. Mohammad A. Gharavi, in the Superior Court, State of California, San Bernardino County. The claim was a wage and hour class action of all California contracted physicians from March 12, 2015 through the present and ongoing. The Complaint alleges that these physicians should have been classified as employees. The class action was settled for $1.2 at mediation in January 2020. This amount is included in other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2020. We expect to make payment during the fourth quarter of 2020 as the Court has recently approved the settlement.

Sales Tax Reserve

During the year ended December 31, 2019, it was determined that certain Episodes of Care Services may be subject to sales tax in certain jurisdictions. Historically, we have not collected sales tax from our Episodes of Care Services customers as we believed the services were not taxable. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we have a liability of $7.6 and $6.5, respectively, for potential sales tax exposure related to services performed in 2016 through the second quarter of 2020, included in other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We expect to start collecting sales tax from customers in 2021 for 2020 services.

Equity Appreciation Rights

In December 2019, we entered into an equity appreciation fee right agreement (“EAR”) with a customer, which contains the following provisions: 1) commits the customer to purchase a minimum amount of services from one of our wholly-owned indirect operating subsidiaries for three years in accordance with specific terms and conditions and 2) granted the customer a contingent EAR. The EAR agreement allows for the customer to participate in the future growth in the fair market value of our equity and can only be settled in cash (or, under certain circumstances, in whole or in part with a replacement agreement that mimics the economics of the original EAR agreement) upon a change in control, other liquidity event, or upon approval of our Board of Directors with consent by New Mountain Capital with certain terms and conditions. The EAR will expire in 20 years from the date of grant, if not previously settled. As of December 31, 2019, the EAR was accounted for as a contingent contract liability instrument. We did not recognize an expense associated with the EAR for the year ended December 31, 2019 as cash settlement was not considered probable, due to the changes in control and liquidity provisions of the EAR. We adopted new accounting guidance in early 2020, which resulted in the initial fair value of the EAR being recorded as a reduction of revenue as this is consideration payable to a customer, and subsequent changes in fair value being recorded as other income (expense), net. Although the initial EAR agreement was executed in December 2019, the service period did not begin until 2020 and, therefore, there was no impact on our results of operations until 2020. The grant date fair value of this EAR was estimated to be $15.2 and is being recorded as a reduction of revenue through December 31, 2022, coinciding with the three year performance period.

Effective September 2020, we entered into a second EAR agreement with the same customer, containing similar provisions to the EAR agreement entered into in December 2019. We concurrently entered into an

 

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amended customer contract which includes incremental evaluations volume from the customer beginning in 2020. The grant date fair value of this EAR was estimated to be $36.6 and is being recorded as a reduction of revenue through December 31, 2022, coinciding with the 2.5 year performance period.

As of September 30, 2020, there was approximately $44.3 of original grant date fair value unrecognized, which we expect to record as a reduction of revenue over the next 2.25 years. We remeasure the fair value of the outstanding EAR agreements at the end of each quarter and record any changes in fair value to other expense. See Note 12 Fair Value Measurements for changes in estimated fair value and valuation techniques used to estimate.

Synthetic Equity Plan

On February 14, 2020, the Board of Directors adopted a Synthetic Equity Plan (“SEP”) that provides for cash payments upon the satisfaction of certain criteria. The synthetic equity units granted under the SEP are subject to time and performance vesting and are paid out upon a change in control (as defined in the SEP) based upon the difference in the value of the Company at the time of the change in control event and a “floor amount”. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 14,536 synthetic equity units were granted. Since the vesting criteria are not probable of occurring as of September 30, 2020, we have not recognized any compensation expense related to these awards.

Contingent Consideration

On December 21, 2017, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Censeo. The purchase price included contingent consideration with an initial fair value of $38.2, which required us to pay up to an additional $40.0 to selling shareholders of Censeo, pending the resolution of an examination by the IRS regarding the classification of certain independent contractors. If the IRS determined Censeo must employ any portion of its independent contractors prospectively, the incremental costs of such employment, multiplied by a factor of eight, would be deducted from the $40.0 to determine the remaining amount due to the selling shareholders under the acquisition agreement.

On February 11, 2019, we received a proposed assessment of employment taxes from the IRS in the amount of $5.5 related to tax year 2014. The assessment was based on the IRS’s position that all of Censeo’s service providers who performed health assessments during 2014 should have been classified as employees instead of independent contractors. We appealed this determination. There was no change to the fair value of the contingent liability due to this proposed assessment.

We had up to 12 months to make payment following a final determination, which had not yet been received as of December 31, 2019; therefore the estimated liability of $39.8 was included in non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019. In May 2020, we received the final IRS determination letter closing the open matter related to the contingent consideration and as a result of the determination, the contingent consideration was payable in full. We made payment of the full $40.0 on July 31, 2020 to the selling shareholders, some of whom are also affiliated with us and/or are our equity holders.

 

18.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, was $0.5 and $0.1, respectively, and consists of current state and local taxes. We have no deferred tax assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

 

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Uncertain Tax Provisions

We recognize the impact of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on an income tax return in the financial statements at the amount that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain tax position will not be recognized unless it is more likely than not to be sustained. We have evaluated our tax positions and have not identified any material uncertain tax positions that would not be sustained in federal or state income tax examination or that require disclosure. Accordingly, no provision for uncertainties in income taxes has been made in the accompanying Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements at September 30, 2020.

 

19.

Segment Reporting

Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by our Chief Operating Decision Maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing financial performance. Management views our operating performance in two reportable segments: Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services.

We evaluate the performance of each segment based on segment revenue and adjusted EBITDA. The operating results of the reportable segment are based on segment adjusted EBITDA, which includes revenue and expenses incurred by the segment, as well as an allocation of shared expenses. Shared expenses are generally allocated to each segment based on the segments’ proportionate employee headcount. Certain costs are not allocated to the segments, as described below, as these items are not considered in evaluating the segment’s overall performance.

See Note 6 Revenue Recognition for a summary of segment revenue by product type for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Our operating segment results for the periods presented were as follows:

 

     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2020      2019  

Revenue

     

Home & Community Services

   $ 301.8    $ 287.0

Episodes of Care Services

     115.3      81.5

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

     

Home & Community Services

     65.8      73.9

Episodes of Care Services

     20.2      (7.2

Less: reconciling items to net loss:

     

Unallocated costs (1)

     38.5      21.5

Depreciation and amortization

     46.0      49.5

Interest expense

     16.2      16.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   $ (14.7    $ (20.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(1) Unallocated costs as follows:

     

Asset impairment

     —          1.5

Other income, net

     6.9      (1.4

Equity-based compensation

     10.0      3.0

Customer equity appreciation rights

     7.5      —    

Transaction-related expenses

     10.8      15.9

Non-allocated costs (2)

     3.3      2.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unallocated costs

   $ 38.5    $ 21.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  (2)

Non-allocated costs included remeasurement of contingent consideration, management fees paid to our capital partner and certain non-recurring expenses, including those associated with the closure of certain facilities, the sale of certain assets, one-time expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the early termination of certain contracts. These costs are not considered by our Chief Operating Decision Maker in making resource allocation decisions.

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker does not receive or utilize asset information to evaluate performance of operating segments. Accordingly, asset-related information has not been presented.

 

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Concentrations

During the normal course of operations, we maintain cash in bank accounts which exceed federally insured amounts. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts and do not believe we are exposed to any significant credit risk related to cash.

Accounts receivable potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk. Management believes that its contract acceptance, billing and collection policies are adequate to minimize potential credit risk. We continuously evaluate the credit worthiness of our customers’ financial condition and generally do not require collateral.

We are dependent on a concentrated number of payors and provider partners with whom we contract to provide IHEs and other services. A significant portion of our revenues are generated from a small number of customers. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we had three customers which accounted for approximately 26%, 16% and 12%, respectively, of revenues. In addition, the revenue from our top ten customers accounted for approximately 72% of our total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we had two customers which accounted for approximately 24% and 23%, respectively, of revenues.

As of September 30, 2020, we had two customers which accounted for 31% and 14%, respectively, of accounts receivable. No customer accounted for greater than 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019.

While CMS is not our customer, a majority of the revenue generated by Episodes of Care Services is under the CMS administered BPCI-A program and payments are received under this program in certain cases from CMS rather than directly from the customer. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, approximately 25% of total consolidated revenue was generated from the BPCI-A program.

 

21.

Related Party Transactions

We were subject to a Management Services Agreement whereby we paid our capital partners an annual advisory fee of $1.0. As 100% of Signify’s income is derived from our operations, these amounts are expensed as incurred by us. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, $0.8 of expense was recorded and included in SG&A expenses in the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations related to these services. The Management Services Agreement was terminated in connection with the consummation of the Remedy Partners Combination.

On April 17, 2019, we issued a note receivable to our Chief Executive Officer for $2.0 with simple interest accruing at a rate of 2.52% per annum and included in other expense (income), net on the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations. In December 2019, the outstanding principal and an insignificant amount of accrued interest under the note was repaid in full. There are no other outstanding amounts.

On March 7, 2019, we entered into a consulting agreement with Bret Carlson, a director, which currently provides for $0.2 annually (payable monthly) in compensation for consulting services provided to us. In the

 

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event that we complete a corporate transaction in which we acquire a company referred and introduced to us by Mr. Carlson, Mr. Carlson will be eligible to receive a cash transaction fee of 3% of any deal consideration up to $10 million, plus an additional 1.5% on any incremental deal consideration above $10 million.

On November 23, 2020, we entered into a letter agreement with Kevin McNamara, a director, which currently provides for payment of $0.2 annually (payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices) in compensation for service as a member of our board of directors and for consulting services provided to us. In addition, Mr. McNamara is entitled to reimbursement for annual premiums on life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability and medical insurance.

 

22.

Subsequent Events

For our Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2020, we performed an evaluation of subsequent events through December 7, 2020, the date the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements were originally issued and through the re-issuance date of December 30, 2020, for events requiring recording or disclosure in the Condensed Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements for the interim period ended September 30, 2020.

On November 18, 2020, we completed an acquisition of PatientBlox, Inc., a technology company with expertise in applying distributed ledger technology in healthcare. The acquisition accelerates our prospective provider payment capabilities for episodes of care, supporting our commitment to advance value-based care through novel payment and risk arrangements. We paid cash consideration of $15.0, subject to certain adjustments, upon closing. Up to an additional $15.0 of cash consideration may be paid in the third quarter of 2021 and $5.0 of cash consideration may be paid in the third quarter of 2022, in each case contingent upon the completion of certain milestones. We are currently assessing the accounting impact of the transaction.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Unitholders and the Board of Directors of Cure TopCo, LLC

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related combined-consolidated statements of operations, changes in members’ equity, and cash flows, for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes and Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”) (see Note 1). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Stamford, Connecticut

October 19, 2020

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions, except units)

 

     December 31,  
     2019     2018  

ASSETS

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 27.7   $ 20.4

Accounts receivable, net

     168.1     40.9

Contract assets

     38.3     —    

Restricted cash

     22.5     —    

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6.9     3.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     263.5     64.6

Property and equipment, net

     19.3     7.0

Goodwill

     578.8     122.5

Intangible assets, net

     528.5     406.0

Other assets

     2.3     1.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,392.4   $ 601.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 107.1   $ 26.7

Contract liabilities

     3.1     —    

Current maturities of long-term debt

     2.8     2.6

Other current liabilities

     9.6     1.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     122.6     30.7

Long-term debt

     264.6     246.9

Contingent consideration

     39.8     39.1

Other noncurrent liabilities

     7.8     1.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     434.8     317.7

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 17)

    

Members’ equity—Series A Preferred (3,384,543 and 0 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)

     695.4     —    

Members’ equity—Series B Preferred (3,533,133 and 0 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)

     325.5  

Members’ equity—Class A common ( 0 and 3,391,370 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)

     —         320.2

Members’ equity—Class B common (93,311 and 52,240 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)

     4.2     2.6

Members’ equity—Class C common (0 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018)

     —         —    

Accumulated deficit

     (67.5     (38.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total members’ equity

     957.6     284.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and members’ equity

   $ 1,392.4   $ 601.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined-consolidated financial statements.

 

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Combined-Consolidated Statement of Operations (In millions, except unit and per unit amounts)

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2019     2018  

Revenue

   $ 501.8   $ 337.9

Operating expenses:

    

Service expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     247.2     196.3

Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

     168.6     67.9

Transaction-related expenses

     22.4     21.0

Asset impairment

     6.4     17.0

Depreciation and amortization

     66.0     43.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     510.6     345.2

Loss from operations

     (8.8     (7.3

Interest expense

     21.2     21.4

Other (income) expense, net

     (1.6     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expense, net

     19.6     21.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (28.4     (28.7

Income tax expense

     0.1     0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (28.5   $ (28.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per unit

    

Former Class A and B Common Units (pre-Remedy Partners Combination)

   $ (5.10   $ (8.44

Class B Common Units (post-Remedy Partners Combination)

   $ (19.13   $ (8.44

Weighted average units outstanding

    

Former Class A and B Common Units (pre-Remedy Partners Combination)

     3,211,075     3,421,451

Class B Common Units (post-Remedy Partners Combination)

     4,526     —    

 

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Combined-Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity

(In millions, except units)

 

    Series A
preferred
units
    Series A
preferred
members’
equity
    Series B
preferred
units
    Series B
preferred
members’
equity
    Former
Class A
common
units
    Former
Class A
members’
equity
    Class B
common
units
    Class B
members’
equity
    Additional
paid-in
capital
    Accumulated
deficit
    Total
members’
equity
 

Balance at January 1, 2018

    —       $ —       —       $ —       3,396,228   $ 339.6     —       $ —     $ —     $ (9.9   $ 329.7

Member contributions

    —         —         —         —         32,667     3.0     —         —         —         —         3.0

Member distributions (Note 14)

    —         —         —         —         —         (18.3     —         —         —         —         (18.3

Repurchase of member units

    —         —         —         —         (37,525     (4.1     —         —         —         —         (4.1

Equity-based compensation

    —         —         —         —         —         —         52,240     2.6     —         —         2.6

Net loss

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         (28.9     (28.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

    —       $ —       —       $ —       3,391,370   $ 320.2     52,240   $ 2.6   $ —     $ (38.8   $ 284.0

ASC 606 adoption

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         (0.2     (0.2

Contribution of Remedy

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         698.3       —         698.3  

Acquisition of TAV Health

    —         —         —         —         130,525       26.1       —         —         —         —         26.1  

Member contributions

    —         —         —         —         30,000     3.0     —         —         —         —         3.0

Member distributions (Note 14)

    —         —         —         —         —         (21.8     —         (0.7     —         —         (22.5

Repurchase of member units

    —         —         —         —         (18,762     (2.0     (10,300     (0.7     —         —         (2.7

Remedy Partners Combination (Note 1)

    3,384,543     698.3     —         —         —         —         —         —         (698.3     —         —    

Conversion of Class A common to Series B preferred

    —         —         3,533,133     325.5     (3,533,133     (325.5     —         —         —         —         —    

Tax payments on behalf of members

    —         (5.1     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         (5.1

Equity-based compensation

    —         0.2     —         —         —         —         51,371     3.0     1.3     —         4.5

Proceeds from exercises of stock options

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         0.7     —         0.7

Contribution to New Remedy Corp

    —         2.0     —         —         —         —         —         —         (2.0     —         —    

Net loss

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         (28.5     (28.5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

    3,384,543   $ 695.4     3,533,133   $ 325.5     —       $ —       93,311   $ 4.2   $ —     $ (67.5   $ 957.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined-consolidated financial statements.

 

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Combined-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions)

 

     Year ended
December 31,
 
     2019     2018  

Operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (28.5   $ (28.9

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     66.0     43.0

Loss on impairment

     6.4     17.0

Equity-based compensation

     4.5     2.6

Amortization of deferred financing fees

     1.5     1.7

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     0.2     1.4

Remeasurement of contingent consideration

     0.7     0.9

Gain on sale of assets

     (1.1     —    

Other

     0.6     —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (37.8     (8.0

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     0.3     (1.0

Contract assets

     74.6     —    

Other assets

     0.3     (0.7

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     2.8     5.2

Contract liabilities

     (57.2     —    

Other current liabilities

     1.6     1.4

Other noncurrent liabilities

     6.8     1.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     41.7     35.6

Investing activities

    

Capital expenditures—property and equipment

     (12.6     (6.6

Capital expenditures—internal-use software development

     (12.9     (6.5

Proceeds from sale of assets

     1.2     —    

Business combinations, net of cash acquired

     (28.8     —    

Cash acquired from Remedy Partners Acquisition

     136.0     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     82.9     (13.1

Financing activities

    

Repayment of long-term debt

     (2.8     (2.0

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     20.0     —    

Repayment of borrowings under revolving credit facility

     (25.0     —    

Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility

     25.0     —    

Payment of debt issuance costs

     (1.2     (0.5

Payment to sellers of Remedy

     (83.8     —    

Member distributions

     (22.5     (18.3

Payment of taxes on behalf of New Remedy Corp

     (5.1     —    

Repurchase of member units

     (3.1     (4.1

Contributions from members

     3.0     3.0

Proceeds related to the issuance of New Remedy Corp common stock under stock plans

     0.7     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (94.8     (21.9

Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     29.8     0.6

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of year

     20.4     19.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of year

   $ 50.2   $ 20.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 19.3   $ 19.4

Cash paid for taxes (net of refunds)

     0.2     4.6

Noncash transactions

    

Contribution of assets to New Remedy Corp

   $ 698.3   $ —  

Issuance of membership units related to acquisition

     26.1     —    

Capital expenditures not yet paid

     0.2     1.3

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined-consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

1.

Nature of Operations

Cure TopCo, LLC (formerly Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, “we”, “our”, “us”) is a Delaware limited liability company formed on November 3, 2017. We have adopted a holding company structure and are the indirect parent entity of Cure Borrower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Chloe Ox Parent, LLC (“Cure Borrower”).

Cure Borrower is a Delaware limited liability company formed on November 3, 2017. Operations are performed through our wholly-owned subsidiaries primarily under the name Signify Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Signify Health”), and throughout 2019, also under the name Remedy Partners, LLC, a limited liability company formerly known as Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Remedy Partners”).

We are a healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology and nationwide healthcare provider networks. Our customers include health plans, governments, employers, health systems and physician groups. We operate in two segments of the value-based healthcare payment industry: payment models based on individual episodes of care and in-home health evaluations. Our solutions support value-based payment programs by aligning financial incentives around, and providing tools to health plans and healthcare organizations designed to assess and manage, risk and identify actionable opportunities for improved patient outcomes, coordination and cost-savings.

On December 21, 2017, certain investment funds affiliated with New Mountain Capital, LLC (“New Mountain Capital”) formed Cure Borrower and Cure Borrower acquired 100% of the equity of Censeo Health LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Censeo”), and 100% of the equity of Drynachan, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Drynachan”). Drynachan operated as “Advance Health”. The acquisition and subsequent integration of these two legacy entities under the ownership and control of New Mountain Capital resulted in the rebranding to Signify Health in July 2018.

In 2019, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Remedy Partners”). A controlling interest was initially acquired by New Mountain Capital on January 15, 2019 (the “Remedy Partners Acquisition”), at which point we and Remedy Partners were considered to be under common control and combined financial statements were presented from January 15, 2019 to November 26, 2019. On November 26, 2019, a series of transactions were effected which resulted in Remedy Partners becoming our wholly owned subsidiary and consolidated financial statements were presented from that date forward (the “Remedy Partners Combination” and together with the Remedy Partners Acquisition, the “Remedy Partners Transaction”). Because we were not under common control with and did not own Remedy Partners in 2018, our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 are not directly comparable to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

On March 13, 2019, Cure Borrower acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Triple Aim Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TAV Health”).

 

2.

Basis of Presentation

Combination—Consolidation

The financial statements were consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2018 as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC. See Note 1 Nature of Operations for a description of the combined-consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.

We have two operating segments, Home & Community Services, operated as part of Signify Health and Episodes of Care Services, primarily operated as part of Remedy Partners.

 

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Notes to the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

The Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts and financial statements of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities (VIEs) where we are the primary beneficiary. Results of operations of VIEs are included from the dates we became the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified (1) on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to conform to the current year presentation, including capital expenditures presented in additional detail and other assets and other noncurrent liabilities have been split out to be separately presented and (2) in the revenue recognition footnote to conform to the segment presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of combined-consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts in the combined-consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements; therefore, actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant estimates underlying our Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements include revenue recognition; allowance for doubtful accounts; recoverability of long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill; loss contingencies; accounting for business combinations, including amounts assigned to definite and indefinite lived intangible assets and contingent consideration; and equity-based compensation.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

We have not identified any incremental items that would be considered a component of comprehensive income (loss) and accordingly a statement of comprehensive loss is not reflected in the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements because net loss and comprehensive loss are the same.

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all demand deposits with banks and all highly liquid short-term cash investments with an original or remaining maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

Under our Master Agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), we are required to place certain funds in escrow for the benefit of CMS. This account, known as a Secondary Repayment Source (SRS), is based on the size of our participation in the legacy CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (“BPCI”) program, the predecessor program of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement—Advanced initiative (“BPCI-A). These funds are available to CMS as a supplemental payment source if Remedy Partners fails to pay amounts owed to CMS. The funds will be returned to us 18 months after the conclusion of the effective period of the CMS Master Agreement, or when all financial obligations to CMS are fulfilled. As of December 31, 2019, there was $16.3 in the SRS account included in restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In March 2020 and August 2020, $13.4 and $2.4, respectively, of these funds were released from escrow as the original BPCI program has ended.

 

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Notes to the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

We also historically withhold a portion of shared savings to customers in a “holding pool” to cover any potential subsequent negative adjustments through CMS’s subsequent reconciliation true-up process. These funds are distributed to customers following the final true-up if there is no negative adjustment, generally three calendar quarters after the original reconciliation. These amounts represent consideration payable to the customer and therefore have reduced revenue in the period earned. The funds have been received by us from CMS and are held in a separate cash account, included as restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Since the funds are payable to the customer at the point the final CMS true-up is made or a negative adjustment is due to us, the amounts are also included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2019, there was $6.2 of restricted cash in the holding pool.

The following table reconciles cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash per the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

     December 31,  
     2019      2018  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 27.7    $ 20.4

Restricted cash

     22.5      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

   $ 50.2    $ 20.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable primarily consist of amounts due from customers and CMS and are stated at their net realizable value. Management evaluates all accounts periodically and an allowance is established based on the best facts available to management. Management considers historical realization data, accounts receivable aging trends and other operational trends to estimate the collectability of receivables. After all reasonable attempts to collect a receivable have been exhausted, the receivable is written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $4.8 and $3.4, respectively.

Prepaid Expenses

Prepaid expenses consist primarily of prepaid insurance and other expenses paid in advance, but for which the services are incurred in the future. The portion of prepaid expenses related to services beyond 12 months from the date of the financial statements is included in other assets.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of salvage value, if applicable, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. When property and equipment are sold or otherwise disposed of, the costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is recognized in operating income. See Note 7 Property and Equipment.

 

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Notes to the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

The estimated useful lives used in computing depreciation and amortization are as follows:

 

     Estimated Useful Life

Leasehold improvements

   Shorter of lease term or asset life

Computer equipment and software

   3 - 5 years

Furniture and fixtures

   3 - 7 years

Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred and improvements that increase the value of the property and extend the useful life are capitalized.

Internally-Developed Software

We capitalize certain costs for the development of internal-use software, including certain payroll, payroll-related costs for employees and consulting services that are directly associated with the software development. These capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected economic life of the software, generally estimated to be three to six years. The costs related to internally-developed software, net of accumulated amortization, are included in intangible assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Costs associated with preliminary stage activities, training, maintenance and all other post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred. We expense internal costs related to minor upgrades and enhancements, as it is impractical to separate these costs from normal maintenance activities.

Business Combinations

We account for business acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting, which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the fair value of all assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, and establishes the acquisition date as the fair value measurement point. Accordingly, we recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, including contingent assets and liabilities and noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, based on fair value estimates as of the date of acquisition. We recognize and measures goodwill, if any, as of the acquisition date, as the excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identified net assets acquired.

Pushdown accounting establishes a new basis for the assets and liabilities of an acquired company based on a “pushdown” of the acquirer’s stepped-up basis to the acquired company in connection with a change-in-control event. We elected to apply pushdown accounting in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurred. The decision to apply pushdown accounting is irrevocable. The election of pushdown accounting required the recognition of the new basis of accounting established for the individual assets and liabilities of Remedy Partners as of the date New Mountain Capital acquired Remedy. Goodwill was calculated and recognized consistent with business combination accounting, resulting in the pushdown of $408.4 in goodwill as of December 31, 2019.

Recoverability of Goodwill

Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination which are not individually identified and separately recognized. We do not amortize goodwill. We review goodwill for impairment annually or when a triggering event occurs that could indicate a potential impairment. We perform the annual goodwill impairment test for both of our reporting units during the fourth quarter.

 

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Notes to the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

We are permitted to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the qualitative assessment can support the conclusion that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than its carrying value amount, then we would not need to perform the quantitative impairment test. If the qualitative assessment cannot support such a conclusion, or we do not elect to perform the qualitative assessment, then we perform a quantitative assessment and compare the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value, including goodwill. We estimate the fair value of each of our reporting units using either an income approach, a market valuation approach, a transaction valuation approach or a blended approach. We recognize an impairment charge equal to the excess, if any, of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.

Recoverability of Intangible Assets and Other Long-Lived Assets Subject to Amortization

Intangible assets with definite lives subject to amortization include customer relationships, acquired and capitalized software and trade names. Acquired intangible assets are initially recorded at fair value and are amortized on a basis consistent with the timing and pattern of expected cash flows used to value the intangible asset, generally on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life. Amortization expense is included in depreciation and amortization on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

We review the carrying value of long-lived assets or groups of assets, including property and equipment, internally-developed software costs and acquired intangible assets, to be used in operations whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. We assess the recoverability of an asset or group of assets by determining whether the carrying value of the asset or group of assets exceeds the sum of the projected undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets over the remaining economic life of the asset or the primary asset in the group of assets. If such testing indicates the carrying value of the asset or group of assets is not recoverable, we estimate the fair value of the asset or group of assets using various valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flow models and quoted market values, as necessary. If the fair value of those assets or groups of assets is less than carrying value, we record an impairment loss equal to the excess of the carrying value over the estimated fair value. See Note 9 Intangible Assets for details of impairment losses recognized during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a comprehensive new standard, ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), which supersedes prior revenue recognition guidance. We adopted the new standard on January 1, 2019 by applying the modified retrospective method to all contracts open at that point in time. Results as reported in the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations of prior periods have not been adjusted and continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect at that time. See Note 6 Revenue Recognition for further details.

Service Expense

Service expense represents direct costs associated with generating revenue. These costs include fees paid to providers for performing evaluations, provider travel expenses, the total cost of payroll, related benefits and other personnel expenses for employees in roles that serve to provide direct revenue generating services to customers. Additionally, service expense also includes costs related to the use of certain professional service firms, member engagement expenses, coding expenses and certain other direct costs. Service expense does

 

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not include depreciation and amortization, which is stated separately in the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)

SG&A includes the total cost of payroll, related benefits and other personnel expense for employees who do not have a direct role associated with revenue generation including those involved with developing new service offerings. SG&A expenses include all general operating costs including, but not limited to, rent and occupancy costs, telecommunications costs, information technology infrastructure costs, technology development costs, software licensing costs, advertising and marketing expenses, recruiting expenses, costs associated with developing new service offerings and expenses related to the use of certain subcontractors and professional services firms. SG&A expenses do not include depreciation and amortization, which is stated separately in the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Advertising and Marketing Costs

Advertising and marketing costs are included in SG&A expenses and are expensed as incurred. Advertising and marketing costs totaled $3.3 and $0.8 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Accounting for Leases

We lease various property and equipment. Amortization of assets accounted for as capital leases is computed utilizing the straight-line method over the shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful life.

All other leases, primarily facility leases, are accounted for as operating leases. Rent expense for operating leases, which may have rent escalation provisions or rent holidays, is recorded on a straight-line basis over the noncancelable lease period. The difference between rent expensed and rent paid is recorded as deferred rent. Lease incentives received from landlords are recorded as a deferred rent credit and amortized to rent expense over the term of the lease. Deferred rent is included in other noncurrent liabilities and accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method. The current and deferred tax consequences of a transaction are measured by applying the provisions of enacted tax laws to determine the amount of taxes payable or receivable currently or in future years. Deferred income taxes are provided for on temporary differences between the income tax basis of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are subject to a valuation allowance to reduce them to their net realizable value, on a more-likely-than-not basis.

We are organized as a Delaware limited liability company. Therefore, federal taxes are paid at the member level, rather than at the company level. LLCs may be subject to income tax in certain states and other jurisdictions. These taxes, if applicable, are paid by us and included in income tax expense.

We may recognize tax liabilities when, despite our belief that our tax return positions are supportable, we believe that certain positions may not be fully sustained upon review by the tax authorities. Benefits from tax positions are measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon settlement. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences impact income tax expense in the period such determination is made.

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

At the time of the Remedy Partners Combination, Remedy Partners was converted from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company after a series of transactions pursuant to which New Remedy Corp. was formed and became the sole equity holder of Remedy Partners. New Remedy Corp. then contributed 100% of the equity interests of Remedy Partners to us in exchange for our Series A Preferred Units. New Remedy Corp. is outside of our consolidated group. Certain federal and state tax attributes that previously related to Remedy Partners became attributes of New Remedy Corp. For presentation purposes, the tax treatment was as if New Remedy Corp. existed and held these tax attributes for the entire year ended December 31, 2019.

We recognize interest and penalties related to income taxes as a component of income tax expense.

Equity-Based Compensation

We recognize equity-based compensation for all equity-based awards granted to employees based on the grant date fair value of the award. The resulting compensation expense is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.

The determination of equity-based compensation expense related to profits interests is calculated based on an option pricing model as of the grant date. The determination of equity-based compensation expense related to stock options in New Remedy Corp is calculated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model and is affected by the estimated share price, volatility over the expected term of the awards, expected term, risk free interest rate and expected dividends.

Certain of the profits interests are subject to performance-vesting criteria, as set forth in the applicable award agreement. The vesting of the profits interests that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria is also generally dependent upon the participant’s continued employment. The criteria associated with the performance-vesting criteria, as defined in the applicable award agreements, is not probable as assessed at the end of each reporting period. As such, we have not recorded any equity-based compensation expense related to the portion of the equity awards that is subject to performance-based vesting criteria.

Loss Per Unit

Net loss per unit is computed using the “two-class” method. The two-class method requires net loss to be allocated between common member units and participating securities based on their respective right to receive distributions as if all income for the period had been distributed. All of our member units are participating securities as each class has the right to participate in distributions of the Company on a pro rata basis. Under the two-class method, basic net loss per unit is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to each respective class by the weighted average number of member units outstanding for the period. Net losses are allocated to both the preferred unitholders and the common unitholders in accordance with our LLC Agreement, which includes an obligation for all unitholders to share in our net losses in certain circumstances. In accordance with our LLC Agreement, under certain operating conditions, Class A preferred units could receive an additional distribution per member unit. Because this distribution is contingent on a liquidation event or operating metrics that have not yet occurred, it is not determined to be probable and has not been considered in the calculation of loss per unit. There were no dilutive securities in 2018 and 2019, and therefore, the basic and diluted loss per unit have been presented together.

 

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Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs incurred in connection with our borrowings are being presented as a reduction of debt and are amortized through interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the expected life of the related debt instruments.

Fair Value Measurement

We disclose the fair value of our financial instruments based on the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

   

Level 2—Inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability

 

   

Level 3—Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability based on our evaluation of the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability

We may be required to pay additional consideration in relation to certain acquisitions based on certain future events. Acquisition-related contingent consideration is initially measured and recorded at fair value as an element of consideration paid in connection with an acquisition with subsequent adjustments recognized in SG&A expense in the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations. We determine the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration, and any subsequent changes in fair value using a discounted probability-weighted approach. This approach takes into consideration Level 3 unobservable inputs including probability assessments of expected future cash flows over the period in which the obligation is expected to be settled and applies a discount factor that captures the uncertainties associated with the obligation. Changes in these unobservable inputs could significantly impact the fair value of the obligation recorded in the accompanying Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted

In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The new revenue recognition standard provides a five-step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance was effective for nonpublic companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and is applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We used the modified retrospective method to adopt the new revenue recognition guidance on January 1, 2019. Adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact to our revenue recognition, with approximately $0.2 recognized as a cumulative impact increase in accumulated deficit upon adoption. Remedy Partners adopted this new accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019, prior to our acquisition of Remedy Partners and its inclusion in our combined-consolidated financial statements. This new guidance did have a material impact on the timing of revenue recognition for Remedy Partners.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 addresses eight specific cash flow issues to reduce the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows:

 

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Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 requires companies to include amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in cash and cash equivalents when reconciling beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. These ASUs are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. We have implemented the impact of these updates in our Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements as of January 1, 2018 with no material impact.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which revises the definition of a business and provides guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The guidance is effective for the fiscal year, and interim periods within that fiscal year, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. We have adopted ASU 2017-01 as of January 1, 2018 with no material impact to our Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). This amendment simplified the manner in which an entity is required to test for goodwill impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measured goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The amendment simplifies this approach by having the entity (1) perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, and (2) recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, with the understanding that the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. We elected to early adopt the new guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-07, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). The amendments in ASU 2018-07 expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. We elected to early adopt this new guidance for interim periods in 2020 with no significant impact to our financial statements.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-08, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Codification Improvements—Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer (“ASU 2019-08”). ASU 2019-08 requires that an entity measure and classify share-based payment awards granted to a customer by applying the guidance in Topic 718. The amount recorded as a reduction of the transaction price is required to be measured on the basis of the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment award in accordance with Topic 718. The grant date is the date at which a grantor (supplier) and a grantee (customer) reach a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of a share-based payment award. ASU 2019-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. We elected to early adopt this new guidance for interim periods in 2020, which had an impact on the customer EAR. The initial grant date fair value of the EAR agreement is being recorded as a reduction of the transaction price beginning in 2020.

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

Pending Adoption

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new lease standard requires lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet by recording a right-of-use asset and lease liability. This guidance is effective for non-public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of this guidance on the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 introduces the current expected credit losses methodology for estimating allowances for credit losses. ASU 2016-13 applies to all financial instruments carried at amortized cost and off-balance-sheet credit exposures not accounted for as insurance, including loan commitments, standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees. The new accounting standard does not apply to trading assets, loans held for sale, financial assets for which the fair value option has been elected, or loans and receivables between entities under common control. ASU 2016-13 is effective for private entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of this new guidance on our financial statements.

 

4.

Business Combinations

Remedy Partners Acquisition

On January 15, 2019, affiliates of New Mountain Capital acquired a controlling interest in Remedy Partners for $405.0 in cash at which point we and Remedy Partners were considered to be under common control. The total enterprise value purchase consideration of the transaction was determined to be $664.0. We allocated the purchase price to the identifiable net assets acquired, based on the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the value of the acquired assembled workforce, specialized processes and procedures and operating synergies, none of which qualify as separate intangible assets.

We determined the estimated fair values of intangible assets acquired using estimates of future discounted cash flows to be generated by the business over the estimated duration of those cash flows. We base the estimated cash flows on projections of future revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, working capital needs and tax rates. We estimated the duration of the cash flows based on the projected useful lives of the assets acquired. The discount rate was determined based on specific business risk, cost of capital and other factors.

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

The table below presents the fair value of net assets acquired and pushed down as of the acquisition date:

 

Cash

   $ 114.7

Accounts receivable

     89.2

Contract assets

     112.8

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3.7

Restricted cash

     21.3

Property and equipment

     6.6

Other assets

     0.8

Intangible assets

     167.0
  

 

 

 

Total identifiable assets acquired

     516.1

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     161.6

Contract liabilities

     60.3

Other current liabilities

     8.2

Deferred tax liabilities

     30.4
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

     260.5
  

 

 

 

Net identifiable assets acquired

     255.6

Goodwill

     408.4
  

 

 

 

Total of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

   $ 664.0
  

 

 

 

The $167.0 of acquired intangible assets include customer relationships of $118.0 (weighted average useful life of 9 years), acquired software of $43.0 (5-year useful life) and a tradename of $6.0 (5-year useful life). The tradename was subsequently impaired following our rebranding upon the Remedy Partners Combination, see Note 9 Intangible Assets.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities assumed includes $83.8 related to an excess cash distribution that was paid to the sellers of Remedy Partners in May 2019, in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement.

None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. At the time of the Remedy Partners Combination in November 2019, Remedy Partners was contributed as a limited liability company after a series of transactions in a tax-free transaction. As such, all tax attributes, including $3.9 of current tax liabilities included in other current liabilities above and $30.4 of deferred tax liabilities previously related to Remedy Partners are maintained at the New Remedy Corp. level (parent holding company). For presentation purposes, the tax treatment was as if New Remedy Corp. existed and held the tax attributes for the entire year ended December 31, 2019.

The acquisition resulted in common control by New Mountain Capital. As such, the financial results of Remedy Partners have been combined with our financial results and included in the Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements since the date of acquisition. At the time of the Remedy Partners Combination in November 2019, the financial results were consolidated with the financial results of the other entities of the company. Total revenue and net loss of $107.8 and $32.3, respectively, related to Remedy Partners is included in the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.

TAV Health Acquisition

On March 13, 2019, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Triple Aim Ventures, LLC (“TAV Health”). The purchase price was $55.0, comprised of $28.9 in cash and the issuance of 130,525 our former

 

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Class A Common Units. We allocated the purchase price to the identifiable net assets acquired, based on the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the value of the acquired assembled workforce, specialized processes and procedures and operating synergies, none of which qualify as separate intangible assets.

We determined the estimated fair values of intangible assets acquired using estimates of future discounted cash flows to be generated by the business over the estimated duration of those cash flows. We base the estimated cash flows on projections of future revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, working capital needs and tax rates. We estimated the duration of the cash flows based on the projected useful lives of the assets acquired. The discount rate was determined based on specific business risk, cost of capital and other factors.

The table below presents the fair value of net assets acquired at the date of acquisition:

 

Cash

   $ 0.1

Accounts receivable

     0.3

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     0.2

Other assets

     0.1

Property and equipment

     0.3

Intangible assets

     8.2
  

 

 

 

Total identifiable assets acquired

     9.2

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     0.1

Other current liabilities

     2.0
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

     2.1
  

 

 

 

Net identifiable assets acquired

     7.1

Goodwill

     47.9
  

 

 

 

Total of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

   $ 55.0
  

 

 

 

The $8.2 of acquired intangible assets is comprised of acquired software of $7.7 (6-year useful life) and customer relationships of $0.5 (14-year useful life).

None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The acquisition was not material to our Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations. Therefore, pro forma results of operations related to this acquisition have not been presented. The financial results of TAV Health have been included in our Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements since the date of the acquisition.

 

5.

Variable Interest Entities

We consolidate our affiliates when we are the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) is the party that has both the decision-making authority to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the right to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Consolidated VIEs at December 31, 2019 and 2018 include two and three, respectively, physician practices that require an individual physician to legally own the equity interests as certain state laws and regulations prohibit non-physician owned business entities from practicing medicine or employing licensed healthcare providers. We have determined we are the primary

 

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beneficiary of these VIEs as we have the obligation to absorb the losses from and direct activities of these operations. As a result, these VIEs are consolidated and any non-controlling interest is not presented. Recourse of creditors to these VIEs is limited to the assets of the VIE entities, which total $2.5 and $6.6 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In February 2019, we sold a VIE, Principium LLC and Medical Service Professionals of New Jersey PLC, to Clover Health LLC for $1.2 and recognized a gain on disposition of assets of $1.1, which is included in SG&A expenses on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The carrying amount and classification of the VIEs’ assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, net of intercompany amounts, are as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2019      2018  

ASSETS

     

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 0.1    $ 2.3

Accounts receivable, net

     2.4      4.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     2.5      6.3

Property and equipment, net

     —          0.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2.5    $ 6.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

Current liabilities

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ —        $ 0.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     —          0.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     —          0.5

Company capital

     (0.1      7.0

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

     2.6      (0.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     2.5      6.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 2.5    $ 6.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

6.

Revenue Recognition

Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, we recognized revenue when all of the following criteria were met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is probable. Under ASC 606, we recognize revenue as the control of promised services is transferred to our customers and we generate all of our revenue from contracts with customers. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for these services. The measurement and recognition of revenue requires us to make certain judgments and estimates

We are dependent on a concentrated number of payors and provider partners with whom we contract to provide our services, See Note 20 Concentrations.

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

Disaggregation of Revenue

We earn revenue from our two operating segments, Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services under contracts that contain various fee structures. Through our Home & Community Services segment, we offer health evaluations performed either within the patient’s home or at a healthcare provider facility primarily to Medicare Advantage health plans (and to some extent, Medicaid). Additionally, we offer certain diagnostic screening and other ancillary services and through our Signify Community solution, services to address healthcare concerns related to social determinants of health. Through our Episodes of Care Services segment, we primarily provide services designed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery by developing and managing episodic payment programs in partnership with healthcare providers primarily under the BPCI-A program with CMS. Additionally, we provide certain complex care management services. All of our revenue is generated in the United States.

The following table summarizes disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 by source of revenue, which we believe best depicts the nature, amount and timing of revenue. Certain products have been reclassified from Home & Community Services to Episodes of Care Services to reflect changes made in 2020 associated with the integration related to the Remedy Partners Combination.

 

     Year ended December 31,  
             2019                      2018          

Evaluations

   $ 369.6    $ 310.0

Other

     7.4      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Home & Community Services Total Revenue

     377.0      310.0

Episodes

     107.8      —    

Other

     17.0      27.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Episodes of Care Services Total Revenue

     124.8      27.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Combined-Consolidated Revenue Total

   $ 501.8    $ 337.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Performance Obligations

The unit of measure under ASC 606 is a performance obligation, which is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct or series of distinct goods or services to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

Our customer contracts have either (1) a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts and is, therefore, not distinct; (2) a series of distinct performance obligations; or (3) multiple performance obligations, most commonly due to the contract covering multiple service offerings. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on the basis of the relative standalone selling price of each distinct service in the contract.

Home & Community Services

Home & Community Services revenue primarily consists of in-home health evaluations and related services, categorized as evaluations and other.

 

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Revenue generated from in-home health evaluations (“IHEs”) relates to the assessments performed either within the patient’s home or at a healthcare provider facility as well as certain in-home clinical evaluations performed by our mobile network of providers.

Revenue is recognized when the IHEs are submitted to our customers on a daily basis. Submission to the customer occurs after the IHEs are completed and coded, a process which may take one to several days after completion of the evaluation. The pricing for the IHEs is generally based on a fixed transaction fee, which is directly linked to the usage of the service by the customer during a distinct service period. Customers are invoiced for evaluations performed each month and remit payment accordingly. Each IHE represents a single performance obligation for which revenue is recognized at a point-in-time when control is transferred to the customer upon submission of the completed and coded evaluation.

The remaining sources of revenue in our Home & Community Services segment, which relate to ancillary diagnostic and evaluative services we provide, are recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied and are primarily based on a fixed fee. Therefore, they do not require estimates and assumptions by management.

Episodes of Care Services

The episodes solutions we provide are an integrated set of services which represent a single performance obligation in the form of a series of distinct services. This performance obligation is satisfied over time as the various services are delivered. We primarily offer our services to customers under the BPCI-A program.

Under the BPCI-A program, we act in a convener capacity, as defined by CMS, for most of our customer contracts, with the exception of a few customer contracts whereby we act in a non-convener capacity. Under the BPCI-A program, we recognize the revenue attributable to episodes reconciled during each six-month episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period that commences in the second or fourth quarter of each year, depending on the relevant contract with our provider partners. The 13-month performance obligation period begins at the start of the relevant episodes of care and extends through the receipt or generation of the semiannual reconciliation for the relevant performance measurement period, as well as the provision and explanation of statements of performance to each of our customers. The transaction price is 100% variable and therefore we estimate an amount in which we expect to be entitled to receive for each six-month episode performance measurement period over a 13-month performance obligation period.

For each partner agreement, the fees are generally two-fold, an administrative fee, which is based on a stated percentage of program size and is paid out of savings, and a defined share of program savings or losses, if any. In order to estimate this variable consideration, management estimates the expected program size as well as the expected savings rate for each six-month episode performance measurement period. The estimate is performed both at the onset of each performance measurement period based on information available at the time and at the end of each reporting period. In making the estimate we consider inputs such as the overall program size which is defined by the historic cost multiplied by the frequency of occurrence of defined episodes of care. Additionally, we estimate savings rates by using data sources such as historical trend analysis together with indicative data of the current volume of episodes.

We adjust our estimates at the end of each six-month performance measurement period, generally in the second and fourth quarter each year, and may further adjust at the end of each reporting period to the extent new information indicates a change is needed. We apply a constraint to the variable consideration estimate in circumstances where we believe the claims data received is incomplete or inconsistent, so as not to have the estimates result in a significant revenue reversal in future periods. Although our estimates are based on

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

the information available to us at each reporting date, several factors may cause actual revenue earned to differ from the estimates recorded each period. These include, among others, limited historical experience as the current BPCI-A program only commenced in the fourth quarter of 2018, CMS-imposed restrictions on the definition of episodes and benchmark prices, provider partner participation, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and other limitations of the program beyond our control.

The overall goal of the BPCI-A program is to generate savings relative to CMS benchmark prices. In return for participating in the program, we and our customers can share in savings or losses generated compared to the CMS benchmark prices, and those savings or losses are then shared with customers in accordance with the terms of our customer contracts. The customer’s share of the total savings, represents consideration payable to customers and therefore is a reduction of the transaction price. We receive payment semi-annually from CMS for our customers in which we act as a convener or directly from our non-convener customers.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized $2.1 of revenue representing changes in estimates related to variable consideration upon receipt and analysis of reconciliations from CMS in 2019 related to performance obligations satisfied in the year ended December 31, 2018. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2019, we also recorded approximately $2.0 related to a cumulative catch up of a change in estimated transaction price upon the satisfaction of the performance obligations.

The remaining sources of revenue in our Episodes of Care Services segment are recognized over time when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied and are primarily based on a fixed fee or per member per month fee. Therefore, they do not require significant estimates and assumptions by management.

The Episodes of Care Services segment was acquired as part of the Remedy Partners Acquisition on January 15, 2019. Remedy Partners had adopted ASC 606 effective January 1, 2019. Remedy Partners was not under common control for the year ended December 31, 2018 and therefore there is no impact on the comparative financial statements related to the change in revenue recognition.

Upon application of the modified retrospective method of adoption, we are required to disclose the impact on our statement of operations had we continued to follow the accounting policies under the previous revenue recognition guidance. We estimate net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 is approximately $25.0 lower as reported in the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations under ASC 606 than it would have been under previous revenue recognition guidance primarily due to changes in timing of revenue recognition. That difference results from the previous revenue recognition guidance, which required that the timing of revenue recognition occur when the amounts were fixed and determinable. In contrast, under ASC 606 revenue is estimated and recognized for variable consideration subject to a constraint.

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

Related Balance Sheet Accounts

The following table provides information about accounts included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019.

 

     Episodes
of Care
Services
     Home &
Community
Services
     Total  

Assets

        

Accounts receivable, net(1)

   $ 125.1    $ 43.0    $ 168.1

Contract assets(2)

   $ 38.3    $ —      $ 38.3

Liabilities

        

Shared savings payable(3)

   $ 58.2    $ —      $ 58.2

Contract liabilities(4)

   $ 3.1    $ —      $ 3.1

Deferred revenue(5)

   $ —      $ 1.2    $ 1.2

 

  (1)

Accounts receivable, net for Episodes of Care Services includes $99.5 due from CMS as of December 31, 2019 related to the first reconciliation period of the BPCI-A program. The remaining amount of accounts receivable for both Episodes of Care Services and Home & Community Services represent amounts to be received from customers.

  (2)

Contract assets represents management’s estimate of amounts we expect to receive under the BPCI-A program related to the next two reconciliation periods covering episodes of care for the period April 2019 through March 2020. Estimates for program size and savings rate are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements. We record an estimate of revenue related to these performance obligations over the 13-month period starting in the period the related episodes of care commence and through the estimated receipt of the semi-annual CMS reconciliation file. Any changes to these estimates based on new information will be recorded in the period such information is received. Total savings generated and revenue earned for the episodes of care in which the contract asset recorded as of December 31, 2019 relates to will be included in the semi-annual reconciliations expected from CMS during 2020.

  (3)

Total shared savings payable is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Shared savings payable for Episodes of Care Services included $13.3 due to CMS as of December 31, 2019, which represents management’s estimate of total fees that are constrained related to the first reconciliation period of the BPCI-A program. We settled this amount with CMS during the next semi-annual reconciliation period in the second quarter of 2020. Shared savings payable also includes $38.7 as of December 31, 2019, which we paid to customers during 2020 related to their portion of savings earned under the BPCI-A program. Additionally, there is $6.2 included in shared savings payable at December 31, 2019 which represents amounts previously withheld from customers under the original BPCI program based on contractual withholding percentages. This amount has been received by us from CMS and is held as restricted cash. We expect to remit these amounts to customers during 2020, at which time both restricted cash and the liability will be reduced.

  (4)

Contract liabilities represent management’s estimate of savings amounts we expect to share with our customers based on contractual shared savings percentages related to the amounts we expect to be entitled to receive under the BPCI-A program for episodes of care for the period April 2019 through December 2019. These amounts offset the gross amount we expect to receive for the same period included in contract assets as of December 31, 2019.

  (5)

Deferred revenue is included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and primarily relates to advance payments received from certain customers.

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

The table below summarizes the activity recorded in the contract asset and liability accounts during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Contract Assets

  

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $ —  

Acquired in Remedy Partners Acquisition

     112.9

Performance obligation completed, converted to accounts receivable

     (112.9

Estimated revenue recognized related to performance obligations satisfied over time

     38.3
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

   $ 38.3
  

 

 

 

Contract Liabilities

  

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $ —  

Assumed in Remedy Partners Acquisition

     60.3

Performance obligation completed, converted to shared savings payable

     (60.3

Estimated amounts due to customer related to performance obligations satisfied over time

     3.1
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

   $ 3.1
  

 

 

 

Deferred Revenue

  

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $ 0.4

Acquired in TAV Health acquisition

     1.0

Payments received from customers

     2.8

Revenue recognized upon completion of performance obligation

     (3.0
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

   $ 1.2
  

 

 

 

Shared Savings Payable

  

Balance at January 1, 2019

   $ —  

Assumed in Remedy Partners Acquisition

     65.5

Amounts paid to customer and/or CMS

     (129.9

Amounts due to customer upon completion of performance obligation

     122.6
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

   $ 58.2
  

 

 

 

Other Matters

We do not disclose, as amounts are not material or settled within a short period of time, the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (a) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less; (b) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed; or (c) contracts for which the variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation, and the terms of the variable consideration relate specifically to our efforts to transfer the distinct service or to a specific outcome from transferring the distinct service.

As an accounting policy election, sales tax amounts collected from customers on behalf of government entities are not included in the transaction price with customers and any amounts collected are reported net in our financial statements.

 

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7.

Property and Equipment

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, property and equipment, net were as follows:

 

     December 31, 2019      December 31, 2018  

Leasehold Improvements

   $ 11.6    $ 0.8

Computer equipment

     10.6      6.1

Furniture and fixtures

     5.3      3.2

Software

     3.4      3.1

Projects in progress

     0.9      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, gross

     31.8      13.2

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (12.5      (6.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 19.3    $ 7.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment, inclusive of amounts subsequently written off or disposed from accumulated depreciation, was $6.8 and $6.3 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. There was no impairment of property and equipment during the year ended December 31, 2019. We incurred an asset impairment charge of $1.0 on property and equipment that was no longer being used for the year ended December 31, 2018. This expense is included in asset impairment on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we sold approximately $0.3 in property and equipment, included in the gain as discussed in Note 5 Variable Interest Entities.

 

8.

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for each reporting segment is as follows:

 

     Home &
Community
Services
     Episodes
of Care
Services
     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2018

   $ 122.2    $ —      $ 122.2

Measurement period adjustments

     0.3      —          0.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

   $ 122.5    $ —      $ 122.5

Business combinations

     47.9      408.4      456.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

   $ 170.4    $ 408.4    $ 578.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The measurement period adjustment of $0.3 during the year ended December 31, 2018 relates to an adjustment of the assumed deferred tax liability and goodwill resulting from obtaining the final information regarding the tax obligation that existed at the time of the 2017 acquisition of Advance Health.

There was no impairment related to goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2019 or 2018.

 

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9.

Intangible Assets

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, intangible assets were as follows:

 

            December 31, 2019      December 31, 2018  
     Estimated
Useful
Life
(years)
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
amortization
     Net
Carrying
Value
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
amortization
     Net
Carrying
Value
 

Customer relationships

     3 - 20      $ 530.5    $ (56.7    $ 473.8    $ 412.0    $ (21.2    $ 390.8

Acquired and capitalized software

     3 - 6        91.6      (36.9      54.7      29.7      (14.5      15.2
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 622.1    $ (93.6    $ 528.5    $ 441.7    $ (35.7    $ 406.0
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We capitalized $12.9 and $6.5 of internally-developed software costs for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Amortization expense for intangible assets, inclusive of amounts subsequently written off from accumulated amortization, was $59.2 and $36.7 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Expected amortization expense related to intangible assets, including internal-use software development costs, for years subsequent to December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

2020

   $ 51.7

2021

     51.2

2022

     43.3

2023

     41.0

2024

     32.4

thereafter

     308.9
  

 

 

 
   $ 528.5
  

 

 

 

We recorded an asset impairment charge on a trade name during the year ended December 31, 2019 as a result of the discontinued use of certain trade names due to our rebranding which was announced in December 2019. We performed a quantitative test comparing the fair value of the trade name, as determined by projected cash flows, with the carrying amount. As future cash flows associated with the trade names were zero, we recorded an asset impairment charge of $4.9 for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is included in asset impairment on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

We also recorded an asset impairment charge of $1.5 related to certain acquired and capitalized software during the year ended December 31, 2019 as a result of the discontinued use of the software. This is included in asset impairment on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

We recorded an asset impairment charge on trade names during the year ended December 31, 2018 as a result of the discontinued use of certain trade names due to our rebranding in 2018. We performed a quantitative test comparing the fair value of the trade names, as determined by projected cash flows, with the carrying amount. As future cash flows associated with the trade names were zero, we recorded an asset impairment charge of $16.0 during the year ended December 31, 2018, which is included in asset impairment on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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10.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2019      2018  

Shared savings payable

   $ 58.2    $ —  

Accrued payroll and payroll-related expenses

     33.0      18.8

Other accrued expenses

     12.4      6.3

Accounts payable

     3.5      1.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 107.1    $ 26.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

11.

Long-Term Debt

Our long-term debt was as follows at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

     December 31,  
     2019      2018  

Revolving credit facility

   $ —      $ —  

Term loan

     275.3      258.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     275.3      258.1

Unamortized debt issuance costs

     (5.9      (6.4

Unamortized discount on debt

     (2.0      (2.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt, net

     267.4      249.5

Less current maturities of long-term debt

     (2.8      (2.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 264.6    $ 246.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

On December 21, 2017, in conjunction with the acquisition of Censeo and Advance, as described in Note 1 Nature of Operations, Cure Borrower entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with an unaffiliated secured lender syndicate. Under the Credit Agreement, Cure Borrower incurred a term loan of $260.0 (the “Term Loan”) and a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) with a $35.0 borrowing capacity, which could also be used to obtain letters of credit up to $5.0. The maturity date of the Term Loan is December 21, 2024 and the maturity date of the Revolving Facility is December 21, 2022. Cure Borrower is required to make amortization payments of 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan, payable on a quarterly basis.

On December 9, 2019, Cure Borrower amended its Credit Agreement to increase the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility to $80.0.

The Credit Agreement is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of Cure Borrower and its subsidiaries. The Term Loan and Revolving Facility both have the option of being drawn at the Base Rate plus 3.50% or the Eurocurrency Rate plus 4.50%, subject to two 0.25% stepdowns in the case of the Revolving Facility based on the applicable Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the effective interest rate on borrowings was 6.44% and 6.89%, respectively.

The Credit Agreement is subject to certain financial and nonfinancial covenants, including a defined Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio applicable solely to the Revolving Facility. The term loan requires an excess cash flow (“ECF”) payment commencing with and including the period ended

 

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December 31, 2018. The prior year’s ECF payment is due within 10 business days after financial statements have been delivered. As our Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio was below the threshold requiring an ECF payment, there was no ECF payment due in 2019 or 2020. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes negative covenants which restrict Cure Borrower and its subsidiaries’ ability, among other things, to incur indebtedness, grant liens, make investments, sell or otherwise dispose of assets or enter into a merger, pay dividends or repurchase stock. As of December 31, 2019, the amount of Cure Borrower and its subsidiaries’ net assets restricted from transfer to the Company was zero as a result of the Remedy Partners Combination which allowed for the ability to make certain payments for up to one year following the Remedy Partners Combination in excess of the normal restrictions. This additional capacity on restricted payments will expire on the one-year anniversary of the Remedy Partners Combination, at which time, a significant portion of Cure Borrower and its subsidiaries’ net assets may be deemed restricted. Cure TopCo, LLC, the parent, has no stand-alone operations, including no cash or assets; its only activities relate to owning a controlling interest in its subsidiaries and the issuances of equity as described in Note 14 Members’ Equity. Cure Borrower did not make any distributions to the parent during December 31, 2019 or 2018. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, we were in compliance with all financial covenants.

On June 22, 2018, we amended the Credit Agreement to reduce the interest rates applicable to the term loan and revolving credit facility. Specifically, the amendment decreased the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan percentage and Base Rate percentage for the various pricing levels. As a result of the amendment, certain lenders were extinguished and replaced with additional term lenders, and we extinguished related deferred financing fees in the amount of $1.4 for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is included in interest expense on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

On March 12, 2019, we drew $20.0 from the revolver for the purpose of acquiring Triple Aim Ventures, LLC. On April 23, 2019, the $20.0 was converted to an Incremental Term Loan (as defined under the Credit Agreement) as allowed under the terms of the Credit Agreement. Such Incremental Term Loan is due December 21, 2024. As a result of the Incremental Term Loan, certain lenders were extinguished and replaced with additional term lenders, and we extinguished related deferred financing fees in the amount of $0.2, which is included in interest expense on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2019, aggregate principal maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years ending December 31 and thereafter are as follows:

 

2020

   $ 2.8

2021

     2.8

2022

     2.8

2023

     2.8

2024

     264.1
  

 

 

 
   $ 275.3
  

 

 

 

 

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12.

Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

          December 31, 2019  

Balance Sheet Classification

   Type of
Instrument
       Level 1              Level 2              Level 3              Total      

Cash equivalents

   Money
market funds
   $ 11.1    $ —      $ —      $ 11.1

Contingent consideration

   Consideration
due to sellers
   $ —      $ —      $ 39.8    $ 39.8
          December 31, 2018  

Balance Sheet Classification

   Type of
Instrument
   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Cash equivalents

   Money
market funds
   $ 3.0    $ —      $ —      $ 3.0

Contingent consideration

   Consideration
due to sellers
   $ —      $ —      $ 39.1    $ 39.1

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or into or out of Level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2018.

The changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

   $ 38.2

Remeasurement of contingent consideration included in selling, general and administrative expense

     0.9
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

   $ 39.1

Remeasurement of contingent consideration included in selling, general and administrative expense

     0.7
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

   $ 39.8
  

 

 

 

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in recurring Level 3 fair value measurements were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

     Fair Value      Valuation Technique    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Discount
Rate
 

Consideration due to sellers

   $ 39.8    Discounted approach    Discount
Rate
     2.3

The fair value of our debt is measured at Level 3 and is determined based on fluctuations in current interest rates, the trends in market yields of debt instruments with similar credit ratings, general economic conditions and other quantitative and qualitative factors. The carrying value of our debt approximates its fair value.

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair value because of the relatively short-term maturity of these instruments.

 

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13.

Employee Benefit Arrangements

We provide two 401(k) retirement savings plans to eligible employees whereby each match 50% of every dollar contributed up to 6% of an employee’s compensation and, under certain plans, may also make profit sharing contributions at our discretion. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we incurred total contribution expense of $3.4, of which $1.6 is included in service expense and $1.8 is included in SG&A expense on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In 2018, we provided various 401(k) savings plans to eligible employees whereby we matched either 100% of every dollar contributed up to 3% plus 50% of every dollar contributed up to an additional 2% of an employee’s compensation or we matched 50% of every dollar contributed up to 6% of an employee’s compensation and could also make profit sharing contributions at our discretion. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we incurred total contribution expense of $2.8, of which $1.1 is included in service expense and $1.7 is included in SG&A expense on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

14.

Member’s Equity

Membership Units

In connection with the Remedy Partners Combination, our limited liability agreement (“LLC Agreement”) was amended and restated to authorize five classes of equity membership interests in us that are represented by Units: Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Class A Common Units, Class B Common Units, and Class C Common Units. In connection with the consummation of the Remedy Partners Combination, each outstanding Class A Common Unit that was outstanding prior to the Remedy Partners Combination was converted into a Series B Preferred Unit on a one-for-one basis and each Class B Common Unit remained outstanding. Also, in connection with the Remedy Partners Combination, 3,384,543 Series A Preferred Units were issued to New Remedy Corp in exchange for the contribution of $698.3 in net assets and tax attributes to us.

We had 3,384,543 units of Series A preferred Units and 3,533,133 units of Series B preferred units outstanding as of December 31, 2019. We had zero Class A common units, 93,311 Class B common units and zero Class C common units outstanding as of December 31, 2019.

The Series A Preferred Units have voting rights, being entitled to one vote per Series A Preferred Unit and have rights with respect to our profits and losses and distributions from us as set forth in our LLC Agreement. In the context of a liquidation or similar event, the Series A Preferred Units have a preference over other classes of Units in certain circumstances, including, in certain circumstances, over the Series B Preferred Units. The preference with respect to the Series A Preferred Units is subject to forfeiture in certain scenarios based on the financial performance of Remedy Partners’ business and also in connection with an initial public offering of us or our successor entity. We did not make any tax or non-tax distributions on behalf of members holding Series A Preferred Units for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The Series B Preferred Units have voting rights, being entitled to one vote per Series B Preferred Unit, and have rights with respect to our profits and losses and distributions from us as set forth in our LLC Agreement. In the context of a liquidation or similar event, the Series B Preferred Units have a preference over other classes of Units, including, in certain circumstances, over the Series A Preferred Units. The preference with respect to the Series B Preferred Units is subject to forfeiture in certain scenarios based on the financial performance of Signify Health, LLC’s business and also in connection with an initial public offering us or our successor entity. We made tax distributions of $21.8 and $18.3 on behalf of members holding Series B Preferred Units (formerly Class A Common Units) for the years ended December 31, 2019

 

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and 2018, respectively. We did not make any non-tax distributions on behalf of members holding Series B Preferred Units for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The Class A Common Units have voting rights, being entitled to one vote per Class A Common Unit, and have rights with respect to our profits and losses and distributions as set forth in our LLC Agreement. As of December 31, 2019, there were no Class A Common Units issued or outstanding.

The Class B Common Units have no voting rights and are intended to be treated as profits interests for federal income tax purposes. Class B Common Units are issued from time to time to be held by Cure Aggregator, LLC, a member of our company, on behalf of our employees and other service providers in connection with their respective performance of services for our benefit as designated by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. All Class B Common Units are issued pursuant to an award agreement that sets forth a distribution threshold in an amount intended for such Class B Common Units to qualify as profits interests for federal income tax purposes and vesting terms determined by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. The distribution thresholds and vesting terms of the Class B Common Units described above were not modified in connection with the Remedy Partners Combination. We made tax distributions in the amount of $0.7 on behalf of members holding Class B Common Units for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The Class C Common Units have no voting rights and are intended to be treated as profits interests for federal income tax purposes. Class C Common Units are issued from time to time to be held by Cure Aggregator, LLC, a holding member of our company, on behalf of our employees and other service providers in connection with their respective performance of services for our benefit as designated by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. All Class C Common Units are issued pursuant to an award agreement that sets forth a distribution threshold in an amount intended for such Class C Common Units to qualify as profits interests for federal income tax purposes and vesting terms determined by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. As of December 31, 2019, no Class C Common Units had been granted by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

During the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we repurchased 18,762 and 37,525 Former Class A Common Units for $2.4 and $5.0, respectively, related to the termination of two former executives. These repurchases were made at amounts that exceeded the estimated fair market value by approximately $0.4 and $0.9 during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This excess over fair market value is included in transaction-related expenses in the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations during the respective period.

Incentive Unit Awards and Equity-Based Compensation

In accordance with the LLC Agreement, our Board of Directors may grant awards of Class B Common Units and Class C Common Units for the benefit of key employees and service providers. The Board and/or Compensation Committee has approved equity-based awards with time-based and performance-based vesting criteria.

Awards of Class B Common Units and Class C Common Units are intended to be profits interest units for federal income tax purposes as described above. Awards with time-based vesting generally vest over time either on the grant date anniversary or on December 31 of each year. For those awards with performance-based vesting, the performance condition stipulates that in order for awards to vest, the total cash on cash return of the private equity owners as defined in the award agreement must exceed certain multiples set forth in the award agreement. The performance-based vesting condition is not probable as assessed at each reporting period; therefore, compensation expense related to these awards (or portions thereof) has not been

 

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recognized. As of December 31, 2019, no Class C Common Units had been granted by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

Grant date fair value of awards of Class B Common Units are estimated based on a Monte Carlo option pricing simulation. The equity value of the enterprise represents a key input for determining the fair value of the Class B Common Units. A discount for lack of marketability was applied to the per unit fair value to reflect increased risk arising from the inability to readily sell the Class B Common Units. The estimated fair values for awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 included the following weighted average assumptions (annualized percentages):

 

     2019    2018

Expected volatility

   40.6% - 50.6%    48.8% - 58.8%

Expected dividend yield

   —      —  

Risk-free interest rate

   1.8%    2.6%

Expected life (years)

   3.5    4.6

The following table summarizes our Class B Common Unit activity for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

     Profits
Interest
Units
     Weighted Avg.
Grant Date
FMV
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2018

     —       

Granted

     530,750    $ 46.95

Forfeited

     (77,500    $ 39.60
  

 

 

    

Outstanding at December 31, 2018

     453,250    $ 48.21

Granted

     80,824    $ 73.81

Forfeited

     (42,185    $ 51.45

Cancelled

     (50    $ 49.66

Repurchased

     (10,300    $ 45.68
  

 

 

    

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

     481,539    $ 52.28

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we recognized $3.0 and $2.6, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense related to awards of Class B Common Units. Of this amount, $0.5 and $0.1 were included in service expense and $2.5 and $2.5 were included in SG&A expense on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, there was $6.1 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity-based compensation arrangements expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.25 years. Additionally, there was approximately $14.0 of unrecognized compensation expense related to equity-based awards with performance-based vesting, in which the vesting conditions are not probable of occurring as of December 31, 2019. The grant date fair value of units that vested during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $2.8 and $2.4, respectively.

Stock Options in New Remedy Corp

Remedy Partners maintained an equity incentive plan whereby certain employees and directors were granted stock options. In November 2019, at the time of the Remedy Partners Combination, outstanding Remedy Partners stock options were converted to stock options in New Remedy Corp. No additional stock option grants will be made following the Remedy Partners Combination. During the year ended December 31,

 

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2019, we recorded approximately $1.5 in share-based compensation expense included in SG&A expense on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations related to outstanding stock options held by certain of our employees. As of December 31, 2019, there was approximately $6.9 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested time-based stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. Additionally, there was approximately $2.9 of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options with performance-based vesting, in which the vesting conditions are not probable of occurring as of December 31, 2019. As the underlying stock is in New Remedy Corp, the offset to the equity-based compensation expense is included in capital contributions on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity.

 

15.

Loss Per Unit

For the year ended December 31, 2018, basic loss per unit is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of Class A and Class B common units outstanding during the period. There were no potentially dilutive securities in 2018 and therefore, the basic and diluted loss per unit have been presented together. Common units in 2018 consisted of former Class A common units and Class B common units.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, net loss per unit is computed using the “two-class” method prior and subsequent to the Remedy Partners Combination; however, subsequent to the Remedy Partners Combination, five classes of member units are issued or available to be issued compared to two classes of member units prior to the transaction. There were no Class A common units or Class C common units issued as of December 31, 2019. The five classes of member units became legally authorized as of the Remedy Partners Combination on November 26, 2019. Therefore, net losses in 2019 up until November 26, 2019 were attributed to the former Class A common units and Class B common units. The pre-Remedy Partners Combination net losses include the losses of Remedy Partners as our combined-consolidated statement of operations is presented under common control provisions. Therefore, the losses of Remedy Partners prior to the Remedy Partners Combination are being allocated to the former Class A common and Class B common units outstanding up until the Combination date, as those were the only legally outstanding member units of the Company. Subsequent to the Remedy Partners Combination date, net losses were attributable to the Series A preferred units, the Series B preferred units and the Class B common units. There were no potentially dilutive securities in 2018 and 2019 and therefore, the basic and diluted loss per unit have been presented together.

Loss per unit in 2018 is computed as follows:

 

Net loss attributable to unitholders:

  

Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units

   $ (28.9

Weighted average outstanding units:

  

Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units

     3,421,451

Basic and Diluted net loss per unit attributable to unitholders:

  

Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units

   $ (8.44

 

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Loss per unit in 2019 is computed as follows:

 

Net loss attributable to unitholders:

  

Former Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units (pre-Remedy Partners Combination)

   $ (16.4

Series A Preferred Units

     (5.6

Series B Preferred Units and Class B Common Units (post-Remedy Partners Combination)

     (6.5

Weighted average outstanding units:

  

Former Class A Common Units and Class B Common Units (pre-Remedy Partners Combination)

     3,211,075

Series A Preferred Units

     324,545

Series B Preferred Units and Class B Common Units (post-Remedy Partners Combination)

     343,320

Basic and Diluted net loss per unit attributable to unitholders:

  

Former Class A Common Units

   $ (5.10

Series A Preferred Units

     (17.18

Series B Preferred Units and Class B Common Units

     (19.13

 

16.

Transaction-related Expenses

In 2019, we incurred $22.4 of transaction-related expenses related to the acquisition and integration of Remedy Partners, the Remedy Partners Combination, the TAV Health acquisition as well as certain acquisitions made in prior years. These transaction-related expenses related to consulting, compensation and integration-type expenses.

In 2018, we incurred $21.0 of transaction-related expenses related to acquisitions made in 2017. These transaction-related expenses related to consulting, compensation and integration-type expenses.

Included within the compensation expense amounts above for both years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is severance related to an approved plan by our board of directors. The following table summarizes the approved severance activity for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Balance at January 1, 2018

   $ —  

Severance and related costs

     2.4

Cash payments

     (0.7
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

   $ 1.7

Severance and related costs

     1.6

Cash payments

     (2.1
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

   $ 1.2
  

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2019, amounts expected to be paid under approved severance plans of $1.2 was included in accounts payables and accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

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17.

Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments

We are obligated as lessee under certain non-cancellable operating leases. As of December 31, 2019, future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases were as follows:

 

2020

   $ 7.0

2021

     8.0

2022

     7.0

2023

     5.3

2024

     4.6

Thereafter

     17.9
  

 

 

 
   $ 49.8
  

 

 

 

Total rent expense associated with non-cancellable operating leases was $6.3 and $3.6 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was included within SG&A expenses on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Letters of Credit

As of December 31, 2019, we have outstanding letters of credit totaling $9.2 in favor of CMS which is required in the event of a negative outcome on certain episodes of care within the BPCI-A program and we do not settle the related amounts owed to CMS. However, the terms of BPCI-A also require that certain partners provide a related reciprocal letter of credit to us for the majority of this amount. As of December 31, 2019, we have three related letters of credit in our favor totaling $8.8.

Contingencies

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. We are involved in various lawsuits, claims and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In management’s opinion, the ultimate resolution of these matters will not materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 12, 2019, a Complaint was filed against us by Dr. Mohammad A. Gharavi, in the Superior Court, State of California, San Bernardino County. The claim was a wage and hour class action of all California contracted physicians from March 12, 2015 through the present and ongoing. The Complaint alleges that these physicians should have been classified as employees. The class action was settled for $1.2 at mediation in January 2020. This amount is included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019. Payment will not be made until the Court has approved the settlement, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Sales Tax Reserve

During the year ended December 31, 2019, it was determined that certain Episodes of Care Services may be subject to sales tax in certain jurisdictions. Historically, we have not collected sales tax from our Episodes of Care Services customers as we believed the services were not taxable. As of December 31, 2019, we have recorded a liability of $6.5 for potential sales tax exposure related to services performed in 2016 through 2019, included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

Equity Appreciation Rights

In December 2019, we entered into an equity appreciation fee right agreement (“EAR”) with a customer, which contains the following provisions: 1) commits the customer to purchase a minimum amount of services from one of our wholly-owned indirect operating subsidiaries for three years in accordance with specific terms and conditions and 2) granted the customer a contingent EAR. The EAR agreement allows for the customer to participate in the future growth in the fair market value of our equity and can only be settled in cash (or, under certain circumstances, in whole or in part with a replacement agreement that mimics the economics of the original EAR agreement) upon change in our control, other liquidity event, or upon approval of our Board of Directors with consent by New Mountain Capital with certain terms and conditions. The EAR will expire in 20 years from the date of grant, if not previously settled. As of December 31, 2019, the EAR is being accounted for as a contingent contract liability instrument. We did not recognize an expense associated with the EAR for the year ended December 31, 2019 as cash settlement is not considered probable, due to the changes in control and liquidity provisions of the EAR. We adopted new accounting guidance in early 2020, which results in the initial fair value of the EAR being recorded as a reduction of revenue and subsequent changes in fair value being recorded as other income (expense), net. Although the initial EAR agreement was executed in December 2019, the service period did not begin until 2020 and, therefore, there was no impact on our results of operations until 2020.

Contingent Consideration

On December 21, 2017, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Censeo. The purchase price included contingent consideration with a fair value of $39.8 and $39.1 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The contingent consideration will require us to pay up to an additional $40.0 to selling shareholders of Censeo, pending the resolution of an examination by the IRS regarding the classification of certain independent contractors. If the IRS determines Censeo must employ any portion of its independent contractors prospectively, the incremental costs of such employment, multiplied by a factor of eight, will be deducted from the $40.0 to determine the remaining amount due to the selling shareholders under the acquisition agreement.

On February 11, 2019, we received a proposed assessment of employment taxes from the IRS in the amount of $5.5 related to tax year 2014. The assessment is based on the IRS’s position that all of Censeo’s service providers who performed health assessments during 2014 should have been classified as employees instead of independent contractors. We appealed this determination. There was no change to the fair value of the contingent liability due to this proposed assessment for the years ended December 31, 2018 or 2019.

In March 2020, we received verbal confirmation from the IRS that we will prevail in the case. The IRS is expected to formally close the matter once they resume normal operations following the COVID-19 crisis (See Note 22 Subsequent Events). We expect to make payment of the full $40.0 to the selling shareholders, some of whom are also affiliated with and/or equity holders, within 12 months following the formal IRS conclusion of the matter (See Note 22 Subsequent Events).

 

18.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $0.1 and $0.2, respectively, and consists of current state and local taxes. We have no deferred tax assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2019 or 2018.

 

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December 31, 2019 and 2018 (In millions, except units and per unit amounts)

 

Uncertain Tax Provisions

We recognize the impact of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on an income tax return in the financial statements at the amount that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain tax position will not be recognized unless it is more likely than not to be sustained. We have evaluated our tax positions and have not identified any material uncertain tax positions that would not be sustained in federal or state income tax examination or that require disclosure. Accordingly, no provision for uncertainties in income taxes has been made in the accompanying Combined-Consolidated Financial Statements at December 31, 2019.

 

19.

Segment Reporting

Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by our Chief Operating Decision Maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing financial performance. Management views our operating performance in two reportable segments: Home & Community Services and Episodes of Care Services.

We evaluate the performance of each segment based on segment revenue and segment adjusted EBITDA. The operating results of the reportable segment are based on segment adjusted EBITDA, which includes revenue and expenses incurred by the segment, as well as an allocation of shared expenses. Shared expenses are generally allocated to each segment based on the segments’ proportionate employee headcount. Certain costs are not allocated to the segments, as described below, as these items are not considered in evaluating the segment’s overall performance.

See Note 6 Revenue Recognition for a summary of segment revenue by product type for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Our operating segment results for the periods presented were as follows:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
             2019                      2018          

Revenue

     

Home & Community Services

   $ 377.0    $ 310.0

Episodes of Care Services

     124.8      27.9

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

     

Home & Community Services

     90.5      76.1

Episodes of Care Services

     2.8      3.0

Less: reconciling items to net loss:

     

Unallocated costs (1)

     34.5      43.4

Depreciation and amortization

     66.0      43.0

Interest expense

     21.2      21.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   $ (28.4    $ (28.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(1)Unallocated costs as follows:

     

Asset impairment

     6.4      17.0

Other income, net

     (1.6      —    

Equity-based compensation

     4.5      2.6

Transaction-related expenses

     22.4      21.0

Non-allocated costs (2)

     2.8      2.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unallocated costs

   $ 34.5    $ 43.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  (2)

Non-allocated costs include remeasurement of contingent consideration, management fees paid to our capital partner and certain non-recurring expenses, including those associated with the closure of certain facilities, the sale of certain assets and the early termination of certain contracts. These costs are not considered by our Chief Operating Decision Maker in making resource allocation decisions.

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker does not receive or utilize asset information to evaluate performance of operating segments. Accordingly, asset-related information has not been presented.

 

20.

Concentrations

During the normal course of operations, we maintain cash in bank accounts which exceed federally insured amounts. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts and do not believe we are exposed to any significant credit risk related to cash.

Accounts receivable potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk. Management believes that its contract acceptance, billing and collection policies are adequate to minimize potential credit risk. We continuously evaluate the credit worthiness of our customers’ financial condition and generally do not require collateral.

We are dependent on a concentrated number of payors and provider partners with whom we contract to provide IHEs and other services. A significant portion of our revenues are generated from a small number of customers. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we have two customers which accounted for approximately 23% and 21%, respectively, of revenues. In addition, the revenue from our top ten customers accounted for approximately 74% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019. No customer accounted for greater than 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we had two customers which accounted for approximately 27% and 21% of revenues. As of December 31, 2018, three customers accounted for approximately 20%, 11% and 10%, respectively, of accounts receivable.

While CMS is not our customer, a majority of the revenue generated by Episodes of Care Services is under the CMS administered BPCI-A program and payments are received under this program in certain cases from CMS rather than directly from the customer. During the year ended December 31, 2019, approximately 20% of total combined-consolidated revenue was generated from the BPCI-A program. As of December 31, 2019, approximately 59% of the total accounts receivable was due from CMS related to payments expected to be received by us under the BPCI-A program.

 

21.

Related Party Transactions

We are subject to a Management Services Agreement whereby we paid our capital partners an annual advisory fee of $1.0 beginning in 2018. As 100% of Cure Borrower’s income is derived from our operations, these amounts are expensed as incurred by us. During each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, $1.0 of expense was recorded and included in SG&A expenses in the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations related to these services. The Management Services Agreement was terminated in connection with the consummation of the Remedy Partners Combination.

On April 17, 2019, we issued a note receivable to our Chief Executive Officer for $2.0 with simple interest accruing at a rate of 2.52% per annum and included in other expense (income), net on the Combined-Consolidated Statements of Operations. In December 2019, the outstanding principal and an insignificant amount of accrued interest under the note was repaid in full. There are no other outstanding amounts.

 

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On March 7, 2019, we entered into a consulting agreement with Brett Carlson, a director, which currently provides for $0.2 annually (payable monthly) in compensation for consulting services provided to us. In the event that we complete a corporate transaction in which we acquire all of the equity interests or all or substantially all of the assets of a company in our industry referred and introduced to us by Mr. Carlson, Mr. Carlson will be eligible to receive a cash transaction fee of 3% of any deal consideration up to $10 million, plus an additional 1.5% on any incremental deal consideration above $10 million.

We also have a consulting agreement with Kevin McNamara, a director, which currently provides for $0.2 annually (payable monthly) in compensation for consulting services provided to us. In addition, Mr. McNamara is entitled to reimbursement for annual premiums on life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability and medical insurance.

 

22.

Subsequent Events

We performed an evaluation of subsequent events through April 29, 2020, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. We updated such evaluation for disclosure purposes through October 19, 2020, the date on which the revised financial statements were reissued.

On February 14, 2020, the Board of Directors adopted a Synthetic Equity Plan (“SEP”) that provides for cash payments upon the satisfaction of certain criteria. The synthetic equity units granted under the SEP are subject to time and performance vesting and are paid out upon a change in control (as defined in the SEP) based upon the difference in the value of the Company at the time of the change in control event and a “floor amount”.

During the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak rapidly evolved. In the Home & Community Services segment, in-home health evaluations were only moderately impacted during the first quarter of 2020. However, at the end of the first quarter of 2020, we temporarily suspended conducting in-home health evaluations. At the same time, we launched a new service, offering health plan customers a “virtual” health assessment (“vIHE”) to be supplemented, where possible, with a confirmatory in-home health evaluation later in the year. Certain of our Home & Community Services health plan customers agreed to this new service, which we began providing on April 2, 2020. CMS provided temporary approval of this service in early April 2020. We also developed a number of new product offerings in support of the crisis, such as workplace screening and testing, which we quickly operationalized and began offering to employers as an additional service in early April 2020. As a result of these actions, more than 90% of health evaluations during the second quarter 2020 were vIHEs. In July 2020, we began to return to in-home health assessments. For the third quarter of 2020, the number of health risk assessments that were being performed on an in-home basis, had returned to historic levels. We established personal protective equipment protocols with our major customers in order to achieve this return to in-home assessments. We, together with our customers, continue to monitor the changing situation with COVID-19 cases on a state-by-state basis.

Within the Episodes of Care Services segment, we observed some evidence of reduced volumes of episodes of care as a result of the cancellation of elective surgeries in the final two weeks of the first quarter of 2020. Due to the nature of the BPCI-A program however, there is a significant lag between us performing our services and CMS reporting the final outcomes of those services. We will continue to monitor any leading indicators and the potential impact on operations and financial performance.

We also note that by virtue of the passage of time between when we perform our services and the confirmation of results and subsequent cash settlement by CMS, COVID-19 did not have an impact on the cash we received from CMS during 2020. We expect to receive our next cash payment from CMS in the first quarter of 2021 which will reflect the initial impact of COVID-19 on our business as described below.

 

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS announced healthcare providers may continue in the BPCI-A program with no change or they allowed healthcare providers an exception to previous rules of the program with two options as follows:

 

   

Healthcare providers may choose to eliminate upside and downside risk by excluding all episodes from reconciliation in 2020; or

 

   

Healthcare providers may choose to exclude from reconciliation those episodes with a COVID-19 diagnosis during the episode.

Healthcare providers were required to make their election by September 25, 2020. We have received preliminary information related to the elections made by healthcare providers, which we expect will reduce the total number of episodes we manage during 2020 and 2021, and therefore reduce program size. Subsequently, CMS announced that all episodes in 2021 with a COVID-19 diagnosis would be automatically excluded from reconciliation. We are evaluating the impact these healthcare provider elections will have on the savings rate and our overall revenue and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.

As a precautionary measure related to COVID-19 concerns, in March 2020, we drew $77.0 in borrowings under the revolver.

As a result of the shift to vIHEs and other customer claims processing system delays, we have experienced collection delays from certain Home & Community Services customers, which has temporarily resulted in a negative impact on operating cash flows during 2020. We continue to actively work with our customers to collect on these amounts.

We continue to monitor trends related to COVID-19.

In addition to the impact that COVID-19 has had on our accounts receivable and operating cash flows, we agreed to perform a significant amount of incremental IHEs with one of our major customers in the second half of the year, which this has led to an increase in claims which we have not yet invoiced to the customer.

In May 2020, we received the final IRS determination letter closing the open matter related to the contingent consideration described in Note 17 Commitments and Contingencies. We made payment of the full $40.0 in July 2020 to the selling shareholders, some of whom are also affiliated with and/or our equity holders.

During the second quarter of 2020, we recognized approximately $7.3 of revenue representing changes in estimates related to variable consideration upon receipt and analysis of reconciliations from CMS in the second quarter of 2020 related to performance obligations satisfied in the year ended December 31, 2019. In addition, during the second quarter of 2020, we recorded approximately $1.6 related to a cumulative catch up of a change in estimated transaction price upon the satisfaction of the performance obligations.

During the second quarter of 2020, we recorded revenue of $3.3 related to a one-time termination fee associated with a customer in the Episodes of Care Services segment who terminated their contract.

Effective June 2020, we terminated a customer relationship with a customer in our Episodes of Care Services segment, representing approximately 5% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 in connection with a contractual dispute. Effective July 2020, we entered into an advisory services agreement with the customer to assist the customer with its ongoing participation in the BPCI-A program through December 31, 2023.

During the second quarter of 2020, we ceased using our New York City office space and in the third quarter began subleasing the space. We have entered into a noncancelable lease agreement for new space in New

 

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York City that ultimately expires in 2029. Total lease commitments over the term of the lease are approximately $25.7.

As described in Note 4 Business Combinations, in March 2019, we issued 130,525 former Class A Common Units, which were subsequently converted to Series B preferred units as part of the purchase consideration to acquire TAV Health. In October 2020, we repurchased the 130,525 Series B preferred units for a total of $54.0.

Effective September 2020, we entered into a second EAR agreement with a customer (See Note 17 Commitments and Contingencies), containing similar provisions to the EAR agreement entered into in December 2019. We concurrently entered into an amended customer contract which includes incremental evaluations volume from the customer beginning in 2020.

 

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Board of Directors

Remedy Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Remedy Partners, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company), which comprise the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and temporary equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements).

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Remedy Partners, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ RSM US LLP

Stamford, Connecticut

April 30, 2019, except as to Note 2, which is as of October 14, 2020

 

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Remedy Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

     December 31,  
     2018  

ASSETS

  

Current assets

  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 138,360,863  

Accounts receivable, net

     135,311,182  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,859,349  
  

 

 

 

Total current assets

     277,531,394  

Property and equipment, net

     6,156,483  

Restricted cash

     21,307,192  

Goodwill

     13,901,155  

Intangible assets, net

     10,363,463  

Other assets

     768,870  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 330,028,557  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  

Current liabilities

  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 107,982,589  

Income taxes payable

     3,816,056  
  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     111,798,645  

Indebtedness to related parties- noncurrent

     452,985  

Other liabilities

     22,684  

Net deferred tax liabilities, noncurrent

     2,654,795  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     114,929,109  

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)

  

Series A preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 55,000 shares authorized; aggregate liquidation value of $73,662,770

     54,476,000  

Series B preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 41,413,600 shares authorized; aggregate liquidation value of $78,205,683

     60,002,898  

Stockholders’ equity

  

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 350,000,000 shares authorized and 197,052,873 shares outstanding

     191,211  

Additional paid-in capital

     11,010,587  

Retained earnings

     89,418,752  
  

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     100,620,550  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ equity

   $ 330,028,557  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Remedy Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

     Year ended
December 31,
 
     2018  

Revenue, net

   $ 134,891,256  

Operating expenses:

  

Service expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     27,457,306  

Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     77,815,808  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,272,363  
  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     106,545,477  

Income from operations

     28,345,779  

Interest income

     1,850,499  
  

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

     30,196,278  

Income tax expense

     10,277,285  
  

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 19,918,993  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Remedy Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and

Temporary Equity

 

    Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
    Preferred Stock  
                Class A     Class B  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Balance, December 31, 2017

    195,481,167     $ 189,639     $ 9,662,842     $ 69,499,759     $ 79,352,240       54,476     $ 54,476,000       41,415,584     $ 60,002,898  

Exercised shares for vested employees

    1,571,706       1,572       867,909       —         869,481       —         —         —         —    

Stock-based compensation

    —         —         479,836       —         479,836       —         —         —         —    

Net income

    —         —         —         19,918,993       19,918,993       —         —         —         —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2018

    197,052,873     $ 191,211     $ 11,010,587     $ 89,418,752     $ 100,620,550       54,476     $ 54,476,000       41,415,584     $ 60,002,898  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Remedy Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

     Year ended
December 31,
 
     2018  

Cash flows from operating activities:

  

Net income

   $ 19,918,993  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,272,363  

Loss on disposal of assets

     237,644  

Stock-based compensation

     479,836  

Deferred income taxes

     187,323  

Changes in assets and liabilities

  

Accounts receivable

     (22,718,613

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (2,130,907

Income taxes receivable

     1,760,890  

Restricted cash

     (72,296

Other assets

     6,270  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     56,552,325  

Income taxes payable

     3,816,056  

Other liabilities

     (5,316
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     59,304,568  
  

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

  

Purchase of property and equipment

     (9,948,288
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (9,948,288
  

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by financing activities:

  

Proceeds from options exercised

     869,481  
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     869,481  
  

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     50,225,761  

Cash and cash equivalents:

  

Beginning

     88,135,102  
  

 

 

 

Ending

   $ 138,360,863  
  

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

  
  

 

 

 

Cash payments for income taxes

   $ 4,532,163  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Remedy Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Organization, basis of presentation, and summary of accounting policies

Organization: Remedy Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“Remedy” or “the Company”), a Delaware corporation, is an Awardee Convener contracted with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) under the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (“BPCI”) program. The BPCI program was replaced by Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (“BPCI-A” and together, the “BPCI Programs”) on October 1, 2018, and Remedy became a Convener Participant on that date. Remedy’s role in BPCI-A is essentially the same as it was in BPCI. Remedy contracts with a variety of acute care hospitals, physician groups and post-acute care facilities and engages in care redesign efforts in order to reduce costs and improve the patient outcomes for certain Medicare beneficiaries undergoing an episode of care that begins with a hospitalization and continues for up to 90 days following discharge from the hospital. Specifically, Remedy and its client partners focus on improving the coordination of care as patients move from acute care settings to post-acute facilities or home recovery in order to increase efficiency, eliminate waste, and reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions of Medicare beneficiaries. Under the BPCI program, Remedy and its clients provide CMS between 2-3 percent savings (3 percent for BPCI-A) over prior period cost levels, and any additional savings accrue to the benefit of Remedy and its partners. After deducting an administrative fee of approximately 2 percent of program size to manage these programs, Remedy shares additional savings with its partners. In addition to its Convener Participant role in BPCI-A, Remedy also provides care coordination and analytics services for other Convener Participants in the BPCI-A program.

Basis of presentation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Remedy Partners, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although actual results in subsequent periods will differ from these estimates, such estimates are developed based on the best information available to management and management’s best judgments at the time made. Significant estimates that are particularly susceptible to material change in the near term involve revenue recognition related to administrative fee revenue.

Comprehensive income (loss): The Company has not identified any incremental items that would be considered a component of comprehensive income (loss) and accordingly a statement of comprehensive loss is not reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements because net income and net comprehensive income are the same.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Cash and cash equivalents: The Company considers all highly liquid debt investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Restricted cash: Under the Company’s Master Agreement with CMS, the Company is required to place certain funds in escrow for the benefit of CMS. This account, known as a Secondary Repayment Source (“SRS”), is based on the size of the Company’s BPCI Reprogram. These funds are available to CMS as a supplemental payment source if Remedy fails to pay amounts owed to CMS. The funds will be returned to the Company 18 months after the effective period of the CMS Master Agreement, or when all financial obligations to CMS are fulfilled. As of December 31, 2018, there was $15,689,729 in the SRS account.

 

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The Company also withholds a portion of shared savings payable to clients in a “holding pool” to cover any potential subsequent negative adjustments to NPRA through CMS’s true-up process (which corrects for errors and late-billed expenses that followed the original reconciliation process.) These funds are distributed clients following the final true-up, generally three quarters after the original reconciliation.

Since clients have earned these funds, the shared savings expense is accrued at the time of reconciliation and remains payable until the funds are either disbursed or used to pay a negative true-up. As of December 31, 2018, there was $5,617,463 of restricted cash in the holding pool.

Accounts receivable, net The Company carries its accounts receivable at net realizable value. Receivables are written down or written off when they are deemed to be uncollectable. Accounts receivable primarily consists of amounts due from customers and CMS and are stated at their net realizable value. Management evaluates all accounts periodically and an allowance is established based on the best facts available to management. Management considers historical realization data, accounts receivable aging trends, and other operational trends to estimate the collectability of receivables. The Company carries its accounts receivable at net realizable value. As of December 31, 2018, the Company does not have an allowance for doubtful accounts.

Property and equipment: Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The Company provides for depreciation using the straight-line method over the useful lives of the assets estimated as follows: computer equipment, five years; computer software, three years; and furniture and fixtures, five to seven years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the term of the lease. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Upon sale or retirement, the cost of the asset and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the remaining gain or loss is included in the results of operations. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred and improvements that increase the value of the property and extend the useful life are capitalized.

Internally-Developed Software: Certain software development costs are capitalized. Such costs include charges for employee costs and consulting services associated with programming, coding and testing such software. Costs incurred for software development prior to the application development stage are expensed in the period incurred. Once the application development stage is reached, development costs are capitalized until the product is ready for implementation or operational use. These capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected economic life of the software, generally estimated to be three to six years. Amortization of capitalized software costs begins when the software is placed into service ready for intended use and is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

Goodwill: Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition consideration paid over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. The Company evaluates goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“ASC 350”). Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis (or more frequently if impairment indicators exist). The Company tests goodwill at the reporting unit level, which is the level for which there are distinct cash flows, products, capabilities and available financial information by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the carrying value of the entity exceeds its fair value. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had one reporting unit.

If there are indicators that goodwill may be impaired and a quantitative assessment is necessary, the Company must determine the fair value of each reporting unit and compare it to the reporting unit’s carrying value. Fair value of the reporting unit is determined based on the present value of estimated cash flows using available information regarding expected cash flows of each reporting unit, discount rates and the expected long-term cash

 

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flow growth rates. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value, goodwill is not impaired, and no further testing is performed. The Company adopted ASU 2017-04 which requires the recording of impairment to the extent the fair value exceeds the carrying value and to the extent there is remaining goodwill in the reporting unit under a one-step model. There was no goodwill impairment recognized in any period presented in the consolidated financial statements.

Intangible assets: Intangible assets with finite lives include intellectual property and capitalized software. Intellectual property is amortized using the straight-line method over a period of five years and capitalized software, once placed into service and ready for intended use, is amortized using the straight-line method over a period of three to six years.

Impairment of long-lived assets: In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) guidance, long-lived assets, such as property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset to be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by an asset to the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.

Stock-based compensation: Compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions is recognized in financial statements based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock awards based on the grant date fair value of the awards, and recognizes the cost over the period the employee is required to provide services for the award, which is usually the vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation methodology in order to estimate the fair value of its share-based awards.

Revenue recognition: The Company primarily offers its services to customers under the CMS, BPCI, and BCPI-A program. The Company recognizes revenue when there is evidence of an arrangement, the service has been provided to the client, the collection of the fees is reasonably assured, and the amount of fees to be paid by the client is fixed or determinable.

The Company earns revenues from the BPCI program from two sources:

 

a.

Administrative fees: based on a percentage of each client’s program size or number of BPCI-A episodes for certain BPCI-A partners.

 

b.

Shared savings revenues: in its role as a convener, funds available after administrative fees to the Company are paid from the net payment reconciliation amount, or (“NPRA”). NPRA is paid by CMS on a quarterly basis (semi-annually for BPCI-A) approximately 90 days following the receipt of a CMS Reconciliation which details savings amounts for a given performance period.

Administrative fees: Administrative fees are recognized monthly, in the month that they are earned, using prior period volumes to estimate current period program size. For BPCI, administrative fee accruals are adjusted quarterly to actual values with the receipt of each quarterly CMS reconciliation. For BPCI Advanced, Administrative Fees will be adjusted semi-annually using both semi-annual CMS reconciliations and CMS claims file data.

 

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Shared savings revenues: Remedy accrues shared savings revenues on a quarterly basis (semi-annually for BPCI-A), after the receipt of the CMS reconciliation for a given performance period. At that point, NPRA, administrative fees and shared savings are all known for that performance quarter.

As of 2015, programs initiated by Remedy’s Episode Initiators that do not generate CMS’s minimum savings can have a negative NPRA for a performance quarter. Remedy must pay CMS for the negative NPRA, and is reimbursed for a portion of the negative NPRA by the Episode Initiator based on the terms of each Episode Initiator’s Participant Agreement. The unreimbursed portion of negative NPRA is deducted from shared savings revenue. For programs initiated by physician groups from April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016, CMS did not collect negative NPRA. Beginning on October 1, 2016, all of Remedy’s programs operated under “full risk”, where CMS would collect from Remedy any negative NPRA generated from an Episode Initiator. The Company records shared savings expenses quarterly (semi-annually for BPCI-A), concurrent with the shared savings revenue. Shared savings payments made to partners are driven by individual contract terms. Shared savings expense includes shared savings payments to Episode Initiators and gainsharing payments (“NPRA Shared Payment in BPCI-A”) to providers who participate in care redesign, and are generally paid within 30 days of receipt of NPRA funds from CMS.

Outsourced field operations: The Company has contracts with certain clients that require the client to employ professionals to manage the program in lieu of Remedy personnel. The Company will reimburse these clients the cost of those personnel from NPRA payments, up to 1 percent of program size. For 2018, the Company incurred costs of approximately $17.2 million from its largest client for field staff. The Company pays these costs each quarter from positive NPRA payments. If there are insufficient NPRA funds to pay the full reimbursement to the client, Remedy pays out a portion that is pro rata with the percent of administrative fees that are received from the current NPRA payment. The balance of the outsourced field expenses is deferred and will be paid from future positive NPRA. Total outsourced field operations payable is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Related Balance Sheet Accounts: The following table provides information about accounts included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018:

 

     2018  

Assets

  

Administrative fee receivable

   $ 46,499,779  

Due from CMS

     87,460,723  

Shared savings receivable

     1,350,680  
  

 

 

 

Total Accounts Receivable, net

   $ 135,311,182  

Liabilities

  

Outsourced field operations payable

   $ 12,546,005  

Shared savings payable

   $ 60,761,457  

Service Expense: Service expense represents direct costs associated with generating revenue. These costs include payroll costs, travel expenses, related benefits, and other personnel expenses for employees in roles that serve to provide direct revenue generating services to customers. Additionally, service expense also includes costs related to the use of certain professional service firms, software expenses, licensing expenses and certain other direct costs. Service expense does not include depreciation and amortization, which is stated separately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”): SG&A includes the total cost of payroll, related benefits and other personnel expense for employees who do not have a direct role associated with revenue generation including those involved with developing new service offerings. SG&A expenses include all general operating costs including, but not limited to, rent and occupancy costs, telecommunications costs, information technology infrastructure costs, technology development costs, software licensing costs, advertising and marketing expenses, recruiting expenses, costs associated with developing new service offerings and expenses related to the use of certain subcontractors and professional services firms. SG&A expenses do not include depreciation and amortization, which is stated separately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Advertising and Marketing Costs: Advertising and marketing costs are included in SG&A expenses and are expensed as incurred. Advertising and marketing costs totaled $1,449,031 for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Income taxes: The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. The current and deferred tax consequences of a transaction are measured by applying the provisions of enacted tax laws to determine the amount of taxes payable or receivable currently or in future years. Deferred income taxes are provided for on temporary differences between the income tax basis of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are subject to a valuation allowance to reduce them to their net realizable value, on a more-likely-than-not basis.

The Company may recognize tax liabilities when, despite the Company’s belief that its tax return positions are supportable, the company believes that certain positions may not be fully sustained upon review by the tax authorities. Benefits from tax positions are measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences impact income tax expense in the period such determination is made. There was no liability for uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2018.

Recent accounting pronouncements: In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), which provides guidance on the presentation of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 will be effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019. ASU 2016-18 must be applied using a retrospective transition method with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2016-18 is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance in this ASU supersedes the leasing guidance in Topic 840, Leases. Under the new guidance, lessees are required to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either a full retrospective or retrospective with

 

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cumulative effect transition method. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 one year making it effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company has completed its initial assessment of the new standard and it does not expect that impact of adoption to be material to the Company’s financial statements. The Company continues to evaluate the disclosure requirements related to the new standard.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which intends to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, a choice to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, as well as certain classifications on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this ASU in Fiscal 2018 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2018, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement (FASB ASU 2018-07) to expand the scope of ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We are currently in the process of evaluating the effects of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Accounting Policy Changes

The Company made the following changes to its consolidated financial statements which were dated April 30, 2019:

 

  (i)

Goodwill amortization—The Company previously amortized its goodwill over a 10 year period in accordance with an accounting alternative developed by the FASB’s Private Company Council. The resulting amortization has been reversed in these consolidated financial statements resulting in a decrease in amortization expense of approximately $1,390,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and an increase in goodwill of approximately $5,440,000 as of December 31, 2018.

 

  (ii)

Preferred stock—The Company reclassified its preferred stock from stockholders’ equity to temporary equity to comply with requirements of Regulation S-X. See Note 6.

The Company also reclassified various income statement items which had no impact on net income or stockholders’ equity.

Note 3. Property and Equipment

A summary of property and equipment, as of December 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

     2018  

Furniture and fixtures

   $ 1,606,511  

Leasehold improvements

     5,050,798  

Computer equipment

     1,495,912  

Computer software

     1,297,798  
  

 

 

 
     9,451,019  

Less accumulated depreciation

     (3,294,536
  

 

 

 
   $ 6,156,483  
  

 

 

 

Depreciation on property and equipment was $1,022,363 for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

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Note 4. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2018:

 

     Gross carrying
amount
     Accumulated
amortization
     Net carrying
value
 

Intellectual property

   $ 1,250,000      $ (541,667    $ 708,333  

Capitalized software

     9,655,130        —          9,655,130  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,905,130      $ (541,667    $ 10,363,463  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company capitalized $4,580 of internally- developed software costs for the year ended December 31, 2018. Amortization of the software developed for internal-use had not begun as the software was not ready for its intended use as of December 31, 2018.

Amortization expense related to intellectual property for each of the years ended December 31, 2018 amounted to $250,000. Expected amortization expense of intangible assets for years subsequent to December 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

2019

   $ 250,000  

2020

     250,000  

2021

     208,333  

2022

     —    

2023

     —    

Thereafter

     —    
  

 

 

 
   $ 708,333  
  

 

 

 

Note 5. Goodwill

The Company has $13.90 million of goodwill on its balance sheet that resulted from the business acquisition of Liberty Health Partners in 2015. Goodwill is not amortized and is tested for impairment in the fourth quarter of each year or when a change in circumstances indicate a possible impairment. The impairment testing can be performed on either a quantitative or qualitative basis. Upon evaluating the qualitative analysis, it was more likely than not that the fair value exceeded the carrying value of the reporting unit. As a result, there was no impairment related to goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Note 6. Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity

The Company’s preferred stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, preferred stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018.

Series A Preferred stock: The holders of the preferred stock are entitled to a dividend of 8% per annum of the original cost. As of December 31, 2018, the value of the cumulative dividend was approximately $19.19 million. The Company has no obligation to pay the Series A cumulative dividends other than through a liquidation or by preference of distributions described below, unless the Company’s Board of Directors declares a dividend on the Series A preferred stock. The Company’s Board of Directors has not declared a dividend on the Series A

 

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preferred stock at December 31, 2018. Therefore, there was no liability at December 31, 2018. The preferred stockholders are entitled to one vote per share of preferred stock. Preferred Series A stockholders are allocated income and distributions after Series B preferred shares but in preference to common shares.

Series B Preferred stock: The holders of the preferred stock are entitled to a dividend of 8% per annum of the original cost. As of December 31, 2018, the value of the cumulative dividend was approximately $18.21 million. The Company has no obligation to pay the Series B cumulative dividends other than through a liquidation or by preference of distributions described below, unless the Company’s Board of Directors declares a dividend on the Series B preferred stock. The Company’s Board of Directors has not declared a dividend on the Series B preferred stock at December 31, 2018. Therefore, there was no liability at December 31, 2018. The preferred stockholders are entitled to one vote per share of preferred stock. Preferred Series B stockholders have preference to all other classes of shares.

Common stock: The Company has 350,000,000 shares authorized of common stock, which entitles holders to voting rights.

Note 7. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following as of December 31, 2018:

 

     2018  

Accounts payable

   $ 2,223,522  

Accrued bonuses

     15,092,591  

Accrued transaction costs

     11,113,201  

Accrued-other

     3,532,786  

Deferred rent

     2,713,027  

Outsourced field operations payable

     12,546,005  

Shared savings payable

     60,761,457  
  

 

 

 

Total accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 107,982,589  
  

 

 

 

Note 8. Income Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law the Tax Cuts and jobs Act tax reform legislation. This legislation made significant changes in U.S. tax law including a reduction in the corporate tax rates, changes to net operating loss carryforwards and carrybacks, and a repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax. The legislation reduced the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. As a result of the enacted law, the Company was required to revalue deferred tax assets and liability at the enacted rate as of December 31, 2017. The other provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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The income tax expense differs from the amount of income tax expense determined by applying the United States federal income tax rate of 21 percent to pre-tax income for the years ended December 31, 2018 due to the following:

 

     2018  

Computed “expected” tax provision

   $ 6,341,218  

Increase (decrease) in tax provision resulting from:

  

Transaction costs

     2,445,601  

State taxes

     3,712,135  

R&D tax credit

     (1,101,596

Other

     (1,120,073
  

 

 

 
   $ 10,277,285  
  

 

 

 

Deferred taxes are provided for the temporary differences between the financial and tax basis of assets and liabilities, applying presently enacted tax rates and laws. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets were as follows at December 31, 2018:

 

     2018  

Deferred tax assets (liabilities):

  

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 332,993  

Depreciation of property and equipment

     561,654  

Allowance for bad debt

     203,337  

Tenant allowance

     451,171  

Accrued expenses

     489,667  

Internally developed software

     (2,347,547

Amortization of intangible assets

     (151,307

Cash to accrual adjustment

     (2,194,763
  

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability

   $ (2,654,795
  

 

 

 

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

Lease commitments: The Company is obligated as lessee under certain non-cancellable operating leases. As of December 31, 2018, future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases were as follows:

 

2019

   $ 3,396,987  

2020

     3,278,310  

2021

     3,104,803  

2022

     2,072,254  

2023

     1,340,436  

thereafter

     2,165,704  
  

 

 

 
   $ 15,358,494  
  

 

 

 

Total rent expense associated with non-cancellable operating leases was $3,191,908 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and was included within SG&A expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Contingent loss: As disclosed in Note 1, certain programs that do not generate savings can have a negative NPRA for a performance quarter. The Company must pay CMS the negative NPRA and recoup a portion of that

 

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payment from the Episode Initiator. The Company has recorded its share of negative NPRA as a reduction to shared savings revenue through the first two quarters of 2018. The Company has earned net positive NPRA for the third quarter of 2018, and those revenues will be reflected in the January 2019 financial statements. There is no liability recorded subsequent to September 30, 2018, as the Company does not have a reasonable basis to estimate if there is negative NPRA related to the last quarter of 2018. The Company has not had any quarter with program-wide negative NPRA (where total partner Negative NPRA is greater than Positive NPRA) since the inception of the BPCI program on October 1, 2013.

Legal Matters: From time to time, the Company may become involved in various legal matters. Management of the Company believes that there are no legal matters as of December 31, 2018 whose resolution could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Note 10. Stock-Based Compensation

The Company’s Equity Incentive Plan authorizes granting key employees of the Company options to purchase 30,724,479 shares of common stock of the Company, at exercise prices as determined by the Board of Directors. The Board has the authority to grant “incentive unit-based options” within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, or “non-qualified unit options” as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-7, or “restricted unit” awards.

Under this plan, unit-based options vest and become exercisable over three or four years, beginning one year after the grant date and expire ten years after the grant date. Compensation cost relating to unit- based payment transactions is recognized in the financial statements with measurement based upon the calculated value of the equity or liability instruments issued. For the years ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized $479,836 in compensation expense for unit- based options.

We recognize the impact of forfeitures in stock-based compensation expense when they occur. Additionally, the Company issues options with the strike price equaling the fair value as of the grant date, resulting in zero intrinsic value at issuance.

A summary of the status of stock-based options at December 31, 2018 and changes during the year then ended is as follows:

 

     Options      Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
    

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

(in Years)

     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

Outstanding, December 31, 2017

     25,461,658        0.53        7.26        —    

Granted

     6,965,419        0.82        9.12        —    

Exercised

     (1,571,706      0.55        N/A     

Forfeited

     (2,747,535      0.82        N/A        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2018

     28,107,836      $ 0.57        6.58      $       —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable, December 31, 2018

     19,440,134      $ 0.43        5.70      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The weighted-average grant date calculated fair value for options granted during 2018 was $0.15.

As of December 31, 2018, there was $1,003,575 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non- vested unit options. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.62 years.

 

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At December 31, 2018, there were 13,105,427 unit options available for future grants under the Company’s unit-based option plan.

Note 11. Related Party Transactions

In 2012, the Company issued a promissory note to fund the Company’s operations from one of the shareholders with the intention of repayment. The payable was noninterest bearing and had no specific repayment term. The

total outstanding balance due to the shareholder was $452,985 at December 31, 2018.

Note 12. Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company maintains its cash balances in accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes there is little or no exposure to any significant credit risk.

Accounts receivable potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk. Management believes that its contract acceptance, billing and collection policies are adequate to minimize potential credit risk. The Company continuously evaluates the credit worthiness of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral.

A significant portion of the Company’s revenues are generated from a few customers. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company had one customer which accounted for approximately 37.2% of revenues and 10.4% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2018.

While CMS is not the Company’s customer, a majority of the revenue generated by Remedy is under the CMS administered BPCI-A program and payments are received under this program in certain cases from CMS rather than directly from the customer. As of December 31, 2018, approximately 64.6% of the total accounts receivable was due from CMS related to payments expected to be received by the Company under the BPCI-A program.

Note 13. Subsequent Events

The Company performed an evaluation of subsequent events through April 30, 2019, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

On January 15, 2019, the Company’s shareholders sold 51% of the Preferred shares to Remedy Acquisition, L.P, an investment vehicle of New Mountain Capital Partners for approximately $405 million. All Remedy Partners Class A and Class B preferred shares were converted into shares of Remedy Partners, Inc. common as of that date with a one to one exchange ratio. Remedy Acquisition, L.P. received 135,993,425 shares of a newly created Senior Convertible Preferred Stock.

During the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak rapidly evolved. The former Remedy business saw some evidence of reduced volumes of episodes of care as a result of the cancellation of elective surgeries in the final two weeks of the first quarter of 2020 and through the second quarter. Due to the nature of the BPCI-A program however, there is a significant lag between the Company performing its services and CMS reporting the final performance outcomes of those services. The Company will continue to monitor any leading indicators and the potential impact on operations and financial performance.

 

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        Shares

Class A common stock

Signify Health, Inc.

LOGO

 

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC   J.P. Morgan   Barclays   Deutsche Bank Securities
BofA Securities  

UBS Investment Bank

  Baird   Piper Sandler   William Blair

Through and including                     , 2021 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our Class A common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

                     , 2021

 

 

 


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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

 

     Amount to Be
Paid
 

SEC registration fee

   $           *            

FINRA filing fee

     *            

Listing fee

     *            

Transfer agent’s fees

     *            

Printing and engraving expenses

     *            

Legal fees and expenses

     *            

Accounting fees and expenses

     *            

Blue Sky fees and expenses

     *            

Miscellaneous

     *            
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ *            
  

 

 

 

 

*

To be completed by amendment.

Each of the amounts set forth above, other than the registration fee and the FINRA filing fee, is an estimate.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent to the registrant. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The registrant’s Bylaws provide for indemnification by the registrant of its directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its current directors and executive officers to provide these directors and executive officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in the registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director or executive officer of the registrant for which indemnification is sought.

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for such limitation of liability.

The registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (a) to its directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (b) to the registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the registrant to such officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law.

The proposed form of underwriting agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the registrant by the underwriters against certain liabilities.


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Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

The following sets forth information regarding securities sold or issued by the predecessors to the registrant in the three years preceding the date of this registration statement. No underwriters were involved in these sales. There was no general solicitation of investors or advertising, and we did not pay or give, directly or indirectly, any commission or other remuneration, in connection with the offering of these shares. In each of the transactions described below, the recipients of the securities represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions.

LLC Unit Issuances

(1) In November 2019, Cure TopCo, LLC issued 3,402,608 Series B preferred units to the existing owners of Cure TopCo, LLC, including 3,050,000 Series B preferred units to New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), LP in connection with the Remedy Partners Combination.

(2) In November 2019, Cure TopCo, LLC issued 3,384,543 Series A preferred units to New Remedy in exchange for all of Remedy Partners’ outstanding equity interests in connection with the Remedy Partners Combination.

(3) In March 2019, Cure TopCo, LLC issued 130,525 Class A common units to the owners of TAV Health in connection with the TAV Health acquisition. These Class A common units were subsequently converted into Series B preferred units in connection with the Remedy Partners Combination. Cure TopCo, LLC entered into a securities purchase agreement to repurchase all of these Series B preferred units from TAV Health in September 2020.

(4) From December 2017 through October 2019, Cure TopCo, LLC issued 611,574 Class B common units to Cure Aggregator, LLC and the Other Legacy Signify Holders. As of December 31, 2020, 370,921 Class B common units remain outstanding.

(5) From February 14, 2020 to December 1, 2020, Cure TopCo, LLC issued 343,671 Class C units to Cure Aggregator, LLC. As of December 31, 2020, 328,231 Class C common units remain outstanding.

Profits Interest Grants

(6) From December 21, 2017 to October 28, 2019, Cure Aggregator, LLC granted 611,574 Class B common units to certain employees and directors, which correspond to 611,574 Class B common units issued by Cure TopCo, LLC to Cure Aggregator, LLC, which were intended to qualify as “profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 (1993-2 C.B. 343) and 2001-43 (2001-2 C.B. 191) (“Profits Interests”).

(7) From February 14, 2020 to December 1, 2020, Cure Aggregator, LLC granted 343,671 Class C units to certain employees and directors, which correspond to 343,671 Class C units issued by Cure TopCo, LLC to Cure Aggregator, LLC, which were intended to qualify as Profits Interests.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in (6) and (7) above were deemed to be exempt from registration in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act as transactions between an issuer not involving any public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) or pursuant to benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701 of the Securities Act. The recipients in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.


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Option Grants and Common Stock Issuances

(7) From March 1, 2012 through November 1, 2019, New Remedy (including its predecessor, Remedy Partners) has granted to its directors, officers, employees and consultants options to purchase an aggregate of 62,328,759 shares of its Class A common stock under its Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), at exercise prices ranging from $0.05 to $3.01 per share.

(8) Since March 1, 2012, New Remedy (including its predecessor, Remedy Partners) has issued and sold to its directors, officers, employees and consultants an aggregate of 18,975,225 shares of its Class A common stock upon the exercise of options under the 2019 Plan at exercise prices ranging from $0.05 to $3.01 per share, for aggregate consideration of approximately $8.9 million. In addition, in January 2019, in connection with the Remedy Partners Acquisition by New Mountain Capital, 4,517,968 stock options were canceled and redeemed.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in (7) and (8) above were deemed to be exempt from registration in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) as transactions between an issuer not involving any public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or pursuant to benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. The recipients in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)    The following documents are filed as part of this registration statement:

 

  1.1*    Form of Underwriting Agreement
  3.1*    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Signify Health, Inc., to be effective prior to the closing of this offering
  3.2*    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Signify Health, Inc., to be effective prior to the closing of this offering
  5.1    Form of Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
10.1*    Form of Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cure TopCo, LLC, to be effective prior to the closing of this offering
10.2*    Form of Registration Rights Agreement between Signify Health, Inc. and the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members
10.3*    Form of Reorganization Agreement between Signify Health, Inc., Cure TopCo, LLC and the parties named therein
10.4*    Form of Tax Receivable Agreement between Signify Health, Inc. and the TRA Parties
10.5*    Form of Stockholders Agreement between Signify Health, Inc. and the Continuing Pre-IPO LLC Members
10.6    Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
10.7*    Form of Signify Health, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
10.8    New Remedy Corp. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
10.9    Form of New Remedy Corp. Notice of Substitute Non-Statutory Stock Option Grant under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
10.10    Form of Remedy Partners, Inc. Notice of Non-Statutory Stock Option Grant under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
10.11    Form of Class B Incentive Unit Award and Contribution Agreement between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC and the Grantee
10.12    Form of Class B Incentive Unit Award and Contribution Agreement between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC and the Grantee


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10.13    Class C Incentive Unit Award Agreement between Cure TopCo, LLC, Cure Aggregator, LLC and Tad Kendall dated February 14, 2020
10.14    Form of Class C Incentive Unit Award Agreement between Cure TopCo, LLC, Cure Aggregator, LLC and the Grantee
10.15    Class C Incentive Unit Award Agreement between Cure TopCo, LLC, Cure Aggregator, LLC and Bradford Kyle Armbrester, dated February 14, 2020
10.16    Employment Agreement between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC and Bradford Kyle Armbrester, entered into as of April 23, 2018
10.17    Employment Agreement between Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC and Tad Kendall, entered into as of November 5, 2019
10.18    Employment Agreement between Remedy BPCI Partners, LLC and Steve Senneff, dated February 4, 2019
10.19    Consulting Agreement between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC and Eir Partners, LLC, effective as of March 7, 2019
10.20    Amendment No. 1 to Consulting Agreement between Cure TopCo, LLC and Eir Partners, LLC, dated as of June 18, 2020
10.21    Board of Managers Appointment Agreement between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC and Brandon Hull, dated February 9, 2018
10.22    Letter Agreement between Cure TopCo, LLC and Taj Clayton, dated June 28, 2020
10.23    Letter Agreement between Cure TopCo, LLC, Cure Aggregator, LLC and Vivian Riefberg, dated December 22, 2019
10.24    Consulting Agreement between Cure TopCo, LLC and Kevin McNamara, dated November 23, 2020
10.25*    Form of Director and Executive Officer Indemnification Agreement
10.26    Credit Agreement dated December  21, 2017 among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC and Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, as borrower, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and documentation and syndication agents, other guarantors party thereto and other lenders party thereto
10.27    First Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated June  22, 2018 among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC and Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, as borrower, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and documentation and syndication agents, other guarantors party thereto and other lenders party thereto
10.28    Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated April  23, 2019 among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC and Signify Health, LLC, as borrower, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and documentation and syndication agents, other guarantors party thereto and other lenders party thereto
10.29    Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated December  9, 2019 among Cure Intermediate 3, LLC and Cure Borrower, LLC, as borrower, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and documentation and syndication agents, other guarantors party thereto and other lenders party thereto
10.30    Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated November 17, 2020 among Cure Intermediate 3, LLC and Signify Health, LLC, as borrower, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and documentation and syndication agents, other guarantors party thereto and other lenders party thereto
10.31    Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated December 7, 2020 among Cure Intermediate 3, LLC and Signify Health, LLC, as borrower, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, and documentation and syndication agents, other guarantors party thereto and other lenders party thereto


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10.32    Equity Appreciation Fee Right Agreement dated December 20, 2019 by and between Cure TopCo, LLC and Collaborative Care Holdings, LLC
10.33    2020 Equity Appreciation Fee Right Agreement dated September 28, 2020 by and between Cure TopCo, LLC and Collaborative Care Holdings, LLC
10.34    Combination Agreement by and between Remedy Partners, Inc. and Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, dated November 14, 2019
10.35    Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement by and among New Remedy Corp., Remedy Acquisition, L.P. and the Other Stockholders (as defined therein), dated November 26, 2019
10.36    Severance Agreement and General Release between Remedy BPCI Partners, LLC and Peter Tad Kendall, entered into as of January 19, 2021
21.1    List of subsidiaries
23.1    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.3    Consent of RSM US LLP
23.4    Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1    Powers of attorney (included on signature page to the registration statement)

 

*

To be filed by amendment.

(b)    Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts of Cure TopCo, LLC

Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(a)    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b)    Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions referenced in Item 14 of this registration statement, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c)    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1)    For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2)    For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Norwalk, State of Connecticut, on the 19th day of January, 2021.

 

Signify Health, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Kyle Armbrester

  Name:    Kyle Armbrester
  Title:      Chief Executive Officer


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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kyle Armbrester and Steven Senneff, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any and all additional registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Matthew S. Holt

Matthew S. Holt

  

Chairman

  January 19, 2021

 

/s/ Kyle Armbrester

Kyle Armbrester

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director
(principal executive officer)

 

 

January 19, 2021

 

 

/s/ Steven Senneff

Steven Senneff

  

President, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer
(principal financial officer)

 

 

 

January 19, 2021

 

/s/ Laurence Orton

Laurence Orton

  

Chief Accounting Officer

(principal accounting officer)

 

 

January 19, 2021

/s/ Taj J. Clayton

Taj J. Clayton

  

Director

  January 19, 2021

/s/ Brandon H. Hull

Brandon H. Hull

  

Director

  January 19, 2021

/s/ Kevin M. McNamara

Kevin M. McNamara

  

Director

  January 19, 2021

/s/ Albert A. Notini

Albert A. Notini

  

Director

  January 19, 2021

/s/ Kyle B. Peterson

Kyle B. Peterson

  

Director

  January 19, 2021

/s/ Vivian E. Riefberg

Vivian E. Riefberg

  

Director

  January 19, 2021

/s/ Stephen F. Wiggins

Stephen F. Wiggins

  

Director

  January 19, 2021


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Cure TopCo, LLC and Subsidiaries

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(in millions)

 

            Additions      Deductions        
Description    Balance at
Beginning
of Period
     Charged to
Operating
Expenses
     Acquired
from
Acquisitions
     Write-offs     Recoveries     Balance at
End of
Period
 

Year Ended December 31, 2019

               

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 3.4      1.5      1.2      (0.6     (0.7   $ 4.8

Year Ended December 31, 2018

               

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 0.7      2.7      0.1      (0.1     —       $ 3.4

Exhibits 5.1 and 23.4

 

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[●], 2021

Signify Health, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Signify Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) and the related prospectus (the “Prospectus”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), [●] shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (together with any additional shares of Class A common stock that may be registered pursuant to Rule 462(b) (as prescribed by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act) in connection with the offering described in the Registration Statement, the “Securities”), including [●] shares subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option, as described in the Registration Statement.

We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi) all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.

Based upon the foregoing, we advise you that, in our opinion, when the price at which the Securities to be sold has been approved by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company and when the Securities have been issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement referred to in the prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.


We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Very truly yours,

Exhibit 10.6

REMEDY PARTNERS, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1.

DEFINED TERMS

Exhibit A, which is incorporated by reference, defines the terms used in the Plan and includes certain operational rules related to those terms.

 

2.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its Affiliates by (i) attracting and retaining exceptional Employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or its Affiliates, and (ii) enabling such individuals to acquire an equity interest in, and participate in the long-term growth and financial success of, the Company by providing for the grant of Awards hereunder.

 

3.

ADMINISTRATION

The Administrator has discretionary authority, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan; determine eligibility for and grant Awards; determine, modify or waive the terms and conditions of any Award; determine the form of settlement of Awards (whether in cash, shares of Stock, or other property); prescribe forms, rules and procedures relating to the Plan and Awards; and otherwise do all things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of the Plan. Determinations of the Administrator made under the Plan are conclusive and bind all persons, including all Participants and all successors, assigns and transferees thereof.

 

4.

LIMITS ON AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN

(a)    Number of Shares. Subject to Section 4(a)(2) and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7(b), the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued in satisfaction of Awards under the Plan is 20,000,000 shares of Stock. Up to the total number of shares of Stock set forth in the preceding sentence may be issued in satisfaction of ISOs, but nothing in this Section 4(a) will be construed as requiring that any, or any fixed number of, ISOs be awarded under the Plan. For purposes of this Section 4(a), the number of shares of Stock issued in satisfaction of Awards will be determined by excluding shares of Stock withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price or purchase price of the Award or in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements with respect to the Award and, for the avoidance of doubt, by excluding any shares of Stock underlying Awards settled in cash or that expire, become unexercisable, terminate or are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company without the issuance of Stock. The limits set forth in this Section 4(a) will be construed to comply with Section 422.

(b)    Type of Shares. Stock delivered by the Company under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Stock or previously issued Stock acquired by the Company.


5.

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

The Administrator will select Participants from among those key Employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company and its Affiliates who, in the opinion of the Administrator, are in a position to make a significant contribution to the success of the Company and its Affiliates. Eligibility for ISOs is limited to employees of the Company or of a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code. Eligibility for Stock Options, other than ISOs, and SARs is limited to individuals described in the first sentence of this Section 5 who are providing direct services on the date of grant of the Award to the Company or to an Affiliate of the Company that would be described in the first sentence of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E).

 

6.

RULES APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

(a)    All Awards.

(1)    Award Provisions. The Administrator will determine the terms of all Awards, subject to the limitations provided herein. By accepting (or, under such rules as the Administrator may prescribe, being deemed to have accepted) an Award, the Participant will be deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Award and the Plan.

(2)    Term of Plan. No Awards may be made after May 15, 2029, but previously granted Awards may continue beyond that date in accordance with their terms.

(3)    Transferability. Neither ISOs nor, except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the third sentence of this Section 6(a)(3), other Awards may be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During a Participant’s lifetime ISOs and, except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the third sentence of this Section 6(a)(3), other Awards requiring exercise may be exercised only by the Participant. The Administrator may permit the gratuitous transfer (i.e., transfer not for value) of Awards other than ISOs, subject to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, securities and other laws and such other limitations as the Administrator may impose. Any attempted transfer of Awards in violation of any of the foregoing restrictions or any restrictions on transfer contained in the Award agreement governing the Award or the Stockholders’ Agreement shall be null and void ab initio.

(4)    Vesting, etc. The Administrator shall determine the time or times at which an Award vests or becomes exercisable and the terms on which an Award requiring exercise remains exercisable. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may at any time accelerate the vesting or exercisability of an Award, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax or other consequences resulting from such acceleration. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, however, the following rules will apply if a Participant’s Employment ceases:

(A)    Except as provided in (B), (C), (D) or (E) below, immediately upon the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, each Award requiring exercise that is then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, will cease to be exercisable and will terminate, and all other Awards that are then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, to the extent not already vested will be forfeited.

 

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(B)    Subject to (C), (D), (E) and (F) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by the Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of 30 days or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

(C)    Subject to (F) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the Participant’s death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the six-month period following the Participant’s death, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

(D)    Subject to (F) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to termination of Employment by reason of the Participant’s Disability, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the six-month period following the termination of the Participant’s Employment as a result of such Disability, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

(E)    Subject to (F) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to termination of the Participant’s Employment by the Company without Cause or by Participant for Good Reason, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of 60 days, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

(F)    All Stock Options and SARs (whether or not vested) held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment will immediately terminate upon such cessation of Employment if the termination is for Cause or occurs in circumstances that in the determination of the Administrator would have constituted grounds for the Participant’s Employment to be terminated for Cause (without regard to the lapsing of any required notice or cure periods in connection therewith).

(5)    Recovery of Compensation. The Administrator may provide in any case that outstanding Awards (whether or not vested or exercisable) and the proceeds from the exercise or disposition of Awards or Stock acquired under Awards will be subject to forfeiture and disgorgement to the Company, with interest and other related earnings, if the Participant to whom the Award was granted violates (i) a non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant by which he or she is bound, or (ii) any Company policy applicable to the Participant that provides for forfeiture or disgorgement with respect to incentive compensation that includes Awards under the Plan. Each Participant, by accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under the Plan, agrees to cooperate fully with the Administrator, and to cause any and all permitted transferees of the Participant to cooperate fully

 

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with the Administrator, to effectuate any forfeiture or disgorgement required hereunder. Neither the Administrator nor the Company nor any other person, other than the Participant and his or her permitted transferees, if any, will be responsible for any adverse tax or other consequences to a Participant or his or her permitted transferees, if any, that may arise in connection with this Section 6(a)(5).

(6)    Taxes. The delivery, vesting and retention of Stock, cash or other property under an Award are conditioned upon full satisfaction by the Participant of all tax withholding requirements with respect to the Award. The Administrator shall prescribe such rules for the withholding of taxes with respect to any Award as it deems necessary. The Administrator may hold back shares of Stock from an Award or permit a Participant to tender previously owned shares of Stock in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements (but not in excess of the maximum withholding amount consistent with the award being subject to equity accounting treatment under the Accounting Rules).

(7)    Dividend Equivalents, etc. The Administrator may provide for the payment of amounts (on terms and subject to conditions established by the Administrator) in lieu of cash dividends or other cash distributions with respect to Stock subject to an Award whether or not the holder of such Award is otherwise entitled to share in the actual dividend or distribution in respect of such Award. Any entitlement to dividend equivalents or similar entitlements will be established and administered either consistent with an exemption from, or in compliance with, the requirements of Section 409A. Dividends or dividend equivalent amounts payable in respect of Awards that are subject to restrictions may be subject to such limits or restrictions as the Administrator may impose.

(8)    Rights Limited. Nothing in the Plan may be construed as giving any person the right to be granted an Award or to continued Employment with the Company or its Affiliates, or any rights as a stockholder except as to shares of Stock actually issued under the Plan. The loss of existing or potential profit in Awards will not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of Employment for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or any of its Affiliates to the Participant.

(9)    Coordination with Other Plans. Awards under the Plan may be granted in tandem with, or in satisfaction of or substitution for, other Awards under the Plan or awards made under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Affiliates. For example, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, awards under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Affiliates may be settled in Stock under the Plan (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Stock) if the Administrator so determines, in which case the shares delivered will be treated as awarded under the Plan (and will reduce the number of shares thereafter available under the Plan in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 4).

(10)    Section 409A.

(A)    Without limiting the generality of Section 11(b) hereof, each Award will contain such terms as the Administrator determines, and will be construed and administered, such that the Award either qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Section 409A or satisfies such requirements.

 

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(B)    Notwithstanding Section 9 of this Plan or any other provision of this Plan or any Award agreement to the contrary, the Administrator may unilaterally amend, modify or terminate the Plan or any outstanding Award, including but not limited to changing the form of the Award, if the Administrator determines that such amendment, modification or termination is necessary or advisable to avoid the imposition of an additional tax, interest or penalty under Section 409A.

(C)    If a Participant is deemed on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then, with regard to any payment that is considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, to the extent applicable, payable on account of a “separation from service”, such payment will be made or provided on the date that is the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” and (ii) the date of the Participant’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 6(a)(10)(C) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single lump sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) will be paid on the first business day following the expiration of the Delay Period in a lump sum and any remaining payments due under the Award will be paid in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them in the applicable Award agreement.

(D)    For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Plan will be treated as a separate payment.

(E)    With regard to any payment considered to be nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, to the extent applicable, that is payable upon a change in control of the Company or other similar event, to avoid the imposition of an additional tax, interest, or penalty under Section 409A, no amount will be payable unless such change in control constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations.

(11)    Stockholders’ Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically provided, all Awards issued under the Plan and all Stock issued thereunder will be subject to the Stockholders’ Agreement to the extent applicable. No Award will be granted to a Participant and no Stock will be delivered to a Participant, in either case, until the Participant becomes a party to the Stockholders’ Agreement.

(b)    Awards Requiring Exercise.

(1)    Time and Manner of Exercise. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, an Award requiring exercise by the holder will not be deemed to have been exercised until the Administrator receives a notice of exercise in a form acceptable to the Administrator that is signed by the appropriate person and accompanied by any payment required under the Award. Any attempt to exercise an Award by any person other than the Participant will not be given effect unless the Administrator has received such evidence as it may require that the person exercising the Award has the right to do so.

 

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(2)    Exercise Price. The exercise price (or the base value from which appreciation is to be measured) of each Award requiring exercise must be no less than 100% (in the case of an ISO granted to a 10-percent stockholder within the meaning of subsection (b)(6) of Section 422, 110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to the Award, determined as of the date of grant, or such higher amount as the Administrator may determine in connection with the grant. Awards, once granted, may be repriced only in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Plan, including Section 9.

(3)    Payment of Exercise Price. Where the exercise of an Award is to be accompanied by payment, payment of the exercise price must be by cash or check acceptable to the Administrator or, if so permitted by the Administrator and if legally permissible, (i) through the delivery of previously acquired unrestricted shares of Stock, or the withholding of unrestricted shares of Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise, in either case that have a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price, (ii) at such time, if any, as the Stock is publicly traded, through a broker-assisted exercise program acceptable to the Administrator, (iii) by other means acceptable to the Administrator, or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing permissible forms of payment. No Award requiring exercise or portion thereof may be exercised unless, at the time of exercise, the fair market value of the shares of Stock subject to such Award or portion thereof exceeds the exercise price for the Award or such portion. The delivery of previously acquired shares in payment of the exercise price under clause (i) above may be accomplished either by actual delivery or by constructive delivery through attestation of ownership, subject to such rules as the Administrator may prescribe.

(4)    Maximum Term. The maximum term of awards requiring exercise must not exceed 10 years from the date of grant (or five years from the date of grant in the case of an ISO granted to a 10-percent stockholder described in Section 6(b)(2) above).

 

7.

EFFECT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

(a)    Mergers, etc. Except as otherwise expressly provided in an Award agreement or by the Administrator, the following provisions will apply in the event of a Covered Transaction:

(1)    Assumption or Substitution. If the Covered Transaction is one in which there is an acquiring or surviving entity, the Administrator may provide for (A) the assumption or continuation of some or all outstanding Awards or any portion thereof or (B) the grant of new awards in substitution therefor by the acquiror or survivor or an affiliate of the acquiror or survivor. Any such new awards may, in the discretion of the Administrator, contain such restrictions, if any, as the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any vesting conditions or other restrictions to which the Award was subject prior to such substitution.

(2)    Cash-Out of Awards. Subject to Section 7(a)(5) below, the Administrator may provide for payment (a “cash-out”), with respect to some or all Awards or any portion thereof, equal in the case of each affected Award or portion thereof to the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock times the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award or such portion, over (B) the aggregate exercise or purchase price, if any, under the Award or such portion (in the case of a SAR, the aggregate base value above which appreciation is measured), in each case on such payment terms (which need not be the same as

 

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the terms of payment to holders of Stock) and other terms, and subject to such conditions, as the Administrator determines; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that if the exercise or purchase price (or base value) of an Award is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock, the Award may be cancelled with no payment due hereunder or otherwise in respect of such Award.

(3)    Acceleration of Certain Awards. Subject to Section 7(a)(5) below, the Administrator may provide that any Award requiring exercise will become exercisable, in full or in part, and/or that the delivery of any shares of Stock remaining deliverable under any outstanding Award of Stock Units (including Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards to the extent consisting of Stock Units) will be accelerated, in full or in part, in each case on a basis that gives the holder of the Award a reasonable opportunity, as determined by the Administrator, following exercise of the Award or the delivery of the shares, as the case may be, to participate as a stockholder in the Covered Transaction. Except as so determined by the Administrator in its discretion or as expressly set forth in an Award agreement, there shall be no acceleration of vesting of Awards in connection with any Covered Transaction.

(4)    Termination of Awards upon Consummation of Covered Transaction. Except as the Administrator may otherwise determine in any case, each Award will automatically terminate (and in the case of outstanding shares of Restricted Stock, will automatically be forfeited) immediately upon consummation of the Covered Transaction, other than (A) any Award that is assumed or substituted pursuant to Section 7(a)(1) above, and (B) any Cash Award that by its terms, or as a result of action taken by the Administrator, continues following the Covered Transaction.

(5)    Additional Limitations. Any share of Stock and any cash or other property delivered pursuant to Section 7(a)(2) or Section 7(a)(3) above with respect to an Award may, in the discretion of the Administrator, contain such restrictions, if any, as the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any performance or other vesting conditions to which the Award was subject and that did not lapse (and were not satisfied) in connection with the Covered Transaction. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a cash-out under Section 7(a)(2) above or an acceleration under Section 7(a)(3) above will not, in and of itself, be treated as the lapsing (or satisfaction) of a performance or other vesting condition. In the case of Restricted Stock that does not vest and is not forfeited in connection with the Covered Transaction, the Administrator may require that any amounts delivered, exchanged or otherwise paid in respect of such Stock in connection with the Covered Transaction be placed in escrow or otherwise made subject to such restrictions as the Administrator deems appropriate to carry out the intent of the Plan.

(b)    Changes in and Distributions with Respect to Stock.

(1)    Basic Adjustment Provisions. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares (including a reverse stock split), recapitalization or other change in the Company’s capital structure that constitutes an equity restructuring within the meaning of the Accounting Rules, the Administrator shall make appropriate adjustments to the maximum number of shares of Stock specified in Section 4(a) that may be issued under the Plan and shall make appropriate adjustments to the number and kind of shares of stock or securities underlying Awards then outstanding or subsequently granted, any exercise or purchase prices (or base values) relating to Awards and any other provision of Awards affected by such change.

 

 

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(2)    Certain Other Adjustments. The Administrator may also make adjustments of the type described in Section 7(b)(1) above to take into account distributions to stockholders other than those provided for in Section 7(a) and 7(b)(1), or any other event, if the Administrator determines that adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan, having due regard for the qualification of ISOs under Section 422 and the requirements of Section 409A, to the extent applicable.

(3)    Continuing Application of Plan Terms. References in the Plan to shares of Stock will be construed to include any stock or securities resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section

 

8.

REPURCHASE OPTION.

(a)    Award Shares. Except as the Company may otherwise agree in writing with any Participant with respect to Shares received by such Participant in respect of an Award granted hereunder (any such Shares, “Award Shares”), upon any termination of the Employment of any Participant, during the applicable Call Period, the Company (or an Affiliate designated by the Company) will have the right to purchase for cash (or promissory notes to the extent provided below in this Section 8) on one or more occasions all or any portion of the Award Shares, regardless of whether acquired prior to, at the time of, or after the termination of Employment, in any case, held by such Participant or originally issued to such Participant but held by such Participant’s Call Group on the terms set forth in this Section 8 (the “Call Option”).

(1)    Termination of Employment by the Participant within Two Years or Termination of the Participant’s Employment by Company for Cause. If the termination of Employment is the result of a termination by the Participant within two (2) years following the date on which the Participant commences Employment (or, if later, the date hereof) or the result of termination by the Company or its subsidiaries of the Participant for Cause (or by the Participant in circumstances where Cause exists), or if (either before or after termination of Employment and before the two (2) year anniversary of such Participant’s date of termination) such Participant violates the terms of any confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition or other restrictive covenant applicable to him or her, then the Company (or its designated subsidiary) on one or more occasions may purchase all or any portion of the Award Shares held by such Participant’s Call Group at a per Share price equal to the lesser of the exercise price or the Fair Market Value of such Award Shares. In each case Award Shares are purchased pursuant to this Section 8(a)(1), unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company will pay for such Shares by issuing a promissory note in a principal amount equal to the purchase price. If any Award Shares are repurchased by the Company from a Participant or Participant’s Call Group pursuant to any provision of this Section 8 (other than this Section 8(a)(1)) and the Company subsequently becomes aware of facts that, had they been known or had they occurred as of the date of such repurchase, would have made the terms of this Section 8(a)(1) applicable to such repurchase, such Participant or Participant’s Call Group shall promptly repay to the Company, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the difference between the amount that was previously paid in respect of such Award Shares by the Company to such Participant or Participant’s Call Group and the amount that would have been payable had such Award Shares been repurchased pursuant to this Section 8(a)(1) at such time.

 

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(2)    Termination of a Participants Employment by the Participant after Two Years or due to Death or Disability or by Company other than for Cause. If the termination of Employment with the Company or its Affiliates of a Participant is the result of (i) a termination by the Participant after the second (2nd) anniversary of the date on which the Participant commences Employment (or, if later, the date hereof), (ii) death or Disability or (iii) a termination of Employment with the Company by the Company or its Affiliates other than for Cause, in any such event, the Company (or its designated Affiliate) may purchase on one or more occasions during the Call Period all or any portion of the Award Shares held by such Participant’s Call Group at a per Share price equal to the Fair Market Value of such Award Shares. If Award Shares are purchased pursuant to this Section 8(a)(2), the Company will pay for such Award Shares by (i) paying the holder thereof not less than one-half of the purchase price in cash (or more in cash as determined by the Administrator) and (ii) issuing for the balance of the purchase price not so paid in cash a promissory note in a principal amount equal to such balance.

(b)    Notices, Etc. Any Call Option may be exercised by delivery of written notice thereof (the “Call Notice”) to all members of the applicable Call Group not later than the end of the applicable Call Period (as it may be extended pursuant to the definition thereof). The Call Notice will state that the Company has elected to exercise the Call Option, and the number and price of the Award Shares with respect to which the Call Option is being exercised. The Call Option may be exercised on one or more occasions during the applicable Call Period with respect to the Award Shares subject to the Call Option.

(c)    Prepayment. Any promissory note issued under this Section 8 may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time and from time to time without premium or penalty.

(d)    Cash Payments. If any payment of (x) cash or (y) a distribution to the Company from any of its Affiliates in an amount equal to the amount of cash required to be paid under the terms of Section 8 upon the purchase and sale of Award Shares to the Company (or its designated Affiliate) upon the exercise of any Call Option or (z) payment of promissory note issued under Section 8 would (a) constitute, result in or give rise to any breach or violation of, or any default or right or cause of action under, any agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is, from time to time, a party or would be prohibited by or would otherwise violate any applicable law or (b) solely with respect to clauses (x) and (y), leave the Company and its Affiliates with less cash than, in the good faith judgment of the Administrator, is necessary to operate the business of the Company and its Affiliates in the ordinary course of business, then the Company will issue a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of such payment.

 

9.

LEGAL CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF STOCK

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove any restriction from shares of Stock previously delivered under the Plan until: (a) the Company is satisfied that all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such

 

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shares have been addressed and resolved; (b) if the outstanding Stock is at the time of delivery listed on any stock exchange or national market system, the shares to be delivered have been listed or authorized to be listed on such exchange or system upon official notice of issuance; and (c) all conditions of the Award have been satisfied or waived. The Company may require, as a condition to the exercise of an Award or the delivery of shares of Stock under an Award, such representations or agreements as counsel for the Company may consider appropriate to avoid violation of the Act, or any applicable state or non-U.S. securities law. Any Stock required to be issued to Participants under the Plan will be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or delivery of stock certificates. In the event that the Administrator determines that stock certificates will be issued to Participants under the Plan, the Administrator may require that certificates evidencing Stock issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend reflecting any restriction on transfer applicable to such Stock, and the Company may hold the certificates pending lapse of the applicable restrictions.

 

10.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

The Administrator may at any time or times amend the Plan or any outstanding Award for any purpose which may at the time be permitted by law, and may at any time terminate the Plan as to any future grants of Awards; provided, however, that except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan the Administrator may not, without the Participant’s consent, alter the terms of an Award so as to affect materially and adversely the Participant’s rights under the Award, unless the Administrator expressly reserved the right to do so at the time the Award was granted. Any amendments to the Plan will be conditioned upon stockholder approval only to the extent, if any, such approval is required by law (including the Code) or applicable stock exchange requirements, as determined by the Administrator.

 

11.

OTHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

The existence of the Plan or the grant of any Award will not affect the Company’s right to award a person bonuses or other compensation in addition to Awards under the Plan.

 

12.

MISCELLANEOUS

(a)    Waiver of Jury Trial. By accepting, or being deemed to have accepted, an Award under the Plan, each Participant waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim concerning any rights under the Plan and any Award, or under any amendment, waiver, consent, instrument, document or other agreement delivered or which in the future may be delivered in connection therewith, and agrees that any such action, proceedings or counterclaim will be tried before a court and not before a jury. By accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under the Plan, each Participant certifies that no officer, representative, or attorney of the Company has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Company would not, in the event of any action, proceeding or counterclaim, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, nothing herein is to be construed as limiting the ability of the Company and a Participant to agree to submit disputes arising under the terms of the Plan or any Award made hereunder to binding arbitration or as limiting the ability of the Company to require any eligible individual to agree to submit such disputes to binding arbitration as a condition of receiving an Award hereunder.

 

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(b)    Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, neither the Company, nor any Affiliate, nor the Administrator, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company, any Affiliate, or the Administrator, will be liable to any Participant or to the estate or beneficiary of any Participant or to any other holder of an Award by reason of any acceleration of income, or any additional tax (including any interest and penalties), asserted by reason of the failure of an Award to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 or Section 409A or by reason of Section 4999 of the Code, or otherwise asserted with respect to the Award.

 

13.

ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB-PLANS

The Administrator may at any time and from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan (for local-law compliance purposes or other administrative reasons determined by the Administrator) by adopting supplements to the Plan containing, in each case, such limitations on the Administrator’s discretion under the Plan, and such additional terms and conditions, as the Administrator deems necessary or desirable. Each supplement so established will be deemed to be part of the Plan but will apply only to Participants within the group to which the supplement applies (as determined by the Administrator).

 

14.

GOVERNING LAW

(a)    Certain Requirements of Corporate Law. Awards will be granted and administered consistent with the requirements of applicable Delaware law relating to the issuance of stock and the consideration to be received therefor, and with the applicable requirements of the stock exchanges or other trading systems on which the Stock is listed or entered for trading, in each case as determined by the Administrator.

(b)    Other Matters. Except as otherwise provided by the express terms of an Award agreement, under a sub-plan described in Section 12 or as provided in Section 13(a) above, the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware govern the provisions of the Plan and of Awards under the Plan and all claims or disputes arising out of or based upon the Plan or any Award under the Plan or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

(c)    Jurisdiction. By accepting an Award, each Participant will be deemed to (a) have submitted irrevocably and unconditionally to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the Plan or any Award; (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the Plan or an Award, except in the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; and (c) waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion as a defense or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that he or she is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts that his or her property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that the Plan or an Award or the subject matter thereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

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EXHIBIT A

Definition of Terms

The following terms, when used in the Plan, will have the meanings and be subject to the provisions set forth below:

Accounting Rules” means Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor provision.

Administrator” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), except that any action by the Board shall be deemed an action of the Committee. The Board may also delegate (i) to one or more other members of the Board such of its duties, powers and responsibilities as it may determine; (ii) to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant rights or Awards to the extent permitted by Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law; and (iii) to such Employees or other persons as it determines such ministerial tasks as it deems appropriate. In the event of any delegation described in the preceding sentence, the term “Administrator” will include the person or persons so delegated to the extent of such delegation.

Award” means any or a combination of the following:

(i) Stock Options.

(ii) SARs.

(iii) Restricted Stock

(iv) Unrestricted Stock.

(v) Stock Units, including Restricted Stock Units.

(vi) Performance Awards.

(vii) Awards (other than Awards described in (i) through (vi) above) that are convertible into or otherwise based on Stock.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Call Group” means the Participant and any of the Participant’s Permitted Transferees.

Call Period” means the one (1) year period following the later of (a) the date of such Participant’s termination of Employment, and (b) the date that is six (6) months plus one (1) day after the date of the acquisition of the applicable Shares (or such earlier date, but no earlier than the date of such Participant’s termination, determined by the Administrator), provided, that, if, the Company becomes aware that the applicable Participant breached any non-competition,

 

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non-solicitation or confidentiality obligation applicable to such Participant prior to the two (2) year anniversary of the date of such Participant’s termination of Employment, such period shall be extended until the two (2) year anniversary of the date the Company becomes aware of such breach.

Cause” means (a) if a Participant is a party to an employment or a severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “cause” is defined, the occurrence of any circumstances defined as “cause” in such employment or severance agreement for so long as such agreement is in effect, or (b) if a Participant is not a party to an effective employment or severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “cause” is defined, one of the following events or conditions, as determined by the Administrator in its reasonable judgment: (i) the refusal or failure to perform (other than by reason of Disability), or material negligence in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the Participant to the Company or any of its Affiliates, or refusal or failure to follow or carry out any reasonable direction of the Board, and the continuance of such refusal, failure or negligence for a period of ten (10) days after notice thereof to the Participant, (ii) the material breach by the Participant of any provision of any agreement to which such Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party (including any employment, non-competition or non-solicitation covenant or agreement with the Company and/or any of its Affiliates or any plan or agreement relating to the grant of equity securities), (iii) the commission of fraud, embezzlement, theft or other dishonesty by the Participant, (iv) the conviction of the Participant of, or plea by such Participant of nolo contendere to, any felony or any other crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude and (v) any other conduct that involves a breach of fiduciary duty on the part of the Participant or otherwise could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the business, interests or reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates. If, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of Employment other than for Cause, it is determined that such Participant’s Employment could have been terminated for Cause, the Participant’s Employment shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to have been terminated for Cause retroactively to the date of the action or event giving rise to such Cause occurred.

Change of Control” has the same meaning as under the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended and in effect, or any successor statute as from time to time in effect.

Company” means Remedy Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Covered Transaction” means any of (i) a consolidation, merger, or similar transaction or series of related transactions, including a sale or other disposition of stock, in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or which results in the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s then outstanding common stock by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in concert, (ii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all the Company’s assets, (iii) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or (iv) any other Change of Control not described in any of clauses (i) through (iii) above. Where a Covered Transaction involves a tender offer that is reasonably expected to be followed by a merger described in clause (i) (as determined by the Administrator), the Covered Transaction will be deemed to have occurred upon consummation of the tender offer.

 

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Date of Adoption” means June 10, 2019, the date the Plan was adopted by the Board.

Disability” means (a) if a Participant is party to an employment or severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “disability” is defined, the occurrence of any circumstances defined as “disability” in such employment or severance agreement for so long as such agreement is in effect, or (b) if a Participant is not a party to an effective employment or severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “disability” is defined, have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Employee” means any person who is employed by the Company or by an Affiliate of the Company.

Employment” means a Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates. Employment will be deemed to continue, unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, so long as the Participant is employed by, or otherwise is providing services in a capacity described in Section 5 to the Company or one of its Affiliates; provided, that, if a Participant is both an employee and a director or member of a board of managers of the Company or any of its Affiliates, as applicable, Employment with respect to such Participant shall only mean service as an employee of the Company or its Affiliates. If a Participant’s employment or other service relationship is with an Affiliate and that entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the Company, the Participant’s Employment will be deemed to have terminated when the entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the Company unless the Participant transfers Employment to the Company or one of its remaining Affiliates. The term “Employed” has a correlative meaning. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in construing the provisions of any Award relating to the payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (subject to Section 409A) upon a termination or cessation of Employment, references to termination or cessation of employment, separation from service, retirement or similar or correlative terms shall be construed to require a “separation from service” (as that term is defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations) from the Company and from all other corporations and trades or businesses, if any, that would be treated as a single “service recipient” with the Company under Section 1.409A-1(h)(3) of the Treasury Regulations. The Company may, but need not, elect in writing, subject to the applicable limitations under Section 409A, any of the special elective rules prescribed in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining whether a “separation from service” has occurred. Any such written election shall be deemed a part of the Plan.

Fair Market Value” means, as of a particular date, (i) the fair market value of a share of Stock determined by the Administrator consistent with the rules of Section 422 and Section 409A to the extent applicable or (ii) in the event that the Stock is traded on a national securities exchange, the closing price for a share of Stock reported on the national securities exchange on which the Stock is then listed for that date or, if no closing price is reported for that date, the closing price on the immediately preceding date on which a closing price was reported.

 

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Good Reason” means, if a Participant is a party to an employment or a severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “good reason” is defined, the occurrence of any circumstances defined as “good reason” in such employment or severance agreement for so long as such agreement is in effect.

ISO” means a Stock Option intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422. Each Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan will be treated as providing by its terms that it is to be a non-incentive Stock Option unless, as of the date of grant, it is expressly designated as an ISO.

Participant” means a person who is granted an Award under the Plan.

Performance Award” means an Award subject to specified criteria, other than the mere continuation of Employment or the mere passage of time, the satisfaction of which is a condition for the grant, exercisability, vesting or full enjoyment of the Award.

Permitted Transferee” has the same meaning as under the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Plan” means the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan as from time to time amended and in effect.

Restricted Stock” means Stock subject to restrictions requiring that it be redelivered or offered for sale to the Company if specified service or performance-based conditions are not satisfied.

Restricted Stock Unit” means a Stock Unit that is, or as to which the delivery of Stock or cash in lieu of Stock is, subject to the satisfaction of specified performance or other vesting conditions.

SAR” means a right entitling the holder upon exercise to receive an amount (payable in cash or in shares of Stock of equivalent value) equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock subject to the right over the base value from which appreciation under the SAR is to be measured.

Stockholders’ Agreement” means the Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of January 15, 2019, among the Company and certain affiliates, stockholders and Participants, as amended or modified from time to time.

Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

Section 422” means Section 422 of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Stock” means common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

Stock Option” means an option entitling the holder to acquire shares of Stock upon payment of the exercise price.

Stock Unit” means an unfunded and unsecured promise, denominated in shares of Stock, to deliver Stock or cash measured by the value of Stock in the future.

Unrestricted Stock” means Stock not subject to any restrictions under the terms of the Award.

 

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Exhibit 10.8

NEW REMEDY CORP.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(formerly known as the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan)

 

1.

DEFINED TERMS

Exhibit A, which is incorporated by reference, defines the terms used in the Plan and includes certain operational rules related to those terms.

 

2.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its Affiliates by (i) attracting and retaining exceptional Employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or its Affiliates, and (ii) enabling such individuals to acquire an equity interest in, and participate in the long-term growth and financial success of, the Company by providing for the grant of Awards hereunder. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board on June 10, 2019. Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and between the Company, Remedy Partners, LLC, formerly known as Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Remedy Partners”), and Remedy Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), dated November 26, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), Merger Sub merged with and into Remedy Partners, with Remedy Partners surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). In connection with, and effective as of the consummation of, the Merger, on November 26, 2019, (x) the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan was assigned to, and assumed by, the Company, (y) the Plan was amended and restated, as set forth herein, and (y) in accordance with Section 7 of the Plan, all Stock Options evidencing an option to purchase shares of common stock of Remedy Partners were substituted for Stock Options evidencing an option to purchase shares of Stock (as defined herein).

 

3.

ADMINISTRATION

The Administrator has discretionary authority, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan; determine eligibility for and grant Awards; determine, modify or waive the terms and conditions of any Award; determine the form of settlement of Awards (whether in cash, shares of Stock, or other property); prescribe forms, rules and procedures relating to the Plan and Awards; and otherwise do all things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of the Plan. Determinations of the Administrator made under the Plan are conclusive and bind all persons, including all Participants and all successors, assigns and transferees thereof.

 

4.

LIMITS ON AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN

(a)    Number of Shares. Subject to Section 4(a)(2) and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7(b), the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued in satisfaction of Awards under the Plan is 13,000,000 shares of Stock. Up to the total number of shares of Stock set forth in the preceding sentence may be issued in satisfaction of ISOs, but


nothing in this Section 4(a) will be construed as requiring that any, or any fixed number of, ISOs be awarded under the Plan. For purposes of this Section 4(a), the number of shares of Stock issued in satisfaction of Awards will be determined by excluding shares of Stock withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price or purchase price of the Award or in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements with respect to the Award and, for the avoidance of doubt, by excluding any shares of Stock underlying Awards settled in cash or that expire, become unexercisable, terminate or are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company without the issuance of Stock. The limits set forth in this Section 4(a) will be construed to comply with Section 422.

(b)    Type of Shares. Stock delivered by the Company under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Stock or previously issued Stock acquired by the Company.

 

5.

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

The Administrator will select Participants from among those key Employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company and its Affiliates who, in the opinion of the Administrator, are in a position to make a significant contribution to the success of the Company and its Affiliates. Eligibility for ISOs is limited to employees of the Company or of a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code. Eligibility for Stock Options, other than ISOs, and SARs is limited to individuals described in the first sentence of this Section 5 who are providing direct services on the date of grant of the Award to the Company or to an Affiliate of the Company that would be described in the first sentence of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E).

 

6.

RULES APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

(a)    All Awards.

(1)    Award Provisions. The Administrator will determine the terms of all Awards, subject to the limitations provided herein. By accepting (or, under such rules as the Administrator may prescribe, being deemed to have accepted) an Award, the Participant will be deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Award and the Plan.

(2)    Term of Plan. No Awards may be made after June 10, 2029, but previously granted Awards may continue beyond that date in accordance with their terms.

(3)    Transferability. Neither ISOs nor, except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the third sentence of this Section 6(a)(3), other Awards may be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During a Participant’s lifetime ISOs and, except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the third sentence of this Section 6(a)(3), other Awards requiring exercise may be exercised only by the Participant. The Administrator may permit the gratuitous transfer (i.e., transfer not for value) of Awards other than ISOs, subject to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, securities and other laws and such other limitations as the Administrator may impose. Any attempted transfer of Awards in violation of any of the foregoing restrictions or any restrictions on transfer contained in the Award agreement governing the Award or the Stockholders’ Agreement shall be null and void ab initio.

 

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(4)    Vesting, etc. The Administrator shall determine the time or times at which an Award vests or becomes exercisable and the terms on which an Award requiring exercise remains exercisable. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may at any time accelerate the vesting or exercisability of an Award, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax or other consequences resulting from such acceleration. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, however, the following rules will apply if a Participant’s Employment ceases:

(A)    Except as provided in (B), (C), (D) or (E) below, immediately upon the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, each Award requiring exercise that is then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, will cease to be exercisable and will terminate, and all other Awards that are then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, to the extent not already vested will be forfeited.

(B)    Subject to (C), (D), (E) and (F) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by the Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of 30 days or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

(C)    Subject to (F) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the Participant’s death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the six-month period following the Participant’s death, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

(D)    Subject to (F) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to termination of Employment by reason of the Participant’s Disability, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the six-month period following the termination of the Participant’s Employment as a result of such Disability, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

(E)    Subject to (F) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to termination of the Participant’s Employment by the Company without Cause or by Participant for Good Reason, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of 60 days, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

(F)    All Stock Options and SARs (whether or not vested) held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment will immediately terminate upon such cessation of Employment if the termination is for Cause or occurs in circumstances that in the determination of the

 

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Administrator would have constituted grounds for the Participant’s Employment to be terminated for Cause (without regard to the lapsing of any required notice or cure periods in connection therewith).

(5)    Recovery of Compensation. The Administrator may provide in any case that outstanding Awards (whether or not vested or exercisable) and the proceeds from the exercise or disposition of Awards or Stock acquired under Awards will be subject to forfeiture and disgorgement to the Company, with interest and other related earnings, if the Participant to whom the Award was granted violates (i) a non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant by which he or she is bound, or (ii) any Company policy applicable to the Participant that provides for forfeiture or disgorgement with respect to incentive compensation that includes Awards under the Plan. Each Participant, by accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under the Plan, agrees to cooperate fully with the Administrator, and to cause any and all permitted transferees of the Participant to cooperate fully with the Administrator, to effectuate any forfeiture or disgorgement required hereunder. Neither the Administrator nor the Company nor any other person, other than the Participant and his or her permitted transferees, if any, will be responsible for any adverse tax or other consequences to a Participant or his or her permitted transferees, if any, that may arise in connection with this Section 6(a)(5).

(6)    Taxes. The delivery, vesting and retention of Stock, cash or other property under an Award are conditioned upon full satisfaction by the Participant of all tax withholding requirements with respect to the Award. The Administrator shall prescribe such rules for the withholding of taxes with respect to any Award as it deems necessary. The Administrator may hold back shares of Stock from an Award or permit a Participant to tender previously owned shares of Stock in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements (but not in excess of the maximum withholding amount consistent with the award being subject to equity accounting treatment under the Accounting Rules).

(7)    Dividend Equivalents, etc. The Administrator may provide for the payment of amounts (on terms and subject to conditions established by the Administrator) in lieu of cash dividends or other cash distributions with respect to Stock subject to an Award whether or not the holder of such Award is otherwise entitled to share in the actual dividend or distribution in respect of such Award. Any entitlement to dividend equivalents or similar entitlements will be established and administered either consistent with an exemption from, or in compliance with, the requirements of Section 409A. Dividends or dividend equivalent amounts payable in respect of Awards that are subject to restrictions may be subject to such limits or restrictions as the Administrator may impose.

(8)    Rights Limited. Nothing in the Plan may be construed as giving any person the right to be granted an Award or to continued Employment with the Company or its Affiliates, or any rights as a stockholder except as to shares of Stock actually issued under the Plan. The loss of existing or potential profit in Awards will not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of Employment for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or any of its Affiliates to the Participant.

 

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(9)    Coordination with Other Plans. Awards under the Plan may be granted in tandem with, or in satisfaction of or substitution for, other Awards under the Plan or awards made under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Affiliates. For example, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, awards under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Affiliates may be settled in Stock under the Plan (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Stock) if the Administrator so determines, in which case the shares delivered will be treated as awarded under the Plan (and will reduce the number of shares thereafter available under the Plan in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 4).

(10)    Section 409A.

(A)    Without limiting the generality of Section 11(b) hereof, each Award will contain such terms as the Administrator determines, and will be construed and administered, such that the Award either qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Section 409A or satisfies such requirements.

(B)    Notwithstanding Section 9 of this Plan or any other provision of this Plan or any Award agreement to the contrary, the Administrator may unilaterally amend, modify or terminate the Plan or any outstanding Award, including but not limited to changing the form of the Award, if the Administrator determines that such amendment, modification or termination is necessary or advisable to avoid the imposition of an additional tax, interest or penalty under Section 409A.

(C)    If a Participant is deemed on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then, with regard to any payment that is considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, to the extent applicable, payable on account of a “separation from service”, such payment will be made or provided on the date that is the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” and (ii) the date of the Participant’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 6(a)(10)(C) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single lump sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) will be paid on the first business day following the expiration of the Delay Period in a lump sum and any remaining payments due under the Award will be paid in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them in the applicable Award agreement.

(D)    For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Plan will be treated as a separate payment.

(E)    With regard to any payment considered to be nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, to the extent applicable, that is payable upon a change in control of the Company or other similar event, to avoid the imposition of an additional tax, interest, or penalty under Section 409A, no amount will be payable unless such change in control constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

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(11)    Stockholders’ Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically provided, all Awards issued under the Plan and all Stock issued thereunder will be subject to the Stockholders’ Agreement to the extent applicable. No Award will be granted to a Participant and no Stock will be delivered to a Participant, in either case, until the Participant becomes a party to the Stockholders’ Agreement.

(b)    Awards Requiring Exercise.

(1)    Time and Manner of Exercise. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, an Award requiring exercise by the holder will not be deemed to have been exercised until the Administrator receives a notice of exercise in a form acceptable to the Administrator that is signed by the appropriate person and accompanied by any payment required under the Award. Any attempt to exercise an Award by any person other than the Participant will not be given effect unless the Administrator has received such evidence as it may require that the person exercising the Award has the right to do so.

(2)    Exercise Price. The exercise price (or the base value from which appreciation is to be measured) of each Award requiring exercise must be no less than 100% (in the case of an ISO granted to a 10-percent stockholder within the meaning of subsection (b)(6) of Section 422, 110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to the Award, determined as of the date of grant, or such higher amount as the Administrator may determine in connection with the grant. Awards, once granted, may be repriced only in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Plan, including Section 9.

(3)    Payment of Exercise Price. Where the exercise of an Award is to be accompanied by payment, payment of the exercise price must be by cash or check acceptable to the Administrator or, if so permitted by the Administrator and if legally permissible, (i) through the delivery of previously acquired unrestricted shares of Stock, or the withholding of unrestricted shares of Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise, in either case that have a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price, (ii) at such time, if any, as the Stock is publicly traded, through a broker-assisted exercise program acceptable to the Administrator, (iii) by other means acceptable to the Administrator, or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing permissible forms of payment. No Award requiring exercise or portion thereof may be exercised unless, at the time of exercise, the fair market value of the shares of Stock subject to such Award or portion thereof exceeds the exercise price for the Award or such portion. The delivery of previously acquired shares in payment of the exercise price under clause (i) above may be accomplished either by actual delivery or by constructive delivery through attestation of ownership, subject to such rules as the Administrator may prescribe.

(4)    Maximum Term. The maximum term of awards requiring exercise must not exceed 10 years from the date of grant (or five years from the date of grant in the case of an ISO granted to a 10-percent stockholder described in Section 6(b)(2) above).

 

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7.

EFFECT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

(a)    Mergers, etc. Except as otherwise expressly provided in an Award agreement or by the Administrator, the following provisions will apply in the event of a Covered Transaction:

(1)    Assumption or Substitution. If the Covered Transaction is one in which there is an acquiring or surviving entity, the Administrator may provide for (A) the assumption or continuation of some or all outstanding Awards or any portion thereof or (B) the grant of new awards in substitution therefor by the acquiror or survivor or an affiliate of the acquiror or survivor. Any such new awards may, in the discretion of the Administrator, contain such restrictions, if any, as the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any vesting conditions or other restrictions to which the Award was subject prior to such substitution.

(2)    Cash-Out of Awards. Subject to Section 7(a)(5) below, the Administrator may provide for payment (a “cash-out”), with respect to some or all Awards or any portion thereof, equal in the case of each affected Award or portion thereof to the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock times the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award or such portion, over (B) the aggregate exercise or purchase price, if any, under the Award or such portion (in the case of a SAR, the aggregate base value above which appreciation is measured), in each case on such payment terms (which need not be the same as the terms of payment to holders of Stock) and other terms, and subject to such conditions, as the Administrator determines; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that if the exercise or purchase price (or base value) of an Award is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock, the Award may be cancelled with no payment due hereunder or otherwise in respect of such Award.

(3)    Acceleration of Certain Awards. Subject to Section 7(a)(5) below, the Administrator may provide that any Award requiring exercise will become exercisable, in full or in part, and/or that the delivery of any shares of Stock remaining deliverable under any outstanding Award of Stock Units (including Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards to the extent consisting of Stock Units) will be accelerated, in full or in part, in each case on a basis that gives the holder of the Award a reasonable opportunity, as determined by the Administrator, following exercise of the Award or the delivery of the shares, as the case may be, to participate as a stockholder in the Covered Transaction. Except as so determined by the Administrator in its discretion or as expressly set forth in an Award agreement, there shall be no acceleration of vesting of Awards in connection with any Covered Transaction.

(4)    Termination of Awards upon Consummation of Covered Transaction. Except as the Administrator may otherwise determine in any case, each Award will automatically terminate (and in the case of outstanding shares of Restricted Stock, will automatically be forfeited) immediately upon consummation of the Covered Transaction, other than (A) any Award that is assumed or substituted pursuant to Section 7(a)(1) above, and (B) any Cash Award that by its terms, or as a result of action taken by the Administrator, continues following the Covered Transaction.

(5)    Additional Limitations. Any share of Stock and any cash or other property delivered pursuant to Section 7(a)(2) or Section 7(a)(3) above with respect to an Award may, in the discretion of the Administrator, contain such restrictions, if any, as the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any performance or other vesting conditions to which the Award was subject and that did not lapse (and were not satisfied) in connection with the Covered Transaction. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a cash-out under Section 7(a)(2) above or an acceleration under Section 7(a)(3) above will not, in and of itself, be treated

 

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as the lapsing (or satisfaction) of a performance or other vesting condition. In the case of Restricted Stock that does not vest and is not forfeited in connection with the Covered Transaction, the Administrator may require that any amounts delivered, exchanged or otherwise paid in respect of such Stock in connection with the Covered Transaction be placed in escrow or otherwise made subject to such restrictions as the Administrator deems appropriate to carry out the intent of the Plan.

(b)    Changes in and Distributions with Respect to Stock.

(1)    Basic Adjustment Provisions. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares (including a reverse stock split), recapitalization or other change in the Company’s capital structure that constitutes an equity restructuring within the meaning of the Accounting Rules, the Administrator shall make appropriate adjustments to the maximum number of shares of Stock specified in Section 4(a) that may be issued under the Plan and shall make appropriate adjustments to the number and kind of shares of stock or securities underlying Awards then outstanding or subsequently granted, any exercise or purchase prices (or base values) relating to Awards and any other provision of Awards affected by such change.

(2)    Certain Other Adjustments. The Administrator may also make adjustments of the type described in Section 7(b)(1) above to take into account distributions to stockholders other than those provided for in Section 7(a) and 7(b)(1), or any other event, if the Administrator determines that adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan, having due regard for the qualification of ISOs under Section 422 and the requirements of Section 409A, to the extent applicable.

(3)    Continuing Application of Plan Terms. References in the Plan to shares of Stock will be construed to include any stock or securities resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section

 

8.

REPURCHASE OPTION.

(a)    Award Shares. Except as the Company may otherwise agree in writing with any Participant with respect to shares of Stock received by such Participant in respect of an Award granted hereunder (any such shares of Stock, “Award Shares”), upon any termination of the Employment of any Participant, during the applicable Call Period, the Company (or an Affiliate designated by the Company) will have the right to purchase for cash (or promissory notes to the extent provided below in this Section 8) on one or more occasions all or any portion of the Award Shares, regardless of whether acquired prior to, at the time of, or after the termination of Employment, in any case, held by such Participant or originally issued to such Participant but held by such Participant’s Call Group on the terms set forth in this Section 8 (the “Call Option”).

(1)    Termination of Employment by the Participant within Two Years or Termination of the Participant’s Employment by Company for Cause. If the termination of Employment is the result of a termination by the Participant within two (2) years following the date on which the Participant commences Employment (or, if later, the date hereof) or the result of termination by the Company or its subsidiaries of the Participant for Cause (or by the Participant in circumstances where Cause exists), or if (either before or after termination of

 

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Employment and before the two (2) year anniversary of such Participant’s date of termination) such Participant violates the terms of any confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition or other restrictive covenant applicable to him or her, then the Company (or its designated subsidiary) on one or more occasions may purchase all or any portion of the Award Shares held by such Participant’s Call Group at a price per share of Stock equal to the lesser of the exercise price or the Fair Market Value of such Award Shares. In each case Award Shares are purchased pursuant to this Section 8(a)(1), unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company will pay for such Award Shares by issuing a promissory note in a principal amount equal to the purchase price. If any Award Shares are repurchased by the Company from a Participant or Participant’s Call Group pursuant to any provision of this Section 8 (other than this Section 8(a)(1)) and the Company subsequently becomes aware of facts that, had they been known or had they occurred as of the date of such repurchase, would have made the terms of this Section 8(a)(1) applicable to such repurchase, such Participant or Participant’s Call Group shall promptly repay to the Company, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the difference between the amount that was previously paid in respect of such Award Shares by the Company to such Participant or Participant’s Call Group and the amount that would have been payable had such Award Shares been repurchased pursuant to this Section 8(a)(1) at such time.

(2)    Termination of a Participants Employment by the Participant after Two Years or due to Death or Disability or by Company other than for Cause. If the termination of Employment with the Company or its Affiliates of a Participant is the result of (i) a termination by the Participant after the second (2nd) anniversary of the date on which the Participant commences Employment (or, if later, the date hereof), (ii) death or Disability or (iii) a termination of Employment with the Company by the Company or its Affiliates other than for Cause, in any such event, the Company (or its designated Affiliate) may purchase on one or more occasions during the Call Period all or any portion of the Award Shares held by such Participant’s Call Group at a price per share of Stock equal to the Fair Market Value of such Award Shares. If Award Shares are purchased pursuant to this Section 8(a)(2), the Company will pay for such Award Shares by (i) paying the holder thereof not less than one-half of the purchase price in cash (or more in cash as determined by the Administrator) and (ii) issuing for the balance of the purchase price not so paid in cash a promissory note in a principal amount equal to such balance.

(b)    Notices, Etc. Any Call Option may be exercised by delivery of written notice thereof (the “Call Notice”) to all members of the applicable Call Group not later than the end of the applicable Call Period (as it may be extended pursuant to the definition thereof). The Call Notice will state that the Company has elected to exercise the Call Option, and the number and price of the Award Shares with respect to which the Call Option is being exercised. The Call Option may be exercised on one or more occasions during the applicable Call Period with respect to the Award Shares subject to the Call Option.

(c)    Prepayment. Any promissory note issued under this Section 8 may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time and from time to time without premium or penalty.

(d)    Cash Payments. If any payment of (x) cash or (y) a distribution to the Company from any of its Affiliates in an amount equal to the amount of cash required to be paid under the terms of Section 8 upon the purchase and sale of Award Shares to the Company (or its

 

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designated Affiliate) upon the exercise of any Call Option or (z) payment of promissory note issued under Section 8 would (a) constitute, result in or give rise to any breach or violation of, or any default or right or cause of action under, any agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is, from time to time, a party or would be prohibited by or would otherwise violate any applicable law or (b) solely with respect to clauses (x) and (y), leave the Company and its Affiliates with less cash than, in the good faith judgment of the Administrator, is necessary to operate the business of the Company and its Affiliates in the ordinary course of business, then the Company will issue a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of such payment.

 

9.

LEGAL CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF STOCK

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove any restriction from shares of Stock previously delivered under the Plan until: (a) the Company is satisfied that all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been addressed and resolved; (b) if the outstanding Stock is at the time of delivery listed on any stock exchange or national market system, the shares to be delivered have been listed or authorized to be listed on such exchange or system upon official notice of issuance; and (c) all conditions of the Award have been satisfied or waived. The Company may require, as a condition to the exercise of an Award or the delivery of shares of Stock under an Award, such representations or agreements as counsel for the Company may consider appropriate to avoid violation of the Act, or any applicable state or non-U.S. securities law. Any Stock required to be issued to Participants under the Plan will be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or delivery of stock certificates. In the event that the Administrator determines that stock certificates will be issued to Participants under the Plan, the Administrator may require that certificates evidencing Stock issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend reflecting any restriction on transfer applicable to such Stock, and the Company may hold the certificates pending lapse of the applicable restrictions.

 

10.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

The Administrator may at any time or times amend the Plan or any outstanding Award for any purpose which may at the time be permitted by law, and may at any time terminate the Plan as to any future grants of Awards; provided, however, that except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan the Administrator may not, without the Participant’s consent, alter the terms of an Award so as to affect materially and adversely the Participant’s rights under the Award, unless the Administrator expressly reserved the right to do so at the time the Award was granted. Any amendments to the Plan will be conditioned upon stockholder approval only to the extent, if any, such approval is required by law (including the Code) or applicable stock exchange requirements, as determined by the Administrator.

 

11.

OTHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

The existence of the Plan or the grant of any Award will not affect the Company’s right to award a person bonuses or other compensation in addition to Awards under the Plan.

 

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12.

MISCELLANEOUS

(a)    Waiver of Jury Trial. By accepting, or being deemed to have accepted, an Award under the Plan, each Participant waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim concerning any rights under the Plan and any Award, or under any amendment, waiver, consent, instrument, document or other agreement delivered or which in the future may be delivered in connection therewith, and agrees that any such action, proceedings or counterclaim will be tried before a court and not before a jury. By accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under the Plan, each Participant certifies that no officer, representative, or attorney of the Company has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Company would not, in the event of any action, proceeding or counterclaim, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, nothing herein is to be construed as limiting the ability of the Company and a Participant to agree to submit disputes arising under the terms of the Plan or any Award made hereunder to binding arbitration or as limiting the ability of the Company to require any eligible individual to agree to submit such disputes to binding arbitration as a condition of receiving an Award hereunder.

(b)    Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, neither the Company, nor any Affiliate, nor the Administrator, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company, any Affiliate, or the Administrator, will be liable to any Participant or to the estate or beneficiary of any Participant or to any other holder of an Award by reason of any acceleration of income, or any additional tax (including any interest and penalties), asserted by reason of the failure of an Award to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 or Section 409A or by reason of Section 4999 of the Code, or otherwise asserted with respect to the Award.

 

13.

ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB-PLANS

The Administrator may at any time and from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan (for local-law compliance purposes or other administrative reasons determined by the Administrator) by adopting supplements to the Plan containing, in each case, such limitations on the Administrator’s discretion under the Plan, and such additional terms and conditions, as the Administrator deems necessary or desirable. Each supplement so established will be deemed to be part of the Plan but will apply only to Participants within the group to which the supplement applies (as determined by the Administrator).

 

14.

GOVERNING LAW

(a)    Certain Requirements of Corporate Law. Awards will be granted and administered consistent with the requirements of applicable Delaware law relating to the issuance of stock and the consideration to be received therefor, and with the applicable requirements of the stock exchanges or other trading systems on which the Stock is listed or entered for trading, in each case as determined by the Administrator.

(b)    Other Matters. Except as otherwise provided by the express terms of an Award agreement, under a sub-plan described in Section 12 or as provided in Section 13(a) above, the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware govern the provisions of the Plan and of Awards under the Plan and all claims or disputes arising out of or based upon the Plan or any Award under the Plan or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

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(c)    Jurisdiction. By accepting an Award, each Participant will be deemed to (a) have submitted irrevocably and unconditionally to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the Plan or any Award; (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the Plan or an Award, except in the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; and (c) waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion as a defense or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that he or she is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts that his or her property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that the Plan or an Award or the subject matter thereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

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EXHIBIT A

Definition of Terms

The following terms, when used in the Plan, will have the meanings and be subject to the provisions set forth below:

Accounting Rules” means Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor provision.

Administrator” means the Board. The Board may also delegate (i) to one or more other members of the Board such of its duties, powers and responsibilities as it may determine; (ii) to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant rights or Awards to the extent permitted by Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law; and (iii) to such Employees or other persons as it determines such ministerial tasks as it deems appropriate. In the event of any delegation described in the preceding sentence, the term “Administrator” will include the person or persons so delegated to the extent of such delegation.

Affiliate” means all Persons directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, where control may be by management authority, equity interest or otherwise.

Award” means any or a combination of the following:

(i) Stock Options.

(ii) SARs.

(iii) Restricted Stock

(iv) Unrestricted Stock.

(v) Stock Units, including Restricted Stock Units.

(vi) Performance Awards.

(vii) Awards (other than Awards described in (i) through (vi) above) that are convertible into or otherwise based on Stock.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Call Group” means the Participant and any of the Participant’s Permitted Transferees.

 

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Call Period” means the one (1) year period following the later of (a) the date of such Participant’s termination of Employment, and (b) the date that is six (6) months plus one (1) day after the date of the acquisition of the applicable shares of Stock (or such earlier date, but no earlier than the date of such Participant’s termination, determined by the Administrator), provided, that, if, the Company becomes aware that the applicable Participant breached any non-competition, non-solicitation or confidentiality obligation applicable to such Participant prior to the two (2) year anniversary of the date of such Participant’s termination of Employment, such period shall be extended until the two (2) year anniversary of the date the Company becomes aware of such breach.

Cause” means (a) if a Participant is a party to an employment or a severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “cause” is defined, the occurrence of any circumstances defined as “cause” in such employment or severance agreement for so long as such agreement is in effect, or (b) if a Participant is not a party to an effective employment or severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “cause” is defined, one of the following events or conditions, as determined by the Administrator in its reasonable judgment: (i) the refusal or failure to perform (other than by reason of Disability), or material negligence in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the Participant to the Company or any of its Affiliates, or refusal or failure to follow or carry out any reasonable direction of the Board, and the continuance of such refusal, failure or negligence for a period of ten (10) days after notice thereof to the Participant, (ii) the material breach by the Participant of any provision of any agreement to which such Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party (including any employment, non-competition or non-solicitation covenant or agreement with the Company and/or any of its Affiliates or any plan or agreement relating to the grant of equity securities), (iii) the commission of fraud, embezzlement, theft or other dishonesty by the Participant, (iv) the conviction of the Participant of, or plea by such Participant of nolo contendere to, any felony or any other crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude and (v) any other conduct that involves a breach of fiduciary duty on the part of the Participant or otherwise could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the business, interests or reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates. If, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of Employment other than for Cause, it is determined that such Participant’s Employment could have been terminated for Cause, the Participant’s Employment shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to have been terminated for Cause retroactively to the date of the action or event giving rise to such Cause occurred.

Change of Control” has the same meaning as under the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended and in effect, or any successor statute as from time to time in effect.

Company” means New Remedy Corp., a Delaware corporation.

Covered Transaction” means any of (i) a consolidation, merger, or similar transaction or series of related transactions, including a sale or other disposition of stock, in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or which results in the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s then outstanding common stock by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in concert, (ii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all the Company’s assets, (iii) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or (iv) any other

 

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Change of Control not described in any of clauses (i) through (iii) above. Where a Covered Transaction involves a tender offer that is reasonably expected to be followed by a merger described in clause (i) (as determined by the Administrator), the Covered Transaction will be deemed to have occurred upon consummation of the tender offer.

Disability” means (a) if a Participant is party to an employment or severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “disability” is defined, the occurrence of any circumstances defined as “disability” in such employment or severance agreement for so long as such agreement is in effect, or (b) if a Participant is not a party to an effective employment or severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “disability” is defined, have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Employee” means any person who is employed by the Company or by an Affiliate of the Company.

Employment” means a Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates. Employment will be deemed to continue, unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, so long as the Participant is employed by, or otherwise is providing services in a capacity described in Section 5 to the Company or one of its Affiliates; provided, that, if a Participant is both an employee and a director or member of a board of managers of the Company or any of its Affiliates, as applicable, Employment with respect to such Participant shall only mean service as an employee of the Company or its Affiliates. If a Participant’s employment or other service relationship is with an Affiliate and that entity ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company, the Participant’s Employment will be deemed to have terminated when the entity ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company unless the Participant transfers Employment to the Company or one of its remaining Affiliates or except as otherwise determined by the Administrator. The term “Employed” has a correlative meaning. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in construing the provisions of any Award relating to the payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (subject to Section 409A) upon a termination or cessation of Employment, references to termination or cessation of employment, separation from service, retirement or similar or correlative terms shall be construed to require a “separation from service” (as that term is defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations) from the Company and from all other corporations and trades or businesses, if any, that would be treated as a single “service recipient” with the Company under Section 1.409A-1(h)(3) of the Treasury Regulations. The Company may, but need not, elect in writing, subject to the applicable limitations under Section 409A, any of the special elective rules prescribed in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining whether a “separation from service” has occurred. Any such written election shall be deemed a part of the Plan.

Fair Market Value” means, as of a particular date, (i) the fair market value of a share of Stock determined by the Administrator consistent with the rules of Section 422 and Section 409A to the extent applicable or (ii) in the event that the Stock is traded on a national securities exchange, the closing price for a share of Stock reported on the national securities exchange on which the Stock is then listed for that date or, if no closing price is reported for that date, the closing price on the immediately preceding date on which a closing price was reported.

 

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Good Reason” means, if a Participant is a party to an employment or a severance agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates in which “good reason” is defined, the occurrence of any circumstances defined as “good reason” in such employment or severance agreement for so long as such agreement is in effect.

ISO” means a Stock Option intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422. Each Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan will be treated as providing by its terms that it is to be a non-incentive Stock Option unless, as of the date of grant, it is expressly designated as an ISO.

Participant” means a person who is granted an Award under the Plan.

Performance Award” means an Award subject to specified criteria, other than the mere continuation of Employment or the mere passage of time, the satisfaction of which is a condition for the grant, exercisability, vesting or full enjoyment of the Award.

Permitted Transferee” has the same meaning as under the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Plan” means this New Remedy Corp. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan), as from time to time amended and in effect.

Restricted Stock” means Stock subject to restrictions requiring that it be redelivered or offered for sale to the Company if specified service or performance-based conditions are not satisfied.

Restricted Stock Unit” means a Stock Unit that is, or as to which the delivery of Stock or cash in lieu of Stock is, subject to the satisfaction of specified performance or other vesting conditions.

SAR” means a right entitling the holder upon exercise to receive an amount (payable in cash or in shares of Stock of equivalent value) equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock subject to the right over the base value from which appreciation under the SAR is to be measured.

Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

Section 422” means Section 422 of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Stock” means shares of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

 

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Stock Option” means an option entitling the holder to acquire shares of Stock upon payment of the exercise price.

Stock Unit” means an unfunded and unsecured promise, denominated in shares of Stock, to deliver Stock or cash measured by the value of Stock in the future.

Stockholders’ Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of November 26, 2019, among the Company and certain affiliates, stockholders and Participants, as amended or modified from time to time.

Unrestricted Stock” means Stock not subject to any restrictions under the terms of the Award.

 

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Exhibit 10.9

NEW REMEDY CORP.

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION GRANT

New Remedy Corp., a Delaware corporation and successor-in-interest to Remedy Partners, Inc. (“New Remedy” or the “Company”), pursuant to the terms of the Plan set forth below (the “Plan”), hereby grants to Participant identified below on the date set forth below (the “Date of Grant”) an option (a “Stock Option”) to purchase up to the number of shares of Stock set forth below with an exercise price per share of Stock set forth below. The Stock Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Notice”), in the Substitute Option Agreement attached hereto, and in the Plan, all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Substitute Option Agreement or Plan, as applicable.

The Stock Option granted hereunder is being granted (i) in connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Remedy Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation now known as Remedy Partners, LLC (“Remedy Partners”) and Remedy Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Remedy Merger Sub”), dated as of November 26, 2019 (the “Remedy Merger Agreement”), and (ii) in substitution for options to acquire shares of common stock of Remedy Partners (the “Remedy Options”) set forth below, as described in further detail in the Option Agreement attached hereto.

 

Participant:    [Insert Participant Name]
Date of Grant:    November 26, 2019
Number of Shares of Stock Subject to the Stock Option:    [Insert Amount] of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of New Remedy
Exercise Price Per Share of Stock:    [Insert Exercise Price]
Option Expiration Date:    Remedy Option Expiration Date (set forth below).
Plan:    New Remedy Corp. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan), as may be amended from time to time

Remedy Option Information:

 

Remedy

Option

Date of Grant

 

Remedy

Option

Expiration

Date:

 

Exercise Price Per

Share of Remedy

Partners Stock:

 

Number of

Shares of Stock

Subject to the

Remedy Option:

 

Number of

Shares of Stock

Subject to the

Remedy Option

(Vested as of

Date Hereof):

[Insert Original Date of Grant]

  [Insert Expiration Date]   [Insert Exercise Price]   [Insert Number]   [Insert Vested Number]


The Company, by its duly authorized officer, and the Participant have executed this Notice as of the Date of Grant.

 

NEW REMEDY CORP.
By:  

 

 

Name:  

 

 

Title:  

 


The undersigned Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Notice, the Substitute Option Agreement, and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, this Notice, the Option Agreement and the Plan (and any agreements expressly incorporated therein by reference) set forth the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Stock Option and, except as otherwise expressly provided therein, supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the subject.

 

PARTICIPANT
By  

 

  [Participant’s Name]


SUBSTITUTE NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the Notice of Substitute Non-Statutory Stock Option Grant (the “Notice”) delivered to the Participant, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Substitute Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, the Company and Participant agree as set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Notice or the Plan, as applicable.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Remedy Partners, LLC, formerly known as Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Remedy Partners”) and Cure TopCo, LLC, formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC (“Cure TopCo”) entered into that certain Combination Agreement, dated November 14, 2019, pursuant to which Cure TopCo will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Remedy Partners, in exchange for the issuance to New Remedy Corp of certain newly issued equity interests of Cure Topco (the “Combination”);

WHEREAS, prior to and in connection with the Combination, on November 26, 2019, Remedy Partners implemented a reorganization pursuant to which it formed New Remedy as a wholly owned subsidiary of Remedy Partners and New Remedy formed Remedy Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Remedy Merger Sub”) as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Remedy, and, thereafter, Remedy Partners and Remedy Merger Sub entered into that certain Remedy Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Remedy Merger Sub merged with and into Remedy Partners, with Remedy Partners surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Remedy (the “Merger”);

WHEREAS, as a result of the Merger, each share of common stock of Remedy Partners was cancelled and converted into one share of Class A Common Stock of New Remedy;

WHEREAS, prior to the Merger, Participant held certain options to purchase a number of shares of common stock of Remedy Partners set forth in the Notice (the “Remedy Options”) pursuant to the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan;

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan was assigned to, and assumed by, New Remedy (the “Plan Assumption”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Plan Assumption, the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan was renamed the New Remedy Corp. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”), and the Plan was amended and restated to, among other things, allow for the grant of options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock of New Remedy;

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, options to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock of New Remedy (such options, the “Stock Options”) were substituted for the Remedy Options, as set forth in the Notice;

WHEREAS, the Stock Options are subject to all of the same terms and conditions of the corresponding Remedy Options, except as expressly provided herein; and

WHEREAS, subject to the limitations contained in Rule 506 or Rule 701, as applicable, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the issuance of the Stock Options is intended to be exempt from the registration requirements of the securities Act pursuant to Rule 506 or Rule 701, as applicable.


1.    Treatment of Remedy Options. As of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), each Remedy Option previously entitling Participant to acquire shares of Remedy Partners common stock on the terms set forth in the award agreement evidencing such Remedy Option shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, be substituted for a Stock Option to purchase a corresponding number of shares of Class A Common Stock of New Remedy (“Stock”) set forth in the Notice with an exercise price per share of Stock set forth in the Notice, in each case, subject in all respects to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the Plan in respect of transactions occurring after the date hereof. The Stock Option is hereby granted to the Participant in connection with the Participant’s employment in substitution of a Remedy Option (which Remedy Option is hereby deemed cancelled as of the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement)). The exchange of a Remedy Option for a Stock Option is intended to qualify as an option substitution under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) and will be construed accordingly.

No portion of the Stock Option is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.

2.    Governing Documents. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Stock Option will remain subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement evidencing the corresponding Remedy Option. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Stock Option will expire not later than the latest date on which the corresponding Remedy Option would have expired (the “Stock Option Expiration Date”), as set forth in the Notice, and (b) the Stock Option will remain subject to the vesting terms and conditions of the corresponding Remedy Option. For purposes of this Agreement, as applicable to the Stock Option, the award agreement evidencing the corresponding Remedy Option shall be referred to herein as the “Remedy Option Award Agreement.” In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Agreement (including the Notice) and the Remedy Option Award Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement will govern and control. In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement will govern and control.

3.    Exercise of Stock Option. Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the Remedy Option Award Agreement to the contrary, any vested Stock Option that has not yet expired will (a) only be exercisable on the first to occur of any of the following that occurs after the date hereof: (i) termination of Employment (other than a termination for Cause) that constitutes a “separation from service” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h), (ii) a Change of Control that constitutes a “change in control event” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(i)(5) (it being understood that the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement shall not constitute a “change in control event” for any purpose hereunder), (iii) Participant’s Disability that constitutes a “disability” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(i)(4), (iv) Participant’s death, and (v) the date that is sixty (60) days prior to the Stock Option Expiration Date (the first to occur of such dates, the “Trigger Date”); (b) remain exercisable until the end of the sixtieth (60th) day following the Trigger Date (the “Exercise Period”), provided that if the Exercise Period spans two calendar years, the Trigger Date will be deemed to have occurred, and the Exercise Period will commence, on the first day of the second calendar year (but in no event extend beyond the Stock Option Expiration Date); and (c) if not so exercised during the Exercise Period, be automatically cancelled and forfeited for no consideration. The method by which each Stock Option may be exercised, and the terms and conditions of such exercise (other than the timing of such exercise, as set forth in this Section 3), shall be as set forth in the Remedy Option Award Agreement or Plan, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, it is an express condition to the exercise of the Stock Option that the Participant execute and deliver to the Company a joinder to the Stockholders’ Agreement in a form provided by the Company.

4.    Restrictive Covenants. The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that he or she will be subject to the restrictive covenants set forth in Schedule I and incorporated herein by reference.


5.    Effect on Employment. Neither the grant of the Stock Option, nor the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the Stock Option, will give the Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or any of its affiliates (including Cure TopCo and its direct and indirect subsidiaries), affect the right of the Company or any of its affiliates to discharge or discipline the Participant at any time, or affect any right of such Participant to terminate his or her employment or service at any time.

6.    Legends, Etc. Certificates evidencing any shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of the Stock Option granted hereby (if any) may bear such legends as the Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate, in addition to any legends that may be required by applicable securities laws, the Plan, the Stockholders’ Agreement or any other applicable documents or arrangements governing the Stock.

7.    Transfer of the Stock Option. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in the Remedy Option Award Agreement, the Stock Option may not be transferred except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Participant’s life only by the Participant.

8.    Withholding. The Participant expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Participant’s rights hereunder, including the right to be issued shares of Stock upon exercise of the Stock Option, are subject to the Participant promptly paying to the Company in cash or by check (or by such other means as may be acceptable to the Administrator) all taxes required to be withheld. No shares of Stock will be transferred pursuant to the exercise of the Stock Option unless and until the person exercising the Stock Option has remitted to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, or local withholding tax requirements (if any), or has made other arrangements satisfactory to the Company with respect to such taxes. The Participant authorizes the Company and its subsidiaries to withhold such amounts from any amounts otherwise owed to the Participant, but nothing in this sentence will be construed as relieving the Participant of any liability for satisfying his or her obligation under the preceding provisions of this Section.

9.    Section 409A. The Stock Option granted hereunder is intended to comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A and shall be construed accordingly. None of the Company, any of its Affiliates, or the Administrator, nor their respective directors, officers, agents, representatives or any affiliates of the foregoing, shall have any liability to the Participant or to any other person by reason of any failure of this Stock Option to satisfy or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A.

10.    Binding Effect. This Agreement (including the Notice) shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties hereto.

11.    Acknowledgements. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that (a) this Agreement, and the Notice may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument, and (b) this Agreement and Notice may be executed and exchanged using facsimile, portable document format (PDF) or electronic signature, which, in each case, will constitute an original signature for all purposes hereunder.

12.    Governing Law. This Agreement (including the Notice), and all claims or disputes arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the Notice or relating to the subject matter hereof will be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that any disputes related to this Agreement shall be resolved in the state or federal courts of Delaware, to whose exclusive jurisdiction the Participant expressly consents.

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Schedule I

Restrictive Covenants

1.    Mutual Agreement. The Participant acknowledges the importance to the Company and its Affiliates (as defined below) of protecting their Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests, including the valuable trade secrets and good will that they have developed or acquired. In consideration of the Participant’s continued employment with the Company or any one of its Affiliates, the Participant’s equity award and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the Participant hereby acknowledges, the Participant agrees that the following restrictions on the Participant’s activities during and after employment are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company and its Affiliates.

2.    Confidentiality.

2.1.    The Participant agrees that all Confidential Information which the Participant has created or will create or to which the Participant has access as a result of the Participant’s employment and other associations with the Company or any of its Affiliates is and will remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates. The Participant agrees that, except as required for the proper performance of the Participant’s regular duties for the Company and its Affiliates, as expressly authorized in writing in advance by a duly authorized officer of the Company, or as required by applicable law, the Participant will never, directly or indirectly, use or disclose any Confidential Information. The Participant understands and agrees that this restriction will continue to apply after the cessation of the Participant’s employment for any reason. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement limits, restricts or in any other way affects the Participant’s communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity. The Participant will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret (a) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (b) in a complaint or other document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Notwithstanding this immunity from liability, the Participant may be held liable if the Participant unlawfully access trade secrets by unauthorized means.

2.2.    The Participant agrees that all documents, records and files, in any media of whatever kind and description, relating to the business, present or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and any copies, in whole or in part, thereof (the “Documents”), whether or not prepared by the Participant, will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates. The Participant agrees to safeguard all Documents and to surrender to the Company or its relevant Affiliate (or destroy, at the Company’s direction), at the time the Participant’s employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as an authorized officer of the Company may specify, all Documents then in the Participant’s possession or control. The Participant also agrees to disclose to the Company, at the time the Participant’s employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as an authorized officer of the Company may specify, all passwords necessary or desirable to obtain access to, or that would assist in obtaining access to, any information which the Participant has password-protected on any computer equipment, network or system of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

3.    Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights. The Participant agrees to promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company. The Participant hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) the Participant’s full right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property. The Participant agrees to execute any and all applications for domestic and foreign patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights and to do such other acts (including the execution and


delivery of instruments of further assurance or confirmation) requested by the Company to assign the Intellectual Property to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) and to permit the Company to enforce any patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs or other proprietary rights to the Intellectual Property. The Participant will not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations (a) as long as the Participant is employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (b) following the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company, provided such post-termination compliance does not require a significant amount of the Participant’s time. All copyrightable works that the Participant creates during employment with the Company will be considered “work made for hire” and will, upon creation, be owned exclusively by the Company.

4.    Restricted Activities.

4.1.    While the Participant is employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates and during the 12 month period immediately following the date of the cessation of the Participant’s employment (the employment and post-employment periods, in the aggregate, the “Restricted Period”), the Participant agrees to not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise, in any capacity similar or related to the capacity in which the Participant has been employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, compete with the Company or any of its Affiliates (A) in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its Affiliates does business[ during the Participant’s employment or (B) within twenty five (25) miles of any location where the Company or any of its Affiliates has one or more clients or customers during the Participant’s employment or, with respect to the portion of the Restricted Period that follows the termination of the Participant’s employment, at the time of such termination (the “Restricted Area”). Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, the Participant agrees not to work or provide services, in any capacity similar or related to the capacity in which the Participant has been employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, anywhere in the Restricted Area, whether as an employee, independent contractor or otherwise, whether with or without compensation, to any Person that is engaged, in whole or in part, in the Business, including, but not limited to, naviHealth, Archway Health, PatientPing, Unite Us and Matrix Medical Network.

4.2.    During the Restricted Period, the Participant agrees to not, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit or encourage any customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with any of them; or (b) seek to persuade any such customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner, or any prospective customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates, to conduct with anyone else any business or activity which such customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner conducts, or such prospective customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner could conduct, with the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that these restrictions will apply (y) only with respect to those Persons who are or have been a business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time within the twelve (12)-month period immediately preceding the activity restricted by this Section 4.2 or whose business has been solicited on behalf of the Company or any of the Affiliates by any of their officers, employees or agents within such twelve (12)-month period, other than by form letter, blanket mailing or published advertisement, and (z) only if the Participant has performed work for such Person during the Participant’s employment or otherwise had material contact with such Person during the Participant’s employment or other associations with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or has had access to Confidential Information which would assist in the Participant’s solicitation of such Person.

4.3.    During the Restricted Period, the Participant agrees to not, and to not assist any other Person to, directly or indirectly, (a) hire or engage, or solicit for hiring or engagement, any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates or seek to persuade any such employee to discontinue employment or (b) solicit or encourage any independent contractor providing services to the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with any of them. For purposes of this Agreement, an “employee” or an “independent contractor” of the Company or any of its Affiliates is any Person who was such at any time within the twelve (12)-month period immediately preceding the activity restricted by this Section 4.3.


5.    Nondisparagement. Subject to the third to last sentence of Section 2.1 of this Schedule I, in order to protect the goodwill of the Company and any of its Affiliates, to the fullest extent permitted by law, both during and after the Restricted Period, the Participant will not publicly criticize, denigrate, or otherwise disparage any of the Company, its Affiliates, and each such entity’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, other service providers, products, processes, policies, practices, standards of business conduct, or areas or techniques of research, manufacturing, or marketing. Nothing in this Section 5 shall prevent the Participant from cooperating in any governmental proceeding or from providing truthful testimony pursuant to a legally-issued subpoena.

6.    Enforcement of Covenants. The Participant gives the Company assurance that the Participant has carefully read and considered all of the restraints hereunder, has not relied on any agreements or representations, express or implied, that are not set forth expressly in this Schedule I, and has, by signing the Notice, agreed to the terms and conditions of this Schedule I knowingly and voluntarily. The Participant agrees that these restraints are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company and its Affiliates, and are reasonable in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area. The Participant further agrees that, were the Participant to breach any of the covenants contained herein, the damage to the Company and its Affiliates would be irreparable. The Participant therefore agrees that the Company, in addition to any other remedies available to it, will be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach by the Participant of any such covenants, without having to post bond. So that the Company may enjoy the full benefit of the covenants contained in Section 4 above, the Participant agrees that the Restricted Period will be tolled, and will not run, during the period of any breach by the Participant of such covenants. In the event that any provision of this Schedule I is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too great a range of activities, that provision will be deemed to be modified to permit its enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Participant agrees that each of the Company’s Affiliates will have the right to enforce the Participant’s obligations to that Affiliate under this Schedule I. No claimed breach of this Agreement or other violation of law attributed to the Company or any of its Affiliates, or change in the nature or scope of the Participant’s employment or other relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, will operate to excuse the Participant from the performance of the Participant’s obligations under this Schedule I.

7.    Definitions. For purposes of this Schedule I, the following definitions apply:

Affiliates” means all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company or Cure TopCo, where control may be by management authority, equity interest or otherwise.

Business” means any business that (i) designs, implements and administers bundled payment programs for episodes of healthcare; (ii) offers software specifically supporting bundled payment programs, ACOs and/or other forms of capitated payment for healthcare; (iii) provides home health assessments or care management services to patients in the home; (iv) provides complex care management services in skilled nursing facilities or other post-acute facilities; or (v) any other business in which the Company or any of its Affiliates is engaged in during the Participant’s employment, or, with respect to the portion of the Restricted Period that follows termination of the Participant’s employment, at the time of such termination.


Confidential Information” means any and all information of the Company and its Affiliates that is not generally available to the public. Confidential Information also includes any information received by the Company or any of its Affiliates from any Person with any understanding, express or implied, that it will not be disclosed. Confidential Information does not include (i) information that enters the public domain, other than through the Participant’s breach of the Participant’s obligations hereunder or (ii) information that the Participant receives on a non-confidential basis from a third-party source outside the Company or any of its Affiliates, provided that such source is not prohibited from disclosing such information pursuant to any legal, fiduciary or contractual obligation or otherwise.

Intellectual Property” means inventions, discoveries, developments, methods, processes, product formulations, compositions, works, concepts and ideas (whether or not patentable or copyrightable or constituting trade secrets) conceived, made, created, developed or reduced to practice by the Participant (whether alone or with others, whether or not during normal business hours or on or off Company premises) during the Participant’s employment that relate, or otherwise could be used with respect, either to the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates or to any actively planned activity of the Company or any of its Affiliates or that result from any work performed by the Participant for the Company or any of its Affiliates or that make use of Confidential Information or any of the equipment or facilities of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an estate, a trust or any other entity or organization, other than the Company or any of its Affiliates.

8.    Entire Agreement; Severability; Modification. This Schedule I sets forth the entire agreement between the Participant and the Company, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not supersede any effective assignment of any invention or other intellectual property to the Company or any of its Affiliates and shall not constitute a waiver by the Company or any of its Affiliates of any right that any of them now has or may now have under any agreement imposing obligations on the Participant with respect to confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation of employees, independent contractors or like obligations. The provisions of this Schedule II are severable. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach will be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by the Participant and an expressly authorized officer of the Company. Provisions of this Agreement will survive any termination if so provided in this Agreement or if necessary or desirable to accomplish the purpose of other surviving provisions.

9.    Assignment. The Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Schedule I without the Participant’s consent to any of its Affiliates or to any Person with whom the Company will hereafter effect a reorganization, consolidate or merge, or to whom the Company will hereafter transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Participant and the Company, and each of their respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.

10.    Choice of Law. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Notice, Agreement, or the applicable Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Schedule I will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any conflict of laws principles that could result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Participant agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of and in the State of Delaware in connection with any dispute arising out of this Agreement.

Exhibit 10.10

REMEDY PARTNERS, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION GRANT

(TIME-BASED VESTING)

Pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”), Remedy Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) grants to the Participant set forth below on the date set forth below (the “Date of Grant”) an option (the “Stock Option”) to purchase up to the number of shares of Stock set forth below with an exercise price per Share as set forth below. The Stock Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Option Grant Notice”), in the Option Agreement attached hereto, and in the Plan, all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Option Agreement, Plan or the Stockholders’ Agreement, as applicable.

 

Participant:    [Insert Participant Name]
Date of Grant:    [Insert Date of Grant]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Insert Vesting Commencement Date]
Number of Shares of Stock   
Subject to the Stock Option:    [Insert Amount]
Exercise Price Per Share:    [Insert Exercise Price]
Final Exercise Date:    Ten (10) Years from Date of Grant
Summary of Vesting Provisions:    The Option will vest in equal quarterly installments beginning on the Vesting Commencement Date, subject to the Participant remaining in continuous Employment from the Date of Grant through the applicable vesting date, as set forth in more detail in Schedule A of the Option Agreement.
Termination of Employment:    Automatically and immediately upon the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, the Stock Option, to the extent not already vested, will terminate and be forfeited for no consideration, and the vested portion of the Stock Option that is then outstanding will be treated as provided in Section 2(c) of the Option Agreement.

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The Company, by its duly authorized officer, and the Participant have executed this Option Grant Notice as of the Date of Grant.

 

REMEDY PARTNERS, INC.
By: ______________________________
Name: ___________________________
Title: ______________________________

THE UNDERSIGNED PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS OPTION GRANT NOTICE, THE OPTION AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF THE STOCK OPTION HEREUNDER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS OPTION GRANT NOTICE, THE OPTION AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN.

 

Agreed and Accepted:
By  

 

  [Participant’s Name]

 

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Option Agreement

(See attached.)

 

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REMEDY PARTNERS, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the Notice of Non-Statutory Stock Option Grant (the “Option Grant Notice”) delivered to the individual named in the Option Grant Notice (the “Participant”), and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”), the Company and Participant agree as follows. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Option Grant Notice or the Plan, as applicable.

1. Grant of Stock Option. The Company grants to the Participant on the date set forth in the Option Grant Notice (the “Date of Grant”) an option (the “Stock Option”) to purchase, pursuant to and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, up to the number of shares of Stock set forth in the Option Grant Notice (the “Shares”) with an exercise price per Share as set forth in the Option Grant Notice, in each case subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan in respect of transactions occurring after the date hereof.

The Stock Option evidenced by this Agreement is a non-statutory option (that is, an option that does not qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code) and is granted to the Participant in connection with the Participant’s employment by or service to the Company and its qualifying subsidiaries. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, “qualifying subsidiary” means a subsidiary of the Company as to which the Company has a “controlling interest” as described in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E)(1).

2. Vesting; Method of Exercise; Cessation of Employment; Forfeiture.

 

  (a)

Vesting. The term “vest” as used herein with respect to the Stock Option or any portion thereof means to become exercisable and the term “vested” as applied to any outstanding Stock Option means that the Stock Option is then exercisable, subject in each case to the terms of the Plan. Unless earlier terminated, forfeited, relinquished or expired, the Stock Option will vest in accordance with the terms set forth in Schedule A.

 

  (b)

Exercise of the Stock Option. No portion of the Stock Option may be exercised until such portion vests. Each election to exercise any vested portion of the Stock Option will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and must be in written or electronic form acceptable to the Administrator, signed (including by electronic signature) by the Participant or, if at the relevant time the Stock Option has passed to a beneficiary or permitted transferee, the beneficiary or permitted transferee (the Participant, the beneficiary or a permitted transferee of the Participant or beneficiary, as applicable, who holds the Stock Option or any Shares acquired on the exercise thereof, the “Holder”). Each such written or

 

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  electronic exercise election must be received by the Company at its principal office or by such other party as the Administrator may prescribe and be accompanied by payment in full as provided in the Plan. The latest date on which the Stock Option or any portion thereof may be exercised is the 10th anniversary of the Date of Grant and if not exercised by such date the Stock Option or any remaining portion thereof will thereupon immediately terminate.

 

  (c)

Cessation of Employment.

 

  (i)

Immediately upon the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, the unvested portion of the Stock Option that is then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, will be forfeited.

 

  (ii)

Subject to (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) below, the vested portion of the Stock Option that is held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of 30 days or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which the Stock Option could have been exercised without regard to this Section 4(c), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

 

  (iii)

Subject to (vi) below, the vested portion of the Stock Option that is held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the Participant’s death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the six-month period following the Participant’s death, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which the Stock Option could have been exercised without regard to this Section 4(c), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

 

  (iv)

Subject to (vi) below, the vested portion of the Stock Option that is held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to termination of Employment by reason of the Participant’s Disability, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the six-month period following the termination of the Participant’s Employment as a result of such Disability, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which the Stock Option could have been exercised without regard to this Section 4(c), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

 

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  (v)

Subject to (vi) below, the vested portion of the Stock Option that is held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to termination of the Participant’s Employment by the Company without Cause or by Participant for Good Reason, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of 60 days, or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which the Stock Option could have been exercised without regard to this Section 4(c), and will thereupon immediately terminate.

 

  (vi)

The Stock Option (whether or not vested) held by the Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment will immediately terminate upon such cessation of Employment if the termination is for Cause or occurs in circumstances that in the determination of the Administrator would have constituted grounds for the Participant’s Employment to be terminated for Cause (without regard to the lapsing of any required notice or cure periods in connection therewith).

 

  (d)

Forfeiture upon Violation of Agreement and Plan. The Administrator may cancel, rescind, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict the Stock Option at any time if the Participant is not in compliance with all applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Plan.

3. Restrictive Covenants. [The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Participant will execute, no later than the date hereof, and shall be bound by, the Restrictive Covenant Agreement attached hereto as Schedule B. The provisions of Schedule B and any agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant that contains non-competition, non-solicitation, non-hire, non-disparagement or confidentiality restrictions applicable to the Participant (each, a “Restrictive Covenant”) shall survive any termination, expiration, forfeiture, transfer or other disposition of the Stock Option or any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Stock Option.]1 [The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Participant will continue to be bound by the restrictive covenants set forth in the employment agreement by and between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant, and any other agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant that contains non-competition, non-solicitation, non-hire, non-disparagement or confidentiality restrictions applicable to the Participant (each, a “Restrictive Covenant”), which shall survive any termination, expiration, forfeiture, transfer or other disposition of the Stock Option or any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Stock Option.]2 In addition to any remedies that may be available to the Company or any of its Affiliates, the Administrator may cause the Stock Option (whether or not vested or exercisable) to be forfeited and the proceeds from the exercise of the Stock Option and/or the disposition, and/or distributions or other amounts received in respect of the Shares to be disgorged to the Company, with interest and related earnings, if at any time the Participant is not in compliance with all of any Restrictive Covenant. By accepting the Stock Option, the Participant expressly acknowledges and agrees that his or her rights, and those of any other Holder of the Stock Option, under the Stock Option, including the right to any Shares acquired under the Stock Option and any amounts received in respect thereof, are subject to Section 6(a)(5) of the Plan. Nothing in the preceding sentence may be construed as limiting the general application of Section 8 of this Agreement.

 

1 

Note to Draft: Include the bracketed language if the Participant is not subject to an employment agreement with restrictive covenants.

2 

Note to Draft: Include the bracketed language if the Participant is subject to an employment agreement with restrictive covenants.

 

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4. Stockholders’ Agreement. Concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Participant shall execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement to the Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Joinder Agreement”) in the form attached hereto as Schedule C.

5. Transfers of Stock Options. The Stock Option may not be transferred except as expressly permitted under Section 6(a)(3) of the Plan.

6. Legends. Certificates evidencing any Shares purchased upon exercise of the Stock Option granted hereby (if any) may bear such legends as the Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate, in addition to any legends that may be required by applicable securities laws, the Plan, the Stockholders’ Agreement or any other applicable documents or arrangements governing the Shares.

7. Withholding. [The Participant expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Participant’s rights hereunder, including the right to be issued Shares upon exercise of the Stock Option, are subject to the Participant promptly paying to the Company in cash or by check (or by such other means as may be acceptable to the Administrator) all taxes required to be withheld. No Shares will be transferred pursuant to the exercise of the Stock Option unless and until the person exercising the Stock Option has remitted to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, or local withholding tax requirements (if any), or has made other arrangements satisfactory to the Company with respect to such taxes. The Participant authorizes the Company and its subsidiaries to withhold such amounts from any amounts otherwise owed to the Participant, but nothing in this sentence will be construed as relieving the Participant of any liability for satisfying his or her obligation under the preceding provisions of this Section.]3 [The Participant is responsible for satisfying and paying all taxes arising from or due in connection with the Option, its exercise or a disposition of Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option. The Company will have no liability or obligation related to the foregoing.]4

8. Effect on Employment. Neither the grant of the Stock Option, nor the issuance of Shares upon exercise of the Stock Option, will give the Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affect the right of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to discharge the Participant at any time, or affect any right of the Participant to terminate his or her Employment at any time. The Participant acknowledges that the receipt of the Stock Option does not create a right for the Participant to obtain further awards under the Plan or any other plans that may be implemented by the Company or any of it Affiliates.

9. Provisions of the Plan. This Agreement is subject in its entirety to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan as in effect on the Date of Grant has been furnished to the Participant. By accepting all or any portion of the Stock Option, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Option Grant Notice, this Agreement, and the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement or the Option Grant Notice and the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control.

 

3 

Note to Draft: Include the bracketed language if the Participant an employee.

4 

Note to Draft: Include the bracketed language if the Participant is a non-employee director or other independent contractor.

 

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10. Acknowledgements. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument, (b) the Agreement may be executed and exchanged using facsimile, portable document format (PDF) or electronic signature, which, in each case, will constitute an original signature for all purposes hereunder, and (c) such signature by the Company will be binding against the Company and will create a legally binding agreement when the Agreement are countersigned by the Participant.

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Schedule A

Vesting Provisions

The Stock Option will vest in accordance with the following vesting schedule, subject to the Participant remaining in continuous Employment from the Date of Grant through the applicable vesting date.

1. The Option will vest in equal quarterly installments of 6.25% on each quarter following the Vesting Commencement Date, so that the Option will become 100% vested on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, subject to the Participant remaining in continuous Employment from the Date of Grant; provided, that upon a Change of Control that occurs during Participant’s Employment, any portion of the Option that is unvested and that is then outstanding shall automatically vest in full immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control.

2. There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date set forth above and all vesting shall occur only on the applicable vesting date, subject to the Participant’s continued Employment through each applicable vesting date.

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Schedule B

Restrictive Covenant Agreement

This Restrictive Covenant Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [•] by and between Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Parent”) and [•] (“[Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC]5”, and together with Parent, the “Company”) on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates (defined below), as may exist from time to time, and [•] (the “Participant”).

 

1.

Mutual Agreement. The Participant acknowledges the importance to the Company and its Affiliates of protecting their Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests, including the valuable trade secrets and good will that they have developed or acquired. In consideration of the Participant’s [continued]6 employment with the Company or any one of its Affiliates, the Participant’s equity award and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the Participant hereby acknowledges, the Participant agrees that the following restrictions on the Participant’s activities during and after employment are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company and its Affiliates.

 

2.

Confidentiality.

 

  2.1.

The Participant agrees that all Confidential Information which the Participant [creates]7 or to which the Participant has access as a result of the Participant’s employment and other associations with the Company or any of its Affiliates is and will remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates. The Participant agrees that, except as required for the proper performance of the Participant’s regular duties for the Company and its Affiliates, as expressly authorized in writing in advance by a duly authorized officer of the Company, or as required by applicable law, the Participant will never, directly or indirectly, use or disclose any Confidential Information. The Participant understands and agrees that this restriction will continue to apply after the cessation of the Participant’s employment for any reason. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement limits, restricts or in any other way affects the Participant’s communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity. The Participant will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret (a) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (b) in a complaint or other document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Notwithstanding this immunity from liability, the Participant may be held liable if the Participant unlawfully access trade secrets by unauthorized means.

 

5 

Note to Draft: Employing entity to be confirmed.

6 

Note to Draft: Include bracketed language for existing employees and delete bracketed language for new hires.

7 

Note to Draft: For existing employees, replace bracketed language with the following: “has created or will create”.


  2.2.

The Participant agrees that all documents, records and files, in any media of whatever kind and description, relating to the business, present or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and any copies, in whole or in part, thereof (the “Documents”), whether or not prepared by the Participant, will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates. The Participant agrees to safeguard all Documents and to surrender to the Company or its relevant Affiliate (or destroy, at the Company’s direction), at the time the Participant’s employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as an authorized officer of the Company may specify, all Documents then in the Participant’s possession or control. The Participant also agrees to disclose to the Company, at the time the Participant’s employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as an authorized officer of the Company may specify, all passwords necessary or desirable to obtain access to, or that would assist in obtaining access to, any information which the Participant has password-protected on any computer equipment, network or system of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

3.

Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights. The Participant agrees to promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company. The Participant hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) the Participant’s full right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property. The Participant agrees to execute any and all applications for domestic and foreign patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights and to do such other acts (including the execution and delivery of instruments of further assurance or confirmation) requested by the Company to assign the Intellectual Property to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) and to permit the Company to enforce any patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs or other proprietary rights to the Intellectual Property. The Participant will not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations (a) as long as the Participant is employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (b) following the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company, provided such post-termination compliance does not require a significant amount of the Participant’s time. All copyrightable works that the Participant creates during employment with the Company will be considered “work made for hire” and will, upon creation, be owned exclusively by the Company.

 

4.

Restricted Activities.

 

  4.1.

While the Participant is employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates and during the twelve (12)-month period immediately following the date of the cessation of the Participant’s employment (the employment and post-employment periods, in the aggregate, the “Restricted Period”), the Participant agrees to not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise,[ in any capacity similar or related to the capacity in which the Participant has been employed by the Company or any of its


  Affiliates,]8 compete with the Company or any of its Affiliates[ (A)]9 in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its Affiliates does business[ during the Participant’s employment or (B) within twenty five (25) miles of any location where the Company or any of its Affiliates has one or more clients or customers during the Participant’s employment]10 or, with respect to the portion of the Restricted Period that follows the termination of the Participant’s employment, at the time of such termination (the “Restricted Area”). Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, the Participant agrees not to work or provide services, in any capacity[ similar or related to the capacity in which the Participant has been employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates]11, anywhere in the Restricted Area, whether as an employee, independent contractor or otherwise, whether with or without compensation, to any Person that is engaged, in whole or in part, in the Business.

 

  4.2.

During the Restricted Period, the Participant agrees to not, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit or encourage any customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with any of them; or (b) seek to persuade any such customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner, or any prospective customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates, to conduct with anyone else any business or activity which such customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner conducts, or such prospective customer, vendor, supplier or other business partner could conduct, with the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that these restrictions will apply (y) only with respect to those Persons who are or have been a business partner of the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time within the twelve (12)-month period immediately preceding the activity restricted by this Section 4.2 or whose business has been solicited on behalf of the Company or any of the Affiliates by any of their officers, employees or agents within such twelve (12)-month period, other than by form letter, blanket mailing or published advertisement, and (z) only if the Participant has performed work for such Person during the Participant’s employment or otherwise had material contact with such Person during the Participant’s employment or other associations with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or has had access to Confidential Information which would assist in the Participant’s solicitation of such Person.

 

  4.3.

During the Restricted Period, the Participant agrees to not, and to not assist any other Person to, directly or indirectly, (a) hire or engage, or solicit for hiring or engagement, any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates or seek to persuade any such employee to discontinue employment or (b) solicit or encourage any independent contractor providing services to the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate or diminish its relationship with any of them. For purposes of this Agreement, an “employee” or an “independent contractor” of the Company or any of its Affiliates is any Person who was such at any time within the twelve (12)-month period immediately preceding the activity restricted by this Section 4.3.

 

8 

Note to Draft: For CT residents, add bracketed language.

9 

Note to Draft: For CT residents, add bracketed language.

10 

Note to Draft: For CT residents, add bracketed language.

11 

Note to Draft: For CT residents, add bracketed language.


5.

Nondisparagement. Subject to the third to last sentence of Section 2.1 of this Agreement, in order to protect the goodwill of the Company and any of its Affiliates, to the fullest extent permitted by law, both during and after the Restricted Period, the Participant will not publicly criticize, denigrate, or otherwise disparage any of the Company, its Affiliates, and each such entity’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, other service providers, products, processes, policies, practices, standards of business conduct, or areas or techniques of research, manufacturing, or marketing. Nothing in this Section 5 shall prevent the Participant from cooperating in any governmental proceeding or from providing truthful testimony pursuant to a legally-issued subpoena.

 

6.

Enforcement of Covenants. In signing this Agreement, the Participant gives the Company assurance that the Participant has carefully read and considered all of the restraints hereunder, has not relied on any agreements or representations, express or implied, that are not set forth expressly in this Agreement, and has signed this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily. The Participant agrees that these restraints are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company and its Affiliates, and are reasonable in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area. The Participant further agrees that, were the Participant to breach any of the covenants contained herein, the damage to the Company and its Affiliates would be irreparable. The Participant therefore agrees that the Company, in addition to any other remedies available to it, will be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach by the Participant of any such covenants, without having to post bond. So that the Company may enjoy the full benefit of the covenants contained in Section 4 above, the Participant agrees that the Restricted Period will be tolled, and will not run, during the period of any breach by the Participant of such covenants. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too great a range of activities, that provision will be deemed to be modified to permit its enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Participant agrees that each of the Company’s Affiliates will have the right to enforce the Participant’s obligations to that Affiliate under this Agreement. No claimed breach of this Agreement or other violation of law attributed to the Company or any of its Affiliates, or change in the nature or scope of the Participant’s employment or other relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, will operate to excuse the Participant from the performance of the Participant’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

7.

Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply:

Affiliates” means all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, where control may be by management authority, equity interest or otherwise.


Business” means any business that provides statistical consulting services or outsourced biostatistics, data management, statistical programming or medical writing services or functions, or software solutions related thereto, to clients in the biopharmaceutical, medical device or clinical trial industries, or any other business in which the Company is engaged in during the Participant’s employment, or, with respect to the portion of the Restricted Period that follows termination of the Participant’s employment, at the time of such termination.

Confidential Information” means any and all information of the Company and its Affiliates that is not generally available to the public. Confidential Information also includes any information received by the Company or any of its Affiliates from any Person with any understanding, express or implied, that it will not be disclosed. Confidential Information does not include (i) information that enters the public domain, other than through the Participant’s breach of the Participant’s obligations hereunder or (ii) information that the Participant receives on a non-confidential basis from a third-party source outside the Company or any of its Affiliates, provided that such source is not prohibited from disclosing such information pursuant to any legal, fiduciary or contractual obligation or otherwise.

Intellectual Property” means inventions, discoveries, developments, methods, processes, product formulations, compositions, works, concepts and ideas (whether or not patentable or copyrightable or constituting trade secrets) conceived, made, created, developed or reduced to practice by the Participant (whether alone or with others, whether or not during normal business hours or on or off Company premises) during the Participant’s employment that relate, or otherwise could be used with respect, either to the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates or to any actively planned activity of the Company or any of its Affiliates or that result from any work performed by the Participant for the Company or any of its Affiliates or that make use of Confidential Information or any of the equipment or facilities of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an estate, a trust or any other entity or organization, other than the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

8.

Compliance with Other Agreements and Obligations. The Participant represents and warrants that the Participant’s employment with the Company or any Affiliate and the execution and performance of this Agreement will not breach or be in conflict with any other agreement to which the Participant is a party or is bound, and that the Participant is not now subject to any covenants against competition or similar covenants or other obligations to third parties or to any court order, judgment or decree that would affect the performance of the Participant’s obligations hereunder or the Participant’s duties and responsibilities to the Company and its Affiliates. The Participant will not disclose to or use on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, or induce the Company or any of its Affiliates to possess or use, any confidential or proprietary information of any previous employer or other third party without that party’s consent.


9.

Entire Agreement; Severability; Modification. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Participant and the Company, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not supersede any effective assignment of any invention or other intellectual property to the Company or any of its Affiliates and shall not constitute a waiver by the Company or any of its Affiliates of any right that any of them now has or may now have under any agreement imposing obligations on the Participant with respect to confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation of employees, independent contractors or like obligations. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach will be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by the Participant and an expressly authorized officer of the Company. Provisions of this Agreement will survive any termination if so provided in this Agreement or if necessary or desirable to accomplish the purpose of other surviving provisions.

 

10.

Assignment. The Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent to any of its Affiliates or to any Person with whom the Company will hereafter effect a reorganization, consolidate or merge, or to whom the Company will hereafter transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Participant and the Company, and each of their respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.

 

11.

At-Will Employment. The Participant acknowledges that this Agreement is not meant to constitute a contract of employment for a specific duration or term, and that the Participant’s employment with the Company is at-will. The Company and the Participant will each retain the right to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time, with or without notice or cause.

 

12.

Choice of Law.12 This is a [Delaware]13 contract and will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [Delaware]14, without regard to any conflict of laws principles that could result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Participant agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of and in the State of [Delaware]15 in connection with any dispute arising out of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

12 

Note to Draft: This agreement has been drafted to comply with Delaware law, since that is where the Company is incorporated. If employees located in other states will be receiving this form, we recommend reviewing and revising as necessary to include any state-specific modifications to this form. If an employee located in Connecticut is to receive this form, please review and incorporate relevant footnotes, where applicable.

13 

Note to Draft: For CT residents, replace with “Connecticut”.

14 

Note to Draft: For CT residents, replace with “Connecticut”.

15 

Note to Draft: For CT residents, replace with “Connecticut”.


Intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the day and year written above.

 

Company:      REMEDY BCPI PARTNERS, LLC
     By:  

                                                 

     Name: [•]
     Title:   [•]
Parent:      REMEDY PARTNERS, INC.
     By:  

                                     

     Name: [•]
     Title:   [•]


Intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the day and year written above.

 

Participant:    

 

    Name:   [•]


Schedule C

Joinder Agreement

The undersigned hereby agrees to join, become a party to and be bound, as a “Stockholder”, and an Other Investor, by the Stockholders’ Agreement of Remedy Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into as of January 15, 2019, by and among the Company, Remedy Acquisition, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and certain other holders of the Company’s outstanding securities, as the same may be in effect from time to time.

 

                                                         

Name of Stockholder: [•]

Dated: __________________

Address for notices:

                                                         

                                                         

                                                         

Exhibit 10.11

INCENTIVE UNIT AWARD AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS INCENTIVE UNIT AWARD AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Unit Agreement”), effective as of the date of grant set forth on Exhibit 1 hereto (the “Date of Grant”), is between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Chloe”), Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and the individual whose name is set forth on Exhibit 1 hereto (the “Grantee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Chloe LLC Agreement (as defined below).

Section 1.

1.1. Issuance.

(a) Upon execution of this Unit Agreement, Chloe will issue to Grantee and Grantee will receive from Chloe, the number of Class B Common Units (the “Corresponding Chloe Units”) specified on Exhibit 1, subject to the terms of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Chloe, dated as of December 21, 2017 (the “Chloe LLC Agreement”). Chloe and the Grantee agree that the “Floor Amount” as of the Date of Grant, as such term is used herein and in the Chloe LLC Agreement, is $0.00, which shall result in the Vested Portion being entitled to Distributions pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Chloe LLC Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof upon satisfaction of the Distribution obligations set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the Chloe LLC Agreement.

(b) Immediately following the issuance of the Corresponding Chloe Units described in Section 1.1(a) above, Grantee shall contribute, transfer and assign to the Company and the Company shall accept, acquire and assume from Grantee, all right, title and interest in and to the Corresponding Chloe Units in exchange for the incentive units (the “Incentive Units”) specified on Exhibit 1, without any pecuniary consideration paid, or any other Capital Contribution made or deemed made, by or on behalf of Grantee in respect thereof, subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of December 21, 2017 (the “LLC Agreement”).

(c) The Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units will be subject to the vesting conditions set forth in Section 2 herein.

1.2. Characterization as Profits Interests. The parties intend to characterize the Corresponding Chloe Units and the Incentive Units issued hereunder as “profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 (1993-2 C.B. 343) and 2001-43 (2001-2 C.B. 191). Prior to or after the issuance of the Corresponding Chloe Units and the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement, the Grantee and Chloe shall each execute and deliver to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2 with respect to the Corresponding Chloe Units and Grantee shall execute and deliver to the IRS an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2 with respect to the Incentive Units (together the “83(b) Elections”) on a protective basis. The Grantee understands that under Section 83(b) of the Code, regulations promulgated thereunder, and certain IRS administrative announcements, in the absence of an effective


election under Section 83(b) of the Code, the excess of the Fair Market Value of any Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units, on the date on which any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units lapse, over the price paid for such Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units, could be reportable as ordinary income at that time. For this purpose, the term “forfeiture restrictions” includes the restrictions on transferability and the vesting and reversion conditions imposed under Section 2. The Grantee understands that (i) in making the 83(b) Elections, the Grantee may be taxed at the time the Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units are received hereunder to the extent the Fair Market Value of the Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units exceeds the price for such Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units and (ii) in order to be effective, the 83(b) Elections must be filed with the IRS within thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that: (x) the foregoing description of the tax consequences of the 83(b) Elections is not intended to be complete and, among other things, does not describe state, local or foreign income and other tax consequences; (y) none of the Company, Chloe, NM Members, any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective partners, members, equityholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives (each, a “Related Person”) has provided or is providing the Grantee with tax advice regarding the 83(b) Elections or any other matter, and the Company, Chloe and the NM Members and their respective Affiliates have urged the Grantee to consult the Grantee’s own tax advisor with respect to income taxation consequences of receiving, holding and disposing of the Corresponding Chloe Units and the Incentive Units; and (z) none of the Company, Chloe, NM Members or any other Related Person has advised the Grantee to rely on any determination by it or its representatives as to the Fair Market Value specified in the 83(b) Elections and will have no liability to the Grantee if the actual Fair Market Value of the Corresponding Chloe Units or the Incentive Units on the date hereof exceeds the amount specified in the respective 83(b) Elections.

1.3. Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding Corresponding Chloe Units or the Incentive Units by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, split, reverse split or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar change affecting the Corresponding Chloe Units or the Incentive Units, Chloe or the Company may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable in its good faith discretion as reasonably exercised, cause an adjustment to be made in the number of Corresponding Chloe Unit or Incentive Units granted hereunder, the Floor Amount and any other terms hereunder that are affected by the event to prevent dilution or enlargement of Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder; provided, that no action may be taken by Chloe or the Company pursuant to this Section 1.2 which will have a material adverse effect on the Corresponding Chloe Units or the Incentive Units without the prior written consent of Grantee.

1.4. No Certificates. The Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units shall be uncertificated unless otherwise determined by Chloe, in the case of the Corresponding Chloe Units, or the Company, in the case of the Incentive Units.

 

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Section 2. Vesting.

2.1. Time-Based Vesting.

(a) General. Forty percent (40%) of the Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units shall be subject to time-based vesting conditions (together the “Time-Based Units”), subject to Section 4 and the other applicable provisions of this Unit Agreement, such Time- Based Units shall vest in the following installments and as of the following specified vesting dates, provided that the Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the applicable vesting date:

 

Time-Based Incentive Units Vesting Date

  

Percentage of Time-Based Units Vesting

December 31, 2018

   25%

December 31, 2019

   25%

December 31, 2020

   25%

December 31, 2021

   25%

Except as provided in Section 2.1(b) below, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date set forth above and all vesting shall occur only on the applicable vesting date, subject to the Grantee’s continued service with Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries through each applicable vesting date.

(b) Accelerated Vesting of Time-Based Incentive Units. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) hereof, any Time-Based Units shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Company Sale so long as the Grantee has not been Terminated prior to such Company Sale, subject to the following sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grantee is Terminated without Cause, any then-outstanding unvested Time-Based Units shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest for a period of six (6) months following such resignation or Termination (the “Tail Period”) and shall vest, if at all, upon the consummation of a Company Sale during the Tail Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the unvested portion of the Time-Based Units that do not vest during the Tail Period shall be cancelled and forfeited as of the expiration of the Tail Period, without any further action on the part of any party hereto.

2.2. Performance Vesting.

(a) General. Sixty percent (60%) of the Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units shall be subject to performance-based vesting conditions (together the “Performance-Based Units”) and, subject to Section 4 and the other applicable provisions of this Unit Agreement, such Performance-Based Units shall vest based on the level of aggregate Cash-on-Cash Return achieved by the NM Members (and/or, without duplication, their direct and indirect parent entities) in accordance with the following schedule, provided that the Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the date the applicable Cash-on-Cash Return is achieved, subject to the provisions below regarding the Performance Tail Period:

 

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Cash-on-Cash Return

  

Percentage of Vesting of

Performance-Based Incentive Units

Less than 2.00 times

   0.00%

2.00 times

   33.33%

2.50 times

   50.00%

3.00 times

   66.67%

3.50 times

   83.34%

4.00 times or greater

   100.00%

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grantee is Terminated without Cause, any then-outstanding Performance-Based Units shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest for a period of six (6) months following such resignation or Termination (the “Performance Tail Period”) and shall vest, if at all, upon the consummation of a Company Sale during the Performance Tail Period in accordance with the schedule above. For the avoidance of doubt, the unvested portion of the Performance-Based Units that do not vest during the Performance Tail Period shall be cancelled and forfeited as of the expiration of the Performance Tail Period, without any further action on the part of any party hereto.

There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting for levels of achievement of Cash-on Cash Return between the performance thresholds set forth in the table above, and all vesting shall occur on a cliff basis only to the extent that an applicable performance threshold is achieved, subject to the Grantee’s continued service with Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries through the achievement of the Cash-on-Cash Return (subject to the provisions above regarding the Performance Tail Period). The Compensation Committee shall in good faith make all determinations necessary or appropriate to determine whether the Performance-Based Units shall have become vested and exercisable. The Compensation Committee’s determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all parties, absent manifest error or bad faith.

(b) Service Requirement. Subject to Grantee’s continued service to Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries, the Performance-Based Units will be eligible to vest until the date of Termination (subject to the provisions above regarding the Performance Tail Period).

2.3. Compensation Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of any portion of the Corresponding Chloe Units at any time and for any reason, which shall automatically result in the accelerated vesting of such correlative portion of the Incentive Units.

2.4. Definitions.

(a) “Cash-on-Cash Return” shall mean, without duplication, the aggregate gross cash return realized, and/or the fair market value of marketable securities received, by the NM

 

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Members or their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, on their aggregate investment in the equity securities of Chloe (including (x) any cash dividend, (y) distribution, (z) the proceeds of any partial liquidation of Chloe; but excluding (i) any fees or expense reimbursements under any applicable management or professional services agreement and (ii) any fees and expenses realized in connection with any Company Sale). Deferred Consideration shall be included in Cash-on-Cash Return if, when and to the extent actually received by the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable. If the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, receive non-marketable securities or other non-cash property pursuant to a distribution or as proceeds from their aggregate investment in equity securities of Chloe, Grantee shall be treated no less favorably than any other member of the Board of Directors of Chloe (the “Board”) or officer of Chloe and its Affiliates who holds Incentive Units with respect to the inclusion or exclusion of non-marketable securities or other non-cash property from Cash-on-Cash Return.

(b) “Managing Member” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c) of the LLC Agreement.

2.5. Deferred Consideration. In connection with a Company Sale, if any portion of the transaction consideration to be received by equityholders of Chloe is subject to any contingency or future event including, without limitation, transaction escrow arrangement, holdback, installment arrangements or earnouts (“Deferred Consideration”) is received by equityholders of Chloe in connection with a Company Sale, a portion of the proceeds (representing the incremental dollars to be distributed under Chloe’s distribution waterfall then in effect) to be received by the Grantee in respect of the Incentive Units may be made subject to such deferral arrangement on the same basis as the transaction consideration to be received by such equityholders is made subject to such arrangement (taking into account any applicable requirements under Section 409A of the Code).

2.6. Vested Portion. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term “Vested Portion” shall refer to, (i) in the case of the Time-Based Units, the portion of the Time-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.1 and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date, and (ii) in the case of the Performance-Based Units, the portion of the Performance-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.2, which, for the avoidance of doubt includes only Performance-Based Units for which a Company Sale has occurred and where the applicable performance conditions have been satisfied, and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date.

Section 3. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements; Company Call Rights.

3.1. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements.

(a) In General. If Grantee is not already a party to the LLC Agreement, then Grantee agrees that upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Grantee agrees to join and become a party to the LLC Agreement and be fully bound by, and subject to all of the covenants,

 

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terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement as though an original party thereto and the Company agrees to accept Grantee as a party to the LLC Agreement and that this Unit Agreement shall serve as Grantee’s joinder to the LLC Agreement.

(b) Transferability of Incentive Units. The Grantee may not offer or Transfer or agree to offer or Transfer, grant any call option with respect to, borrow against, or enter into any swap or derivative transaction with respect to any Incentive Unit or any interest therein, unless such action is taken in accordance with the LLC Agreement or the Chloe LLC Agreement. Any attempted or purported Transfer or other agreement in violation of this Unit Agreement will be void ab initio.

(c) Rights as a Member. The Grantee will be the record owner of each Incentive Unit until or unless such Incentive Unit reverts to the Company as provided in Section 3.2 or is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Incentive Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement, and as record owner will be entitled to all rights granted to owners of Class B Common Units.

(d) Power of Attorney. By virtue of the grant of the Incentive Units hereunder and Grantee’s execution of this Unit Agreement, Grantee shall be deemed to have granted a power of attorney to the Managing Member in accordance with Section 9.7 of the LLC Agreement with respect to all Incentive Units owned by Grantee and acquired by Grantee hereunder, which power of attorney shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include a grant by the Grantee of a perpetual and irrevocable power of attorney to the Company, with full right, power and authority to take all actions necessary and/or desirable on behalf of the Grantee to effectuate the provisions of this Section 3.

3.2. Company Call Rights.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Unit Agreement and as otherwise provided herein, in the event of the Grantee’s Termination for any reason, the Company may repurchase from the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees the Vested Portion of each Incentive Unit based on the Fair Market Value of an Incentive Unit on the date of repurchase. For purposes of this Section 3.2, all requirements of a Grantee shall apply equally in full force and effect with respect to any Permitted Transferee.

(b) The Company shall have a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (or such longer period as may be necessary to avoid changing the accounting treatment for the acquisition of the Incentive Units being repurchased from an equity-based accounting treatment to a liability based accounting treatment (as contemplated by FASB ASC Topic 718)); provided that such period shall not exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days) following the date of the Grantee’s Termination, in which to give notice in writing to the Grantee of the Company’s election to exercise its repurchase rights hereunder and thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice to pay the repurchase price and consummate the repurchase transaction. For the sake of clarity, the Company may elect to repurchase any of the Incentive Units of the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees in one or more separate transactions, it being understood that the Company may not repurchase any of the Incentive Units held by the Grantee after the last date provided for herein. The repurchase price, if any, payable pursuant to the Company’s

 

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exercise of its repurchase rights hereunder shall be paid (i) by delivery to the Grantee of wire transfer or a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to the order of the Grantee; (ii) by the cancellation of any indebtedness owed by the Grantee to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) any combination of clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 3.2(b), as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company may choose to have a designee purchase any Incentive Units elected by it to be purchased hereunder so long as the Company shall bear any reasonable costs and expenses of the Grantee in connection with the sale to such designee that the Grantee would not have otherwise incurred in connection with a sale to the Company. All references to the Company in this Section 3 shall refer to such designee as the context requires. The Grantee agrees to take all necessary and reasonable actions as directed by the Company in connection with the consummation of a repurchase pursuant to this Section 3.2, including executing the applicable repurchase documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to receive customary representations and warranties from the Grantee regarding the Incentive Units being repurchased including, but not limited to, the representation that the Grantee has good and marketable title to the Incentive Units to be repurchased free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances.

(c) In the event that (i) any Incentive Units are repurchased by the Company pursuant to the LLC Agreement during the Tail Period or Performance Tail Period, (ii) a Company Sale is subsequently consummated during the Tail Period or Performance Tail Period, and (iii) the consideration that could reasonably be expected to have been received in respect of the Incentive Units in connection with the Company Sale (including any Deferred Consideration) is higher than the amount paid in the repurchase transaction, then at the consummation of the Company Sale the Company shall pay Grantee an amount equal to such excess (provided, however, that any payments in respect of any Deferred Consideration will be paid to Grantee if and when received by the Company or its equity holders but in all events consistent with Section 409A of the Code).

Section 4. Termination.

4.1. In General. If the Grantee’s employment or service relationship Terminates (other than in the case of a Termination for Cause), irrespective of whether the Grantee receives, in connection with such Termination, any severance or other payment from Chloe under any employment or service agreement or otherwise, the Incentive Units, other than the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall terminate and be of no further force and effect as of and following the close of business on the date of such Termination, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2.1(b) or Section 2.2(a).

4.2. Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Unit Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the rights of the Company set forth in this Section 4 (or any other right the Company may have), the Incentive Units, including the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall immediately be forfeited and cancelled, without any consideration being paid therefore and without further action by the Company or any other Person, upon a Termination of the Grantee by Chloe or a subsidiary of Chloe for Cause.

 

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4.3. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Unit Agreement:

(a) “Cause” shall mean: (i) Grantee’s indictment for, conviction of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a (A) felony or (B) any crime of moral turpitude; (ii) Grantee’s embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duty or fraud with regard to Chloe or any of its assets or businesses; (iii) Grantee’s continued failure to perform the duties of Grantee’s position, in the Board’s reasonable judgment; (iv) Grantee’s dishonesty, willful misconduct, or illegal conduct relating to the affairs of Chloe or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or customers; (v) Grantee’s breach of a material provision of this Unit Agreement or any other contractual obligation to Chloe or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities; or (vi) other conduct by Grantee that may be harmful to the business, interests, or reputation of Chloe (including its subsidiaries), including any material violation of a Chloe policy. With respect to clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) above, Chloe shall provide ten (10) days written notice to Grantee of its intent to terminate for Cause, and during such ten (10) day period Grantee shall have a right to cure (if curable). If not cured within such period (as determined in the Board’s reasonable judgment), the termination of Grantee’s service will be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of the ten (10) day notice period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Grantee’s right to cure as set forth above shall not apply if there are habitual or repeated breaches by Grantee.

(b) “Termination”, “Terminated” or “Terminates” shall mean, with respect to the Grantee, a Termination of Employment or Service, as applicable.

(c) “Termination of Employment or Service” means: a termination of employment or service (for reasons other than a military or personal leave of absence granted by Chloe) of the Grantee from Chloe and its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no rights of the Grantee are reduced or adversely affected, the Compensation Committee may otherwise define Termination of Employment or Service thereafter, provided that any such change to the definition of the term “Termination of Employment or Service” does not subject the applicable Incentive Units or Corresponding Chloe Units to Section 409A.

Section 5. Prohibited Activities. The Grantee hereby acknowledges and agrees that he or she will be subject to the restrictive covenants set forth in Exhibit 3 and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 6. Miscellaneous.

6.1. Acknowledgments.

(a) The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Unit Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof as the same may be amended from time to time. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee has reviewed this Unit Agreement and understands the Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in the LLC Agreement or as required by applicable law, Chloe and the Company shall have no duty or obligation to disclose to the Grantee, and the Grantee shall have no right to be advised of, any material information regarding Chloe, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries at any time prior to, upon or in

 

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connection with the repurchase of Incentive Units upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment with Chloe and/or any of its Subsidiaries or as otherwise provided hereunder; except Grantee shall be entitled to the calculation of Fair Market Value in connection with any repurchase of the Incentive Units.

6.2. Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result of, or which may in any way relate to, the interpretation, or construction or of this Unit Agreement shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, in good faith, whose determination in good faith shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes.

6.3. Grantee Representations. The Grantee shall be deemed to acknowledge and make the following representations and warranties and as otherwise may be requested by Chloe or the Company for compliance with applicable laws, and any issuances of Incentive Units by the Company and any issuance of Corresponding Chloe Units by Chloe hereunder shall be made in reliance upon the express representations and warranties of the Grantee:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Grantee of this Unit Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, cause increased liability or fees, or require approval, consent or authorization under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation or (ii) any contract or agreement to which the Grantee is a party or by which the Grantee or any of Grantee’s properties or assets may be bound or affected.

(b) The Grantee has all requisite legal capacity and authority to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement and the Chloe LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units and Corresponding Chloe Units must be held indefinitely and Grantee must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units unless the offer and sale of such Incentive Units and Corresponding Chloe Units are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and all applicable state security laws or an exemption from such registration available (or otherwise provided in the LLC Agreement and the Chloe LLC Agreement).

(d) The Grantee is acquiring and will hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for investment for the Grantee’s account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws.

(e) The Grantee has been advised that the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units to be issued hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, on the ground that no distribution or public offering of such Incentive Units or Corresponding Chloe Units is to be effected (it being understood, however, that such Incentive Units and Corresponding Chloe Units are being issued and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable securities laws). In connection with the foregoing, Chloe and the Company are relying in part on the Grantee’s

 

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representations set forth in this Section 6.3. The Grantee further acknowledges and understands that the Company and Chloe are under no obligation hereunder to register the Incentive Units or the Corresponding Chloe Units to be issued hereunder.

(f) The Grantee is aware of the adoption of Rule 144 by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, which permits limited public resales of securities acquired in a non-public offering, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is familiar with the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144, and acknowledges and understands that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company and Chloe have no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

(g) The Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units in violation of this Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the Securities Act (or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) or under any other applicable securities laws; provided that, the foregoing shall in no way limit the Grantee’s ability to Transfer the Incentive Units pursuant to the provisions of the LLC Agreement. The Grantee agrees that the Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder unless and until the Grantee has complied with all requirements of this Unit Agreement, or the LLC Agreement applicable to the disposition of such Incentive Units.

(h) The Grantee has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company and Chloe concerning the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Incentive Units and Corresponding Chloe Units and to obtain any additional information which the Company or Chloe possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that the Grantee has requested.

(i) The Grantee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(6) of Regulation D of the Securities Act as the result of having (i) individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of 2016 and 2017, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of 2016 and 2017, and (ii) a reasonable expectation of having individual income in excess of $200,000 in 2018, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in 2018.

(j) The Grantee is an experienced and sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as are necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units. The Grantee is aware that the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units are a speculative investment that has limited liquidity and is subject to the risk of complete loss. The Grantee is able, without impairing the Grantee’s financial condition, to hold the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units to be issued hereunder for an indefinite period and to suffer a complete loss of the Grantee’s investment in such Incentive Units and Corresponding Chloe Units.

(k) The Grantee has only relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, the Grantee’s own legal, financial and tax advisors, and the determination of the Grantee to acquire the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement has been made by the Grantee independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such

 

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acquisition or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of Chloe, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Person (including all Persons acquiring Incentive Units on the date hereof) or by any agent or employee of such Person and independent of the fact that any other Person has decided to become a holder of Incentive Units.

6.4. Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trials.

(a) This Unit Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of Delaware, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein (it being understood and agreed that any order from any such court may be enforced in any other jurisdiction). Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial by jury of any claim, demand, action, or cause of action (i) arising under this Unit Agreement or (ii) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the parties hereto in respect of this Unit Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity, or otherwise. The parties hereto each hereby agrees and consents that any such claim, demand, action, or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties hereto may file an original counterpart of a copy of this Unit Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

(b) The Grantee (i) agrees that service of process in any such any claim, demand, action, proceeding or cause of action arising under this Unit Agreement may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of the Grantee, at the Grantee’s address shown in the books and records of the Company or Chloe, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, or in the case of Chloe, at Chloe’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, and (ii) agrees that nothing in this Unit Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

6.5. Specific Performance. Each of the parties agrees that any breach of the terms of this Unit Agreement will result in irreparable injury and damage to the other parties, for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Each of the parties therefore agrees that in the event of a breach or any threat of breach, the other parties shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach, threatened breach or continued breach, and/or compelling specific performance of this Unit Agreement, without having to prove the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy or balancing the equities between the parties. Such remedies shall be in addition to any other remedies (including monetary damages) to which the other parties may be entitled at law or in equity. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy.

 

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6.6. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Unit Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Unit Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

6.7. Notice. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Unit Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) upon receipt by hand delivery, (b) upon receipt after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (c) the next business day after being sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (d) upon confirmation of delivery if transmitted by electronic mail electronic mail in portable document format (PDF format) with an electronic read receipt requested, to the email address indicated (provided a copy thereof is also sent by one of the other methods described in this Section 6.7. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the address, email address or facsimile number indicated below:

(a) If to the Company and Chloe:

Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC

c/o New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Vignesh Aier and Nikhil Devulapalli

E-mail:

(b) If to the Grantee, at the most recent address or electronic mail address contained in the Company’s or Chloe’s records.

6.8. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Unit Agreement shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee, including, without limitation, the estate of such Grantee and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate.

6.9. Amendments and Waivers. The Board shall have the right to amend the Agreement with the consent of the Grantee and the Managing Member; provided, however, that to the extent necessary under any applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the members of the Company if required by applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement.

6.10. Counterparts. This Unit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

6.11. Entire Agreement. This Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement (together with any documents contemplated hereby or thereby) and the Chloe LLC Agreement (together

 

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with any documents contemplated hereby or thereby) constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that nothing herein will supersede, amend, or replace that certain Retention Bonus Offer Letter, dated as of March 8, 2018 and delivered to the Grantee by Chloe.

6.12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by Chloe or the Company (or any Subsidiary of Chloe or the Company) of any personal data information related to the Incentive Units or the Corresponding Chloe Units awarded under this Unit Agreement for legitimate business purposes. This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.

6.13. No Right to Continued Employment or Business Relationship. This Unit Agreement shall not confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continued employment or a continued business relationship with Chloe, the Company or any Affiliate thereof, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of Chloe, the Company, or any Affiliate thereof to Terminate the Grantee at any time.

6.14. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company and Chloe shall not be obligated to issue the Incentive Units or the Corresponding Chloe Units if any such issuance would violate any such requirements. As a condition to the issuance of the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units, the Company and Chloe may require the Grantee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation.

6.15. Delivery by Email. This Unit Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of email with a scan attachment, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in Person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.

6.16. Further Assurances. The Grantee shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, from time to time, furnish Chloe and the Company such further information or assurances, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments and conveyances, and take such other actions and do such other things, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Unit Agreement and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

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pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders. The headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Unit Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof,” “herein” and similar terms refer to this Unit Agreement as a whole (including the exhibits, schedules and disclosure statements hereto), and references herein to Sections refer to Sections of this Unit Agreement. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to “include,” “includes” and “including” shall not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non-characterizing illustrations.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Unit Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant.

 

Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Vignesh Aier

Title:

 

President and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Unit Agreement]


Agreed and acknowledged as
of the Date of Grant:

 

Grantee:

 

[Signature Page to Unit Agreement]


Exhibit 1

 

Grantee’s Name:

                   

Date of Grant:

  

Corresponding Chloe Units:

  

Incentive Units:

  

Time-Based Units:

  

Performance-Based Units:

  


Exhibit 2

ELECTION TO INCLUDE AMOUNT

IN GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO

SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On August 17, 2018, the undersigned acquired XXX Class B Common Units (the “Incentive Units”) of Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) for $0.00 per Incentive Unit. The total amount paid by the undersigned for the Incentive Units was $0.00. The Incentive Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (described below) that may not be avoided by a transfer of the Incentive Units to another person and are also subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The undersigned desires to make an election to have the receipt of the Incentive Units taxed under the provisions of Code §83(b) at the time the undersigned acquired the Incentive Units.

Therefore, pursuant to Code §83(b) and Treasury Regulation §1.83-2 promulgated thereunder, the undersigned hereby makes an election, with respect to the Incentive Units (described below), to report as taxable income for calendar year 2018 the excess (if any) of the Incentive Units’ fair market value on August 17, 2018 over the purchase price thereof.

The following information is supplied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.83-2(e):

 

1.

The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

 

Name:  
Address:      
SSN:                                                                                

 

2.

A description of the property with respect to which the election is being made: XXX Class B Common Units of the Company.

 

3.

The date on which the Incentive Units were transferred: August 17, 2018. The taxable year for which such election is made: 2018.

 

4.

The restrictions to which the property is subject: Under certain circumstances, the Incentive Units may be forfeited or repurchased from the undersigned at a price equal to the lower of fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) or the original value of the Incentive Units.

 

5.

The fair market value on August 17, 2018 of the property with respect to which the election is being made, determined in accordance with IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 and without regard to any lapse restrictions: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

 

6.

The amount paid or to be paid for such property: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.


A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.83-2(d).

Dated:                     , 2018

 

                                                         


ELECTION TO INCLUDE AMOUNT

IN GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO

SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On August 17, 2018, the undersigned acquired XXX Class B Common Units (the “Incentive Units”) of Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) for $0.00 per Incentive Unit. The total amount paid by the undersigned for the Incentive Units was $0.00. The Incentive Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (described below) that may not be avoided by a transfer of the Incentive Units to another person and are also subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The undersigned desires to make an election to have the receipt of the Incentive Units taxed under the provisions of Code §83(b) at the time the undersigned acquired the Incentive Units.

Therefore, pursuant to Code §83(b) and Treasury Regulation §1.83-2 promulgated thereunder, the undersigned hereby makes an election, with respect to the Incentive Units (described below), to report as taxable income for calendar year 2018 the excess (if any) of the Incentive Units’ fair market value on August 17, 2018 over the purchase price thereof.

The following information is supplied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.83-2(e):

 

1.

The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

 

Name:  
Address:      
SSN:                                                                                

 

2.

A description of the property with respect to which the election is being made: XXX Class B Common Units of the Company.

 

3.

The date on which the Incentive Units were transferred: August 17, 2018. The taxable year for which such election is made: 2018.

 

4.

The restrictions to which the property is subject: Under certain circumstances, the Incentive Units may be forfeited or repurchased from the undersigned at a price equal to the lower of fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) or the original value of the Incentive Units.

 

5.

The fair market value on August 17, 2018 of the property with respect to which the election is being made, determined in accordance with IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 and without regard to any lapse restrictions: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

 

6.

The amount paid or to be paid for such property: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.


A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.83-2(d).

Dated:                         , 2018

 

                                             


Exhibit 3

Restrictive Covenants

1.    Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.

(a)    During the course of Grantee’s employment with, or service to, Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Employment Term”) and for a period of twelve (12) months following the date on which Grantee ceases to be employed by or provide services to Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Restricted Period”), Grantee agrees not to, and shall cause Grantee’s Affiliates not to, either alone or in conjunction with Grantee’s Affiliates, directly or indirectly own, manage, operate, control, be employed by (whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, and whether or not for compensation) or render services to any Person, in whatever form, engaged in the business of furnishing or providing home health assessments and delivering care management services to patients in their homes (the “Restricted Business”) in the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grantee may directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any Person traded on any national securities exchange, provided that Grantee is not a controlling Person of, or a member of a group which controls, such Person and does not, directly or indirectly, own five percent (5%) or more of any class of securities of such Person.

(b)    During the Restricted Period Grantee agrees not to, and shall cause Grantee’s Affiliates not to, either alone or in conjunction with Grantee’s Affiliates, directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any C-level executive officer of Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Senior Restricted Employee”) or any employee of Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries that is not a Senior Restricted Employee (each, a “Restricted Employee”) to leave the employ or service of Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries, hire any Senior Restricted Employee or Restricted Employee, or in any way interfere with the employee relationship between Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries and any such Senior Restricted Employee or Restricted Employee.

(c)    During the Employment Term and the Restricted Period, Grantee shall not, and shall cause Grantee’s Affiliates not to, either alone or in conjunction with Grantee’s Affiliates, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit or service, or assist in soliciting or servicing the business of any then current client or prospective supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries in a manner which (x) induces such Person to cease doing business with, or (y) reduces the amount of business conducted with, Chloe or its Subsidiaries, or (ii) in any way interferes with the relationship between any then current or prospective client, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries: (A) with whom Grantee had personal contact or dealings on behalf of Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries during the one-year period immediately preceding Grantee’s termination of employment; (B) about whom Grantee had knowledge of any of Chloe’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ plans with respect to such Person; (C) with whom employees reporting to Grantee have had personal contact or dealings on behalf of Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries during the one-year period immediately preceding Grantee’s termination of employment; or (D) for whom Grantee had direct or indirect responsibility during the one-year period immediately preceding Grantee’s termination of employment.


(d)    Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the length of the covenants set forth in this Section 1 are reasonable and narrowly drawn to impose no greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill of Chloe and its respective Subsidiaries.

2.    Confidentiality; Intellectual Property.

(a)    Confidentiality.

(i)    Grantee will not at any time, whether during or after the Employment Term, (A) retain or use for the benefit, purposes or account of Grantee or any other Person; or (B) disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Person outside of Chloe, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates (other than Grantee’s professional advisers who are bound by confidentiality obligations or otherwise in performance of Grantee’s duties during Grantee’s employment and/or service with Chloe and/or its Affiliates and/or Subsidiaries and pursuant to customary industry practice), any non-public, proprietary or confidential information, including, without limitation, trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals, in each case, concerning the past, current or future business, activities and operations of Chloe or its Affiliates or Subsidiaries and/or any third party that has disclosed or provided any of same to Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates on a confidential basis (“Confidential Information”), without the prior written authorization of the Board.

(ii)    “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that is (A) generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of Grantee’s breach of this or any other confidentiality covenant; (B) made legitimately available to Grantee by a third party without breach of any confidentiality obligation of which Grantee has knowledge; or (C) required by law to be disclosed; provided that with respect to subsection (C), Grantee shall give prompt written notice to Chloe of such requirement, disclose no more information than is so required, and reasonably cooperate with any attempts by Chloe to obtain a protective order or similar treatment.

(iii)    Except as required by law, Grantee will not disclose to anyone, other than Grantee’s family (it being understood that, in this Exhibit 3, the term “family” refers to Grantee, Grantee’s spouse, children, parents and spouse’s parents) and advisors, the existence or contents of this Unit Agreement; provided that Grantee may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of this Exhibit 3. This Section 2(a)(iii) shall terminate if Chloe publicly discloses a copy of this Unit Agreement (or, if Chloe publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of this Unit Agreement, to the extent so disclosed).

(iv)    Upon termination of the Employment Term for any or no reason, Grantee shall (A) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by Chloe or any of its Subsidiaries; and (B) immediately destroy, delete, or return to Chloe, at Chloe’s


option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Grantee’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Grantee’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Chloe property) that contain Confidential Information, except that Grantee may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information.

(v)    18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Exhibit 3 is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, the parties to this Unit Agreement have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The parties also have the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure.

(b)    Intellectual Property.

(i)    If Grantee creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“Works”), either alone or with one or more third parties, at any time during Grantee’s Employment Term and within the scope of such employment and/or service with the use of any resources of Chloe or its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Chloe Works”), Grantee shall promptly and fully disclose same to Chloe and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all of Grantee’s right, title, and interest therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, other intellectual property laws, and related laws) to Chloe to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in Chloe. If Grantee creates any written records (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, or any other tangible form or media) of any Chloe Works, Grantee will keep and maintain same. The records will be available to and remain the sole property and intellectual property of Chloe at all times.

(ii)    Grantee shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at Chloe’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist Chloe in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of Chloe’s rights in the Chloe Works.

(iii)    Grantee shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with


Chloe or its Subsidiaries any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior written permission of such third party. Grantee shall comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of Chloe and its Subsidiaries that are from time to time previously disclosed to Grantee, including regarding the protection of Confidential Information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest.

(iv)    The provisions of Section 2 hereof shall survive the termination of Grantee’s Employment Term for any or no reason.

3.    Whistleblower Protection. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Unit Agreement (including Exhibit 3), no provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted so as to impede Grantee (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Grantee does not need the prior authorization of Chloe or its Subsidiaries to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee shall not be not required to notify Chloe or its Subsidiaries that such reports or disclosures have been made.

Exhibit 10.12

Dear [Name]

We are pleased to present you with this Incentive Unit Award and Contribution Agreement, with the terms and conditions as set forth below (the “Supplemental Provisions”) and in Annex A, which are incorporated into the Supplement Provisions by reference (the “Terms Agreement,” collectively with the Supplemental Provisions, this “Unit Agreement”) between yourself, as the Grantee, and Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Chloe”) and Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), which shall be effective as of the Date of Grant.

Section 1. Key Terms.

 

Grantee:

   [Insert Name]

Date of Grant:

   [Month] [Day], 20[●][●]

Floor Amount as of the Date of Grant:

   $ []

Corresponding Chloe Units:

      [●]

Incentive Units:

      [●]

Time-Based Units:

      [●]

Employment Agreement: means that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of [●], 20[●][●], by and between the Grantee and Chloe.

LLC Agreement: means that certain [Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of December 21, 2017].

Section 2. Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule. [One hundred percent (100%)] of the Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units shall be subject to time-based vesting conditions (together the “Time-Based Units”) and, subject to the terms of this Unit Agreement, shall vest as set forth below (the “Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule”):

[]% on the [first anniversary of the Date of Grant]

[]% on the [second anniversary of the Date of Grant]

[]% on the [third anniversary of the Date of Grant]

[]% on the [fourth anniversary of the Date of Grant]

Section 3. Accredited Investor. In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.3 of the Terms Agreement, the Grantee hereby represents and warrants that the Grantee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(6) of Regulation D of the Securities Act as the result of having (i) individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of 201[7] and 201[8], or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of 201[7] and 201[8], and (ii) a reasonable expectation of having individual income in excess of $200,000 in 201[9], or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in 201[9].

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Unit Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the [Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Chloe, dated as of December 21, 2017] (the “Chloe LLC Agreement”).

[Signature Page Follows]


In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Unit Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant.

 

Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

Agreed and acknowledged as

of the Date of Grant:

 

 

Grantee:

 

 

[Signature Page to Unit Agreement]


Annex A

TERMS AGREEMENT

Section 1.

1.1. Issuance.

(a) Upon execution of this Unit Agreement, Chloe will issue to Grantee and Grantee will receive from Chloe, the number of Class B Common Units (the “Corresponding Chloe Units”) specified in Section 1 of the Supplemental Provisions, subject to the terms of the Chloe LLC Agreement.

(b) Immediately following the issuance of the Corresponding Chloe Units described in Section 1.1(a) of this Terms Agreement, Grantee shall contribute, transfer and assign to the Company and the Company shall accept, acquire and assume from Grantee, all right, title and interest in and to the Corresponding Chloe Units in exchange for the incentive units (the “Incentive Units”) specified in Section 1 of the Supplemental Provisions, without any pecuniary consideration paid, or any other Capital Contribution made or deemed made, by or on behalf of Grantee in respect thereof, subject to the provisions of the LLC Agreement.

(c) The Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units will be subject to (i) the Vesting Schedule and conditions set forth in Section 2 of the Supplemental Provisions and (ii) the vesting conditions set forth in Section 2 of this Terms Agreement.

(d) The Vested Portion shall be entitled to Distributions upon satisfaction of the Distribution obligations set forth in Sections 4.1(a) and (b) of the Chloe LLC Agreement and only from and after the point at which the aggregate per unit amount of any such additional Distributions exceeds the Floor Amount.

1.2. Characterization as Profits Interests. The parties intend to characterize the Corresponding Chloe Units and the Incentive Units issued hereunder as “profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 (1993-2 C.B. 343) and 2001-43 (2001-2 C.B. 191). After the issuance of the Corresponding Chloe Units and the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement, the Grantee shall execute and deliver to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 with respect to the Corresponding Chloe Units and Grantee shall execute and deliver to the IRS an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 with respect to the Incentive Units (together the “83(b) Elections”). The Grantee understands that under Section 83(b) of the Code, regulations promulgated thereunder, and certain IRS administrative announcements, in the absence of an effective election under Section 83(b) of the Code, the excess of the Fair Market Value of any Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units, on the date on which any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units lapse, over the price paid for such Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units, could be reportable as ordinary income at that time. For this purpose, the term “forfeiture restrictions” includes the restrictions on transferability and the vesting and reversion conditions imposed under Section 2 of the Supplemental Provisions and Section 2 of this Terms Agreement. The Grantee understands that (i) in making the 83(b) Elections, the Grantee may be taxed at the time the Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units are received hereunder to the extent the Fair Market Value of the Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units exceeds the price for such Corresponding Chloe Units or Incentive Units and (ii) in order to be effective, the 83(b) Elections must be filed with the IRS within thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that: (x) the foregoing description of the tax consequences of the 83(b) Elections is not intended to be complete and, among other things, does not describe state, local or foreign income and other tax consequences; (y) none of the Company, Chloe, NM Members, any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective partners, members, equityholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives (each, a “Related Person”) has provided or is providing the Grantee with tax advice regarding the 83(b) Elections or any other matter, and the Company, Chloe and the NM Members and their respective Affiliates have urged the Grantee to consult the Grantee’s own tax advisor with respect to income taxation consequences of receiving, holding and disposing of the Corresponding Chloe Units and the Incentive Units; and (z) none of the Company, Chloe, NM Members or any other Related Person has advised the Grantee to rely on any determination by it or its representatives as to the Fair Market Value specified in the 83(b) Elections and will have no liability to the Grantee if the actual Fair Market Value of the Corresponding Chloe Units or the Incentive Units on the date hereof exceeds the amount specified in the respective 83(b) Elections.

 

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1.3. Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding Corresponding Chloe Units or the Incentive Units by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification or any merger or any other change affecting the Corresponding Chloe Units or the Incentive Units, Chloe or the Company may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable in its good faith discretion, cause an adjustment to be made in the number of Corresponding Chloe Unit or Incentive Units granted hereunder, the Floor Amount and any other terms hereunder that are affected by the event to prevent dilution or enlargement of Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder; provided, that no action may be taken by Chloe or the Company pursuant to this Section 1.3 which will have a material adverse effect on the Corresponding Chloe Units or the Incentive Units without the prior written consent of Grantee.

1.4. No Certificates. The Corresponding Chloe Units and Incentive Units shall be uncertificated unless otherwise determined by Chloe, in the case of the Corresponding Chloe Units, or the Company, in the case of the Incentive Units.

Section 2. Vesting.

2.1. Time-Based Vesting.

(a) General. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1(b) below, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule and all vesting shall occur only on the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule; provided that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule.

(b) Accelerated Vesting of Time-Based Units. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) hereof, any Time-Based Units shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Company Sale so long as the Grantee has not been Terminated prior to such Company Sale.

2.2. Compensation Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of any portion of the Corresponding Chloe Units at any time and for any reason, which shall automatically result in the accelerated vesting of such correlative portion of the Incentive Units.

2.3. Deferred Consideration. In connection with a Company Sale, if any portion of the transaction consideration to be received by equityholders of Chloe is subject to any contingency or future event including, without limitation, transaction escrow arrangement, holdback, installment arrangements or earnouts (“Deferred Consideration”) is received by equityholders of Chloe in connection with a Company Sale, a portion of the proceeds (representing the incremental dollars to be distributed under Chloe’s distribution waterfall then in effect) to be received by the Grantee in respect of the Incentive Units may be made subject to such deferral arrangement on the same basis as the transaction consideration to be received by such equityholders is made subject to such arrangement (taking into account any applicable requirements under Section 409A of the Code).

2.4. Vested Portion. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term “Vested Portion” shall refer to, (i) in the case of the Time-Based Units, the portion of the Time-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.1 of this Terms Agreement and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date.

 

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Section 3. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements; Company Call Rights.

3.1. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements.

(a) General. If Grantee is not already a party to the LLC Agreement, then Grantee agrees that upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Grantee agrees to join and become a party to the LLC Agreement and be fully bound by, and subject to all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement as though an original party thereto and the Company agrees to accept Grantee as a party to the LLC Agreement and that this Unit Agreement shall serve as Grantee’s joinder to the LLC Agreement.

(b) Transferability of Incentive Units. The Grantee may not offer or Transfer or agree to offer or Transfer, grant any call option with respect to, borrow against, or enter into any swap or derivative transaction with respect to any Incentive Unit or any interest therein, unless such action is taken in accordance with the LLC Agreement or the Chloe LLC Agreement. Any attempted or purported Transfer or other agreement in violation of this Unit Agreement will be void ab initio.

(c) Rights as a Member. The Grantee will be the record owner of each Incentive Unit until or unless such Incentive Unit reverts to the Company as provided in Section 3.2 of this Terms Agreement or is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement, and as record owner will be entitled to all rights granted to owners of Class B Common Units.

(d) Power of Attorney. By virtue of the grant of the Incentive Units hereunder and Grantee’s execution of this Unit Agreement, Grantee shall be deemed to have granted a power of attorney to the Managing Member in accordance with Section 9.7 of the LLC Agreement with respect to all Incentive Units owned by Grantee and acquired by Grantee hereunder, which power of attorney shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include a grant by the Grantee of a perpetual and irrevocable power of attorney to the Company, with full right, power and authority to take all actions necessary and/or desirable on behalf of the Grantee to effectuate the provisions of this Section 3.

3.2. Company Call Rights.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Unit Agreement and as otherwise provided herein, in the event of the Grantee’s Termination for any reason, the Company may repurchase from the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees the Vested Portion of each Incentive Unit based on the most recent Section 409A valuation obtained by Chloe, subject to the sole discretion of the Board (the “Repurchase Valuation”). For purposes of this Section 3.2, all requirements of a Grantee shall apply equally in full force and effect with respect to any Permitted Transferee.

(b) The Company shall have a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (or such longer period as may be necessary to avoid changing the accounting treatment for the acquisition of the Incentive Units being repurchased from an equity-based accounting treatment to a liability based accounting treatment (as contemplated by FASB ASC Topic 718)); provided that such period shall not exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days following the date of the Grantee’s Termination, in which to give notice in writing to the Grantee of the Company’s election to exercise its repurchase rights hereunder and thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice to pay the repurchase price and consummate the repurchase transaction. For the sake of clarity, the Company may elect to repurchase any of the Incentive Units of the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees in one or more separate transactions. The repurchase price, if any, payable pursuant to the Company’s exercise of its repurchase rights hereunder shall be paid (i) by delivery to the Grantee of wire transfer or a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to the order of the Grantee; (ii) by the cancellation of any indebtedness owed by the Grantee to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) by issuance of an unsecured promissory note bearing interest (payable at maturity) at a simple rate per annum equal to the prime rate in effect at such time, with such note to have a maturity date of no greater than seven (7) years following its issuance and otherwise on customary terms and conditions for promissory notes of such type, including acceleration in the event of a Company Sale; or (iv) any combination of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 3.2(b), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company. The Company may choose to have a designee purchase any Incentive Units elected by it to be purchased hereunder so long

 

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as the Company shall bear any reasonable costs and expenses of the Grantee in connection with the sale to such designee that the Grantee would not have otherwise incurred in connection with a sale to the Company. All references to the Company in this Section 3 shall refer to such designee as the context requires. The Grantee agrees to take all necessary and reasonable actions as directed by the Company in connection with the consummation of a repurchase pursuant to this Section 3, including executing the applicable repurchase documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to receive customary representations and warranties from the Grantee regarding the Incentive Units being repurchased including, but not limited to, the representation that the Grantee has good and marketable title to the Incentive Units to be repurchased free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances.

Section 4. Termination.

4.1. In General. If the Grantee’s employment or service relationship Terminates (other than in the case of a Termination for Cause), irrespective of whether the Grantee receives, in connection with such Termination, any severance or other payment from Chloe under any employment or service agreement or otherwise, the Incentive Units, other than the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall terminate and be of no further force and effect as of and following the close of business on the date of such Termination.

4.2. Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Unit Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the rights of the Company set forth in this Section 4 (or any other right the Company may have), the Incentive Units, including the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall immediately be forfeited and cancelled, without any consideration being paid therefore and without further action by the Company or any other Person, upon a Termination of the Grantee by Chloe or a subsidiary of Chloe for Cause.

4.3. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Unit Agreement:

(a) “Cash-on-Cash Return” means, without duplication, the aggregate gross cash return realized, and/or the fair market value of marketable securities received, by the NM Members or their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, on their aggregate investment in the equity securities of Chloe (including (x) any cash dividend, (y) distribution, (z) the proceeds of any partial liquidation of Chloe; but excluding (i) any fees or expense reimbursements under any applicable management or professional services agreement and (ii) any fees and expenses realized in connection with any Company Sale). Deferred Consideration shall be included in Cash-on-Cash Return if, when and to the extent actually received by the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable. If the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, receive non-marketable securities or other non-cash property pursuant to a distribution or as proceeds from their aggregate investment in equity securities of Chloe, Grantee shall be treated no less favorably than any other member of the Board of Directors of Chloe (the “Board”) or officer of Chloe and its Affiliates who holds Incentive Units with respect to the inclusion or exclusion of non-marketable securities or other non-cash property from Cash-on-Cash Return.

(b) “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Employment Agreement.

(c) “Managing Member” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c) of the LLC Agreement.

(d) “Termination”, “Terminated” or “Terminates” shall mean, with respect to the Grantee, a Termination of Employment or Service, as applicable.

(e) “Termination of Employment or Service” means: a termination of employment or service (for reasons other than a military or personal leave of absence granted by Chloe) of the Grantee from Chloe and its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no rights of the Grantee are reduced or adversely affected, the Compensation Committee may otherwise define Termination of Employment or Service thereafter, provided that any such change to the definition of the term “Termination of Employment or Service” does not subject the applicable Incentive Units or Corresponding Chloe Units to Section 409A.

 

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Section 5. Prohibited Activities. Without limitation to any other non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant obligation to which the Grantee is subject with the Company, Chloe or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) the restrictive covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement are herein incorporated herein by reference, (ii) the Grantee hereby re-affirms the Grantee’s restrictive covenant obligations under such Employment Agreement and nothing contained in this Unit Agreement shall cancel, change or modify the Grantee’s obligations thereunder, and (iii) the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of Corresponding Chloe Units and the Incentive Units constitute additional consideration supporting such restrictive covenants.

Section 6. Miscellaneous.

6.1. Acknowledgments.

(a) The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Unit Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof as the same may be amended from time to time. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee has reviewed this Unit Agreement and understands the Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in the LLC Agreement or as required by applicable law, Chloe and the Company shall have no duty or obligation to disclose to the Grantee, and the Grantee shall have no right to be advised of, any material information regarding Chloe, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries at any time prior to, upon or in connection with the repurchase of Incentive Units upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment with Chloe and/or any of its Subsidiaries or as otherwise provided hereunder; except Grantee shall be entitled to the Repurchase Valuation in connection with any repurchase of the Incentive Units.

6.2. Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result of, or which may in any way relate to, the interpretation, or construction or of this Unit Agreement shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, in good faith, whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes.

6.3. Grantee Representations. The Grantee shall be deemed to acknowledge and make the following representations and warranties and as otherwise may be requested by Chloe or the Company for compliance with applicable laws, and any issuances of Incentive Units by the Company and any issuance of Corresponding Chloe Units by Chloe hereunder shall be made in reliance upon the express representations and warranties of the Grantee:

(a) The Grantee is acquiring and will hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for investment for the Grantee’s account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws.

(b) The Grantee has been advised that the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units to be issued hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, on the ground that no distribution or public offering of such Incentive Units or Corresponding Chloe Units is to be effected (it being understood, however, that such Incentive Units and Corresponding Chloe Units are being issued and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable securities laws). In connection with the foregoing, Chloe and the Company are relying in part on the Grantee’s representations set forth in this Section 6.3 and the representations included in the Supplemental Provisions, if any. The Grantee further acknowledges and understands that the Company and Chloe are under no obligation hereunder to register the Incentive Units or the Corresponding Chloe Units to be issued hereunder.

(c) The Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units in violation of this Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the Securities Act (or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) or under any other applicable securities laws; provided that, the foregoing shall in no way limit the Grantee’s ability to Transfer the Incentive Units pursuant to the provisions of the LLC Agreement. The Grantee agrees that the Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder unless and until the Grantee has complied with all requirements of this Unit Agreement, or the LLC Agreement applicable to the disposition of such Incentive Units.

 

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(d) The Grantee has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company and Chloe concerning the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Incentive Units and Corresponding Chloe Units and to obtain any additional information which the Company or Chloe possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that the Grantee has requested.

(e) The Grantee is an experienced and sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as are necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units. The Grantee is aware that the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units are a speculative investment that has limited liquidity and is subject to the risk of complete loss. The Grantee is able, without impairing the Grantee’s financial condition, to hold the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units to be issued hereunder for an indefinite period and to suffer a complete loss of the Grantee’s investment in such Incentive Units and Corresponding Chloe Units.

(f) The Grantee has only relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, the Grantee’s own legal, financial and tax advisors, and the determination of the Grantee to acquire the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement has been made by the Grantee independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such acquisition or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of Chloe, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Person (including all Persons acquiring Incentive Units on the date hereof) or by any agent or employee of such Person and independent of the fact that any other Person has decided to become a holder of Incentive Units.

6.4. Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trials.

(a) This Unit Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of Delaware, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein (it being understood and agreed that any order from any such court may be enforced in any other jurisdiction). Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial by jury of any claim, demand, action, or cause of action arising under or related to this Unit Agreement whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity, or otherwise. The parties hereto each hereby agrees and consents that any such claim, demand, action, or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties hereto may file an original counterpart of a copy of this Unit Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

(b) The Grantee (i) agrees that service of process in any such any claim, demand, action, proceeding or cause of action arising under this Unit Agreement may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of the Grantee, at the Grantee’s address shown in the books and records of the Company or Chloe, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, or in the case of Chloe, at Chloe’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, and (ii) agrees that nothing in this Unit Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

6.5. Specific Performance. Each of the parties agrees that any breach of the terms of this Unit Agreement will result in irreparable injury and damage to the other parties, for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Each of the parties therefore agrees that in the event of a breach or any threat of breach, the other parties shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach, threatened breach or continued breach, and/or compelling specific performance of this Unit Agreement, without having to prove the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy or balancing the equities between the parties. Such remedies shall be in addition to any other remedies (including monetary damages) to which the other parties may be entitled at law or in equity. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy.

 

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6.6. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Unit Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Unit Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

6.7. Notice. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Unit Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) upon receipt by hand delivery, (b) upon receipt after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (c) the next business day after being sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (d) upon confirmation of delivery if transmitted by electronic mail electronic mail in portable document format (PDF format) with an electronic read receipt requested, to the email address indicated (provided a copy thereof is also sent by one of the other methods described in this Section 6.7. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the address, email address or facsimile number indicated below:

(a) If to the Company and Chloe:

Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC

c/o Signify Health, LLC

4055 Valley View Lane, Suite 400

Dallas, Texas 75244

Attention: Bradford Kyle Armbrester and Denise Quintanilla

E-mail:

(b) If to the Grantee, at the most recent address or electronic mail address contained in the Company’s or Chloe’s records.

6.8. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Unit Agreement shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee, including, without limitation, the estate of such Grantee and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate.

6.9. Amendments and Waivers. The Board shall have the right to amend the Agreement with the consent of the Grantee and the Managing Member; provided, however, that to the extent necessary under any applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the members of the Company if required by applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement.

6.10. Counterparts. This Unit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

6.11. Entire Agreement. This Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement (together with any documents contemplated hereby or thereby), the Chloe LLC Agreement (together with any documents contemplated hereby or thereby) and the Employment Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

6.12. No Right to Continued Employment or Business Relationship. This Unit Agreement shall not confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continued employment or a continued business relationship with Chloe, the Company or any Affiliate thereof, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of Chloe, the Company, or any Affiliate thereof to Terminate the Grantee at any time.

6.13. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and any other law or regulation applicable

 

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thereto. The Company and Chloe shall not be obligated to issue the Incentive Units or the Corresponding Chloe Units if any such issuance would violate any such requirements. As a condition to the issuance of the Incentive Units and the Corresponding Chloe Units, the Company and Chloe may require the Grantee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation.

6.14. Further Assurances. The Grantee shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, from time to time, furnish Chloe and the Company such further information or assurances, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments and conveyances, and take such other actions and do such other things, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Unit Agreement and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.15. Supplemental Provisions Govern. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of the Terms Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions thereof; provided, however, that in the case of any inconsistency between the Supplemental Provisions and the Terms Agreement, the terms of the Supplemental Provisions shall govern.

6.16. General Interpretive Principles. Whenever used in this Unit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders. The headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Unit Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof,” “herein” and similar terms refer to this Unit Agreement as a whole, and references herein to Sections refer to Sections of this Unit Agreement. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to “include,” “includes” and “including” shall not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non-characterizing illustrations.

 

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Exhibit 1

ELECTION TO INCLUDE AMOUNT

IN GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO

SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On [●] 201[9], the undersigned acquired 484 Class B Common Units (the “Incentive Units”) of Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) for $0.00 per Incentive Unit. The total amount paid by the undersigned for the Incentive Units was $0.00. The Incentive Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (described below) that may not be avoided by a transfer of the Incentive Units to another person and are also subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The undersigned desires to make an election to have the receipt of the Incentive Units taxed under the provisions of Code §83(b) at the time the undersigned acquired the Incentive Units.

Therefore, pursuant to Code §83(b) and Treasury Regulation §1.83-2 promulgated thereunder, the undersigned hereby makes an election, with respect to the Incentive Units (described below), to report as taxable income for calendar year 201[9] the excess (if any) of the Incentive Units’ fair market value on [●], 201[9] over the purchase price thereof.

The following information is supplied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.83-2(e):

 

1.

The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

 

Name:    [                        ]
Address:    [                        ]
SSN:    [                        ]

 

2.

A description of the property with respect to which the election is being made: 484 Class B Common Units of the Company.

 

3.

The date on which the Incentive Units were transferred: [•], 201[9]. The taxable year for which such election is made: 201[9].

 

4.

The restrictions to which the property is subject: Under certain circumstances, the Incentive Units may be forfeited or repurchased from the undersigned at a price equal to the lower of fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) or the original value of the Incentive Units.

 

5.

The fair market value on [•], 201[9] of the property with respect to which the election is being made, determined in accordance with IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 and without regard to any lapse restrictions: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

 

6.

The amount paid or to be paid for such property: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

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A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.83-2(d).

 

Dated: _________, 201[9]

                                               


ELECTION TO INCLUDE AMOUNT

IN GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO

SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On [●], 201[9], the undersigned acquired [●] Class B Common Units (the “Incentive Units”) of Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) for $0.00 per Incentive Unit. The total amount paid by the undersigned for the Incentive Units was $0.00. The Incentive Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (described below) that may not be avoided by a transfer of the Incentive Units to another person and are also subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The undersigned desires to make an election to have the receipt of the Incentive Units taxed under the provisions of Code §83(b) at the time the undersigned acquired the Incentive Units.

Therefore, pursuant to Code §83(b) and Treasury Regulation §1.83-2 promulgated thereunder, the undersigned hereby makes an election, with respect to the Incentive Units (described below), to report as taxable income for calendar year 201[9] the excess (if any) of the Incentive Units’ fair market value on [●], 201[9] over the purchase price thereof.

The following information is supplied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.83-2(e):

 

1.

The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

 

Name:    [                        ]
Address:    [                        ]
SSN:    [                        ]

 

2.

A description of the property with respect to which the election is being made: 484 Class B Common Units of the Company.

 

3.

The date on which the Incentive Units were transferred: [●], 201[9]. The taxable year for which such election is made: 201[9].

 

4.

The restrictions to which the property is subject: Under certain circumstances, the Incentive Units may be forfeited or repurchased from the undersigned at a price equal to the lower of fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) or the original value of the Incentive Units.

 

5.

The fair market value on [●], 201[9] of the property with respect to which the election is being made, determined in accordance with IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 and without regard to any lapse restrictions: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

 

6.

The amount paid or to be paid for such property: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

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A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.83-2(d).

 

Dated: _________, 201[9]

                            

Exhibit 10.13

Cure Aggregator, LLC

Dear Tad,

We are pleased to present you with this Incentive Unit Award Agreement, with the terms and conditions as set forth below (the “Supplemental Provisions”) and in Annex A, which are incorporated into the Supplemental Provisions by reference (the “Terms Agreement,” collectively with the Supplemental Provisions, this “Unit Agreement”) between yourself, as the Grantee, Cure Aggregator, LLC (formerly known as Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Cure TopCo, LLC (formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), which shall be effective as of the Date of Grant.

Section 1. Key Terms.

 

Grantee:

     Tad Kendall  

Date of Grant:

     February 14, 2020  

Floor Amount as of the Date of Grant:

   $ 2,258,064,516  

Incentive Units:

     63,188  

Corresponding Holdings Units:

     63,188  

Time-Based Units:

     31,594  

Performance-Based Units:

     31,594  

Employment Agreement: means that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of [November 1], 2019, by and between the Grantee and Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC, as amended from time to time.

LLC Agreement: means that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of February 12, 2020, as amended from time to time.

Combination Closing Date: means the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by Combination Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), dated as of November 14, 2019, by and between Holdings and Remedy Partners, LLC (formerly known as Remedy Partners, Inc.).

Section 2. Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule. Fifty percent (50%) of the Incentive Units shall be subject to time-based vesting conditions (together the “Time-Based Units”) and, subject to the terms of this Unit Agreement, shall vest as set forth below (the “Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule”):

 

25%    on the first anniversary of the Combination Closing Date
25%    on the second anniversary of the Combination Closing Date
25%    on the third anniversary of the Combination Closing Date
25%    on the fourth anniversary of the Combination Closing Date

Section 3. Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule. Fifty percent (50%) of the Incentive Units shall be subject to performance-based vesting conditions (together the “Performance-Based Units”) and, subject to the terms of this Unit Agreement, shall as set forth below (the “Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule”):

 

Percentage Vesting    Cash-on-Cash Return
0.00%    Less than 2.00 times Base Equity Value
100.00%    2.00 times or more Base Equity Value

Section 4. Accredited Investor. In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.3 of the Terms Agreement, the Grantee hereby represents and warrants that the Grantee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(6) of Regulation D of the Securities Act as the result of having (i) individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of 2018 and 2019, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of 2018 and 2019, and (ii) a reasonable expectation of having individual income in excess of $200,000 in 2020, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in 2020.


Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Unit Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the LLC Agreement.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Unit Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant.

 

Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC)
By:  

/s/ Kyle Peterson

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   Authorized Person
Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)
By:  

/s/ Kyle Peterson

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   Authorized Person

[Signature Page to Unit Agreement]


THE UNDERSIGNED GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE LLC AGREEMENT, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF THE INCENTIVE UNITS HEREUNDER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE LLC AGREEMENT.

 

Agreed and acknowledged as

of the Date of Grant:

/s/ Tad Kendall

Grantee: Tad Kendall


Annex A

TERMS AGREEMENT

Section 1.

1.1. Issuance.

(a) Upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Company will issue to the Grantee and the Grantee will receive, the number of Class C Units of the Company (the “Incentive Units”) specified in Section 1 of the Supplemental Provisions, subject to the provisions of the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of February 12, 2020 (as may be amended from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”). Each Incentive Unit will correspond to a Class C Common Unit of Holdings (a “Corresponding Holdings Unit”), the aggregate amount of which is specified in the Supplemental Provisions, with the same vesting, forfeiture, and other conditions applicable to the Incentive Units, and subject to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of November 27, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Holdings LLC Agreement”).

(b) The “Floor Amount” as of the Date of Grant, as such term is used herein and in the Holdings LLC Agreement, is the amount set forth in the Supplemental Provisions, which shall result in the Vested Portion being entitled to Distributions in respect of the Corresponding Holdings Units pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Holdings LLC Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof upon satisfaction of the Distribution obligations set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the Holdings LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units will be subject to (i) the Vesting Schedule and conditions set forth in Section 2 of the Supplemental Provisions and (ii) the vesting conditions set forth in Section 2 herein.

1.2. Characterization as Profits Interests. The parties intend to characterize the Incentive Units issued hereunder as “profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 (1993-2 C.B. 343) and 2001-43 (2001-2 C.B. 191). Prior to or after the issuance of the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement, the Grantee shall execute and deliver to the IRS an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 with respect to the Incentive Units (together, the “83(b) Elections”) on a protective basis. The Grantee understands that (i) in making the 83(b) Elections, the Grantee may be taxed at the time the Incentive Units are received hereunder to the extent the Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units exceeds the price for such Incentive Units and (ii) in order to be effective, the 83(b) Elections must be filed with the IRS within thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that: (x) the foregoing description of the tax consequences of the 83(b) Elections is not intended to be complete and, among other things, does not describe state, local or foreign income and other tax consequences; (y) none of the Company, Holdings, NM Members, any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective partners, members, equityholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives (each, a “Related Person”) has provided or is providing the Grantee with tax advice regarding the 83(b) Elections or any other matter, and the Company, Holdings and the NM Members and their respective Affiliates have urged the Grantee to consult the Grantee’s own tax advisor with respect to income taxation consequences of receiving, holding and disposing of the Incentive Units; and (z) none of the Company, Holdings, NM Members or any other Related Person has advised the Grantee to rely on any determination by it or its representatives as to the Fair Market Value specified in the 83(b) Elections and will have no liability to the Grantee if the actual Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units on the date hereof exceeds the amount specified in the respective 83(b) Elections.

1.3. Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding Corresponding Holdings Units or the Incentive Units by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, split, reverse split or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar change affecting the Corresponding Holdings Units or the Incentive Units, Holdings or the Company may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable in its good faith discretion, cause an adjustment to be made in the number of Incentive Units granted hereunder, the Floor Amount, and any other terms hereunder that are affected by the event to prevent dilution or enlargement of Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder; provided, that no action may be taken by Holdings or the Company pursuant to this Section 1.3 which will have a material adverse effect on the Incentive Units without the prior written consent of Grantee.

 

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1.4. No Certificates. The Corresponding Holdings Units and Incentive Units shall be uncertificated unless otherwise determined by Holdings, in the case of the Corresponding Holdings Units, or the Company, in the case of the Incentive Units.

Section 2. Vesting.

2.1. Time-Based Vesting.

(a) General. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1(b) below, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule and all vesting shall occur only on the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule; provided that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time- Based Units Vesting Schedule.

(b) Accelerated Vesting of Time-Based Units. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) hereof, any Time-Based Units shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Company Sale so long as the Grantee has not been Terminated prior to such Company Sale.

2.2. Performance-Based Vesting. The Performance-Based Units shall vest based on the level of aggregate Cash-on-Cash Return achieved by the NM Members (and/or, without duplication, their direct and indirect parent entities) in accordance with the Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule; provided, that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the date the applicable Cash-on-Cash Return is achieved.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grantee is Terminated without Cause (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, due to death or disability) or resigns for Good Reason, any then-outstanding Performance-Based Units shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest for a period of six (6) months following such resignation or Termination (the “Performance Tail Period”) and shall vest, if at all, upon the consummation of a Company Sale during the Performance Tail Period in accordance with the schedule above. For the avoidance of doubt, the unvested portion of the Performance-Based Units that do not vest during the Performance Tail Period shall be cancelled and forfeited as of the expiration of the Performance Tail Period, without any further action on the part of any party hereto.

There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting for levels of achievement of Cash-on-Cash Return between the performance thresholds set forth in the Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule, and all vesting shall occur on a cliff basis only to the extent that an applicable performance threshold is achieved; provided that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the date the applicable Cash-on-Cash Return is achieved (subject to the provisions above regarding the Performance Tail Period). The Compensation Committee shall in good faith make all determinations necessary or appropriate to determine whether the Performance-Based Units shall have become vested. The Compensation Committee’s determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all parties, absent manifest error or bad faith.

2.3. Compensation Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of any portion of the Incentive Units at any time and for any reason, which shall automatically result in the accelerated vesting of such correlative portion of the Corresponding Holdings Units.

2.4. Deferred Consideration. In connection with a Company Sale, if any portion of the transaction consideration to be received by equityholders of Holdings is subject to any contingency or future event including, without limitation, transaction escrow arrangement, holdback, installment arrangements or earnouts (“Deferred Consideration”) is received by equityholders of Holdings in connection with a Company Sale, a portion

 

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of the proceeds (representing the incremental dollars to be distributed under Holdings’s distribution waterfall then in effect) to be received by the Grantee in respect of the Incentive Units may be made subject to such deferral arrangement on the same basis as the transaction consideration to be received by such equityholders is made subject to such arrangement (taking into account any applicable requirements under Section 409A of the Code).

2.5. Vested Portion. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term “Vested Portion” shall refer to, (i) in the case of the Time-Based Units, the portion of the Time-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.1 of this Terms Agreement and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date, and (ii) in the case of the Performance-Based Units, the portion of the Performance-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.2 of this Terms Agreement, which, for the avoidance of doubt includes only Performance-Based Units for which a Company Sale has occurred and where the applicable performance conditions have been satisfied, and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date.

Section 3. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements; Company Call Rights.

3.1. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements.

(a) In General. If Grantee is not already a party to the LLC Agreement, then Grantee agrees that upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Grantee agrees to join and become a party to the LLC Agreement and be fully bound by, and subject to all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement as though an original party thereto and the Company agrees to accept Grantee as a party to the LLC Agreement and that this Unit Agreement shall serve as Grantee’s joinder to the LLC Agreement.

(b) Transferability of Incentive Units. The Grantee may not offer or Transfer or agree to offer or Transfer, grant any call option with respect to, borrow against, or enter into any swap or derivative transaction with respect to any Incentive Unit or any interest therein, unless such action is taken in accordance with the LLC Agreement. Any attempted or purported Transfer or other agreement in violation of this Unit Agreement will be void ab initio.

(c) Rights as a Member. The Grantee will be the record owner of each Incentive Unit until or unless such Incentive Unit reverts to the Company as provided in Section 3.2 of this Terms Agreement or is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement, and as record owner will be entitled to all rights granted to owners of Class C Common Units.

(d) Power of Attorney. By virtue of the grant of the Incentive Units hereunder and Grantee’s execution of this Unit Agreement, Grantee shall be deemed to have granted a power of attorney to the Managing Member in accordance with Section 9.7 of the LLC Agreement with respect to all Incentive Units owned by Grantee and acquired by Grantee hereunder, which power of attorney shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include a grant by the Grantee of a perpetual and irrevocable power of attorney to the Company, with full right, power and authority to take all actions necessary and/or desirable on behalf of the Grantee to effectuate the provisions of this Section 3.

3.2. Company Call Rights.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Unit Agreement and as otherwise provided herein, in the event of the Grantee’s Termination for any reason, the Company may repurchase from the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees the Vested Portion of each Incentive Unit based on the Fair Market Value of an Incentive Unit on the date of repurchase. For purposes of this Section 3.2, all requirements of a Grantee shall apply equally in full force and effect with respect to any Permitted Transferee.

 

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(b) The Company shall have a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (or such longer period as may be necessary to avoid changing the accounting treatment for the acquisition of the Incentive Units being repurchased from an equity-based accounting treatment to a liability based accounting treatment (as contemplated by FASB ASC Topic 718)); provided that such period shall not exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days following the date of the Grantee’s Termination, in which to give notice in writing to the Grantee of the Company’s election to exercise its repurchase rights hereunder and thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice to pay the repurchase price and consummate the repurchase transaction. For the sake of clarity, the Company may elect to repurchase any of the Incentive Units of the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees in one or more separate transactions. The repurchase price, if any, payable pursuant to the Company’s exercise of its repurchase rights hereunder shall be paid (i) by delivery to the Grantee of wire transfer or a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to the order of the Grantee; (ii) by the cancellation of any indebtedness owed by the Grantee to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) by issuance of an unsecured promissory note bearing interest (payable at maturity) at a simple rate per annum equal to the prime rate in effect at such time, with such note to have a maturity date of no greater than seven (7) years following its issuance and otherwise on customary terms and conditions for promissory notes of such type, including acceleration in the event of a Company Sale; or (iv) any combination of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 3.2(b), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company. The Company may choose to have a designee purchase any Incentive Units elected by it to be purchased hereunder so long as the Company shall bear any reasonable costs and expenses of the Grantee in connection with the sale to such designee that the Grantee would not have otherwise incurred in connection with a sale to the Company. All references to the Company in this Section 3 shall refer to such designee as the context requires. The Grantee agrees to take all necessary and reasonable actions as directed by the Company in connection with the consummation of a repurchase pursuant to this Section 3.2, including executing the applicable repurchase documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to receive customary representations and warranties from the Grantee regarding the Incentive Units being repurchased including, but not limited to, the representation that the Grantee has good and marketable title to the Incentive Units to be repurchased free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances.

(c) In the event that (i) any Incentive Units are repurchased by the Company pursuant to the LLC Agreement during the Performance Tail Period, (ii) a Company Sale is subsequently consummated during the Performance Tail Period, and (iii) the consideration that could reasonably be expected to have been received in respect of the Incentive Units in connection with the Company Sale (including any Deferred Consideration) is higher than the amount paid in the repurchase transaction, then at the consummation of the Company Sale the Company shall pay Grantee an amount equal to such excess (provided, however, that any payments in respect of any Deferred Consideration will be paid to Grantee if and when received by the Company or its equity holders but in all events consistent with Section 409A of the Code).

Section 4. Termination.

4.1. In General. If the Grantee’s employment or service relationship Terminates (other than in the case of a Termination for Cause), irrespective of whether the Grantee receives, in connection with such Termination, any severance or other payment from Holdings under any employment or service agreement or otherwise, the Incentive Units, other than the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall terminate and be of no further force and effect as of and following the close of business on the date of such Termination, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.

4.2. Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Unit Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the rights of the Company set forth in this Section 4 (or any other right the Company may have), the Incentive Units, including the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall immediately be forfeited and cancelled, without any consideration being paid therefore and without further action by the Company or any other Person, upon a Termination of the Grantee by Holdings or a Subsidiary of Holdings for Cause.

 

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4.3. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Unit Agreement:

(a) “Base Equity Value” shall mean the cumulative total of (i) the aggregate value of all equity securities held by NM Members and their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, as of the Combination Closing Date, plus (ii) any additional investment in equity securities of Holdings by NM Members and their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, following the Combination Closing Date (including (x) any cash dividend, (y) distribution, (z) the proceeds of any partial liquidation of Holdings; but excluding (A) any fees or expense reimbursements under any applicable management or professional services agreement and (B) any fees and expenses realized in connection with any Company Sale).

(b) “Cash-on-Cash Return” shall mean, without duplication, the aggregate gross cash return realized, and/or the fair market value of marketable securities received, by the NM Members or their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, in respect of the Base Equity Value. Deferred Consideration shall be included in Cash-on-Cash Return if, when and to the extent actually received by the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable. If the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, receive non-marketable securities or other non-cash property pursuant to a distribution or as proceeds from their aggregate investment in equity securities of Holdings, Grantee shall be treated no less favorably than any other member of the Board of Directors of Holdings (the “Board”) or officer of Holdings and its Affiliates who holds Incentive Units with respect to the inclusion or exclusion of non-marketable securities or other non-cash property from Cash-on-Cash Return.

(c) “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Employment Agreement.

(d) “Good Reason” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Employment Agreement.

(e) “Termination”, “Terminated” or “Terminates” shall mean, with respect to the Grantee, a Termination of Employment or Service, as applicable.

(f) “Termination of Employment or Service” means: a termination of employment or service (for reasons other than a military or personal leave of absence granted by Holdings) of the Grantee from Holdings and its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no rights of the Grantee are reduced or adversely affected, the Compensation Committee may otherwise define Termination of Employment or Service thereafter, provided that any such change to the definition of the term “Termination of Employment or Service” does not subject the applicable Incentive Units to Section 409A of the Code.

Section 5. Prohibited Activities. Without limitation to any other non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant obligation to which the Grantee is subject with the Company, Holdings or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) the restrictive covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, (ii) the Grantee hereby re-affirms the Grantee’s restrictive covenant obligations under such Employment Agreement and nothing contained in this Unit Agreement shall cancel, change or modify the Grantee’s obligations thereunder, and (iii) the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of Incentive Units constitute additional consideration supporting such restrictive covenants; it being understood that all references in the Employment Agreement to “Company Group” (and all protections afforded the Company Group therein) shall hereinafter refer to the Company, Holdings, and all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with Holdings and/or the Company (where control may be by management authority, equity, or otherwise).

Section 6. Miscellaneous.

6.1. Acknowledgments.

(a) The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Unit Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof as the same may be amended from time to time. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee has reviewed this Unit Agreement and understands the Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder.

 

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(b) Except as expressly set forth in the LLC Agreement or as required by applicable law, Holdings and the Company shall have no duty or obligation to disclose to the Grantee, and the Grantee shall have no right to be advised of, any material information regarding Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates at any time prior to, upon or in connection with the repurchase of Incentive Units upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment with Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries or as otherwise provided hereunder; except Grantee shall be entitled to the calculation of Fair Market Value in connection with any repurchase of the Incentive Units.

6.2. Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result of, or which may in any way relate to, the interpretation, or construction or of this Unit Agreement shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, in good faith, whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes.

6.3. Grantee Representations. The Grantee shall be deemed to acknowledge and make the following representations and warranties and as otherwise may be requested by Holdings or the Company for compliance with applicable laws, and any issuances of Incentive Units by the Company and any issuance of Corresponding Holdings Units by Holdings hereunder shall be made in reliance upon the express representations and warranties of the Grantee:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Grantee of this Unit Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, cause increased liability or fees, or require approval, consent or authorization under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation or (ii) any contract or agreement to which the Grantee is a party or by which the Grantee or any of Grantee’s properties or assets may be bound or affected.

(b) The Grantee has all requisite legal capacity and authority to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units must be held indefinitely and Grantee must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Incentive Units unless the offer and sale of such Incentive Units are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and all applicable state security laws or an exemption from such registration available (or otherwise provided in the LLC Agreement).

(d) The Grantee is acquiring and will hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for investment for the Grantee’s account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws.

(e) The Grantee has been advised that the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, on the ground that no distribution or public offering of such Incentive Units is to be effected (it being understood, however, that such Incentive Units are being issued and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable securities laws). In connection with the foregoing, Holdings and the Company are relying in part on the Grantee’s representations set forth in this Section 6.3 and the representations included in the Supplemental Provisions, if any. The Grantee further acknowledges and understands that the Company and Holdings are under no obligation hereunder to register the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder.

 

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(f) The Grantee is aware of the adoption of Rule 144 by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, which permits limited public resales of securities acquired in a non-public offering, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is familiar with the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144, and acknowledges and understands that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company and Holdings have no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

(g) The Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units in violation of this Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the Securities Act (or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) or under any other applicable securities laws; provided that, the foregoing shall in no way limit the Grantee’s ability to Transfer the Incentive Units pursuant to the provisions of the LLC Agreement. The Grantee agrees that the Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder unless and until the Grantee has complied with all requirements of this Unit Agreement, or the LLC Agreement applicable to the disposition of such Incentive Units.

(h) The Grantee has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company and Holdings concerning the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Incentive Units and to obtain any additional information which the Company or Holdings possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that the Grantee has requested.

(i) The Grantee is an experienced and sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as are necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Incentive Units. The Grantee is aware that the Incentive Units are a speculative investment that has limited liquidity and is subject to the risk of complete loss. The Grantee is able, without impairing the Grantee’s financial condition, to hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for an indefinite period and to suffer a complete loss of the Grantee’s investment in such Incentive Units.

(j) The Grantee has only relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, the Grantee’s own legal, financial and tax advisors, and the determination of the Grantee to acquire the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement has been made by the Grantee independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such acquisition or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Person (including all Persons acquiring Incentive Units on the date hereof) or by any agent or employee of such Person and independent of the fact that any other Person has decided to become a holder of Incentive Units.

6.4. Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trials.

(a) This Unit Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of Delaware, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein (it being understood and agreed that any order from any such court may be enforced in any other jurisdiction). Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial by jury of any claim, demand, action, or cause of action arising under or relating to this Unit Agreement whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity, or otherwise. The parties hereto each hereby agrees and consents that any such claim, demand, action, or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties hereto may file an original counterpart of a copy of this Unit Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

(b) The Grantee (i) agrees that service of process in any such any claim, demand, action, proceeding or cause of action arising under this Unit Agreement may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of the Grantee, at the Grantee’s address shown in the books and records of the Company or Holdings, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, or in the case of Holdings, at Holdings’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, and (ii) agrees that nothing in this Unit Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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6.5. Specific Performance. Each of the parties agrees that any breach of the terms of this Unit Agreement will result in irreparable injury and damage to the other parties, for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Each of the parties therefore agrees that in the event of a breach or any threat of breach, the other parties shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach, threatened breach or continued breach, and/or compelling specific performance of this Unit Agreement, without having to prove the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy or balancing the equities between the parties. Such remedies shall be in addition to any other remedies (including monetary damages) to which the other parties may be entitled at law or in equity. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy.

6.6. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Unit Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Unit Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

6.7. Notice. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Unit Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) upon receipt by hand delivery, (b) upon receipt after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (c) the next business day after being sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (d) upon confirmation of delivery if transmitted by electronic mail electronic mail in portable document format (PDF format) with an electronic read receipt requested, to the email address indicated (provided a copy thereof is also sent by one of the other methods described in this Section 6.7. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the address, email address or facsimile number indicated below:

(a) If to the Company and Holdings:

Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC)

Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)

c/o New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Vignesh Aier and Kyle Peterson

E-mail:

Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)

4055 Valley View Lane, Suite 400

Dallas, Texas 75244

Attention: Bradford Kyle Armbrester and Denise Quintanilla

Email:

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

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-8704

Attention: Garrett Charon and Danna Kivell

E-mail:

 

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(b) If to the Grantee, at the most recent address or electronic mail address contained in the records of the Company or Holdings.

6.8. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Unit Agreement shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee, including, without limitation, the estate of such Grantee and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate.

6.9. Amendments and Waivers. The Board shall have the right to amend the Agreement with the consent of the Grantee and the Managing Member; provided, however, that to the extent necessary under any applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the members of the Company if required by applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement.

6.10. Counterparts. This Unit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

6.11. Entire Agreement. The Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement (together with any documents contemplated thereby or incorporated therein by reference) constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

6.12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by Holdings or the Company (or any Subsidiary of Holdings or the Company) of any personal data information related to the Incentive Units awarded under this Unit Agreement for legitimate business purposes. This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.

6.13. No Right to Continued Employment or Business Relationship. This Unit Agreement shall not confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continued employment or a continued business relationship with Holdings, the Company or any Affiliate thereof, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of Holdings, the Company, or any Affiliate thereof to Terminate the Grantee at any time.

6.14. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Incentive Units if any such issuance would violate any such requirements. As a condition to the issuance of the Incentive Units, the Company may require the Grantee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation.

6.15. Delivery by Email. This Unit Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of email with a scan attachment, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in Person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.

6.16. Further Assurances. The Grantee shall, from time to time, furnish Holdings and the Company such further information or assurances, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments and conveyances, and take such other actions and do such other things, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Unit Agreement and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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6.17. Supplemental Provisions Govern. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of the Terms Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions herein; provided, however, that in the case of any inconsistency between the Supplemental Provisions and the Terms Agreement, the terms of the Supplemental Provisions shall govern.

6.18. General Interpretive Principles. Whenever used in this Unit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders. The headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Unit Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof,” “herein” and similar terms refer to this Unit Agreement as a whole (including the exhibits, schedules and disclosure statements hereto), and references herein to Sections refer to Sections of this Unit Agreement. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to “include,” “includes” and “including” shall not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non-characterizing illustrations.

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Exhibit 1

ELECTION TO INCLUDE AMOUNT IN

GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO

SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On February 14, 2020, the undersigned acquired 63,188 Class C Common Units (the “Incentive Units”) of Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) for $0.00 per Incentive Unit. The total amount paid by the undersigned for the Incentive Units was $0.00. The Incentive Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (described below) that may not be avoided by a transfer of the Incentive Units to another person and are also subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The undersigned desires to make an election to have the receipt of the Incentive Units taxed under the provisions of Code §83(b) at the time the undersigned acquired the Incentive Units.

Therefore, pursuant to Code §83(b) and Treasury Regulation §1.83-2 promulgated thereunder, the undersigned hereby makes an election, with respect to the Incentive Units (described below), to report as taxable income for calendar year 2020 the excess (if any) of the Incentive Units’ fair market value on February 14, 2020 over the purchase price thereof.

The following information is supplied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.83-2(e):

 

1.

The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

 

Name:   Tad Kendall  
Address:  

 

 
 

 

 
SSN:  

 

 

 

2.

A description of the property with respect to which the election is being made: 63,188 Class C Common Units of the Company.

 

3.

The date on which the Incentive Units were transferred: February 14, 2020. The taxable year for which such election is made: 2020.

 

4.

The restrictions to which the property is subject: In general, a portion of the Incentive Units are subject to time- based vesting criteria, subject to taxpayer’s continued employment with Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”) through such vesting date(s), and a portion of the Incentive Units are subject to performance-based vesting criteria, with such Incentive Units vesting upon achievement of certain investment returns to certain investors of Holdings, subject to taxpayer’s continued employment with Holdings and its subsidiaries through such vesting date(s). Upon cessation of the taxpayer’s employment, all Incentive Units, to the extent not vested, will be forfeited. In addition, under certain circumstances, the Incentive Units may be forfeited or repurchased from the undersigned at a price equal to the lower of fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) or the original value of the Incentive Units.

 

5.

The fair market value on February 14, 2020 of the property with respect to which the election is being made, determined in accordance with IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 and without regard to any lapse restrictions: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.


6.

The amount paid or to be paid for such property: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

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A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.83-2(d).

Dated: March 7, 2020

 

/s/ Tad Kendall

Tad Kendall

Exhibit 10.14

Dear [NAME],

We are pleased to present you with this Incentive Unit Award Agreement, with the terms and conditions as set forth below (the “Supplemental Provisions”) and in Annex A, which are incorporated into the Supplemental Provisions by reference (the “Terms Agreement,” collectively with the Supplemental Provisions, this “Unit Agreement”) between yourself, as the Grantee, Cure Aggregator, LLC (formerly known as Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Cure TopCo, LLC (formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), which shall be effective as of the Date of Grant.

Section 1. Key Terms.

 

Grantee:

   NAME  

Date of Grant:

   DATE   

Floor Amount as of the Date of Grant:

   $  FLOOR 

Incentive Units:

   UNITS  

Corresponding Holdings Units:

   UNITS  

Time-Based Units:

   UNITS  

Performance-Based Units:

   UNITS  

Employment Agreement: means that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2019, by and between the Grantee and Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Holdings, as may be amended from time to time.

LLC Agreement: means that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of February 12, 2020, as amended from time to time.

Combination Closing Date: means the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by Combination Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), dated as of November 14, 2019, by and between Holdings and Remedy Partners, LLC (formerly known as Remedy Partners, Inc.).

Vesting Commencement Date means DATE.

Section 2. Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule. Fifty percent (50%) of the Incentive Units shall be subject to time-based vesting conditions (together the “Time-Based Units”) and, subject to the terms of this Unit Agreement, shall vest as set forth below (the “Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule”):

 

25%    on the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date
25%    on the second anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date
25%    on the third anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date
25%    on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date

Section 3. Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule. Fifty percent (50%) of the Incentive Units shall be subject to performance-based vesting conditions (together the “Performance-Based Units”) and, subject to the terms of this Unit Agreement, shall as set forth below (the “Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule”):

 

Percentage Vesting    Cash-on-Cash Return
0.00%    Less than 2.00 times Base Equity Value
100.00%    2.00 times or more Base Equity Value

Section 4. Accredited Investor. In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.3 of the Terms Agreement, the Grantee hereby represents and warrants that the Grantee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(6) of Regulation D of the Securities Act as the result of having (i) individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of 2018 and 2019, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of 2018 and 2019, and (ii) a reasonable expectation of having individual income in excess of $200,000 in 2020, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in 2020.

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Unit Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the LLC Agreement.

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In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Unit Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant.

 

Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC)
By:  

 

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   Authorized Person

 

Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)
By:  

 

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   Authorized Person

 

[Signature Page to Unit Agreement]


THE UNDERSIGNED GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE LLC AGREEMENT, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF THE INCENTIVE UNITS HEREUNDER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE LLC AGREEMENT.

 

Agreed and acknowledged as

of the Date of Grant:

 

Grantee: NAME


Annex A

TERMS AGREEMENT

Section 1.

1.1. Issuance.

(a) Upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Company will issue to the Grantee and the Grantee will receive, the number of Class C Units of the Company (the “Incentive Units”) specified in Section 1 of the Supplemental Provisions, subject to the provisions of the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of February 12, 2020 (as may be amended from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”). Each Incentive Unit will correspond to a Class C Common Unit of Holdings (a “Corresponding Holdings Unit”), the aggregate amount of which is specified in the Supplemental Provisions, with the same vesting, forfeiture, and other conditions applicable to the Incentive Units, and subject to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of November 27, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Holdings LLC Agreement”).

(b) The “Floor Amount” as of the Date of Grant, as such term is used herein and in the Holdings LLC Agreement, is the amount set forth in the Supplemental Provisions, which shall result in the Vested Portion being entitled to Distributions in respect of the Corresponding Holdings Units pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Holdings LLC Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof upon satisfaction of the Distribution obligations set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the Holdings LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units will be subject to (i) the Vesting Schedule and conditions set forth in Section 2 of the Supplemental Provisions and (ii) the vesting conditions set forth in Section 2 herein.

1.2. Characterization as Profits Interests. The parties intend to characterize the Incentive Units issued hereunder as “profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 (1993-2 C.B. 343) and 2001-43 (2001-2 C.B. 191). Prior to or after the issuance of the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement, the Grantee shall execute and deliver to the IRS an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 with respect to the Incentive Units (together, the “83(b) Elections”) on a protective basis. The Grantee understands that (i) in making the 83(b) Elections, the Grantee may be taxed at the time the Incentive Units are received hereunder to the extent the Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units exceeds the price for such Incentive Units and (ii) in order to be effective, the 83(b) Elections must be filed with the IRS within thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that: (x) the foregoing description of the tax consequences of the 83(b) Elections is not intended to be complete and, among other things, does not describe state, local or foreign income and other tax consequences; (y) none of the Company, Holdings, NM Members, any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective partners, members, equityholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives (each, a “Related Person”) has provided or is providing the Grantee with tax advice regarding the 83(b) Elections or any other matter, and the Company, Holdings and the NM Members and their respective Affiliates have urged the Grantee to consult the Grantee’s own tax advisor with respect to income taxation consequences of receiving, holding and disposing of the Incentive Units; and (z) none of the Company, Holdings, NM Members or any other Related Person has advised the Grantee to rely on any determination by it or its representatives as to the Fair Market Value specified in the 83(b) Elections and will have no liability to the Grantee if the actual Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units on the date hereof exceeds the amount specified in the respective 83(b) Elections.

1.3. Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding Corresponding Holdings Units or the Incentive Units by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, split, reverse split or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar change affecting the Corresponding Holdings Units or the Incentive Units, Holdings or the Company may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable in its good faith discretion, cause an adjustment to be made in the number of Incentive Units granted hereunder, the Floor Amount, and any other terms hereunder that are affected by the event to prevent dilution or enlargement of Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder; provided, that no action may be taken by Holdings or the Company pursuant to this Section 1.3 which will have a material adverse effect on the Incentive Units without the prior written consent of Grantee.

 

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1.4. No Certificates. The Corresponding Holdings Units and Incentive Units shall be uncertificated unless otherwise determined by Holdings, in the case of the Corresponding Holdings Units, or the Company, in the case of the Incentive Units.

Section 2. Vesting.

2.1. Time-Based Vesting.

(a) General. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1(b) below, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule and all vesting shall occur only on the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule; provided that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule.

(b) Accelerated Vesting of Time-Based Units. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) hereof, any Time-Based Units shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Company Sale so long as the Grantee has not been Terminated prior to such Company Sale.

2.2. Performance-Based Vesting. The Performance-Based Units shall vest based on the level of aggregate Cash-on-Cash Return achieved by the NM Members (and/or, without duplication, their direct and indirect parent entities) in accordance with the Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule; provided, that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the date the applicable Cash-on-Cash Return is achieved. There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting for levels of achievement of Cash-on-Cash Return between the performance thresholds set forth in the Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule, and all vesting shall occur on a cliff basis only to the extent that an applicable performance threshold is achieved; provided that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the date the applicable Cash-on-Cash Return is achieved. The Compensation Committee shall in good faith make all determinations necessary or appropriate to determine whether the Performance-Based Units shall have become vested. The Compensation Committee’s determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all parties, absent manifest error or bad faith.

2.3. Compensation Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of any portion of the Incentive Units at any time and for any reason, which shall automatically result in the accelerated vesting of such correlative portion of the Corresponding Holdings Units.

2.4. Deferred Consideration. In connection with a Company Sale, if any portion of the transaction consideration to be received by equityholders of Holdings is subject to any contingency or future event including, without limitation, transaction escrow arrangement, holdback, installment arrangements or earnouts (“Deferred Consideration”) is received by equityholders of Holdings in connection with a Company Sale, a portion of the proceeds (representing the incremental dollars to be distributed under Holdings’s distribution waterfall then in effect) to be received by the Grantee in respect of the Incentive Units may be made subject to such deferral arrangement on the same basis as the transaction consideration to be received by such equityholders is made subject to such arrangement (taking into account any applicable requirements under Section 409A of the Code).

2.5. Vested Portion. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term “Vested Portion” shall refer to, (i) in the case of the Time-Based Units, the portion of the Time-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.1 of this Terms Agreement and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date, and (ii) in the case of the Performance-Based Units, the portion of the Performance-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.2 of this Terms Agreement, which, for the avoidance of doubt includes only Performance-Based Units for which a Company Sale has occurred and where the applicable performance conditions have been satisfied, and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date.

 

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Section 3. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements; Company Call Rights.

3.1. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements.

(a) In General. If Grantee is not already a party to the LLC Agreement, then Grantee agrees that upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Grantee agrees to join and become a party to the LLC Agreement and be fully bound by, and subject to all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement as though an original party thereto and the Company agrees to accept Grantee as a party to the LLC Agreement and that this Unit Agreement shall serve as Grantee’s joinder to the LLC Agreement.

(b) Transferability of Incentive Units. The Grantee may not offer or Transfer or agree to offer or Transfer, grant any call option with respect to, borrow against, or enter into any swap or derivative transaction with respect to any Incentive Unit or any interest therein, unless such action is taken in accordance with the LLC Agreement. Any attempted or purported Transfer or other agreement in violation of this Unit Agreement will be void ab initio.

(c) Rights as a Member. The Grantee will be the record owner of each Incentive Unit until or unless such Incentive Unit reverts to the Company as provided in Section 3.2 of this Terms Agreement or is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement, and as record owner will be entitled to all rights granted to owners of Class C Common Units.

(d) Power of Attorney. By virtue of the grant of the Incentive Units hereunder and Grantee’s execution of this Unit Agreement, Grantee shall be deemed to have granted a power of attorney to the Managing Member in accordance with Section 9.7 of the LLC Agreement with respect to all Incentive Units owned by Grantee and acquired by Grantee hereunder, which power of attorney shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include a grant by the Grantee of a perpetual and irrevocable power of attorney to the Company, with full right, power and authority to take all actions necessary and/or desirable on behalf of the Grantee to effectuate the provisions of this Section 3.

3.2. Company Call Rights.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Unit Agreement and as otherwise provided herein, in the event of the Grantee’s Termination for any reason, the Company may repurchase from the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees the Vested Portion of each Incentive Unit based on the Fair Market Value of an Incentive Unit on the date of repurchase. For purposes of this Section 3.2, all requirements of a Grantee shall apply equally in full force and effect with respect to any Permitted Transferee.

(b) The Company shall have a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (or such longer period as may be necessary to avoid changing the accounting treatment for the acquisition of the Incentive Units being repurchased from an equity-based accounting treatment to a liability based accounting treatment (as contemplated by FASB ASC Topic 718)); provided that such period shall not exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days following the date of the Grantee’s Termination, in which to give notice in writing to the Grantee of the Company’s election to exercise its repurchase rights hereunder and thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice to pay the repurchase price and consummate the repurchase transaction. For the sake of clarity, the Company may elect to repurchase any of the Incentive Units of the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees in one or more separate transactions. The repurchase price, if any, payable pursuant to the Company’s exercise of its repurchase rights hereunder shall be paid (i) by delivery to the Grantee of wire transfer or a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to the order of the Grantee; (ii) by the cancellation of any indebtedness owed by the Grantee to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) by issuance of an unsecured promissory note bearing interest (payable at maturity) at a simple rate per annum equal to the prime rate in effect at such time, with such note to have a maturity date of no greater than seven (7) years following its issuance and otherwise on

 

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customary terms and conditions for promissory notes of such type, including acceleration in the event of a Company Sale; or (iv) any combination of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 3.2(b), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company. The Company may choose to have a designee purchase any Incentive Units elected by it to be purchased hereunder so long as the Company shall bear any reasonable costs and expenses of the Grantee in connection with the sale to such designee that the Grantee would not have otherwise incurred in connection with a sale to the Company. All references to the Company in this Section 3 shall refer to such designee as the context requires. The Grantee agrees to take all necessary and reasonable actions as directed by the Company in connection with the consummation of a repurchase pursuant to this Section 3.2, including executing the applicable repurchase documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to receive customary representations and warranties from the Grantee regarding the Incentive Units being repurchased including, but not limited to, the representation that the Grantee has good and marketable title to the Incentive Units to be repurchased free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances.

Section 4. Termination.

4.1. In General. If the Grantee’s employment or service relationship Terminates (other than in the case of a Termination for Cause), irrespective of whether the Grantee receives, in connection with such Termination, any severance or other payment from Holdings under any employment or service agreement or otherwise, the Incentive Units, other than the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall terminate and be of no further force and effect as of and following the close of business on the date of such Termination.

4.2. Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Unit Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the rights of the Company set forth in this Section 4 (or any other right the Company may have), the Incentive Units, including the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall immediately be forfeited and cancelled, without any consideration being paid therefore and without further action by the Company or any other Person, upon a Termination of the Grantee by Holdings or a Subsidiary of Holdings for Cause.

4.3. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Unit Agreement:

(a) “Base Equity Value” shall mean the cumulative total of (i) the aggregate value of all equity securities held by NM Members and their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, as of the Combination Closing Date, plus (ii) any additional investment in equity securities of Holdings by NM Members and their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, following the Combination Closing Date (including (x) any cash dividend, (y) distribution, (z) the proceeds of any partial liquidation of Holdings; but excluding (A) any fees or expense reimbursements under any applicable management or professional services agreement and (B) any fees and expenses realized in connection with any Company Sale).

(b) “Cash-on-Cash Return” shall mean, without duplication, the aggregate gross cash return realized, and/or the fair market value of marketable securities received, by the NM Members or their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, in respect of the Base Equity Value. Deferred Consideration shall be included in Cash-on-Cash Return if, when and to the extent actually received by the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable. If the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, receive non-marketable securities or other non-cash property pursuant to a distribution or as proceeds from their aggregate investment in equity securities of Holdings, Grantee shall be treated no less favorably than any other member of the Board of Directors of Holdings (the “Board”) or officer of Holdings and its Affiliates who holds Incentive Units with respect to the inclusion or exclusion of non-marketable securities or other non-cash property from Cash-on-Cash Return.

(c) “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Employment Agreement.

(d) “Termination”, “Terminated” or “Terminates” shall mean, with respect to the Grantee, a Termination of Employment or Service, as applicable.

 

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(e) “Termination of Employment or Service” means: a termination of employment or service (for reasons other than a military or personal leave of absence granted by Holdings) of the Grantee from Holdings and its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no rights of the Grantee are reduced or adversely affected, the Compensation Committee may otherwise define Termination of Employment or Service thereafter, provided that any such change to the definition of the term “Termination of Employment or Service” does not subject the applicable Incentive Units to Section 409A of the Code.

Section 5. Prohibited Activities. Without limitation to any other non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant obligation to which the Grantee is subject with the Company, Holdings or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) the restrictive covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, (ii) the Grantee hereby re-affirms the Grantee’s restrictive covenant obligations under such Employment Agreement and nothing contained in this Unit Agreement shall cancel, change or modify the Grantee’s obligations thereunder, and (iii) the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of Incentive Units constitute additional consideration supporting such restrictive covenants; it being understood that all references in the Employment Agreement to “Company Group” (and all protections afforded the Company Group therein) shall hereinafter refer to the Company, Holdings, and all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with Holdings and/or the Company (where control may be by management authority, equity, or otherwise).

Section 6. Miscellaneous.

6.1. Acknowledgments.

(a) The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Unit Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof as the same may be amended from time to time. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee has reviewed this Unit Agreement and understands the Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in the LLC Agreement or as required by applicable law, Holdings and the Company shall have no duty or obligation to disclose to the Grantee, and the Grantee shall have no right to be advised of, any material information regarding Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates at any time prior to, upon or in connection with the repurchase of Incentive Units upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment with Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries or as otherwise provided hereunder; except Grantee shall be entitled to the calculation of Fair Market Value in connection with any repurchase of the Incentive Units.

6.2. Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result of, or which may in any way relate to, the interpretation, or construction or of this Unit Agreement shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, in good faith, whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes.

6.3. Grantee Representations. The Grantee shall be deemed to acknowledge and make the following representations and warranties and as otherwise may be requested by Holdings or the Company for compliance with applicable laws, and any issuances of Incentive Units by the Company and any issuance of Corresponding Holdings Units by Holdings hereunder shall be made in reliance upon the express representations and warranties of the Grantee:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Grantee of this Unit Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, cause increased liability or fees, or require approval, consent or authorization under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation or (ii) any contract or agreement to which the Grantee is a party or by which the Grantee or any of Grantee’s properties or assets may be bound or affected.

 

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(b) The Grantee has all requisite legal capacity and authority to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units must be held indefinitely and Grantee must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Incentive Units unless the offer and sale of such Incentive Units are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and all applicable state security laws or an exemption from such registration available (or otherwise provided in the LLC Agreement).

(d) The Grantee is acquiring and will hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for investment for the Grantee’s account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws.

(e) The Grantee has been advised that the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, on the ground that no distribution or public offering of such Incentive Units is to be effected (it being understood, however, that such Incentive Units are being issued and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable securities laws). In connection with the foregoing, Holdings and the Company are relying in part on the Grantee’s representations set forth in this Section 6.3 and the representations included in the Supplemental Provisions, if any. The Grantee further acknowledges and understands that the Company and Holdings are under no obligation hereunder to register the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder.

(f) The Grantee is aware of the adoption of Rule 144 by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, which permits limited public resales of securities acquired in a non-public offering, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is familiar with the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144, and acknowledges and understands that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company and Holdings have no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

(g) The Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units in violation of this Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the Securities Act (or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) or under any other applicable securities laws; provided that, the foregoing shall in no way limit the Grantee’s ability to Transfer the Incentive Units pursuant to the provisions of the LLC Agreement. The Grantee agrees that the Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder unless and until the Grantee has complied with all requirements of this Unit Agreement, or the LLC Agreement applicable to the disposition of such Incentive Units.

(h) The Grantee has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company and Holdings concerning the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Incentive Units and to obtain any additional information which the Company or Holdings possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that the Grantee has requested.

(i) The Grantee is an experienced and sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as are necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Incentive Units. The Grantee is aware that the Incentive Units are a speculative investment that has limited liquidity and is subject to the risk of complete loss. The Grantee is able, without impairing the Grantee’s financial condition, to hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for an indefinite period and to suffer a complete loss of the Grantee’s investment in such Incentive Units.

(j) The Grantee has only relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, the Grantee’s own legal, financial and tax advisors, and the determination of the Grantee to acquire the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement has been made by the Grantee independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such acquisition or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Person (including all Persons acquiring Incentive Units on the date hereof) or by any agent or employee of such Person and independent of the fact that any other Person has decided to become a holder of Incentive Units.

 

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6.4. Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trials.

(a) This Unit Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of Delaware, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein (it being understood and agreed that any order from any such court may be enforced in any other jurisdiction). Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial by jury of any claim, demand, action, or cause of action arising under or relating to this Unit Agreement whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity, or otherwise. The parties hereto each hereby agrees and consents that any such claim, demand, action, or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties hereto may file an original counterpart of a copy of this Unit Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

(b) The Grantee (i) agrees that service of process in any such any claim, demand, action, proceeding or cause of action arising under this Unit Agreement may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of the Grantee, at the Grantee’s address shown in the books and records of the Company or Holdings, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, or in the case of Holdings, at Holdings’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, and (ii) agrees that nothing in this Unit Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

6.5. Specific Performance. Each of the parties agrees that any breach of the terms of this Unit Agreement will result in irreparable injury and damage to the other parties, for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Each of the parties therefore agrees that in the event of a breach or any threat of breach, the other parties shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach, threatened breach or continued breach, and/or compelling specific performance of this Unit Agreement, without having to prove the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy or balancing the equities between the parties. Such remedies shall be in addition to any other remedies (including monetary damages) to which the other parties may be entitled at law or in equity. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy.

6.6. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Unit Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Unit Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

6.7. Notice. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Unit Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) upon receipt by hand delivery, (b) upon receipt after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (c) the next business day after being sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (d) upon confirmation of delivery if transmitted by electronic mail electronic mail in portable document format (PDF format) with an electronic read receipt requested, to the email address indicated (provided a copy thereof is also sent by one of the other methods described in this Section 6.7. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the address, email address or facsimile number indicated below:

(a) If to the Company and Holdings:

Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC)

Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)

c/o New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

 

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787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Vignesh Aier and Kyle Peterson

E-mail:

Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)

4055 Valley View Lane, Suite 400

Dallas, Texas 75244

Attention: Bradford Kyle Armbrester and Denise Quintanilla

Email:

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

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-8704

Attention: Garrett Charon and Danna Kivell

E-mail:

(b) If to the Grantee, at the most recent address or electronic mail address contained in the records of the Company or Holdings.

6.8. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Unit Agreement shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee, including, without limitation, the estate of such Grantee and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate.

6.9. Amendments and Waivers. The Board shall have the right to amend the Agreement with the consent of the Grantee and the Managing Member; provided, however, that to the extent necessary under any applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the members of the Company if required by applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement.

6.10. Counterparts. This Unit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

6.11. Entire Agreement. The Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement (together with any documents contemplated thereby or incorporated therein by reference) constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

6.12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by Holdings or the Company (or any Subsidiary of Holdings or the Company) of any personal data information related to the Incentive Units awarded under this Unit Agreement for legitimate business purposes. This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.

6.13. No Right to Continued Employment or Business Relationship. This Unit Agreement shall not confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continued employment or a continued business relationship with Holdings, the Company or any Affiliate thereof, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of Holdings, the Company, or any Affiliate thereof to Terminate the Grantee at any time.

6.14. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Incentive Units if any such issuance would violate any such requirements. As a condition to the issuance of the Incentive Units, the Company may require the Grantee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation.

 

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6.15. Delivery by Email. This Unit Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of email with a scan attachment, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in Person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.

6.16. Further Assurances. The Grantee shall, from time to time, furnish Holdings and the Company such further information or assurances, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments and conveyances, and take such other actions and do such other things, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Unit Agreement and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.17.Supplemental Provisions Govern. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of the Terms Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions herein; provided, however, that in the case of any inconsistency between the Supplemental Provisions and the Terms Agreement, the terms of the Supplemental Provisions shall govern.

6.18. General Interpretive Principles. Whenever used in this Unit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders. The headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Unit Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof,” “herein” and similar terms refer to this Unit Agreement as a whole (including the exhibits, schedules and disclosure statements hereto), and references herein to Sections refer to Sections of this Unit Agreement. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to “include,” “includes” and “including” shall not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non-characterizing illustrations.

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Exhibit 1

ELECTION TO INCLUDE AMOUNT

IN GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO

SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On DATE, the undersigned acquired UNITS Class C Common Units (the “Incentive Units”) of Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) for $0.00 per Incentive Unit. The total amount paid by the undersigned for the Incentive Units was $0.00. The Incentive Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (described below) that may not be avoided by a transfer of the Incentive Units to another person and are also subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The undersigned desires to make an election to have the receipt of the Incentive Units taxed under the provisions of Code §83(b) at the time the undersigned acquired the Incentive Units.

Therefore, pursuant to Code §83(b) and Treasury Regulation §1.83-2 promulgated thereunder, the undersigned hereby makes an election, with respect to the Incentive Units (described below), to report as taxable income for calendar year 2020 the excess (if any) of the Incentive Units’ fair market value on DATE over the purchase price thereof.

The following information is supplied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.83-2(e):

 

1.

The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

 

  Name:    NAME   
  Address:   

 

  
    

 

  
  SSN:   

 

  

 

2.

A description of the property with respect to which the election is being made: UNITS Class C Common Units of the Company.

 

3.

The date on which the Incentive Units were transferred: DATE. The taxable year for which such election is made: 2020.

 

4.

The restrictions to which the property is subject: In general, a portion of the Incentive Units are subject to time-based vesting criteria, subject to taxpayer’s continued employment with Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”) through such vesting date(s), and a portion of the Incentive Units are subject to performance-based vesting criteria, with such Incentive Units vesting upon achievement of certain investment returns to certain investors of Holdings, subject to taxpayer’s continued employment with Holdings and its subsidiaries through such vesting date(s). Upon cessation of the taxpayer’s employment, all Incentive Units, to the extent not vested, will be forfeited. In addition, under certain circumstances, the Incentive Units may be forfeited or repurchased from the undersigned at a price equal to the lower of fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) or the original value of the Incentive Units.

 

5.

The fair market value on February 14, 2020 of the property with respect to which the election is being made, determined in accordance with IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 and without regard to any lapse restrictions: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

 

6.

The amount paid or to be paid for such property: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

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A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.83-2(d).

Dated:                     , 2020

 

 

  NAME

Exhibit 10.15

Dear Kyle,

We are pleased to present you with this Incentive Unit Award Agreement, with the terms and conditions as set forth below (the “Supplemental Provisions”) and in Annex A, which are incorporated into the Supplemental Provisions by reference (the “Terms Agreement,” collectively with the Supplemental Provisions, this “Unit Agreement”) between yourself, as the Grantee, Cure Aggregator, LLC (formerly known as Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Cure TopCo, LLC (formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), which shall be effective as of the Date of Grant.

Section 1. Key Terms.

 

Grantee:          Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Date of Grant:          February 14, 2020
Floor Amount as of the Date of Grant:    $    2,258,064,516
Incentive Units:          181,085
Corresponding Holdings Units:          181,085
Time-Based Units:          181,085
Performance-Based Units:          N/A

Employment Agreement: means that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2018, by and between the Grantee and Holdings, as may be amended from time to time.

LLC Agreement: means that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of February 12, 2020, as amended from time to time.

Vesting Commencement Date: means January 1, 2019.

Section 2. Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule. One hundred percent (100%) of the Incentive Units shall be subject to time-based vesting conditions and, subject to the terms of this Unit Agreement, shall vest as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Incentive Units on the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and shall thereafter vest in equal monthly installments for thirty-six (36) months, such that one hundred percent (100%) of the Incentive Units shall be vested on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.

Section 3. Accredited Investor. In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.3 of the Terms Agreement, the Grantee hereby represents and warrants that the Grantee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(6) of Regulation D of the Securities Act as the result of having (i) individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of 2018 and 2019, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of 2018 and 2019, and (ii) a reasonable expectation of having individual income in excess of $200,000 in 2020, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in 2020.

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Unit Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the LLC Agreement.

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In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Unit Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant.

 

Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC)
By:  

/s/ Kyle Peterson

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   Authorized Person
Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)
By:  

/s/ Kyle Peterson

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   Authorized Person

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THE UNDERSIGNED GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE LLC AGREEMENT, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF THE INCENTIVE UNITS HEREUNDER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE LLC AGREEMENT.

 

Agreed and acknowledged as

of the Date of Grant:

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Grantee: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

 

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Annex A

TERMS AGREEMENT

Section 1.

1.1. Issuance.

(a) Upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Company will issue to the Grantee and the Grantee will receive, the number of Class C Units of the Company (the “Incentive Units”) specified in Section 1 of the Supplemental Provisions, subject to the provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of February 12, 2020 (as may be amended from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”). Each Incentive Unit will correspond to a Class C Common Unit of Holdings (a “Corresponding Holdings Unit”), the aggregate amount of which is specified in the Supplemental Provisions, with the same vesting, forfeiture, and other conditions applicable to the Incentive Units, and subject to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of November 27, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Holdings LLC Agreement”).

(b) The “Floor Amount” as of the Date of Grant, as such term is used herein and in the Holdings LLC Agreement, is the amount set forth in the Supplemental Provisions, which shall result in the Vested Portion being entitled to Distributions in respect of the Corresponding Holdings Units pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Holdings LLC Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof upon satisfaction of the Distribution obligations set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the Holdings LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units will be subject to (i) the Vesting Schedule and conditions set forth in Section 2 of the Supplemental Provisions and (ii) the vesting conditions set forth in Section 2 herein.

1.2. Characterization as Profits Interests. The parties intend to characterize the Incentive Units issued hereunder as “profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 (1993-2 C.B. 343) and 2001-43 (2001-2 C.B. 191). Prior to or after the issuance of the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement, the Grantee shall execute and deliver to the IRS an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 with respect to the Incentive Units (together, the “83(b) Elections”) on a protective basis. The Grantee understands that (i) in making the 83(b) Elections, the Grantee may be taxed at the time the Incentive Units are received hereunder to the extent the Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units exceeds the price for such Incentive Units and (ii) in order to be effective, the 83(b) Elections must be filed with the IRS within thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that: (x) the foregoing description of the tax consequences of the 83(b) Elections is not intended to be complete and, among other things, does not describe state, local or foreign income and other tax consequences; (y) none of the Company, Holdings, NM Members, any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective partners, members, equityholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives (each, a “Related Person”) has provided or is providing the Grantee with tax advice regarding the 83(b) Elections or any other matter, and the Company, Holdings and the NM Members and their respective Affiliates have urged the Grantee to consult the Grantee’s own tax advisor with respect to income taxation consequences of receiving, holding and disposing of the Incentive Units; and (z) none of the Company, Holdings, NM Members or any other Related Person has advised the Grantee to rely on any determination by it or its representatives as to the Fair Market Value specified in the 83(b) Elections and will have no liability to the Grantee if the actual Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units on the date hereof exceeds the amount specified in the respective 83(b) Elections.

1.3. Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding Corresponding Holdings Units or the Incentive Units by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, split, reverse split or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar change affecting the Corresponding Holdings Units or the Incentive Units, Holdings or the Company may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable in its good faith discretion, cause an adjustment to be made in the number of Incentive Units granted hereunder, the Floor Amount, and any other terms hereunder that are affected by the event to prevent dilution or enlargement of Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder; provided, that no action may be taken by Holdings or the Company pursuant to this Section 1.3 which will have a material adverse effect on the Incentive Units without the prior written consent of Grantee.

 

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1.4. No Certificates. The Corresponding Holdings Units and Incentive Units shall be uncertificated unless otherwise determined by Holdings, in the case of the Corresponding Holdings Units, or the Company, in the case of the Incentive Units.

Section 2. Vesting.

2.1. Time-Based Vesting.

(a) General. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1(b) below, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule and all vesting shall occur only on the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule; provided that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule.

(b) Accelerated Vesting of Incentive Units. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) hereof, any Incentive Units shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Company Sale so long as the Grantee has not been Terminated prior to such Company Sale.

2.2. Compensation Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of any portion of the Incentive Units at any time and for any reason, which shall automatically result in the accelerated vesting of such correlative portion of the Corresponding Holdings Units.

2.3. Deferred Consideration. In connection with a Company Sale, if any portion of the transaction consideration to be received by equityholders of Holdings is subject to any contingency or future event including, without limitation, transaction escrow arrangement, holdback, installment arrangements or earnouts (“Deferred Consideration”) is received by equityholders of Holdings in connection with a Company Sale, a portion of the proceeds (representing the incremental dollars to be distributed under Holdings’s distribution waterfall then in effect) to be received by the Grantee in respect of the Incentive Units may be made subject to such deferral arrangement on the same basis as the transaction consideration to be received by such equityholders is made subject to such arrangement (taking into account any applicable requirements under Section 409A of the Code).

2.4. Vested Portion. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term “Vested Portion” shall refer to the portion of the Incentive Units which as of a determination date, have become vested as described in this Section 2 and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date.

Section 3. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements; Company Call Rights.

3.1. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements.

(a) In General. If Grantee is not already a party to the LLC Agreement, then Grantee agrees that upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Grantee agrees to join and become a party to the LLC Agreement and be fully bound by, and subject to all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement as though an original party thereto and the Company agrees to accept Grantee as a party to the LLC Agreement and that this Unit Agreement shall serve as Grantee’s joinder to the LLC Agreement.

(b) Transferability of Incentive Units. The Grantee may not offer or Transfer or agree to offer or Transfer, grant any call option with respect to, borrow against, or enter into any swap or derivative transaction with respect to any Incentive Unit or any interest therein, unless such action is taken in accordance with the LLC Agreement. Any attempted or purported Transfer or other agreement in violation of this Unit Agreement will be void ab initio.

 

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(c) Rights as a Member. The Grantee will be the record owner of each Incentive Unit until or unless such Incentive Unit reverts to the Company as provided in Section 3.2 of this Terms Agreement or is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement, and as record owner will be entitled to all rights granted to owners of Class C Common Units.

(d) Power of Attorney. By virtue of the grant of the Incentive Units hereunder and Grantee’s execution of this Unit Agreement, Grantee shall be deemed to have granted a power of attorney to the Managing Member in accordance with Section 9.7 of the LLC Agreement with respect to all Incentive Units owned by Grantee and acquired by Grantee hereunder, which power of attorney shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include a grant by the Grantee of a perpetual and irrevocable power of attorney to the Company, with full right, power and authority to take all actions necessary and/or desirable on behalf of the Grantee to effectuate the provisions of this Section 3.

3.2. Company Call Rights.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Unit Agreement and as otherwise provided herein, in the event of the Grantee’s Termination for any reason, the Company may repurchase from the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees the Vested Portion of each Incentive Unit based on the Fair Market Value of an Incentive Unit on the date of repurchase. For purposes of this Section 3.2, all requirements of a Grantee shall apply equally in full force and effect with respect to any Permitted Transferee.

(b) The Company shall have a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (or such longer period as may be necessary to avoid changing the accounting treatment for the acquisition of the Incentive Units being repurchased from an equity-based accounting treatment to a liability based accounting treatment (as contemplated by FASB ASC Topic 718)); provided that such period shall not exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days following the date of the Grantee’s Termination, in which to give notice in writing to the Grantee of the Company’s election to exercise its repurchase rights hereunder and thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice to pay the repurchase price and consummate the repurchase transaction. For the sake of clarity, the Company may elect to repurchase any of the Incentive Units of the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees in one or more separate transactions. The repurchase price, if any, payable pursuant to the Company’s exercise of its repurchase rights hereunder shall be paid (i) by delivery to the Grantee of wire transfer or a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to the order of the Grantee; (ii) by the cancellation of any indebtedness owed by the Grantee to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) by issuance of an unsecured promissory note bearing interest (payable at maturity) at a simple rate per annum equal to the prime rate in effect at such time, with such note to have a maturity date of no greater than seven (7) years following its issuance and otherwise on customary terms and conditions for promissory notes of such type, including acceleration in the event of a Company Sale; or (iv) any combination of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 3.2(b), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company. The Company may choose to have a designee purchase any Incentive Units elected by it to be purchased hereunder so long as the Company shall bear any reasonable costs and expenses of the Grantee in connection with the sale to such designee that the Grantee would not have otherwise incurred in connection with a sale to the Company. All references to the Company in this Section 3 shall refer to such designee as the context requires. The Grantee agrees to take all necessary and reasonable actions as directed by the Company in connection with the consummation of a repurchase pursuant to this Section 3.2, including executing the applicable repurchase documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to receive customary representations and warranties from the Grantee regarding the Incentive Units being repurchased including, but not limited to, the representation that the Grantee has good and marketable title to the Incentive Units to be repurchased free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances.

 

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Section 4. Termination.

4.1. In General. If the Grantee’s employment or service relationship Terminates (other than in the case of a Termination for Cause), irrespective of whether the Grantee receives, in connection with such Termination, any severance or other payment from Holdings under any employment or service agreement or otherwise, the Incentive Units, other than the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall terminate and be of no further force and effect as of and following the close of business on the date of such Termination.

4.2. Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Unit Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the rights of the Company set forth in this Section 4 (or any other right the Company may have), the Incentive Units, including the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall immediately be forfeited and cancelled, without any consideration being paid therefore and without further action by the Company or any other Person, upon a Termination of the Grantee by Holdings or a Subsidiary of Holdings for Cause.

4.3.Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Unit Agreement:

(a) “Cause shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Employment Agreement.

(b) “Termination”, “Terminated” or “Terminates” shall mean, with respect to the Grantee, a Termination of Employment or Service, as applicable.

(c) “Termination of Employment or Service” means: a termination of employment or service (for reasons other than a military or personal leave of absence granted by Holdings) of the Grantee from Holdings and its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no rights of the Grantee are reduced or adversely affected, the Compensation Committee may otherwise define Termination of Employment or Service thereafter, provided that any such change to the definition of the term “Termination of Employment or Service” does not subject the applicable Incentive Units to Section 409A of the Code.

Section 5. Prohibited Activities. Without limitation to any other non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant obligation to which the Grantee is subject with the Company, Holdings or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) the restrictive covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, (ii) the Grantee hereby re-affirms the Grantee’s restrictive covenant obligations under such Employment Agreement and nothing contained in this Unit Agreement shall cancel, change or modify the Grantee’s obligations thereunder, and (iii) the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of Incentive Units constitute additional consideration supporting such restrictive covenants.

Section 6. Miscellaneous.

6.1. Acknowledgments.

(a) The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Unit Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof as the same may be amended from time to time. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee has reviewed this Unit Agreement and understands the Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in the LLC Agreement or as required by applicable law, Holdings and the Company shall have no duty or obligation to disclose to the Grantee, and the Grantee shall have no right to be advised of, any material information regarding Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates at any time prior to, upon or in connection with the repurchase of Incentive Units upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment with Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries or as otherwise provided hereunder; except Grantee shall be entitled to the calculation of Fair Market Value in connection with any repurchase of the Incentive Units.

 

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6.2. Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result of, or which may in any way relate to, the interpretation, or construction or of this Unit Agreement shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, in good faith, whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes.

6.3. Grantee Representations. The Grantee shall be deemed to acknowledge and make the following representations and warranties and as otherwise may be requested by Holdings or the Company for compliance with applicable laws, and any issuances of Incentive Units by the Company and any issuance of Corresponding Holdings Units by Holdings hereunder shall be made in reliance upon the express representations and warranties of the Grantee:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Grantee of this Unit Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, cause increased liability or fees, or require approval, consent or authorization under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation or (ii) any contract or agreement to which the Grantee is a party or by which the Grantee or any of Grantee’s properties or assets may be bound or affected.

(b) The Grantee has all requisite legal capacity and authority to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units must be held indefinitely and Grantee must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Incentive Units unless the offer and sale of such Incentive Units are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and all applicable state security laws or an exemption from such registration available (or otherwise provided in the LLC Agreement).

(d) The Grantee is acquiring and will hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for investment for the Grantee’s account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws.

(e) The Grantee has been advised that the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, on the ground that no distribution or public offering of such Incentive Units is to be effected (it being understood, however, that such Incentive Units are being issued and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable securities laws). In connection with the foregoing, Holdings and the Company are relying in part on the Grantee’s representations set forth in this Section 6.3 and the representations included in the Supplemental Provisions, if any. The Grantee further acknowledges and understands that the Company and Holdings are under no obligation hereunder to register the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder.

(f) The Grantee is aware of the adoption of Rule 144 by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, which permits limited public resales of securities acquired in a non-public offering, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is familiar with the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144, and acknowledges and understands that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company and Holdings have no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

(g) The Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units in violation of this Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the Securities Act (or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) or under any other applicable securities laws; provided that, the foregoing shall in no way limit the Grantee’s ability to Transfer the Incentive Units pursuant to the provisions of the LLC Agreement. The Grantee agrees that the Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder unless and until the Grantee has complied with all requirements of this Unit Agreement, or the LLC Agreement applicable to the disposition of such Incentive Units.

 

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(h) The Grantee has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company and Holdings concerning the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Incentive Units and to obtain any additional information which the Company or Holdings possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that the Grantee has requested.

(i) The Grantee is an experienced and sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as are necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Incentive Units. The Grantee is aware that the Incentive Units are a speculative investment that has limited liquidity and is subject to the risk of complete loss. The Grantee is able, without impairing the Grantee’s financial condition, to hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for an indefinite period and to suffer a complete loss of the Grantee’s investment in such Incentive Units.

(j) The Grantee has only relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, the Grantee’s own legal, financial and tax advisors, and the determination of the Grantee to acquire the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement has been made by the Grantee independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such acquisition or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Person (including all Persons acquiring Incentive Units on the date hereof) or by any agent or employee of such Person and independent of the fact that any other Person has decided to become a holder of Incentive Units.

6.4. Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trials.

(a) This Unit Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of Delaware, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein (it being understood and agreed that any order from any such court may be enforced in any other jurisdiction). Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial by jury of any claim, demand, action, or cause of action arising under or relating to this Unit Agreement whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity, or otherwise. The parties hereto each hereby agrees and consents that any such claim, demand, action, or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties hereto may file an original counterpart of a copy of this Unit Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

(b) The Grantee (i) agrees that service of process in any such any claim, demand, action, proceeding or cause of action arising under this Unit Agreement may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of the Grantee, at the Grantee’s address shown in the books and records of the Company or Holdings, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, or in the case of Holdings, at Holdings’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, and (ii) agrees that nothing in this Unit Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

6.5. Specific Performance. Each of the parties agrees that any breach of the terms of this Unit Agreement will result in irreparable injury and damage to the other parties, for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Each of the parties therefore agrees that in the event of a breach or any threat of breach, the other parties shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach, threatened breach or continued breach, and/or compelling specific performance of this Unit Agreement, without having to prove the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy or balancing the equities between the parties. Such remedies shall be in addition to any other remedies (including monetary damages) to which the other parties may be entitled at law or in equity. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy.

 

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6.6. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Unit Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Unit Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

6.7. Notice. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Unit Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) upon receipt by hand delivery, (b) upon receipt after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (c) the next business day after being sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (d) upon confirmation of delivery if transmitted by electronic mail electronic mail in portable document format (PDF format) with an electronic read receipt requested, to the email address indicated (provided a copy thereof is also sent by one of the other methods described in this Section 6.7. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the address, email address or facsimile number indicated below:

(a) If to the Company and Holdings:

 

Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC)
Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)
c/o New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attention:    Vignesh Aier and Kyle Peterson
E-mail:
Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)
4055 Valley View Lane, Suite 400
Dallas, Texas 75244
Attention:    Bradford Kyle Armbrester and Denise Quintanilla
Email:
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
Attention:    Garrett Charon and Danna Kivell
E-mail:

(b) If to the Grantee, at the most recent address or electronic mail address contained in the records of the Company or Holdings.

6.8. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Unit Agreement shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee, including, without limitation, the estate of such Grantee and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate.

6.9. Amendments and Waivers. The Board shall have the right to amend the Agreement with the consent of the Grantee and the Managing Member; provided, however, that to the extent necessary under any applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the members of the Company if required by applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement.

 

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6.10. Counterparts. This Unit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

6.11. Entire Agreement. The Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement (together with any documents contemplated thereby or incorporated therein by reference) constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

6.12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by Holdings or the Company (or any Subsidiary of Holdings or the Company) of any personal data information related to the Incentive Units awarded under this Unit Agreement for legitimate business purposes. This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.

6.13. No Right to Continued Employment or Business Relationship. This Unit Agreement shall not confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continued employment or a continued business relationship with Holdings, the Company or any Affiliate thereof, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of Holdings, the Company, or any Affiliate thereof to Terminate the Grantee at any time.

6.14. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Incentive Units if any such issuance would violate any such requirements. As a condition to the issuance of the Incentive Units, the Company may require the Grantee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation.

6.15. Delivery by Email. This Unit Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of email with a scan attachment, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in Person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.

6.16. Further Assurances. The Grantee shall, from time to time, furnish Holdings and the Company such further information or assurances, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments and conveyances, and take such other actions and do such other things, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Unit Agreement and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.17.Supplemental Provisions Govern. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of the Terms Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions herein; provided, however, that in the case of any inconsistency between the Supplemental Provisions and the Terms Agreement, the terms of the Supplemental Provisions shall govern.

6.18. General Interpretive Principles. Whenever used in this Unit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders. The headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Unit Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof,” “herein” and similar terms refer to this Unit Agreement as a whole (including the exhibits, schedules and disclosure

 

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statements hereto), and references herein to Sections refer to Sections of this Unit Agreement. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to “include,” “includes” and “including” shall not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non-characterizing illustrations.

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Exhibit 1

ELECTION TO INCLUDE AMOUNT

IN GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO

SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On February 14, 2020, the undersigned acquired 181,085 Class C Common Units (the “Incentive Units”) of Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) for $0.00 per Incentive Unit. The total amount paid by the undersigned for the Incentive Units was $0.00. The Incentive Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (described below) that may not be avoided by a transfer of the Incentive Units to another person and are also subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The undersigned desires to make an election to have the receipt of the Incentive Units taxed under the provisions of Code §83(b) at the time the undersigned acquired the Incentive Units.

Therefore, pursuant to Code §83(b) and Treasury Regulation §1.83-2 promulgated thereunder, the undersigned hereby makes an election, with respect to the Incentive Units (described below), to report as taxable income for calendar year 2020 the excess (if any) of the Incentive Units’ fair market value on February 14, 2020 over the purchase price thereof.

The following information is supplied in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.83-2(e):

 

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The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

 

Name:    Bradford Kyle Armbrester_   
Address:                                           
                                          
SSN:                                           

 

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A description of the property with respect to which the election is being made: 181,085 Class C Common Units of the Company.

 

3.

The date on which the Incentive Units were transferred: February 14, 2020. The taxable year for which such election is made: 2020.

 

4.

The restrictions to which the property is subject: In general, the Incentive Units are subject to time-based vesting criteria, subject to taxpayer’s continued employment with Cure TopCo, LLC and its subsidiaries through such vesting date(s). Upon cessation of the taxpayer’s employment, all Incentive Units, to the extent not vested, will be forfeited. In addition, under certain circumstances, the Incentive Units may be forfeited or repurchased from the undersigned at a price equal to the lower of fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) or the original value of the Incentive Units.

 

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The fair market value on February 14, 2020 of the property with respect to which the election is being made, determined in accordance with IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 and without regard to any lapse restrictions: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

The amount paid or to be paid for such property: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.


A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.83-2(d).

Dated:                     , 2020

 

 

  Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Exhibit 10.16

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of April 23, 2018, by and between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Bradford Kyle Armbrester (the “Executive”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to employ the Executive;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive wish to set forth the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the Company and the Executive, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. Employment.

(a) Term. The period of time between the date the Executive commences employment with the Company (the “Start Date”) and the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder shall be referred to herein as the “Term.” The Start Date shall be no later than June 18, 2018. In the event the Start Date does not occur for any reason, this Agreement shall have no legal force or effect whatsoever.

(b) Position. The Executive shall be employed by the Company as the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) of the Company, and shall report directly to the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”). The Executive shall be a member of the Board for as long as he shall continue to serve as the Company’s CEO.

(c) Duties. As the CEO of the Company, the Executive shall be the most senior executive of the Company, with authority for oversight and direction of its business and performing such other duties, authorities and responsibilities as may reasonably be assigned to the Executive by the Board that are not inconsistent with the Executive’s position as CEO. The Executive shall report directly to the Board. The Executive’s principal place of employment with the Company shall be in Dallas, provided that the Executive understands and agrees that the Executive may be required to travel from time to time for business purposes.

(d) Best Efforts/Exclusivity.

(i) During the Term, the Executive shall devote the Executive’s full business time and best efforts, business judgment, skill and knowledge to the advancement of the business and interests of Company and to the discharge of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities for Company. The Executive shall not engage in any activity that materially conflicts or interferes with the Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder; except that nothing herein shall preclude the Executive from (i) serving as a member of the board of directors or advisory boards of charitable and civic organizations (or other entities with the prior written consent of the Board), (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of PAREXEL International Corp. and as a member of the board of directors of one additional public or private corporation, subject to the approval of the Board, and (iii) managing the Executive’s and his family’s passive personal investments, so long as such activities listed in clauses (i)-(iii) do not materially interfere or conflict with his obligations to the Company.


(ii) The Executive agrees that the Executive will not knowingly take any action prejudicial to Company or its interests. The Executive acknowledges and understands that the Executive shall not be authorized to enter, and is hereby prohibited from entering, into any contractual arrangement to the extent prohibited by applicable Company policies. The Executive represents that the execution of this Agreement, and the performance of the Executive’s obligations hereunder, do not and will not violate or conflict with the provisions of any other agreement to which the Executive is a party or to which the Executive is bound.

2. Compensation and Benefits.

(a) Base Salary. During the Term, the Company shall pay the Executive a salary at the annual rate of no less than $600,000 (such salary, as the same may be increased, but not decreased, from time to time, is referred to as the “Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the payroll practices of the Company. The Executive’s Base Salary shall be subject to annual review by the Board (or committee thereof).

(b) Bonus Opportunity. During the Term, the Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual performance based bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) based on a target bonus opportunity (“Target Bonus”) of one hundred percent (100%) of the Executive’s Base Salary and a maximum bonus opportunity of two hundred percent (200%) of the Executive Base Salary, pro-rated to properly reflect the Executive’s employment during the 2018 calendar year, upon the attainment of one more pre- established performance goals established by the Board (or committee thereof) in its sole discretion for each calendar year during the Term, beginning with calendar year 2018. The Board shall determine in good faith the extent to which the Executive shall have satisfied the pre-established performance goals to earn the Annual Bonus for any calendar year and, based upon such determination, the actual amount of each year’s Annual Bonus. The Annual Bonus shall be payable at the time designated by the Board (or committee thereof), subject to Executive’s continued employment with the Company through the date of payment (except as provided in Section 3(b)(B) below).

(c) Equity. On or within thirty (30) days following the Start Date, the Executive shall receive a grant of equity-based compensation in the form of non-voting incentive equity interest grant with respect to the Company, intended to qualify as “profits interest” within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 (the “Incentive Units”), of which approximately 48% will vest in quarterly installments during the four-year period following the Start Date, an additional approximately 24% will vest based on achievement of 2.0x multiple of invested capital achieved by the NM Members (as defined in the operating agreement of the Company), and the remaining approximately 28% will vest based on achievement of 3.0x multiple of invested capital achieved by the NM Members, in each case subject to the Executive’s continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The terms and conditions that shall be documented in a corresponding Incentive Unit award agreement (the “Incentive Unit Award and Contribution Agreement”) between the Company and the Executive.

 

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(d) Vacation/PTO. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to paid holidays and paid annual vacation (of not less than four weeks per calendar year) in accordance with Company policy for senior executives approved by the Board, as may be in effect from time to time.

(e) Employee Benefits. During the Term, subject to the Executive’s payment of any contribution required of executive employees generally, the Executive will be eligible to participate under this Agreement in any and all employee benefit plans made generally available to other executive employees of Company, as in effect from time to time, except to the extent such plans are duplicative of a category of benefits otherwise provided to the Executive under this Agreement. It is understood by Executive that the terms of such plans may change from time to time, at the sole discretion of the Company. Such participation by the Executive shall be subject to: (i) the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents; (ii) generally applicable policies of Company; and (iii) the discretion of the Board or any administrative or other committee provided for in or contemplated by such plan.

(f) Relocation. The Company shall pay reasonable relocation expenses up to $75,000 related to the Executive’s relocation to the Dallas area.

(g) Expense Reimbursement. During the Term, the Company shall reimburse the Executive, in accordance with the policies and practices of the Company in effect from time to time and in a manner consistent with Section 4(c), for all reasonable business expenses and other disbursements incurred by him for or on behalf of the Company in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder, including expenses for travel and airfare as are customary for the other senior executives of the Company, entertainment, lodging and similar items, upon presentation by the Executive to the Company of appropriate documentation thereof in accordance with the policies and practices of the Company in effect from time to time, but in no event later than sixty (60) days following submission of such documentation by the Executive.

(h) Signing Bonus Amount. The Company shall pay to the Executive a one- time lump sum cash payment equal to $2,000,000 (the “Signing Bonus”) after the Start Date (on a date in its discretion but no later than 90 days after the Start Date).

(i) Attorney’s Fees. The Company will pay to the Executive’s counsel the actual fees and expenses incurred in connection with the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement and review of the Incentive Unit Award and Contribution Agreement and related operating agreements, in an amount of up to $27,500, upon receipt of a letter from counsel that the Executive has incurred at least the amount sought, and with payment to be made within ten (10) days after receipt of the letter.

3. Termination of Employment.

(a) General. The Executive’s employment shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the Executive’s death, (ii) a termination by reason of a Disability (as defined below), (iii) a termination by the Company with or without Cause (as defined below), and (iv) a termination by the Executive with or without Good Reason (as defined below).

 

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(b) Death or Disability. The Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon his death. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment immediately upon the occurrence of a Disability, such termination to be effective upon the Executive’s receipt of written notice of such termination. In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated due to his death or Disability, the Executive or his estate or his beneficiaries, as the case may be, shall be entitled to: (A) all accrued but unpaid Base Salary and accrued but unpaid vacation through the date of termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder (unless the Company’s policies do not track or limit such vacation at any point during the year of termination and the preceding year); (B) to the extent earned, and if not yet paid, the Annual Bonus for the previous calendar year (the “Prior Year’s Bonus”); (C) any unpaid or unreimbursed expenses incurred in accordance with Company policy, including amounts due under Section 2(f) hereof to the extent incurred prior to termination of employment; and (D) any benefits provided under the Company’s employee benefit plans, in accordance with the terms therein (items A through D collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”).

For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean any physical or mental disability or infirmity that has at the time of termination already rendered the Executive incapable, with reasonable accommodation, of performing his usual and customary duties as set forth herein for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days during any twelve (12) month period. Any question as to the existence or extent of Executive’s Disability upon which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined by a qualified, independent physician selected by the Company and approved by the Executive or the Executive’s representatives (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Except as set forth in this Section 3(b), following the Executive’s termination of employment by reason of death or Disability, the Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or benefits under this Agreement.

(c) Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder at any time for Cause upon written notice to the Executive. Such written notice shall specify in reasonable detail the particular act or acts or failure or failures to act that constitute the grounds on which the proposed termination for Cause is based. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Executive’s commission of acts constituting, conviction of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a (i) felony or (ii) any crime of moral turpitude likely to result in material harm to the Company; (B) the Executive’s embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duty or fraud with regard to the Company or any of its assets or businesses; (C) the Executive’s continued failure to perform the material duties of his position (other than as a result of a Disability) (provided that, for avoidance of doubt, underperformance by the Executive or failure to satisfy financial performance or company-wide targets established by the Board shall not constitute Cause); (D) the Executive’s dishonesty, willful misconduct, or illegal conduct relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its affiliates or customers; or (E) the Executive’s breach of a material provision of this Agreement or other agreement entered into with the Company or a Subsidiary following the date hereof or any other material violation of Company policy if such breach or violation is likely to result in material harm to the Company. With respect to clauses (B), (C), (D), and (E) above, the Company shall

 

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provide thirty (30) days written notice to the Executive of its intent to terminate for Cause, and during such thirty (30) day period the Executive shall have a right to cure (if curable). If not cured within such period (as determined in the Board’s reasonable judgment), the termination of Executive’s employment will be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of such notice period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Executive’s right to cure as set forth in this Section 3(c) shall not apply if there are habitual or repeated breaches by the Executive.

If the Company terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause, he shall be entitled only to the Accrued Obligations other than the Prior Year’s Bonus. Following such termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause, except as set forth in this Section 3(c), the Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(d) Termination by the Company without Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time without Cause. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), the Executive shall be entitled to:

(i) the Accrued Obligations;

(ii) an amount equal to the sum of the Executive’s then Base Salary and the Target Annual Bonus for the year of termination, payable 50% immediately following the effective date of the Release and the remaining 50% in equal installments in accordance with the payroll practices of the Company, but in no event less frequently than monthly, for a period equal to twelve (12) months; provided that to the extent that the payment of any amount constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A (as defined in Section 4 hereof), any such payment scheduled to occur during the first sixty (60) days following the termination of employment shall not be paid until the first regularly scheduled pay period following the sixtieth (60th) day following such termination and shall include payment of any amount that was otherwise scheduled to be paid prior thereto;

(iii) payment of Executive’s Annual Bonus for the current calendar year, pro rata for the year in which the Executive’s termination occurs based on actual results for such year (determined by multiplying the amount of such bonus which would be due for the full fiscal year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the fiscal year of termination that the Executive is employed by the Company and the denominator of which is 365) payable at the same time bonuses for such year are paid to other executives of the Company; and

(iv) subject to (A) the Executive’s timely election of continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), (B) the Executive’s continued copayment of premiums at the same level and cost to the Executive as if the Executive were an employee of the Company (excluding, for purposes of calculating cost, an employee’s ability to pay premiums with pre-tax dollars), and (C) the Executive’s continued compliance with the obligations in Sections 3(g) and 5 hereof, continued participation in the Company’s group health plan (to the extent permitted under applicable law and the terms of such plan) which covers the Executive (and the Executive’s eligible dependents) for

 

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eighteen (18) months at the Company’s expense, provided that the Executive is eligible and remains eligible for COBRA coverage; provided, further, that the Company may modify the continuation coverage contemplated by this Section 3(d)(iv) to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid the imposition of any excise taxes on the Company for failure to comply with the nondiscrimination requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended, and/or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, as amended (to the extent applicable) and provided, further, that in the event that the Executive obtains other employment that offers group health benefits, such payment of premiums by the Company with respect to continuation of coverage by the Company under this Section 3(d)(iv) shall immediately cease.

If the termination without Cause or resignation with Good Reason occurs within ninety (90) days before the closing of a Company Sale (as defined in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company) or at any time after a Company Sale, COBRA premiums shall be paid as provided above and the severance amount payable pursuant to this Section 3(d) will be equal to 150% of the sum of the Executive’s then Base Salary and the Target Annual Bonus for the year of termination, payable (x) if the Company Sale has already occurred, 50% immediately following the effective date of the Release and the remaining 50% in equal installments in accordance with the payroll practices of the Company over twelve (12) months, but in no event less frequently than monthly and (y) if the Company Sale has not already occurred, the same amount as in the preceding paragraph, with the incremental amount of the 150% paid ratably over any installments that remain after the Company Sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, if the Company Sale is a change in control event for purposes of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) and the termination of employment or resignation occurs on or before the second anniversary of the closing of the Company Sale, any amounts unpaid as of the last to occur of the closing of the Company Sale, the separation from service, or the effectiveness of the Release shall be paid in a single lump sum within ten (10) days following such last to occur. If the triggering event is a resignation for Good Reason as a result of a material reduction in Base Salary or Target Bonus, the values for each before such reduction will be used for this Section 3(d).

Following such termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause, except as set forth in this Section 3(d), the Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(e) Termination by the Executive with Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment with Good Reason by providing the Company forty (40) days written notice setting forth with reasonable specificity the event that constitutes Good Reason, which written notice, to be effective, must be provided to the Company within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of such event or, if based on multiple events, the last of such events to occur. During such forty (40) day notice period, the Company shall have a cure right (if curable), and if not cured within such period, the Executive’s termination will be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of the forty (40) day notice period. In the event of the Executive’s termination for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to the same payments and other benefits as provided in Sections 3(d)(i) through (iv) above for a termination without Cause. Following such termination of the Executive’s employment by the Executive with Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section 3(e), the Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

 

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For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean, without the Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) a material diminution in the Executive’s duties, authorities, and responsibilities that is inconsistent with the Executive’s position as described herein; (B) the Executive’s removal from the position as CEO or being required to report other than exclusively to the Board; (C) a material reduction by the Company in the Executive’s Base Salary or Target Bonus opportunity; (D) the relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location that is other than in Dallas, Boston, or Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas; or (E) the Company’s breach of any other material provision of this Agreement.

(f) Termination by the Executive without Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment without Good Reason at any time, by providing the Company thirty (30) days written notice of such termination. In the event of the termination of employment by Executive without Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled only to the Accrued Obligations other than the Prior Year’s Bonus.

Following such termination of employment without Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section 3(f), the Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(g) Release. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the payment of any and all amounts or provision of any and all benefits pursuant to this Section 3 (other than the Accrued Obligations), shall only be payable if the Executive delivers to the Company and does not revoke a general release of claims in favor of the Company (the “Release”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (or as otherwise agreed by the Executive and the Company), and subject to continued material compliance with Section 5 hereof, provided that the Release must become effective against the Executive and irrevocable no later than sixty (60) days after the termination of employment provided, however, that to the extent that the payment of any amount constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A (as defined in Section 4 hereof) and if such sixty (60) day period begins in one calendar year and ends in a second calendar year, then any and all benefits pursuant to this Section 3 that are nonqualified deferred compensation shall not commence until the second of such two calendar years (regardless of whether Executive delivers the required Release in the first calendar year or in the second calendar year).

4. Compliance with Section 409A.

(a) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Code Section 409A”) and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. To the extent that any provision hereof is modified in order to comply with Code Section 409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original

 

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intent and economic benefit to the Executive and the Company of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on the Executive by Code Section 409A or damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A (other than any tax, interest, or penalty imposed as a result of the Company’s breach of this Agreement).

(b) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Executive is deemed on the date of termination to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then with regard to any payment or the provision of any benefit that is considered deferred compensation under Code Section 409A payable on account of a “separation from service,” such payment or benefit shall not be made or provided until the date which is the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” of the Executive, and (B) the date of the Executive’s death, to the extent required under Code Section 409A. Upon the expiration of the foregoing delay period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 4(b) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum with interest at the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal on the first business day following the date of the “separation from service”, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

(c) To the extent that reimbursements or other in-kind benefits under this Agreement constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, (A) all expenses or other reimbursements hereunder shall be made on or prior to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expenses were incurred by the Executive, (B) any right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, and (C) no such reimbursement, expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year.

(d) For purposes of Code Section 409A, the Executive’s right to receive any installment payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall any payment under this Agreement that constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A be subject to offset by any other amount unless otherwise permitted by Code Section 409A.

 

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5. Restrictive Covenants and Representations.

(a) Confidential Information; Intellectual Property.

(i) The Executive will not at any time, whether during or after the Term, (A) retain or use for the benefit, purposes or account of the Executive or any other person; or (B) disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any person outside of the Company (other than Executive’s professional advisers who are bound by confidentiality obligations or otherwise in performance of the Executive’s duties during the Executive’s employment and/or service with the Company and/or its affiliates and/or subsidiaries and pursuant to customary industry practice), any non-public, proprietary or confidential information, including, without limitation, trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals, in each case, concerning the past, current or future business, activities and operations of the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries and/or any third party that has disclosed or provided any of same to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates on a confidential basis (“Confidential Information”), without the prior written authorization of the Board.

(ii) “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that is (A) generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of the Executive’s breach of this or any other confidentiality covenant; (B) made legitimately available to the Executive by a third party without breach of any confidentiality obligation of which the Executive has knowledge; or (C) required by law to be disclosed; provided that with respect to subsection (C), the Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company of such requirement, disclose no more information than is so required, and reasonably cooperate with any attempts by the Company to obtain a protective order or similar treatment.

(iii) Except as required by law, the Executive will not disclose to anyone, other than the Executive’s family (it being understood that, in this Section 5, the term “family” refers to the Executive, the Executive’s spouse, children, parents and spouse’s parents) and advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided that Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of this Section 5. This Section 5(a)(iii) shall terminate if the Company publicly discloses a copy of this Agreement (or, if the Company publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of this Agreement, to the extent so disclosed).

(iv) Upon termination of the Term for any or no reason, the Executive shall (A) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company; and (B) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in the Executive’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in the Executive’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information, except that the Executive may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information.

 

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(v) 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Section 5 is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, the parties to this Agreement have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The parties also have the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure.

(b) Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation.

(i) During the Term and for a period of eighteen (18) months following the date on which the Executive ceases to be employed by or provide services to the Company (the “Restricted Period”), the Executive agrees not to, and shall cause Executive’s affiliates not to, either alone or in conjunction with the Executive’s affiliates, directly or indirectly own, manage, operate, control, be employed by (whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, and whether or not for compensation) or render services to any person, firm, corporation or other entity, in whatever form, engaged in any business area or service offering in which the Company is currently engaged or in which the Company has plans to engage, including for the avoidance of doubt home health risk assessment and care management services (the “Restricted Business”) in the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any person traded on any national securities exchange, provided that Seller is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and does not, directly or indirectly, own five percent (5%) or more of any class of securities of such person. The Company agrees (i) that the Executive may be employed by or provide services to an entity that has a business unit in the Restricted Business provided that he does not provide any services to the business unit, or in any way related to the Restricted Business and complies with his obligations with respect to the Company’s Confidential Information, and solely to the extent and during such time the revenues generated with respect to the Restricted Business do not represent more than 17.5% of such entity’s total revenue and (ii) the Executive may become employed by or provide services to any private equity fund, hedge fund, or other investment vehicle that invests in or holds a position in a Restricted Business, provided that his services to such investment vehicle or its managers or advisors do not involve investment or management decisions with respect to the Company or any of such investment vehicle’s portfolio companies engaged in the Restricted Business and he does not use any of the Company’s Confidential Information. The Company agrees that the Executive shall not be subject to any noncompetition or nonsolicitation agreements that are of greater scope or longer duration than is specified in this Agreement, whether as a condition of the Incentive Units or otherwise.

 

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(ii) During the Restricted Period the Executive agrees not to, and shall cause the Executive’s affiliates not to, either alone or in conjunction with the Executive’s affiliates, directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any C-level executive officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Senior Restricted Employee”) or any employee, independent contractors, customers, suppliers or other business suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is not a Senior Restricted Employee (each, a “Restricted Party”) to leave the employ or service of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, hire any Senior Restricted Employee or Restricted Party, or in any way interfere with the employee relationship between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any such Senior Restricted Employee or Restricted Party.

(iii) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the length of the covenants set forth in this Section 5(b) are reasonable and narrowly drawn to impose no greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill of the Company and their respective subsidiaries.

(c) Intellectual Property.

(i) If the Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“Works”), either alone or with one or more third parties, at any time during the Executive’s Term and within the scope of such employment and/or service with the use of any resources of the Company (collectively, “Company Works”), the Executive shall promptly and fully disclose same to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all of the Executive’s right, title, and interest therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, other intellectual property laws, and related laws) to the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the Company. If the Executive creates any written records (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, or any other tangible form or media) of any Company Works, the Executive will keep and maintain same. The records will be available to and remain the sole property and intellectual property of the Company at all times.

(ii) The Executive shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s rights in the Company Works.

(iii) The Executive shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with the Company any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior written permission of such third party. The Executive shall comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of the Company that are from time to time previously disclosed to the Executive, including regarding the protection of Confidential Information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest.

 

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(iv) The provisions of Section 5(c) hereof shall survive the termination of the Executive’s Term for any or no reason.

(d) Whistleblower Protection. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (including Section 5), no provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to impede the Executive (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures, and the Executive shall not be not required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made.

(e) Blue Pencil. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Section 5 shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and policies in the jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision or clause of this Section 5 shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision or clause shall be deemed amended to delete therefrom the portion thus adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable.

(f) Equitable Relief and Other Remedies. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, the Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond or other security, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available, without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages. In the event of a material violation by the Executive of Section 5(a) or (b) of this Agreement hereof, any severance being paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise shall immediately cease, and in the event of an arbitration or final court determination that the Executive has materially violated Sections 5(a) or (b) any severance previously paid to the Executive shall be immediately repaid to the Company.

(g) Return of Property. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, voluntarily or involuntarily (and in all events within five (5) days of the Executive’s date of termination), and at any earlier time the Company requests, the Executive will deliver to the person designated by the Company all originals and copies of all documents and property of the Company in the Executive’s possession, under the Executive’s control or to which the Executive may have access, including but not limited to, any office or communications equipment (e.g., laptop, cellular phone, etc.) that he has or has been using, and any business or business-related files that he has in his possession. The Executive will not reproduce or appropriate for the Executive’s own use, or for the use of others, any property or Confidential Information, and shall remove from any personal computing or communications equipment all information relating to the Company.

 

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(h) Non-Disparagement. The Executive agrees that he will not disparage the Company, its subsidiaries and parents, and their respective directors, investors, employees, and agents, and its and their respective successors and assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators, or make any public statement reflecting negatively on the Company, its subsidiaries and parents, and their respective officers, directors, investors, employees, and agents, and its and their respective successors and assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators, to third parties, including, but not limited to, any matters relating to the operation or management of the Company, irrespective of the truthfulness or falsity of such statement. The Board agrees not to (and shall instruct the Company’s executive officers not to), directly or indirectly, disparage the Executive in any manner that is likely to be harmful to the Executive’s business reputation. The foregoing limitation on either party shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings), and the foregoing limitation on the Executive or the Company’s executives and directors shall not be violated by statements that they in good faith believe are necessary or appropriate to make in connection with performing their duties and obligations to the Company.

(i) Cooperation. During the Term and for twelve (12) months thereafter, the Executive shall cooperate with the Company and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, upon the Company’s reasonable request, with respect to any internal investigation or administrative, regulatory or judicial proceeding involving matters within the scope of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, the Executive being available to the Company upon reasonable notice for interviews and factual investigations, appearing at the Company’s reasonable request to give testimony without requiring service of a subpoena or other legal process, and turning over to the Company all relevant Company documents which are or may come into the Executive’s possession during the Term) (collectively, the “Claims”). The Executive agrees to promptly inform the Company if the Executive becomes aware of any lawsuits involving Claims that may be filed or threatened against the Company or any of its affiliates. The Executive also agrees to promptly inform the Company (to the extent that the Executive is legally permitted to do so) if the Executive is asked to assist in any investigation of the Company or its affiliates (or their actions) or another party attempts to obtain information or documents from the Executive (other than in connection with any litigation or other proceeding in which the Executive is a party-in-opposition) with respect to matters the Executive believes in good faith to relate to any investigation of the Company or its affiliates, in each case, regardless of whether a lawsuit or other proceeding has then been filed against the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to such investigation, and shall not do so unless legally required. During the pendency of any litigation or other proceeding involving Claims, the Executive shall not communicate with anyone (other than the Executive’s attorneys and tax and/or financial advisors and except to the extent that the Executive determines in good faith is necessary in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder) with respect to the facts or subject matter of any pending or potential litigation or regulatory or administrative proceeding involving the Company or any of its affiliates

 

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without giving prior written notice to the Company or the Company’s counsel. Upon presentation of appropriate documentation, the Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket travel, duplicating or telephonic expenses incurred by the Executive in complying with this Section 5(i). In addition, following the expiration of the Severance Period, or if the Executive is not eligible for severance payments under this Agreement, the Company shall compensate the Executive for cooperation provided pursuant to this Section 5(i) after his employment ends at an hourly rate equal to his last annual base salary rate divided by two thousand (2,000) for all hours spent in activities, including reasonable travel, requested by the Company in accordance with this Section 5(i).

(j) Executive Representations. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that there are no restrictions, agreements or understandings whatsoever to which the Executive is a party which would prevent or make unlawful the Executive’s execution of this Agreement or the Executive’s employment hereunder, which is or would be inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement or the Executive’s employment hereunder, or would prevent, limit or impair in any way the performance by the Executive of the obligations hereunder. In addition, the Executive has disclosed to the Company all restraints, confidentiality commitments and other employment restrictions that he has with any other employer, person or entity. The Executive covenants that in connection with his provision of services to the Company, the Executive shall not breach any obligation (legal, statutory, contractual or otherwise) to any former employer or other person, including, but not limited to, obligations relating to confidentiality and proprietary rights.

(k) Tolling. In the event of any violation of the provisions of this Section 5, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the post-termination restrictions contained in this Section 5 shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period of such violation, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the running of the applicable post-termination restriction period shall be tolled during any period of such violation.

6. Resignation as an Officer and Director. Upon any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned, to the extent applicable, if any, as an officer of the Company and any of its affiliates, a member of the board of directors of any of the Company’s Affiliates and as a fiduciary of any Company or affiliate benefit plan. On or immediately following the date of any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall confirm the foregoing by submitting to the Company in writing a confirmation of Executive’s resignation(s).

7. Survival. The respective rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall survive any termination of the Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and obligations, including, without limitation, Section 8 of this Agreement.

8. Indemnification; Liability Insurance. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Executive and hold the Executive harmless to the fullest extent permitted by law and to the extent provided under the operating agreement of the Company against all expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Executive in connection with the Executive’s performance of the Executive’s duties and obligations with the Company or at the Board’s

 

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direction or because he is an officer or director of the Company or any of its affiliates. The Company shall maintain, at its expense, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that shall cover the Executive both during and, while potential liability exists, after the term of this Agreement in the same amount and to the same extent as the Company covers its other officers and directors.

9. Assignment. This Agreement may be assigned, without the consent of the Executive, by the Company to any person, partnership, corporation or other entity that has purchased all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided such assignee assumes any and all of the liabilities of the Company hereunder. The duties and responsibilities of the Executive under this Agreement are of a personal nature and shall not be assignable or delegable in whole or in part by the Executive. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Incentive Unit Award and Contribution Agreement set forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and this Agreement cannot be changed, modified, extended or terminated except upon written amendment approved by the Company and by the Executive.

11. Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver. No remedy conferred upon a party by this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission by a party in exercising any right, remedy or power under this Agreement or existing at law or in equity shall be construed as a waiver thereof, and any such right, remedy or power may be exercised by such party from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient or necessary by such party in its sole discretion.

12. Beneficiaries/References. The Executive shall be entitled, to the extent permitted under any applicable law, to select and change a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any compensation or benefit payable under this Agreement following the Executive’s death by giving the Employer written notice thereof. In the event of the Executive’s death or a judicial determination of the Executive’s incompetence, reference in this Agreement to the Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to the Executive’s beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.

13. Withholding. All payments under this Agreement shall be made subject to applicable tax withholding, and the Company shall withhold from any payments under this Agreement all federal, state and local taxes as the Company is required to withhold pursuant to any law or governmental rule or regulation. The Executive shall bear all expense of, and be solely responsible for, all federal, state and local taxes due with respect to any payment received under this Agreement.

14. Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or sent by nationally recognized overnight carrier, postage prepaid, to the Executive at his home address as reflected on the records of the Company, or, in the case of the Company, to New Mountain, L.L.C; 787 7th Avenue, Floor 49; New York, NY 10019; Attention Vignesh Aier and Kyle Peterson, or to such other address as the Company shall notify Executive and shall be treated as provided when delivered personally, three business days after mailing, or the next business day after receipt by the overnight carrier.

 

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15. Governing Law/Jurisdiction, Venue and Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Except as noted below, all disputes arising under this Agreement, including whether the dispute is arbitrable, shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration in Dover, Delaware (or at such other location to which the Company and the Executive mutually agree) in accordance with the Employment Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect and the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §1 et seq. The party prevailing on the primary or most material claim adjudicated by the arbitrator shall be awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Neither party may invoke arbitration until after it has given the other party written notice of the breach or default and a ten day period to cure such breach or default, if curable. The parties will in good faith attempt to settle any disputes through mediation or otherwise before initiating an arbitration hearing. The Company shall pay the arbitration filing fees and related costs, and the arbitrator’s fees and costs, for any dispute described in this section. The Parties may elect to bring suit, rather than arbitration, solely with respect to Sections 5(a), 5(b) and 5(h) of this Agreement. Any such action or suit shall be commenced only in state court in Delaware (or if appropriate, the District Federal Court within the State of Delaware), and the Company and the Executive each consent to the jurisdiction of such a court. The parties hereto each hereby agrees and consents that any such claim, demand, action, or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties hereto may file an original counterpart of a copy of this Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

(b) The Executive and the Company (i) agree that service of process in any such claim, demand, action, proceeding or cause of action arising under this Agreement may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of the Executive, at the Executive’s address shown in the books and records of the Company or, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel and (ii) agree that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

16. Offset and Mitigation. No payments due the Executive hereunder shall be subject to any offset for obligations owed by Executive to the Company or its affiliates (except as required by applicable law), other than any obligations in the nature of indebtedness. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

18. Headings. The headings of sections and subsections herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

19. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or application thereof to anyone or under any circumstances is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or application of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or application and shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision or application in any other jurisdiction. If any provision is held void, invalid or unenforceable with respect to particular circumstances, it shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect in all other circumstances.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXECUTIVE

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Bradford Kyle Armbrester

CHLOE OX HOLDINGS, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Vignesh Aier

Name:   Vignesh Aier
Its:   President

 

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Exhibit I

Form of Release

I, Bradford Kyle Armbrester, in consideration of and subject to the performance by Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), of its obligations under the Employment Agreement dated as of April 22, 2018 (the “Agreement”), do hereby release and forever discharge as of the date hereof the Company and its respective affiliates and all present, former and future managers, directors, officers, employees, successors and assigns of the Company and its affiliates and direct or indirect owners (collectively, the “Released Parties”) to the extent provided below (this “General Release”). The Released Parties are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this General Release, and this General Release may be enforced by each of them in accordance with the terms hereof in respect of the rights granted to such Released Parties hereunder. Terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

1. I understand that any payments or benefits paid or granted to me under Section 3 of the Agreement represent, in part, consideration for signing this General Release and are not salary, wages or benefits to which I was already entitled. I understand and agree that I will not receive certain of the payments and benefits specified in Section 3 of the Agreement unless I execute this General Release and do not revoke this General Release within the time period permitted hereafter. Such payments and benefits will not be considered compensation for purposes of any employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement maintained or hereafter established by the Company or its affiliates.

2. Except as provided in paragraphs 5 and 6 below and except for the provisions of the Agreement which expressly survive the termination of my employment with the Company, I knowingly and voluntarily (for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns) release and forever discharge the Company and the other Released Parties from any and all claims, suits, controversies, actions, causes of action, cross-claims, counter-claims, demands, debts, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive or exemplary damages, other damages, claims for costs and attorneys’ fees, or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law and in equity, both past and present (through the date that this General Release becomes effective and enforceable) and whether known or unknown, suspected, or claimed against the Company or any of the Released Parties which I, my spouse, or any of my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, may have, which arise out of or are connected with my employment with, or my separation or termination from, the Company (including, but not limited to, any allegation, claim or violation, arising under: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act); the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; any applicable Executive Order Programs; the Fair Labor Standards Act; or their state or local counterparts; or under any other federal, state or local civil or human rights law, or under any other local, state, or federal law, regulation or ordinance; or under any public policy, contract or tort, or under common law; or arising under any policies, practices or procedures of the Company; or any claim for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, defamation; or any claim for costs, fees, or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters) (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Claims”).

 

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3. I represent that I have made no assignment or transfer of any right, claim, demand, cause of action, or other matter covered by paragraph 2 above.

4. I agree that this General Release does not waive or release any rights or claims that I may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 which arise after the date I execute this General Release. I acknowledge and agree that my separation from employment with the Company in compliance with the terms of the Agreement shall not serve as the basis for any claim or action (including, without limitation, any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967).

5. I agree that I hereby waive all rights to sue or obtain equitable, remedial or punitive relief from any or all Released Parties of any kind whatsoever in respect of any Claim, including, without limitation, reinstatement, back pay, front pay, and any form of injunctive relief. Notwithstanding the above, I further acknowledge that I am not waiving and am not being required to waive any right that cannot be waived under law, including the right to file an administrative charge or participate in an administrative investigation or proceeding; provided, however, that I disclaim and waive any right to share or participate in any monetary award resulting from the prosecution of such charge or investigation or proceeding. Additionally, I am not waiving (i) any right to the Accrued Benefits or any severance benefits to which I am entitled under the Agreement, (ii) any claim relating to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage or any right of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents or otherwise, or (iii) my rights as an equity or security holder in the Company or its affiliates.

6. In signing this General Release, I acknowledge and intend that it shall be effective as a bar to each and every one of the Claims hereinabove mentioned or implied. I expressly consent that this General Release shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions, including those relating to unknown and unsuspected Claims (notwithstanding any state or local statute that expressly limits the effectiveness of a general release of unknown, unsuspected and unanticipated Claims), if any, as well as those relating to any other Claims hereinabove mentioned or implied. I acknowledge and agree that this waiver is an essential and material term of this General Release and that without such waiver the Company would not have agreed to the terms of the Agreement. I further agree that in the event I should bring a Claim seeking damages against the Company, or in the event I should seek to recover against the Company in any Claim brought by a governmental agency on my behalf, this General Release shall serve as a complete defense to such Claims to the maximum extent permitted by law. I further agree that I am not aware of any pending claim of the type described in paragraph 2 above as of the execution of this General Release.

7. I agree that neither this General Release, nor the furnishing of the consideration for this General Release, shall be deemed or construed at any time to be an admission by the Company, any Released Party or myself of any improper or unlawful conduct.

8. I agree that if I violate this General Release by suing the Company or the other Released Parties, I will pay all costs and expenses of defending against the suit incurred by the Released Parties, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

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9. I agree that this General Release and the Agreement are confidential and agree not to disclose any information regarding the terms of this General Release or the Agreement, except to my immediate family and any tax, legal or other counsel I have consulted regarding the meaning or effect hereof or as required by law, and I will instruct each of the foregoing not to disclose the same to anyone.

10. Any non-disclosure provision in this General Release does not prohibit or restrict me (or my attorney) from responding to any inquiry about this General Release or its underlying facts and circumstances by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), any other self-regulatory organization or any governmental entity.

11. I hereby acknowledge that Sections 3 through 19 of the Agreement shall survive my execution of this General Release.

12. I acknowledge that I may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or different than those which I now know or believe to exist with respect to the subject matter of the release set forth in paragraph 2 above and which, if known or suspected at the time of entering into this General Release, may have materially affected this General Release and my decision to enter into it.

13. Notwithstanding anything in this General Release to the contrary, this General Release shall not relinquish, diminish, or in any way affect any rights or claims arising out of any breach by the Company or by any Released Party of the Agreement after the date hereof.

14. Whenever possible, each provision of this General Release shall be interpreted in, such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this General Release is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this General Release shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

BY SIGNING THIS GENERAL RELEASE, I REPRESENT AND AGREE THAT:

 

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I HAVE READ IT CAREFULLY;

 

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I UNDERSTAND ALL OF ITS TERMS AND KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RIGHTS UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED; THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; AND THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED;

 

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I VOLUNTARILY CONSENT TO EVERYTHING IN IT;

 

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I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE EXECUTING IT AND I HAVE DONE SO OR, AFTER CAREFUL READING AND CONSIDERATION, I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO OF MY OWN VOLITION;

 

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  5.

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST [21][45] DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MY RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE TO CONSIDER IT, AND THE CHANGES MADE SINCE MY RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE ARE NOT MATERIAL OR WERE MADE AT MY REQUEST AND WILL NOT RESTART THE REQUIRED [21][45]-DAY PERIOD;

 

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I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE IT AND THAT THIS RELEASE SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE REVOCATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED;

 

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I HAVE SIGNED THIS GENERAL RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND WITH THE ADVICE OF ANY COUNSEL RETAINED TO ADVISE ME WITH RESPECT TO IT; AND

 

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I AGREE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GENERAL RELEASE MAY NOT BE AMENDED, WAIVED, CHANGED OR MODIFIED EXCEPT BY AN INSTRUMENT IN WRITING SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY AND BY ME.

 

  SIGNED:

                                                                                      DATED:                                             

 

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Exhibit 10.17

November 1, 2019

Tad Kendall

Dear Tad:

This letter (the “Agreement”) will confirm our offer to you of employment with Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC (the “Company”), under the terms and conditions that follow.

1.    Position and Duties.

(a)    Effective as of November 11, 2019 (the “Start Date”), you will be employed by the Company, on a full-time basis, as its Chief Revenue Officer, and will report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. In addition, you may be asked from time to time to serve as a director or officer of one or more legal entities that are members of the Company Group, without further compensation. The Company, Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Parent”) and all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company (where control may be by management authority, equity or otherwise) are collectively referred to herein as the “Company Group”.

(b)    You agree to perform the duties of your position and such other duties as may reasonably be assigned to you from time to time. You also agree that, while employed by the Company, you will devote your full business time and your best efforts, business judgment, skill and knowledge exclusively to the advancement of the business interests of the Company Group and to the discharge of your duties and responsibilities for them.

(c)    You agree that, while employed by the Company, you will comply in all material respects with all Company policies, practices and procedures and all codes of ethics or business conduct applicable to your position, as in effect from time to time.

2.    Compensation and Benefits. During your employment, as compensation for all services performed by you for the Company Group and subject to your full performance of your obligations hereunder, the Company will provide you the following pay and benefits:

(a)    Base Salary. The Company will pay you a base salary at the rate of $400,000 per year, payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company and subject to increase, but not decrease, from time to time by the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Board”) or its designee in its discretion (as adjusted, from time to time, the “Base Salary”).

(b)    Bonus Compensation. For each fiscal year completed during your employment under this Agreement, you will be eligible to earn an annual bonus. Your target bonus will be $350,000 (the “Target Bonus”), with the actual amount of any such bonus being determined by the Board (or its designee) in its good faith discretion, based on the achievement of performance goals established by the Board in consultation with


you (the “Annual Bonus”). Any Annual Bonus will be pro-rated for any partial year of employment. Except as provided in Section 5 of this Agreement, you must be employed on the date such bonus is paid in order to be eligible for such bonus.

(c)    Sign-On Bonus. Provided you commence employment on the Start Date, you will receive a sign-on bonus equal to $250,000 (the “Sign-On Bonus”), which will be paid as soon as reasonably practicable following the Start Date, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the Start Date, subject to your continued employment in good standing with the Company through and on such date. In the event your employment is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below) or you voluntarily resign from employment without Good Reason (as defined below), in either case, within one year following the Start Date, you shall be required to repay the full amount of the Sign-On Bonus to the Company, such repayment to occur not later than thirty (30) days following your separation date.

(d)    Participation in Employee Benefit Plans. You will be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans from time to time in effect for similarly situated executives of the Company Group generally, except to the extent such plans are duplicative of benefits otherwise provided you under this Agreement (e.g., a severance pay plan). Your participation will be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and generally applicable Company Group policies, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any other restrictions or limitations imposed by law.

(e)    Vacations. You will be entitled to earn and take vacation and other paid time off (including personal days, holidays, and medical leave/sick days, as applicable) in accordance with the then-current policies of the Company applicable to executive and managerial employees, as in effect from time to time.

(f)    Business Expenses. The Company will pay or reimburse you for all reasonable business expenses incurred or paid by you in the performance of your duties and responsibilities for the Company, subject to any maximum annual limit and other restrictions on such expenses set by the Company and to such reasonable substantiation and documentation as may be specified from time to time.

3.    Confidential Information and Restricted Activities.

(a)    Confidential Information. During the course of your employment with the Company or other members of the Company Group, you will learn of Confidential Information, as defined below, and you will develop Confidential Information on behalf of the Company Group. You agree that you will not use or disclose to any Person (except as required by applicable law or for the proper performance of your regular duties and responsibilities for the Company Group) any Confidential Information obtained by you incident to your employment or any other association with the Company or any member of the Company Group. You agree that this restriction will continue to apply after your employment terminates, regardless of the reason for such termination. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement limits, restricts or in any other way affects your communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any

 

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official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity. You understand that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, you will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, in each case, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or for disclosing a trade secret in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. You further understand that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, you may disclose a trade secret to your attorney in connection with filing a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, and you may use such trade secret in that court proceeding, so long as any document containing such trade secret is filed under seal and you do not otherwise disclose such trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Notwithstanding this immunity from liability, you understand that you may be held liable if you unlawfully access trade secrets by unauthorized means.

(b)    Protection of Documents. All documents, records and files, in any media of whatever kind and description, relating to the business, present, as conducted during your employment, or otherwise, of the Company or any member of the Company Group, and any copies, in whole or in part, thereof, whether or not prepared by you (the “Documents”), shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. You agree to safeguard all Documents and to surrender to the Company, at the time your employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as the Board or its designee may specify, all Documents then in your possession or control. You also agree to disclose to the Company, at the time your employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as the Board or its designee may specify, all passwords necessary or desirable to obtain access to, or that would assist in obtaining access to, any information which you have password-protected on any computer equipment, network or system of the Company or any member of the Company Group.

(c)    Assignment of Rights to Intellectual Property. You agree to promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company. You hereby assign and agree to assign to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) your full right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property. You agree to execute any and all applications for domestic and foreign patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs or other proprietary rights and to do such other acts (including without limitation the execution and delivery of instruments of further assurance or confirmation and the provision of good faith testimony by declaration, affidavit or in-person) requested by the Company to assign the Intellectual Property to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) and to permit the Company or its designee to secure, prosecute and enforce any patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs or other proprietary rights to the Intellectual Property. You will not charge the Company for time spent complying with these obligations. All copyrightable works that you create during your employment shall be considered “work made for hire” and shall, upon creation, be owned exclusively by the Company. You acknowledge that this Section 3(c) shall not apply to any Invention (as defined below) that qualifies fully for exclusion under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 2870, the terms of which are set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement.

 

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(d)    Restricted Activities. The Company agrees that, subject to your agreement to be bound by the restrictions set forth hereunder, it will grant you Confidential Information during the term of your employment. In consideration of this access, your employment with the Company or any member of the Company Group, and such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which you hereby acknowledge, you agree that the following restrictions on your activities during and after your employment are reasonable and necessary to protect the good will, Confidential Information, trade secrets and other legitimate interests of the Company and the members of the Company Group:

(i)    While you are employed by the Company Group, you agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise compete with the Company or any member of the Company Group in any geographic area in which the Company Group does business or is actively planning to do business during my employment (the “Restricted Area”) or undertake any planning for any business competitive with the Company or any member of the Company Group in the Restricted Area. Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to work or provide services, in any capacity anywhere in the Restricted Area, whether as an employee, independent contractor or otherwise, whether with or without compensation, to any Person that is engaged in any business that is competitive with all or any portion of the business of the Company Group, as conducted or in planning during your employment with the Company Group.

(ii)    While you are employed by the Company Group, you agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit or encourage any customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner of the Company or any member of the Company Group to terminate or diminish its relationship with them; or (b) seek to persuade any such customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner or prospective customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner of the Company or any member of the Company Group to conduct with anyone else any business or activity which such customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner or such prospective customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner conducts or could conduct with the Company or any member of the Company Group.

(iii)    While you are employed by the Company Group, you agree that you will not, and will not assist any other Person to, hire or engage any employee or independent contractor of the Company Group. While you are employed by the Company and during the twelve (12) month period immediately following termination of your employment, regardless of the reason therefor, you will not (a) solicit for hiring or engagement, any employee of the Company or any member of the Company Group or seek to persuade any employee of the Company or any member of the Company Group to discontinue employment or (b) solicit or encourage any independent contractor providing services to the Company or any member of the Company Group to terminate or diminish his, her or its relationship with them. For the purposes of this Agreement, an “employee” or an “independent contractor” of the Company or any member of the Company Group is any person who was such at any time within the preceding twelve (12) months.

 

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(iv)    Subject to the third to last sentence in Section 3(a) of this Agreement, in order to protect the goodwill of the Company Group, to the fullest extent permitted by law, both during and after the Restricted Period, you will not publicly criticize, denigrate or otherwise disparage any of the Company, any member of the Company Group, and each such entity’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, other service providers, products, processes, policies, practices, standards of business conduct, or areas or techniques of research, manufacturing or marketing. Nothing in this Section 3(d)(iv) shall prevent you from cooperating in any governmental proceeding or from providing truthful testimony pursuant to a legally-issues subpoena.

(e)    In signing this Agreement, you give the Company assurance that you have carefully read and considered all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the restraints imposed on you under this Section 3. You agree without reservation that these restraints are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company Group, and that each and every one of the restraints is reasonable in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area. You further agree that, were you to breach any of the covenants contained in this Section 3, the damage to the Company Group would be irreparable. You therefore agree that the Company, in addition and not in the alternative to any other remedies available to it, shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach by you of any of those covenants, without having to post bond, together with an award of its reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in enforcing its rights hereunder. So that the Company may enjoy the full benefit of the covenants contained in this Section 3, you further agree that the applicable restricted period shall be tolled, and shall not run, during the period of any breach by you of any of the covenants contained in this Section 3. You and the Company further agree that, in the event that any provision of this Section 3 is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too great a range of activities, that provision shall be deemed to be modified to permit its enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law. It is also agreed that each of the members of the Company Group shall have the right to enforce all of your obligations to that member under this Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to this Section 3. Finally, no claimed breach of this Agreement or other violation of law attributed to the Company Group, or change in the nature or scope of your employment or other relationship with the Company or any member of the Company Group, shall operate to excuse you from the performance of your obligations under this Section 3.

4.    Termination of Employment. Your employment under this Agreement shall continue until terminated pursuant to this Section 4.

(a)    By the Company For Cause. The Company may terminate your employment for Cause upon notice to you setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the cause.

(b)    By the Company Without Cause. The Company may terminate your employment at any time other than for Cause upon notice to you.

 

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(c)    Resignation by You without Good Reason. You may terminate your employment at any time without Good Reason upon forty-five (45) days’ notice to the Company. The Board may elect to waive such notice period or any portion thereof.

(d)    Resignation by You with Good Reason. You may terminate your employment with Good Reason at any time by providing the Company thirty (30) days written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the event giving rise to Good Reason, which written notice, to be effective, must be provided to the Company within forty-five (45) days of the occurrence of such event. During such thirty (30) day notice period, the Company shall have a cure right (if curable), and if not cured within such period, your termination will be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of the thirty (30) day notice period.

(e)    Death and Disability. Your employment hereunder shall automatically terminate in the event of your death during employment. In the event you become disabled during employment and, as a result, are unable to continue to perform substantially all of your duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, either with or without reasonable accommodation, the Company will continue to pay you your base salary and to provide you benefits in accordance with Section 2(d) above, for up to twelve (12) consecutive weeks of disability during any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days, or any such longer period permitted pursuant to any disability plan maintained by the Company Group. If you are unable to return to work after twelve (12) consecutive weeks of disability, the Company may terminate your employment, upon notice to you. If any question shall arise as to whether you are disabled, you shall, at the Company’s request, submit to a medical examination by a physician selected by the Company to whom you or your guardian, if any, has no reasonable objection to determine whether you are so disabled, and such determination shall for purposes of this Agreement be conclusive of the issue. If such a question arises and you fail to submit to the requested medical examination, the Company’s determination of the issue shall be binding on you.

5.    Other Matters Related to Termination.

(a)    Final Compensation. In the event of termination of your employment with the Company, howsoever occurring, the Company shall pay you (i) the Base Salary for the final payroll period of your employment, through the date your employment terminates; (ii) compensation at the rate of the Base Salary for any vacation time earned but not used as of the date your employment terminates in accordance with the Company Group policies then in effect; and (iii) reimbursement, in accordance with Section 2(f) hereof, for business expenses incurred by you but not yet paid to you as of the date your employment terminates; provided you submit all expenses and supporting documentation required within sixty (60) days of the date your employment terminates, and provided further that such expenses are reimbursable under Company policies as then in effect (all of the foregoing, “Final Compensation”). Except as otherwise provided in Section 5(a) (iii), Final Compensation will be paid to you within thirty (30) days following the date of termination (or such shorter period required by law). Other than the payment of Final Compensation, the Company will have no further obligations to you upon a termination of your employment.

 

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(b)    Severance Payments. In the event of a termination of your employment pursuant to Section 4(b) or 4(d) above, the Company will provide to you, in addition to Final Compensation, the following: (i) severance pay equal to twelve (12) months of your final Base Salary payable in the form of salary continuation in substantially equal installments during the twelve (12)-month period following the date of termination (the “Severance Period”) in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, (ii) a pro-rated Target Bonus for the year in which your employment terminates based on the number of days during such year that you were employed by the Company (based upon a 365 day year), and payable to you at the same time as such bonus would otherwise have been paid to you had you remained employed by the Company through such date, and (iii) if you timely elect continuation of your medical and dental coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”)), an amount equal to the employer portion of the monthly premiums paid under the Company’s medical and dental benefit plans and programs in which you were participating immediately prior to the termination of your employment until the earlier of (x) twelve (12) months following the date of termination; (y) the expiration of your eligibility for such coverage allowable under COBRA, and (z) the date on which you and your eligible dependents becomes eligible for medical and/or dental coverage from a subsequent employer ((i) through (iii), the “Severance Payments”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company’s payment of Severance Payments set forth in this Section 5(b)(iii) would subject the Company to any tax or penalty under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (as amended from time to time, the “ACA”), Section 105(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or applicable guidance or regulations issued under the ACA or Section 105(h) of the Code, Executive and the Company agree to work together in good faith, consistent with the requirements for compliance with or exemptions from Section 409A (as defined below), to restructure such benefit.

(c)    Conditions To And Timing Of Severance Payments. Any obligation of the Company to provide you the Severance Payments is conditioned, however, on your signing and returning to the Company a timely and effective separation agreement containing a general release of claims and other customary terms (including, without limitation, non-competition, non-solicitation and no-hire covenants substantially similar to those contained in Section 3 hereof) in the form provided to you by the Company at the time your employment is terminated (the “Separation Agreement”). The Separation Agreement must become effective, if at all, by the sixtieth (60th) calendar day following the date your employment is terminated. The first payment of the Severance Payments will be made on the Company’s next regular payday following the expiration of sixty (60) calendar days from the date of termination; but that first payment shall be retroactive to the day following the date your employment terminates.

(d)    Benefits Termination. Except for any right you may have under the federal law known as “COBRA” or other applicable law to continue participation in the Company’s group health and dental plans at your cost, your participation in all employee

 

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benefit plans shall terminate in accordance with the terms of the applicable benefit plans based on the date of termination of your employment, without regard to any continuation of base salary or other payment to you following termination and you shall not be eligible to earn vacation or other paid time off following the termination of your employment.

(e)    Survival. Provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of employment if so provided in this Agreement or if necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of other surviving provisions, including without limitation your obligations under Section 3 of this Agreement. The obligation of the Company to make payments to you under Section 5(b) and your right to retain the same are expressly conditioned upon your continued full performance of your obligations under Section 3 hereof. Upon termination by either you or the Company, all rights, duties and obligations of you and the Company to each other shall cease, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

6.    Timing of Payments and Section 409A.

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at the time your employment terminates, you are a “specified employee,” as defined below, any and all amounts payable under this Agreement on account of such separation from service that would (but for this provision) be payable within six (6) months following the date of termination, shall instead be paid on the next business day following the expiration of such six (6) month period or, if earlier, upon your death; except (A) to the extent of amounts that do not constitute a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(b) (including without limitation by reason of the safe harbor set forth in Section 1.409A-l(b)(9)(iii), as determined by the Company in its reasonable good faith discretion); (B) benefits which qualify as excepted welfare benefits pursuant to Treasury :regulation Section 1.409A-l(a)(5); or (C) other amounts or benefits that are not subject to the :requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”).

(b)    For purposes of this Agreement, all :references to “termination of employment” and correlative phrases shall be construed to require a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 1.409A-l(h) of the T:reasmy :regulations after giving effect to the presumptions contained therein), and the term “specified employee” means an individual determined by the Company to be a specified employee under Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(i).

(c)    Your right to payment or :reimbursement for business expenses hereunder shall be subject to the following additional rules: (i) the amount of expenses eligible for payment or reimbursement during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for payment or :reimbursement in any other calendar year, (ii) payment or :reimbursement shall be made not later than December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense or payment was incurred, and (iii) the right to payment or reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

 

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(d)    Each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and the right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement is to be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.

(e)    In no event shall the Company have any liability relating to, or obligation to indemnify you for, the failure or alleged failure of any payment or benefit under this Agreement to comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A.

7.    Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply:

Cause” means, as determined by the Board in its reasonable good faith judgment: (i) substantial failure to perform (other than by reason of disability), or substantial negligence in the performance of, your duties and responsibilities to the Company or any member of the Company Group, (ii) your refusal or substantial failure to follow or carry out the reasonable directives of the Board that are consistent with your position; (iii) material breach of this Agreement or any other material written agreement between you and the Company or any member of the Company Group; (iv) theft, embezzlement, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty or misrepresentation of any property of the Company or any member of the Company Group; (v) sexual misconduct or other material violation of the Company’s policies against harassment, discrimination or retaliation (in each case, whether sexual or otherwise); (vi) indictment for, conviction of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; (vii) your material dishonesty, willful misconduct, or illegal conduct relating to the affairs of the Company or any member of the Company Group; or (viii) material breach of the Code of Conduct of the Company, as then in effect. In order for the Company to terminate your employment for Cause under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (viii), the Board shall have first given you written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the alleged defect within ninety (90) days of the date the Board becomes aware of such defect and the same shall not have been cured (if reasonably capable of cure) within fifteen (15) days of your receipt of such written notice. If not cured within such period (as determined in the Board’s reasonable judgment), the termination of your employment will be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of the ten (10) day notice period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, your right to cure as set forth in this paragraph shall not apply if there are habitual or repeated breaches of this paragraph by you.

Confidential Information” means any and all information of the Company Group that is not generally available to the public. Confidential Information also includes any information received by the Company or any member of the Company Group from any Person with any understanding, express or implied, that it will not be disclosed. Confidential Information does not include information that enters the public domain, other than through your breach of your obligations under this Agreement.

Good Reason” means, without your express written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) a material reduction by the Company in your Base Salary; (ii) a material breach by the Company or Company Group of this Agreement or any other material written agreement between you and the Company or Company Group; (iii) a material diminution or reduction in your responsibilities, duties or authorities; (iv) a relocation of your principal work location of more than 25 miles; or (v) requiring you to take any action which the Company knows or should reasonably be expected to know would violate any federal or state law.

 

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Intellectual Property” means inventions, discoveries, developments, methods, processes, product formulations, compositions, works, concepts and ideas (whether or not patentable or copyrightable or constituting trade secrets) conceived, made, created, developed or reduced to practice by you (whether alone or with others, whether or not during normal business hours or on or off Company premises) during your employment that relate, or otherwise could be used with respect, either to the business of the Company or any member of the Company Group or to any prospective activity of the Company or any member of the Company Group or that result from any work performed by you for the Company or any member of the Company Group or that make use of Confidential Information or any of the equipment or facilities of the Company or any member of the Company Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Intellectual Property does not include any Invention that qualifies fully under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 2870, the terms of which are set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an estate, a trust or any other entity or organization.

8.    Conflicting Agreements. You hereby represent and wan-ant that your signing of this Agreement and the performance of your obligations under it will not breach or be in conflict with any other agreement to which you are a party or are bound, and that you are not now subject to any covenants against competition or similar covenants or any court order that could affect the performance of your obligations under this Agreement. You agree that you will not disclose to or use on behalf of the Company any confidential or proprietary information of a third party without that party’s consent.

9.    Withholding. All payments made by the Company under this Agreement shall be reduced by any tax or other amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable law.

10.    Assignment. Neither you nor the Company may make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest in it, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other; provided, however, the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without your consent to another member of the Company Group or to any Person with whom the Company or any member of the Company Group shall hereafter effect a reorganization, consolidate or merge, or to whom the Company or any member of the Company Group shall hereafter transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon you and the Company, and each of our respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.

11.    Severability. If any portion or provision of this Agreement shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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12.    Miscellaneous. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between you and the Company, and replaces all prior and contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the terms and conditions of your employment, including the offer letter by and between Parent and you, dated September 2019 (excluding any terms contained therein regarding incentive equity grants in both Parent and in an entity other than Parent). This Agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach shall be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by you and an expressly authorized representative of the Board. The headings and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define or describe the scope or content of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This is a California contract and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflict of laws principles that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of or in the State of California in connection with any dispute arising out of this Agreement.

13.    Notices. Any notices provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective when delivered via e-mail, in person or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to you at your last known address on the books of the Company or, in the case of the Company, to it at its principal place of business, attention of the Board, or to such other address as either party may specify by notice to the other actually received.

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If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please sign this letter in the space provided and return it to me at your earliest convenience. At the time you sign and return it, this letter will take effect as a binding agreement between you and the Company on the basis set forth above. The enclosed copy is for your records.

Sincerely yours,

 

Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC
By:  

/s/ Kyle Armbrester

  Name:  Kyle Armbrester
  Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

Accepted and Agreed:

/s/ Tad Kendall

Tad Kendall
Date:   November 5th, 2019


EXHIBIT A

INVENTION ASSIGNMENT NOTICE

You are hereby notified that the Employment Agreement between you and Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC, dated as October_, 2019, does not apply to any invention which qualifies fully for exclusion under the provisions of Section 2870 of the California Labor Code. Following is the text of California Labor Code § 2870:

CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE SECTION 2870

(a)    Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the employer’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either:

 

  (1)

Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or

 

  (2)

Result from any work performed by the employee for the employer.

(b)    To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be assigned under subdivision (a), the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.

 

Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC
By:  

/s/ Kyle Armbrester

I acknowledge receiving a copy of this Invention Assignment Notice:

 

/s/ Tad Kendall

Tad Kendall
Date:   November 5th, 2019

Exhibit 10.18

February 2, 2019

By Email Delivery

Steve Senneff

Dear Steve:

This letter (the “Agreement”) will confirm our offer to you of employment with Remedy BCPI Partners, LLC (the “Company”), under the terms and conditions that follow.

1.    Position and Duties.

(a)    Effective as of February (18, 2019 (the “Start Date”), you will be employed by the Company, on a full-time basis, as its Chief Financial Officer, and will report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. In addition, you may be asked from time to time to serve as a director or officer of one or more additional legal entities that are members of the Company Group, without further compensation. The Company, Remedy Partners, Inc. (“Parent”) and all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company (where control may be by management authority, equity or otherwise) are collectively referred to herein as the “Company Group”.

(b)    You agree to perform the duties of your position and such other duties as may reasonably be assigned to you from time to time. You also agree that, while employed by the Company, you will devote your full business time and your best efforts, business judgment, skill and knowledge exclusively to the advancement of the business interests of the Company Group and to the discharge of your duties and responsibilities for them.

(c)    You agree that, while employed by the Company, you will comply with all Company policies, practices and procedures and all codes of ethics or business conduct applicable to your position, as in effect from time to time.

2.    Compensation and Benefits. During your employment, as compensation for all services performed by you for the Company Group and subject to your full performance of your obligations hereunder, the Company will provide you the following pay and benefits:

(a)    Base Salary. The Company will pay you a base salary at the rate of $500,000 per year, payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company and subject to adjustment from time to time by the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Board”) or its designee in its discretion (as adjusted, from time to time, the “Base Salary”).

(b)    Bonus Compensation. For each fiscal year completed during your employment under this Agreement, you will be eligible to earn an annual bonus. Your target bonus will be 80% of the Base Salary, with the actual amount of any such bonus being determined by the Board (or its designee) in its discretion, based on the achievement of performance goals established by the Board (the “Annual Bonus”). Any Annual Bonus will be pro-rated for any partial year of employment. Except as expressly provided in Section 5 hereof, you must be employed on the date such bonus is paid in order to be eligible for such bonus.

 

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(c)    Sign-on Bonus. Provided your Start Date is no later than February 18], 2019, you will receive a sign-on bonus equal to $250,000 (the “Sign-on Bonus”), which shall become payable as soon as reasonably practicable following the Start Date, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the Start Date, subject to your continued employment in good standing with the Company through such date; provided, however, that should you voluntarily resign or if your employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below), in either case within twelve (12) months of the Start Date, you will be required to reimburse the Company the full amount of the Sign-on Bonus within thirty (30) days of such termination of employment.

(d)    Equity Incentive Compensation. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Start Date, and subject to approval by the Board, the Board shall grant you an option to purchase shares of common stock equal to one percent (1%) of Parent’s equity, pursuant to Parent’s equity incentive plan, as such plan may be amended from time to time. Such stock options will be subject in their entirety to the terms and conditions of Parent’s equity incentive plan, the award agreement evidencing such stock options, and any other agreements governing the terms and conditions of Parent’s common stock, to the extent determined by the Board.

(e)    Participation in Employee Benefit Plans. You will be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans from time to time in effect for similarly situated executives of the Company Group generally, except to the extent such plans are duplicative of benefits otherwise provided you under this Agreement (e.g., a severance pay plan). Your participation will be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and generally applicable Company Group policies, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any other restrictions or limitations imposed by law.

(f)    Vacations. You will be entitled to earn and take vacation and other paid time off (including personal days, holidays, and medical leave/sick days, as applicable) in accordance with the then-current policies of the Company applicable to executive and managerial employees, as in effect from time to time.

(g)    Business Expenses. The Company will pay or reimburse you for all reasonable business expenses incurred or paid by you in the performance of your duties and responsibilities for the Company, subject to any maximum annual limit and other restrictions on such expenses set by the Company and to such reasonable substantiation and documentation as may be specified from time to time.

3.    Confidential Information and Restricted Activities.

(a)    Confidential Information. During the course of your employment with the Company or other members of the Company Group, you will learn of Confidential Information, as defined below, and you will develop Confidential Information on behalf of the Company Group. You agree that you will not use or disclose to any Person (except as required by applicable law or for the proper performance of your regular duties and responsibilities for the Company Group) any Confidential Information obtained by you incident to your employment or any other association with the Company or any member of the Company Group. You agree that

 

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this restriction will continue to apply after your employment terminates, regardless of the reason for such termination. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement limits, restricts or in any other way affects your communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity. You understand that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, you will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, in each case, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or for disclosing a trade secret in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. You further understand that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, you may disclose a trade secret to your attorney in connection with filing a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, and you may use such trade secret in that court proceeding, so long as any document containing such trade secret is filed under seal and you do not otherwise disclose such trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Notwithstanding this immunity from liability, you understand that you may be held liable if you unlawfully access trade secrets by unauthorized means.

(b)    Protection of Documents. All documents, records and files, in any media of whatever kind and description, relating to the business, present or otherwise, of the Company or any member of the Company Group, and any copies, in whole or in part, thereof, whether or not prepared by you (the “Documents”), shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. You agree to safeguard all Documents and to surrender to the Company, at the time your employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as the Board or its designee may specify, all Documents then in your possession or control. You also agree to disclose to the Company, at the time your employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as the Board or its designee may specify, all passwords necessary or desirable to obtain access to, or that would assist in obtaining access to, any information which you have password-protected on any computer equipment, network or system of the Company or any member of the Company Group.

(c)    Assignment of Rights to Intellectual Property. You agree to promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company. You hereby assign and agree to assign to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) your full right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property. You agree to execute any and all applications for domestic and foreign patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs or other proprietary rights and to do such other acts (including without limitation the execution and delivery of instruments of further assurance or confirmation and the provision of good faith testimony by declaration, affidavit or in-person) requested by the Company to assign the Intellectual Property to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) and to permit the Company or its designee to secure, prosecute and enforce any patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs or other proprietary rights to the Intellectual Property. You will not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations. All copyrightable works that you create during your employment shall be considered “work made for hire” and shall, upon creation, be owned exclusively by the Company.

(d)    Restricted Activities. The Company agrees that, subject to your agreement to be bound by the restrictions set forth hereunder, it will grant you Confidential Information during the term of your employment. In consideration of this access, your

 

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employment with the Company or any member of the Company Group, and such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which you hereby acknowledge, you agree that the following restrictions on your activities during and after your employment are reasonable and necessary to protect the good will, Confidential Information, trade secrets and other legitimate interests of the Company and the members of the Company Group:

(i)    While you are employed by the Company Group and during the eighteen (18)-month period immediately following termination of your employment, regardless of the reason therefor (in the aggregate, the “Restricted Period”), you shall not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise, in any capacity similar or related to the capacity in which you have been employed by the Company or any member of the Company Group, compete with the Company or any member of the Company Group (A) in any geographic area in which the Company or any member of the Company Group does business or is actively planning to do business during your employment, or (B) within twenty five (25) miles of any location where the Company or any member of the Company Group has one or more clients or customers during your employment, or, with respect to the portion of the Restricted Period that follows the termination of your employment, at the time your employment terminates (the “Restricted Area”) or undertake any planning for any business competitive with the Company or any member of the Company Group in the Restricted Area. Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to work or provide services, in any capacity similar or related to the capacity in which you have been employed by the Company or any member of the Company Group, anywhere in the Restricted Area, whether as an employee, independent contractor or otherwise, whether with or without compensation, to any Person that is engaged in any business that is competitive with all or any portion of the business of the Company Group, as conducted or in planning during your employment with the Company Group, or, with respect to the portion of the Restricted Period that follows the termination of your employment, at the time your employment terminates.

(ii)    During the Restricted Period, you will not directly or indirectly (a) solicit or encourage any customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner of the Company or any member of the Company Group to terminate or diminish its relationship with them; or (b) seek to persuade any such customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner or prospective customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner of the Company or any member of the Company Group to conduct with anyone else any business or activity which such customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner or such prospective customer, client, vendor, supplier or other business partner conducts or could conduct with the Company or any member of the Company Group; provided, however, that these restrictions shall apply (y) only with respect to those Persons who are or have been a business partner of the Company or any member of the Company Group at any time within the immediately preceding two (2)-year period or whose business has been solicited on behalf of the Company or any member of the Company Group by any of their officers, employees or agents within such two (2) year period, other than by form letter, blanket mailing or published advertisement, and (2) only if you have performed work for such Person during your employment with the Company or any member of the Company Group or been introduced to, or otherwise had contact with, such Person as a result of your employment or other associations with the Company or any member of the Company Group or have had access to Confidential Information which would assist in your solicitation of such Person.

 

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(iii)    During the Restricted Period, you will not, and will not assist any other Person to, (a) hire or engage, or solicit for hiring or engagement, any employee of the Company or any member of the Company Group or seek to persuade any employee of the Company or any member of the Company Group to discontinue employment or (b) solicit or encourage any independent contractor providing services to the Company or any member of the Company Group to terminate or diminish his, her or its relationship with them. For the purposes of this Agreement, an “employee” or an “independent contractor” of the Company or any member of the Company Group is any person who was such at any time within the preceding two (2) years.

(e)    In signing this Agreement, you give the Company assurance that you have carefully read and considered all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the restraints imposed on you under this Section 3. You agree without reservation that these restraints are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company Group, and that each and every one of the restraints is reasonable in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area. You further agree that, were you to breach any of the covenants contained in this Section 3, the damage to the Company Group would be irreparable. You therefore agree that the Company, in addition and not in the alternative to any other remedies available to it, shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach by you of any of those covenants, without having to post bond, together with an award of its reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in enforcing its rights hereunder. So that the Company may enjoy the full benefit of the covenants contained in this Section 3, you further agree that the Restricted Period shall be tolled, and shall not run, during the period of any breach by you of any of the covenants contained in this Section 3. You and the Company further agree that, in the event that any provision of this Section 3 is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too great a range of activities, that provision shall be deemed to be modified to permit its enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law. It is also agreed that each of the members of the Company Group shall have the right to enforce all of your obligations to that member under this Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to this Section 3. Finally, no claimed breach of this Agreement or other violation of law attributed to the Company Group, or change in the nature or scope of your employment or other relationship with the Company or any member of the Company Group, shall operate to excuse you from the performance of your obligations under this Section 3.

4.    Termination of Employment. Your employment under this Agreement shall continue until terminated pursuant to this Section 4.

(a)    By the Company For Cause. The Company may terminate your employment for Cause upon notice to you setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the Cause.

(b)    By the Company Without Cause. The Company may terminate your employment at any time without Cause upon notice to you.

 

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(c)    Resignation by You. You may terminate your employment at any time upon sixty (60) days’ notice to the Company. The Board may elect to waive such notice period or any portion thereof..

(d)    Death and Disability. Your employment hereunder shall automatically terminate in the event of your death during employment. In the event you become disabled during employment and, as a result, are unable to continue to perform substantially all of your duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, either with or without reasonable accommodation, the Company will continue to pay you your base salary and to provide you benefits in accordance with Section 2(e) above, to the extent permitted by plan terms, for up to twelve (12) weeks of disability during any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days. If you are unable to return to work after twelve (12) weeks of disability, the Company may terminate your employment, upon notice to you. If any question shall arise as to whether you are disabled, you shall, at the Company’s request, submit to a medical examination by a physician selected by the Company to whom you or your guardian, if any, has no reasonable objection to determine whether you are so disabled, and such determination shall for purposes of this Agreement be conclusive of the issue. If such a question arises and you fail to submit to the requested medical examination, the Company’s determination of the issue shall be binding on you.

5.    Other Matters Related to Termination.

(a)    Final Compensation. In the event of termination of your employment with the Company, howsoever occurring, the Company shall pay you (i) the Base Salary for the final payroll period of your employment, through the date your employment terminates; (ii) compensation at the rate of the Base Salary for any vacation time earned but not used as of the date your employment terminates in accordance with the Company Group policies then in effect; and (iii) reimbursement, in accordance with Section 2(f) hereof, for business expenses incurred by you but not yet paid to you as of the date your employment terminates; provided you submit all expenses and supporting documentation required within sixty (60) days of the date your employment terminates, and provided further that such expenses are reimbursable under Company policies as then in effect (all of the foregoing, “Final Compensation”). Except as otherwise provided in Section 5(a)(iii), Final Compensation will be paid to you within thirty (30) days following the date of termination (or such shorter period required by law). Other than the payment of Final Compensation, the Company will have no further obligations to you up on a termination of your employment.

(b)    Severance Payments. In the event of a termination of your employment pursuant to Section 4(b) above, the Company will pay you, in addition to Final Compensation, Base Salary for the period of eighteen (18) months from the date of termination, payable in the form of salary continuation, payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company (the “Severance Payments”).

(c)    Conditions To And Timing Of Severance Payments. Any obligation of the Company to provide you the Severance Payments is conditioned, however, on your signing and returning to the Company a timely and effective separation agreement containing a general release of claims and other customary terms (including, without limitation, non-competition,

 

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non-solicitation and no-hire covenants substantially similar to those contained in Section 3 hereof) in the form provided to you by the Company at the time your employment is terminated (the “Separation Agreement”). The Separation Agreement must become effective, if at all, by the sixtieth (60th) calendar day following the date your employment is terminated. The first payment of the Severance Payments will be made on the Company’s next regular payday following the expiration of sixty (60) calendar days from the date of termination (or, in respect of the payment described in Section 5(b)(ii) above, the date on which such bonuses are paid to other employees of the Company, if later); but that first payment shall be retroactive to the day following the date your employment terminates.

(d)    Benefits Termination. Except for any right you may have under the federal law known as “COBRA” or other applicable law to continue participation in the Company’s group health and dental plans at your cost, your participation in all employee benefit plans shall terminate in accordance with the terms of the applicable benefit plans based on the date of termination of your employment, without regard to any continuation of base salary or other payment to you following termination and you shall not be eligible to earn vacation or other paid time off following the termination of your employment.

(e)    Survival. Provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of employment if so provided in this Agreement or if necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of other surviving provisions, including without limitation your obligations under Section 3 of this Agreement. The obligation of the Company to make payments to you under Section 5(b) and your right to retain the same are expressly conditioned upon your continued full performance of your obligations under Section 3 hereof. Upon termination by either you or the Company, all rights, duties and obligations of you and the Company to each other shall cease, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

6.    Timing of Payments and Section 409A.

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at the time your employment terminates, you are a “specified employee,” as defined below, any and all amounts payable under this Agreement on account of such separation from service that would (but for this provision) be payable within six (6) months following the date of termination, shall instead be paid on the next business day following the expiration of such six (6) month period or, if earlier, upon your death; except (A) to the extent of amounts that do not constitute a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(b) (including without limitation by reason of the safe harbor set forth in Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), as determined by the Company in its reasonable good faith discretion); (B) benefits which qualify as excepted welfare benefits pursuant to Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(a)(5); or (C) other amounts or benefits that are not subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”).

(b)    For purposes of this Agreement, all references to “termination of employment and correlative phrases shall be construed to require a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury regulations after giving effect to the presumptions contained therein), and the term “specified employee” means an individual determined by the Company to be a specified employee under Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(i).

 

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(c)    Your right to payment or reimbursement for business expenses hereunder shall be subject to the following additional rules: (i) the amount of expenses eligible for payment or reimbursement during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for payment or reimbursement in any other calendar year, (ii) payment or reimbursement shall be made not later than December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense or payment was incurred, and (iii) the right to payment or reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

(d)    Each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and the right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement is to be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.

(e)    In no event shall the Company have any liability relating to the failure or alleged failure of any payment or benefit under this Agreement to comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A.

7.    Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply:

Cause” means, as determined by the Board in its reasonable judgment: (i) substantial failure to perform (other than by reason of disability), or substantial negligence in the performance of, your duties and responsibilities to the Company or any member of the Company Group, or your refusal or substantial failure to follow or carry out the reasonable directives of the Board; (ii) material breach of this Agreement or any other agreement between you and the Company or any member of the Company Group; (iii) theft, embezzlement, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty or misrepresentation of any property of the Company or any member of the Company Group; (iv) sexual misconduct or other material violation of the Company’s policies against harassment, discrimination or retaliation (in each case, whether sexual or otherwise); (v) commission of acts constituting, conviction of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; (vi) the Executive’s dishonesty, willful misconduct, or illegal conduct relating to the affairs of the Company or any member of the Company Group or customers; or (vii) other conduct by you that is or could reasonably be expected to be harmful to the business interests or reputation of the Company or any member of the Company Group.

Confidential Information” means any and all information of the Company Group that is not generally available to the public. Confidential Information also includes any information received by the Company or any member of the Company Group from any Person with any understanding, express or implied, that it will not be disclosed. Confidential Information does not include information that enters the public domain, other than through your breach of your obligations under this Agreement.

Intellectual Property” means inventions, discoveries, developments, methods, processes, product formulations, compositions, works, concepts and ideas (whether or not patentable or copyrightable or constituting trade secrets) conceived, made, created, developed or reduced to practice by you (whether alone or with others, whether or not during normal business hours or on

 

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or off Company premises) during your employment that relate, or otherwise could be used with respect, either to the business of the Company or any member of the Company Group or to any prospective activity of the Company or any member of the Company Group or that result from any work performed by you for the Company or any member of the Company Group or that make use of Confidential Information or any of the equipment or facilities of the Company or any member of the Company Group.

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an estate, a trust or any other entity or organization.

8.    Conflicting Agreements. You hereby represent and warrant that your signing of this Agreement and the performance of your obligations under it will not breach or be in conflict with any other agreement to which you are a party or are bound, and that you are not now subject to any covenants against competition or similar covenants or any court order that could affect the performance of your obligations under this Agreement. You agree that you will not disclose to or use on behalf of the Company any confidential or proprietary information of a third party without that party’s consent.

9.    Withholding. All payments made by the Company under this Agreement shall be reduced by any tax or other amounts required to be withheld by the Company applicable law.

10.    Assignment. Neither you nor the Company may make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest in it, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other; provided, however, the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without your consent to another member of the Company Group or to any Person with whom the Company or any member of the Company Group shall hereafter effect a reorganization, consolidate or merge, or to whom the Company or any member of the Company Group shall hereafter transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon you and the Company, and each of our respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.

11.    Severability. If any portion or provision of this Agreement shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

12.    Miscellaneous. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between you and the Company, and replaces all prior and contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the terms and conditions of your employment, including any offer letter or letters by and between you and any member of the Company Group. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach shall be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by you and an expressly authorized representative of the Board. The headings and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define or describe the scope or content of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which

 

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together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This is a Connecticut contract and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to any conflict of laws principles that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of or in the State of Connecticut in connection with any dispute arising out of this Agreement.

13.    Notices. Any notices provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective when delivered via e-mail, in person or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to you at your last known address on the books of the Company or, in the case of the Company, to it at its principal place of business, attention of the Board, or to such other address as either party may specify by notice to the other actually received.

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If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please sign this letter in the space provided and return it to me no later than February 4, 2019. At the time you sign and return it, this letter will take effect as a binding agreement between you and the Company on the basis set forth above. The enclosed copy is for your records.

Sincerely yours,

 

Remedy Partners, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Remedy Partners, LLC

  Name:
  Title:

Solely for purposes of Section 2(d):

 

Remedy Partners, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Remedy Partners, LLC

  Name:
  Title:

Accepted and Agreed:

 

/s/ Steve Senneff

Steve Senneff

Date:  

2/4/2019

 

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Exhibit 10.19

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of March 7, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Eir Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Consultant”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Company desires to explore opportunities to enter into a Transaction with Potential Sellers (as defined below);

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to set forth the nature and scope of the services to be provided by Consultant to the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 4.3;

NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1.    Engagement. During the Consulting Period (as defined in Section 3.1), the Company hereby engages Consultant to provide the Services (as defined in Section 2.1), and Consultant hereby accepts such engagement with Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2.    Consulting Services.

2.1.    During the Consulting Period, Consultant agrees to provide its representative, Brett Carlson (“Carlson”), to perform consulting services for the Company with respect to analyzing and reviewing with the Company possible opportunities to acquire Potential Sellers, including, but not limited to, those services listed on Exhibit A attached hereto, and/or as otherwise may be mutually agreed upon by the Company and Consultant from time to time (collectively, the “Services”). Exhibit B attached hereto contains a true and correct list of Potential Sellers as of the Effective Date, and the Company shall update Exhibit B from time to time to list all Potential Sellers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant agrees that it shall not provide any Services to the Company which would require Consultant, Carlson or any agents or employees of Consultant or Carlson to be registered as a broker, dealer or investment advisor under applicable federal or state securities laws.

2.2.    Consultant shall, and shall cause Carlson to, devote such time and diligent effort in providing the Services as may be required to fully discharge Consultant’s responsibilities in a competent and professional manner and in order to provide a result which is reasonably satisfactory to the Company. Consultant agrees to, and shall cause Carlson to,


perform all of the duties and responsibilities hereunder in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. In connection with the performance of the Services, Consultant shall, and shall cause Carlson to, comply in all respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, relating to the performance of Consultant’s duties and responsibilities hereunder. Consultant shall be solely responsible for determining the manner and method by which Consultant shall perform the Services, but Consultant shall keep members of the Company’s Board of Directors and/or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company fully informed of Consultant’s activities.

3.    Term; Termination.

3.1.    The term of this Agreement and Consultant’s engagement hereunder shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of one (1) year, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 3.2 or Section 3.3 (the “Initial Term”). Thereafter, this Agreement shall automatically renew for additional terms of one (1) year (each, a “Renewal Term,” and together with the Initial Term, the “Consulting Period”) unless terminated earlier as provided in Sections 3.2 and 3.3.

3.2.    This Agreement and Consultant’s engagement hereunder may be terminated by Consultant or the Company at any time and for any reason by providing the other party ten (10) days’ prior written notice.

3.3.    This Agreement and Consultant’s engagement hereunder shall be automatically terminated upon the death or permanent disability of Carlson.

3.4.    Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement and Consultant’s engagement hereunder, neither the Company nor Consultant will have any further rights against or owe any further obligations to the other party except for (i) rights or obligations arising out of a breach of the terms of this Agreement prior to the date of termination, (ii) rights or obligations that expressly survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the obligations set forth in Section 4.1(b), Section 4.5, Section 5, Section 7, Section 8, Sections 9 - 20, and this Section 3.4, (iii) rights of Consultant to payment pursuant to Section 4.1(b), (iv) rights of Consultant to payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred by Consultant prior to the termination date pursuant to Section 4.4, and (v) upon a termination by Consultant pursuant to Section 3.2, payment by the Company to Consultant of the aggregate amount of retainer fees previously accrued but not yet paid by the Company pursuant to Section 4.1(a) (compensation for any partial month shall be pro rated through the date of termination).

4.    Compensation.

4.1.    As compensation for the Services, the Company shall pay Consultant:

(a)    during the Consulting Period, a cash retainer fee equal to $10,000 per month, payable monthly in accordance with the Company’s then-prevailing policies and practices

(b)    if a Transaction is consummated with a Potential Seller (i) during the Consulting Period or (ii) during the twelve (12) month period following the Consulting

 

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Period, a cash fee (the “Transaction Fee”) equal to an amount calculated from the schedule below based on the Consideration paid by the Company to the Potential Seller in such Transaction. In addition, Consultant agrees that it shall not be entitled to receive a Transaction Fee in connection with a Transaction (x) if Consultant terminates the Agreement (or fails to extend the Agreement at the request of the Company (in each case other than by reason of Carlson’s death or permanent disability)), (y) if Consultant or Carlson is in material breach of this Agreement which breach is not cured after receipt of notice of such breach and a reasonable opportunity to cure (where cure is possible) or (z) if the payment of such Transaction Fee by the Company would constitute a violation of applicable federal or state securities laws.

 

Consideration

  

Transaction Fee

Up to and including $10 million

   3% of the Consideration; plus

Above $10 million

   1.5% of the incremental Consideration above $10 million

4.2.    In the event no Contingent Consideration is payable, the Transaction Fee shall be computed as set forth above and payable by the Company within five (5) business days following the closing of the Transaction. In the event Contingent Consideration is payable, the value of Contingent Consideration will be determined when such Contingent Consideration is paid by the Company, and the portion of the Transaction Fee that is related to Contingent Consideration shall be paid within five (5) business days of when such Contingent Consideration is paid by the Company.

4.3.    For purposes of this Agreement, the following defined terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

(a)    “Consideration” means the aggregate value paid directly or indirectly (in escrow or otherwise) by the Company to such Potential Seller in connection with a Transaction, but not including amounts paid in connection with employment or consulting arrangements or working capital adjustments (whether at the closing of the Transaction or thereafter). For the avoidance of doubt, a Transaction Fee shall be payable only in connection with the Company’s initial Transaction with a Potential Seller and not in connection with any subsequent investment in such Potential Seller.

(b)    “Contingent Consideration” mean any Consideration that is conditioned upon future performance of any party or is otherwise deferred and the payment of which is uncertain at the time of closing of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, payments in connection with an earnout but not amounts held in escrow to secure indemnification obligations (which will be deemed immediately paid for purposes hereof).

(c)    “Potential Sellers” means potential target companies in the Company’s industry initially referred to the Company by Consultant which may be interested in a Transaction, which the Company and Consultant have agreed, in writing, should be

 

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included on Exhibit B, and in respect of which Consultant has arranged an in-person or telephonic meeting between the Company and senior executive officers of the Potential Seller (the date of such meeting, the “Identification Date”); provided, that for any Potential Seller added to Exhibit B after the Effective Date that (i) has previously been identified by the Company as an acquisition candidate, whether developed internally or as a result of a direct approach to the Company or a referral to the Company by a third party, or otherwise, (ii) has retained a financial advisor, broker or similar agent to assist or arrange a sale of, or investment in, such Potential Seller in which it will pay a success fee or similar compensation (e.g., a fee based on the consideration paid or payable in the transaction) of more than three percent (3.0%) of the proceeds to be paid to or for such Potential Seller in a transaction involving the Company or (iii) has, within twelve (12) months prior to the Identification Date, engaged in general solicitation of offers to invest in or acquire such Potential Seller, shall not constitute a Potential Seller; and in such case, the Company shall determine in its sole discretion whether it will pay Consultant the Transaction Fee. The foregoing notwithstanding, in order for clause (i) of the preceding sentence to apply, the Company must give notice of such disqualification to Consultant prior to the Potential Seller being added to Exhibit B.

(d)    “Transaction” means a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company acquires all of the equity interests or all or substantially all of the assets of a Potential Seller.

4.4.    The Company shall pay or reimburse Consultant for reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket business expenses actually incurred by Consultant in the performance of the Services which are consistent with this Agreement and such applicable guidelines as the Company may establish from time to time. No expenses in excess of an aggregate of $5,000 per month will be reimbursed unless pre-approved in writing by the Company. Consultant shall furnish the Company with evidence of such expenses as required to comply with the reporting and reimbursement policies as may be established by the Company from time to time.

4.5.    All amounts payable to Consultant pursuant to this Section 4 shall be paid without any reduction by the Company for any taxes. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that as an independent contractor, Consultant will be required to pay any applicable taxes on amounts paid to Consultant by the Company. Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Company for all tax and other liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and other professionals) arising out of or relating to Consultant’s failure to report and pay all foreign, federal, state or local income, employment, self-employment or withholding taxes due on taxable amounts paid to Consultant by the Company. This obligation shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Neither Consultant nor any of its agents or employees, including, but not limited to, Carlson, shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans or fringe benefit programs provided by the Company to its employees. Consultant shall be solely responsible for the payment and provision of all compensation and benefits that Carlson is entitled to for performing the Services on behalf of Consultant. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that neither it nor Carlson nor any employees of Consultant will be covered by any of the Company’s insurance policies, and that Consultant shall obtain any such insurance as is necessary to conduct its business and provide the Services.

 

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5.    Independent Contractor. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement and Consultant’s engagement hereunder does not constitute a hiring by the Company of Consultant, Carlson, or any of Consultant’s employees, nor does it constitute a contract of employment. The parties hereto mutually agree, intend and understand that Consultant at all times will act and perform solely as an independent contractor providing the Services hereunder to the Company and not as an employee of the Company. No acts or assistance given to Consultant by the Company shall be construed to alter the independent contractor relationship, and no action taken pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership, joint venture, association or syndicate among the parties. Neither the Company nor Consultant will make any representations to third parties inconsistent with the relationship established by this Agreement. Consultant shall make no representations, warranties or commitments binding the Company without the Company’s prior written consent.

6.    Exclusivity. Consistent with the parties’ intent that the relationship created by this Agreement be that of service recipient and independent contractor, Consultant shall have the right to perform services for others during the duration of this Agreement; provided, however, that Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant does not presently perform or intend to perform, during the Consulting Period of this Agreement, consulting or other services for, or engage in or intend to engage in an employment relationship with, companies who are reviewing or pursuing any potential Transaction with a Potential Seller in the bundled payment business. If, however, Consultant decides to do so, Consultant agrees that, in advance of accepting such work, Consultant will promptly notify the Company in writing, specifying the organization with which Consultant proposes to consult, provide services, or become employed by and to provide information sufficient to allow the Company to determine if such work would conflict with the terms of this Agreement, the interests of the Company or further services which the Company might request of Consultant. If the Company determines that such work conflicts with the terms of this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately., and with respect to any Potential Sellers other than those identified on Exhibit B on the Effective Date, such termination shall have the same effect as a termination by Consultant, including for purposes of Sections 3.4(v) and 4.1(b)(x).

7.    Confidential Information; Non-Disclosure.

7.1.    Consultant acknowledges and agrees that in the course of the performance of the Services, Consultant will he provided access to, or come into possession of, or become acquainted with, or make use of, certain of the Company’s trade secrets (including inventions), proprietary data, business information or other matters which are of proprietary and confidential nature and of importance to Company (collectively, “Confidential Information”).

7.2.    Consultant acknowledges and agrees that it will not, and shall cause each of its agents and employees, including, but not limited to, Carlson, not to, use, duplicate or divulge to others any Confidential Information except in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement, during the Consulting Period or for any period after which Consultant ceases to be retained by Company so long as the confidential nature of such Confidential Information is preserved by the Company; it being understood that it shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if, by means other than Consultant’s deliberate or inadvertent disclosure, Confidential Information of the Company becomes well known or easily accessible to

 

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the public or competitors of the Company or if Consultant is compelled by judicial or administrative proceedings to disclose Confidential Information of the Company and Consultant has diligently tried to avoid each disclosure and has afforded Company the opportunity to obtain assurance that compelled disclosure will be kept confidential. If Consultant is uncertain whether something is Confidential Information, Consultant should treat it as Confidential Information until Consultant receives clarification from the Company that it is not Confidential Information. Consultant shall restrict access to Confidential Information to its personnel and employees on a need-to-know basis, and Consultant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be responsible for any breach of the terms of this Agreement by any of its agents or employees, including, but not limited to, Carlson.

7.3.    All notes, data, reference materials, sketches, drawings, memoranda, documentation and records that in any way incorporate or reflect any of the Confidential Information, and all proprietary rights therein, including copyrights, shall belong exclusively to the Company. Upon the request of the Company or upon termination of the Services hereunder, Consultant agrees to surrender to the Company all such materials that are in Consultant’s, or any of its agent’s or employee’s, including, but not limited to, Carlson’s, control, regardless of the format in which such information is stored.

7.4.    The obligations of this Section 7 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

8.    Relief. Consultant recognizes that any actual or threatened breach of this Agreement may cause irreparable injury to the Company, inadequately compensable in monetary damages. Accordingly, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies that may be available to the Company, Consultant agrees that the Company shall be able to seek and obtain injunctive relief in the form of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and/or permanent injunction, in each case without notice or bond, against Consultant to enforce this Agreement. The Company shall not be required to demonstrate actual injury or damage to obtain injunctive relief from the courts. In addition, if Consultant breaches this Agreement in any way, the Company shall be entitled to recover, in addition to any damages caused by a breach of this Agreement, all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, the Company’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, and court costs incurred by the Company in connection with any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement or to obtain a declaration that the restrictions herein are enforceable.

9.    Indemnification.

9.1.    Consultant agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, managers, employees, members, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from and against all liabilities, claims, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), fines and penalties, in each case payable by the Company to third parties, whether in tort or contract, arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly, (a) a breach of this Agreement by Consultant, (b) the performance of, or failure to perform, the Services, or (c) gross negligence or willful misconduct by Consultant (collectively, “Company Losses”), except to the extent that any such Company Loss is due to the material breach of this Agreement, gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Company. The provisions of this Section 9.1 shall indefinitely survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

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9.2.    The Company agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless Consultant, its officers, managers, employees, members, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from and against all liabilities, claims, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), fines and penalties, in each case payable by Consultant to third parties, whether in tort or contract, arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly, (a) a breach of this Agreement by the Company or (b) gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Company (collectively, “Consultant Losses”), except to the extent that any such Consultant Loss is due to the material breach of this Agreement, gross negligence or willful misconduct by Consultant. The provisions of this Section 9.2 shall indefinitely survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

10.    Authority. Consultant covenants and warrants that it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Company covenants and warrants that it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Consultant hereby makes the further representations, warranties and covenants contained on Exhibit C. In addition, Consultant hereby represents and warrants that Carlson, Consultant and (as applicable) its directors, officers, managers and employees, are not subject to any covenants, agreements or restrictions, including without limitation those arising from any current or prior employment or independent contractor relationships, which could be breached or violated by Consultant’s negotiation, execution and performance of services under this Agreement.

11.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to Consultant’s engagement by Company and supersedes any prior agreements between them, whether oral or written.

12.    Amendments. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be made in writing and signed by the Company and Consultant.

13.    Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final determination that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, and all rights to appeal the determination have been exhausted or the period of time during which any appeal of the determination may be perfected has been exhausted, the remaining terms and provisions shall be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable term or provision shall be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that most closely approximates the intention of the parties with respect to the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, as evidenced by the remaining valid and enforceable terms and conditions of this Agreement.

14.    Assignment. Consultant shall not assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement or any right, duty, obligation or interest under this Agreement without the Company’s prior written consent. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may assign this Agreement and that Consultant’s obligations hereunder may be enforced by any successor or other assignee of the Company. In the event of any assignment of this Agreement by the Company, the Company and its assignee shall remain jointly and severally liable to Consultant for all obligations of the Company and its assignee under this Agreement.

 

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15.    Waivers. A waiver by one party of any breach of or failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not be construed as a waiver of any other provision, or a waiver of a breach of any other provision, of this Agreement. No delay or omission by a party in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right.

16.    Notices. Unless otherwise notified in writing to the contrary, all notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given and received (a) when personally delivered or (b) one (1) business day after being sent by reputable express courier (charges prepaid) for overnight delivery, or (c) five (5) business days following mailing by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, and if directed to the Company, at its principal business offices and in the case of Consultant, to its address appearing on the signature page hereto, or to such other address as Consultant may designate in writing to Company.

17.    Joint Drafting. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been drafted jointly by the parties, and, in the event of an ambiguity in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed against either party as a result of the drafting hereof.

18.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles of such State. The parties hereto irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located in the State of New York and waive any defense of lack of personal jurisdiction or improper venue or forum non conveniens to a claim brought in such court.

19.    Statutory and Common Law Duties. The duties Consultant owes to the Company under this Agreement shall be deemed to include federal and state statutory and common law obligations of Consultant and do not in any way supersede or limit any of the obligations or duties Consultant owes to the Company pursuant to any applicable law.

20.    Counterparts; Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A digital signature, facsimile or electronically scanned transmission of signature to this Agreement shall be deemed to be an original signature for all purposes under this Agreement and shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto to be effective on the Effective Date.

 

“THE COMPANY”:     CHLOE OX HOLDINGS, LLC
      By:  

/s/ Kyle Peterson

      Name:  Kyle Peterson
      Title:    Director
“CONSULTANT”:     EIR PARTNERS, LLC
     

/s/ Brett S. Carlson

      Brett S. Carlson
      Founder & CEO
      Address:
     

Eir Partners, LLC

37 W. 57th Street, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10013

Attention: Brett Carlson

Email:

 

[Signature Page to Consulting Agreement]


Exhibit A

Services

 

   

If requested by the Company or its controlling member, having Carlson serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including one or more board committees, in each case solely to the extent requested by the Company or its controlling member.

 

   

Familiarizing itself to the extent it deems appropriate with the business, operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company.

 

   

Assisting the Company’s management in (i) preparing descriptive materials that describe the Company’s operations and financial condition and includes current financial data and other appropriate information furnished by the Company, and (ii) evaluating proposals received from any such Potential Seller.

 

   

Analyzing and evaluating the business, operations and financial position of each Potential Seller.

 

   

Preparing a written report for the Company’s management describing each Potential Seller, the nature of its operations, such financial information as may be appropriate to reflect such Potential Seller’s financial performance and such other information as is requested by the Company.

 

   

Arranging and participating in visits to the facilities of each Potential Seller as the Company requests.

 

   

Assisting the Company in analyzing purchase proposals for Potential Sellers.

 

   

Meeting with the Company’s Board of Directors and officers to discuss a proposed Transaction and its financial implications.


Exhibit B

Potential Sellers

Last Updated: March 7, 2019

TAV Health


Exhibit C

Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Consultant

1.    Consultant represents and warrants that it is exempt or otherwise excused from registration as a broker-dealer under the laws of each applicable jurisdiction, including the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the securities laws of any applicable state.

2.    In connection with activities contemplated in the Agreement, Consultant represents, warrants and covenants to the Company that it will act as an “M&A Broker”, as defined in the SEC No-Action Letter re: M&A Brokers (January 31, 2014; Revised February 4, 2014) (the “No-Action Letter”)1, providing its services under this Agreement only in the event that the following conditions are met:

(a)    Consultant will not have the ability to bind a party to a transaction between the Company (or its affiliates) and any Potential Seller (each, an “M&A Transaction”);

(b)    Consultant will not directly, or indirectly through any of its affiliates, provide financing for an M&A Transaction. Should Consultant assist the Company (or any of its affiliates) in obtaining financing from unaffiliated third parties, Consultant will comply with all applicable legal requirements, including, as applicable, Regulation T (12 CFR 220 et seq.), and will disclose any compensation in writing to the Company;

(c)    Under no circumstances will Consultant have custody, control or possession of or otherwise handle funds or securities issued or exchanged in connection with an M&A Transaction or other securities transaction for the account of others;

(d)    No M&A Transaction will involve a public offering. Any offering or sale of securities will be conducted in compliance with an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). No party to any M&A Transaction will be a shell company, other than a business combination related shell company;

(e)    To the extent that Consultant represents both buyers and sellers, Consultant will provide clear written disclosure as to the parties it represents and obtain written consent from both parties to the joint representation;

(f)    To the extent applicable, Consultant will facilitate an M&A Transaction with a group of buyers only if the group is formed without Consultant’s assistance;

 

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Pursuant to the No-Action Letter, M&A Brokers are defined as persons “engaged in the business of effecting securities transactions solely in connection with the transfer of ownership and control of a privately-held company...through the purchase, sale, exchange, issuance, repurchase, or redemption of, or a business combination involving, securities or assets of the company, to a buyer that will actively operate the company or the business conducted with the assets of the company.” A copy of the No-Action Letter is available at: http://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/mr-noaction/2014/ma-brokers-013114.pdf.


(g)    The Company and its affiliates (alone or with a group of buyers) in any M&A Transaction will, upon completion of the M&A Transaction, control and actively operate the Potential Seller or the business conducted with the assets of the Potential Seller’s business;

(h)    No M&A Transaction will result in the transfer of interests to the Company or its affiliates as a passive buyer (alone or with a group of buyers);

(i)    Any securities received by the Company or its affiliates or Consultant in an M&A Transaction will be restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act because the securities would have been issued in a transaction not involving a public offering; and

(j)    Neither Consultant nor (as applicable) any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives (i) has been barred from association with a broker-dealer by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any state or any self-regulatory organization; and (ii) is suspended from association with a broker-dealer.

3.    Consultant further represents and warrants that neither Consultant, nor (as applicable) any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives, is subject to a “Disqualifying Event” (as defined below), and Consultant agrees to notify the Company promptly in writing if any of the following representations becomes untrue at any time during the Consulting Period or the two (2) year period following the end of the Consulting Period. A “Disqualifying Event” means:

(a)    Having been convicted within the past ten (10) years of any felony or misdemeanor in the United States: (A) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security; (B) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (C) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities;

(b)    Being subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, entered within the past five (5) years, that restrains or enjoins Consultant, or (as applicable) any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives, from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice: (A) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security; (B) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (C) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities;

(c)    Being subject to a final order of a state securities commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions), a state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations or credit unions, a state insurance commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions), an appropriate federal banking agency, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the U.S. National Credit Union Administration, that: (A) bars Consultant or (as applicable) any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives from: (1) association with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency or officer; (2) engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking; or (3) engaging in savings association or credit union activities; or (B) constitutes a final order based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent, manipulative or deceptive conduct entered within the past ten (10) years;

 

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(d)    Being subject to an order of the SEC entered pursuant to Section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Exchange Act, or Section 203(e) or 203(f) of the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that: (A) suspends or revokes Consultant’s, or (as applicable) any of its officers’, directors’, employees’ or other representatives’, registration as a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser; (B) places limitations on Consultant’s, or (as applicable) any of its officers’, directors’, employees’ or other representatives’, activities, functions or operations; or (C) bars Consultant, or (as applicable) any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives, from being associated with any entity or from participating in the offering of any penny stock;

(e)    Being subject to any order of the SEC entered within the past five (5) years that orders Consultant, or (as applicable) any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives, to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation or future violation of: (A) any scienter-based anti-fraud provision of U.S. federal securities laws, including without limitation Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and 17 CFR 240.10b-5, Section 15(c)(1) of the Exchange Act and Section 206(1) of the Advisers Act, or any other rule or regulation thereunder; or (B) Section 5 of the Securities Act;

(f)    Having been suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, a registered national securities exchange or a registered national or affiliated securities association for any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade;

(g)    Having filed (as a registrant or issuer), or having been named as an underwriter in, any registration statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the SEC that within the past five (5) years was the subject of a refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption, or is the subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued;

(h)    Being subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered within the past five (5) years, or being subject to a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by the United States Postal Service to constitute a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representation; or

(i)    Otherwise being the subject of or party to any pending inquiry, lawsuit, action, investigation or proceeding by or before any governmental, regulatory, judicial or self- regulatory agency or authority, including any securities or insurance commission, in respect of any of the foregoing.

4.    Neither Consultant nor (as applicable) any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives shall, directly or indirectly, solicit any investors for or refer any investors to the Company or any of its affiliates or otherwise act as a placement agent for the Company or any of its affiliates.

 

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5.    In the conduct of the services contemplated by this Agreement, Consultant and its employees and other representatives, shall (1) comply with all laws and other related legal and regulatory requirements applicable to it; and (2) refrain from taking any action that would cause the Company or its personnel to be in violation of applicable laws.

6.    In connection with the activities contemplated by this Agreement, neither Consultant nor (as applicable) any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives will engage in any act or practice, directly or indirectly, that would contravene the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, the economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or any similar statute applicable in any jurisdiction in which Consultant engages in such activities that prohibits bribery, money laundering or payments to public officials, including without limitation the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the “Bribery Act”), or any other widely published policies of any governmental or quasi-governmental agency implementing or enforcing the foregoing. Consultant shall not offer, promise, authorize or pay money or anything of value in violation of applicable law, including without limitation the FCPA and the Bribery Act, in connection with the activities contemplated by this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges that the laws of the United States and United Kingdom (including the FCPA and the Bribery Act) prohibit any direct or indirect payment or offer of money or anything of value to any Government Official (as defined below), or to any other person under circumstances where Consultant knew or was aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Governmental Official, in either case, for the purpose of (A) (w) influencing any act or decision of the Government Official in its official capacity, (x) inducing the Government Official to do or omit any action in relation to its lawful duty, (y) securing any improper advantage or (z) inducing the Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any government or government instrumentality; or (B) assisting Consultant in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, Consultant. Consultant represents, warrants and covenants that in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise in connection with the activities contemplated by this Agreement, Consultant has not made and will not make any such prohibited payments (whether before, during or after its engagement pursuant to this Agreement). Consultant agrees to notify the Company promptly in writing if any of the foregoing representations becomes untrue at any time during the term of this Agreement. “Government Official” shall mean (i) any official, officer, agent or employee of a government, a government-owned (whether wholly or more than fifty percent (50%) owned) or government- controlled enterprise, a public international organization or a political party, or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof; (ii) any person who exercises a public function on behalf of any country or territory, or any subdivision, public agency or public enterprise thereof; (iii) any political party; or (iv) any candidate for government or political office..

7.    Consultant acknowledges that it is aware, and Consultant represents and warrants that it has in place appropriate policies, procedures and training to ensure that its officers, directors, employees and other representatives are aware, that U.S. and other securities laws prohibit any person who has material non-public information about a company from purchasing or selling securities of such company or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person may purchase or sell such securities.

 

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8.    Consultant has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

9.    Entry into this Agreement by Consultant and performance of Consultant’s obligations hereunder will not result in any violation of applicable securities, bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws, rules, regulations and interpretations (“Laws”) or any other agreement, order or judgment which Consultant is bound.

10.    This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Consultant and is enforceable against Consultant in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.

11.    Consultant has all governmental, regulatory, self-regulatory and exchange licenses, registrations, memberships and approvals required to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

12.    Consultant shall comply in all respects with the applicable Laws concerning the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

13.    Except as expressly conveyed by Consultant to the Company in writing, Consultant does not conduct business outside the U.S. in a manner that would subject the Company or its affiliates to regulation by any foreign country or jurisdiction.

14.    Consultant shall not engage in any conduct that is detrimental to the reputation, character, standing or goodwill of the Company. Consultant shall promptly notify the Company of any circumstance that should arise that calls into question its integrity or its ability to represent the Company positively in the marketplace.

15.    Consultant will not use materials that include the name of the Company, whether written or electronic, except with the Company’s prior written consent.

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Exhibit 10.20

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2020 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and between Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, now known as Cure TopCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and Eir Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Consultant”). Capitalized terms used but not defined elsewhere in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Consulting Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2019, by and between the Company and Consultant (the “Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the Company and Consultant wish to amend the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Company and Consultant agree as follows:

1. Amendment to Section 4.1(a). The reference to “$10,000” in Section 4.1(a) of the Agreement hereby is amended to be “$15,000”.

2. No Further Amendment. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

[signature page follows]


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

 

“THE COMPANY”:    

CURE TOPCO, LLC

(f/k/a CHLOE OX HOLDINGS, LLC

    By:  

/s/ Kyle Armbrester

    Name:   Kyle Armbrester
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
“CONSULTANT”     EIR PARTNERS, LLC
   

/s/ Bret S. Carlson

   

Bret S. Carlson

   

Founder & CEO

   

Address:

   

Eir Partners, LLC

37 W. 57th Street 5th Floor

New York, NY 10013

Attention: Bret Carlson

Email:

Exhibit 10.21

CHLOE OX HOLDINGS, LLC

February 9, 2018

Mr. Brandon Hull

Re: Board of Managers Appointment Agreement

Dear Mr. Hull:

On behalf of Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), we welcome and thank you for agreeing to serve as a member of the Board of Managers of the Company (the “Board”).

Board Arrangements.

Commencing as of no later than the date hereof (the “Effective Date”), you will be appointed to serve as a member of the Board. As a member of the Board, your duties will primarily consist of attending calls and meetings.

As of the Effective Date, you will be paid $500,000 per year, paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices, and subject to all applicable deductions and withholdings.

You agree that you will allocate approximately two (2) to three (3) days per week to adequately perform your duties as a director, although the exact number of days may vary.

All Company related travel for attendance at Board meetings will be reimbursed to you by the Company in accordance with the Company policies then currently in effect for senior executives and/or Board members.

As a member of the Board, you will also receive an award of 40,000 profits interests units in the Company (the “Incentive Awards”), representing a “face amount” of $4,000,000, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the corresponding award agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Award Agreement”), including the restrictive covenants set forth therein.

In connection with your service as a member of the Board, you will be covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policies, and be entitled to indemnification rights, to the same extent as other members of the Board (including members of the Board who are employees and/or partners of the Company (as defined below)). Your service on the Board will be governed by, and in accordance with, and subject to, the organizational documents of the Company, as the same may be further amended from time to time. As a non-employee director of the Board, you will not be entitled to participate in the Company’s benefit plans, and you will be solely responsible for payment of any and all taxes due with respect to the compensation you receive in connection with your service as member of the Board.

It is our expectation that you will participate in any regular meetings of the Board in person to the extent reasonably possible, and we also ask that you use commercially reasonable efforts to make yourself available to participate in various telephonic meetings so scheduled from time to time.


Miscellaneous.

This letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of Delaware, and you and the Company agree to jurisdiction and venue therein.

Effective as of the Effective Date, this letter and, upon execution thereof, the Award Agreement, set forth the terms of your service with the Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral. This letter may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement, signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Company and you.

We look forward to continuing to work with you.

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Sincerely,

 

Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC

By:  

/s/ Kyle Peterson

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   President

Signature Page to Letter Agreement


ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

I hereby accept, and consent to be designated as, a member of the Board of Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC and agree to so serve, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

February 9, 2018                          

/s/ Brandon Hull

Date      

Brandon Hull

Signature Page to Letter Agreement

Exhibit 10.22

June 28, 2020

BY ELECTRONIC MAIL

Dear Taj,

I am pleased to formally confirm our offer to you to join the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cure TopCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), in accordance with the terms and conditions described in this offer letter. We are excited about adding your experience and depth of knowledge to the leadership of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, your appointment to the Board officially commences on July 15, 2020 (the “Commencement Date”).

During the period of your service as a member of the Board, you agree to make reasonable efforts to attend all Board meetings (either in person or, as an alternative if not possible, by telephone) and to devote a reasonable amount of your business time to your services to the Company pursuant to this letter commensurate with your role as a non-employee member of the Board.

As compensation for your service as a member of the Board, the Company or one of its affiliates will pay you an annual cash retainer of $100,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s practices for directors. You will also be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses, consistent with Company’s policies.

In addition, subject to approval by the Board or a committee thereof, you will be granted 1,544 Incentive Units in Cure Aggregator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC (“Aggregator”). The Incentive Units are intended to be treated as profits interests for federal income tax purposes, and represent approximately $500,000 dollars at work. The Incentive Units will be subject in all respects to the terms of the applicable award agreement, the Aggregator limited liability company agreement, and any other documents referenced and/or incorporated therein (collectively, the “Equity Documents”).

As a member of the Board, you will be covered by the Company’s directors’ liability insurance on the same basis as the other members of the Board and will be covered by the directors’ indemnification provisions contained in the Company’s organizational documents. During the period of your service as a member of the Board, you agree to observe and comply with all lawful rules, regulations, policies and procedures established by the Company from time to time and all applicable laws, rules and regulations that relate to your appointment. During your Board service, you will not undertake any outside activity, whether or not competitive with the business of the Company or its affiliates, that could reasonably give rise to a conflict of interest or otherwise interfere with any of your duties or obligations to the Company or any of its affiliates. Beginning on the Commencement Date, you will be subject to restrictive covenants consistent with those of other directors.

You agree that you will comply with all policies and procedures of the Company and its affiliates for protecting Confidential Information, and will never use or disclose any Confidential Information obtained by you incident to your association with the Company or any of its affiliates, except as required by applicable law or for the proper performance of your duties and responsibilities to the Company and its affiliates. This restriction shall continue to apply after your service on the Board terminates, regardless of the reason for such termination. For purposes of this letter agreement, “Confidential Information” means (a) any and all information of the Company and its affiliates that is not generally available to the public and (b) any information received by the Company or any of its affiliates from any person or entity with any understanding, express or implied, that it will not be disclosed. Nothing in this letter limits, restricts


or in any other way affects your communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity. You cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Notwithstanding this immunity from liability, you may be held liable if you unlawfully access trade secrets by unauthorized means.

In your role as a member of the Board, you will be an independent contractor, and not an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates. You will not be eligible for any employee benefit plans or programs offered by the Company or any of its affiliates and you will be responsible for payment of all taxes and any other legally-required payments on any sums paid to you pursuant to this letter agreement. Except as expressly authorized by the Board, you shall have no right to act for, represent or otherwise bind the Company or any of its affiliates in any manner.

This engagement is nonexclusive and it is acknowledged that you may maintain other board memberships or accept other consulting or employment arrangements on behalf of other clients, including by serving as a director or officer, or advisor to, any other entity or organization which is engaged in religious, educational, charitable, civic or other non-profit activities, or manage your passive personal investments, provided, in all cases, that (x) such activities or engagements (individually or in the aggregate) do not prevent or interfere with your performance of services or obligations hereunder (including with respect to any Confidential Information or other restrictive covenants) and (y) you notify the Board in writing prior to commencing any such activity or engagement with an entity or organization that operates in the same general industry sector in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate.

In addition to your role as a member of the Board, we may also engage you to assist on other matters related to the Company or New Mountain Capital L.L.C.’s related activities. Those assignments, including any related compensation, will be handled on a case-by-case basis and would be subject to mutual agreement.

This letter agreement (together with the Equity Documents) sets forth the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and terminates all prior and contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the terms and conditions of your engagement by the Company. This letter agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach shall be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by you and a duly authorized representative of the Company. The offer herein is made to you based on your representation to the Company that your acceptance of this offer and your performing the contemplated services does not and will not conflict with or result in any breach or default under any agreement, contract or arrangement which you are a party to or otherwise bound or violate any other legal restriction. Nothing in this offer should be construed to interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company and the members of the Company to remove any individual from the Board at any time in accordance with the provisions of applicable law and the Company’s organizational documents. This is a Delaware agreement and shall be construed and enforced under and be governed in all respects by the laws of Delaware without regard to any conflict of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We are very excited to have you join our team and are very confident that you will find your position at the Company both professionally and personally rewarding. If the terms of the offer are acceptable to you, please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing terms by signing the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to me.

 

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CURE TOPCO, LLC

/s/ Matthew Holt

Matthew Holt
Date: June 28, 2020

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

 

/s/ Taj Clayton

Taj Clayton
Date: June 28, 2020

 

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Exhibit 10.23

Privileged & Confidential

Cure Aggregator, LLC

Dear Vivian,

We are pleased to present you with this Incentive Unit Award Agreement, with the terms and conditions as set forth below (the “Supplemental Provisions”) and in Annex A, which are incorporated into the Supplemental Provisions by reference (the “Terms Agreement,” collectively with the Supplemental Provisions, this “Unit Agreement”) between yourself, as the Grantee, Cure Aggregator, LLC (formerly known as Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Cure TopCo, LLC (formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), which shall be effective as of the Date of Grant.

Section 1. Key Terms.

 

Grantee:    Vivian Riefberg
Date of Grant:    February 14, 2020
Floor Amount as of the Date of Grant:    $2,258,064,516
Incentive Units:    1,544
Corresponding Holdings Units:    1,544
Time-Based Units:    772
Performance-Based Units:    772

LLC Agreement: means that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of February 12, 2020, as amended from time to time.

Combination Closing Date: means the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by Combination Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), dated as of November 14, 2019, by and between Holdings and Remedy Partners, LLC (formerly known as Remedy Partners, Inc.).

Section 2. Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule. Fifty percent (50%) of the Incentive Units shall be subject to time-based vesting conditions (together the “Time-Based Units”) and, subject to the terms of this Unit Agreement, shall vest as set forth below (the “Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule”):

25% on the first anniversary of the Combination Closing Date

25% on the second anniversary of the Combination Closing Date

25% on the third anniversary of the Combination Closing Date

25% on the fourth anniversary of the Combination Closing Date

Section 3. Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule. Fifty percent (50%) of the Incentive Units shall be subject to performance-based vesting conditions (together the “Performance-Based Units”) and, subject to the terms of this Unit Agreement, shall as set forth below (the “Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule”):

 

Percentage Vesting   Cash-on-Cash Return
0.00%   Less than 2.00 times Base Equity Value
100.00%   2.00 times or more Base Equity Value

Section 4. Accredited Investor. In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.3 of the Terms Agreement, the Grantee hereby represents and warrants that the Grantee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(6) of Regulation D of the Securities Act as the result of having (i) individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of 2018 and 2019, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of 2018 and 2019, and (ii) a reasonable expectation of having individual income in excess of $200,000 in 2020, or joint income with Grantee’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in 2020.

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Unit Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the LLC Agreement.

[Signature Page Follows]


In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Unit Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant.

 

Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC)
By:  

/s/ Kyle Peterson

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   Authorized Person

 

Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)
By:  

/s/ Kyle Peterson

Name:   Kyle Peterson
Title:   Authorized Person

[Company Signature Page to Unit Agreement]


THE UNDERSIGNED GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE LLC AGREEMENT, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF THE INCENTIVE UNITS HEREUNDER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE LLC AGREEMENT.

 

Agreed and acknowledged as of the Date of Grant:

/s/ Vivian Riefberg

Grantee: Vivian Riefberg

 


Annex A

TERMS AGREEMENT

Section 1.

1.1. Issuance.

(a) Upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Company will issue to the Grantee and the Grantee will receive, the number of Class C Units of the Company (the “Incentive Units”) specified in Section 1 of the Supplemental Provisions, subject to the provisions of the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of February 12 2020 (as may be amended from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”). Each Incentive Unit will correspond to a Class C Common Unit of Holdings (a “Corresponding Holdings Unit”), the aggregate amount of which is specified in the Supplemental Provisions, with the same vesting, forfeiture, and other conditions applicable to the Incentive Units, and subject to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of November 27, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Holdings LLC Agreement”).

(b) The “Floor Amount” as of the Date of Grant, as such term is used herein and in the Holdings LLC Agreement, is the amount set forth in the Supplemental Provisions, which shall result in the Vested Portion being entitled to Distributions in respect of the Corresponding Holdings Units pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Holdings LLC Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof upon satisfaction of the Distribution obligations set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the Holdings LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units will be subject to (i) the Vesting Schedule and conditions set forth in Section 2 of the Supplemental Provisions and (ii) the vesting conditions set forth in Section 2 herein.

1.2. Characterization as Profits Interests. The parties intend to characterize the Incentive Units issued hereunder as “profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 (1993-2 C.B. 343) and 2001-43 (2001-2 C.B. 191). Prior to or after the issuance of the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement, the Grantee shall execute and deliver to the IRS an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 with respect to the Incentive Units (together, the “83(b) Elections”) on a protective basis. The Grantee understands that (i) in making the 83(b) Elections, the Grantee may be taxed at the time the Incentive Units are received hereunder to the extent the Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units exceeds the price for such Incentive Units and (ii) in order to be effective, the 83(b) Elections must be filed with the IRS within thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that: (x) the foregoing description of the tax consequences of the 83(b) Elections is not intended to be complete and, among other things, does not describe state, local or foreign income and other tax consequences; (y) none of the Company, Holdings, NM Members, any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective partners, members, equityholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives (each, a “Related Person”) has provided or is providing the Grantee with tax advice regarding the 83(b) Elections or any other matter, and the Company, Holdings and the NM Members and their respective Affiliates have urged the Grantee to consult the Grantee’s own tax advisor with respect to income taxation consequences of receiving, holding and disposing of the Incentive Units; and (z) none of the Company, Holdings, NM Members or any other Related Person has advised the Grantee to rely on any determination by it or its representatives as to the Fair Market Value specified in the 83(b) Elections and will have no liability to the Grantee if the actual Fair Market Value of the Incentive Units on the date hereof exceeds the amount specified in the respective 83(b) Elections.

1.3. Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding Corresponding Holdings Units or the Incentive Units by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, split, reverse split or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar change affecting the Corresponding Holdings Units or the Incentive Units, Holdings or the Company may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and equitable in its good faith discretion, cause an adjustment to be made in the number of Incentive Units granted hereunder, the Floor Amount, and any other terms hereunder that are affected by the event to prevent dilution or enlargement of Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder; provided, that no action may be taken by Holdings or the Company pursuant to this Section 1.3 which will have a material adverse effect on the Incentive Units without the prior written consent of Grantee.

 

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1.4. No Certificates. The Corresponding Holdings Units and Incentive Units shall be uncertificated unless otherwise determined by Holdings, in the case of the Corresponding Holdings Units, or the Company, in the case of the Incentive Units.

Section 2. Vesting.

2.1. Time-Based Vesting.

(a) General. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1(b) below, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule and all vesting shall occur only on the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule; provided that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the applicable vesting date set forth in the Time- Based Units Vesting Schedule.

(b) Accelerated Vesting of Time-Based Units. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) hereof, any Time-Based Units shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Company Sale so long as the Grantee has not been Terminated prior to such Company Sale.

2.2. Performance-Based Vesting. The Performance-Based Units shall vest based on the level of aggregate Cash-on-Cash Return achieved by the NM Members (and/or, without duplication, their direct and indirect parent entities) in accordance with the Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule; provided, that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the date the applicable Cash-on-Cash Return is achieved. There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting for levels of achievement of Cash-on-Cash Return between the performance thresholds set forth in the Performance-Based Units Vesting Schedule, and all vesting shall occur on a cliff basis only to the extent that an applicable performance threshold is achieved; provided that Grantee has not been Terminated prior to the date the applicable Cash-on-Cash Return is achieved. The Compensation Committee shall in good faith make all determinations necessary or appropriate to determine whether the Performance-Based Units shall have become vested. The Compensation Committee’s determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all parties, absent manifest error or bad faith.

2.3. Compensation Committee Discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of any portion of the Incentive Units at any time and for any reason, which shall automatically result in the accelerated vesting of such correlative portion of the Corresponding Holdings Units.

2.4. Deferred Consideration. In connection with a Company Sale, if any portion of the transaction consideration to be received by equityholders of Holdings is subject to any contingency or future event including, without limitation, transaction escrow arrangement, holdback, installment arrangements or earnouts (“Deferred Consideration”) is received by equityholders of Holdings in connection with a Company Sale, a portion of the proceeds (representing the incremental dollars to be distributed under Holdings’s distribution waterfall then in effect) to be received by the Grantee in respect of the Incentive Units may be made subject to such deferral arrangement on the same basis as the transaction consideration to be received by such equityholders is made subject to such arrangement (taking into account any applicable requirements under Section 409A of the Code).

2.5. Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, whether in this Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement, or otherwise, upon termination of Grantee’s service by Holdings or its Subsidiaries other than for Cause, Grantee’s death or Grantee’s termination due to disability (each, a “Qualifying Termination”) (a) the Time- Based Units that are scheduled to vest on the vesting date next following the date of such Qualifying Termination

 

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pursuant to the Time-Based Units Vesting Schedule shall become vested on a prorated basis based on a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the number of days Grantee was in service since the preceding vesting date (or if none, the Date of Grant) and (ii) the denominator of which is 365, and (b) the Performance-Based Units shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest during the twelve (12) month period following such Qualifying Termination.

2.6. Vested Portion. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term “Vested Portion” shall refer to, (i) in the case of the Time-Based Units, the portion of the Time-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.1 or 2.5 of this Terms Agreement and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date, and (ii) in the case of the Performance- Based Units, the portion of the Performance-Based Units which, as of a determination date, have become vested as described in Section 2.2 or 2.5 of this Terms Agreement, which, for the avoidance of doubt includes only Performance-Based Units for which a Company Sale has occurred and where the applicable performance conditions have been satisfied, and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Unit Agreement, continue to remain vested as of such date.

Section 3. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements; Company Call Rights.

3.1. LLC Agreement and Other Requirements.

(a) In General. If Grantee is not already a party to the LLC Agreement, then Grantee agrees that upon execution of this Unit Agreement, the Grantee agrees to join and become a party to the LLC Agreement and be fully bound by, and subject to all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement as though an original party thereto and the Company agrees to accept Grantee as a party to the LLC Agreement and that this Unit Agreement shall serve as Grantee’s joinder to the LLC Agreement.

(b) Transferability of Incentive Units. The Grantee may not offer or Transfer or agree to offer or Transfer, grant any call option with respect to, borrow against, or enter into any swap or derivative transaction with respect to any Incentive Unit or any interest therein, unless such action is taken in accordance with the LLC Agreement. Any attempted or purported Transfer or other agreement in violation of this Unit Agreement will be void ab initio.

(c) Rights as a Member. The Grantee will be the record owner of each Incentive Unit until or unless such Incentive Unit reverts to the Company as provided in Section 3.2 of this Terms Agreement or is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement, and as record owner will be entitled to all rights granted to owners of Class C Common Units.

(d) Power of Attorney. By virtue of the grant of the Incentive Units hereunder and Grantee’s execution of this Unit Agreement, Grantee shall be deemed to have granted a power of attorney to the Managing Member in accordance with Section 9.7 of the LLC Agreement with respect to all Incentive Units owned by Grantee and acquired by Grantee hereunder, which power of attorney shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include a grant by the Grantee of a perpetual and irrevocable power of attorney to the Company, with full right, power and authority to take all actions necessary and/or desirable on behalf of the Grantee to effectuate the provisions of this Section 3.

3.2. Company Call Rights.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Unit Agreement and as otherwise provided herein, in the event of the Grantee’s Termination for any reason other than a Qualifying Termination, the Company may repurchase from the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees the Vested Portion of each Incentive Unit based on the Fair Market Value of an Incentive Unit on the date of repurchase. For purposes of this Section 3.2, all requirements of a Grantee shall apply equally in full force and effect with respect to any Permitted Transferee.

 

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(b) The Company shall have a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (or such longer period as may be necessary to avoid changing the accounting treatment for the acquisition of the Incentive Units being repurchased from an equity-based accounting treatment to a liability based accounting treatment (as contemplated by FASB ASC Topic 718)); provided that such period shall not exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days following the date of the Grantee’s Termination, in which to give notice in writing to the Grantee of the Company’s election to exercise its repurchase rights hereunder and thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice to pay the repurchase price and consummate the repurchase transaction. For the sake of clarity, the Company may elect to repurchase any of the Incentive Units of the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees in one or more separate transactions. The repurchase price, if any, payable pursuant to the Company’s exercise of its repurchase rights hereunder shall be paid (i) by delivery to the Grantee of wire transfer or a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to the order of the Grantee; (ii) by the cancellation of any indebtedness owed by the Grantee to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) by issuance of an unsecured promissory note bearing interest (payable at maturity) at a simple rate per annum equal to the prime rate in effect at such time, with such note to have a maturity date of no greater than seven (7) years following its issuance and otherwise on customary terms and conditions for promissory notes of such type, including acceleration in the event of a Company Sale; or (iv) any combination of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 3.2(b), as determined in the sole discretion of the Company. The Company may choose to have a designee purchase any Incentive Units elected by it to be purchased hereunder so long as the Company shall bear any reasonable costs and expenses of the Grantee in connection with the sale to such designee that the Grantee would not have otherwise incurred in connection with a sale to the Company. All references to the Company in this Section 3 shall refer to such designee as the context requires. The Grantee agrees to take all necessary and reasonable actions as directed by the Company in connection with the consummation of a repurchase pursuant to this Section 3.2, including executing the applicable repurchase documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to receive customary representations and warranties from the Grantee regarding the Incentive Units being repurchased including, but not limited to, the representation that the Grantee has good and marketable title to the Incentive Units to be repurchased free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances.

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if at any time following Grantee’s Termination for any reason, Grantee engages in activity that would otherwise constitute a breach of Exhibit 2 (“Restrictive Covenants”) if undertaken during the applicable time period set forth therein, the Company may repurchase from the Grantee and/or, as applicable, any of his or her Permitted Transferees the Vested Portion of each Incentive Unit based on the Fair Market Value of an Incentive Unit on the date of repurchase, such repurchase to be undertaken in a manner consistent with Section 3.2(b) (without regard to the duration of the call period specified therein).

Section 4. Termination.

4.1. In General. If the Grantee’s employment or service relationship Terminates (other than in the case of a Termination for Cause), irrespective of whether the Grantee receives, in connection with such Termination, any severance or other payment from Holdings under any employment or service agreement or otherwise, the Incentive Units, other than the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall terminate and be of no further force and effect as of and following the close of business on the date of such Termination.

4.2. Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Unit Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the rights of the Company set forth in this Section 4 (or any other right the Company may have), the Incentive Units, including the Vested Portion of the Incentive Units, shall immediately be forfeited and cancelled, without any consideration being paid therefore and without further action by the Company or any other Person, upon a Termination of the Grantee by Holdings or a Subsidiary of Holdings for Cause.

4.3. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Unit Agreement:

 

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(a) “Base Equity Value” shall mean the cumulative total of (i) the aggregate value of all equity securities held by NM Members and their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, as of the Combination Closing Date, plus (ii) any additional investment in equity securities of Holdings by NM Members and their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, following the Combination Closing Date (including (x) any cash dividend, (y) distribution, (z) the proceeds of any partial liquidation of Holdings; but excluding (A) any fees or expense reimbursements under any applicable management or professional services agreement and (B) any fees and expenses realized in connection with any Company Sale).

(b) “Cash-on-Cash Return” shall mean, without duplication, the aggregate gross cash return realized, and/or the fair market value of marketable securities received, by the NM Members or their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, in respect of the Base Equity Value. Deferred Consideration shall be included in Cash-on-Cash Return if, when and to the extent actually received by the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable. If the NM Members or, without duplication, their respective direct or indirect parent entities, as applicable, receive non-marketable securities or other non-cash property pursuant to a distribution or as proceeds from their aggregate investment in equity securities of Holdings, Grantee shall be treated no less favorably than any other member of the Board of Directors of Holdings (the “Board”) or officer of Holdings and its Affiliates who holds Incentive Units with respect to the inclusion or exclusion of non-marketable securities or other non-cash property from Cash-on-Cash Return.

(c) “Cause” shall mean: (i) if Grantee is party to an employment or severance agreement with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in which “cause” is defined, the occurrence of any circumstance defined as “cause” in such employment or severance agreement for so long as such agreement is in effect, or (ii) if Grantee is not party to an effective employment or severance agreement with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in which “cause” is defined, one of the following events or conditions, as determined by the Board in its reasonable judgement: (A) Grantee’s indictment for, conviction of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a (1) felony or (2) any crime of moral turpitude; (B) Grantee’s embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duty or fraud with regard to Holdings or any of its assets or businesses; (C) Grantee’s continued failure to perform the duties of Grantee’s position, in the Board’s reasonable judgment; (D) Grantee’s dishonesty, willful misconduct, or illegal conduct relating to the affairs of Holdings or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or customers; (E) Grantee’s breach of a material provision of this Unit Agreement or any other contractual obligation to Holdings or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities; or (F) other conduct by Grantee that may be harmful to the business, interests, or reputation of Holdings (including its subsidiaries), including any material violation of a Holdings policy. With respect to clauses (C), (D), (E), and (F) above, Holdings shall provide ten (10) days written notice to Grantee of its intent to terminate for Cause, and during such ten (10) day period Grantee shall have a right to cure (if curable). If not cured within such period (as determined in the Board’s reasonable judgment), the termination of Grantee’s service will be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of the ten (10) day notice period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Grantee’s right to cure as set forth above shall not apply if there are habitual or repeated breaches by Grantee.

(d) “Termination”, “Terminated” or “Terminates” shall mean, with respect to the Grantee, a Termination of Employment or Service, as applicable.

(e) “Termination of Employment or Service” means: a termination of employment or service (for reasons other than a military or personal leave of absence granted by Holdings) of the Grantee from Holdings and its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no rights of the Grantee are reduced or adversely affected, the Compensation Committee may otherwise define Termination of Employment or Service thereafter, provided that any such change to the definition of the term “Termination of Employment or Service” does not subject the applicable Incentive Units to Section 409A of the Code.

Section 5. Prohibited Activities. The Grantee hereby acknowledges and agrees that he or she will be subject to the restrictive covenants set forth in Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Section 6. Miscellaneous.

6.1. Acknowledgments.

(a) The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Unit Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof as the same may be amended from time to time. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee has reviewed this Unit Agreement and understands the Grantee’s rights and obligations hereunder.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in the LLC Agreement or as required by applicable law, Holdings and the Company shall have no duty or obligation to disclose to the Grantee, and the Grantee shall have no right to be advised of, any material information regarding Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates at any time prior to, upon or in connection with the repurchase of Incentive Units upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment or service with Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries or as otherwise provided hereunder; except Grantee shall be entitled to the calculation of Fair Market Value in connection with any repurchase of the Incentive Units.

6.2. Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result of, or which may in any way relate to, the interpretation, or construction or of this Unit Agreement shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, in good faith, whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes.

6.3. Grantee Representations. The Grantee shall be deemed to acknowledge and make the following representations and warranties and as otherwise may be requested by Holdings or the Company for compliance with applicable laws, and any issuances of Incentive Units by the Company and any issuance of Corresponding Holdings Units by Holdings hereunder shall be made in reliance upon the express representations and warranties of the Grantee:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Grantee of this Unit Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, cause increased liability or fees, or require approval, consent or authorization under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation or (ii) any contract or agreement to which the Grantee is a party or by which the Grantee or any of Grantee’s properties or assets may be bound or affected.

(b) The Grantee has all requisite legal capacity and authority to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement.

(c) The Incentive Units must be held indefinitely and Grantee must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Incentive Units unless the offer and sale of such Incentive Units are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and all applicable state security laws or an exemption from such registration available (or otherwise provided in the LLC Agreement).

(d) The Grantee is acquiring and will hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for investment for the Grantee’s account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws.

(e) The Grantee has been advised that the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, on the ground that no distribution or public offering of such Incentive Units is to be effected (it being understood, however, that such Incentive Units are being issued and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable securities laws). In connection with the foregoing, Holdings and the Company are relying in part on the Grantee’s representations set forth in this Section 6.3 and the representations included in the Supplemental Provisions, if any. The Grantee further acknowledges and understands that the Company and Holdings are under no obligation hereunder to register the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder.

 

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(f) The Grantee is aware of the adoption of Rule 144 by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, which permits limited public resales of securities acquired in a non-public offering, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is familiar with the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144, and acknowledges and understands that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company and Holdings have no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

(g) The Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units in violation of this Unit Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the Securities Act (or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) or under any other applicable securities laws; provided that, the foregoing shall in no way limit the Grantee’s ability to Transfer the Incentive Units pursuant to the provisions of the LLC Agreement. The Grantee agrees that the Grantee will not Transfer the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder unless and until the Grantee has complied with all requirements of this Unit Agreement, or the LLC Agreement applicable to the disposition of such Incentive Units.

(h) The Grantee has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company and Holdings concerning the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Incentive Units and to obtain any additional information which the Company or Holdings possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that the Grantee has requested.

(i) The Grantee is an experienced and sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as are necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Incentive Units. The Grantee is aware that the Incentive Units are a speculative investment that has limited liquidity and is subject to the risk of complete loss. The Grantee is able, without impairing the Grantee’s financial condition, to hold the Incentive Units to be issued hereunder for an indefinite period and to suffer a complete loss of the Grantee’s investment in such Incentive Units.

(j) The Grantee has only relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, the Grantee’s own legal, financial and tax advisors, and the determination of the Grantee to acquire the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement has been made by the Grantee independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such acquisition or as to the properties, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Person (including all Persons acquiring Incentive Units on the date hereof) or by any agent or employee of such Person and independent of the fact that any other Person has decided to become a holder of Incentive Units.

6.4. Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trials.

(a) This Unit Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of Delaware, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein (it being understood and agreed that any order from any such court may be enforced in any other jurisdiction). Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial by jury of any claim, demand, action, or cause of action arising under or relating to this Unit Agreement whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity, or otherwise. The parties hereto each hereby agrees and consents that any such claim, demand, action, or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties hereto may file an original counterpart of a copy of this Unit Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

 

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(b) The Grantee (i) agrees that service of process in any such any claim, demand, action, proceeding or cause of action arising under this Unit Agreement may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of the Grantee, at the Grantee’s address shown in the books and records of the Company or Holdings, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, or in the case of Holdings, at Holdings’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, and (ii) agrees that nothing in this Unit Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

6.5. Specific Performance. Each of the parties agrees that any breach of the terms of this Unit Agreement will result in irreparable injury and damage to the other parties, for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Each of the parties therefore agrees that in the event of a breach or any threat of breach, the other parties shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach, threatened breach or continued breach, and/or compelling specific performance of this Unit Agreement, without having to prove the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy or balancing the equities between the parties. Such remedies shall be in addition to any other remedies (including monetary damages) to which the other parties may be entitled at law or in equity. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy.

6.6. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Unit Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Unit Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

6.7. Notice. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Unit Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) upon receipt by hand delivery, (b) upon receipt after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (c) the next business day after being sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (d) upon confirmation of delivery if transmitted by electronic mail electronic mail in portable document format (PDF format) with an electronic read receipt requested, to the email address indicated (provided a copy thereof is also sent by one of the other methods described in this Section 6.7. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the address, email address or facsimile number indicated below:

(a) If to the Company and Holdings:

Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC)

Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)

c/o New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Vignesh Aier and Kyle Peterson

E-mail:

Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC)

4055 Valley View Lane, Suite 400

Dallas, Texas 75244

Attention: Bradford Kyle Armbrester and Denise Quintanilla

Email:

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

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-8704

Attention: Garrett Charon and Danna Kivell

E-mail:

 

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(b) If to the Grantee, at the most recent address or electronic mail address contained in the records of the Company or Holdings.

6.8. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Unit Agreement shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee, including, without limitation, the estate of such Grantee and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate.

6.9. Amendments and Waivers. The Board shall have the right to amend the Agreement with the consent of the Grantee and the Managing Member; provided, however, that to the extent necessary under any applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the members of the Company if required by applicable law, regulation, or exchange requirement.

6.10. Counterparts. This Unit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

6.11. Entire Agreement. The Unit Agreement and the LLC Agreement (together with any documents contemplated thereby or incorporated therein by reference) constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

6.12. Transfer of Personal Data. The Grantee authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by Holdings or the Company (or any Subsidiary of Holdings or the Company) of any personal data information related to the Incentive Units awarded under this Unit Agreement for legitimate business purposes. This authorization and consent is freely given by the Grantee.

6.13. No Right to Continued Employment or Business Relationship. This Unit Agreement shall not confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continued employment or a continued business relationship with Holdings, the Company or any Affiliate thereof, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of Holdings, the Company, or any Affiliate thereof to Terminate the Grantee at any time.

6.14. Compliance with Laws. The issuance of the Incentive Units pursuant to this Unit Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Incentive Units if any such issuance would violate any such requirements. As a condition to the issuance of the Incentive Units, the Company may require the Grantee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation.

 

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6.15. Delivery by Email. This Unit Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of email with a scan attachment, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in Person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.

 

6.16. Further Assurances. The Grantee shall, from time to time, furnish Holdings and the Company such further information or assurances, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments and conveyances, and take such other actions and do such other things, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Unit Agreement and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.17. Supplemental Provisions Govern. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of the Terms Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions herein; provided, however, that in the case of any inconsistency between the Supplemental Provisions and the Terms Agreement, the terms of the Supplemental Provisions shall govern.

6.18. General Interpretive Principles. Whenever used in this Unit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders. The headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Unit Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof,” “herein” and similar terms refer to this Unit Agreement as a whole (including the exhibits, schedules and disclosure statements hereto), and references herein to Sections refer to Sections of this Unit Agreement. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to “include,” “includes” and “including” shall not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non-characterizing illustrations.

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Exhibit 1

ELECTION TO INCLUDE AMOUNT

IN GROSS INCOME PURSUANT TO

SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On February 14, 2020, the undersigned acquired 1,544 Class C Common Units (the “Incentive Units”) of Cure Aggregator, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) for $0.00 per Incentive Unit. The total amount paid by the undersigned for the Incentive Units was $0.00. The Incentive Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (described below) that may not be avoided by a transfer of the Incentive Units to another person and are also subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The undersigned desires to make an election to have the receipt of the Incentive Units taxed under the provisions of Code §83(b) at the time the undersigned acquired the Incentive Units.

Therefore, pursuant to Code §83(b) and Treasury Regulation § 1.83-2 promulgated thereunder, the undersigned hereby makes an election, with respect to the Incentive Units (described below), to report as taxable income for calendar year 2020 the excess (if any) of the Incentive Units’ fair market value on February 14, 2020 over the purchase price thereof.

The following information is supplied in accordance with Treasury Regulation § 1.83-2(e):

 

1.

The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

 

Name:   

Vivian Riefberg

Address:   

 

  

 

SSN:   

 

 

2.

A description of the property with respect to which the election is being made: 1,544 Class C Common Units of the Company.

 

3.

The date on which the Incentive Units were transferred: February 14, 2020. The taxable year for which such election is made: 2020.

 

4.

The restrictions to which the property is subject: In general, a portion of the Incentive Units are subject to time-based vesting criteria, subject to taxpayer’s continued service with Cure TopCo, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”) through such vesting date(s), and a portion of the Incentive Units are subject to performance-based vesting criteria, with such Incentive Units vesting upon achievement of certain investment returns to certain investors of Holdings, subject to taxpayer’s continued service with Holdings and its subsidiaries through such vesting date(s). Upon cessation of the taxpayer’s service, all Incentive Units, to the extent not vested, will be forfeited. In addition, under certain circumstances, the Incentive Units may be forfeited or repurchased from the undersigned at a price equal to the lower of fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) or the original value of the Incentive Units.

 

5.

The fair market value on February 14, 2020 of the property with respect to which the election is being made, determined in accordance with IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 and without regard to any lapse restrictions: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.


6.

The amount paid or to be paid for such property: $0.00 per Incentive Unit.

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A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations § 1.83-2(d).

Dated: 3/8 , 2020

 

/s/ Vivian Riefberg

Vivian Riefberg


Exhibit 2

Restrictive Covenants

 

1. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.

(a) During the course of Grantee’s service to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Term”), Grantee agrees not to, and shall cause Grantee’s Affiliates not to, either alone or in conjunction with Grantee’s Affiliates, whether as an owner, manager, operator, controller, partner, investor, consultant, independent contractor, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise (and whether or not for compensation), directly or indirectly work for or provide services to any Person that is engaged in any business that is competitive with the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in the United States, as conducted or in active planning during the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grantee may directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any Person traded on any national securities exchange, provided that Grantee is not a controlling Person of, or a member of a group which controls, such Person and does not, directly or indirectly, own five percent (5%) or more of any class of securities of such Person.

(b) During the Term and for a period of twelve (12) months following the date on which Grantee ceases to provide services to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Non-Solicitation Restricted Period”) Grantee agrees not to, and shall cause Grantee’s Affiliates not to, knowingly, either alone or in conjunction with Grantee’s Affiliates, directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any C-level executive officer of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Senior Restricted Employee”) or any employee of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is not a Senior Restricted Employee (each, a “Restricted Employee”) to leave the employ or service of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, hire any Senior Restricted Employee or Restricted Employee, or in any way interfere with the employee relationship between Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and any such Senior Restricted Employee or Restricted Employee.

(c) During the Term and the Restricted Period, Grantee shall not, and shall cause Grantee’s Affiliates not to, either alone or in conjunction with Grantee’s Affiliates, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit or service, or assist in soliciting or servicing the business of any then current client or prospective supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in a manner which (x) induces such Person to cease doing business with, or (y) reduces the amount of business conducted with, Holdings or its Subsidiaries, or (ii) in any way interferes with the relationship between any then current or prospective client, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries: (A) with whom Grantee had personal contact or dealings on behalf of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries during the one-year period immediately preceding Grantee’s termination of service; (B) about whom Grantee had knowledge of any of Holdings’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ plans with respect to such Person; (C) with whom persons reporting directly to Grantee have had personal contact or dealings on behalf of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries during the one-year period immediately preceding Grantee’s termination of service and about whom Grantee had Confidential Information; or (D) for whom Grantee had direct or indirect responsibility during the one-year period immediately preceding Grantee’s termination of service and about whom Grantee had Confidential Information.

(d) Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the length of the covenants set forth in this Section 1 are reasonable and narrowly drawn to impose no greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill of Holdings and its respective Subsidiaries.

2. Confidentiality.

(a) Grantee will not at any time, whether during or after the Term, (i) retain or use for the benefit, purposes or account of Grantee or any other Person; or (ii) disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Person outside of Holdings, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates (other than Grantee’s professional advisers who are bound by confidentiality obligations or otherwise in performance of Grantee’s duties during Grantee’s service with Holdings and/or its Affiliates and/or Subsidiaries and pursuant to customary industry practice), any non-public, proprietary or confidential information, including, without limitation, trade secrets,


know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals, in each case, concerning the past, current or future business, activities and operations of Holdings or its Affiliates or Subsidiaries and/or any third party that has disclosed or provided any of same to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates on a confidential basis (“Confidential Information”), without the prior written authorization of the Board.

(b) “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that is (i) generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of Grantee’s breach of this or any other confidentiality covenant; (ii) made legitimately available to Grantee by a third party without breach of any confidentiality obligation of which Grantee has knowledge; or (iii) required by law to be disclosed; provided that with respect to subsection (iii), Grantee shall give prompt written notice to Holdings of such requirement, disclose no more information than is so required, and reasonably cooperate with any attempts by Holdings to obtain a protective order or similar treatment.

(c) Except as required by law, Grantee will not disclose to anyone, other than Grantee’s family (it being understood that, in this Exhibit 2, the term “family” refers to Grantee, Grantee’s spouse, children, parents and spouse’s parents) and advisors, the existence or contents of this Unit Agreement; provided that Grantee may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of this Exhibit 2.

(d) Upon termination of the Term for any or no reason, Grantee shall (i) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; and (ii) immediately destroy, delete, or return to Holdings, at Holdings’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Grantee’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Grantee’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Holdings property) that contain Confidential Information, except that Grantee may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information. Grantee may use Holdings and its Subsidiaries’ trade name in referencing her service (in writing or orally) to such companies for purposes of her resume or biography, it being understood that any such use does not relive Grantee of her obligations hereunder.

(e) 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Exhibit 2 is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, the parties to this Unit Agreement have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The parties also have the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure.

(f) The provisions of Section 2 hereof shall survive the termination of Grantee’s Term for any or no reason.

3. Whistleblower Protection. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Unit Agreement (including Exhibit 2), no provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted so as to impede Grantee (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Grantee does not need the prior authorization of Holdings or its Subsidiaries to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee shall not be required to notify Holdings or its Subsidiaries that such reports or disclosures have been made.

Exhibit 10.24

Cure TopCo, LLC

c/o Signify Health, LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

November 23, 2020

Mr. Kevin M. McNamara

Dear Kevin:

I am pleased to formally confirm the terms and conditions of your service on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cure TopCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), and your provision of consulting services to the Company. We are excited about your continuing to contribute your experience and depth of knowledge to the leadership of the Company.

During the period of your service as a member of the Board (the “Term”), you agree to make reasonable efforts to attend all Board meetings (either in person or, as an alternative if not possible, by telephone) and to devote a reasonable amount of your business time to your services to the Company pursuant to this letter commensurate with your role as a non-employee member of the Board. In addition, during the Term, you agree to be available to provide such consulting and advisory services as may be reasonably requested by the Company from time to time (the “Consulting Services”).

As compensation for your service as a member of the Board and for Consulting Services, you will be paid a fee of $225,000 annually, payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices and subject to applicable withholding taxes. In addition, you will be reimbursed for the premiums you pay for your participation in the Company’s life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability and medical insurance plans. You will also be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses, consistent with Company’s policies.

As a member of the Board, you will be covered by the Company’s directors’ liability insurance on the same basis as the other members of the Board and will be covered by the directors’ indemnification provisions contained in the Company’s organizational documents. During the Term, you agree to observe and comply with all lawful rules, regulations, policies and procedures established by the Company from time to time and all applicable laws, rules and regulations that relate to your appointment. During your Board service, you will not undertake any outside activity, whether or not competitive with the business of the Company or its affiliates, that could reasonably give rise to a conflict of interest or otherwise interfere with any of your duties or obligations to the Company or any of its affiliates.


This letter agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and terminates all prior and contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the terms and conditions of your engagement by the Company. This letter agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach shall be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by you and a duly authorized representative of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this letter agreement may be terminated at any time by either party for any reason.

Nothing in this letter should be construed to interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company and the members of the Company to remove any individual from the Board at any time in accordance with the provisions of applicable law and the Company’s organizational documents. This agreement shall be construed and enforced under and be governed in all respects by the laws of Delaware without regard to any conflict of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We look forward to your continued service on our team. Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing terms by signing the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to me.

CURE TOPCO, LLC

 

By:  

/s/ Steve Senneff

Name:   Steve Senneff
Title:   President & CFO

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

 

/s/ Kevin McNamara

Kevin McNamara

 

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Exhibit 10.26

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 21, 2017

among

CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC,

as Holdings,

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC,

as Borrower,

THE OTHER GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME

 

 

UBS SECURITIES LLC,

and

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners,

Documentation and Syndication Agents

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

            Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

     1  

Section 1.01.

     Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.02.

     Other Interpretive Provisions      60  

Section 1.03.

     Accounting Terms      61  

Section 1.04.

     Rounding      62  

Section 1.05.

     References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.      62  

Section 1.06.

     Times of Day      62  

Section 1.07.

     Timing of Payment or Performance      62  

Section 1.08.

     Limited Condition Transactions      62  

Section 1.09.

     Pro Forma Calculations      63  

Section 1.10.

     Letters of Credit      64  

Section 1.11.

     Certifications      64  

Section 1.12.

     Certain Determinations      64  

ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     65  

Section 2.01.

     The Loans      65  

Section 2.02.

     Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans      66  

Section 2.03.

     Letters of Credit      68  

Section 2.04.

     [Reserved]      76  

Section 2.05.

     Prepayments      76  

Section 2.06.

     Termination or Reduction of Commitments      88  

Section 2.07.

     Repayment of Loans      88  

Section 2.08.

     Interest      89  

Section 2.09.

     Fees      89  

Section 2.10.

     Computation of Interest and Fees      90  

Section 2.11.

     Evidence of Indebtedness      90  

Section 2.12.

     Payments Generally      91  

Section 2.13.

     Sharing of Payments      92  

Section 2.14.

     Incremental Credit Extensions      93  

Section 2.15.

     Refinancing Amendments      99  

Section 2.16.

     Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans      100  

Section 2.17.

     Defaulting Lenders      103  

ARTICLE III TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

     105  

Section 3.01.

     Taxes      105  

Section 3.02.

     Illegality      108  

Section 3.03.

     Inability to Determine Rates      108  

Section 3.04.

     Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves      109  

Section 3.05.

     Funding Losses      110  

 

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Section 3.06.

     Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation      110  

Section 3.07.

     Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances      111  

Section 3.08.

     Survival      112  

ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     112  

Section 4.01.

     Conditions to Initial Credit Extension      112  

Section 4.02.

     Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date      115  

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     115  

Section 5.01.

     Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws      115  

Section 5.02.

     Authorization; No Contravention      116  

Section 5.03.

     Governmental Authorization      116  

Section 5.04.

     Binding Effect      116  

Section 5.05.

     Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect      116  

Section 5.06.

     Litigation      117  

Section 5.07.

     Ownership of Property; Liens      117  

Section 5.08.

     Environmental Matters      117  

Section 5.09.

     Taxes      118  

Section 5.10.

     ERISA Compliance      118  

Section 5.11.

     Use of Proceeds      118  

Section 5.12.

     Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act      119  

Section 5.13.

     Disclosure      119  

Section 5.14.

     Labor Matters      119  

Section 5.15.

     Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.      120  

Section 5.16.

     Solvency      120  

Section 5.17.

     USA Patriot Act; OFAC; FCPA      120  

Section 5.18.

     Security Documents      120  

Section 5.19.

     Senior Indebtedness      121  

ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     121  

Section 6.01.

     Financial Statements      121  

Section 6.02.

     Certificates; Other Information      124  

Section 6.03.

     Notices      125  

Section 6.04.

     Payment of Taxes      125  

Section 6.05.

     Preservation of Existence, Etc.      125  

Section 6.06.

     Maintenance of Properties; Intellectual Property      126  

Section 6.07.

     Maintenance of Insurance      126  

Section 6.08.

     Compliance with Laws      126  

Section 6.09.

     Books and Records      126  

Section 6.10.

     Inspection Rights      126  

Section 6.11.

     Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors      127  

Section 6.12.

     Compliance with Environmental Laws      128  

Section 6.13.

     Further Assurances; Post-Closing Obligations      129  

Section 6.14.

     Designation of Subsidiaries      129  

Section 6.15.

     Maintenance of Ratings      129  

Section 6.16.

     Use of Proceeds      129  

Section 6.17.

     Transactions with Affiliates      130  

Section 6.18.

     Conduct of Business      131  

 

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ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     131  

Section 7.01.

     Liens      132  

Section 7.02.

     Investments      136  

Section 7.03.

     Indebtedness      139  

Section 7.04.

     Fundamental Changes      143  

Section 7.05.

     Dispositions      145  

Section 7.06.

     Restricted Payments      147  

Section 7.07.

     [Reserved]      150  

Section 7.08.

     [Reserved]      150  

Section 7.09.

     Burdensome Agreements      150  

Section 7.10.

     [Reserved]      152  

Section 7.11.

     Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio      152  

Section 7.12.

     Fiscal Year      152  

Section 7.13.

     Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness      152  

Section 7.14.

     Permitted Activities      153  

ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

     153  

Section 8.01.

     Events of Default      153  

Section 8.02.

     Remedies Upon Event of Default      156  

Section 8.03.

     Application of Funds      157  

Section 8.04.

     Borrower Right to Cure      158  

ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS

     159  

Section 9.01.

     Appointment and Authority      159  

Section 9.02.

     Rights as a Lender      159  

Section 9.03.

     Exculpatory Provisions      160  

Section 9.04.

     Reliance by Administrative Agent      160  

Section 9.05.

     Delegation of Duties      161  

Section 9.06.

     Resignation of Administrative Agent      161  

Section 9.07.

     Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders      162  

Section 9.08.

     No Other Duties, Etc.      162  

Section 9.09.

     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      162  

Section 9.10.

     Collateral and Guaranty Matters      163  

Section 9.11.

     Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements      164  

Section 9.12.

     Withholding Tax Indemnity      164  

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

     165  

Section 10.01.

     Amendments, Etc.      165  

Section 10.02.

     Notices and Other Communications      168  

Section 10.03.

     No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      170  

Section 10.04.

     Attorney Costs and Expenses      170  

Section 10.05.

     Indemnification by the Borrower      171  

Section 10.06.

     Payments Set Aside      173  

Section 10.07.

     Successors and Assigns      173  

Section 10.08.

     Confidentiality      181  

Section 10.09.

     Setoff      182  

Section 10.10.

     Interest Rate Limitation      183  

 

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Section 10.11.

     Counterparts      183  

Section 10.12.

     Integration      183  

Section 10.13.

     Survival of Representations and Warranties      183  

Section 10.14.

     Severability      184  

Section 10.15.

     GOVERNING LAW      184  

Section 10.16.

     WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY      185  

Section 10.17.

     Binding Effect      185  

Section 10.18.

     USA Patriot Act      185  

Section 10.19.

     No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      185  

Section 10.20.

     Intercreditor Agreements      186  

Section 10.21.

     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      186  

ARTICLE XI GUARANTEE

     186  

Section 11.01.

     The Guarantee      186  

Section 11.02.

     Obligations Unconditional      187  

Section 11.03.

     Reinstatement      188  

Section 11.04.

     Subrogation; Subordination      188  

Section 11.05.

     Remedies      188  

Section 11.06.

     [Reserved]      188  

Section 11.07.

     Continuing Guarantee      188  

Section 11.08.

     General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations      188  

Section 11.09.

     Release of Guarantors      189  

Section 11.10.

     Right of Contribution      189  

Section 11.11.

     Keepwell      189  

 

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SCHEDULES

 

I

   Subsidiary Guarantors

1.01A

   Commitments

1.01B

   Closing Date Documents

1.01C

   Existing Letters of Credit

1.01D

   L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share

1.01E

   Material Domestic Subsidiaries

5.06

   Litigation

5.07

   Real Property

5.08

   Environmental Matters

6.13(b)

   Post-Closing Matters

6.17

   Affiliate Transactions

7.01(b)

   Existing Liens

7.02(f)

   Existing Investments

7.03(b)

   Existing Indebtedness

7.09

   Burdensome Agreements

10.02

   Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

 

     Form of

A

   Committed Loan Notice

B

   Compliance Certificate

C-1

   Term Note

C-2

   Revolving Credit Note

D

   Solvency Certificate

E-1

   Acceptance and Prepayment Notice

E-2

   Discount Range Prepayment Notice

E-3

   Discount Range Prepayment Offer

E-4

   Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice

E-5

   Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer

E-6

   Specified Discount Prepayment Notice

E-7

   Specified Discount Prepayment Response

F

   [Reserved]

G

   Intercompany Note

H-1 to H-4

   Tax Certificates

I

   [Reserved]

J-1

   Assignment and Assumption

J-2

   Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption

J-3

   Affiliated Lender Notice

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of December 21, 2017, among CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC (F.K.A OX PARENT, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings” or “Buyer 1”), CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower” or “Buyer 2”), the other Guarantors party hereto from time to time, UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”) and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and, individually, a “Lender”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

Pursuant to the terms of (i) the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, on the Closing Date Buyer 2, through its subsidiary, Chloe Merger Sub, LLC, will acquire Censeo Health LLC (“Censeo”) and its subsidiaries and (ii) the Advance Acquisition Agreement, on the Closing Date, Buyer 1, through its indirect subsidiary, Ox Merger Sub, LLC, will acquire Drynachan, LLC (“Advance”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Acquisitions”). Prior to the Closing Date (x) 100% of the equity interests of Buyer 1, shall be transferred to Chloe Ox Intermediate 2, LLC, (y) Chloe Ox Intermediate 2, LLC shall contribute 100% of the equity interests of Buyer 2 to Buyer 1, upon the occurrence of which Buyer 1 shall be the direct parent of Buyer 2 and (z) Buyer 1 shall transfer 100% of the equity interests of Ox Merger Sub, LLC to Buyer 2.

To fund a portion of the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreements, the Sponsor and certain other investors (including the Management Investors) will contribute an amount in cash equity contributions, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower, which equity, when combined with the equity of the Management Investors that will be retained, rolled over or converted, if any, shall be no less than 40.0% of the total consolidated pro forma debt and equity of the Borrower and its subsidiaries on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions (but without giving effect to any loans borrowed hereunder on the Closing Date to fund any working capital needs) (such contribution and the retention, rollover or conversion, collectively, the “Equity Contribution”).

To consummate the Transactions, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit in the form of (a) Term Loans on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to $260,000,000 and (b) a Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate amount of $35,000,000 in each case, subject to increase as provided herein.

The applicable Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and each L/C Issuer has indicated its willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including in the preamble and preliminary statements hereto), the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

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


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

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit E-1.

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

Acquisitions” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements to this Agreement.

Acquisition Agreements” means the Advance Acquisition Agreement and the Censeo Acquisition Agreement.

Additional Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Additional Refinancing Lender” means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15, provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i) the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the extent that each such Additional Refinancing Lender is not an Affiliate of a then-existing Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) the Borrower and (iii) in the case of a Refinancing Amendment in respect of the Revolving Credit Loans, each L/C Issuer.

Administrative Agent” means UBS AG, Stamford Branch, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

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

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

Advance” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements to this Agreement.

Advance Acquisition Agreement” means the Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2017, by and among Buyer 1, Advance, Ox Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sellers party thereto.

Advance Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of or with respect to Advance and its subsidiaries in the Advance Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Arrangers and the Lenders, but only to the extent that Buyer 1 or its Affiliates has the right to terminate its (or their) obligations under Section 9.1(b) of the Advance Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the acquisition pursuant to Section 8.2(a) of the Advance Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

Affected Class” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(a).

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

 

2


Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is the Sponsor (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries and other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) or a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate.

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

Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(k)(iv).

Agent-Related Persons” means the Agents and their respective Affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing.

Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Bookrunners.

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Annual Financial Statements” means, collectively, (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 for the fiscal years then ended and (ii) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Censeo and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 and related statements of income, cash flows and member’s equity for Censeo and its subsidiaries for the years then ended.

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

Applicable ECF Percentage” means, for any fiscal year, (a) 50%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 3.25:1.00, (b) 25%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00 and greater than 2.75:1.00 and (c) 0%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 2.75:1.00.

Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to: (a) with respect to Initial Term Loans, (i) for Eurocurrency Loans, 5.00% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 4.00% and (b) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, unused Revolving Credit Commitments and Letter of Credit Fees, (i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.01, (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, 5.00% and (B) for Base Rate Loans, 4.00% and (C) in the case of the undrawn commitment fees for the Revolving Credit Commitments, 0.50% and (ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

 

3


Pricing Level   

Consolidated First

Lien Net Leverage
Ratio

   Eurocurrency
Rate Loans and
Letter of Credit
Fees
    Base Rate
Loans
    Commitment
Fee
 

1

   > 3.25:1.00      5.00     4.00     0.50

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   £ 3.25:1.00 and

> 2.75:1.00

     4.75     3.75     0.375

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   £ 2.75:1.00      4.50     3.50     0.250

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (v) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or any Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Extension Amendment, (w) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Revolving Commitment Increase, any Class of Incremental Term Loans or any Class of Incremental Revolving Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Incremental Amendment, (x) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Replacement Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant agreement, (y) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, any Class of Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans or any Class of Refinancing Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (z) in the case of the Initial Term Loans, the Applicable Rate shall be increased as, and to the extent, necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 2.14.

Applicable Requirements” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness, that such Indebtedness satisfies the following requirements:

(a) such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness;

(b) (i) in respect of any Indebtedness that is not revolving in nature, such Indebtedness does not have greater amortization or mandatory prepayments than the Initial Term Loans and (ii) in respect of any Indebtedness that is revolving in nature, such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility or have amortization or scheduled mandatory commitment reductions (other than at maturity);

 

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(c) such Indebtedness shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness;

(d) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral, a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement (or any Intercreditor Agreement shall have been amended or replaced in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which results in such Senior Representative having rights to share in the Collateral on a pari passu basis or a junior lien basis, as applicable);

(e) [reserved];

(f) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured, it is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral (it being agreed that such Indebtedness shall not be required to be secured by all of the Collateral);

(g) such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party;

(h) other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Indebtedness; and

(i) the holders of such Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans then outstanding;

provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirements of this definition, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirements of this definition unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class and (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii) the Revolving Credit Lenders.

Approved Bank” has the meaning set forth in clause (c) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”

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

Arrangers” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger under this Agreement.

 

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Asset Sale Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.25:1.00, 100%, (b) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00 and greater than 2.75:1.00, 50% and (c) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.75:1.00, 0%, in each case, as calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, but excluding the proceeds of such asset sale.

Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(b).

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 hereto.

Assignment Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

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

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

Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by a Discounted Purchaser (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be designated as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Available Excluded Contribution Amount” means the cash or Cash Equivalents or the fair market value of other assets or property (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), but excluding any Cure Amount, received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from:

(1) contributions in respect of Qualified Equity Interests, and

(2) the sale (other than to any Subsidiary of the Borrower or pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower,

in each case, designated as Available Excluded Contribution Amounts pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or proceeds are received, as the case may be, and which are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit.

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

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

 

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Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (c) the Eurocurrency Rate for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) and (d) in respect of Initial Term Loans only, 2.00%.

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

Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any Person that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with (a) any competitor of the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any Affiliate of such competitor, but with respect to which no personnel involved with any investment in such competitor or Affiliate (i) makes, has the right to make or participates with others in making any investment decisions with respect to such Person or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any entity that forms a part of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Bookrunner” means each of UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a joint bookrunner.

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

Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

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

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

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

Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York, and, if such day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.

Buyer 1” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Buyer 2” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (including with respect to internally developed software) (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Leases) by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).

Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at a commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent, in the name of the relevant Borrower and under the sole dominion and “control” (within the meaning of the UCC) of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Cash Collateralize” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).

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

(a) Dollars;

(b) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;

(c) time deposits or eurodollar time deposits with, insured certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances or overnight bank deposits of, or letters of credit issued by, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii)(A) is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or is the principal banking Subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (B) has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 or $100,000,000 in the case of any non-U.S. bank (any such bank in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities not exceeding 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

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

(e) marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by Holdings);

 

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(f) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b), (d) and (e) above entered into with any Approved Bank;

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

(h) Investments (other than in structured investment vehicles and structured financing transactions) with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

(i) securities with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;

(j) (i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above denominated in Euros, pounds sterling, or Canadian dollars or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to the foregoing and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Restricted Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction and (ii) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies in those countries in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as Current Assets of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) above; and

(l) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (k) above.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (a) and (j) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clause (a) or (j) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Hedge Bank in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, credit card, debit card and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds, in each case, pursuant to a Treasury Services Agreement, in each case, to the extent designated by the Borrower and such Hedge Bank as “Cash Management Obligations” in writing to the Administrative Agent. The designation of any Cash Management Obligations shall not create in favor of such Hedge Bank any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

 

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

Censeo” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements to this Agreement.

Censeo Acquisition Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 11, 2017, by and among Buyer 2, Censeo, Chloe Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sellers party thereto,

Censeo Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of or with respect to Censeo and its subsidiaries in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Arrangers and the Lenders, but only to the extent that Buyer 2 or its Affiliates has the right to terminate its (or their) obligations under Section 8.1(d) of the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the acquisition pursuant to Section 7.2(a) of the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

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

Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:

(a) at any time prior to a Qualified IPO, any combination of Permitted Holders shall (i) fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower or (ii) fail to have the right, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower;

(b) at any time after a Qualified IPO, (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (x) any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (y) any combination of Permitted Holders, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of Equity Interests representing 35% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such “person” or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower unless the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract, or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower or (ii) the Permitted Holders shall fail, at such time, to have the right or the ability, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower;

(c) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower; or

(d) a change of control or similar event shall occur in any other document pertaining to any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries the outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of the Threshold Amount.

 

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Class” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series or Commitments in respect of Replacement Term Loans and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Revolving Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans. Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.

Closing Date” means December 21, 2017.

Closing Date Revolver Cap” shall mean a limit of $5,000,000 on the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans that are available to be borrowed on the Closing Date, which amount shall not include the face amount of any Letters of Credit issued on the Closing Date.

Closing Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(c).

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (unless specifically provided otherwise).

Collateral” means the “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement and all the “Collateral” or “Pledged Assets” as defined in any other Collateral Document and any other assets pledged pursuant to any Collateral Document (but in any event excluding the Excluded Assets).

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

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (i) on the Closing Date, pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) and (v) and (ii) at such time as may be designated therein, pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the proviso to Section 4.01(a) or Section 6.11 or 6.13, subject, in each case, to the limitations and exceptions of this Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto;

(b) all Secured Obligations of the Borrower shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each existing and subsequently acquired or organized Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) (each, a “Guarantor”);

(c) the Secured Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a first-priority security interest (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) in (i) all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) all of the Equity Interests of each wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary described in the following clause (iii)) directly owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is a FSHCO and (iv) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly-owned CFC that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case other than any Excluded Assets;

 

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(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, or under any Collateral Document, the Secured Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected first-priority security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by delivering certificated securities, instruments or promissory notes, filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office or to the extent required in the Security Agreement) in the Collateral of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts, inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, applications and registrations of intellectual property filed in the United States, other general intangibles, Material Real Property, intercompany notes, cash, deposit accounts, securities accounts and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, (i) with the priority required by the Collateral Documents and (ii) subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, including the limitations and exceptions set forth in Section 4.01) and the Collateral Documents; and

(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Property required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.11 and 6.13 (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by the applicable Loan Party, (ii) a title insurance policy for such property available in each applicable jurisdiction (the “Mortgage Policies”) insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid first-priority Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except as permitted by Section 7.01, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance and in such amounts as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (iii) a completed Life-of-Loan Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and each other Loan Party relating thereto) and, if any improvements on any Mortgaged Property are located within an area designated as a “special flood hazard area,” evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under Section 6.07, (iv) ALTA surveys in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or such existing surveys together with no-change affidavits sufficient for the title company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the Mortgage Policies and issue the endorsements required in clause (ii) above, (v) customary opinions of local counsel for such Loan Party in the state in which such Material Real Property is located, with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage and any related fixture filings and, where the applicable Loan Party granting the Mortgage on said Mortgaged Properties is organized, an opinion regarding the due authorization, execution and delivery of such Mortgage, and (vi) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgaged Property;

provided, however, that (i) the foregoing definition shall not require, and the Loan Documents shall not contain any requirements as to, (A) the creation or perfection of pledges of, security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals or taking other actions with respect to any Excluded Assets, (B) the perfection of pledges of or security interests in motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement (or the equivalent) or (C) the obtaining of any landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters, and (ii) the Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

 

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The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in, or the delivery of the Mortgages and the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) or any other compliance with the requirements of this definition where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or compliance cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Loan Documents.

No actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect such security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

The foregoing definition shall not require control agreements, perfection by “control” pursuant to the UCC or perfection by possession or delivery pursuant to the UCC with respect to any Collateral other than, to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, (x) certificated Equity Interests of the Borrower and, to the extent constituting Collateral, its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) the Intercompany Note and other instruments described in Section 2.02(b) of the Security Agreement.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Intercreditor Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) and (v), 6.11 or 6.13 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment” means a Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Extension Series, Revolving Commitment Increase, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series or a Commitment in respect of Replacement Term Loans, as the context may require.

Committed Loan Notice” means a written notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compensation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(c)(ii).

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

Compliance Date” means the last day of any fiscal quarter on which the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit (other than undrawn Letters of Credit) exceeds 35% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

 

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

(a) without duplication and, except with respect to clauses (vii)(B), (x) and (xi) below, to the extent deducted (and not added back or excluded) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(i) total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, (A) amortization of OID resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments, (D) the interest component of Capitalized Leases, (E) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness, (F) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions and fees, (G) the interest component of any pension or other post-employment benefit expense and (H) to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed);

(ii) without duplication, provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital gains of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations;

(iii) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of (A) intangible assets, deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, bridge, commitment and other financing fees, discounts and yield and (B) unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries);

(iv) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses (including legal expenses in connection therewith);

(v) non-cash charges, expenses or losses, including, without limitation, any non-cash expense relating to the vesting of warrants (provided that if any such non-cash charges, expenses or losses represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period);

(vi) retention, recruiting, relocation and signing bonuses and expenses, stock option and other equity-based compensation expenses, severance costs, stay bonuses, management fees and expenses, any one-time expense relating to enhanced accounting and tax function (including state taxes) and other similar transaction costs, including those associated with becoming a standalone entity or public company (including, without limitation, any such payments made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions);

 

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(vii) (A) integration costs, transition costs, consolidation and closing costs for facilities, costs incurred in connection with any non-recurring strategic initiatives, acquisitions and non-recurring intellectual property development after the Closing Date, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs, new systems design, technology upgrades and implementation costs), project start-up costs and other restructuring charges, carve-out related items, accruals or reserves (including restructuring costs related to acquisitions after the Closing Date and to closure/consolidation of facilities, retention charges, systems establishment costs and excess pension charges) and (B) the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized in connection with the Transactions or any Specified Transaction or the implementation of an operational initiative or operational change before or after the Closing Date, including any cost savings resulting from the conversion from a public company to a private company (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that with respect to clause (B), (x) a duly completed certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent together with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02 certifying that such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies are factually supportable and reasonably anticipated to be realized in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, within 24 months after the consummation of the Transactions, the Specified Transaction or the implementation of an initiative, as applicable, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies and (y) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vii) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period;

(viii) any director’s fees and related expenses payable to any independent director of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in cash during such period;

(ix) other accruals, payments and expenses (including rationalization, legal, tax, structuring and other costs and expenses and non-operating or non-recurring professional fees, costs and expenses related thereto), or any amortization thereof, related to (a) the Transactions (including all Transaction Expenses) and (b) any acquisitions, Investments, dividends, Dispositions, issuances of Equity Interests and issuances, amendments, modifications, refinancings or repayments of Indebtedness (in each case, including any such transaction consummated on the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed);

(x) to the extent actually received and not already included in Consolidated Net Income, proceeds of business interruption insurance;

(xi) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b) below for any previous period and not added back;

 

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(xii) any non-cash increase in expenses (A) resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization of variances) or other inventory adjustments (including any non-cash increase in expenses as a result of last-in first-out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting), or (B) due to purchase accounting associated with any acquisition constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement consummated prior to or after the Closing Date;

(xiii) the amount of any expense attributable to minority interests or non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary;

(xiv) the amount of (A) management, consulting, monitoring and advisory fees and related expenses paid to the Permitted Holders in accordance with the Management Agreements and (B) payments permitted hereunder by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures which payments are approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower in good faith;

(xv) any Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs;

(xvi) any net loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines;

(xvii) expenses during such period in connection with earn-outs and other deferred payments in connection with any acquisitions constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement, to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in accordance with GAAP as an accounting adjustment to the extent that the actual amount payable or paid in respect of such earn-outs or other deferred payments exceeds the liability booked by the applicable Person therefor; and

(xviii) any expenses or charges related to any equity offering, Investment, acquisition (including earn-out provisions) or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement including a refinancing thereof (in each case, whether or not successful) and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, minus

(b) without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (i) non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period) including non-cash gains as a result of last-in first -out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting, (ii) any net gain from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines, (iii) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring net gains and (iv) the amount of any minority interest income attributable to minority interests or non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:

(A) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA (x) currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including the net loss or gain (i) resulting from Swap Contracts for currency exchange risk and (ii) resulting from intercompany indebtedness) and (y) all other foreign currency translation gains or losses to the extent such gains or losses are non-cash items;

 

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(B) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 and International Accounting Standard No. 39 and their respective related pronouncements and interpretations;

(C) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment or modification of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) obligations under any Swap Contracts or (iii) other derivative instruments;

(D) the tax effects of the adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) and (d) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income shall be excluded; and

(E) gains during such period in connection with earn-outs and other deferred payments in connection with any acquisitions constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement, to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in accordance with GAAP as an accounting adjustment to the extent that the actual amount payable or paid in respect of such earn-outs or other deferred payments is less than the liability booked by the applicable Person therefor, shall be excluded.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA under this Agreement for any period that includes any of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017, Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters shall be $14,300,000, $14,400,000, $21,600,000 and $19,600,000, respectively, in each case as may be subject to addbacks and adjustments (without duplication) pursuant to clause (vii)(B) above and sections relating to pro forma adjustments for the applicable Test Period. For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments.

Consolidated First Lien Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Net Debt outstanding on such date that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on an equal priority basis with Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations.

Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the amount payable as cash interest expense (including that attributable to capital leases), net of cash interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other cash fees and charges owed with respect to letter of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (less net cash payments) under Hedge Agreements, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) any non-cash interest expense and any capitalized interest, whether paid or accrued, (b) the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (c) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions,

 

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fees and expenses, (d) any expenses resulting from discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, (e) penalties or interest related to Taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting, (f) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities (other than Indebtedness) during such period, (g) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments pursuant to ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (h) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (i) any payments with respect to make whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, (j) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (k) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment, consent or other financing fees.

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

(a) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, any after-tax effect of extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items (including gains or losses and all fees and expenses relating thereto) for such period shall be excluded,

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

(c) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within 12 months after the closing of any acquisition constituting an Investment that are so required to be established or adjusted as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded,

(d) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, shall be excluded,

(e) the net income (loss) for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent subsequently converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

(f) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,

(g) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights or equity incentive programs or any other equity-based compensation shall be excluded, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by management of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parents in connection with the Transactions or a Qualified IPO, shall be excluded,

 

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(h) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with the Transactions, any Investment, Permitted Acquisition or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount (i) is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnitor in writing within 180 days of the occurrence of such event and (ii) is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365-day period), shall be excluded,

(i) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount (i) is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnitor in writing within 180 days of the occurrence of such event and (ii) is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded,

(j) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded (except to the extent required for any calculation of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis),

(k) solely for the purpose of determining the Cumulative Credit pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof, the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary (which has not been waived) shall be excluded, except (solely to the extent permitted to be paid) to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors by such Person during such period in accordance with such documents and regulations,

(l) the purchase accounting effects of adjustments in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP (including in the inventory, property and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of the Transactions or any acquisition constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement consummated prior to or after the Closing Date, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof shall be excluded,

(m) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, changes to accrual of revenue so long as consistent with past practices (regardless of treatment under GAAP) shall be excluded,

 

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(n) (i) any non-cash profits interest or non-cash compensation expense realized from employee benefit plans or other post-employment benefit plans or recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors, managers or employees and management compensation plans or equity incentive programs or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting and (ii) non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, shall be excluded,

(o) any amounts paid that are used to fund payments to any equity holder to pay taxes related to such equity holder’s ownership of the Borrower and that, if paid by the Borrower would have reduced Consolidated Net Income, shall be included to reduce Consolidated Net Income, and

(p) other add-backs and adjustments reflected in the confidential information memorandum related to the syndication of the Term Facility and the sponsor model delivered to the Arrangers on October 25, 2017.

For the avoidance of doubt, (other than for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments, in accordance with Section 1.09.

Consolidated Secured Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Net Debt outstanding on such date that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral.

Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of third-party Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, drawn but unreimbursed obligations under letters of credit, obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that obligations (i) under Swap Contracts and (ii) owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries, do not constitute Consolidated Total Net Debt.

Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day for such Test Period.

Consolidated Working Capital” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be (a) calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (i) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting, (iii) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under Swap Contracts or (iv) any impact of foreign exchange translations and (b) adjusted to eliminate any distortion resulting from mergers, acquisitions and dispositions occurring during the applicable period.

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Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Affiliate.”

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans or existing Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments), or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the “Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness has a maturity no earlier, and, in the case of any refinancing of Term Loans, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater, than the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not have an aggregate principal amount (including any unutilized commitments) greater than the aggregate principal amount (including any unutilized commitments) of the Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and fees and expenses associated with the refinancing, (iii) any payments and borrowings shall be made pro rata as between the Revolving Credit Facility and any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of revolving loans or revolving commitments in accordance with the aggregate principal amounts thereof, respectively, (iv) the terms and conditions of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (except as otherwise provided in this definition) shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the financing sources providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (v) [reserved], (vi) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (vii) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary other than Guarantors, (viii) to the extent secured, such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is not secured by property or assets other than the Collateral and a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the providers of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement, (ix) if the Refinanced Debt is subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, then any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, as applicable, pursuant to a customary subordination agreement or provisions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (x) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be pari passu or junior in right of payment and, if secured, secured on a pari passu or junior basis with the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Facility, to the extent the requirements in the proviso after clause (y) of Section 7.03 have been satisfied, (xi) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or on a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments hereunder and shall not require any mandatory prepayments in addition to those hereunder and (xii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that comprises Revolving Credit Loans does not mature prior to the latest maturity date of Revolving Credit Commitments being refinanced; provided, further, that in determining if the foregoing conditions in this proviso are met, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

 

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Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Cumulative Credit” means, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication:

(a) the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements are available, as determined on a Pro Forma Basis, plus

(b) the greater of (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018 to the end of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered (or were required to be delivered) pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), or, in the case Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit and (B) the sum of retained Excess Cash Flow (but not less than zero in any period) for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2018 and Excess Cash Flow for each succeeding completed fiscal year as of such date, in each case, that was not required to prepay Term Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), plus

(c) the cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalent proceeds from (i) the sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower and (ii) the Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) issued upon conversion of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Obligations) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to a Person other than a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party, plus

(d) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the common capital of the Borrower or the net proceeds of the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent) contributed to the Borrower, received in cash and Cash Equivalents after the Closing Date (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount or an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs), plus

(e) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in cash and Cash Equivalents from:

(i) the sale, transfer or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests or any assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any minority Investments or other joint venture (that is not a Restricted Subsidiary), or

(ii) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of minority Investments or other joint venture (that is not a Restricted Subsidiary), or

(iii) any interest, returns of principal, repayments and similar payments by such Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of any minority Investments;

 

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in each case, solely to the extent such Investments described in clause (i) through (iii) in this clause (e) were originally made using the Cumulative Credit and solely to the extent of such initial Investment; plus

(f) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries made using the Cumulative Credit in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), plus

(g) an amount equal to any returns in cash and Cash Equivalents (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02, plus

(h) to the extent not required to be applied to prepay Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b), the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of any assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary since the Closing Date, plus

(i) an amount equal to Declined Proceeds and any Specified Asset Sale Proceeds, minus

(j) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make Investments pursuant to Section 7.02(v) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus

(k) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to pay dividends or make distributions or other Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.06(l) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus

(l) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 7.13 after the Closing Date and prior to such time; minus

(m) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to incur Liens pursuant to Section 7.01(cc) or Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.03(u), in each case after the Closing Date and prior to such time.

Cure Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Current Assets” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits (but excluding assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments).

 

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Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals for Capital Expenditures, (c) accruals for Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments under Section 7.06(h)), (d) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves, (f) any Revolving Credit Exposure or Revolving Credit Loans and (g) the current portion of pension liabilities.

Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in, acquiring or trading commercial loans, bonds or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and whose managers have fiduciary duties to the investors in such fund independent of, or in addition to, their duties to the Sponsor.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, without cure or waiver hereunder, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.17(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of L/C Obligations, within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations, (d) has failed, within two Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to pay any amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, after the Closing Date and other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or

 

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acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer and each Lender. For purposes of this definition, “Undisclosed Administration” means, in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, the appointment of a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction, if applicable law requires that such appointment not be disclosed.

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(2).

Discount Range” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2.

Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-3, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Discount Range Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(3).

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1), 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1) or 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the applicable Discounted Purchaser and the Auction Agent.

Discounted Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v).

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(A).

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale-leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by applicable Law) in a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

 

 

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Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (i) solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares or (ii) as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued (x) pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) by any such plan to any such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Disqualified Lender” means (i) any Person identified to the Administrative Agent in writing on or prior to November 11, 2017, (ii) any other Person identified by name in writing to the Administrative Agent after November 11, 2017 to the extent such Person is or becomes a competitor of the Borrower or its subsidiaries and (iii) any Affiliate of any Person referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above that is reasonably identifiable as an affiliate; provided that a “competitor” or an Affiliate of a competitor shall not include any Bona Fide Debt Fund or investment vehicle that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such competitor or Affiliate thereof, as applicable, and for which no personnel involved with the investment of such competitor or Affiliate thereof, as applicable, (i) makes any investment decisions or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Loan Parties or any entity that forms a part of the Loan Parties’ business (including their subsidiaries). Upon the request of any Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall disclose to such Lender whether a specified potential assignee or prospective participant is a Disqualified Lender; provided that no updates to the list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders.

 

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Documentation Agent” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a documentation agent.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, 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 which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(a)(i).

Effective Yield” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the higher of (A) the Eurocurrency Rate on such date for a deposit in dollars with a maturity of one month and (B) the Eurocurrency Rate floor, if any, with respect thereto as of such date, (ii) the Applicable Rate as of such date, (with such Applicable Rate and interest spreads to be determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) and (iii) the amount of OID and upfront fees thereon (converted to yield assuming a four-year average life and without any present value discount).

Enforcement Qualifications” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.

Environment” means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata or sediment, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating to the prevention of pollution, or the protection of the Environment, and the protection of worker health and safety as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, including any applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. as it related to Hazardous Materials, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., and all analogous state or local statutes, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) an actual or alleged noncompliance with any Environmental Law including any failure to obtain, maintain or comply with any Environmental Permit, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract or agreement to the extent pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Contribution” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statements to this Agreement.

Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs” means cash costs or expenses, incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount or any amount used in the Cumulative Credit).

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities); provided, that any instrument evidencing Indebtedness convertible or exchangeable for Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Equity Interests unless and until such instrument is so converted or exchanged.

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

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is under common control with a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered”, “critical” or “critical and declining” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (d) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (e) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for, and that could reasonably be expected to result in, the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Sections 302 or 303 of ERISA, whether or not waived, or the filing, pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for the waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (h) a failure by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to

 

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make a required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (i) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary; (j) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate; or (k) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.

Eurocurrency Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars (as set forth by (i) the ICE Benchmark Administration, (ii) any successor service or entity that has been authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to administer the London Interbank Offered Rate or (iii) any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by such an entity as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurocurrency Rate” shall be the Interpolated Rate;

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date by reference to the interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars with a term of one month (as set forth by (i) the ICE Benchmark Administration, (ii) any successor service or entity that has been authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to administer the London Interbank Offered Rate or (iii) any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by such an entity as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates); provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurocurrency Rate” shall be the Interpolated Rate;

in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) above, multiplied by Statutory Reserves; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Eurocurrency Rate (before giving effect to any adjustment for Statutory Reserves) shall, in respect of (x) Initial Term Loans only, be deemed not to be less than 1.00% per annum at any time and (y) Revolving Credit Loans, be deemed not to be less than 0.00% per annum at any time.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the term “Eurocurrency Rate” may be amended to refer to (x) a comparable successor rate, with the consent of (i) only the Administrative Agent (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or (ii) the Required Lenders and the Borrower, or (y) to the extent the Administrative Agent determines in good faith that the consents referenced in the preceding clause (x)(i) are not attainable following commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents, a comparable successor rate that is the prevailing market standard for credit agreements of this type for the replacement of or successors to the eurodollar rate in the U.S. syndicated loan market as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such amendment.

Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”

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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.

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year, an amount equal to:

(a) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period,

(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period,

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(v) expenses deducted from Consolidated Net Income during such period in respect of expenditures made during any prior period for which a deduction from Excess Cash Flow was made in such period pursuant to clause (b)(xi), (xii), (xiii), (xv) or (xvi) below, and

(vi) cash income or gain (actually received in cash) excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period pursuant to the definition thereof, minus

(b) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and cash charges included in clauses (a) through (p) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,”

(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to the extent not expensed or accrued during such period, to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(iii) to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases and (B) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Initial Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07, Extended Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans and any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent required due to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (X) all other voluntary prepayments of Term Loans and (Y) all prepayments or repayments in respect of any revolving credit facility, unless accompanied by a permanent reduction of the related commitments),

 

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(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period,

(vi) cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities or long-term assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Investments and acquisitions made in cash during such period to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(viii) the amount of Restricted Payments permitted hereunder (excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06(1)(A) made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit) to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(ix) cash payments made in respect of earn-outs;

(x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, in each case to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(xi) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts or executed letters of intent (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made, plus any restructuring cash expenses, pension payments or tax contingency payments then due and payable that have been added to Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above required to be made, in each case during the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Internally Generated Cash actually utilized to finance such acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures during such period is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for the next fiscal year,

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(xiii) cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(xiv) any payment of cash to be amortized or expensed over a future period and recorded as a long-term asset,

(xv) reimbursable or insured expenses incurred during such fiscal year to the extent that such reimbursement has not yet been received and to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and

(xvi) cash expenditures for costs and expenses in connection with acquisitions or Investments, dispositions and the issuance of equity interests or Indebtedness to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.

Notwithstanding anything in the definition of any term used in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” to the contrary, all components of Excess Cash Flow shall be computed for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Excess Cash Flow Period” means each fiscal year of the Borrower commencing with and including the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

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

Excluded Assets” means (i) any fee owned real property (other than Material Real Properties) and any leasehold rights and interests in real property (including landlord waivers, estoppels and collateral access letters), (ii) motor vehicles, airplanes and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent perfection of the security interest in such assets cannot be accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or equivalent), (iii) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, capital lease obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or a similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings or any Subsidiary), in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, but excluding the proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition; provided that the limitations on pledges or security interests in this clause (iii) shall (a) not apply to the extent any such limitation is contained in any agreement that relates to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) only apply to the extent that such limitation is otherwise permitted under Section 7.09, (iv) any lease, license, permit, property or agreement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Law (including restrictions in respect of margin stock and financial assistance, fraudulent conveyance, preference, thin capitalization or other similar laws or regulations), or any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, or requires governmental or third party consents required pursuant to applicable Law that have not been obtained (after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent), (v) margin stock, and to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents, Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, but excluding the proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (vi) any property or assets to the extent that the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, such property or assets could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any

 

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of their direct or indirect equityholders (as a result of such holding), as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (vii) any property subject to a Lien permitted by Section 7.01(u), (w) or (aa) (to the extent relating to a Lien originally incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(u) or (w)) to the extent that the granting of a security interest in such property would be prohibited under the terms of the Indebtedness secured thereby after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, (viii) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or void, such intent-to-use trademark application, or any registration that may issue therefrom, under applicable federal law, (ix) particular assets if and for so long as, if reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing, the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals in respect of such assets are excessive in relation to the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (x) Equity Interests and assets of captive insurance subsidiaries, (xi) assets of (but not Equity Interests in) Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (xii) assets owned by Excluded Subsidiaries, (xiii) Equity Interests in excess of 65% of the voting Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is (A) a wholly owned Material Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC and that is directly owned by Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor or (B) FSHCO, (xiv) Equity Interests of other Excluded Subsidiaries and (xv) letter-of-credit rights and commercial tort claims, in each case, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement, (xvi) to the extent used exclusively to hold funds in trust for the benefit of third parties, (A) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (B) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (C) escrow, defeasance and redemption accounts and (D) fiduciary or trust accounts and, in the case of clauses (A) through (D), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account; provided, however, that Excluded Assets shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i) through (xvi) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i) through (xvi)).

Excluded Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(F).

Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings, (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law (including financial assistance, fraudulent conveyance, preference, capitalization or other similar laws and regulations) or by Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) or on the date any Subsidiary ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary so long as such Disposition or joint venture is in accordance with this Agreement, from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, or for which the provision of a Guarantee could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith, (c) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the burden or cost of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (d) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries or captive insurance Subsidiaries, (e) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (f) any special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity), (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a direct or indirect non-Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a CFC (and any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a FSHCO), (h) [reserved], (i) captive insurance Subsidiaries, (j) any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary and (k) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment that has assumed with secured Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(g)(i) and not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such Indebtedness, in each case to the extent such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor (so long as such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment).

 

 

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Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act (a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest would otherwise have become effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation but for such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant” at such time. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof).

Existing Credit Facilities” means (i) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2015 among Censeo as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Texas Capital Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) and (ii) that certain Secured Promissory Note, dated as of December 20, 2016 among Advance as borrower and The Allen F. Wise Revocable Trust (as amended).

Existing Letter of Credit” means each letter of credit previously issued (or deemed issued) for the account of the Borrower or a Subsidiary under the Existing Credit Facilities that (a) is outstanding on the Closing Date and (b) is listed on Schedule 1.01C.

Existing Revolver Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Existing Term Loan Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Extending Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

Extended Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from an Extension Amendment.

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Extending Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to the terms of Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

Extension Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(d).

Extension Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

 

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Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.

Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.

Facility” means the Revolving Credit Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans, the Term Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans or a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Term Loans, as the context may require.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable), any current or future Treasury regulations or other official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version described above) and any agreements or arrangements between the United States or the United States Treasury Department and a foreign government or one or more agencies thereof to implement the foregoing.

FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(c).

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that the Federal Funds Rate shall not be less than 0.00% per annum.

Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated as of November 11, 2017, among the Borrower, Holdings and the Arrangers.

Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(e).

FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the L/C Issuers, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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FSHCO” means any wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor and that has no material assets other than Equity Interests and, if applicable, Indebtedness of one or more Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that, subject to Section 1.03, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS) on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

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

Granting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(h).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

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Guarantors” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and shall include Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary that shall have become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.11. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower in its sole discretion may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor, Loan Party and Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder for all purposes.

Guaranty” means, collectively, the guaranty of the Obligations by the Guarantors pursuant to this Agreement.

Hazardous Materials” means all materials, substances or wastes, all pollutants or contaminants, in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and toxic mold that are regulated pursuant to, or which could give rise to liability under, applicable Environmental Law.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that is a Lender, Agent or an Arranger, or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement (notwithstanding that such Hedge Bank may cease to be a Lender, an Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing after entering into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement), as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto and that has been specifically designated a “Hedge Bank” with respect to such Secured Hedge Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement, as applicable, in a writing from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, and (other than a Person already party hereto as a Lender, Agent or Arranger) that delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter agreement reasonably satisfactory to it (i) appointing the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) agreeing to be bound by Sections 10.05, 10.15 and 10.16 and Article IX as if it were a Lender.

Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(3).

Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

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

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(f).

Incremental Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(z).

Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(d).

Incremental Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

Incremental Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

 

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Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services;

(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) all Attributable Indebtedness;

(g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP; and

(h) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (g) in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Net Debt, (B) in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business (other than, with respect to Indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany Indebtedness owing by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (C) exclude (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation, contingent post-closing purchase price adjustments or indemnification payments in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, any acquisition consummated prior to the Closing Date or any permitted Disposition (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any earn-out obligations payable in connection with the Acquisitions), unless such obligation is not paid after becoming due and payable, (iii) accruals for payroll

 

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and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business and (iv) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (y) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Indemnified Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, all Taxes imposed on or with respect to payments under the Loan Documents other than (i) any Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, however denominated, franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes, and branch profits (or similar) Taxes, in each case imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office or applicable lending office in such jurisdiction, or as a result of any present or former connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction other than any connections arising solely from executing, delivering, being a party to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, receiving or perfecting a security interest under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, or selling or assigning an interest in any Loan or Loan Document (ii) any Taxes attributable to the failure of such Agent or Lender to deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(d), (iii) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 3.07(a)), any U.S. withholding Tax that is in effect and would apply to amounts payable hereunder under the law applicable at such time the Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or acquires an applicable interest in the Loan, or designates a new Lending Office, except to the extent such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01, and (iv) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower and its Affiliates.

Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.08.

Initial Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make an Initial Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Commitments is $260,000,000.

Initial Term Loans” means the term loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a).

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

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Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean any intercreditor agreement executed in connection with any transaction requiring such agreement to be executed pursuant to the terms hereof, among the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Guarantors and one or more Senior Representatives of Indebtedness incurred under Section 2.14 or Section 7.03 or any other party, as the case may be, on such terms that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (or replaced in connection with a Refinancing Amendment or incurrence of Indebtedness under Section 7.03) from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense as of the last day of such Test Period.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or, to the extent agreed by each Lender of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, 12 months or periods shorter than one month, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date; and

(d) the Interest Period with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans disbursed on the Closing Date shall end on March 30, 2018.

Internally Generated Cash” means, with respect to any Person, funds of such Person and its Subsidiaries not constituting (x) proceeds of the issuance of (or contributions in respect of) Equity Interests of such Person, (y) proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than under any revolving credit facility or line of credit) or (z) proceeds of Dispositions and Casualty Events.

Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the rate as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the

 

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appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case the “Screen Rate”) for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in Dollars) that is shorter than the Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars) that exceeds the Interest Period, in each case, as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness (in each case owing to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll over or extension of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of (i) all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or (ii) assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.

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).

Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

Junior Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a).

Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement.

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuer” means each of (a) UBS AG, Stamford Branch and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and (b) any other Lender that becomes an L/C Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03(k) or 10.07(j), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

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L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share” means (a) initially, with respect to the L/C Issuers specifically identified in clause (a) of the definition of “L/C Issuer”, as of the Closing Date, (i) 65% with respect to UBS AG, Stamford Branch and (ii) 35% with respect to Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (in each case, with the amounts set forth in Schedule 1.01(D)) and (b) after the addition of any other L/C Issuer as referenced in clause (b) of the definition of “L/C Issuer”, the percentage agreed to between such additional L/C Issuer and the Borrower (with the L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of each pre-existing L/C Issuer as elected by the Borrower in consultation with each such pre-existing L/C Issuer).

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.10. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, legally binding guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the legally binding interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, legally binding requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

LCT Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

LCT Test Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes an L/C Issuer, and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.”

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, such office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and any Existing Letter of Credit.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the relevant L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

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Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, and any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). For the avoidance of doubt, “Lien” shall not be deemed to include any license or other contractual obligation relating to any IP Rights to the extent permitted under Section 7.01.

Limited Condition Transaction” means (i) any Permitted Acquisition or Investment by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing or any asset sale, (ii) any repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness with respect to which an irrevocable notice of repayment (or similar irrevocable notice) is required to be delivered or (iii) any dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of equity interests permitted to be issued pursuant to this Agreement requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof.

Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II by a Lender to the Borrower in the form of a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan (including any Initial Term Loans, any Incremental Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase, any Extended Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, any Refinancing Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment and any Replacement Term Loans).

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement (including the schedules hereto), (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Collateral Documents, (iv) any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment, (v) each Letter of Credit Application and (vi) any amendment or joinder to this Agreement.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Management Agreement” means that certain Management Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017 by and between the Sponsor and Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, as the same may be amended, restated or modified in a manner permitted hereunder.

Management Investors” means the officers, directors, employees and other members of the management of Targets (or any parent company thereof) and their subsidiaries who are investors in the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

Master Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”

 

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Material Adverse Effect” means (a) on the Closing Date, (i) a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement) or (ii) a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Advance Acquisition Agreement) and (b) after the Closing Date a circumstance or condition that would or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the Loan Parties is a party or (iii) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, including the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents.

Material Domestic Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) each Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings that is a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower and (b) each of Holdings’ other Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (i) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) at such date or (ii) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in clauses (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) more than 5.0% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Holdings for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (excluding revenue of Excluded Subsidiaries), then Holdings shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (A) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (B) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 applicable to such Subsidiary. As of the Closing Date, all Material Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower are set forth on Schedule 1.01E.

Material Foreign Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, each of Holdings’ Foreign Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Foreign Subsidiaries not meeting the thresholds set forth in clauses (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) more than 5.0% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Holdings for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), then Holdings shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Foreign Subsidiaries as “Material Foreign Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) comply with the provisions of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

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Material Non-Public Information” means (A) after a Qualified IPO, information which is (a) not publicly available and (b) material with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws and (B) prior to a Qualified IPO, information that is (a) of the type that would be required to be made publicly available if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries were a public reporting company and (b) material with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

Material Real Property” means any fee-owned real property located in the United States that is owned by any Loan Party and that has a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000 (at the Closing Date or, with respect to fee-owned real property acquired after the Closing Date, at the time of acquisition, in each case, as reasonably estimated by Borrower in good faith).

Material Subsidiary” means any Material Domestic Subsidiary or any Material Foreign Subsidiary.

Maturity Date” means (i) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, (iii) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iv) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment, (v) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, and (vi) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable agreement; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.

Monthly Financial Statements” means, collectively, (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries for each of the nine months ended subsequent to December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of Censeo and its subsidiaries for each of the nine months ended subsequent to December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

Moodys” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage Policies” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and mortgages made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 6.11 and 6.13, in each case, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding six plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

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Net Proceeds” means:

(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but in each case only as and when received) from any Disposition or Casualty Event, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien (other than a Lien subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), together with any applicable premium, penalty, interest and breakage costs, (iii) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iii)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, (iv) Taxes and tax distributions permitted by Section 7.06(h)(iii) and Section 7.06(h)(vii) paid or reasonably estimated to be payable or, without duplication, permitted to be paid as a result thereof, (v) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event occurring on the date of such reduction) and (vi) any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition (provided that to the extent that any amounts are released from such escrow to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, such amounts net of any related expenses shall constitute Net Proceeds); provided that, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.05(j), if the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries use any portion of such proceeds to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or to make Permitted Acquisitions or any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in, a Person or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired), in each case within 450 days of such receipt, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 450 days of such receipt, so used or contractually committed to be so used (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 450 day period but within such 450 day period are contractually committed to be used, then upon the termination of such contract or if such Net Proceeds are not so used within the later of such 450 day period and 180 days from the entry into such contractual commitment, such remaining portion shall constitute Net Proceeds as of the date of such termination or expiry without giving effect to this proviso); provided, further, that no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless the aggregate amount of such net proceeds shall exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (a)), and

 

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(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonable estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale.

For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to Holdings shall be disregarded.

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(d).

Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of Holdings, but excluding (a) Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate and (c) any natural person.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Note” means a Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include (a) the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit fees, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(b).

Offered Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

Offered Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

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Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to the Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing), as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(e).

Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(e).

Participating Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(2).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit II to the Security Agreement or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.

Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(i).

Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness otherwise meets the requirements contained in the proviso to the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

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Permitted Holders” means each of (i) the Sponsor; (ii) the Management Investors; (iii) any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing Persons; and (iv) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) including any of the foregoing Persons; provided that, any combination of such foregoing Persons referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall directly or indirectly hold a majority of the aggregate voting interests in the Equity Interests of the Borrower; provided, further that the Management Investors and their Permitted Transferees that are not otherwise Permitted Holders shall not comprise more than 50% of the “Permitted Holders” at any time.

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or second lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness otherwise constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (iii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

Permitted Other Debt Conditions” means that such applicable Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal or other payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except (x) customary asset sale, initial public offering or change of control or similar event provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations, (y) maturity payments and customary mandatory prepayments for a customary bridge financing which, subject to customary conditions, provides for automatic conversion or exchange into Indebtedness that otherwise complies with the requirements of this definition or (z) AHYDO payments), in each case prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred.

Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, restructured, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts owing or paid related to such Indebtedness, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms (i) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) (as reasonably determined by Holdings) to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by one or more Persons who is an obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended or (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Permitted Repricing Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

Permitted Transferee” means, in the case of any Management Investor, (a) his or her or its executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiaries, (b) his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step children) and/or direct lineal descendants or (c) a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the equity holders or partners of which, include only such Management Investor and his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children) and/or direct lineal descendants.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness (including any unsecured Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness (a) constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions.

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

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established or maintained by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Pledged Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Equity” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest most recently published in the Money Rates section of The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “U.S. Prime Rate”, or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board 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 reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent). Any change in such prime rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Pro Forma Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.09.

Pro Forma Compliance” means, with respect to the covenant in Section 7.11, compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with such covenant in accordance with Section 1.09.

Pro Forma Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).

 

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Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender, at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or Facilities and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time; provided that, in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility, if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.

Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Projections” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).

Public Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligations, 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 effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings, the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) that results in Holdings, the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings receiving net proceeds of at least $150,000,000, which are contributed by Holdings to the Borrower.

Qualifying Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned or leased by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Refinanced Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

 

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Refinancing” means the prepayment in full of all amounts borrowed under the Existing Credit Facilities, the termination of all commitments thereunder and the release of all security interests and guaranties in connection therewith.

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Series” means all Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans or Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same Effective Yield (other than, for this purpose, any OID or upfront fees), if applicable and amortization schedule.

Refinancing Term Commitments” means one or more term loan commitments hereunder that fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(d).

Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

Rejection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing of Hazardous Materials into, onto, under or through the Environment or any facility or property.

Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the otherwise applicable notice period has been waived by regulation or otherwise by the PBGC.

 

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Repricing Event” shall mean, other than in connection with a material Disposition, Change of Control, a Qualified IPO or a Transformative Acquisition or similar investment, (i)(x) any substantially concurrent prepayment or repayment of Initial Term Loans in whole or in part with the proceeds of, or any conversion of any Initial Term Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of syndicated secured term loans incurred bearing interest at an Effective Yield less than the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans or (y) any amendment to this Agreement that, directly or indirectly, reduces the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans; provided that the primary purpose of such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, replacement or amendment was to reduce the effective interest rate of the Initial Term Loans (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) or (ii) any assignment permitted under Section 3.07 of all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans of any Lender in connection with any amendment under clause (i) of this definition.

Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, continuation or conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments and unused Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitments, Revolving Credit Commitment and Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent set forth in Section 10.07(m) with respect to the determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments and unused Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the Revolving Credit Commitment and Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, chief administrative officer, secretary or assistant secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer, controller or other similar officer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to a Restricted Subsidiary’s equity holders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).

 

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Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (including the Borrower) of Holdings other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Returns” means, with respect to any Investment, any dividends, distributions, interest, fees, premium, return of capital, repayment of principal, income, profits (from a Disposition or otherwise) and other amounts received or realized in respect of such Investment.

Revolver Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Revolver Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Sections 2.14 and 10.07(b)). The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $35,000,000 on the Closing Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the amount of the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the amount of the L/C Obligations at such time.

Revolving Credit Facility” means the Revolving Credit Commitments, including any Revolving Commitment Increase, each Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, each Refinancing Series of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and the Credit Extensions made thereunder.

Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated, Revolving Credit Exposure.

Revolving Credit Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

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Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.

Screen Rate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Interpolated Rate.”

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted under Article VII that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank, to the extent designated by the Borrower and such Hedge Bank as a “Secured Hedge Agreement” in writing to the Administrative Agent. The designation of any Secured Hedge Agreement shall not create in favor of such Hedge Bank any rights in connection with the management or release of Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

Secured Obligations” means, collectively, the Obligations, the Cash Management Obligations and all obligations owing to the Secured Parties by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement (but excluding in any event Excluded Swap Obligations).

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Hedge Banks and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties.

Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Senior Representative” means, with respect to any series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-4.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-5, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

 

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Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person or Persons on any date of determination, that on such date such Person or Persons (a) have property with fair value greater than the total amount of their debts and liabilities, contingent (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability), subordinated or otherwise, (b) have assets with present fair saleable value not less than the amount that will be required to pay their liability on their debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as they become absolute and matured and (d) are not engaged in business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which their property would constitute an unreasonably small capital.

SPC” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(h).

Specified Asset Sale Proceeds” means the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds of any Disposition or Casualty Event that are not required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Specified Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-6.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the irrevocable written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-7, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(3).

Specified Junior Financing Obligations” means any obligations in respect of any Junior Financing in respect of which any Loan Party is an obligor in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount.

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b) (as to the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents), 5.02(a), 5.02(b)(i), 5.02(b)(iii), 5.04, 5.12, 5.16, 5.17 and 5.18.

Specified Transaction” means any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of, another Person or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, or any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility or line of credit), Restricted Payment, Revolving Commitment Increase, Incremental Revolving Loan or Incremental Term Loan that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect.”

 

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Sponsor” means New Mountain Partners IV, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Starter Basket” means the greater of (x) $65,000,000 and (y) Consolidated EBITDA (on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) minus any amounts previously utilized pursuant to Section 2.14(d)(v)(A)(i) (and not redesignated) and the amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in lieu thereof and not redesignated.

Statutory Reserves” 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 percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board). Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board) 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 the Administrative Agent or any Lender under such Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Submitted Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Submitted Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Subsequent Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which (i) a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency that has not yet happened) are at the time beneficially owned, (ii) more than half of the issued share capital is at the time beneficially owned or (iii) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Holdings.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings and the Borrower.

Successor Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(d).

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

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Swap Obligation” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligation.”

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Syndication Agent” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a syndication agent.

Target Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02. “Taxes” means all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority including interest, penalties and additions to tax.

Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a), or under any Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment.

Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made by such Term Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) an Incremental Amendment, (iii) a Refinancing Amendment, (iv) an Extension Amendment or (v) the incurrence of Replacement Term Loans. The initial amount of each Term Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial Term Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption, Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as the case may be.

Term Facility” means (a) prior to the Closing Date, the Initial Term Commitments and (b) thereafter, each Class of Term Loans and/or Term Commitments.

Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has (a) an Initial Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment or Refinancing Term Commitment or (b) a Term Loan at such time.

Term Loan” means any Initial Term Loan, Extended Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Term Loan, as the context may require.

Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Term Loan Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

 

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Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

Test Period” means, for any date of determination under this Agreement, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended as of such date of determination for which financial statements have been delivered.

Threshold Amount” means $15,000,000.

Total Assets” means the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or, for the period prior to the time any such statements are so delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Pro Forma Balance Sheet.

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Sponsor (excluding at all times Taxes), Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (including (x) expenses in connection with hedging transactions and (y) transaction bonuses and the associated employer portion of payroll taxes), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Transactions” means (a) the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to be entered into on the Closing Date and the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date, (b) the consummation of the Acquisitions, (c) the consummation of the Equity Contribution, (d) the consummation of the Refinancing and (e) fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

Transferred Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.09.

Transformative Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition, investment or disposition or any transaction by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

Treasury Services Agreement” means any agreement between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank relating to treasury, depository, credit card, debit card and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds or any similar services.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

Unfunded Participations” shall mean, with respect to an L/C Issuer, the aggregate amount, if any, of participations in respect of any outstanding L/C Borrowing that shall not have been funded by the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with Section 2.03(c).

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means (i) the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or (ii) the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it applies to any item or items of Collateral. References in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to specific sections of the Uniform Commercial Code are based on the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof. In the event such Uniform Commercial Code is amended or another Uniform Commercial Code described in clause (ii) is applicable, such section reference shall be deemed to be references to the comparable section in such amended or other Uniform Commercial Code.

 

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United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

United States Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d)(ii)(C).

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of (a) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries whether or not held in an account pledged to the Administrative Agent and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents restricted in favor of the Secured Parties (which may also include cash and Cash Equivalents securing other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Facilities).

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board of directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14 subsequent to the Closing Date.

USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

wholly-owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

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

(b) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

 

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(c) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

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

(e) The word “or” is not exclusive.

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

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

(h) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(i) For purposes of determining compliance with any Section of Article VII at any time, in the event that any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness (whether at the time of incurrence or upon application of all or a portion of the proceeds thereof), Disposition, Restricted Payment, Affiliate transaction, Contractual Obligation or prepayment of Indebtedness meets the criteria of one or more than one of the categories of transactions permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections, such transaction (or portion thereof) at any time shall be permitted under one or more of such clauses as determined by the Borrower in its sole discretion at such time.

(j) All references to “knowledge” of any Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary means the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer.

(k) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed as having the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(l) All references to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restriction 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 of the functions thereof.

Section 1.03. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (a) any lease that is treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the date hereof shall not be treated as Indebtedness, Attributable Indebtedness or as a Capitalized Lease and shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any future lease, if it were in effect on the date hereof, that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the date hereof shall be treated as an operating lease), in each case for purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any actual or proposed change in GAAP after the date hereof and (b) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141R or ASC 805 (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) or (ii) any election under Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 825—Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value” as defined therein.

 

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Section 1.04. Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).

Section 1.05. References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, refinancings, restatements, renewals, restructurings, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, refinancings, restatements, renewals, restructurings, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by the Loan Documents; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

Section 1.06. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.07. Timing of Payment or Performance. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, when the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.08. Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of:

(a) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 7.11) which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and Interest Coverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the financial ratios set forth in Sections 2.14(d) and 7.03(v)); or

(b) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement;

in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, in respect of any transaction described in clauses (ii) or (ii) of the definition of a Limited Condition Transaction, the date of delivery of irrevocable notice, declaration of dividend or similar event (and not at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction)) (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) on a Pro Forma Basis as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements were (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to

 

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Section 6.01(a) or (b) ending prior to the LCT Test Date (for income statement purposes) or at the end of such most recent Test Period (for balance sheet purposes), the Borrower would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Restricted Payments, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or irrevocable notice, declaration of dividend or similar event for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated; provided, that with respect to any such Subsequent Transaction that is a Restricted Payment, any such ratio or basket shall also be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated.

Section 1.09. Pro Forma Calculations.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, financial ratios and tests, including the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.09. Whenever a financial ratio or test is to be calculated on a pro forma basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating (i) such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered or are delivered concurrently therewith and (ii) prior to the initial date upon which the financial statements and certificates required by Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b), as the case may be, and Section 6.02(a) are required to be delivered, compliance shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2017.

(b) For purposes of calculating any financial ratio or test, Specified Transactions that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period and (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of the determination of Total Assets and Consolidated EBITDA, as applicable, the last day). If since the beginning of any applicable Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.09, then such financial ratio or test (or the calculation of Total Assets) shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.09.

 

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(c) Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower and include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period) and “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit for a period that is associated with any action taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken (including any savings expected to result from the elimination of a public target’s compliance costs with public company requirements) net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and any such adjustments shall be included in the initial pro forma calculations of such financial ratios or tests and during any subsequent Test Period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized relating to such Specified Transaction; provided that (A) such amounts are reasonably identifiable and based on assumptions believed by the Borrower in good faith to be reasonable at the time made, (B) such actions are taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken no later than 24 months after the date of such Specified Transaction, and (C) no amounts shall be added pursuant to this Section 1.09(c) to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period;

(d) Any provision requiring Pro Forma Compliance with Section 7.11 shall be made assuming that compliance with the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio pursuant to such Section is required with respect to the most recent Test Period prior to such time.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.09, when calculating the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (i) the definition of “Applicable Rate” and (ii) the definition of “Applicable ECF Percentage,” the events described in this Section 1.09 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

Section 1.10. Letters of Credit. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the undrawn face amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

Section 1.11. Certifications. All certifications to be made hereunder by an officer or representative of a Loan Party shall be made by such person in his or her capacity solely as an officer or a representative of such Loan Party, on such Loan Party’s behalf and not in such Person’s individual capacity.

Section 1.12. Certain Determinations.

(a) For purposes of determining compliance with any of the covenants set forth in Article VI or Article VII (including in connection with any Incremental Commitment) at any time (whether at the time of incurrence or thereafter), any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction meets the criteria of one, or more than one, of the clauses of the provision permitting such Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction, as the case

 

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may be, the Borrower (i) shall in its sole discretion determine under which clause such Lien (other than Liens with respect to the Initial Term Loans), Investment, Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness consisting of the Initial Term Loans), Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction (or, in each case, any portion there), as the case may be, is permitted and (ii) shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to make any redetermination and/or to divide, classify or reclassify under which clause or clause such Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction, as the case may be, is permitted from time to time as it may determine and without notice to the Administrative Agent or any Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, if the applicable date for meeting any requirement hereunder or under any other Loan Document falls on a day that is not a Business Day, compliance with such requirement shall not be required until noon on the first Business Day following such applicable date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, any Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and/or Interest Coverage Ratio) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the “Incurrence Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence, except that incurrences of Indebtedness and Liens constituting Fixed Amounts shall be taken into account for purposes of Incurrence Based Amounts.

ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 2.01. The Loans.

(a) Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date a Term Borrowing denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Term Lender’s Term Commitment. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(b) Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, on the Closing Date (subject to the Closing Date Revolver Cap) or thereafter each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 (each such loan, together with any loans made pursuant to an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, Incremental Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) from time to time, on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05, and re-borrow under this Section 2.01(b) in each case without premium or penalty (subject to Section 3.05). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

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Section 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a) Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by email. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than, (1) 1:00 p.m. Eastern time three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, and (2) 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided that the notice referred to in clause (1) above may be delivered no later than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date in the case of the initial Credit Extensions. Each email notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must include a written Committed Loan Notice (and will not be effective until so confirmed), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.14, each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000, or a whole multiple of $500,000, in excess thereof. Except as provided herein, each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vi) wire instructions of the account(s) to which funds are to be disbursed (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the amount to be disbursed to any particular account may be less than the minimum or multiple limitations set forth above so long as the aggregate amount to be disbursed to all such accounts pursuant to such Borrowing meets such minimums and multiples). If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or fail to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer of such funds in accordance with instructions provided by the Borrower to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent; provided that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and second, to the Borrower as provided above.

 

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(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. During the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require that no Loans may be converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurocurrency Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in UBS AG, Stamford Branch’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the announcement of such change.

(e) After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than eight Interest Periods in effect (or such greater amount as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).

(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

(g) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(b) above, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent promptly after written demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(g) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 2.03. Letters of Credit.

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit at sight denominated in Dollars for the account of the Borrower (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer would exceed such L/C Issuer’s L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, that if the Borrower determines that, in connection with any actual or anticipated L/C Credit Extension, less than the full amount of the Letter of Credit Sublimit would be available to the Borrower as a result of the application of this clause (z), then the L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of each L/C Issuer shall be reallocated as elected by the Borrower in consultation with each L/C Issuer and with the consent of any such L/C Issuer which has its L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share increased as a result of such reallocation (and the Borrower and the L/C Issuers agree to take such actions as among themselves to accommodate any such reallocation); provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, UBS AG, Stamford Branch shall have no obligation to issue trade or commercial letters of credit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired, terminated or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, on the Closing Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement.

(ii) The Borrower may, at its sole discretion, request Letters of Credit from any L/C Issuer up to such L/C Issuer’s L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Sublimit (subject to reallocation as described in Section 2.03(a)(i)).

(iii) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any material restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any material unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

(B) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than 12 months after the date of issuance or last renewal unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer;

 

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(C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer;

(D) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally; and

(E) any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure as it may elect in its sole discretion.

(iv) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit. (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., at least three Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be; or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (a) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (b) the amount thereof; (c) the expiry date thereof; (d) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (e) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (f) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (g) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant L/C Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or its applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement times the stated amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

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(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application with respect to any standby Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the relevant L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each 12-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and in no event extending beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date unless Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such 12-month period to be mutually agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the relevant L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the relevant L/C Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a)(iii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied or waived.

(iv) Promptly after issuance of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. (i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall notify promptly the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m., on the first Business Day immediately following any payment by an L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit with written notice to the Borrower (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing in Dollars; provided that if such reimbursement is not made on the date of drawing, the Borrower shall pay interest to the relevant L/C Issuer on such amount at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans (without duplication of interest payable on L/C Borrowings). The applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower in writing of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination or revaluation thereof. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Appropriate Lenders and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

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(ii) Each Appropriate Lender (including any Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer in Dollars at the Administrative Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Appropriate Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant L/C Issuer.

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on written demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Appropriate Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv) Until each Appropriate Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer.

(v) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the relevant L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Repayment of Participations. (i) If, at any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the amount received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Appropriate Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Loan Party may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the relevant L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv) any payment by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(v) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

 

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(vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party (other than payment in cash or performance in full);

provided that the foregoing in clauses (i) through (vi) shall not excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.

(f) Role of L/C Issuers. Each Lender and the Borrower agrees that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as they may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 2.03(e); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) willful misconduct, bad faith or grossly negligent failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit, in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and no L/C Issuer shall be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g) Cash Collateral. (i) If, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, (ii) if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02 or (iii) if an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs and is continuing, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize all of its L/C Obligations in an amount equal to 103% of the Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations determined as of such date, and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m. on (x) in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), the next Business Day

 

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following the Business Day that the Borrower receives written notice thereof, and (y) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (iii), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, promptly upon the written request of the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (solely after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). For purposes hereof, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant L/C Issuer and the Appropriate Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash, Cash Equivalents (if reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer) or deposit account balances (in each case, “Cash Collateral”) pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Appropriate Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit Lenders of the applicable Facility, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the Administrative Agent and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents (for the benefit of the Borrower). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are expressly subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) or nonconsensual liens permitted under Section 7.01 or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, promptly following written demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. To the extent any Event of Default giving rise to the requirement to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) is cured or otherwise waived by the Required Lenders, then so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all Cash Collateral pledged to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit shall be promptly refunded to the applicable depositor of Cash Collateral. If at any time the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided or Liens described above, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly following written demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. In addition, the Administrative Agent may request at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of Cash Collateral that additional Cash Collateral be provided by the Borrower in order to protect against the results of exchange rate fluctuations with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in currencies other than Dollars.

(h) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement a Letter of Credit fee for each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided that (x) if any portion of a Defaulting Lender’s Pro

 

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Rata Share of any Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized by the Borrower or reallocated to the other Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv), then the Borrower shall not be required to pay a Letter of Credit fee to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share so long as it is Cash Collateralized by the Borrower or reallocated to the other Revolving Credit Lenders, but such Letter of Credit fee shall instead be payable to such other Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of such reallocated amount, and (y) if any portion of a Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share is not Cash Collateralized or reallocated pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv), then the Letter of Credit fee with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share shall be payable to the applicable L/C Issuer until such Pro Rata Share is Cash Collateralized or reallocated or such Lender ceases to be a Defaulting Lender. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the earlier to occur of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and the Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility or the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitment of all Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it to any Loan Party equal to 0.125% per annum (or such other lower amount as may be mutually agreed by the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer) of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit) or such lesser fee as may be agreed with such L/C Issuer. Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit and on the earlier to occur of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitment of all Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account with respect to each Letter of Credit issued to the Loan Parties the customary and reasonable issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within 30 days of demand and are nonrefundable.

(j) Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.

(k) Addition of an L/C Issuer. A Revolving Credit Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower may become an additional L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Credit Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional L/C Issuer.

(l) Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments. If the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if one or more other tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of which the Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall, to the extent such Letters of Credit could have been issued under such other tranches, automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Credit Loans and payments in

 

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respect thereof pursuant to Sections 2.03(c) and (d)) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Credit Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(g).

(m) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

Section 2.04. [Reserved].

Section 2.05. Prepayments.

(a) Optional. (i) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay any Class or Classes of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans of any Class or Classes in whole or in part without premium or penalty (except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.05); provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (B) on the date of any prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (2) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000, or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; and (3) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) below, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Loan (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Credit Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to clause (ii) below and Section 3.05. In the case of each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a), the Borrower may in its sole discretion select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid, and such payment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that, on or prior to the six month anniversary of the Closing Date, any Loan Party (x) prepays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Initial Term Loans in connection with a Repricing Event or (y) effects any amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Event, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent (A) in the case of clause (x), for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (B) in the case of clause (y), for the ratable account of each of the Lenders (including any Lender that withholds its consent to such amendment and that is required to assign its Initial Term Loan pursuant to Section 3.07), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable

 

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Initial Term Loans of such Lender outstanding immediately prior to such amendment. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement or amendment and shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such amendment.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(a)(i) by notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 2:00 p.m. (and promptly confirmed in writing) on the date of prepayment if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Class or occurrence of another event, which refinancing or event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed (subject to payment of amounts due under Section 3.05).

(iv) Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loans permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof pursuant to Section 2.07(a) in a manner determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity).

(v) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, in addition to the terms set forth in Sections 2.05(a)(i) and 10.07, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Loan Party (in such capacity, a “Discounted Purchaser”) may prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such prepayment) (or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may purchase such outstanding Loans and immediately cancel them) without premium or penalty on the following basis (and so long as no proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans are used for such purpose):

(A) Any Discounted Purchaser shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”), in each case made in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v) and without premium or penalty.

(B) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”) with respect to each applicable tranche, the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “Specified Discount”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) above, each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The

 

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Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”).

(2) Each Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”), the amount and the tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

(3) If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Discounted Purchaser will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to clause (2) above; provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Specified Discount Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Discounted Purchaser and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

 

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(C) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “Discount Range”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Discounted Purchaser (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) above, each such solicitation by a Discounted Purchaser shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “Discount Range Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “Submitted Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

(2) The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v)(C). The relevant Discounted Purchaser agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “Applicable Discount”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range

 

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Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following clause (3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “Participating Lender”).

(3) If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Discounted Purchaser will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Discounted Purchaser and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

(D) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the Discounted Purchaser are willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as separate offer pursuant to the terms of this

 

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Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by a Discounted Purchaser shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “Offered Discount”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Loans (the “Offered Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

(2) The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Discounted Purchaser with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Discounted Purchaser shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Discounted Purchaser (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any. If the Discounted Purchaser elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the fifth Business Day after the date of receipt by such Discounted Purchaser from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (2) (the “Acceptance Date”), the Discounted Purchaser shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Discounted Purchaser by the Acceptance Date, such Discounted Purchaser shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(3) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within five Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Auction Agent will determine (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be prepaid by the relevant Discounted Purchaser at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D). If the Discounted Purchaser elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Discounted Purchaser agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered

 

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Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “Qualifying Lender”). The Discounted Purchaser will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Discounted Purchaser and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

(E) In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Loan Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from the applicable Discounted Purchaser or Loan Parties in connection therewith.

(F) If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with Sections 2.05(a)(v)(B) through 2.05(a)(v)(D) above, the Discounted Purchaser shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Discounted Purchaser shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the relevant tranche of Loans

 

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being prepaid on a pro rata basis across such installments. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment. In connection with each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v), each Lender participating in any prepayment described in this Section 2.05(a)(v) acknowledges and agrees that in connection therewith, (1) the Discounted Purchaser or any other Loan Party then may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding Holdings, the Sponsor and their respective affiliates not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such prepayment (including Material Non-Public Information) (“Excluded Information”), (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Discounted Purchaser, the Loan Parties or the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information and (4) none of the Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.

(G) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section 2.05(a)(v), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Discounted Purchaser.

(H) Each of the Discounted Purchasers, Loan Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section 2.05(a)(v) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section 2.05(a)(v) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

(I) Each Loan Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Loan Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01 or otherwise).

 

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(b) Mandatory. (i) Within ten Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) (commencing in respect of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to (A) the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus, without duplication of any amount deducted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating Excess Cash Flow for such period, (B) the sum of (1) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans made during such fiscal year pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v), in an amount equal to the discounted amount actually paid in cash in respect of the principal amount of such Term Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, (2) all other voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due to the extent reducing scheduled repayments of principal in subsequent fiscal years, (3) all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans, Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Revolving Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, to the extent the Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Revolving Commitment Increase, as the case may be, are permanently reduced by the amount of such payments, and (4) the amount equal to all payments in cash actually paid by the Borrower in connection with the buyback of Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(l) during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), to the extent such prepayments are funded with Internally Generated Cash; provided that, to the extent any deduction is made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, such prepayment shall not be deducted with respect to the Excess Cash Flow prepayment for the succeeding fiscal year and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such voluntary prepayments referred to in each of the immediately preceding clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) and any cash expenditures referred to in the immediately succeeding proviso that have not been applied to reduce the payments which may be due from time to time pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be carried over to subsequent periods, and may reduce the payments due from time to time pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) during such subsequent periods, until such time as such voluntary prepayments reduce such payments which may be due from time to time; provided further that any such Excess Cash Flow referred to in this Section 2.05(b) prepayment amount shall, at the option of the Borrower, in each case without duplication of any such reduction from the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” by such amounts, be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis for such fiscal year by the aggregate amount of clauses (b)(ii), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xv) and (xvi) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” for such fiscal year; provided further that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio in the definition of “Applicable ECF Percentage” shall be recalculated to give pro forma effect to any amount referred to in clause (B) above that is paid or otherwise realized or accounted for after the end of the applicable fiscal year but prior to the making of the Excess Cash Flow payment required for such Fiscal Year. Prepayment of any Term Loans shall only be required under this Section 2.05(b)(i) with respect to the amount (if any) of Excess Cash Flow for such period in excess of $5,000,000 and solely to the amount of such required prepayment in excess thereof.

(ii) If (1) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower Disposes of any property or assets (other than any Disposition of any property or assets permitted by Sections 7.05(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (l), (m) (except as set forth in the proviso thereof or to the extent such property is subject to a Mortgage), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s)), or (2) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, subject to Section 2.05(b)(vi), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid on or prior to the date which is five Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to the Asset Sale Percentage of all such Net Proceeds (solely in the amount of such required prepayment in excess the threshold set forth above); provided further that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase

 

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Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) and the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness, in each case pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the net proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event (such Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (or the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness) required to be offered to be so repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time; provided that the portion of such net proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such net proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such net proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii) shall be reduced accordingly; provided, further, that to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.

(iii) If Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary incur or issue any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (A) not permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.03 or (B) that is intended to constitute Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Class of Term Loans, the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (or, in the case of Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, the applicable Class of Term Loans) in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is three Business Days after the receipt by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds. In connection with any prepayment under Section 2.05(b)(iii)(B) which constitutes a Repricing Event that is consummated in respect of all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Term Lenders a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans subject to such Repricing Event.

(iv) If for any reason the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations at any time exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall promptly prepay Revolving Credit Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(iv) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans such aggregate Outstanding Amount exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.

(v) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries (“Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents, an amount equal to the portion of such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation, even if the Borrower does not intend to actually repatriate such cash, so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Foreign Subsidiary Excess

 

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Cash Flow will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents (even if such cash is actually not repatriated), an amount equal to the amount of the Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that could be repatriated will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the direct and indirect holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against as a result of a repatriation and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow would have material adverse tax cost consequences, an amount equal to such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05; provided that in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), such nonpayment prior to the time such amounts must be repatriated shall not constitute an Event of Default (and such amounts shall be available (A) first, to repay local foreign indebtedness, if any, and (B) thereafter, for working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, subject to the prepayment provisions in this Section 2.05(b)(v)); provided, further, that (A) for purposes of this Section 2.05, Excess Cash Flow shall be deemed allocable to each Foreign Subsidiary, with respect to any period, in an amount equal to (i) the Consolidated EBITDA of such Foreign Subsidiary for such period, divided by (ii) the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (it being understood and agreed for the avoidance of doubt that such allocation shall exclude any reduction from interest and principal payments in respect of the Obligations) and (B) (1) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to reduce Excess Cash Flow owed pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) in respect of any Excess Cash Flow Period by the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries subject to the limitations and restrictions described above in this Section 2.05(b)(v) for such Excess Cash Flow Period.

(vi) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary (“Foreign Disposition”) or the Net Proceeds of any Casualty Event incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary (“Foreign Casualty Event”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation even if the Borrower does not intend to actually repatriate such cash, so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Net Proceeds will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents, even if such cash is not actually repatriated at such time, an amount equal to the amount of the Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the direct and indirect holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign

 

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Disposition or Foreign Casualty Event would have material adverse tax cost consequences with respect to such Net Proceeds, an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05; provided that in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), nonpayment prior to the time such amounts must be repatriated shall not constitute an Event of Default (and such amounts shall be available (A) first, to repay local foreign indebtedness, if any, and (B) thereafter, for working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, subject to the prepayment provisions in this Section 2.05(b)(vi)). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.05 shall require the Borrower to cause any amounts to be repatriated to the United States (whether or not such amounts are used in or excluded from the determination of the amount of any mandatory prepayments hereunder).

(vii) Except as otherwise provided in any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or any Incremental Amendment or as otherwise provided herein, (A) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied ratably to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding (provided that any prepayment of Term Loans with the Net Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied solely to each applicable Class of Refinanced Debt); (B) with respect to each Class of Term Loans, each prepayment pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied first, to accrued interest and fees due on the amount of the prepayment and second, to the scheduled installments of principal thereof following the date of such prepayment in direct order of maturity; (C) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of such prepayment.

(viii) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) not later than 1:00 p.m. at least three Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the aggregate amount of such prepayment to be made by the Borrower. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment. Each Term Lender may reject all of its Pro Rata Share of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.05(b) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00 p.m. one Business Day after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. If a Term Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower.

(c) Interest, Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this Section 2.05 shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Credit Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments), together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05, prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.05 in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the

 

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last day of such Interest Period into a deposit account (or, if required by the Administrative Agent, a Cash Collateral Account) until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2.05. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.

Section 2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000, or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire amount thereof and (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. Except as provided above, the amount of any such Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of any Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Class or occurrence of other event, which refinancing or other event shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

(b) Mandatory. The Initial Term Commitments of each Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the Initial Term Loans to be made by such Term Lender on the Closing Date. The Revolving Credit Commitments of each Revolving Credit Lender shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Maturity Date.

(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Appropriate Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portion of the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the unused Commitments of any Class under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such Class shall be reduced by such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such Commitments are reduced. All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments of any Class shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders on the effective date of such termination.

Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders (A) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the second full quarter after the Closing Date, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date (which payments shall (x) be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments made in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 (excluding prepayments under Section 2.05(a)(v)) and (y) shall not be made with respect to Term Loans that were prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)) and (B) on the Maturity Date for the Initial Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on such date.

 

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(b) Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans under such Facility outstanding on such date.

Section 2.08. Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or 8.01(f), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon written demand.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 2.09. Fees. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i):

(a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender under each Facility in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate with respect to commitment fees for such Facility times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments for such Facility exceeds the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans for such Facility plus (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations for such Facility; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; provided, further, that no commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The commitment fee on each Revolving Credit Facility shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date during the first full fiscal quarter to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).

 

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(c) Closing Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay on the Closing Date to each Term Lender party to this Agreement on the Closing Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date, a closing fee (the “Closing Fee”) in an amount equal to 0.50% of the stated principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans made on the Closing Date. The Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Closing Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter and shall be netted against Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

Section 2.10. Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days, or 366 days, as applicable, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with their terms.

 

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Section 2.12. Payments Generally.

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Appropriate Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s applicable Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall in each case, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

(c) Unless the Borrower or any Lender have notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, then:

(i) if the Borrower has failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; and

(ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

 

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A written notice (including documentation reasonably supporting such request) of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(g) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law), but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (b) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

(h) Amounts to be applied to the prepayment of Loans in connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b) shall be applied, as applicable, on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans; provided that if no Lenders exercise the right to waive a given mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(viii), then, with respect to such mandatory prepayment, the amount of such mandatory prepayment shall be applied first to reduce outstanding Base Rate Loans. Any amounts remaining after each such application shall be applied to prepay Eurocurrency Rate Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.05.

Section 2.13. Sharing of Payments. If, other than as provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in respect of any principal or interest on account of the Loans or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it, in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such sub-participations in the participations in L/C

 

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Obligations held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of any principal or interest on such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. The Borrower agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.13 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Borrower may extend the final maturity of Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments in connection with an Extension that is permitted under Section 2.16 without being obligated to effect such extensions on a pro rata basis among the Lenders (it being understood that no such extension (i) shall constitute a payment or prepayment of any Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, for purposes of this Section 2.13 or (ii) shall reduce the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due under Section 2.07(a), except that the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due to a Lender of Extended Term Loans may be reduced to the extent provided pursuant to the express terms of the respective Extension Amendment) without giving rise to any violation of this Section 2.13 or any other provision of this Agreement. Furthermore, the Borrower may take all actions contemplated by Section 2.16 in connection with any Extension (including modifying pricing, amortization and repayments or prepayments), and in each case such actions shall be permitted, and the differing payments contemplated therein shall be permitted without giving rise to any violation of this Section 2.13 or any other provision of this Agreement.

Section 2.14. Incremental Credit Extensions.

(a) Incremental Commitments. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an “Incremental Request”), request (i) one or more new commitments which shall be in the same Facility as any outstanding Term Loans (a “Term Loan Increase”) or a new Class of term loans (collectively with any Term Loan Increase, the “Incremental Term Commitments”) under this Agreement and/or (ii) (A) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (a “Revolving Commitment Increase”) and/or (B) the establishment of one or more new Revolving Credit Commitments (any such new commitment, a “New Revolving Credit Commitment” and, together with Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments” and, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders.

 

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(b) Incremental Loans. Any Incremental Term Loans (other than Term Loan Increases) effected through the establishment of one or more new Term Loans made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Term Commitments of any Class are effected (including through any Term Loan Increase), subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (i) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Term Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (i) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall make its Commitment available to the Borrower (when borrowed, an “Incremental Revolving Loan” and collectively with any Incremental Term Loan, an “Incremental Loan”) in an amount equal to its Revolving Commitment Increase or New Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, and (ii) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Revolving Commitment Increase or the New Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, and the Incremental Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incremental Term Loans may have identical terms to any of the Term Loans and be treated as the same Class as any of such Term Loans.

(c) Incremental Request. Each Incremental Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but each existing Lender will not have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to request any Incremental Commitment) or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution being called an “Additional Lender”) (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” or “Incremental Term Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Additional Lender and (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(k) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Initial Term Loans.

(d) Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date of such Incremental Amendment (the “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions:

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction where the standard shall be no Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f));

 

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(ii) the representations and warranties in Article V of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction);

(iii) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (v) below) and each Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (v) below);

(iv) any Incremental Revolving Credit Lender that is not an existing Lender is subject to the consent of the L/C Issuers; and

(v) at the time of and after giving effect to the effectiveness of any proposed Incremental Commitments, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Commitments shall not exceed (A) (i) an amount equal to the Starter Basket plus (ii) the amount of all prior voluntary prepayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, Incremental Loans and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(v)(i) that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (in each case, with respect to any revolving loans, to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in such revolving commitments) (net of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in lieu of the Starter Basket), in each case other than to the extent such prepayments are made with the proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or other long-term Indebtedness, plus (B) up to an additional amount of Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments so long as on and as of the date of the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Commitments on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to each such incurrence and/or issuance of such Indebtedness on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming all previously established and simultaneously established Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments are fully drawn and excluding the cash proceeds of any borrowing under any such Incremental Facility not applied promptly for the specified transaction in connection with such incurrence upon receipt thereof, (a) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, either (x) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 3.75:1.00, or (y) in the case of Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), does not exceed the greater of (I) 3.75:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, (b) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a basis junior to the Obligations, either (x) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 4.00:1.00, or (y) in the case of Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, either the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), does not exceed the greater of (I) 4.00:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, or (c) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is unsecured, either (x)(I) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 4.25:1.00, or (II) in the case of such Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis

 

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in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed the greater of (X) 4.25:1.00 and (Y) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or (y)(I) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than 2.00:1.00, or (II) in the case of such Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, either (X) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than 2.00:1.00 or (Y) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment; provided, that Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments may be incurred under both clauses (A) and (B) above, and proceeds from any such incurrence may be utilized in a single transaction by first calculating the incurrence under clause (B) above and then calculating the incurrence under clause (A) above; provided that the Borrower may redesignate any such Indebtedness originally designated as incurred pursuant to clause (A) above if, at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur under clause (B) above the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness being so redesignated (for purposes of clarity, with any such redesignation having the effect of increasing the Borrower’s ability to incur indebtedness under clause (A) above as of the date of such redesignation by the amount of such Indebtedness so redesignated).

(e) Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class, except as otherwise set forth herein, shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders; provided that in no event will any Incremental Term Loans be permitted to be voluntarily or mandatorily prepaid prior to the repayment in full of the Term Loans, unless accompanied by at least a ratable payment of the Term Loans (provided that any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Amendment may provide that the applicable Incremental Lenders shall receive a less than ratable payment). In any event:

(i) the Incremental Term Loans and, as applicable, the New Revolving Credit Commitments:

(A) shall rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and pari passu or junior with respect to security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans, as applicable, or may be unsecured (and to the extent secured or subordinated in right of payment shall be subject to intercreditor agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);

(B) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans;

(C) in the case of New Revolving Credit Commitments, shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments outstanding at the time of incurrence of such New Revolving Credit Commitments or have amortization or scheduled mandatory commitment reductions (other than at maturity);

(D) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of then-existing Initial Term Loans;

 

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(E) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, subject to clauses (B) and (D) above, shall have amortization determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders;

(F) subject to clause (ii) below, shall have an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders or Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable;

(G) [reserved];

(H) may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Initial Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment;

(I) to the extent secured, shall not be secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral; and

(J) shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party;

(ii) the material terms of each Revolving Commitment Increase will be substantially identical to those applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments being increased, as applicable, or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (other than with respect to margin, pricing, maturity, fees or any terms which are applicable only after the then-existing maturity date with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject, solely as to administrative matters, to the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)),

(iii) the interest rate applicable to any Incremental Term Loans will be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans; provided that, with respect to Dollar denominated Incremental Term Facilities incurred pursuant to clause (a) of Section 2.14(d)(v)(B) that is not incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other investment, such interest rate will not be more than 0.50% higher than the corresponding interest rate applicable to the Initial Term Loans (without giving effect to any leverage based step-downs with respect to the Applicable Rate), unless the interest rate margin with respect to the existing Initial Term Loans, is adjusted to be equal to the interest rate with respect to the relevant Incremental Term Loans, minus, 0.50%; provided, further, that in determining the applicable interest rate: (w) OID or upfront fees paid by the Borrower in connection with the Initial Term Loans, such Incremental Term Loans (based on a four-year average life to maturity), shall be included, (x) any amendments to the Applicable Rate on the Initial Term Loans that became effective subsequent to the Closing Date but prior to the time of the addition of such Incremental Term Loans shall be included (without giving effect to any leverage based step-downs with respect to the Applicable Rate), (y) arrangement, commitment, structuring and underwriting fees and any amendment fees paid or payable to the Arrangers (or their Affiliates) in their respective capacities as such in connection with the Initial Term Loans, or to one or more arrangers (or their Affiliates) in their capacities as such applicable to such Incremental Term Loans shall be excluded and (z) if such Incremental Term Loans include any “LIBOR” interest rate floor greater than that applicable to the existing Loans, and such floor is applicable to the Initial Term Loans, on the date of determination, such excess amount shall be equated to interest margin for determining the increase except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower, and

 

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(iv) the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loans that are New Revolving Credit Commitments shall be on terms and pursuant to documentation to be determined by the Borrower and the lenders thereunder.

(f) Incremental Amendment. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of an Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment), under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments as determined by the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments, unless it so agrees.

(g) Reallocation of Revolving Credit Exposure. Upon any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which Revolving Commitment Increases are effected through an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14, (a) if the increase relates to the Revolving Credit Facility, each of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Credit Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Incremental Revolving Loans outstanding on such Incremental Facility Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Credit Loans will be held by existing Revolving Credit Lenders and Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Credit Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Revolving Commitment Increases to the Revolving Credit Commitments, (b) each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Credit Commitment and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Credit Loan and (c) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Revolving Commitment Increases and all matters relating thereto; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments after the date of obtaining any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(m) to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(m), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued) and (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments after the date of obtaining any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

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(h) This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.15. Refinancing Amendments.

(a) On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Refinancing Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this Section 2.15(a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Refinancing Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans), in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans incurred under this Agreement pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.15 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments after the date of obtaining any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(m) to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(m), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued), (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments after the date of obtaining any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class and (4) assignments and participations of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans.

(b) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section 2.15(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.

 

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(d) This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.16. Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans.

(a) Extension of Term Loans. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) (except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, “AHYDO” payments, optional prepayments, premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments, which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Term Lenders and set forth in the relevant Term Loan Extension Request), be substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) no more favorable to the Extending Term Lenders than those applicable to the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Term Loan Extension Request (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans) (as reasonably determined by the Borrower)), including: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Term Loans hereunder (including Refinancing Term Loans and Extended Term Loans) which have more than five different Maturity Dates; (ii) the Effective Yield, pricing, optional redemptions and prepayment and “AHYDO” payments with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different from the Effective Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); and (iv) Extended Term Loans may have call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided that no Extended Term Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which all Term Loans with an earlier final stated maturity (including Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they were amended) are repaid in full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by a pro rata optional prepayment of such other Term Loans; provided, however, that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time a Term Loan Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (C) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (D) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (E) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans

 

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amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche (in which case scheduled amortization with respect thereto shall be proportionally increased). Each Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)).

(b) Extension of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Class (each, an “Existing Revolver Tranche”) be amended to extend the Maturity Date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so amended, “Extended Revolving Credit Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolver Tranche) (each, a “Revolver Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche and (y) except as to interest rates, fees, optional redemption or prepayment terms, final maturity, and after the final maturity date, any other covenants and provisions (which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Revolving Credit Lenders and set forth in the relevant Revolver Extension Request), the Extended Revolving Credit Commitment extended pursuant to a Revolver Extension Request, and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Credit Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with such other terms substantially identical to, or taken as a whole, no more favorable to the Extending Revolving Credit Lender, as the original Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings); provided: (i) the Maturity Date of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) which have more than five different Maturity Dates; (ii) the Effective Yield, pricing, optional redemption or prepayment terms, with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield, pricing, optional redemption or prepayment terms, for extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants (as determined by the Borrower and Lenders extending) and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments); and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., the Existing Revolver Tranche and the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Revolver Extension Series) and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (II) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Credit Commitments and (III) repayments made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of non-extended Revolving Credit Commitments); provided, further, that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time a Revolver Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Revolver Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder and (C) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended pursuant to any Revolver Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolver

 

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Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended from an Existing Revolver Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolver Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolver Tranche. Each Revolver Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section 2.16(b)).

(c) Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond (or such shorter period as agreed by the Administrative Agent), and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.16. Subject to Section 3.07, no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Credit Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Term Loan Tranche (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Credit Lender (each, an “Extending Revolving Credit Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election.

(d) Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Credit Lender, as applicable, providing an Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.16(a) or 2.16(b) above, respectively (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery of a Committed Loan Notice) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates substantially consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans or Extended

 

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Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section 2.07 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.07), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.05 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto, (iv) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and Holdings, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.

(e) No conversion of Loans pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement. This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.17. Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuers hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the L/C Issuers, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and Holdings, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuers against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment

 

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of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.03(h).

(iv) Reallocation of Pro Rata Share to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03, the “Pro Rata Share” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans of that Lender.

(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share (without giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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ARTICLE III

TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

Section 3.01. Taxes.

(a) Except as provided in this Section 3.01, any and all payments made by or on account of the Borrower (the term Borrower under Article III being deemed to include any Subsidiary for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued) or Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes. If the Borrower, any Guarantor or other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i) if the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by the Borrower or any Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions of Indemnified Tax or Other Tax (including deductions of Indemnified Tax or Other Tax applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions for Indemnified Tax or Other Tax been made, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions, (iii) the applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within 30 days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within 30 days, as soon as possible thereafter), if either Borrower or any Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, it shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes and any other property, intangible or mortgage recording Taxes, imposed by any Governmental Authority, which arise from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document excluding, in each case, any such Tax imposed as a result of an Agent or Lender’s Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document (collectively, “Assignment Taxes”), except for Assignment Taxes resulting from assignment or participation that is requested or required in writing by the Borrower (all such non-excluded taxes described in this Section 3.01(b) being hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(c) Without duplication of the amounts paid pursuant to Sections 3.01(a) or 3.01(b), the Borrower and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes payable by such Agent or such Lender (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the Governmental Authority; provided that any Agent or Lender seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.01(c) provides the Borrower the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith and delivered by such Agent or Lender (or by an Agent on behalf of such Lender) accompanied by a written statement thereof setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Each Lender and Agent shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender or Agent under the Loan Documents. Each such Lender and Agent shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly and on or before the date such documentation expires, becomes obsolete or inaccurate to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding Tax, the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable Law from such payments at the applicable rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.01(d), an Agent or a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 3.01(d) that such Agent or Lender is not legally eligible to deliver. Without limiting the foregoing:

(i) Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from federal backup withholding.

(ii) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

(A) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms), claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code,

(B) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms), or

(D) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership), two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, a United States Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a United States Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner).

 

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(iii) Each Agent that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 with respect to fees received on its own behalf, certifying that such Agent is exempt from federal backup withholding. Each Agent that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI with respect to fees received on its own behalf and, with respect to any other fees it is to receive, two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by all required supporting certificates and documentation.

(iv) 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, such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Laws and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Laws and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.01(d), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(v) Each Lender and Agent agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(e) Any Lender or Agent claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall use its reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office if such a change would reduce any such additional amounts (or any similar amount that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender, result in any unreimbursed cost or expense or be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(f) If any Lender or Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by a Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall promptly remit such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnification or additional amounts paid by the Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund net of any Taxes payable by any Agent or Lender on such interest); provided that the Loan Parties, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agree promptly to return such refund (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority) to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority; provided, further, that in no event will the Lender or Agent be required to pay any amount to a Loan Party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the Lender or Agent in a less favorable net after-Tax position than

 

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the Lender or Agent 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 3.01(f) shall not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other person.

(g) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.07 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Taxes excluded from the definition of (x) “Indemnified Taxes” or (y) “Other Taxes” attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 3.01(g).

Section 3.02. Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law or guideline has made it unlawful or impermissible, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful or impermissible under any such guideline, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, in each case after the Closing Date then, on written notice thereof by such Lender to Holdings through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall promptly following written demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully and in accordance with guidelines continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully or in accordance with guidelines continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

Section 3.03. Inability to Determine Rates. Except as described in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”, if the Administrative Agent determines after the Closing Date that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or that the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar, or other applicable, market for the applicable amount and the Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower in writing and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended and (y) in the event a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the

 

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Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request, if applicable, into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

Section 3.04. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves.

(a) If any Lender (which, for purposes of this Section 3.04 shall include the L/C Issuers) reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law or guideline, in each case after the Closing Date, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, including, for avoidance of doubt any such adoption, change or compliance in respect of (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements, or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority), or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities pursuant to Basel III regardless in each case (a) and (b) of the date of adoption or enaction, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loans or (as the case may be) issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes indemnified pursuant to Section 3.01, or any Taxes excluded from the definition of (x) “Indemnified Taxes” or (y) “Other Taxes” or (ii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(b)) and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligations to make any Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, then from time to time within 15 Business Days after written demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail (which detail shall not be required to include any information to the extent disclosure thereof is prohibited by Law) such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

(b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law or guideline regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the Closing Date, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then from time to time promptly following written demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction within 15 Business Days after receipt of such demand.

(c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation.

(d) If any Lender requests compensation under this Section 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; provided, further, that nothing in this Section 3.04(d) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a), (b) or (c).

 

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Section 3.05. Funding Losses. Promptly following written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or

(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to pay, prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

Section 3.06. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

(a) Any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable and customary averaging and attribution methods.

(b) With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation for any amounts under Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for the interest and penalties with respect to such amounts if such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim more than 180 days after such event; provided that if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or, if applicable, to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.06(b) hereof, such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans (or, if such conversion is not possible, repaid) on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by Section 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law or guidelines) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

 

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(i) to the extent that such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans (if possible), and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

(d) If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of any of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 3.06 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by other Lenders under the applicable Facility are outstanding, if applicable, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurocurrency Rate Loans under such Facility and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments for the applicable Facility.

Section 3.07. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.

(a) If at any time (i) the Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in Section 3.01 or 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make any Eurocurrency Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or 3.04 or requires the Borrower to pay additional amounts as a result thereof, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, on five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (so long as the assignment fee is paid in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (which shall only apply in respect of any applicable Facility (and not all Facilities hereunder) only in the case of clause (i) or, in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender with respect to a vote of directly and adversely affected Lenders (“Affected Class”), clause (iii)); provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; provided, further, that (A) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to, and shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of, the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents.

(b) Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 3.07(a) above shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s applicable Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations in respect thereof, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans, Commitments and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee

 

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Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within five Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Lender, then such Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Lender.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (including the furnishing of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Cash Collateral) have been made in respect of such outstanding Letters of Credit and the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.06.

(d) In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent have requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each affected Lender or each Lender of a Class in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or an Affected Class or all Lenders holding Term Loans subject to a Permitted Repricing Amendment and (iii) the Required Lenders (and, in the case of a consent, waiver or amendment (1) involving all of an Affected Class, at least 50.1% of such Affected Class or (2) involving a Permitted Repricing Amendment, all other Lenders holding a tranche of Term Loans subject to such repricing that will continue as repriced or modified Term Loans) have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

Section 3.08. Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 4.01. Conditions to Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent:

(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be original, .pdf or facsimile copies or delivered by other electronic method unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) a Committed Loan Notice, executed by the Administrative Agent and a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and in accordance with the requirements hereof;

(ii) executed counterparts of this Agreement;

(iii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two Business Days in advance of the Closing Date;

 

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(iv) each Collateral Document and each other document set forth on Schedule 1.01B required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with:

(A) certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Equity constituting certificated securities referred to therein accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and instruments, if any, evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank; and

(B) proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) for filing under the UCC or other appropriate filing offices of each jurisdiction as may be necessary to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the foregoing Security Agreement;

(v) (A) a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings, together with all attachments contemplated thereby and (B) the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code filings (or equivalent filings) with respect to the Loan Parties in the states (or other jurisdictions) of formation of such Persons, the results of a judgment and tax lien search with respect to the Loan Parties in the states and county in which the chief executive office of each such Person is located and in such other jurisdictions as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, together with copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search, and along with copies of USPTO and United States Copyright Office searches reasonably required by the Administrative Agent;

(vi) such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the applicable jurisdiction) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, copies of resolutions or other corporate or limited liability company action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date;

(vii) opinion from Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(viii) a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;

provided, however, that, each of the requirements set forth in clause (iv) above, including the delivery of documents and instruments necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (except to the extent that a Lien on such Collateral may be provided or perfected solely (x) by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or (y) by the delivery of stock certificates representing the Equity Interests of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries constituting Collateral, to the extent possession of such stock certificates or other certificates perfects a security interest in such Equity Interests (provided that such certificated Equity Interests of each of Censeo’s and Advances’ material U.S. domestic subsidiaries will be required to be delivered on the Closing Date only to the extent received after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so) shall not constitute conditions precedent to any Credit Extension on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to provide such items on or prior to the Closing Date or without undue burden or expense if the Borrower agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, such search results, documents and instruments, or take or cause to be taken such other actions as may be required to perfect such security interests within 90 days after the Closing Date (subject to extensions approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion)).

 

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(b) All fees and expenses (to the extent invoiced at least three days prior to the Closing Date) (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower) required to be paid hereunder and under the Fee Letter shall have been paid from the proceeds of the initial fundings under the Facilities.

(c) The Refinancing shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing hereunder shall be, consummated.

(d) The Acquisitions shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing hereunder shall be, consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreements, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers by Buyer 1 or Buyer 2 (as applicable (and/or Ox Merger Sub, LLC or Chloe Merger Sub, LLC, as applicable)) but without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, waivers or consents thereto that are materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers without the prior written consent of the Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (it being understood and agreed that (a) any decrease in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers so long as such decrease is allocated first, to reduce the Equity Contribution to the extent it exceeds the amount set forth in the definition of “Equity Contribution” and second, to reduce the amount of funded Indebtedness on the Closing Date, (b) any increase in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers so long as such increase is funded by an increase in the Equity Contribution and (c) any change to the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement or “Material Adverse Effect” in the Advance Acquisition Agreement shall be materially adverse to the Lenders).

(e) Since the date of (i) the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, there has been no Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement) and (ii) the Advance Acquisition Agreement, there has been no result, occurrence, fact, change, event or effect which has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Advance Acquisition Agreement).

(f) The Specified Representations shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Censeo Acquisition Agreement Representations and Advance Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specific period of time which need only to be true and accurate as of such date) without giving effect to “materiality,” “Company Material Adverse Effect”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar phrases.

(g) The Equity Contribution shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing under the Facilities shall be, consummated.

(h) The Arrangers shall have received the Annual Financial Statements, the Monthly Financial Statements and the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least ten days prior to the Closing Date.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(b), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

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Section 4.02. Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension after the Closing Date (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) is subject to satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of such Credit Extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

(b) No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer, shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than (i) with respect to any Request for Credit Extension with respect to Loans to be made on the Closing Date or (ii) a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.02 to the contrary, to the extent that the proceeds of Incremental Term Loans are to be used to finance a Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder, the only conditions precedent to the funding of such Incremental Term Loans shall be the conditions precedent set forth in the related Incremental Amendment.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

On the dates and to the extent required pursuant to Sections 4.01 or 4.02 hereof, as applicable, Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Agents and the Lenders that:

Section 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary (a) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction, (b) has all requisite organizational power and authority to, in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d) is in compliance with all Laws, orders, writs and injunctions and (e) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case, referred to in clauses (a) (other than with respect to Holdings and the Borrower), (c), (d) or (e), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (b) do not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01), or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (y) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any Law; except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization. No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the priority thereof) or the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i) approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties (or release existing Liens) under applicable U.S. law, (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to obtained, taken, given or made or in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) and (iii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in or Indebtedness owed by Foreign Subsidiaries (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the “Enforcement Qualifications”).

Section 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a) The Annual Financial Statements and the Monthly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (A) except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (B) subject, in the case of the Monthly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

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(b) The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet (the “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”) and related pro forma consolidated statements of income and operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of and for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2017, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other statement of income), in each case, which need not be prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and do not include adjustments for purchase accounting (including adjustments of the type contemplated by Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (formerly SFAS 141R)), have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time the related Pro Forma Balance Sheet was so furnished to the Arrangers (the “Pro Forma Financial Statements”).

(c) Since the date hereof, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06. Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues (other than actions, suits, proceedings and claims in connection with the Transactions) that have a reasonable likelihood of adverse determination and such determination, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.07. Ownership of Property; Liens. the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good record title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all Real Property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except (a) as set forth on Schedule 5.07, (b) minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes, (c) Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and (d) where the failure to have such title could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.08. Environmental Matters. Except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.08 or except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) each Loan Party and its respective properties and operations are and have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, which includes obtaining and maintaining all applicable Environmental Permits required under such Environmental Laws to carry on the business of the Loan Parties as currently conducted;

(b) the Loan Parties have not received any written notice that alleges any of them is in violation of or potentially liable under any Environmental Laws, and none of the Loan Parties nor any of the Loan Parties’ Real Property is the subject of any claims, known investigations, liens, demands, or judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing under any Environmental Law or to revoke or modify any Environmental Permit held by any of the Loan Parties;

(c) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from (i) any Real Property or facilities owned, operated or leased by any of the Loan Parties, (ii) to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property formerly owned, operated or leased by any Loan Party or (iii) at any other location arising out of the conduct or current or prior operations of the Loan Parties that would, in any such case with respect to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup by any Loan Party or would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring liability under Environmental Laws; and

 

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(d) there are no environmental conditions arising out of or relating to the operations of the Loan Parties or Real Property or facilities owned, operated or leased by any of the Loan Parties or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property or facilities formerly owned, operated or leased by the Loan Parties, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring liability under Environmental Laws.

Section 5.09. Taxes. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have timely filed all tax returns required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income, profits or assets, that are due and payable (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, there is no Tax deficiency or assessment proposed in writing by any taxing authority against the Loan Parties that, if made would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.10. ERISA Compliance.

(a) Except as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws.

(b) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iii) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; (iv) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could reasonably be expected to be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA and (v) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under all Pension Plans (based on assumptions used for purposes of statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the most recent valuation date, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plans, in the aggregate; except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.10(b), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11. Use of Proceeds.

(a) The proceeds of the Initial Term Loans will be used on the Closing Date first, to effect the Refinancing, second, to pay costs and expenses relating to the Transactions, third, after the use of the proceeds of the Equity Contribution, to pay the consideration for the Acquisitions and fourth, if any excess proceeds remain, to fund cash on the balance sheet of the Borrower to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents.

 

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(b) The proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans will be used (a) on the Closing Date, (i) (x)(A) to effect the Refinancing, (B) to pay costs and expenses relating to the Transactions in an aggregate principal amount of up to the Closing Date Revolver Cap, and (C) after the use of the proceeds of the Equity Contribution, to pay the consideration for the Acquisitions and (y) to finance working capital needs and other general corporate purposes and (ii) to cash collateralize, replace or provide credit support (including by “grandfathering” such existing Letters of Credit into the Revolving Credit Facility) for any Letters of Credit on the Closing Date to the extent backstop or replacement Letters of Credit cannot be issued on the Closing Date and (b) after the Closing Date, to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including for capital expenditures, acquisitions, working capital and/or purchase price adjustments, the payment of transaction fees and expenses (in each case, including in connection with the Transactions), other Investments, Restricted Payments and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents).

Section 5.12. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a) The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of their important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System.

(b) None of the Borrower, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 5.13. Disclosure. No report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information, budgets, estimates and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains, as of the date such statement, certificate or other information was furnished, any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. With respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represent that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time such information was furnished, it being understood that such projected financial information and pro forma financial information are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results and that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized.

Section 5.14. Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.

 

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Section 5.15. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, without restriction, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01, license or possess the right to use all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, technology, software, know-how database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights, whether owned or licensed (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except to the extent such failure to own, license or have such IP Rights or the existence of such Liens, in each case, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no IP Rights, advertising, product, process, method, substance, part or other material used by any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted infringes upon any rights held by any Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any IP Rights, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.16. Solvency. On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and the related transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 5.17. USA Patriot Act; OFAC; FCPA.

(a) To the extent applicable, each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto and (ii) the USA Patriot Act.

(b) None of Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director or officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is subject to or the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Borrower will not use the proceeds of the Loans or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person subject to or the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, to the extent prohibited by sanctions.

(c) No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”), as amended.

Section 5.18. Security Documents. Except as otherwise contemplated hereby or under any other Loan Documents, the provisions of the Collateral Documents, together with such filings and other actions required to be taken hereby or by the applicable Collateral Documents (including the delivery to Administrative Agent of any Pledged Debt and any Pledged Equity required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Collateral Documents), are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid, enforceable and first-priority perfected Lien on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein subject to the Enforcement Qualifications and Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 5.18) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (A) the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest (other than with respect to those pledges and security interests made under the Laws of the jurisdiction of formation of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary) in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law, (B) the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest to the extent such pledge, security interest, perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or (C) on the Closing Date and until required pursuant to Section 6.11, 6.13 or 4.01(a), the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or enforceability of any pledge or security interest to the extent not required on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a).

Section 5.19. Senior Indebtedness. The Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) under and as defined in the documentation governing any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.

ARTICLE VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent obligations, Cash Management Obligations and Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements as to which no claim has been asserted) hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer is in place), then after the Closing Date, Holdings (solely in the case of Sections 6.01, 6.02 6.04, 6.05, 6.08, 6.09, 6.10, 6.11 and 6.13) and Holdings and the Borrower shall, and (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.14 and 6.15) shall cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to:

Section 6.01. Financial Statements.

(a) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, 150 days), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case, commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail (together with, in all cases, customary management discussion and analysis) and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or other independent registered public accounting firm approved by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” explanatory language (other than solely as a result of (i) the debt maturity of any Obligations or the maturity of any other financing facility occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any actual or potential inability to satisfy any financial covenant on a future date or for a future period) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; provided that with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, the financial statements to be delivered shall be (i) for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date, (x) the audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date and (y) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Censeo and its subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date and related statements of income, cash flows and member’s

 

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equity for Censeo and its subsidiaries for the period then ended and (ii) for the period from the first day from (and including) the Closing Date through December 31, 2017, the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such period.

(b) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within 45 days (or in the case of the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018, 60 days) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited (i) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii) consolidated statements of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019, in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail (together with, in all cases, customary management discussion and analysis) and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender no later than 75 days after the end of each fiscal year, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto) (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Projections have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed by such Responsible Officer to be reasonable at the time such Projections were furnished, it being understood that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results and that actual results may vary from such Projections and that such variations may be material and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized; and

(d) Deliver to the Administrative Agent with each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) (which may be in footnote form only) from such consolidated financial statements.

(e) At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall conduct an annual conference call that the Lenders may attend to discuss the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended measurement period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), at a date and time to be determined by the Borrower with reasonable advance notice to the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries by furnishing (I) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings) or (II) the Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to clauses (I) and (II), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other

 

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hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or other independent registered public accounting firm approved by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” explanatory language (other than solely as a result of (i) the debt maturity of any Obligations or the maturity of any other financing facility within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any potential inability to satisfy any financial covenant on a future date or for a future period) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the business activities, properties or liabilities of such parent changed in any material respect from the business, activities, properties and liabilities of such parent on the Closing Date or include other material activities, properties or liabilities other than those relating to the ownership of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, the Required Lenders may, upon written notice to the Borrower, require that the Loan Parties provide the financial statements and audit opinion described in Section 6.01(a) for the Borrower (and not for parent) no later than the later to occur of (x) the date on which such financial statements are otherwise required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and (y) the date that is 90 days after receipt of such notice and, for the avoidance of doubt, for all successive fiscal years for which financial statements shall be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a).

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01 and 6.02(a) through (d) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that (i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(a) to the Administrative Agent (which may be electronic copies delivered via electronic mail). Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive Material Non-Public Information and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any Material Non-Public Information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute

 

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Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.08); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information”; provided that the Borrower’s failure to comply with this sentence shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under this Agreement or the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”; provided, however, that the following Borrower Materials shall be deemed to be marked “PUBLIC” unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent promptly that any such document contains Material Non-Public Information: (1) the Loan Documents, (2) any notification of changes in the terms of the Facilities and (3) all information delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a), 6.01(b), 6.02(a) and 6.02(d)(i).

Section 6.02. Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:

(a) no later than five days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

(b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(c) [reserved];

(d) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) or (b), (i) a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal quarter or fiscal year covered by such Compliance Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.05(b)(ii) or (b)(iii) and (ii) a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate (to the extent that there have been any changes in the identity or status as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary of any such Subsidiaries since the Closing Date or the most recent list provided);

(e) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material written notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) or material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of debt securities (other than in connection with any board observer rights) of any Loan Party or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any documentation for Indebtedness of the type permitted to be incurred under Section 7.03(v), in each case, in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03; and

(f) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

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In no event shall the requirements set forth in Section 6.02(e) require Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to provide any such information which (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product.

Section 6.03. Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:

(a) of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) of the occurrence of an ERISA Event which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) of the filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) of the occurrence of any other matter or development that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender (x) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a), (b), (c), or (d) (as applicable) and (y) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable in the normal conduct of its business, all its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes and similar claims imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent (a) any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc.

(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and

(b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing where applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business and maintain and operate such business in substantially the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated, except, in the case of Section 6.05(a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or this Section 6.05(b), (i) to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) pursuant to any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or Disposition permitted by Article VII.

 

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Section 6.06. Maintenance of Properties; Intellectual Property. Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect (a) all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and fire, casualty or condemnation excepted and (b) all of its IP Rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of its business as currently conducted.

Section 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons. Not later than 90 days after the Closing Date (or the date any such insurance is obtained, in the case of insurance obtained after the Closing Date), each such policy of insurance (other than business interruption insurance, director and officer insurance and worker’s compensation insurance) shall as appropriate (i) name the Administrative Agent as additional insured thereunder or (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as loss payee thereunder. If the improvements on any Mortgaged Property are at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, then, to the extent required by the Flood Insurance Laws, the Borrower shall, or shall cause each Loan Party to, (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent (except after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, not to exceed one time per fiscal year), deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Section 6.08. Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws (including ERISA, U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, FCPA and Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.09. Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP and which reflect all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries maintain individual books and records in conformity with general accepted accounting principles in their respective countries of organization and that such maintenance shall not constitute a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder).

Section 6.10. Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year and such time shall

 

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be at the Borrower’ expense; provided, further, that during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (or any of its respective representatives or independent contractors), on behalf of the Lenders, may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which access or inspection by, or disclosure to, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (c) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

Section 6.11. Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors. At the Borrower’ expense, subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:

(a) Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party or the designation in accordance with Section 6.14 of any existing direct or indirect wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or any Subsidiary becoming a wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or any Material Domestic Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary:

(i) within 60 days after such formation, acquisition or designation, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion:

(A) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, other than with respect to any Excluded Assets, joinders to this Agreement as Guarantors, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements and documents as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Mortgages, Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements in effect on the Closing Date), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(B) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver any and all certificates and instruments representing Collateral that are required to be delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank;

(C) take and cause such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and each direct or indirect parent of such Material Domestic Subsidiary to take whatever action (including the recording of Mortgages, the filing of UCC financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

 

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(ii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, within 60 days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(a) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(iii) within 60 days after the reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent with respect to each Material Real Property, copies of title reports, abstracts or existing environmental assessment reports, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation to deliver to the Administrative Agent any environmental assessment report whose disclosure to the Administrative Agent would require the consent of a Person other than the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries if such consent cannot be reasonably obtained through commercially reasonable and diligent effort; and

(iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, within 60 days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent other items necessary from time to time to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to perfection and existence of security interests with respect to property of any Guarantor acquired after the Closing Date and subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, but not specifically covered by the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) or Section 6.11(b) below.

(b) Not later than 120 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion) after (i) the acquisition by any Loan Party of Material Real Property as determined by the Borrower (acting reasonably and in good faith) or (ii) the formation, designation, or acquisition of any Material Domestic Subsidiary as described in Section 6.11(a) above, and such Material Domestic Subsidiary owns Material Real Property that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, which Material Real Property would not be automatically subject to another Lien pursuant to pre-existing Collateral Documents, cause such Material Real Property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

Section 6.12. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply, and take all commercially reasonable actions to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its Real Property to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; (ii) obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and Real Property; and (iii) in each case to the extent the Loan Parties are required by Environmental Laws or a Governmental Authority, conduct any assessment, investigation, remedial or other corrective action necessary to address Hazardous Materials at any Real Property in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws; provided, however, that none of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary shall be required to undertake any assessment, investigation, remedial or other corrective action required by Environmental Laws or a Governmental Authority to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Section 6.13. Further Assurances; Post-Closing Obligations.

(a) Promptly upon reasonable written request by the Administrative Agent (i) correct any mutually identified material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Collateral Documents, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and subject in all respects to the limitations therein. If the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of any Mortgaged Property, the Borrower shall promptly provide to the Administrative Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA.

(b) Execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.13(b), in each case within the time limits specified therein (or such longer period of time reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent).

Section 6.14. Designation of Subsidiaries. The Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately before and after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, after such designation, it would be a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of any Junior Financing. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a Return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower at the date of such designation of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.

Section 6.15. Maintenance of Ratings. Use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (i) a public corporate credit rating (but not any specific rating) from S&P and a public corporate family rating (but not any specific rating) from Moody’s, in each case in respect of the Borrower, and (ii) a public rating (but not any specific rating) in respect of the Initial Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Facility from each of S&P and Moody’s.

Section 6.16. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans to finance a portion of the Transactions and use the proceeds of the Term Loans (other than Initial Term Loans), Revolving Credit Loans and the Letters of Credit issued hereunder only for general corporate purposes and working capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, including Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments.

 

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Section 6.17. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will conduct, and cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to conduct, all transactions with any of its Affiliates (other than the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $2,000,000 for any individual transaction or series of related transactions on terms that are at least substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as it would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(a) [reserved];

(b) [reserved];

(c) the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses (including Transaction Expenses) as part of or in connection with the Transactions;

(d) [reserved];

(e) (i) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (A) the payment of management, monitoring, consulting, advisory and other fees (including transaction and termination fees) pursuant to the Management Agreement and (B) indemnifications and reimbursement expenses, in each case, pursuant to the Management Agreement; provided that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default such amounts described in clauses (A) may accrue, but not be payable in cash during such period, but all such accrued amounts may be payable in cash upon the cure or waiver of such Event of Default and (ii) the payment of indemnities and reasonable expenses of the Sponsor to the extent attributable to its ownership of Holdings and its Subsidiaries;

(f) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06;

(g) loans and other Investments made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Unrestricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures (to the extent any such Unrestricted Subsidiary or any such joint venture is only an Affiliate as a result of Investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary or joint venture) to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 7.02.

(h) transactions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under an express provision (including any exceptions thereto) of this Article VII;

(i) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

(j) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(k) transactions pursuant to agreements, instruments or arrangements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.17 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

 

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(l) customary payments by Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth in the Management Agreement as of the date hereof, which payments are approved by the majority of the members of the board of directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of the Borrower in good faith;

(m) payments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements with any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, but only to the extent permitted by Section 7.06(h)(iii);

(n) the issuance or transfer of Qualified Equity Interests of Borrower to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

(o) transactions with customers, clients, joint venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the board of directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

(p) (i) any issuance of securities or rights pursuant to stock options, stock ownership plans (including restricted stock plans), stock grants, directed share programs and other equity based incentive plans and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of any stockholder or registration rights agreement approved by the board of directors of the Borrower;

(q) transactions in which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, deliver to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view; and

(r) payments to or from, and transactions with, joint ventures (to the extent any such joint venture is only an Affiliate as a result of Investments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such joint venture) in the ordinary course of business to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 7.02.

Section 6.18. Conduct of Business. Not to engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date other than any business reasonably related, complementary, corollary, synergistic or ancillary thereto (including related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary technologies) or reasonable extensions thereof.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligations hereunder (other than contingent obligations, Cash Management Obligations and Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements as to which no claim has been asserted) or any Letter of Credit remaining outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer), then from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower (and, with respect to Section 7.14 only, Holdings) shall not and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

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Section 7.01. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

(a) Liens (i) created pursuant to any Loan Document and (ii) on the Collateral securing Cash Management Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(l) and other Secured Obligations;

(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01(b) and any modifications, replacements, renewals, restructurings, refinancings or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B) proceeds and products thereof and (ii) the replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, is permitted by Section 7.03;

(c) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges (i) that are not overdue for a period of more than any applicable grace period related thereto or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP to the extent required by GAAP or (ii) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, sub-landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens, so long as, in each case, such Liens secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or if more than 30 days overdue, (i) are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(f) pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, utilities, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g) easements, rights-of-way, building codes, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, licenses, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects, in each case affecting Real Property and that do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and any exceptions on the Mortgage Policies issued in connection with the Mortgaged Properties;

 

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(h) Liens (i) securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(g), (ii) arising out of judgments or awards against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to which an appeal or other proceeding for review is then being pursued and for which adequate reserves have been made with respect thereto on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP and (iii) notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been made with respect thereto on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses (including the provision of software or the licensing of other intellectual property rights) and terminations thereof, in each case granted to others in the ordinary course of business which (i) do not in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) do not secure any Indebtedness and (iii) are permitted by Section 7.05(h);

(j) Liens (i) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of Law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business or (ii) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) encumbering initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of Law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institutions general terms and conditions, and (iv) that are contractual rights of setoff or rights of pledge relating to (A) purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (B) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(l) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Sections 7.02(i) and (n) or to the extent related to any of the foregoing, Section 7.02(r), to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.05, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

(m) Liens (i) in favor of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) in favor of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.03(b) and (d);

(n) any interest or title of a lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor under leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

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

(p) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under Section 7.02(a);

(q) assignment of, and sales or Liens on, accounts receivables or rights in respect of any thereof (x) that are delinquent or disputed, (y) for collection or (z) in connection with sales permitted by Section 7.05;

(r) Liens that are contractual rights of set off or rights of pledge relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

(t) ground leases in respect of Real Property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;

(u) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens are incurred within 270 days of the acquisition, construction, repair, lease or improvement of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber property (except for replacements, additions, accessions and proceeds to such property) other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits and (iii) with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Leases and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;

(v) Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure (i) Indebtedness of any of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 7.03(m) or (ii) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(w) Liens (x) existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14) or (y) created on the property of such Person securing Indebtedness to finance a Permitted Acquisition of such property or Person, in each case after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such Equity Interests are owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor); provided that (i) in the case of clause (x), such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds, products and accessions thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (iii) in the case of clause (x), the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.03(g);

 

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(x) (i) zoning, building, entitlement and other land use regulations by Governmental Authorities with which the normal operation of the business complies, and (ii) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(y) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or similar filings securing obligations permitted to be incurred on a secured basis under Section 7.03 and elsewhere under this Section 7.01;

(z) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(aa) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by Sections 7.01(b), (u) and (w); provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property, other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the renewal, extension, restructuring or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by Section 7.03 (to the extent constituting Indebtedness);

(bb) Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined as of the date of incurrence;

(cc) Liens incurred in reliance on the Cumulative Credit;

(dd) Liens on the Collateral securing obligations in respect of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt and Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(v)(i) and (ii), (w) (relating to (v)(i) and (v)(ii)) and (z)(to the extent permitted to be secured thereunder) and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing;

(ee) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(ff) Liens on property of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted under Section 7.03;

(gg) Liens on property subject to any sale-leaseback transaction permitted hereunder and general intangibles related thereto;

(hh) in the case of any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, any put and call arrangements or restrictions on disposition related to its Equity Interests set forth in its organizational documents or any related joint venture or similar agreement;

 

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(ii) Liens securing Swap Contracts so long as (x) such Swap Contracts do not constitute Secured Hedge Agreements and (y) the value of the property securing such Swap Contracts does not exceed $5,000,000 at any time;

(jj) Liens consisting of contractual restrictions on cash and Cash Equivalents held by Restricted Subsidiaries that prohibit distributions so long as such contractual restrictions are permitted under Section 7.09;

(kk) Liens arising by operation of law in the United States under Article 2 of the UCC in favor of a reclaiming seller of goods or buyer of goods; and

(ll) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(u).

Section 7.02. Investments. Make or hold any Investments, except:

(a) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in assets that were cash or Cash Equivalents when such Investment was made;

(b) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of any Loan Party (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes and (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof or to permit the payment of taxes with respect thereto; provided that, to the extent such loans or advances are made in cash, the amount of such loans and advances used to acquire such Equity Interests shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity; provided, further, that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under this clause (ii) shall not exceed $5,000,000 and (iii) for any other purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under this clause (iii) shall not exceed $5,000,000.

(c) Investments (i) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Loan Party (other than Holdings), (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (iii) by any Loan Party in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided, that Investments made in reliance on clause (iii) shall not exceed the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA on a pro forma basis; provided, further that no such Investments made pursuant to this clause (iii) in the form of intercompany loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note unless (x) such promissory note is pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and (y) all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Intercompany Note;

(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(e) Investments (excluding loans and advances made in lieu of Restricted Payments pursuant to and limited by Section 7.02(m) below) consisting of transactions permitted under Sections 7.01, 7.03 (other than 7.03(c) and (d) and the proviso to (f)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(c)(ii) or (e)), 7.05 (other than 7.05(d)(ii) and (e)), 7.06 (other than 7.06(d) or (h)(iv)) and 7.13, respectively;

 

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(f) Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the Closing Date or made pursuant to legally binding written contracts in existence on the Closing Date, in each case set forth on Schedule 7.02(f) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof that does not increase the value thereof and (ii) existing on the Closing Date by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in Holdings or any other Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof that does not increase the value thereof;

(g) Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.03(f);

(h) promissory notes, securities and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05;

(i) any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of a Person or any Equity Interests in a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent Investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default exists at the time of the signing of a definitive acquisition agreement with respect thereto; (ii) any acquired or newly formed Restricted Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness otherwise permitted by Section 7.03; and (iii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (A) the property, assets and businesses acquired in such purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and (B) any such newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary) shall become a Guarantor, in each case in accordance with Section 6.11 (any such acquisition under this Section 7.02(i), a “Permitted Acquisition”);

(j) Investments constituting a part of the Transactions;

(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(l) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

(m) loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to such parent in accordance with Section 7.06(f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (l) or (m), such Investment being treated for purposes of the applicable clause of Section 7.06, including any limitations, as if a Restricted Payment had been made pursuant to such clause in an amount equal to such Investment;

(n) Investments (including Permitted Acquisitions) in an aggregate amount pursuant to this Section 7.02(n) (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write downs or write offs thereof) at any time not to exceed the greater of $19,500,000 and 30% of Consolidated EBITDA (in each case, increased by (A) any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts and (B) the gain in any fair market value of the Investments made under this clause (n) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

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(o) Investments made in respect of joint ventures or other similar agreements or partnerships not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (plus the amount of any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts);

(p) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;

(q) (i) Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors and suppliers in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings;

(r) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged or amalgamated or consolidated into the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.04 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

(s) Investments made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary by a Loan Party permitted under this Section 7.02;

(t) Investments in deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodities accounts maintained by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(u) Investments constituting any part of a reorganization and other activities related to tax planning; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) any security interests granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall remain in full force and effect and perfected (to at least the same extent in the aggregate as in effect immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation) and all actions required to maintain said perfected status have been or will promptly be taken, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiaries that were Loan Parties at the time the Investment is entered into shall be Loan Parties after such Investments are completed, and (iv) such reorganization and other activities shall not impair or adversely affect in the aggregate the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interests in any Collateral;

(v) Investments using (i) the Cumulative Credit at such time and (ii) the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (v)(ii) to the extent such Investment is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount; and

(w) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, other Investments such that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.75 :1.00.

To the extent an Investment is permitted to be made by a Loan Party directly in any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Person who is not a Loan Party (each such person, a “Target Person”) under any provision of this Section 7.02, such Investment may be made by advance, contribution or distribution by a Loan Party to a Restricted Subsidiary or Holdings, and further advanced or contributed to a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of making the relevant Investment in the Target Person without constituting an Investment for purposes of Section 7.02 (it being understood that such Investment must satisfy the requirements of, and shall count towards any thresholds in, a provision of this Section 7.02 as if made by the applicable Loan Party directly to the Target Person).

 

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Section 7.03. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.15);

(b) (x) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.03(b) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (y) intercompany Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that any such intercompany Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the Intercompany Note;

(c) Guarantees by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness constituting a junior lien financing or Specified Junior Financing Obligation shall be permitted unless such guaranteeing party shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Obligations on the terms set forth herein, (B) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness and (C) any Guarantee by a Loan Party of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall only be permitted to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii);

(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to any Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary (or issued or transferred to any direct or indirect parent of a Loan Party which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party) but only, in the case of Indebtedness of a non-Loan Party owing to a Loan Party, to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii); provided that (x) no such Indebtedness owed to a Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note unless such promissory note is pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and (y) all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to subordination terms substantially consistent with the terms of the Intercompany Note;

(e) (i) Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness (including Capitalized Leases) financing an acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of a fixed or capital asset incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or within 270 days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvements of the applicable asset in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence (together with any Permitted Refinancings thereof) at any time outstanding and (ii) Attributable Indebtedness arising out of sale-leaseback transactions permitted by Section 7.05(m) and any Permitted Refinancing of such Attributable Indebtedness;

(f) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s exposure to interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes and Guarantees thereof; provided that any such Guarantees by Loan Parties of such Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall only be permitted to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii);

 

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(g) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary assumed or incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited hereunder; provided that (i) solely in the case of assumed Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or any Permitted Refinancing thereof or (ii) after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Permitted Acquisition and the incurrence of such Indebtedness, as applicable, the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness at any time outstanding does not exceed the sum of (x) the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) plus (y) additional indebtedness so long as the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is not greater than 4.25:1:00, in each case determined at the time of such assumption or incurrence, on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09; provided that, in the case of clause (ii), (A) such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date, or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Term Loan outstanding at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued, (B) no Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction where the standard shall be no Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f)) and (C) the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of such Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are non-Loan Parties incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(g) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $9,750,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower determined at the time of such incurrence on a Pro Forma Basis;

(h) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(i) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to current or former officers, managers, consultants, directors and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings permitted by Section 7.06;

(j) Indebtedness incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment permitted hereunder, merger or any Disposition permitted hereunder, in each case, constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earn-outs) or other similar adjustments;

(k) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment permitted hereunder;

(l) Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business and any Guarantees thereof or the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within 10 Business Days of its incurrence;

(m) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not exceed the greater of $22,750,000 and 35% of Consolidated EBITDA;

 

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

(o) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;

(p) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(q) letters of credit issued in currencies not available hereunder in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000;

(r) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit;

(s) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a non-Loan Party which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(s) and then outstanding for all such Persons taken together, does not exceed the greater of $9,750,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence;

(t) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness;

(u) Indebtedness incurred in reliance on the Cumulative Credit;

(v) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party that complies with clauses (a), (c) and (d) (as applicable) of the Applicable Requirements, so long as no Default or Event of Default (limited in connection with Indebtedness incurred to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, to Defaults or Events of Default under Sections 8.01(a) and (f) and any other Default or Event of Default that is a condition to the effectiveness of the Limited Condition Transaction) is continuing or would result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided that:

(i) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu in right of security with the Obligations, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming all previously established and simultaneously established revolving credit facilities under this Section 7.03(v)(i) are fully drawn and excluding the cash proceeds of any borrowing under any such revolving credit facility) is no more than or equal to (x) 3.75:1.00 or (y) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 3.75:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence;

 

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(ii) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis in right of security with the Obligations, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is no more than (x) 4.00:1.00 or (y) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 4.00:1,00 and (II) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence;

(iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence (x) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is no more than (1) 4.25:1.00 or (2) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 4.25:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence or (y) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) would not be less than (1) 2.00:1.00 or (2) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, either (I) 2.00:1.00 or (II) the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment;

provided that (A) the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of such Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are non-Loan Parties incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(v) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $9,750,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence and (B) provided that if such Indebtedness is a term loan that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Documents and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that ranks pari passu in right of security with the Term Loans, the Term Loans shall be subject to the “most favored nation” pricing adjustment (if applicable) set forth in the proviso to Section 2.14(e)(iii) as if such Indebtedness were an Incremental Term Loan incurred thereunder.

For purposes of the calculations in this Section 7.03(v), (A) with respect to any Revolving Credit Commitments, a borrowing of the maximum amount of Loans available thereunder shall be assumed and (B) to the extent the proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred under this Section 7.03(v) are used to repay Indebtedness, Pro Forma Effect shall be given to such repayment of Indebtedness.

(w) Any Permitted Refinancings of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(v);

(x) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in Sections 7.03(a) through 7.03(w);

(y) Indebtedness and Disqualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount up to 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower since immediately after the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower or cash contributed to the capital of the Borrower (in each case, other than the Cure Amount, any Available Excluded Contribution Amount, or sales of Equity Interests to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ) as determined in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit” to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to Section 7.06 or to make Investments (other than Investments specified in clauses (a) and (i) of Section 7.02);

(z) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor issued in lieu of Incremental Facilities (and subject to clauses (i) and (v) of Section 2.14(d) and subclauses (A), (B), (D), (I) and (J) of Section 2.14(e)(i)) consisting of one or more series of (i) secured or unsecured bonds, notes or debentures (which bonds, notes or debentures, if secured, may be secured either by Liens pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations or by Liens having a junior priority relative to

 

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the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations), or (ii) secured or unsecured loans (which loans, if secured, must be secured either by Liens pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations or by Liens having a junior priority relative to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) (the “Incremental Equivalent Debt”); provided that if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is a Dollar denominated syndicated term loan that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Documents and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that ranks pari passu in right of security with the Term Loans, the Term Loans shall be subject to the “most favored nation” pricing adjustment (if applicable) set forth in the proviso to Section 2.14(e)(iii) as if such Incremental Equivalent Debt were an Incremental Term Loan incurred thereunder; and

(aa) to the extent any Issuing Bank has resigned, additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount or face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000 in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued for general corporate purposes minus the amount of outstanding Letters of Credit hereunder.

For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased, plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs and expenses (including OID) incurred in connection with such refinancing.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.03, in the event that any item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness specified herein, Holdings shall, in its sole discretion, divide, classify and reclassify or later divide, classify and reclassify such Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above categories.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.03. The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of Holdings dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Section 7.04. Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with (A) the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Person that is a Loan Party is merging with a Restricted Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

 

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(b) (i) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (ii) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve and (iii) any Subsidiary may change its legal form if, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interest of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders (it being understood that in the case of any change in legal form, a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor will remain a Guarantor unless such Guarantor is otherwise permitted to cease being a Guarantor hereunder);

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then (i) the transferee must be a Guarantor or the Borrower or (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Sections 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or 7.02(m)) and 7.03, respectively;

(d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the “Successor Company”), (A) the Successor Company shall be an entity organized or existing under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (B) the Successor Company shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (D) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement and other applicable Collateral Documents confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (E) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, and (F) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document comply with this Agreement; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement; provided, further, that the Borrower agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any documentation and other information about the Successor Company as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by the Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the USA Patriot Act;

(e) so long as (in the case of a merger involving a Loan Party) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom (limited in connection with a merger involving a Limited Condition Transaction to Defaults or Events of Default pursuant to Sections 8.01(a) and (f) and any other Default or Event of Default that is a condition to the effectiveness of the Limited Condition Transaction), any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, which together with each of their Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.11 and Section 6.13 to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; and

 

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(f) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05 or a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.06.

Section 7.05. Dispositions. Make any Disposition, except:

(a) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out, used or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) Dispositions of inventory, goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business and immaterial assets (other than the lapse or abandonment of IP Rights, which is governed by clause (r) of this Section 7.05) and termination of leases and licenses in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to a voluntary or mandatory recall of any product;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of similar replacement property;

(d) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party, (i) the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party or (ii) if such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or (h));

(e) to the extent constituting Dispositions, transactions permitted by (i) Section 7.01 (other than 7.01(i), (l)(ii) or (q)(z)), (ii) Section 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or (m)), (iii) Section 7.04 (other than 7.04(f)) and (iv) Section 7.06 (other than 7.06(d));

(f) [reserved];

(g) Dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents;

(h) (i) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license or the licensing of other intellectual property rights) and terminations thereof, in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) and (ii) Dispositions of IP Rights, and inbound and outbound licenses to IP Rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business and that, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole);

(i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events;

(j) Dispositions of property (including sale-leaseback transactions); provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition or, if earlier, as of the date of a definitive agreement with respect to such Disposition, no Event of Default shall have occurred and been continuing or would result from such Disposition, (ii) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this Section 7.05(j) for a purchase price in an aggregate amount in excess of the greater of $3,250,000 and 5.00% of Consolidated EBITDA individually (and the greater of $6,500,000 and 10.00% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate for any fiscal year when taken together with any Dispositions that were excluded in such fiscal year) of the Borrower

 

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(determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than Permitted Liens); provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (C) aggregate non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary having a fair market value (determined as of the closing of the applicable Disposition for which such non-cash consideration is received) not to exceed the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) at any time; and (iii) such Disposition is for fair market value as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith;

(k) Dispositions of non-core assets (including in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments);

(l) Dispositions or discounts without recourse of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business;

(m) Dispositions of property pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions; provided that to the extent the aggregate Net Proceeds from all such Dispositions since the Closing Date exceeds the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA, such excess shall be reinvested in accordance with the definition of “Net Proceeds” or otherwise applied to prepay Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii);

(n) any swap of assets in exchange for services or other assets in the ordinary course of business of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower;

(o) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(p) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(q) the unwinding or settling of any Swap Contract;

(r) the lapse or abandonment in the ordinary course of business of any registrations or applications for registration of any IP Rights that are not material to the conduct of the business of the Loan Parties as currently conducted; and

(s) other Dispositions in an aggregate amount since the Closing Date of not more than the greater of $4,100,000 and 6.25% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09);

 

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provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this Section 7.05 (except pursuant to Sections 7.05(a), (d), (e), (h), (i), (l), (p), (q) and (r) and except for Dispositions from a Loan Party to any other Loan Party) shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition as determined by the Borrower in good faith. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as permitted by this Section 7.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect or evidence the foregoing.

Section 7.06. Restricted Payments. Make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(b) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by Section 7.03) of such Person (and, in the case of such a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(c) Restricted Payments made (i) in respect of working capital adjustments or purchase price adjustments pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investments and (ii) in order to satisfy indemnity and other similar obligations in respect of any Permitted Acquisitions;

(d) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions permitted by, and make any distributions pursuant to, any provision of Section 6.17, 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) and 7.02(m)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(f)) or 7.05 (other than 7.05(e)(iv) and 7.05(g));

(e) repurchases of Equity Interests in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof, Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

(f) Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may (i) pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary (or of the Borrower or any other such direct or indirect parent thereof) held by any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) make Restricted Payments in the form of distributions to allow the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay principal or interest on promissory notes that were issued to any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Restricted Subsidiary (or Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of cash payments for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of such Equity Interests held by such Persons, in each case, upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or pursuant to any employee, manager or director equity plan, employee, manager or director stock option plan or any

 

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other employee, manager or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) with any employee, director, officer or consultant of such Restricted Subsidiary (or Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 7.06(f) together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings made pursuant to Section 7.02(m) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this Section 7.06(f) shall not exceed the greater of $7,800,000 and 12% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any calendar year (which shall increase to the greater of $17,500,000 and 27% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any calendar year following a Qualified IPO) (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of the greater of $11,250,000 and 17% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) (which shall increase to the greater of $17,500,000 and 27% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any calendar year following a Qualified IPO) carried over in any calendar year); provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year may further be increased by an amount not to exceed the Net Proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries less the amount of Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds of such key man life insurance policies; provided that such proceeds are used solely to repurchase Equity Interests held by the employee (or any of his or her successors or assigns, including any family trusts) that is the subject of such key man life insurance; provided, further, that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower from members of management of (i) the Borrower, (ii) any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies or (iii) any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in connection with the repurchase of Equity Interests of any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred to finance the purchase of such Equity Interests by such members of management and the cash proceeds of such Indebtedness were paid to a Loan Party;

(g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09); provided that no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

(h) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings:

(i) to pay its operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Transaction Expenses and any indemnification claims made by directors or officers of such parent in each case attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses, in each case, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) corporate or limited liability company existence;

 

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(iii) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and Holdings each is treated as a pass-through or disregarded entity for U.S. and/or applicable state, local or foreign income tax purposes, so that Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings may make the tax distributions required by Holdings’ or such parent’s Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as such agreement was in effect on the Closing Date), excluding in each case any tax or required tax distribution determined by reference to the income or activities of any Person other than the Subsidiaries of Holdings;

(iv) to finance any Investment that would be permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.02 if Holdings or such parent were subject to such Sections as a Loan Party; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment, (B) such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 7.04) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (with the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party being the surviving or continuing entity) in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.11 and (C) such contribution shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, at the date of such contribution or merger, as applicable, in an amount equal to the amount of such Restricted Payment;

(v) the proceeds of which (A) shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) shall be used to make payments permitted under Sections 6.17(c), (e) and (i) (but only to the extent such payments have not been and are not expected to be made by Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary);

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) customary and reasonable fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings); and

(vii) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and, if applicable, any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a consolidated, combined or similar income tax group of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), to pay federal, foreign, state and local income taxes of such Tax Group that are attributable to the taxable income of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that, for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay as a stand-alone consolidated, combined or similar income tax group;

(i) payments made or expected to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by or with respect to any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;

(j) after a Qualified IPO, (i) any Restricted Payment by the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay listing fees and other costs and expenses attributable to being a publicly traded company which are reasonable and customary and (ii) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed an amount equal to 6.0% the net proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Qualified IPO;

 

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(k) Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition;

(l) Restricted Payments (A) made using the Cumulative Credit at such time so long as (x) in respect of Restricted Payments made using clauses (a) and (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) exists or would result from the making of such Restricted Payment and (y) in respect of Restricted Payments made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, Holdings would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Section 7.03(v) or (B) made using the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (l)(B) to the extent such Restricted Payment is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount; and

(m) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, other Restricted Payments such that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.25:1.00.

All Restricted Payments made by a non-wholly owned Subsidiary shall be made on a pro rata basis or on a basis even more favorable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 7.07. [Reserved].

Section 7.08. [Reserved]

Section 7.09. Burdensome Agreements. Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of:

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; or

(b) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations; provided that the foregoing Sections 7.09(a) and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations which:

(i) (x) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.09) are listed on Schedule 7.09 and (y) to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (x) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing (taken as a whole) does not materially expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation (as reasonably determined by the Borrower);

(ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower and do not extend past such Restricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries; provided, further, that this clause (ii) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14;

 

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(iii) represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Loan Party which is permitted by Section 7.03 and which does not apply to any Loan Party;

(iv) are customary restrictions (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) that arise in connection with (x) any Lien permitted by Sections 7.01(a), (b), (e), (f), (i), (j), (k), (l), (o), (p), (s), (u), (v), (w), (z), (aa), (dd), (ff) and (hh) and relate to the property subject to such Lien or (y) arise in connection with any Disposition permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05 and relate solely to the assets or Person subject to such Disposition;

(v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture and its equity entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to (i) the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds, accessions and products thereof or (ii) the property secured by such Indebtedness and the proceeds, accessions and products thereof so long as the agreements governing such Indebtedness permit the Liens securing the Obligations;

(vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the property interest, rights or the assets subject thereto;

(viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 7.03(a), (b), (e), (g), (n)(i), (v) and (y) and to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or, in the case of Section 7.03(g), to the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness;

(ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting, transfer or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(x) are customary provisions restricting assignment or transfer of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xii) arise in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.01 and 7.02 and limited to such cash or deposit;

(xiii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement governing Indebtedness entered into on or after the Closing Date and permitted under Section 7.03 that are, taken as a whole, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary than customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type (and, in any event, are no more restrictive than the restrictions contained in this Agreement), so long as the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such restrictions will not affect its obligation or ability to make any payments required hereunder;

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(xv) are restrictions regarding licensing or sublicensing by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business; and

(xvi) are restrictions on cash earnest money deposits in favor of sellers in connection with acquisitions not prohibited hereunder.

Section 7.10. [Reserved].

Section 7.11. Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, permit the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of any Test Period (but only if the last day of such Test Period constitutes a Compliance Date) to be greater than 5.75:1.00.

Section 7.12. Fiscal Year. Make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year on no more than one occasion to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

Section 7.13. Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness.

(a) Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest and mandatory prepayments and AHYDO payments and, in connection with the amendment of any Junior Financing, the payment of fees shall be permitted) any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations expressly by its terms (collectively, “Junior Financing”), except (i) the refinancing thereof with any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (ii) the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parents, (iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (1) the greater of $9,750,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), (2) the Cumulative Credit at such time; so long as (x) in respect of such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings made using clauses (a) and (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) exists or would result from the making of such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings and (y) in respect of repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, Holdings would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Section 7.03(v), (3) the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (a)(3) to the extent such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount, and (4) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, additional amounts so long as, immediately prior to the making of such repayment, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio after giving effect to such repayment, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.75:1.00 and (v) to the extent constituting Subordinated Indebtedness, the payment of any earn-out obligations payable in connection with the Acquisitions if such earn-out obligation was not paid upon becoming due and payable.

 

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(b) Amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation that is not required to be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in respect of any Junior Financing having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, the Borrower may make regularly scheduled payments of interest and fees on any Junior Financing, and may make any payments required by the terms of such Indebtedness in order to avoid the application of Section 163(e)(5) of the Code to such Indebtedness.

Section 7.14. Permitted Activities. With respect to Holdings, engage in any material operating or business activities including, without limitation, the formation of any Subsidiary or the acquisition of any Person; provided that the following and any activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, and activities incidental thereto, including payment of dividends and other amounts in respect of such Equity Interests, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (iii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents and any other documents governing Indebtedness permitted hereby, (iv) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Qualified Equity Interests, (v) any activities incidental to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and similar laws and regulations of other jurisdictions and the rules of securities exchanges, in each case, as applicable to companies with listed equity or debt securities, as well as activities incidental to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, (vi) in connection with, and following the completion of, a public offering, activities necessary or reasonably advisable for or incidental to the initial registration and listing of Holding’s (or a direct or indirect parent’s) common stock and the continued existence of Holdings (or a direct or indirect parent) as a public company, (vii) activities required to comply with applicable laws, (viii)(1) incurring unsecured Indebtedness expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on customary market terms or unsecured Guarantees in respect of any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that such Guarantees shall be subordinated to the Obligations to the same extent and on the same terms as the Indebtedness so guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, (2) Guarantees in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under Section 7.03, including any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (3) guarantees of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, (ix) if applicable, participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (x) holding any cash or Cash Equivalents, (xi) making of any Restricted Payments or Investments permitted hereunder, (xii) entering into employment agreements and other arrangements with, including providing indemnification to, officers and directors, (xiii) establishing and maintaining bank accounts, (xiv) the obtainment of, and the payment of any fees and expenses for, management, consulting, investment banking and advisory services to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (xv) performance of its obligations under any management agreement with the Sponsor and (xvi) any activities incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 8.01. Events of Default. Any of the following from and after the Closing Date shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”):

 

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(a) Non-Payment. Any Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or (ii) within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants. Holdings, the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or, in the case of Section 7.14, Holdings, fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in (i) any of Section 6.03(a), 6.05(a) (solely with respect to Holdings and the Borrower), 6.16 or Article VII (other than Section 7.11) or (ii) Section 7.11; provided that the covenant in Section 7.11 is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.04; provided, further, that an Event of Default under clause (ii) shall not constitute an Event of Default for purposes of any Facility other than the Revolving Credit Facility unless and until the Required Revolving Lenders have either (x) declared all outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable or (y) terminated the Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof; or

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a), (b) or (d)) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect (or, in the case of any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, shall be incorrect in any respect) when made or deemed made, and, to the extent capable of being cured, such incorrect representation or warranty shall remain incorrect for a period of 30 days following knowledge by the Borrower or after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; or

(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Swap Contracts, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Contracts and not as a result of any default thereunder by any Loan Party), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause (after delivery of any notice if required and after giving effect to any waiver, amendment, cure or grace period), with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (B) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder, (ii) any Indebtedness if the sole remedy or option of the holder thereof in the event of the non-payment of such Indebtedness or the non-payment or non-performance of obligations related thereto is to elect to convert such Indebtedness into Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares and (iii) in the case of Indebtedness which the holder thereof may elect to convert into Qualified Equity Interests, such Indebtedness from and after the date, if any, on which such conversion has been effected; provided, further, that such failure is unremedied or has not been waived by the holders of such Indebtedness at such time; or

 

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(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Other than with respect to any dissolutions otherwise permitted hereunder, any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or becomes unable, admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or substantially all of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by either (i) independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not deny coverage or (ii) another creditworthy (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) indemnitor); and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(h) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of the Loan Documents, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations (other than contingent obligations not yet due and owing and Cash Collateralized or backstopped Letters of Credit), ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document or the validity or priority of a Lien as required by the Collateral Documents on a material portion of the Collateral; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations (other than in accordance with its terms) and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document (other than in accordance with its terms); or

(i) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or

(j) Collateral Documents. Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof including as a result of a transaction not prohibited under this Agreement) cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, (i) except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to any Loan Document or results from the failure of the Administrative Agent to maintain possession of certificates or promissory notes actually delivered to it representing securities or promissory notes pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and (ii) except as to Collateral consisting of Real Property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage; or

(k) Guarantees. Any Guarantee of any Guarantor contained in Article XI shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect in any material respect, other than as provided for in Section 11.09 or as any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any such Loan Party shall so assert; or

 

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(l) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan and a Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to result.

Section 8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, with the consent of the Required Lenders the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower (to the extent permitted by applicable law);

(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof);

(d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

(e) solely in connection with an Event of Default under Section 8.01(b)(ii) (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) that is uncured or unwaived, the Required Revolving Lenders may, so long as a Compliance Date continues to be in effect, either (x) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or (y) take the actions specified in Section 8.02(a), (b), (c) and (d) in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit; and

(f) solely in connection with a Financial Covenant Event of Default that is continuing, the Required Revolving Lenders may take the actions specified in Section 8.02(a), (b) and (d) on the date that the Required Revolving Lenders terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or accelerate all Obligations in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided, however, that the Required Lenders may not take such actions if either (i) the Revolving Credit Loans have been repaid in full (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) and the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated or (ii) the Financial Covenant Event of Default has been waived by either the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Lenders;

provided that upon the occurrence of any event described in Section 8.01(f) (but without giving effect to any grace periods contemplated therein (other than the grace period for any non-consensual insolvency)) with respect to Holdings or the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any Debtor Relief Laws, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

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Section 8.03. Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law):

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in their capacities as such hereunder;

Second, to the payment in full of Unfunded Participations (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the L/C Issuers pro rata in accordance with the amounts of Unfunded Participations owed to them on the date of any such distribution);

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders hereunder (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, and any fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments due under Cash Management Obligations or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them;

Fifth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit), and any breakage, termination or other payments under Cash Management Obligations or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fifth held by them;

Sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations then earned, due and payable have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower as applicable or as otherwise required by any Intercreditor Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party.

 

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Section 8.04. Borrower Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 or Section 8.02:

(a) For the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default under Section 7.11 has occurred, the Borrower may on one or more occasions designate any portion of the net cash proceeds from a sale or issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or any cash contribution to the common capital of Holdings (the “Cure Amount”) as an increase to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable fiscal quarter; provided that (A) such amounts to be designated (i) are actually received by the Borrower after the end of such fiscal quarter and on or prior to the fifteenth Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”) and (ii) do not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under Section 7.11 as of such date and (B) the Borrower shall have provided notice (the “Notice of Intent to Cure”) to the Administrative Agent that such amounts are designated as a “Cure Amount” (it being understood that to the extent such notice is provided in advance of delivery of a Compliance Certificate for the applicable period, the amount of such net cash proceeds that is designated as the Cure Amount may be lower than specified in such notice to the extent that the amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under Section 7.11 is less than the full amount of such originally designated amount). The Cure Amount shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable fiscal quarter and included in any Test Period that includes such fiscal quarter.

(b) The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.04 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than for determining actual compliance with Section 7.11 and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts (including the amount of clause (c) or (d) of the Cumulative Credit, Indebtedness (other than as set forth in Section 8.04(d)(ii)), Total Assets, Consolidated First Lien Net Debt, Consolidated Secured Net Debt or Consolidated Total Net Debt or any other calculation of net leverage or Indebtedness hereunder and shall not be included for purposes of determining pricing, mandatory prepayments and the availability or amount permitted pursuant to any covenant under Article VII) other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in Section 8.04(a) above.

(c) In furtherance of Section 8.04(a) above, (i) upon actual receipt and designation of the Cure Amount by the Borrower, the covenant under Section 7.11 shall be deemed retroactively cured with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the covenant under such Section 7.11 and any Event of Default or potential Event of Default under Section 7.11 shall be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 8.02 (or under any other Loan Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under Section 7.11 following receipt of a Notice of Intent to Cure until and unless the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Cure Amount having been received.

(d) (i) In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which no cure right set forth in this Section 8.04 is exercised and (ii) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the Cure Amount for determining compliance with Section 7.11 for the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Cure Amount was made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be able to make any Revolving Credit Borrowing until receipt by the Borrower of the Cure Amount.

(e) There can be no more than five fiscal quarters in which the cure rights set forth in this Section 8.04 are exercised during the term of the Facilities.

 

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ARTICLE IX

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS

Section 9.01. Appointment and Authority.

(a) Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints UBS AG, Stamford Branch to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental or related thereto. The provisions of this Article IX (other than Sections 9.01, 9.06 and 9.09 through and including 9.12) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and no Loan Party has rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including the second paragraph of Section 10.05), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to (i) execute any and all documents (including releases and Intercreditor Agreements) with respect to the Collateral (including any amendment, supplement, modification or joinder with respect thereto) and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders and (ii) negotiate, enforce or settle any claim, action or proceeding affecting the Lenders in their capacity as such, at the direction of the Required Lenders, which negotiation, enforcement or settlement will be binding upon each Lender. For the avoidance of doubt the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement it believes reasonable and while it shall be under no obligation to post any such Intercreditor Agreement to Lenders in advance of its execution any Intercreditor Agreement so posted shall be deemed approved by the Lenders if not objected to by the Required Lenders within five days of posting.

Section 9.02. Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

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Section 9.03. Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may (i) expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law or (ii) be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Holdings or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;

(d) shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by Holdings, a Lender or L/C Issuer; and

(e) 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.04. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it in good faith to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan

 

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or the issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.05. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

Section 9.06. Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and Holdings. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of Holdings at all times other than upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above (including consent of Holdings); provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify Holdings and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuers directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.06. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

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Any resignation by UBS AG, Stamford Branch as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.06 shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer, in which case UBS AG, Stamford Branch (x) shall not be required to issue any further Letters of Credit hereunder and (y) shall maintain all of its rights as L/C Issuer with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it, as applicable, prior to the date of such resignation so long as such Letters of Credit, L/C Obligations remain outstanding and not otherwise Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms herein. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

Section 9.07. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it 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.

Section 9.08. No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Bookrunners, Arrangers, Syndication Agents or Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder.

Section 9.09. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h), 2.03(i), 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05.

 

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Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or L/C Issuer or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.

Section 9.10. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents which may be necessary to create, perfect and maintain perfected security interests in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents. Each of the Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option, and in its sole discretion:

(a) to enter into and sign for and on behalf of the Lenders as Secured Parties the Collateral Documents for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties;

(b) to automatically release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent obligations and Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or as to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers shall have been made), (ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is Disposed or to be Disposed as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders or (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to Section 9.10(d);

(c) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to another Lien (i) permitted to exist on such property and (ii) permitted to be senior to the Liens of the Secured Parties under this Agreement; and

(d) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, any Junior Financing or any Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(v).

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrower’ expense, execute and deliver to the

 

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applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.

Section 9.11. Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Hedge Bank.

The Hedge Banks hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement, any other intercreditor agreement permitted under this Agreement, and any amendment, modification, supplement or joinder with respect thereto, and any such Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement is binding upon the Hedge Banks.

Section 9.12. Withholding Tax Indemnity. To the extent required by any applicable Laws, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective or if any payment has been made by the Administrative Agent to any Lender without applicable withholding tax being deducted from such payment), such Lender shall, within 30 days after written demand therefor, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04 and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 9.12. The agreements in this Section 9.12 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01. Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders with notice given to the Administrative Agent (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) (other than with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in Sections 10.01(a) through (h) below, which shall only require the consent of the Lenders expressly set forth therein and not Required Lenders) and the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of each Lender holding such Commitment (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.01 or 4.02, or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of any Commitments shall not constitute such an extension or increase);

(b) postpone any date scheduled for any payment of principal (including final maturity), interest or fees under Section 2.07, 2.08 or 2.09, respectively, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans or any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate, any Default or Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of any Commitments shall not constitute such a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest and it further being understood that any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” or the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a postponement of such scheduled payment);

(c) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the proviso to this Section 10.01 that appears immediately following clause (h) below) any prepayment penalty or premium, fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or extend the timing of payments of such prepayment penalty or premium, fees or other amounts) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that (i) the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate, any mandatory prepayment of the Loans or mandatory reduction of any Commitments or any Default or Event of Default shall not constitute such a reduction and it further being understood that (ii) any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” or the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest);

(d) change any provision of Section 2.12(a), 2.13 or 8.03 or the definition of “Pro Rata Share” in any manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or other amounts required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided that modifications to Section 2.12(a), 2.13 or 8.03 or the definition of “Pro Rata Share” in connection with (x) any buy back of Term Loans by Holdings or the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.07(l), (y) any Incremental Amendment or (z) any Extension Amendment, in each case, shall only require approval (to the extent any such approval is otherwise required) of the Required Lenders;

(e) change any provision of (i) this Section 10.01 or (ii) the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision specifying the number of Lenders or portion of the Loans or Commitments required to take any action under the Loan Documents to reduce the percentage set forth therein, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders (if such consent is otherwise required) or the Administrative Agent (if the consent of the Required Lenders is not otherwise required), additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Term Commitments or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable);

 

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(f) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the value of the guarantees provided by the Guarantors, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(h) affect the rights or duties of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class), without the written consent of the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto if such Class of Lenders was the only Class;

provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, adversely affect the rights or duties of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, adversely affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iii) Section 10.07(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification; (iv) only the consent of the parties to the Fee Letter shall be required to amend, modify or supplement the terms thereof; and (v)(x) no Lender consent is required to effect an Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment (except as expressly provided in Sections 2.14, 2.15, or 2.16, as applicable) or to effect any amendment expressly contemplated by Section 7.12 and (y) in connection with an amendment in which any Class of Term Loans is refinanced with a replacement Class of term loans bearing (or is modified in such a manner such that the resulting term loans bear) a lower Effective Yield and other customary amendments related thereto (a “Permitted Repricing Amendment”), only the consent of the Lenders holding Term Loans subject to such permitted repricing transaction that will continue as a Lender in respect of the repriced tranche of Term Loans or modified Term Loans shall be required for such Permitted Repricing Amendment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, (y) the date scheduled for any payment of principal (including final maturity) of the loans of any Defaulting Lender may not be postponed without the consent of such Lender, and (z) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each directly and adversely affected Lender that by its terms materially and adversely affects any Defaulting Lender to a greater extent than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to effect any requisite changes to the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” as set forth therein and such other related changes as may be applicable thereto, in each case, with only the consent of the Persons set forth in such definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”.

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any Indebtedness permitted hereby that is permitted to be secured by the Collateral, including any Incremental Commitment, any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, for the purpose of adding the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Senior Representative) as a party thereto and otherwise causing such Indebtedness to be subject thereto, in each case as contemplated by the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement (it being understood that any such amendment or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable intercreditor agreement as, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, are required to effectuate the foregoing; provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material respect (taken as a whole), to the interests of the Lenders); provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all or a portion of the outstanding Term Loans of any Class (“Refinanced Term Loans”) with one or more tranches of replacement term loans (“Replacement Term Loans”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans (plus accrued interest, fees, expenses and premium), (b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans, at the time of such refinancing, (c) such Replacement Term Loans must satisfy the requirements of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by the Loan Parties or the Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel or (ii) to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Term Loans in connection with a primary syndication of such Term Loans relating to any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to cashless settlement mechanisms approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the assignor Lender and the assignee of such Lender.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders shall be necessary to (i) amend, waive or modify the terms and provisions of Section 7.11 and Section 8.02(c) (and related definitions as used in such Sections, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement) and no such amendment, waiver or modification of any such terms or provisions (and related definitions as used

 

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in such Sections, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement) shall be permitted without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, (ii) amend, modify or waive any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to the making of Revolving Credit Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit or (iii) except for any amendment, waiver or modification that would require the consent of each Revolving Credit Lender adversely affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to Section 10.01, amend, modify or waive any provision of this Agreement that solely affects the Revolving Credit Lenders in respect of any Revolving Credit Facility, including the final scheduled maturity, interest, fees, prepayment penalties and voting.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.01, if at any time after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document so long as the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.

Section 10.02. Notices and Other Communications.

(a) Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.

(i) Notices Generally. Except in the case of communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.02(a)(ii)), 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 follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(A) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

(B) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 10.02(a)(ii) shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.02(a)(ii).

(ii) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to them hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

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Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(b) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Loan Parties, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of the Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Person have any liability to any other Person hereunder for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages); provided, further, that nothing in this sentence shall limit any Loan Party’s indemnification obligations set forth herein.

(c) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers may change its address, e-mail address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, e-mail address facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to the Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain Material Non-Public Information.

 

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(d) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.05 hereof. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

Section 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuers; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.09 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13) or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

Section 10.04. Attorney Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agree (a) if the Closing Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Bookrunners for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses (without duplication) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of White & Case LLP and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and (b) from and after the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or protection of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all respective Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to

 

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Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected parties). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within 30 days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent in its discretion following five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.04 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent costs and expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.

Section 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent, Agent-Related Person, Lender, Arranger and Bookrunner and their respective controlled Affiliates and controlling Persons, and their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing and their respective successors and assigns (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs but limited in the case of legal fees and expenses to the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if necessary, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnitees) and any other counsel obtained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), joint or several, of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom including any refusal by an L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (c) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property or facility currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability relating in any way to the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary (other than any such presence or Release resulting solely from acts or omissions by persons other than the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries after the Administrative Agent sells the respective property pursuant to a foreclosure or has accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure), or (d) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) (a “Proceeding”) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto or whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Borrower or any other person and, in each case, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted from (w) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or of any of its controlled Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (x) a material breach of any obligations under this Agreement

 

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or any other Loan Document by such Indemnitee or any of its controlled Affiliates, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Facility and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Holdings, the Borrower, the Sponsor or any of their Affiliates. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, in each case, except to the extent any such damages are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or a material breach of any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by, such Indemnitee or any of its controlled Affiliates, nor shall any Indemnitee, Loan Party or any Subsidiary have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date); it being agreed that this sentence shall not limit the indemnification obligations of Holdings or any Subsidiary (including, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party and for any out-of-pocket expenses). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, its directors, equity holders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents are consummated. By accepting the benefits hereof, each Indemnitee agrees to refund and return any and all amounts paid by the Borrower to such Indemnitee to the extent items in clauses (w) through (y) above occur. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within 10 days after written demand therefor (together with backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request); provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such amount to the extent that there is a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of this Section 10.05. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, prepayments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements arising from any non-Tax claims.

The Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with the Borrower’s written consent, or if there is a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction against an Indemnitee in any such proceeding, the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee to the extent and in the manner set forth above. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood that the withholding of consent due to non-satisfaction of any of the conditions described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this sentence shall be deemed reasonable), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnitee unless (i) such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding, (ii) such settlement does not include any statement as to any admission of fault, culpability, wrongdoing or failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnitee and (iii) contains customary confidentiality provisions with respect to the terms of such settlement.

 

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To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under this Section 10.05 or Section 10.04 or otherwise under the Loan Documents to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuers or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuers or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuers in their capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(e).

Section 10.06. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (except as permitted by Section 7.04), and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Assignee pursuant to an assignment made in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(b) (such an assignee, an “Eligible Assignee”) and (A) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, Section 10.07(k), (B) in the case of any Assignee that is Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, Section 10.07(l), or (C) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, Section 10.07(o), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(e), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(g) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(h), and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations hereunder to (w) a Disqualified Lender, (x) any Person that is a Defaulting Lender, (y) a natural Person or (z) to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (except pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v) or 10.07(l)). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.07(e) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the

 

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provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 10.07(a) above and Section 10.07(b)(ii) below, any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of:

(A) the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for (i) an assignment of all or a portion of the Term Loans to a Lender or to an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund thereof, (ii) an assignment of all or a portion of any Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure to a Revolving Credit Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender or any Approved Fund thereof, (iii) an assignment after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or Section 8.01(f) (with respect to Holdings or the Borrower) or (iv) an assignment in connection with the primary syndication of the Facilities previously identified to and consented to (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) by the Borrower; provided, further, that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment (i) of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) of all or any portion of any Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure to a Revolving Credit Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender or any Approved Fund thereof, (iii) of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(k) or Section 10.07(l) or (iv) from an Agent to its Affiliates; and

(C) each L/C Issuer at the time of such assignment; provided that no consent of the L/C Issuers shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, to the extent any Lender is required to assign any portion of its Commitments, Loans and other rights, duties and obligations hereunder in order to comply with applicable Laws, such assignment may be made by such Lender without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any other party hereto so long as such Lender complies with the requirements of Section 10.07(b)(ii).

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of 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 $2,500,000 (or an integral

 

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multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) (in the case of each Revolving Credit Loan) and $1,000,000 (or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) (in the case of a Term Loan) unless each of Holdings and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

(B) the parties to each assignment shall (1) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (2) if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together, in each case, with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent);

(C) other than in the case of assignments pursuant to Section 10.07(l), the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and

(D) the Assignee shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and Holdings the documentation described in Section 3.01(d) applicable to it.

This Section 10.07(b) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis among such Facilities.

In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub-participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of Holdings and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (1) other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(l) the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement (subject to Section 10.07(k), (m) and (n)), and (2) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.07(c) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(e).

 

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(d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, and each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by Holdings pursuant to Section 10.07(l) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying the Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and the amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.07(b)(ii)(B) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if required, the Borrower and each L/C Issuer to such assignment and any applicable tax forms, the Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) promptly record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section 10.07(d). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and, with respect to itself, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section 10.07(d) and Section 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Section 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is an Affiliated Lender nor shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders.

(e) Any Lender may at any time, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender, the Sponsor, Holdings, its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clauses (a) through (h) of the first proviso to Section 10.01 that requires the affirmative vote of such Lender. Subject to Section 10.07(f) and a Participant’s compliance with the requirements and the limitations of Section 3.01(d) (it being understood that any forms, information or other documentation required under such Sections shall be delivered to the participating Lender), the Borrower agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(c). To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided

 

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that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation or that is a Granting Lender, as the case may be, shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and SPC and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s and SPC’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (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 reasonably 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 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 or portion of the Loan (if funded by an SPC), as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless such entitlement to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the sale of the participation takes place.

(g) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) such SPC and the applicable Loan or any applicable part thereof, shall be appropriately reflected in the Participant Register. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) an SPC shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Section), but neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement except, in the case of Section 3.01, to the extent that the grant to the SPC was made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall have reasonable basis for withholding consent if an exercise by SPC immediately after the grant would result in materially increased indemnification obligation to the Borrower at such time), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

 

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(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (1) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (2) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

(j) [Reserved].

(k) Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender, subject to the following limitations:

(i) the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”);

(ii) Affiliated Lenders (A) will not receive access to the Platform or information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II, (B) will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and (C) will not receive advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

(iii) in connection with each assignment pursuant to this Section 10.07(k), the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall render customary “big boy” letters to each other regarding information that is not known to such assigning Lender that may be material to the decision by such assigning Lender to enter into such assignment to such Affiliated Lender;

(iv) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (as of the date of consummation of any transaction under this Section 10.07(k)) held by all Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding at such time (such percentage, the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); and

(v) in the event that any default under Section 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing, each Affiliated Lender shall acknowledge that it is an “insider” under Section 101(31) of the Title 11 of the United States Code and, as such, the claims associated with the loan and commitments owned by it shall not be included in determining whether the applicable class of creditors holding such claims has voted to accept a proposed plan for purposes of Section 1129(a)(10) of Title 11 of the United States Code, and their voting rights shall be subject to Section 10.07(m) and (n) below.

 

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Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. Such notice shall contain the type of information required and be delivered to the same addressee as set forth in Exhibit J-3.

Each Lender participating in any assignment to Affiliated Lenders acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) the Affiliated Lenders then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of Excluded Information, (4) none of the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Affiliated Lenders and any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and any other Agent-Related Persons, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (5) that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, no Term Loans assigned to an Affiliated Lender in accordance with this Section 10.07(k) or Section 10.07(o) may be contributed to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or be exchanged for debt or equity securities of the Borrower (or any of their direct or indirect parents).

(l) Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings or the Borrower through Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(a)(v), subject to the following:

(i) no assignment of Term Loans to Holdings or the Borrower may be purchased with the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan;

(ii) the assigning Lender and Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto;

(iii) if Holdings is the assignee, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, Holdings, as applicable, shall automatically be deemed to have contributed the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower; or

(iv) if the Borrower is the assignee (including through contribution or transfers set forth in clause (iii) above), (a) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so contributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer,

 

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(b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishment of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (c) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register.

Each Lender participating in any assignment to Holdings or the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) Holdings or the Borrower then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and any other Agent-Related Persons, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (4) that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of the applicable Class shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans purchased by, or contributed to (in each case, and subsequently cancelled hereunder), Holdings or the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.07(l) and each principal repayment installment with respect to the Term Loans of such Class pursuant to Section 2.07(a) shall be reduced pro rata by the par value of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans so purchased or contributed (and subsequently cancelled).

Any purchase of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 10.07(l) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment under this Agreement.

(m) Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section 10.07(n), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and:

(i) all Term Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders have taken any actions; and

(ii) all Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether all Lenders have taken any action unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on other Lenders.

(n) Additionally, the Loan Parties and Affiliated Lenders hereby agree that if a case under Title 11 of the United States Code is commenced against any Loan Party, such Loan Party shall seek (and the Affiliated Lenders shall consent) to provide that the vote of the Affiliated Lenders with respect to

 

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any plan of reorganization of such Loan Party shall be counted in the same proportion as all other Lenders except that Affiliated Lenders’ vote may be counted to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat the Obligations held by Affiliated Lenders in a manner that is less favorable in any material respect to the Affiliated Lenders than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Lenders that are not Affiliates of the Borrower or would deprive the Affiliated Lenders of their Pro Rata Share of any payments to which all Lenders are entitled. The Affiliated Lenders hereby irrevocably appoint the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as the Affiliated Lenders’ attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lenders and in the name of the Affiliated Lenders, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 10.07(n).

(o) Debt Fund Affiliates shall be Eligible Assignees and shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 10.07(m) or 10.07(n), and any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans (but not Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans) under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, a Debt Fund Affiliate. Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates may not account for more than 49.9% in the aggregate (pro rata among such Debt Fund Affiliates) of the Term Loans of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 10.01.

(p) Upon request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall (i) promptly (and in any case, not less than three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01) provide to the Administrative Agent a complete list of all Affiliated Lenders holding Term Loans and such time and (ii) not less than not less than three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01 provide to the Administrative Agent a complete list of all Debt Fund Affiliates holding Term Loans at such time.

Section 10.08. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, investors, funding sources, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors on a “need to know basis” (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and agree to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent required or requested by any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority having or asserting jurisdiction over such Person (including any Governmental Authority regulating any Lender or its Affiliates); provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify Holdings as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory or self-regulatory authority) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify Holdings as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory or self-regulatory authority) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (d) to any other party to this Agreement; (e) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as

 

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restrictive as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to (i) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to a Swap Contract, Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder (other than any Person whom the Borrower has affirmatively denied to provide consent to assignment by such Lender in accordance with Section 10.07(b)(i)(A)) or (iii) to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over any Agent or Lender; (f) with the prior written consent of the Borrower; (g) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or other obligation of confidentiality owed to the Borrower, the Sponsor or their respective Affiliates or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party or any Sponsor or their respective related parties (so long as such source is not known (after due inquiry) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, such Arranger, such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates to be bound by confidentiality obligations to any Loan Party, the Sponsor or their respective Affiliates); (h) to any rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries received by it from such Lender) or to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization; (i) to the extent such information is independently developed by the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates; (j) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.07(g); or (k) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of its rights hereunder or thereunder. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration, settlement and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “Information” means all information received from the Loan Parties relating to any Loan Party, its Affiliates or its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or agents, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or any other confidentiality obligation owed to any Loan Party or their Affiliates.

Section 10.09. Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender and its Affiliates (and the Administrative Agent, in respect of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses payable hereunder) is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (other than escrow, payroll, petty cash, trust and tax accounts) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender and its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds

 

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and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify Holdings and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent and such Lender may have at Law.

Section 10.10. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

Section 10.11. Counterparts. This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission. The words “execution”, “execute”, “signed”, “signature”, and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments, waivers or consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 10.12. Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. Subject to Section 10.20, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

Section 10.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such

 

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representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

Section 10.14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions; provided that the Lenders shall charge no fee in connection with any such amendment. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.14, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

Section 10.15. GOVERNING LAW.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY (BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN) OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE OR SUPPORT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES (OTHER THAN FACSIMILE) IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

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Section 10.16. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR 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 PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.16.

Section 10.17. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed and delivered by the Loan Parties and each other party hereto and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender and L/C Issuer that each such Lender and L/C Issuer has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, in each case in accordance with Section 10.07 (if applicable) and except that no Loan Party shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders except as permitted by Section 7.04.

Section 10.18. USA Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the USA Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number of such Loan Party and other information regarding such Loan Party that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

Section 10.19. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the other Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each Loan Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each other Arranger and each Lender each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for each Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any other Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 10.20. Intercreditor Agreements. Each Lender hereunder (a) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and (b) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement as Administrative Agent and on behalf of such Lender. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

Section 10.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

ARTICLE XI

GUARANTEE

Section 11.01. The Guarantee. Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective permitted successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of (i) the Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code and (ii) any other Debtor Relief Laws) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, the Borrower, and all other Secured Obligations from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary under any Loan Document or any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Treasury Services Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations, including any future increases in the amount thereof, being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided, however, that Guaranteed Obligations shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if the Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

 

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Section 11.02. Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 11.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full), including any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be amended or waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, extended or renewed or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(d) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, an L/C Issuer or any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be or remain perfected or the existence of any intervening Lien or security interest; or

(e) the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.09.

The Guarantors hereby expressly waive (to the fullest extent permitted by Law) diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guarantee, and all dealings between the Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or

 

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right of offset with respect thereto. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.

Section 11.03. Reinstatement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.

Section 11.04. Subrogation; Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment in full in cash and satisfaction in full of all Guaranteed Obligations (other than Cash Management Obligations, obligations pursuant to Secured Hedge Agreements and contingent obligations, in each case not yet due and owing, and Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized or backstopped) and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall subordinate any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.01, whether by subrogation, contribution or otherwise, against the Borrower or a Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 11.05. Remedies. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.02) for purposes of Section 11.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.01.

Section 11.06. [Reserved].

Section 11.07. Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

Section 11.08. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 11.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, any Loan Party or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the liability under this Guaranty and the right of contribution established in Section 11.10, but before giving effect to any other guarantee) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

 

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Section 11.09. Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a Person or Persons none of which is a Loan Party in a transaction permitted hereunder (any such Subsidiary Guarantor, and any Subsidiary Guarantor, a “Transferred Guarantor”) or (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.05 hereof) and the other Loan Documents, including its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as the Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.09 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents.

When all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligations hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been asserted, Cash Management Obligations and obligations pursuant to Secured Hedge Agreements), and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place), this Agreement and the Guarantees made herein shall terminate with respect to all Obligations, except with respect to Obligations that expressly survive such repayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Section 11.10. Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.04. The provisions of this Section 11.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

Section 11.11. Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 11.11 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 11.11, or otherwise under this Guarantee, voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 11.11 shall remain in full force and effect until all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligations hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied (other than Cash Management Obligations and Obligations arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement), and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place). Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 11.11 constitute, and this Section 11.11 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

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

 

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

/s/ Vignesh Aier

  Name: Vignesh Aier
  Title: President and Secretary
CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC
By:  

/s/ Vignesh Aier

  Name: Vignesh Aier
  Title: President and Secretary
DRYNACHAN, LLC
By:  

/s/ Brian J. Wise

  Name: Brian J. Wise
  Title: President
ADVANCE HEALTH IPA, LLC
By:  

/s/ Brian J. Wise

  Name: Brian J. Wise
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
CENSEO HEALTH LLC
By:  

/s/ Melissa Cooke

  Name: Melissa Cooke
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
PRINCIPIUM HEALTH, LLC
By:  

/s/ Kevin Murphy

  Name: Kevin Murphy
  Title: Chief Executive Officer


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and Lender
By:  

/s/ Kenneth Chin

  Name: Kenneth Chin
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Houssem Daly

  Name: Houssem Daly
  Title: Associate Director


Schedule I

Subsidiary Guarantors

Drynachan, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Advance Health IPA, LLC, a New York limited liability company

Censeo Health LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Principium Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company


Schedule 1.01A

Commitments

(a)    Initial Term Commitment

 

Lender

   Initial Term Commitments      Pro Rata Share of Initial Term
Commitments
 

UBS SECURITIES LLC

   $ 169,000,000        65

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH

   $ 91,000,000        35

Total

   $ 260,000,000.00        100

(b)    Revolving Credit Commitment

 

Lender

   Revolving Credit
Commitments
     Pro Rata Share of Revolving
Credit Commitments
 

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH

   $ 22,750,000        65

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH

   $ 12,250,000        35

Total

   $ 35,000,000.00        100


Schedule 1.01B

Closing Date Documents

(a)    Trademark Security Agreement

(b)    Patent Security Agreement


Schedule 1.01C

Existing Letters of Credit

None.


Schedule 1.01D

L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share

 

L/C Issuer

   Pro Rata Share     Amount  

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH

     65   $ 3,250,000  

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH

     35   $ 1,750,000  

Total

     100   $ 5,000,000  


Schedule 1.01E

Material Domestic Subsidiaries

Drynachan, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Advance Health IPA, LLC, a New York limited liability company

Censeo Health LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Principium Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company


Schedule 5.06

Litigation

None.


Schedule 5.07

Real Property Title

None.


Schedule 5.08

Environmental Matters

None.


Schedule 6.13(b)

Post-Closing Matters

None.


Schedule 6.17

Affiliate Transactions

None.


Schedule 7.01(b)

Existing Liens

 

#

  

Jurisdiction

 

Debtor

 

Secured Party

 

Type

  Date & File No.  

Description

1.    Delaware -
Secretary of State
  Censeo Health LLC   Everbank Commercial Finance, Inc.   UCC-1   04-08-2013
2013 1326140
  Leased Equipment
2.    Delaware -
Secretary of State
  Censeo Health LLC   Documation   UCC-1   08-22-2014
2014 3422391
  Leased Equipment
3.    Delaware -
Secretary of State
  Censeo Health LLC   Documation   UCC-1   07-07-2015
2015 2912789
  Leased Equipment
4.    Delaware -
Secretary of State
  Censeo Health LLC   Documation   UCC-1   09-01-2015
2015 3836151
  Leased Equipment
5.    Delaware -
Secretary of State
  Censeo Health LLC   Documation   UCC-1   05-06-2016
2016 2722039
  Leased Equipment


Schedule 7.02(f)

Existing Investments

1.    The information from Schedule I is incorporated here by reference.


Schedule 7.03(b)

Existing Indebtedness

1.    Any indebtedness secured by the liens set forth on Schedule 7.01(b).


Schedule 7.09

Burdensome Agreements

None.


Schedule 10.02

Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

If to the Borrower:

Chloe Ox Parent, LLC

4055 Valley View Lane, Suite 400

Dallas, Texas 75244

Attention: Melissa Cooke

Phone:

Email:

with a copy to:

New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 7th Avenue, Floor 49

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Vignesh Aier

Fax:

Email:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Eric Wedel

Fax:

Email:

If to the Administrative Agent:

UBS AG, Stamford Branch

600 Washington Boulevard, 9th Floor

Stamford, CT 06901

Attention: Loan Administration Team

Fax:

Email:


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF COMMITTED LOAN NOTICE

Date:                    ,         

 

To:

UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

600 Washington Boulevard, 9th Floor

Stamford, CT 06901

Attention: Loan Administration Team

Fax:

Email:

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby requests (select one):

 

        

  A Borrowing of new Loans  

 

  A conversion of Loans made on  

 

OR   A continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans made on  

 

to be made on the terms set forth below:

 

           (A)    Class of Borrowing1  

 

  (B)    Date of Borrowing, conversion or continuation  

 

           (which is a Business Day)  
  (C)    Principal amount2  

 

 

 

1 

E.g., Initial Term Loans, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Incremental Revolving Loans or Revolving Credit Loans under Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments.

2 

Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or in whole multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof. Base Rate Loans to be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or in whole multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof.

 

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           (D)    Type of Loans comprising Borrowing3  

 

  (E)    Interest Period and the last day thereof4  

 

  (F)    Wire instructions for Borrower account:  

 

 

Bank:

ABA Routing Transit Number:

Account Number:

Account Name:

FFC:

Reference:

 

[The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the conditions to lending specified in Sections 4.02(a) and 4.02(b) of the Credit Agreement will be satisfied (or waived) as of the date of the Borrowing set forth above.]5

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3 

Specify Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Base Rate Loan. If Type of Loan is not specified, Borrower shall be deemed to have selected Base Rate Loan.

4 

Applicable for Eurocurrency Rate Loans only. If Interest Period is not specified, Borrower shall be deemed to have selected one month.

5 

To be deleted if requesting only a conversion or a continuation.

 

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CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

[]

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 6.02(a) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned, solely in his/her capacity as a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifies as follows:1

1    [Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of the fiscal year ended [●] and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year [, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail]2 (together with, in all cases, customary management discussion and analysis) and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or other independent registered public accounting firm approved by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), which report and opinion has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and is not subject to any “going concern” explanatory language (other than solely as a result of (i) the debt maturity of any Obligations or the maturity of any other financing facility occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any potential inability to satisfy any financial covenant on a future date or for a future period) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit. Also attached hereto as Exhibit A are the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) (which may be in footnote form only) from such consolidated financial statements.]3

2.    [Attached hereto as Exhibit A is an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of the fiscal quarter ended [●], and the related unaudited (i) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii) consolidated statements of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended[, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and

 

 

 

 

1 

Schedules 1 and 2 set forth in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the actual Compliance Certificate delivered by the Borrower may differ from this form of Compliance Certificate to the extent necessary to reflect the terms of the Credit Agreement, as may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

2 

To be included in annual compliance certificates commencing with the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018.

3 

To be included if accompanying annual financial statements only.

 

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the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail]4 (together with, in all cases, customary management discussion and analysis) (collectively, the “Financial Statements”). Such Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. Also attached hereto as Exhibit A are the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) (which may be in footnote form only) from such consolidated financial statements.]5

3.    [Attached hereto as Exhibit B are the Projections required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c) of the Credit Agreement. Such Projections have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time such Projections were furnished. Such Projections are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results, actual results may vary from such Projections, such variations may be material, and no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized.]6

4.    [[To my knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.] [If unable to provide the foregoing certification, attach an Annex A specifying the details of the Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.]]

5.    [Attached hereto as Schedule 1 is the calculation required to establish whether the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries were in compliance with the provisions of Section [[7.11]7/[7.06(l)]8] of the Credit Agreement as of the most recent Test Period, which calculation is true and correct.]

6.    [Attached hereto as Schedule 2 are reasonably detailed calculations setting forth Excess Cash Flow for the most recently ended fiscal year.]9]10

7.    [Attached hereto is the information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(d) of the Credit Agreement.]11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 

To be included in quarterly compliance certificates commencing with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019.

5 

To be included if accompanying quarterly financial statements only.

6 

To be included only in annual compliance certificates.

7 

To be included to the extent the Borrower is required to comply with Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement for such Test Period, i.e. if the last day of such Test Period constitutes a Compliance Date.

8 

To be included to the extent the Borrower was required to deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer for Restricted Payments under Section 7.06(l) of the Credit Agreement.

9 

To be included only in annual compliance certificates beginning with the annual compliance certificate for fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

10 

Items 4 through 6 may be disclosed in a separate certificate no later than five (5) days after delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 6.02(a) or (b) of the Credit Agreement.

11 

To be included in quarterly and annual compliance certificates.

 

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8.    [Attached hereto is a list of any new locations where any Inventory or Equipment (as those terms are defined in the Security Agreement) (other than (x) mobile goods, (y) Inventory or Equipment in transit or out for repair or refurbishment, and (z) Inventory and Equipment in the possession of employees or customers of the Grantors in the ordinary course of business) in excess of $5,000,000 (per location) are kept.]12

9.    [Attached hereto is list of any Registered Intellectual Property Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) not subject to the filings required under Section 3.02(c) of the Security Agreement.]13

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12 

To be included if necessary to comply with Section 3.03(a) of the Security Agreement.

13 

To be included if necessary to comply with Section 3.03(e)(ii) of the Security Agreement. If necessary, include supplemental Intellectual Property Security Agreements substantially in the form of Exhibits III and IV and V to the Security Agreement covering all such Registered Intellectual Property Collateral.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, solely in his/her capacity as a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, has executed this certificate for and on behalf of the Borrower, and has caused this certificate to be delivered as of the date first set forth above.

 

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF TERM NOTE

 

LENDER: [●]    [New York, New York]
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $[●]    [Date]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), hereby promise to pay to the Lender set forth above (the “Lender”) or its permitted registered assigns, in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office (such term, and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto, (i) on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement, the principal amounts set forth in the Credit Agreement with respect to Term Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (ii) on each Interest Payment Date, interest at the rate or rates per annum as provided in the Credit Agreement on the unpaid principal amount of all Term Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby promises to pay interest, on written demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at the rate or rates provided in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever, subject to entry in the Register. The non-exercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.

All borrowings evidenced by this Term Note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal records; provided, however, that the failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Term Note.

This Term Note is one of the Term Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that, among other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions therein specified.

THIS TERM NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. TRANSFERS OF THIS TERM NOTE MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

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THIS TERM NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

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LOANS AND PAYMENTS

 

Date

   Amount of
Loan
   Maturity
Date
   Payments of
  Principal/Interest  
   Principal
Balance of
Note
   Name of
Person
  Making the  
Notation
              

 

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EXHIBIT C-2

FORM OF REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

 

LENDER: [●]    [New York, New York]
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $[●]    [Date]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), hereby promise to pay to the Lender set forth above (the “Lender”) or its permitted registered assigns, in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office (such term, and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”)), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto, (i) on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement, the principal amounts set forth in the Credit Agreement with respect to Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (ii) on each Interest Payment Date, interest at the rate or rates per annum as provided in the Credit Agreement on the unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby promises to pay interest, on written demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at the rate or rates provided in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever, subject to entry in the Register. The non-exercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.

All borrowings evidenced by this Revolving Credit Note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal records; provided, however, that the failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Revolving Credit Note.

This Revolving Credit Note is one of the Revolving Credit Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that, among other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions therein specified.

THIS REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. TRANSFERS OF THIS REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

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THIS REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

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LOANS AND PAYMENTS

 

Date

   Amount of
Loan
     Maturity
Date
     Payments of
  Principal/Interest  
     Principal
Balance of
Note
     Name of
Person
Making the
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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

Date: December 21, 2017

To the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below:

I, the undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in that capacity only and not in my individual capacity (and without personal liability), do hereby certify as of the date hereof, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof (and disclaiming any responsibility for changes in such fact and circumstances after the date hereof), that:

1.    This certificate is furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(viii) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

2.    For purposes of this certificate, the terms below shall have the following definitions:

(a)    “Fair Value”

The amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.

(b)    “Present Fair Salable Value”

The amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets (both tangible and intangible) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold on a going concern basis with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.

(c)    “Stated Liabilities”

The recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the date hereof after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the date hereof), determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

(d)    “Identified Contingent Liabilities”

The maximum estimated amount of liabilities reasonably likely to result from pending litigation, asserted claims and assessments, guaranties, uninsured risks and other contingent liabilities of

 

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the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after giving effect to the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the date hereof) (including all fees and expenses related thereto but exclusive of such contingent liabilities to the extent reflected in Stated Liabilities), as identified and explained in terms of their nature and estimated magnitude by responsible officers of the Borrower.

(e)    “Will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature”

For the period from the date hereof through the Maturity Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of Identified Contingent Liabilities) otherwise become payable, in light of business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by the Credit Parties as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity.

(f)    “Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital”

For the period from the date hereof through the Maturity Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the date hereof) operate as a going concern and have sufficient capital to reasonably ensure that it will continue to be a going concern for such period in the business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by the Credit Parties as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity.

3.    For purposes of this certificate, I, or officers of the Borrower under my direction and supervision, have performed the following procedures as of and for the periods set forth below.

(a)    I have reviewed the financial statements (including the pro forma financial statements) referred to in Section 4.01(h) of the Credit Agreement.

(b)    I have knowledge of and have reviewed to my satisfaction the Credit Agreement.

(c)    As a senior authorized financial officer of the Borrower, I am familiar with the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

4.    Based on and subject to the foregoing, I hereby certify on behalf of the Borrower that after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the date hereof), it is my opinion that (i) the Fair Value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities, (ii) the Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf by senior authorized financial officer as of the date first written above.

 

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT E-1

FORM OF ACCEPTANCE AND PREPAYMENT NOTICE

Date: [●], 20[●]

To: [●], as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Acceptance and Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to (a) Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto, and (b) that certain Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice, dated [●], 20[●], from the applicable Loan Party (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Party hereby notifies you that it accepts offers delivered in response to the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice having an Offered Discount equal to or greater than [[●]% in respect of the Term Loans] [[●]% in respect of the [[●] 20[●]]1 tranche[(s)] of the [●]2 Class of Term Loans] (the “Acceptable Discount”) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount.

The Loan Party expressly agrees that this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice is subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) of the Credit Agreement.

The Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Auction Agent and [the Term Lenders][each Term Lender of the [[●] 20[●]]3 tranche[s] of the [●]4 Class of Term Loans] that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of this notice.

The Loan Party acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representation and warranty in connection with the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer.

The Loan Party requests that the Auction Agent promptly notify each Term Lender party to the Credit Agreement of this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice.

In the event any conflict between the terms of this notice and Section 2.05 of Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control.

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY]
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT E-2

FORM OF DISCOUNT RANGE PREPAYMENT NOTICE

Date: [●], 20[●]

To: [●], as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Discount Range Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C) that Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C) of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Party hereby requests that [each Term Lender] [each Term Lender of the [[●] 20[●]]1 tranche[s] of the [●]2 Class of Term Loans] submit a Discount Range Prepayment Offer. Any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made in connection with this solicitation shall be subject to the following terms:

1.    This Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers is extended at the sole discretion of the Loan Party to [each Term Lender] [each Term Lender of the [[●], 2[●]]3 tranche[s] of the [●]4 Class of Term Loans].

2.    The maximum aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this solicitation is [$[●] of Term Loans] [$[●] of the [[●], 20[●]]5 tranche[(s)] of the [●]6 Class of Term Loans] (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”).7

3.    The Loan Party is willing to make Discounted Term Loan Prepayments at a percentage discount to par value [greater than [or equal]] to [[●]% but [less than [or equal]] to [[●]% in respect of the Term Loans] [[●]% but less than or equal to [ ]% in respect of the [[●], 20[●]]8 tranche[(s)] of the [●]9 Class of Term Loans] (the “Discount Range”).

 

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To make an offer in connection with this solicitation, you are required to deliver to the Auction Agent a Discount Range Prepayment Offer by no later than [5:00 p.m.], Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable), on the date that is the [third Business Day following the date of delivery of this notice pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C) of the Credit Agreement] [(or such later date specified herein)].

The Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Auction Agent and [the Term Lenders][each Term Lender of the [[●], 20[●]]10 tranche[s] of the [●]11 Class of Term Loans] that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of this notice.

The Loan Party acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representation and warranty in connection with any Discount Range Prepayment Offer made in response to this Discount Range Prepayment Notice and the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with this Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

The Loan Party requests that the Auction Agent promptly notify each relevant Term Lender party to the Credit Agreement of this Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

In the event any conflict between the terms of this notice and Section 2.05 of Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Discount Range Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY]
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

Enclosure: Form of Discount Range Prepayment Offer

 

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EXHIBIT E-3

FORM OF DISCOUNT RANGE PREPAYMENT OFFER

Date: [●], 20[●]

To: [●], as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (a) the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto, and (b) the Discount Range Prepayment Notice, dated [●], 20[●], from the applicable Loan Party (the “Discount Range Prepayment Notice”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Discount Range Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Term Lender hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C) of the Credit Agreement, that it is hereby offering to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment on the following terms:

1.    This Discount Range Prepayment Offer is available only for prepayment on [the Term Loans] [the [[●], 20[●]]1 tranche[s] of the [●]2 Class of Term Loans] held by the undersigned.

2.    The maximum aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment to the undersigned Term Lender that may be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed (the “Submitted Amount”):

[Term Loans $[●]]

[[[●], 20[●]]3 tranche[s] of the [●]4 Class of Term Loans $[●]]

3.    The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment may be made is [[●]% in respect of the Term Loans] [[●]% in respect of the [[●], 20[●]]5 tranche[(s)] of the [●]6 Class of Term Loans] (the “Submitted Discount”).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The undersigned Lender hereby expressly and irrevocably consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Term Loans] [[[●], 20[●]]7 tranche[s] of the [●]8 Class of Term Loans] indicated above pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Applicable Discount and in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the Submitted Amount, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Discount Range Proration, if any, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that in connection herewith, (1) Holdings or any Loan Party then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the applicable Borrower, the Loan Parties or the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information and (4) none of the applicable Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.

In the event any conflict between the terms of this notice and Section 2.05 of Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Discount Range Prepayment Offer as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT E-4

FORM OF SOLICITED DISCOUNTED PREPAYMENT NOTICE

Date: [●], 20[●]

To: [●], as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Party hereby requests that [each Term Lender] [each Term Lender of the [[●], 20[●]]1 tranche[s] of the [●]2 Class of Term Loans] submit a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer. Any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made in connection with this solicitation shall be subject to the following terms:

1.    This Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers is extended at the sole discretion of the Loan Party to [each Term Lender] [each Term Lender of the [[●], 20[●]]3 tranche[s] of the []4 Class of Term Loans].

2.    The maximum aggregate amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made to Lenders in connection with this solicitation is (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”):5

[Term Loans $[●]]

[[[●], 20[●]]6 tranche[s] of the [●]7 Class of Term Loans $[●]]

To make an offer in connection with this solicitation, you are required to deliver to the Auction Agent a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer by no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable), on the date that is the third Business Day following delivery of this notice pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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The Loan Party requests that the Auction Agent promptly notify each Term Lender party to the Credit Agreement of this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

In the event any conflict between the terms of this notice and Section 2.05 of Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY]
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

Enclosure: Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer

 

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EXHIBIT E-5

FORM OF SOLICITED DISCOUNTED PREPAYMENT OFFER

Date: [●], 20[●]

To: [●], as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (a) Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto, and (b) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice, dated [●], 20[●], from the applicable Loan Party (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

To accept the offer set forth herein, you must submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice by or before no later than [5:00 p.m., Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable), on the third Business Day] following your receipt of this notice.

The undersigned Term Lender hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) of the Credit Agreement, that it is hereby offering to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment on the following terms:

1.    This Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is available only for prepayment on the [Term Loans][ [[●], 20[●]]1 tranche[s] of the [●]2 Class of Term Loans] held by the undersigned.

2.    The maximum aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that may be made to the undersigned in connection with this offer shall not exceed (the “Offered Amount”):

[Term Loans $[●]]

[[[●], 20[●]]3 tranche[s] of the [●]4 Class of Term Loans $[●]]

 

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3.    The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment may be made is [[●]% in respect of the Term Loans] [[●]% in respect of the [[●], 20[●]]5 tranche[(s)] of the [●]6 Class of Term Loans] (the “Offered Discount”).

The undersigned Lender hereby expressly and irrevocably consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Term Loans] [[[●], 20[●]]7 tranche[s] of the [●]8 Class of Term Loans] pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Acceptable Discount and in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Offered Amount as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Solicited Discount Proration, if any, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that in connection herewith, (1) Holdings or any Loan Party then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the applicable Borrower, the Loan Parties or the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information and (4) none of the applicable Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.

In the event any conflict between the terms of this notice and Section 2.05 of Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

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EXHIBIT E-6

FORM OF SPECIFIED DISCOUNT PREPAYMENT NOTICE

Date: [●], 20[●]

To: [●], as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Specified Discount Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Party hereby offers to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment [to each Term Lender] [to each Term Lender of the [[●], 20[●]]1 tranche[s] of the [●]2 Class of Term Loans] on the following terms:

1.    This Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment is available only [to each Term Lender] [to each Term Lender of the [[●], 20[●]]3 tranche[s] of the [●]4 Class of Term Loans].

2.    The aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed [$[●] of Term Loans] [$[●] of the [[●], 20[●]]5 tranche[(s)] of the [●]6 Class of Term Loans] (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”).7

3.    The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment will be made is [[●]% in respect of the Term Loans] [[●]% in respect of the [[●], 20[●]]8 tranche[(s)] of the [●]9 Class of Term Loans] (the “Specified Discount”).

 

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To accept this offer, you are required to submit to the Auction Agent a Specified Discount Prepayment Response by no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable), on the date that is the [third Business Day] [●]10 following the date of delivery of this notice pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) of the Credit Agreement.

The Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Auction Agent and [the Term Lenders][each Term Lender of the [[●], 20[●]]11 tranche[s] of the [●]12 Class of Term Loans] as follows:

1.    The Loan Party will not use proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans to fund this Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.

2.    No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.

The Loan Party acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with their decision whether or not to accept the offer set forth in this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

The Loan Party requests that the Auction Agent promptly notify each relevant Term Lender party to the Credit Agreement of this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

In the event any conflict between the terms of this notice and Section 2.05 of Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY]
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

Enclosure: Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Response

 

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EXHIBIT E-7

FORM OF SPECIFIED DISCOUNT PREPAYMENT RESPONSE

Date: [●], 20[●]

To: [●], as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (a) Credit Agreement, dated as of [●], 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto and (b) the Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, dated [●], 20[●], from the applicable Loan Party (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Notice”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Specified Discount Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Term Lender hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) of the Credit Agreement, that it is willing to accept a prepayment of the following [Term Loans] [[[●], 20[●]]1 tranche[s] of the [●]2 Class of Term Loans $[●]] held by such Term Lender at the Specified Discount in an aggregate outstanding amount as follows:

[Term Loans $[●]]

[[[●], 20[●]]3 tranche[s] of the [●]4 Class of Term Loans $[●]]

The undersigned Term Lender hereby expressly and irrevocably consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Term Loans][ [[●], 20[●]]5 tranche[s] the [●]6 Class of Term Loans] pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the [applicable] Specified Discount in the aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the amount set forth above, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Specified Discount Proration, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that in connection herewith, (1) Holdings or any Loan Party then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, the

 

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Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the applicable Borrower, the Loan Parties or the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information and (4) none of the applicable Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.

In the event any conflict between the terms of this notice and Section 2.05 of Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Specified Discount Prepayment Response as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF INTERCOMPANY NOTE

Intercompany Note

Date: [●]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of the undersigned (and its successors), to the extent a borrower from time to time with respect to any loan (a “Loan”) from any other entity listed on the signature page hereto (each, in such capacity, a “Payor”), hereby promises to pay on demand to such other entity listed below (each, in such capacity, a “Payee”) or its registered assigns, in immediately available funds in the currencies as shall be agreed from time to time between such Payor and Payee at such location as the applicable Payee shall from time to time designate, the unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by such Payee to such Payor. Each Payor promises also to pay interest, if any, on the unpaid principal amount of all such loans in like money at said location from the date of such loans and advances until paid at such rate per annum as shall be agreed upon from time to time by such Payor and such Payee.

This global intercompany note (“Note”) is an Intercompany Note referred to in the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”). Capitalized terms used in this Note and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.

This Note (a) evidences an Investment of the type described in Section 7.02(c)(iii) of the Credit Agreement in each case where, and to the extent that, both (i) the Payee is a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (ii) the Payor is a Loan Party (where clauses (i) and (ii) are satisfied, any such Payor and Payee with respect to any such indebtedness, an “Applicable Payor” or “Applicable Payee”, as relevant) and (b) is subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement.

Each Payee is hereby authorized (but not required) to record all loans made by it to any Payor (all of which shall be evidenced by this Note), and all repayments or prepayments thereof, in its books and records, such books and records constituting prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information contained therein.

Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the indebtedness evidenced by this Note owed by any Payor that is a Loan Party to any Payee that is not a Loan Party (any such Payor and Payee with respect to any such indebtedness, an “Affected Payor” or “Affected Payee”, as relevant) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, to all Obligations of such Affected Payor, including, without limitation, where applicable, under such Affected Payor’s guarantee of the Obligations (the Obligations and the foregoing obligations (including any obligations in connection with any renewal, refunding, restructuring or refinancing thereof), including interest thereon, if any, accruing after the commencement of any proceedings referred to in clause (i) below, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in such proceeding, being hereinafter collectively referred to as “Senior Indebtedness”):

(i)    In the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relative to any

 

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Affected Payor or to its creditors, as such, or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of such Affected Payor, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, then (x) the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be paid in full in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) and no Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer) before any Affected Payee is entitled to receive (whether directly or indirectly), or make any demands for, any payment on account of this Note and (y) until the holders of Senior Indebtedness are paid in full in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted or the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related to Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer), any payment or distribution to which such Affected Payee would otherwise be entitled (other than (A) equity securities or (B) debt securities of such Issuer that are subordinated, to at least the same extent as this Note, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness then outstanding (such securities being hereinafter referred to as “Restructured Debt Securities”)) in respect of this Note shall be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness;

(ii)    (x) if any Event of Default of the Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing with respect to any Senior Indebtedness and (y) the Administrative Agent delivers prior written notice to the Borrower instructing the Borrower that the Administrative Agent is thereby exercising its rights pursuant to this clause (ii) (provided that no such notice shall be required to be given in the case of any Event of Default arising under Section 8.01(f) of the Credit Agreement), then no payment or distribution of any kind or character shall be made by or on behalf of the Affected Payor or any other Person on its behalf with respect to this Note; and

(iii)    if any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities), in respect of this Note shall (despite these subordination provisions) be received by any Payee in violation of clause (i) or (ii) before all Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted or the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related to Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer), such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of Senior Indebtedness (or their representatives), ratably according to the respective aggregate amounts remaining unpaid thereon, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in full in cash.

Upon the cure of items (i), (ii) and (iii) above and to the extent no other Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, all such payments or distributions that are prohibited or modified by such items shall be automatically permitted to be made as if such items had no effect.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, no present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be prejudiced in its right to enforce the subordination of this Note by any act or failure to act on the part of any Affected Payor or by any act or failure to act on the part of such holder or any trustee or agent for such holder. Each Affected Payee and each Affected Payor hereby agree that the subordination of this Note is for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer, and the Lenders (collectively, the

 

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Senior Facility Creditors”), and the Senior Facility Creditors are obligees under this Note to the same extent as if their names were written herein as such and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself or the other Senior Facility Creditors, proceeds to enforce the subordination provisions herein to the extent applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the right to enforce the subordination of this Note may only be enforced by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the holder of any Senior Indebtedness.

Nothing contained in the subordination provisions set forth above is intended to or will impair, as between each Payor and each Payee, the obligations of such Payor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Payee the principal of and interest, if any, on this Note as and when due and payable in accordance with its terms, or is intended to or will affect the relative rights of such Payee and other creditors of such Payor other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, this Note as between each Payor and each Payee contains additional terms to any intercompany loan agreement between them and this Note does not in any way replace such intercompany loans between them nor does this Note in any way change the principal amount of any intercompany loans between them.

Each Payor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by applicable law) presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note. Except to the extent of any taxes required by law to be withheld, all payments under this Note shall be made without offset, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

This Note shall be binding upon each Payor and its successors and permitted assigns, and the terms and provisions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of each Payee and its successors and permitted assigns, including subsequent holders hereof.

From time to time after the date hereof, additional Subsidiaries of Holdings may become parties hereto (as Payor and/or Payee, as the case may be) by executing a counterpart signature page to this Note (each additional subsidiary, an “Additional Party”). Upon delivery of such counterpart signature page to the Payees, notice of which is hereby waived by the other Payors and Payees, each Additional Party shall be a Payor and/or a Payee, as the case may be, and shall be as fully a party hereto as if such Additional Party were an original signatory hereof. Each Payor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Payor or Payee hereunder. This Note shall be fully effective as to any Payor or Payee that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Payor or Payee hereunder.

Indebtedness governed by this Note shall be maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Section 163(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Payor or its designee (which shall, at the Administrative Agent’s request, be the Administrative Agent, acting solely for these purposes as agent of the Payor) shall record the transfer of the right to payments of principal and interest on the indebtedness governed by this Note to holders of the Senior Indebtedness in a register (the “Register”), and no such transfer shall be effective until entered in the Register.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

CENSEO HEALTH LLC
By:  

     

  Name:
  Title:

 

PRINCIPIUM HEALTH, LLC
By:  

     

  Name:
  Title:

 

DRYNACHAN, LLC
By:  

     

  Name:
  Title:

 

ADVANCE HEALTH IPA, LLC
By:  

     

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT H-1

FORM OF

UNITED STATES TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(d) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and Holdings with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS 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 Holdings and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished Holdings 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.

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[Lender]
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[Address]

Dated: [●], 20[●]

 

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EXHIBIT H-2

FORM OF

UNITED STATES TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and, individually, a “Lender”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(d) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN 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.

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[Lender]

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

[Address]

Dated: [●], 20[●]

 

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EXHIBIT H-3

FORM OF

UNITED STATES TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and, individually, a “Lender”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(d) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS 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.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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[Participant]
By:  

     

Name:
Title:
[Address]

Dated: [●], 20[●]

 

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EXHIBIT H-4

FORM OF

UNITED STATES TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(d) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and Holdings with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS 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 Holdings and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished Holdings 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.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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[Participant]
By:  

     

Name:
Title:
[Address]

Dated: [●], 20[●]

 

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EXHIBIT J-1

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][each]1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an]Assignor”) and [the][each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an]Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (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][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit and guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an]Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 

1.    Assignor[s]:   

 

2.    Assignee[s]:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

2 

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.

3 

Select as appropriate.

4 

Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

 

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  [for each Assignee, indicate if [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]

 

3.      Affiliate Status:   
4.    Borrower:    Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
5.    Administrative Agent:    UBS AG, Stamford Branch, including any successor thereto, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement.
6.    Credit Agreement:    Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

7.

Assigned Interest:

 

Assignor[s]5

   Assignee[s]6      Facility
Assigned7
    
Aggregate
Amount of
Commitment/
Loans for all
Lenders8
     Amount of
Commitment/
Loans Assigned
     Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment
/Loans9
 
         $                    $                      %              
         $                    $                      %              
         $                    $                      %              

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 

List each Assignor, as appropriate.

6 

List each Assignee, as appropriate.

7 

Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment and Assumption (e.g., “Initial Term Loans”, “Revolving Credit Commitments”, “Extended Term Loans”, etc.).

8 

Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

9 

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

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[8.

Trade Date:                                              ]10

Effective Date: [●],20[●] [TO BE INSERTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

 

 

10 

To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]11

By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:

ASSIGNEE

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]12

By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:

[Consented to and]13 Accepted:

 

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:  

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

By:  

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

[Consented to]:14

 

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as L/C Issuer

By:  

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

11 

Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making trade (if applicable).

12 

Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making trade (if applicable).

13 

To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

14 

To be added only if the consent of the L/C Issuer is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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[Consented to]:15

 

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

 

15 

To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ANNEX 1

TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1.    Representations and Warranties.

1.1.    Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is not a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2.    Assignee[s]. [The][Each] 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 is an Eligible Assignee under Section 10.07(a) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.07(b) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date referred to in this Assignment and Assumption, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] 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][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest and (vii) attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, including but not limited to any documentation required pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2.    Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

 

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3.    General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

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EXHIBIT J-2

FORM OF AFFILIATED LENDER 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][each]1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an]Assignor”) and [the][each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an]Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (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][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit and guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an]Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 

1.    Assignor[s]:   

 

2.    Assignee[s]:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

2 

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

3 

Select as appropriate.

4 

Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

 

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[for each Assignee, indicate if [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]

 

3.    Affiliate Status:   
4.    Borrower:    Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
5.    Administrative Agent:    UBS AG, Stamford Branch, including any successor thereto, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement.
6.    Credit Agreement:    Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

 

7.

Assigned Interest:

 

Assignor[s]5

   Assignee[s]6      Facility Assigned7      Aggregate
Amount of
Commitment/
Loans for all
Lenders8
     Amount of
Commitment/
Loans
Assigned9
     Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment
/Loans10
 
         $                    $                      %              
         $                    $                      %              
         $                    $                      %              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 

List each Assignor, as appropriate.

6 

List each Assignee, as appropriate.

7 

Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment and Assumption (e.g., “Initial Term Loans”, “Extended Term Loans”, etc.).

8 

Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

9 

After giving effect to Assignee’s purchase and assumption of the Assigned Interest, the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans held at such time by Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 25% of the original principal amount of all Term Loans at such time outstanding.

10 

Set forth, to at least nine decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

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[8.    Trade Date:                                        ] 11

Effective Date: [●],20[●] [TO BE INSERTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR]

 

 

11 

To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]12

By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:

ASSIGNEE

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]13

By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:

[Consented to and]14 Accepted:

 

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

By:  

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

[Consented to:]15

 

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

 

 

 

 

12 

Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making trade (if applicable).

13 

Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making trade (if applicable).

14 

To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

15 

To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ANNEX 1

TO AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1.    Representations and Warranties.

1.1.    Assignor. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] 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 Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2    Assignee. [The][Each] 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 is an Eligible Assignee (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.07(b) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date referred to in this Assignment and Assumption, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] 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][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest and (vii) attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, including but not limited to any documentation required pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender; and (c) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including each Intercreditor Agreement) as are delegated to or otherwise conferred upon the Administrative Agent, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

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2.    Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] 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 permitted assigns. Any attempted assignment or transfer by Lender that does not comply with the terms and conditions of Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement shall be null and void. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

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EXHIBIT J-3

FORM OF AFFILIATED LENDER NOTICE

UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent

600 Washington Boulevard, 9th Floor

Stamford, CT 06901

Attention: Term Loan Administration

Fax:

Email:

 

  Re:

Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Dear Sir or Madam:

The undersigned (the “Proposed Affiliate Assignee”) hereby gives you notice, pursuant to Section 10.07(k) of the Credit Agreement, that

(a)    it has entered into an agreement to purchase via assignment a portion of the Term Loans under the Credit Agreement,

(b)    the assignor in the proposed assignment is [],

(c)    immediately after giving effect to such assignment, the Proposed Affiliate Assignee will be an Affiliated Lender,

(d)    the principal amount of Term Loans to be purchased by such Proposed Affiliate Assignee in the assignment contemplated hereby is $[],

(e)    the aggregate amount of all Term Loans held by such Proposed Affiliate Assignee is $[]

(f)    [it is an “insider” under Section 101(31) of the Title 11 of the United States Code], and1

(g)    the proposed effective date of the assignment contemplated hereby is [[], 20[]].

 

1 

To be included in the event that any Default under Section 8.01(f) of the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing.

 

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Very truly yours,

[EXACT LEGAL NAME OF PROPOSED AFFILIATE ASSIGNEE]

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Phone Number:

 

Fax:

 

Email:

Date:

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.27

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDMENT dated as of June 22, 2018 (this “First Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement referred to below by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Chloe Ox Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors from time to time party hereto from time to time, the Lenders from time to time party hereto and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors from to time parties thereto, the several Lenders from time to time parties thereto and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017, (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that the Credit Agreement be amended and restated into the form of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below) so as to, among other things, provide for a Permitted Repricing Amendment through a new tranche of term loans thereunder (the “Refinancing Term Loans”), which term loans would refinance the Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this First Amendment (the “Existing Term Loans”), in part through an exchange, and which, except as modified hereby, would have the same terms as the Existing Term Loans under the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Revolving Credit Lenders reduce the interest rates applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility, which reduction in interest rates shall be effected by the applicable amendments and/or other modifications to the Revolving Credit Facility set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, each Lender holding Existing Term Loans (collectively, the “Existing Term Lenders”) that executes and delivers a consent to this First Amendment in the form of the “Lender Consent” attached hereto as Annex I (a “Lender Consent”) (collectively, the “Exchanging Term Lenders”) will be deemed (i) to have agreed to the terms of this First Amendment, (ii) if applicable, to have agreed to exchange (as further described in the Lender Consent) an aggregate principal amount of its Existing Term Loans with Refinancing Term Loans in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Exchanging Term Lender’s Existing Term Loans and (iii) if applicable, upon the First Amendment Effective Date to have exchanged (as further described in the Lender Consent) such amount of its Existing Term Loans for Refinancing Term Loans;

WHEREAS, each Person listed on Annex II (each, an “Additional Term Lender” and, together with the Exchanging Term Lenders, the “New Term Lenders”) will be deemed (i) to have agreed to the terms of this First Amendment and (ii) to have committed to make Refinancing Term Loans to the Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date (the “Additional Term Loans”), in the amount set forth opposite such Person’s name on Annex II;


WHEREAS, the Net Proceeds of the Refinancing Term Loans will be used by the Borrower to prepay in full the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term Loans that are not exchanged for Refinancing Term Loans by the Existing Term Lenders; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders, including the Revolving Credit Lenders, party hereto are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below, to consent to the amendment and restatement of the Credit Agreement into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used (including in the preamble and recitals hereto) but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. As used in this First Amendment:

Additional Term Lenders” is defined in the fifth recital hereto.

Additional Term Loans” is defined in the fifth recital hereto.

Credit Agreement” is defined in the first recital hereto.

Exchanged Term Loans” is defined in Section 3.1 hereof.

Exchanging Term Lenders” is defined in the fourth recital hereto.

Existing Term Lenders” is defined in the fourth recital hereto.

Existing Term Loans” is defined in the second recital hereto.

First Amendment” is defined in the preamble hereto.

First Amendment Effective Date” shall mean the date on which the conditions set forth in Article IV of this First Amendment are satisfied or waived.

Lender Consent” is defined in the fourth recital hereto.

New Term Lenders” is defined in the fifth recital hereto.

Refinancing Term Loans” is defined in the second recital hereto.

 

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ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECTION 2.1 Amendment and Restatement of Existing Credit Agreement. The Borrower, the Lenders party hereto, the Administrative Agent and other parties party hereto agree that on the First Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in the form of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) and any term or provision of the Credit Agreement which is different from that set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall be replaced and superseded in all respects by the terms and provisions of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

SECTION 2.2 Acknowledgement. On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, unless the context shall otherwise require, each reference in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to (a) “Initial Term Loans” shall be deemed a reference to the Refinancing Term Loans contemplated hereby, and (b) “Term Lenders” shall be deemed a reference to the New Term Lenders. As of the First Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to the First Amendment (after giving effect to any principal amortization payments made on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date), the aggregate outstanding principal of amount of “Initial Term Loans” after giving effect to the Additional Term Loans is $260,000,000.

ARTICLE III

EXCHANGE OF EXISTING TERM LOANS

SECTION 3.1 Exchange of Existing Term Loans. On the terms and subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof, each Exchanging Term Lender agrees that an aggregate principal amount of its Existing Term Loans (the “Exchanged Term Loans”) equal to the amount of such Exchanging Term Lender’s Existing Term Loans will be exchanged with Refinancing Term Loans, as further described in such Exchanging Term Lender’s Lender Consent, as of the First Amendment Effective Date.

SECTION 3.2 Agreement to Make Additional Term Loans. On the terms and subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof, each Additional Term Lender agrees to make Additional Term Loans equal to the amount set forth opposite such Additional Term Lender’s name on Annex II, in each case on the First Amendment Effective Date, and each Additional Term Lender shall be a “Term Lender” under the Credit Agreement as of such date. Amounts paid or prepaid in respect of Additional Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

SECTION 3.3 Other Provisions Regarding Term Loans. On the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall apply the Net Proceeds of the Refinancing Term Loans (if any), to prepay in full the principal amount of all Existing Term Loans, other than Exchanged Term Loans. The exchange of Exchanged Term Loans with Refinancing Term Loans and the repayment of Existing Term Loans (other than the Exchanged Term Loans) with the proceeds of the Additional Term Loans contemplated hereby collectively constitute a simultaneous (I) borrowing of Refinancing Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Amended and Restated Credit

 

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Agreement and (II) voluntary prepayment of the Existing Term Loans by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(a) of the Credit Agreement and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(a) of the Credit Agreement. The commitments of the Additional Term Lenders and the refinancing undertakings of the Exchanging Term Lenders are several and no such New Term Lender will be responsible for any other New Term Lender’s failure to make or acquire by refinancing Refinancing Term Loans. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the terms of this First Amendment do not constitute a novation but, rather, an amendment of the terms of a pre-existing Indebtedness and related agreement, as evidenced by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The initial Interest Period with respect to the Refinancing Term Loans contemplated hereby shall be a period commencing on the First Amendment Effective Date and ending on June 29, 2018; provided that the Eurocurrency Rate for such initial Interest Period shall be the Eurocurrency Rate for an Interest Period of one month beginning on the First Amendment Effective Date. Each New Term Lender waives any right to compensation pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Credit Agreement that such New Term Lender would otherwise have a right to pursuant to the transactions described in this First Amendment to occur on or about the First Amendment Effective Date.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

The effectiveness of this First Amendment (including the amendments contained in Article II, the acknowledgement contained in Section 2.2 and agreements contained in Article III but excluding this Article IV, which is effective as of the date hereof) are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions:

SECTION 4.1 This First Amendment shall have been duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Credit Lenders and the New Term Lenders (whether pursuant to the execution and delivery of a Lender Consent or counterparts to this First Amendment, as applicable) and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.2 No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from the making of the Refinancing Term Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

SECTION 4.3 The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement, Article V of this First Amendment and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the First Amendment Effective Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

 

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SECTION 4.4 The Administrative Agent shall have received a Committed Loan Notice from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with respect to the Refinancing Term Loans (and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to waive the three Business Day minimum notice period in respect of any request for Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made on the First Amendment Effective Date; provided that such request is delivered at least one Business Day prior to the First Amendment Effective Date).

SECTION 4.5 The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.6 The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.7 All fees and expenses (to the extent invoiced at least three days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid pursuant to that certain Engagement Letter dated as of June 20, 2018 by and among the Borrower and the Arrangers shall have been paid.

SECTION 4.8 The Borrower shall have applied, concurrently with the exchange of the Exchanged Term Loans with Refinancing Term Loans and the making of the Additional Term Loans (if any), the Net Proceeds of the Refinancing Term Loans (if any), to prepay in full the principal amount of all Existing Term Loans other than Exchanged Term Loans.

SECTION 4.9 The Administrative Agent shall have received at least two Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors and the principals thereof that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and that the Lenders reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act, the results of which shall be satisfactory to the applicable Lenders.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.1 Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that as of the First Amendment Effective Date (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this First Amendment is within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action of such Loan Party, (b) this First Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto, and (c) this First Amendment constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in or Indebtedness owed by Foreign Subsidiaries.

 

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ARTICLE VI

EFFECTS ON LOAN DOCUMENTS

SECTION 6.1 Except as specifically amended herein, all Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

(a) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this First Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents or in any way limit, impair or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower and the other parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, on and after the First Amendment Effective Date, this First Amendment and each of the other Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by a Loan Party shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

(c) On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and this First Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

(d) Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a further consent to, or a further waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.

(e) Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this First Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this First Amendment.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1 APPLICABLE LAW. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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SECTION 7.2 Execution in Counterparts; Severability. This First Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this First Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 7.3 Reaffirmation. Each of the Loan Parties party to the Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees that the Refinancing Term Loans are Loans and the New Term Lenders are Lenders, and that all of its obligations under the Collateral Documents to which it is a party are reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, (ii) reaffirms each Lien granted by each Loan Party to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties (including the New Term Lenders) and reaffirms the guaranties made pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the grants of security interests by and the guaranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the First Amendment, and (iv) agrees that the Secured Obligations include, among other things and without limitation, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of principal and interest on, and premium (if any) on, the Refinancing Term Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC, as Holdings
By:  

/s/ Vignesh Aier

Name: Vignesh Aier
Title: President and Secretary
CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC, as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Vignesh Aier

Name: Vignesh Aier
Title: President and Secretary


DRYNACHAN, LLC
By:  

/s/ Brian J. Wise

Name: Brian J. Wise
Title: President
ADVANCE HEALTH IPA, LLC
By:  

/s/ Brian J. Wise

Name: Brian J. Wise
Title: Chief Executive Officer
CENSEO HEALTH LLC
By:  

/s/ Melissa Cooke

Name: Melissa Cooke
Title: Chief Financial Officer
PRINCIPUM HEALTH, LLC
By:  

/s/ Kevin Murphy

Name: Kevin Murphy
Title: Chief Executive Officer


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Darlene Arias

Name: Darlene Arias
Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Houssem Daly

Name: Houssem Daly
Title: Associate Director
UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as L/C Issuer and New Term Lender
By:  

/s/ Darlene Arias

Name: Darlene Arias
Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Houssem Daly

Name: Houssem Daly
Title: Associate Director


EXHIBIT A

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement


EXECUTION VERSION

PUBLISHED DEAL CUSIP NO.: 17026CAA5

PUBLISHED TERM LOAN FACILITY CUSIP NO.: 17026CAC1

PUBLISHED REVOLVER FACILITY CUSIP NO.: 17026CAB3

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 21, 2017

Amended and Restated as of June 22, 2018

among

CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC,

as Holdings,

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC,

as Borrower,

THE OTHER GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME

 

 

UBS SECURITIES LLC,

and

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners,

Documentation and Syndication Agents

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

     1  

Section 1.01.

 

Defined Terms

     1  

Section 1.02.

 

Other Interpretive Provisions

     61  

Section 1.03.

 

Accounting Terms

     62  

Section 1.04.

 

Rounding

     62  

Section 1.05.

 

References to Agreements, Laws, Etc

     62  

Section 1.06.

 

Times of Day

     62  

Section 1.07.

 

Timing of Payment or Performance

     63  

Section 1.08.

 

Limited Condition Transactions

     63  

Section 1.09.

 

Pro Forma Calculations

     64  

Section 1.10.

 

Letters of Credit

     65  

Section 1.11.

 

Certifications

     65  

Section 1.12.

 

Certain Determinations.

     65  

ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     66  

Section 2.01.

 

The Loans

     66  

Section 2.02.

 

Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans

     66  

Section 2.03.

 

Letters of Credit

     68  

Section 2.04.

 

[Reserved]

     77  

Section 2.05.

 

Prepayments

     77  

Section 2.06.

 

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

     89  

Section 2.07.

 

Repayment of Loans

     90  

Section 2.08.

 

Interest

     90  

Section 2.09.

 

Fees

     90  

Section 2.10.

 

Computation of Interest and Fees

     91  

Section 2.11.

 

Evidence of Indebtedness

     91  

Section 2.12.

 

Payments Generally

     92  

Section 2.13.

 

Sharing of Payments

     94  

Section 2.14.

 

Incremental Credit Extensions

     95  

Section 2.15.

 

Refinancing Amendments

     100  

Section 2.16.

 

Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans

     101  

Section 2.17.

 

Defaulting Lenders

     104  

ARTICLE III TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

     106  

Section 3.01.

 

Taxes

     106  

Section 3.02.

 

Illegality

     109  

Section 3.03.

 

Inability to Determine Rates

     110  

Section 3.04.

 

Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves

     110  

Section 3.05.

 

Funding Losses

     111  

 

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Section 3.06.

 

Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation

     111  

Section 3.07.

 

Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances

     112  

Section 3.08.

 

Survival

     114  

ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     114  

Section 4.01.

 

Conditions to Initial Credit Extension

     114  

Section 4.02.

 

Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date

     116  

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     117  

Section 5.01.

 

Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws

     117  

Section 5.02.

 

Authorization; No Contravention

     117  

Section 5.03.

 

Governmental Authorization

     117  

Section 5.04.

 

Binding Effect

     118  

Section 5.05.

 

Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

     118  

Section 5.06.

 

Litigation

     118  

Section 5.07.

 

Ownership of Property; Liens

     119  

Section 5.08.

 

Environmental Matters

     119  

Section 5.09.

 

Taxes

     119  

Section 5.10.

 

ERISA Compliance

     120  

Section 5.11.

 

Use of Proceeds

     120  

Section 5.12.

 

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

     120  

Section 5.13.

 

Disclosure

     121  

Section 5.14.

 

Labor Matters

     121  

Section 5.15.

 

Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc

     121  

Section 5.16.

 

Solvency

     122  

Section 5.17.

 

USA Patriot Act; OFAC; FCPA

     122  

Section 5.18.

 

Security Documents

     122  

Section 5.19.

 

Senior Indebtedness

     122  

ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     123  

Section 6.01.

 

Financial Statements

     123  

Section 6.02.

 

Certificates; Other Information

     126  

Section 6.03.

 

Notices

     126  

Section 6.04.

 

Payment of Taxes

     127  

Section 6.05.

 

Preservation of Existence, Etc.

     127  

Section 6.06.

 

Maintenance of Properties; Intellectual Property

     127  

Section 6.07.

 

Maintenance of Insurance

     127  

Section 6.08.

 

Compliance with Laws

     128  

Section 6.09.

 

Books and Records

     128  

Section 6.10.

 

Inspection Rights

     128  

Section 6.11.

 

Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors

     129  

Section 6.12.

 

Compliance with Environmental Laws

     130  

Section 6.13.

 

Further Assurances; Post-Closing Obligations

     130  

Section 6.14.

 

Designation of Subsidiaries

     131  

Section 6.15.

 

Maintenance of Ratings

     131  

Section 6.16.

 

Use of Proceeds

     131  

Section 6.17.

 

Transactions with Affiliates.

     131  

Section 6.18.

 

Conduct of Business

     133  

 

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Section 6.19.

 

Annual Lender Calls

  

ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     133  

Section 7.01.

 

Liens

     133  

Section 7.02.

 

Investments

     138  

Section 7.03.

 

Indebtedness

     140  

Section 7.04.

 

Fundamental Changes

     145  

Section 7.05.

 

Dispositions

     147  

Section 7.06.

 

Restricted Payments

     149  

Section 7.07.

 

[Reserved]

     152  

Section 7.08.

 

[Reserved]

     152  

Section 7.09.

 

Burdensome Agreements

     152  

Section 7.10.

 

[Reserved]

     154  

Section 7.11.

 

Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio

     154  

Section 7.12.

 

Fiscal Year

     154  

Section 7.13.

 

Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness

     154  

Section 7.14.

 

Permitted Activities

     155  

ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

     156  

Section 8.01.

 

Events of Default

     156  

Section 8.02.

 

Remedies Upon Event of Default

     158  

Section 8.03.

 

Application of Funds

     159  

Section 8.04.

 

Borrower Right to Cure

     160  

ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS

     161  

Section 9.01.

 

Appointment and Authority

     161  

Section 9.02.

 

Rights as a Lender

     162  

Section 9.03.

 

Exculpatory Provisions

     162  

Section 9.04.

 

Reliance by Administrative Agent

     163  

Section 9.05.

 

Delegation of Duties

     163  

Section 9.06.

 

Resignation of Administrative Agent

     163  

Section 9.07.

 

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

     164  

Section 9.08.

 

No Other Duties, Etc

     164  

Section 9.09.

 

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

     164  

Section 9.10.

 

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

     165  

Section 9.11.

 

Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements

     166  

Section 9.12.

 

Withholding Tax Indemnity

     166  

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

     167  

Section 10.01.

 

Amendments, Etc

     167  

Section 10.02.

 

Notices and Other Communications

     170  

Section 10.03.

 

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

     172  

Section 10.04.

 

Attorney Costs and Expenses

     173  

Section 10.05.

 

Indemnification by the Borrower

     173  

Section 10.06.

 

Payments Set Aside

     175  

Section 10.07.

 

Successors and Assigns

     176  

Section 10.08.

 

Confidentiality

     184  

 

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Section 10.09.

 

Setoff

     185  

Section 10.10.

 

Interest Rate Limitation

     185  

Section 10.11.

 

Counterparts

     186  

Section 10.12.

 

Integration

     186  

Section 10.13.

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties

     186  

Section 10.14.

 

Severability

     186  

Section 10.15.

 

GOVERNING LAW

     187  

Section 10.16.

 

WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY

     187  

Section 10.17.

 

Binding Effect

     187  

Section 10.18.

 

USA Patriot Act

     188  

Section 10.19.

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     188  

Section 10.20.

 

Intercreditor Agreements

     188  

Section 10.21.

 

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     188  

ARTICLE XI GUARANTEE

     189  

Section 11.01.

 

The Guarantee

     189  

Section 11.02.

 

Obligations Unconditional

     190  

Section 11.03.

 

Reinstatement

     191  

Section 11.04.

 

Subrogation; Subordination

     191  

Section 11.05.

 

Remedies

     191  

Section 11.06.

 

[Reserved]

     191  

Section 11.07.

 

Continuing Guarantee

     191  

Section 11.08.

 

General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations

     191  

Section 11.09.

 

Release of Guarantors

     192  

Section 11.10.

 

Right of Contribution

     192  

Section 11.11.

  Keepwell      192  

 

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SCHEDULES

 

I

  

Subsidiary Guarantors

1.01A

  

Commitments

1.01B

  

Closing Date Documents

1.01C

  

Existing Letters of Credit

1.01D

  

L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share

1.01E

  

Material Domestic Subsidiaries

5.06

  

Litigation

5.07

  

Real Property

5.08

  

Environmental Matters

6.13(b)

  

Post-Closing Matters

6.17

  

Affiliate Transactions

7.01(b)

  

Existing Liens

7.02(f)

  

Existing Investments

7.03(b)

  

Existing Indebtedness

7.09

  

Burdensome Agreements

10.02

  

Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

  
  

Form of

A

  

Committed Loan Notice

B

  

Compliance Certificate

C-1

  

Term Note

C-2

  

Revolving Credit Note

D

  

Solvency Certificate

E-1

  

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice

E-2

  

Discount Range Prepayment Notice

E-3

  

Discount Range Prepayment Offer

E-4

  

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice

E-5

  

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer

E-6

  

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice

E-7

  

Specified Discount Prepayment Response

F

  

[Reserved]

G

  

Intercompany Note

H-1 to H-4

  

Tax Certificates

I

  

[Reserved]

J-1

  

Assignment and Assumption

J-2

  

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption

J-3

   Affiliated Lender Notice

 

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of December 21, 2017, and is amended and restated as of June 22, 2018, among CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC (F.K.A OX PARENT, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings” or “Buyer 1”), CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower” or “Buyer 2”)), the other Guarantors party hereto from time to time, UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”) and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and, individually, a “Lender”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

WHEREAS, the Borrower is party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, each lender from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the requisite parties under Section 10.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement as provided in this Agreement, effective upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in the First Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement, and the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including in the preamble and preliminary statements hereto), the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

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

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

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit E-1.

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

Acquisitions” means (i) the acquisition by Buyer 2, through its subsidiary, Chloe Merger Sub, LLC of Censeo and its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the Censeo Acquisition Agreement and (ii) the acquisition by Buyer 1, through its indirect subsidiary, Ox Merger Sub, LLC, of Advance and its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the Advance Acquisition Agreement.

Acquisition Agreements” means the Advance Acquisition Agreement and the Censeo Acquisition Agreement.

Additional Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).


Additional Refinancing Lender” means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15, provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i) the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the extent that each such Additional Refinancing Lender is not an Affiliate of a then-existing Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) the Borrower and (iii) in the case of a Refinancing Amendment in respect of the Revolving Credit Loans, each L/C Issuer.

Administrative Agent” means UBS AG, Stamford Branch, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

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

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

Advance” means Drynachan, LLC.

Advance Acquisition Agreement” means the Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2017, by and among Buyer 1, Advance, Ox Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sellers party thereto.

Advance Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of or with respect to Advance and its subsidiaries in the Advance Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Arrangers and the Lenders, but only to the extent that Buyer 1 or its Affiliates has the right to terminate its (or their) obligations under Section 9.1(b) of the Advance Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the acquisition pursuant to Section 8.2(a) of the Advance Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

Affected Class” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(a).

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

Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is the Sponsor (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries and other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) or a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate.

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

Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(k)(iv).

 

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Agent-Related Persons” means the Agents and their respective Affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing.

Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Bookrunners.

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Annual Financial Statements” means, collectively, (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 for the fiscal years then ended and (ii) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Censeo and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 and related statements of income, cash flows and member’s equity for Censeo and its subsidiaries for the years then ended.

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

Applicable ECF Percentage” means, for any fiscal year, (a) 50%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 3.25:1.00, (b) 25%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00 and greater than 2.75:1.00 and (c) 0%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 2.75:1.00.

Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to: (a) with respect to Initial Term Loans, (i) for Eurocurrency Loans, 4.50% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 3.50% and (b) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, unused Revolving Credit Commitments and Letter of Credit Fees, (i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the First Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01, (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, 4.50% and (B) for Base Rate Loans, 3.50% and (C) in the case of the undrawn commitment fees for the Revolving Credit Commitments, 0.50% and (ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

 

Pricing Level    Consolidated
First Lien Net
Leverage Ratio
     Eurocurrency
Rate Loans and
Letter of Credit
Fees
    Base Rate
Loans
    Commitment
Fee
 

1

     > 3.25:1.00        4.50     3.50     0.50

2

    

< 3.25:1.00

and > 2.75:1.00

 

 

     4.25     3.25     0.375

3

     < 2.75:1.00        4.00     3.00     0.250

 

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (v) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or any Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Extension Amendment, (w) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Revolving Commitment Increase, any Class of Incremental Term Loans or any Class of Incremental Revolving Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Incremental Amendment, (x) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Replacement Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant agreement, (y) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, any Class of Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans or any Class of Refinancing Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (z) in the case of the Initial Term Loans, the Applicable Rate shall be increased as, and to the extent, necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 2.14.

Applicable Requirements” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness, that such Indebtedness satisfies the following requirements:

(a) such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness;

(b) (i) in respect of any Indebtedness that is not revolving in nature, such Indebtedness does not have greater amortization or mandatory prepayments than the Initial Term Loans and (ii) in respect of any Indebtedness that is revolving in nature, such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility or have amortization or scheduled mandatory commitment reductions (other than at maturity);

(c) such Indebtedness shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness;

(d) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral, a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement (or any Intercreditor Agreement shall have been amended or replaced in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which results in such Senior Representative having rights to share in the Collateral on a pari passu basis or a junior lien basis, as applicable);

(e) [reserved];

 

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(f) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured, it is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral (it being agreed that such Indebtedness shall not be required to be secured by all of the Collateral);

(g) such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party;

(h) other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Indebtedness; and

(i) the holders of such Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans then outstanding;

provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirements of this definition, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirements of this definition unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class and (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii) the Revolving Credit Lenders.

Approved Bank” has the meaning set forth in clause (c) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”

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

Arrangers” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger under this Agreement.

Asset Sale Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.25:1.00, 100%, (b) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00 and greater than 2.75:1.00, 50% and (c) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.75:1.00, 0%, in each case, as calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, but excluding the proceeds of such asset sale.

Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(b).

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 hereto.

Assignment Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

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

 

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

Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by a Discounted Purchaser (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be designated as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Available Excluded Contribution Amount” means the cash or Cash Equivalents or the fair market value of other assets or property (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), but excluding any Cure Amount, received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from:

(1) contributions in respect of Qualified Equity Interests, and

(2) the sale (other than to any Subsidiary of the Borrower or pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower,

in each case, designated as Available Excluded Contribution Amounts pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or proceeds are received, as the case may be, and which are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit.

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

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

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (c) the Eurocurrency Rate for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) and (d) in respect of Initial Term Loans only, 2.00%.

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

Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any Person that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with (a) any competitor of the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any Affiliate of such competitor, but with respect to which no personnel involved with any investment in such competitor or Affiliate (i) makes, has the right to make or participates with others in making any investment decisions with respect to such Person or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any entity that forms a part of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Bookrunner” means each of UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a joint bookrunner.

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

Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

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

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

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

Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York, and, if such day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.

Buyer 1” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Buyer 2” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (including with respect to internally developed software) (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Leases) by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).

Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at a commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent, in the name of the relevant Borrower and under the sole dominion and “control” (within the meaning of the UCC) of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Cash Collateralize” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).

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

(a) Dollars;

(b) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;

(c) time deposits or eurodollar time deposits with, insured certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances or overnight bank deposits of, or letters of credit issued by, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii)(A) is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or is the principal banking Subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (B) has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 or $100,000,000 in the case of any non-U.S. bank (any such bank in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities not exceeding 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

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

(e) marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by Holdings);

(f) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b), (d) and (e) above entered into with any Approved Bank;

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

(h) Investments (other than in structured investment vehicles and structured financing transactions) with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

 

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(i) securities with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;

(j) (i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above denominated in Euros, pounds sterling, or Canadian dollars or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to the foregoing and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Restricted Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction and (ii) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies in those countries in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as Current Assets of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) above; and

(l) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (k) above.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (a) and (j) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clause (a) or (j) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Hedge Bank in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, credit card, debit card and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds, in each case, pursuant to a Treasury Services Agreement, in each case, to the extent designated by the Borrower and such Hedge Bank as “Cash Management Obligations” in writing to the Administrative Agent. The designation of any Cash Management Obligations shall not create in favor of such Hedge Bank any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

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

Censeo” means Censeo Health LLC.

Censeo Acquisition Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 11, 2017, by and among Buyer 2, Censeo, Chloe Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sellers party thereto,

Censeo Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of or with respect to Censeo and its subsidiaries in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Arrangers and the Lenders, but only to the extent that Buyer 2 or its Affiliates has the right to terminate its (or their) obligations under Section 8.1(d) of the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the acquisition pursuant to Section 7.2(a) of the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

 

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

Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:

(a) at any time prior to a Qualified IPO, any combination of Permitted Holders shall (i) fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower or (ii) fail to have the right, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower;

(b) at any time after a Qualified IPO, (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (x) any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (y) any combination of Permitted Holders, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of Equity Interests representing 35% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such “person” or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower unless the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract, or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower or (ii) the Permitted Holders shall fail, at such time, to have the right or the ability, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower;

(c) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower; or

(d) a change of control or similar event shall occur in any other document pertaining to any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries the outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of the Threshold Amount.

Class” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series or Commitments in respect of Replacement Term Loans and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Revolving Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans. Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.

 

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Closing Date” means December 21, 2017.

Closing Date Revolver Cap” shall mean a limit of $5,000,000 on the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans that are available to be borrowed on the Closing Date, which amount shall not include the face amount of any Letters of Credit issued on the Closing Date.

Closing Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(c).

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (unless specifically provided otherwise).

Collateral” means the “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement and all the “Collateral” or “Pledged Assets” as defined in any other Collateral Document and any other assets pledged pursuant to any Collateral Document (but in any event excluding the Excluded Assets).

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

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (i) on the Closing Date, pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) and (v) and (ii) at such time as may be designated therein, pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the proviso to Section 4.01(a) or Section 6.11 or 6.13, subject, in each case, to the limitations and exceptions of this Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto;

(b) all Secured Obligations of the Borrower shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each existing and subsequently acquired or organized Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) (each, a “Guarantor”);

(c) the Secured Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a first-priority security interest (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) in (i) all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) all of the Equity Interests of each wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary described in the following clause (iii)) directly owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is a FSHCO and (iv) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly-owned CFC that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case other than any Excluded Assets;

(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, or under any Collateral Document, the Secured Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected first-priority security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by delivering certificated securities, instruments or promissory notes, filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office or to the extent required in the Security Agreement) in the Collateral of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts, inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, applications and registrations of intellectual property filed in the United States, other general

 

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intangibles, Material Real Property, intercompany notes, cash, deposit accounts, securities accounts and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, (i) with the priority required by the Collateral Documents and (ii) subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, including the limitations and exceptions set forth in Section 4.01) and the Collateral Documents; and

(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Property required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.11 and 6.13 (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by the applicable Loan Party, (ii) a title insurance policy for such property available in each applicable jurisdiction (the “Mortgage Policies”) insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid first-priority Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except as permitted by Section 7.01, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance and in such amounts as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (iii) a completed Life-of-Loan Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and each other Loan Party relating thereto) and, if any improvements on any Mortgaged Property are located within an area designated as a “special flood hazard area,” evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under Section 6.07, (iv) ALTA surveys in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or such existing surveys together with no-change affidavits sufficient for the title company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the Mortgage Policies and issue the endorsements required in clause (ii) above, (v) customary opinions of local counsel for such Loan Party in the state in which such Material Real Property is located, with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage and any related fixture filings and, where the applicable Loan Party granting the Mortgage on said Mortgaged Properties is organized, an opinion regarding the due authorization, execution and delivery of such Mortgage, and (vi) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgaged Property;

provided, however, that (i) the foregoing definition shall not require, and the Loan Documents shall not contain any requirements as to, (A) the creation or perfection of pledges of, security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals or taking other actions with respect to any Excluded Assets, (B) the perfection of pledges of or security interests in motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement (or the equivalent) or (C) the obtaining of any landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters, and (ii) the Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in, or the delivery of the Mortgages and the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) or any other compliance with the requirements of this definition where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or compliance cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Loan Documents.

No actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect such security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

 

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The foregoing definition shall not require control agreements, perfection by “control” pursuant to the UCC or perfection by possession or delivery pursuant to the UCC with respect to any Collateral other than, to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, (x) certificated Equity Interests of the Borrower and, to the extent constituting Collateral, its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) the Intercompany Note and other instruments described in Section 2.02(b) of the Security Agreement.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Intercreditor Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) and (v), 6.11 or 6.13 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment” means a Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Extension Series, Revolving Commitment Increase, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series or a Commitment in respect of Replacement Term Loans, as the context may require.

Committed Loan Notice” means a written notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compensation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(c)(ii).

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

Compliance Date” means the last day of any fiscal quarter on which the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit (other than undrawn Letters of Credit) exceeds 35% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

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

(a) without duplication and, except with respect to clauses (vii)(B), (x) and (xi) below, to the extent deducted (and not added back or excluded) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(i) total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, (A) amortization of OID resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments, (D) the interest component of Capitalized Leases, (E) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest Swap Contracts with

 

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respect to Indebtedness, (F) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions and fees, (G) the interest component of any pension or other post-employment benefit expense and (H) to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed);

(ii) without duplication, provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital gains of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations;

(iii) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of (A) intangible assets, deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, bridge, commitment and other financing fees, discounts and yield and (B) unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries);

(iv) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses (including legal expenses in connection therewith);

(v) non-cash charges, expenses or losses, including, without limitation, any non-cash expense relating to the vesting of warrants (provided that if any such non-cash charges, expenses or losses represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period);

(vi) retention, recruiting, relocation and signing bonuses and expenses, stock option and other equity-based compensation expenses, severance costs, stay bonuses, management fees and expenses, any one-time expense relating to enhanced accounting and tax function (including state taxes) and other similar transaction costs, including those associated with becoming a standalone entity or public company (including, without limitation, any such payments made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions);

(vii) (A) integration costs, transition costs, consolidation and closing costs for facilities, costs incurred in connection with any non-recurring strategic initiatives, acquisitions and non-recurring intellectual property development after the Closing Date, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs, new systems design, technology upgrades and implementation costs), project start-up costs and other restructuring charges, carve-out related items, accruals or reserves (including restructuring costs related to acquisitions after the Closing Date and to closure/consolidation of facilities, retention charges, systems establishment costs and excess pension charges) and (B) the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized in connection with the Transactions or any Specified Transaction or the implementation of an operational initiative or operational change before or after the Closing Date, including any cost savings resulting from the conversion

 

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from a public company to a private company (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that with respect to clause (B), (x) a duly completed certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent together with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02 certifying that such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies are factually supportable and reasonably anticipated to be realized in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, within 24 months after the consummation of the Transactions, the Specified Transaction or the implementation of an initiative, as applicable, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies and (y) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vii) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period;

(viii) any director’s fees and related expenses payable to any independent director of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in cash during such period;

(ix) other accruals, payments and expenses (including rationalization, legal, tax, structuring and other costs and expenses and non-operating or non-recurring professional fees, costs and expenses related thereto), or any amortization thereof, related to (a) the Transactions (including all Transaction Expenses) and (b) any acquisitions, Investments, dividends, Dispositions, issuances of Equity Interests and issuances, amendments, modifications, refinancings or repayments of Indebtedness (in each case, including any such transaction consummated on the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed);

(x) to the extent actually received and not already included in Consolidated Net Income, proceeds of business interruption insurance;

(xi) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b) below for any previous period and not added back;

(xii) any non-cash increase in expenses (A) resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization of variances) or other inventory adjustments (including any non-cash increase in expenses as a result of last-in first-out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting), or (B) due to purchase accounting associated with any acquisition constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement consummated prior to or after the Closing Date;

(xiii) the amount of any expense attributable to minority interests or non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(xiv) the amount of (A) management, consulting, monitoring and advisory fees and related expenses paid to the Permitted Holders in accordance with the Management Agreements and (B) payments permitted hereunder by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures which payments are approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower in good faith;

(xv) any Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs;

(xvi) any net loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines;

(xvii) expenses during such period in connection with earn-outs and other deferred payments in connection with any acquisitions constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement, to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in accordance with GAAP as an accounting adjustment to the extent that the actual amount payable or paid in respect of such earn-outs or other deferred payments exceeds the liability booked by the applicable Person therefor; and

(xviii) any expenses or charges related to any equity offering, Investment, acquisition (including earn-out provisions) or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement including a refinancing thereof (in each case, whether or not successful) and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, minus

(b) without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (i) non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period) including non-cash gains as a result of last-in first -out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting, (ii) any net gain from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines, (iii) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring net gains and (iv) the amount of any minority interest income attributable to minority interests or non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:

(A) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA (x) currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including the net loss or gain (i) resulting from Swap Contracts for currency exchange risk and (ii) resulting from intercompany indebtedness) and (y) all other foreign currency translation gains or losses to the extent such gains or losses are non-cash items;

(B) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 and International Accounting Standard No. 39 and their respective related pronouncements and interpretations;

(C) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment or modification of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) obligations under any Swap Contracts or (iii) other derivative instruments;

 

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(D) the tax effects of the adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) and (d) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income shall be excluded; and

(E) gains during such period in connection with earn-outs and other deferred payments in connection with any acquisitions constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement, to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in accordance with GAAP as an accounting adjustment to the extent that the actual amount payable or paid in respect of such earn-outs or other deferred payments is less than the liability booked by the applicable Person therefor, shall be excluded.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA under this Agreement for any period that includes any of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017, Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters shall be $14,300,000, $14,400,000, $21,600,000 and $19,600,000, respectively, in each case as may be subject to addbacks and adjustments (without duplication) pursuant to clause (vii)(B) above and sections relating to pro forma adjustments for the applicable Test Period. For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments.

Consolidated First Lien Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Net Debt outstanding on such date that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on an equal priority basis with Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations.

Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the amount payable as cash interest expense (including that attributable to capital leases), net of cash interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other cash fees and charges owed with respect to letter of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (less net cash payments) under Hedge Agreements, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) any non-cash interest expense and any capitalized interest, whether paid or accrued, (b) the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (c) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, (d) any expenses resulting from discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, (e) penalties or interest related to Taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting, (f) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities (other than Indebtedness) during such period, (g) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments pursuant to ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (h) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (i) any payments with respect to make whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, (j) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (k) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment, consent or other financing fees.

 

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

(a) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, any after-tax effect of extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items (including gains or losses and all fees and expenses relating thereto) for such period shall be excluded,

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

(c) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within 12 months after the closing of any acquisition constituting an Investment that are so required to be established or adjusted as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded,

(d) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, shall be excluded,

(e) the net income (loss) for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent subsequently converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

(f) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,

(g) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights or equity incentive programs or any other equity-based compensation shall be excluded, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by management of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parents in connection with the Transactions or a Qualified IPO, shall be excluded,

(h) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with the Transactions, any Investment, Permitted Acquisition or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount (i) is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnitor in writing within 180 days of the occurrence of such event and (ii) is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365-day period), shall be excluded,

 

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(i) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount (i) is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnitor in writing within 180 days of the occurrence of such event and (ii) is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded,

(j) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded (except to the extent required for any calculation of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis),

(k) solely for the purpose of determining the Cumulative Credit pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof, the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary (which has not been waived) shall be excluded, except (solely to the extent permitted to be paid) to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors by such Person during such period in accordance with such documents and regulations,

(l) the purchase accounting effects of adjustments in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP (including in the inventory, property and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of the Transactions or any acquisition constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement consummated prior to or after the Closing Date, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof shall be excluded,

(m) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, changes to accrual of revenue so long as consistent with past practices (regardless of treatment under GAAP) shall be excluded,

(n) (i) any non-cash profits interest or non-cash compensation expense realized from employee benefit plans or other post-employment benefit plans or recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors, managers or employees and management compensation plans or equity incentive programs or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting and (ii) non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, shall be excluded,

(o) any amounts paid that are used to fund payments to any equity holder to pay taxes related to such equity holder’s ownership of the Borrower and that, if paid by the Borrower would have reduced Consolidated Net Income, shall be included to reduce Consolidated Net Income, and

 

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(p) other add-backs and adjustments reflected in the confidential information memorandum related to the syndication of the Term Facility and the sponsor model delivered to the Arrangers on October 25, 2017.

For the avoidance of doubt, (other than for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments, in accordance with Section 1.09.

Consolidated Secured Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Net Debt outstanding on such date that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral.

Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of third-party Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, drawn but unreimbursed obligations under letters of credit, obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that obligations (i) under Swap Contracts and (ii) owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries, do not constitute Consolidated Total Net Debt.

Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day for such Test Period.

Consolidated Working Capital” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be (a) calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (i) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting, (iii) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under Swap Contracts or (iv) any impact of foreign exchange translations and (b) adjusted to eliminate any distortion resulting from mergers, acquisitions and dispositions occurring during the applicable period.

Contract Consideration” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Affiliate.”

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase,

 

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retire or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans or existing Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments), or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the “Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness has a maturity no earlier, and, in the case of any refinancing of Term Loans, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater, than the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not have an aggregate principal amount (including any unutilized commitments) greater than the aggregate principal amount (including any unutilized commitments) of the Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and fees and expenses associated with the refinancing, (iii) any payments and borrowings shall be made pro rata as between the Revolving Credit Facility and any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of revolving loans or revolving commitments in accordance with the aggregate principal amounts thereof, respectively, (iv) the terms and conditions of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (except as otherwise provided in this definition) shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the financing sources providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (v) [reserved], (vi) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (vii) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary other than Guarantors, (viii) to the extent secured, such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is not secured by property or assets other than the Collateral and a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the providers of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement, (ix) if the Refinanced Debt is subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, then any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, as applicable, pursuant to a customary subordination agreement or provisions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (x) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be pari passu or junior in right of payment and, if secured, secured on a pari passu or junior basis with the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Facility, to the extent the requirements in the proviso after clause (y) of Section 7.03 have been satisfied, (xi) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or on a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments hereunder and shall not require any mandatory prepayments in addition to those hereunder and (xii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that comprises Revolving Credit Loans does not mature prior to the latest maturity date of Revolving Credit Commitments being refinanced; provided, further, that in determining if the foregoing conditions in this proviso are met, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Cumulative Credit” means, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication:

(a) the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements are available, as determined on a Pro Forma Basis, plus

 

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(b) the greater of (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018 to the end of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered (or were required to be delivered) pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), or, in the case Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit and (B) the sum of retained Excess Cash Flow (but not less than zero in any period) for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2018 and Excess Cash Flow for each succeeding completed fiscal year as of such date, in each case, that was not required to prepay Term Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), plus

(c) the cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalent proceeds from (i) the sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower and (ii) the Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) issued upon conversion of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Obligations) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to a Person other than a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party, plus

(d) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the common capital of the Borrower or the net proceeds of the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent) contributed to the Borrower, received in cash and Cash Equivalents after the Closing Date (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount or an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs), plus

(e) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in cash and Cash Equivalents from:

(i) the sale, transfer or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests or any assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any minority Investments or other joint venture (that is not a Restricted Subsidiary), or

(ii) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of minority Investments or other joint venture (that is not a Restricted Subsidiary), or

(iii) any interest, returns of principal, repayments and similar payments by such Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of any minority Investments;

in each case, solely to the extent such Investments described in clause (i) through (iii) in this clause (e) were originally made using the Cumulative Credit and solely to the extent of such initial Investment; plus

(f) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries made using the Cumulative Credit in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), plus

 

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(g) an amount equal to any returns in cash and Cash Equivalents (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02, plus

(h) to the extent not required to be applied to prepay Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b), the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of any assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary since the Closing Date, plus

(i) an amount equal to Declined Proceeds and any Specified Asset Sale Proceeds, minus

(j) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make Investments pursuant to Section 7.02(v) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus

(k) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to pay dividends or make distributions or other Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.06(l) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus

(l) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 7.13 after the Closing Date and prior to such time; minus

(m) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to incur Liens pursuant to Section 7.01(cc) or Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.03(u), in each case after the Closing Date and prior to such time.

Cure Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Current Assets” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits (but excluding assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments).

Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals for Capital Expenditures, (c) accruals for Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments under Section 7.06(h)), (d) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves, (f) any Revolving Credit Exposure or Revolving Credit Loans and (g) the current portion of pension liabilities.

 

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Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in, acquiring or trading commercial loans, bonds or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and whose managers have fiduciary duties to the investors in such fund independent of, or in addition to, their duties to the Sponsor.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, without cure or waiver hereunder, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.17(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of L/C Obligations, within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations, (d) has failed, within two Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to pay any amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, after the Closing Date and other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer and each Lender. For purposes of this definition, “Undisclosed Administration” means, in relation to a Lender or its direct

 

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or indirect parent company, the appointment of a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction, if applicable law requires that such appointment not be disclosed.

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(2).

Discount Range” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2.

Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-3, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Discount Range Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(3).

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1), 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1) or 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the applicable Discounted Purchaser and the Auction Agent.

Discounted Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v).

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(A).

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale-leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by applicable Law) in a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the

 

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holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (i) solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares or (ii) as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued (x) pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) by any such plan to any such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Disqualified Lender” means (i) any Person identified to the Administrative Agent in writing on or prior to November 11, 2017, (ii) any other Person identified by name in writing to the Administrative Agent after November 11, 2017 to the extent such Person is or becomes a competitor of the Borrower or its subsidiaries and (iii) any Affiliate of any Person referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above that is reasonably identifiable as an affiliate; provided that a “competitor” or an Affiliate of a competitor shall not include any Bona Fide Debt Fund or investment vehicle that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such competitor or Affiliate thereof, as applicable, and for which no personnel involved with the investment of such competitor or Affiliate thereof, as applicable, (i) makes any investment decisions or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Loan Parties or any entity that forms a part of the Loan Parties’ business (including their subsidiaries). Upon the request of any Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall disclose to such Lender whether a specified potential assignee or prospective participant is a Disqualified Lender; provided that no updates to the list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders.

Documentation Agent” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a documentation agent.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

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EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(a)(i).

Effective Yield” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the higher of (A) the Eurocurrency Rate on such date for a deposit in dollars with a maturity of one month and (B) the Eurocurrency Rate floor, if any, with respect thereto as of such date, (ii) the Applicable Rate as of such date, (with such Applicable Rate and interest spreads to be determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) and (iii) the amount of OID and upfront fees thereon (converted to yield assuming a four-year average life and without any present value discount).

Enforcement Qualifications” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.

Environment” means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata or sediment, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating to the prevention of pollution, or the protection of the Environment, and the protection of worker health and safety as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, including any applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. as it related to Hazardous Materials, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., and all analogous state or local statutes, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) an actual or alleged noncompliance with any Environmental Law including any failure to obtain, maintain or comply with any Environmental Permit, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract or agreement to the extent pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

 

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Equity Contribution” means an amount in cash equity contributions, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower, which equity, when combined with the equity of the Management Investors that will be retained, rolled over or converted, if any, shall be no less than 40.0% of the total consolidated pro forma debt and equity of the Borrower and its subsidiaries on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions (but without giving effect to any loans borrowed hereunder on the Closing Date to fund any working capital needs).

Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs” means cash costs or expenses, incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount or any amount used in the Cumulative Credit).

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities); provided, that any instrument evidencing Indebtedness convertible or exchangeable for Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Equity Interests unless and until such instrument is so converted or exchanged.

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

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is under common control with a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered”, “critical” or “critical and declining” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (d) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (e) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for, and that could reasonably be expected to result in, the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Sections 302 or 303 of ERISA, whether or not waived, or the filing, pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for the waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (h) a failure by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to make a required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (i) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to result in

 

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liability to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary; (j) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate; or (k) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.

Eurocurrency Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars (as set forth by (i) the ICE Benchmark Administration, (ii) any successor service or entity that has been authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to administer the London Interbank Offered Rate or (iii) any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by such an entity as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurocurrency Rate” shall be the Interpolated Rate;

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date by reference to the interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars with a term of one month (as set forth by (i) the ICE Benchmark Administration, (ii) any successor service or entity that has been authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to administer the London Interbank Offered Rate or (iii) any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by such an entity as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates); provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurocurrency Rate” shall be the Interpolated Rate;

in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) above, multiplied by Statutory Reserves; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Eurocurrency Rate (before giving effect to any adjustment for Statutory Reserves) shall, in respect of (x) Initial Term Loans only, be deemed not to be less than 1.00% per annum at any time and (y) Revolving Credit Loans, be deemed not to be less than 0.00% per annum at any time.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the term “Eurocurrency Rate” may be amended to refer to (x) a comparable successor rate, with the consent of (i) only the Administrative Agent (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or (ii) the Required Lenders and the Borrower, or (y) to the extent the Administrative Agent determines in good faith that the consents referenced in the preceding clause (x)(i) are not attainable following commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents, a comparable successor rate that is the prevailing market standard for credit agreements of this type for the replacement of or successors to the eurodollar rate in the U.S. syndicated loan market as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such amendment.

Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”

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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.

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year, an amount equal to:

(a) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period,

(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period,

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(v) expenses deducted from Consolidated Net Income during such period in respect of expenditures made during any prior period for which a deduction from Excess Cash Flow was made in such period pursuant to clause (b)(xi), (xii), (xiii), (xv) or (xvi) below, and

(vi) cash income or gain (actually received in cash) excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period pursuant to the definition thereof, minus

(b) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and cash charges included in clauses (a) through (p) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,”

(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to the extent not expensed or accrued during such period, to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(iii) to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases and (B) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Initial Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07, Extended Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans and any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent required due to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (X) all other voluntary prepayments of Term Loans and (Y) all prepayments or repayments in respect of any revolving credit facility, unless accompanied by a permanent reduction of the related commitments),

 

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(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period,

(vi) cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities or long-term assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Investments and acquisitions made in cash during such period to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(viii) the amount of Restricted Payments permitted hereunder (excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06(1)(A) made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit) to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(ix) cash payments made in respect of earn-outs;

(x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, in each case to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(xi) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts or executed letters of intent (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made, plus any restructuring cash expenses, pension payments or tax contingency payments then due and payable that have been added to Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above required to be made, in each case during the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Internally Generated Cash actually utilized to finance such acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures during such period is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for the next fiscal year,

(xii) the amount of cash taxes (including penalties and interest or tax reserves) paid in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,

 

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(xiii) cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(xiv) any payment of cash to be amortized or expensed over a future period and recorded as a long-term asset,

(xv) reimbursable or insured expenses incurred during such fiscal year to the extent that such reimbursement has not yet been received and to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and

(xvi) cash expenditures for costs and expenses in connection with acquisitions or Investments, dispositions and the issuance of equity interests or Indebtedness to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.

Notwithstanding anything in the definition of any term used in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” to the contrary, all components of Excess Cash Flow shall be computed for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Excess Cash Flow Period” means each fiscal year of the Borrower commencing with and including the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

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

Excluded Assets” means (i) any fee owned real property (other than Material Real Properties) and any leasehold rights and interests in real property (including landlord waivers, estoppels and collateral access letters), (ii) motor vehicles, airplanes and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent perfection of the security interest in such assets cannot be accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or equivalent), (iii) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, capital lease obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or a similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings or any Subsidiary), in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, but excluding the proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition; provided that the limitations on pledges or security interests in this clause (iii) shall (a) not apply to the extent any such limitation is contained in any agreement that relates to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) only apply to the extent that such limitation is otherwise permitted under Section 7.09, (iv) any lease, license, permit, property or agreement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Law (including restrictions in respect of margin stock and financial assistance, fraudulent conveyance, preference, thin capitalization or other similar laws or regulations), or any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, or requires governmental or third party consents required pursuant to applicable Law that have not been obtained (after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent), (v) margin stock, and to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents, Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, but excluding the proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (vi) any property or assets to the extent that the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, such property or assets could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax

 

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consequences to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their direct or indirect equityholders (as a result of such holding), as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (vii) any property subject to a Lien permitted by Section 7.01(u), (w) or (aa) (to the extent relating to a Lien originally incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(u) or (w)) to the extent that the granting of a security interest in such property would be prohibited under the terms of the Indebtedness secured thereby after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, (viii) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or void, such intent-to-use trademark application, or any registration that may issue therefrom, under applicable federal law, (ix) particular assets if and for so long as, if reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing, the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals in respect of such assets are excessive in relation to the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (x) Equity Interests and assets of captive insurance subsidiaries, (xi) assets of (but not Equity Interests in) Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (xii) assets owned by Excluded Subsidiaries, (xiii) Equity Interests in excess of 65% of the voting Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is (A) a wholly owned Material Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC and that is directly owned by Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor or (B) FSHCO, (xiv) Equity Interests of other Excluded Subsidiaries and (xv) letter-of-credit rights and commercial tort claims, in each case, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement), (xvi) to the extent used exclusively to hold funds in trust for the benefit of third parties, (A) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (B) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (C) escrow, defeasance and redemption accounts and (D) fiduciary or trust accounts and, in the case of clauses (A) through (D), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account; provided, however, that Excluded Assets shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i) through (xvi) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i) through (xvi)).

Excluded Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(F).

Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings, (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law (including financial assistance, fraudulent conveyance, preference, capitalization or other similar laws and regulations) or by Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) or on the date any Subsidiary ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary so long as such Disposition or joint venture is in accordance with this Agreement, from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, or for which the provision of a Guarantee could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith, (c) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the burden or cost of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (d) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries or captive insurance Subsidiaries, (e) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (f) any special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity), (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a direct or indirect non-Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a CFC (and any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a FSHCO), (h) [reserved], (i) captive insurance Subsidiaries, (j) any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary and (k) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other

 

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Investment that has assumed with secured Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(g)(i) and not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such Indebtedness, in each case to the extent such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor (so long as such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment).

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act (a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest would otherwise have become effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation but for such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant” at such time. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof).

Existing Credit Facilities” means (i) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2015 among Censeo as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Texas Capital Bank, National Association, as administrative agent(as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) and (ii) that certain Secured Promissory Note, dated as of December 20, 2016 among Advance as borrower and The Allen F. Wise Revocable Trust (as amended).

Existing Letter of Credit” means each letter of credit previously issued (or deemed issued) for the account of the Borrower or a Subsidiary under the Existing Credit Facilities that (a) is outstanding on the Closing Date and (b) is listed on Schedule 1.01C.

Existing Revolver Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Existing Term Loan Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Extending Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

Extended Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from an Extension Amendment.

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Extending Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to the terms of Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

 

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Extension Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(d).

Extension Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.

Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.

Facility” means the Revolving Credit Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans, the Term Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans or a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Term Loans, as the context may require.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable), any current or future Treasury regulations or other official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version described above) and any agreements or arrangements between the United States or the United States Treasury Department and a foreign government or one or more agencies thereof to implement the foregoing.

FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(c).

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that the Federal Funds Rate shall not be less than 0.00% per annum.

Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated as of November 11, 2017, among the Borrower, Holdings and the Arrangers.

Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(e).

FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2018 by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

First Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions set forth in Article IV of the First Amendment have been satisfied or waived, which date shall be June 22, 2018.

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform

 

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Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the L/C Issuers, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

FSHCO” means any wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor and that has no material assets other than Equity Interests and, if applicable, Indebtedness of one or more Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that, subject to Section 1.03, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS) on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

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

Granting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(h).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount

 

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equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.

Guarantors” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and shall include Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary that shall have become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.11. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower in its sole discretion may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor, Loan Party and Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder for all purposes.

Guaranty” means, collectively, the guaranty of the Obligations by the Guarantors pursuant to this Agreement.

Hazardous Materials” means all materials, substances or wastes, all pollutants or contaminants, in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and toxic mold that are regulated pursuant to, or which could give rise to liability under, applicable Environmental Law.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that is a Lender, Agent or an Arranger, or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement (notwithstanding that such Hedge Bank may cease to be a Lender, an Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing after entering into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement), as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto and that has been specifically designated a “Hedge Bank” with respect to such Secured Hedge Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement, as applicable, in a writing from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, and (other than a Person already party hereto as a Lender, Agent or Arranger) that delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter agreement reasonably satisfactory to it (i) appointing the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) agreeing to be bound by Sections 10.05, 10.15 and 10.16 and Article IX as if it were a Lender.

Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(3).

Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

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

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(f).

Incremental Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(z).

 

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Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(d).

Incremental Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

Incremental Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services;

(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) all Attributable Indebtedness;

(g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP; and

(h) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (g) in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such

 

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Indebtedness is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Net Debt, (B) in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business (other than, with respect to Indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany Indebtedness owing by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (C) exclude (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation, contingent post-closing purchase price adjustments or indemnification payments in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, any acquisition consummated prior to the Closing Date or any permitted Disposition (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any earn-out obligations payable in connection with the Acquisitions), unless such obligation is not paid after becoming due and payable, (iii) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business and (iv) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (y) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Indemnified Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, all Taxes imposed on or with respect to payments under the Loan Documents other than (i) any Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, however denominated, franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes, and branch profits (or similar) Taxes, in each case imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office or applicable lending office in such jurisdiction, or as a result of any present or former connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction other than any connections arising solely from executing, delivering, being a party to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, receiving or perfecting a security interest under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, or selling or assigning an interest in any Loan or Loan Document (ii) any Taxes attributable to the failure of such Agent or Lender to deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(d), (iii) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 3.07(a)), any U.S. withholding Tax that is in effect and would apply to amounts payable hereunder under the law applicable at such time the Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or acquires an applicable interest in the Loan, or designates a new Lending Office, except to the extent such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01, and (iv) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower and its Affiliates.

Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.08.

 

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Initial Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make an Initial Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Commitments is, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, $260,000,000.

Initial Term Loans” means the term loans made by the Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a).

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean any intercreditor agreement executed in connection with any transaction requiring such agreement to be executed pursuant to the terms hereof, among the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Guarantors and one or more Senior Representatives of Indebtedness incurred under Section 2.14 or Section 7.03 or any other party, as the case may be, on such terms that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (or replaced in connection with a Refinancing Amendment or incurrence of Indebtedness under Section 7.03) from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense as of the last day of such Test Period.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or, to the extent agreed by each Lender of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, 12 months or periods shorter than one month, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

 

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(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date; and

(d) the Interest Period with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans disbursed on the Closing Date shall end on March 30, 2018.

Internally Generated Cash” means, with respect to any Person, funds of such Person and its Subsidiaries not constituting (x) proceeds of the issuance of (or contributions in respect of) Equity Interests of such Person, (y) proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than under any revolving credit facility or line of credit) or (z) proceeds of Dispositions and Casualty Events.

Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the rate as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case the “Screen Rate”) for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in Dollars) that is shorter than the Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars) that exceeds the Interest Period, in each case, as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness (in each case owing to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll over or extension of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of (i) all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or (ii) assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.

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).

Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

Junior Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a).

Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.

 

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L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement.

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuer” means each of (a) UBS AG, Stamford Branch and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and (b) any other Lender that becomes an L/C Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03(k) or 10.07(j), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share” means (a) initially, with respect to the L/C Issuers specifically identified in clause (a) of the definition of “L/C Issuer”, as of the Closing Date, (i) 65% with respect to UBS AG, Stamford Branch and (ii) 35% with respect to Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (in each case, with the amounts set forth in Schedule 1.01(D)) and (b) after the addition of any other L/C Issuer as referenced in clause (b) of the definition of “L/C Issuer”, the percentage agreed to between such additional L/C Issuer and the Borrower (with the L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of each pre-existing L/C Issuer as elected by the Borrower in consultation with each such pre-existing L/C Issuer).

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.10. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, legally binding guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the legally binding interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, legally binding requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

LCT Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

LCT Test Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

 

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Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes an L/C Issuer, and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.”

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, such office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and any Existing Letter of Credit.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the relevant L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, and any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). For the avoidance of doubt, “Lien” shall not be deemed to include any license or other contractual obligation relating to any IP Rights to the extent permitted under Section 7.01.

Limited Condition Transaction” means (i) any Permitted Acquisition or Investment by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing or any asset sale, (ii) any repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness with respect to which an irrevocable notice of repayment (or similar irrevocable notice) is required to be delivered or (iii) any dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of equity interests permitted to be issued pursuant to this Agreement requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof.

Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II by a Lender to the Borrower in the form of a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan (including any Initial Term Loans, any Incremental Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase, any Extended Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, any Refinancing Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment and any Replacement Term Loans).

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement (including the schedules hereto), (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Collateral Documents, (iv) any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment, (v) each Letter of Credit Application and (vi) any amendment or joinder to this Agreement.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

 

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London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Management Agreement” means that certain Management Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017 by and between the Sponsor and Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, as the same may be amended, restated or modified in a manner permitted hereunder.

Management Investors” means the officers, directors, employees and other members of the management of Targets (or any parent company thereof) and their subsidiaries who are investors in the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

Master Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) on the Closing Date, (i) a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement) or (ii) a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Advance Acquisition Agreement) and (b) after the Closing Date a circumstance or condition that would or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the Loan Parties is a party or (iii) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, including the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents.

Material Domestic Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) each Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings that is a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower and (b) each of Holdings’ other Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (i) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) at such date or (ii) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in clauses (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) more than 5.0% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Holdings for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (excluding revenue of Excluded Subsidiaries), then Holdings shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (A) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (B) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 applicable to such Subsidiary. As of the Closing Date, all Material Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower are set forth on Schedule 1.01E.

 

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Material Foreign Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, each of Holdings’ Foreign Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Foreign Subsidiaries not meeting the thresholds set forth in clauses (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) more than 5.0% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Holdings for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), then Holdings shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Foreign Subsidiaries as “Material Foreign Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) comply with the provisions of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Material Non-Public Information” means (A) after a Qualified IPO, information which is (a) not publicly available and (b) material with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws and (B) prior to a Qualified IPO, information that is (a) of the type that would be required to be made publicly available if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries were a public reporting company and (b) material with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

Material Real Property” means any fee-owned real property located in the United States that is owned by any Loan Party and that has a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000 (at the Closing Date or, with respect to fee-owned real property acquired after the Closing Date, at the time of acquisition, in each case, as reasonably estimated by Borrower in good faith).

Material Subsidiary” means any Material Domestic Subsidiary or any Material Foreign Subsidiary.

Maturity Date” means (i) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, (iii) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iv) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment, (v) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, and (vi) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable agreement; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.

Monthly Financial Statements” means, collectively, (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries for each of the nine months ended subsequent to December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of Censeo and its subsidiaries for each of the nine months ended subsequent to December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

 

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Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage Policies” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and mortgages made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 6.11 and 6.13, in each case, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding six plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Net Proceeds” means:

(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but in each case only as and when received) from any Disposition or Casualty Event, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien (other than a Lien subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), together with any applicable premium, penalty, interest and breakage costs, (iii) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iii)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, (iv) Taxes and tax distributions permitted by Section 7.06(h)(iii) and Section 7.06(h)(vii) paid or reasonably estimated to be payable or, without duplication, permitted to be paid as a result thereof, (v) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event occurring on the date of such reduction) and (vi) any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition (provided that to

 

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the extent that any amounts are released from such escrow to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, such amounts net of any related expenses shall constitute Net Proceeds); provided that, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.05(j), if the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries use any portion of such proceeds to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or to make Permitted Acquisitions or any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in, a Person or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired), in each case within 450 days of such receipt, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 450 days of such receipt, so used or contractually committed to be so used (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 450 day period but within such 450 day period are contractually committed to be used, then upon the termination of such contract or if such Net Proceeds are not so used within the later of such 450 day period and 180 days from the entry into such contractual commitment, such remaining portion shall constitute Net Proceeds as of the date of such termination or expiry without giving effect to this proviso); provided, further, that no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless the aggregate amount of such net proceeds shall exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (a)), and

(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonable estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale.

For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to Holdings shall be disregarded.

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(d).

Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of Holdings, but excluding (a) Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate and (c) any natural person.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Note” means a Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents

 

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(and of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include (a) the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit fees, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(b).

Offered Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

Offered Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

OID” means original issue discount.

Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to the Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing), as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(e).

Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(e).

Participating Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(2).

 

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PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit II to the Security Agreement or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.

Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(i).

Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness otherwise meets the requirements contained in the proviso to the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Permitted Holders” means each of (i) the Sponsor; (ii) the Management Investors; (iii) any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing Persons; and (iv) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) including any of the foregoing Persons; provided that, any combination of such foregoing Persons referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall directly or indirectly hold a majority of the aggregate voting interests in the Equity Interests of the Borrower; provided, further that the Management Investors and their Permitted Transferees that are not otherwise Permitted Holders shall not comprise more than 50% of the “Permitted Holders” at any time.

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or second lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness otherwise constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (iii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

Permitted Other Debt Conditions” means that such applicable Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal or other payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except (x) customary asset sale, initial public offering or change of control or similar event provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations, (y) maturity payments and customary mandatory prepayments for a customary bridge financing which, subject to customary conditions, provides for automatic conversion or exchange into Indebtedness that otherwise complies with the requirements of this definition or (z) AHYDO payments), in each case prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred.

 

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Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, restructured, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts owing or paid related to such Indebtedness, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms (i) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) (as reasonably determined by Holdings) to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by one or more Persons who is an obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended or (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Repricing Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

Permitted Transferee” means, in the case of any Management Investor, (a) his or her or its executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiaries, (b) his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step children) and/or direct lineal descendants or (c) a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the equity holders or partners of which, include only such Management Investor and his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children) and/or direct lineal descendants.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness (including any unsecured Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness (a) constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions.

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

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established or maintained by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Pledged Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Equity” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

 

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Prime Rate” means the rate of interest most recently published in the Money Rates section of The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “U.S. Prime Rate”, or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board 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 reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent). Any change in such prime rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Pro Forma Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.09.

Pro Forma Compliance” means, with respect to the covenant in Section 7.11, compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with such covenant in accordance with Section 1.09.

Pro Forma Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender, at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or Facilities and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time; provided that, in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility, if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.

Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Projections” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).

Public Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligations, 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 effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings, the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration

 

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statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) that results in Holdings, the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings receiving net proceeds of at least $150,000,000, which are contributed by Holdings to the Borrower.

Qualifying Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned or leased by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Refinanced Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

Refinancing” means the prepayment in full of all amounts borrowed under the Existing Credit Facilities, the termination of all commitments thereunder and the release of all security interests and guaranties in connection therewith.

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Series” means all Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans or Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same Effective Yield (other than, for this purpose, any OID or upfront fees), if applicable and amortization schedule.

Refinancing Term Commitments” means one or more term loan commitments hereunder that fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(d).

 

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Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

Rejection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing of Hazardous Materials into, onto, under or through the Environment or any facility or property.

Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the otherwise applicable notice period has been waived by regulation or otherwise by the PBGC.

Repricing Event” shall mean, other than in connection with a material Disposition, Change of Control, a Qualified IPO or a Transformative Acquisition or similar investment, (i)(x) any substantially concurrent prepayment or repayment of Initial Term Loans in whole or in part with the proceeds of, or any conversion of any Initial Term Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of syndicated secured term loans incurred bearing interest at an Effective Yield less than the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans or (y) any amendment to this Agreement that, directly or indirectly, reduces the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans; provided that the primary purpose of such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, replacement or amendment was to reduce the effective interest rate of the Initial Term Loans (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) or (ii) any assignment permitted under Section 3.07 of all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans of any Lender in connection with any amendment under clause (i) of this definition.

Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, continuation or conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments and unused Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitments, Revolving Credit Commitment and Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent set forth in Section 10.07(m) with respect to the determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

 

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Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments and unused Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the Revolving Credit Commitment and Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, chief administrative officer, secretary or assistant secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer, controller or other similar officer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to a Restricted Subsidiary’s equity holders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (including the Borrower) of Holdings other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Returns” means, with respect to any Investment, any dividends, distributions, interest, fees, premium, return of capital, repayment of principal, income, profits (from a Disposition or otherwise) and other amounts received or realized in respect of such Investment.

Revolver Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Revolver Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Sections 2.14 and 10.07(b)). The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $35,000,000 on the Closing Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the amount of the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the amount of the L/C Obligations at such time.

 

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Revolving Credit Facility” means the Revolving Credit Commitments, including any Revolving Commitment Increase, each Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, each Refinancing Series of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and the Credit Extensions made thereunder.

Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated, Revolving Credit Exposure.

Revolving Credit Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.

Screen Rate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Interpolated Rate.”

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted under Article VII that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank, to the extent designated by the Borrower and such Hedge Bank as a “Secured Hedge Agreement” in writing to the Administrative Agent. The designation of any Secured Hedge Agreement shall not create in favor of such Hedge Bank any rights in connection with the management or release of Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

Secured Obligations” means, collectively, the Obligations, the Cash Management Obligations and all obligations owing to the Secured Parties by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement (but excluding in any event Excluded Swap Obligations).

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Hedge Banks and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties.

Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

 

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Senior Representative” means, with respect to any series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-4.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-5, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person or Persons on any date of determination, that on such date such Person or Persons (a) have property with fair value greater than the total amount of their debts and liabilities, contingent (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability), subordinated or otherwise, (b) have assets with present fair saleable value not less than the amount that will be required to pay their liability on their debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as they become absolute and matured and (d) are not engaged in business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which their property would constitute an unreasonably small capital.

SPC” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(h).

Specified Asset Sale Proceeds” means the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds of any Disposition or Casualty Event that are not required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Specified Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-6.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the irrevocable written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-7, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

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Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(3).

Specified Junior Financing Obligations” means any obligations in respect of any Junior Financing in respect of which any Loan Party is an obligor in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount.

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b) (as to the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents), 5.02(a), 5.02(b)(i), 5.02(b)(iii), 5.04, 5.12, 5.16, 5.17 and 5.18.

Specified Transaction” means any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of, another Person or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, or any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility or line of credit), Restricted Payment, Revolving Commitment Increase, Incremental Revolving Loan or Incremental Term Loan that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect.”

Sponsor” means New Mountain Partners IV, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Starter Basket” means the greater of (x) $65,000,000 and (y) Consolidated EBITDA (on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) minus any amounts previously utilized pursuant to Section 2.14(d)(v)(A)(i) (and not redesignated) and the amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in lieu thereof and not redesignated.

Statutory Reserves” 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 percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board). Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board) 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 the Administrative Agent or any Lender under such Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Submitted Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Submitted Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

 

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Subsequent Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which (i) a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency that has not yet happened) are at the time beneficially owned, (ii) more than half of the issued share capital is at the time beneficially owned or (iii) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Holdings.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings and the Borrower.

Successor Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(d).

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Obligation” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligation.”

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Syndication Agent” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a syndication agent.

Target Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02. “Taxes” means all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority including interest, penalties and additions to tax.

Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a), or under any Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment.

 

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Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made by such Term Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) an Incremental Amendment, (iii) a Refinancing Amendment, (iv) an Extension Amendment or (v) the incurrence of Replacement Term Loans. The initial amount of each Term Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial Term Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption, Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as the case may be.

Term Facility” means (a) prior to the Closing Date, the Initial Term Commitments and (b) thereafter, each Class of Term Loans and/or Term Commitments.

Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has (a) an Initial Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment or Refinancing Term Commitment or (b) a Term Loan at such time.

Term Loan” means any Initial Term Loan, Extended Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Term Loan, as the context may require.

Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Term Loan Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

Test Period” means, for any date of determination under this Agreement, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended as of such date of determination for which financial statements have been delivered.

Threshold Amount” means $15,000,000.

Total Assets” means the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or, for the period prior to the time any such statements are so delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Pro Forma Balance Sheet.

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Sponsor (excluding at all times Taxes), Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (including (x) expenses in connection with hedging transactions and (y) transaction bonuses and the associated employer portion of payroll taxes), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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Transactions” means (a) the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to be entered into on the Closing Date and the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date, (b) the consummation of the Acquisitions, (c) the consummation of the Equity Contribution, (d) the consummation of the Refinancing and (e) fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

Transferred Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.09.

Transformative Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition, investment or disposition or any transaction by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

Treasury Services Agreement” means any agreement between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank relating to treasury, depository, credit card, debit card and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds or any similar services.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

Unfunded Participations” shall mean, with respect to an L/C Issuer, the aggregate amount, if any, of participations in respect of any outstanding L/C Borrowing that shall not have been funded by the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with Section 2.03(c).

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means (i) the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or (ii) the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it applies to any item or items of Collateral. References in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to specific sections of the Uniform Commercial Code are based on the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof. In the event such Uniform Commercial Code is amended or another Uniform Commercial Code described in clause (ii) is applicable, such section reference shall be deemed to be references to the comparable section in such amended or other Uniform Commercial Code.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

United States Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d)(ii)(C).

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of (a) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries whether or not held in an account pledged to the Administrative Agent and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents restricted in favor of the Secured Parties (which may also include cash and Cash Equivalents securing other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Facilities).

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board of directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14 subsequent to the Closing Date.

USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.

 

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Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

wholly-owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

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

(b) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(c) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

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

(e) The word “or” is not exclusive.

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

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

(h) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(i) For purposes of determining compliance with any Section of Article VII at any time, in the event that any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness (whether at the time of incurrence or upon application of all or a portion of the proceeds thereof), Disposition, Restricted Payment, Affiliate transaction, Contractual Obligation or prepayment of Indebtedness meets the criteria of one or more than one of the categories of transactions permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections, such transaction (or portion thereof) at any time shall be permitted under one or more of such clauses as determined by the Borrower in its sole discretion at such time.

 

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(j) All references to “knowledge” of any Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary means the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer.

(k) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed as having the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(l) All references to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restriction 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 of the functions thereof.

Section 1.03. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (a) any lease that is treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the Closing Date shall not be treated as Indebtedness, Attributable Indebtedness or as a Capitalized Lease and shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any future lease, if it were in effect on the Closing Date, that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the Closing Date shall be treated as an operating lease), in each case for purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any actual or proposed change in GAAP after the Closing Date and (b) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141R or ASC 805 (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) or (ii) any election under Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 825—Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value” as defined therein.

Section 1.04. Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).

Section 1.05. References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, refinancings, restatements, renewals, restructurings, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, refinancings, restatements, renewals, restructurings, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by the Loan Documents; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

Section 1.06. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 

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Section 1.07. Timing of Payment or Performance. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, when the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.08. Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of:

(a) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 7.11) which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and Interest Coverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the financial ratios set forth in Sections 2.14(d) and 7.03(v)); or

(b) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement;

in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, in respect of any transaction described in clauses (ii) or (ii) of the definition of a Limited Condition Transaction, the date of delivery of irrevocable notice, declaration of dividend or similar event (and not at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction)) (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) on a Pro Forma Basis as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements were (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) ending prior to the LCT Test Date (for income statement purposes) or at the end of such most recent Test Period (for balance sheet purposes), the Borrower would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Restricted Payments, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or irrevocable notice, declaration of dividend or similar event for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated; provided, that with respect to any such Subsequent Transaction that is a Restricted Payment, any such ratio or basket shall also be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated.

 

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Section 1.09. Pro Forma Calculations.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, financial ratios and tests, including the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.09. Whenever a financial ratio or test is to be calculated on a pro forma basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating (i) such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered or are delivered concurrently therewith and (ii) prior to the initial date upon which the financial statements and certificates required by Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b), as the case may be, and Section 6.02(a) are required to be delivered, compliance shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2017.

(b) For purposes of calculating any financial ratio or test, Specified Transactions that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period and (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of the determination of Total Assets and Consolidated EBITDA, as applicable, the last day). If since the beginning of any applicable Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.09, then such financial ratio or test (or the calculation of Total Assets) shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.09.

(c) Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower and include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period) and “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit for a period that is associated with any action taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken (including any savings expected to result from the elimination of a public target’s compliance costs with public company requirements) net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and any such adjustments shall be included in the initial pro forma calculations of such financial ratios or tests and during any subsequent Test Period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized relating to such Specified Transaction; provided that (A) such amounts are reasonably identifiable and based on assumptions believed by the Borrower in good faith to be reasonable at the time made, (B) such actions are taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken no later than 24 months after the date of such Specified Transaction, and (C) no amounts shall be added pursuant to this Section 1.09(c) to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period;

 

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(d) Any provision requiring Pro Forma Compliance with Section 7.11 shall be made assuming that compliance with the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio pursuant to such Section is required with respect to the most recent Test Period prior to such time.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.09, when calculating the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (i) the definition of “Applicable Rate” and (ii) the definition of “Applicable ECF Percentage,” the events described in this Section 1.09 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

Section 1.10. Letters of Credit. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the undrawn face amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

Section 1.11. Certifications. All certifications to be made hereunder by an officer or representative of a Loan Party shall be made by such person in his or her capacity solely as an officer or a representative of such Loan Party, on such Loan Party’s behalf and not in such Person’s individual capacity.

Section 1.12. Certain Determinations.

(a) For purposes of determining compliance with any of the covenants set forth in Article VI or Article VII (including in connection with any Incremental Commitment) at any time (whether at the time of incurrence or thereafter), any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction meets the criteria of one, or more than one, of the clauses of the provision permitting such Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction, as the case may be, the Borrower (i) shall in its sole discretion determine under which clause such Lien (other than Liens with respect to the Initial Term Loans), Investment, Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness consisting of the Initial Term Loans), Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction (or, in each case, any portion there), as the case may be, is permitted and (ii) shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to make any redetermination and/or to divide, classify or reclassify under which clause or clause such Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction, as the case may be, is permitted from time to time as it may determine and without notice to the Administrative Agent or any Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, if the applicable date for meeting any requirement hereunder or under any other Loan Document falls on a day that is not a Business Day, compliance with such requirement shall not be required until noon on the first Business Day following such applicable date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, any Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and/or Interest Coverage Ratio) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the “Incurrence Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence, except that incurrences of Indebtedness and Liens constituting Fixed Amounts shall be taken into account for purposes of Incurrence Based Amounts.

 

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ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 2.01. The Loans.

(a) Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date a Term Borrowing denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Term Lender’s Term Commitment. On the First Amendment Effective Date, Initial Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the First Amendment. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(b) Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, on the Closing Date (subject to the Closing Date Revolver Cap) or thereafter each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 (each such loan, together with any loans made pursuant to an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, Incremental Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) from time to time, on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05, and re-borrow under this Section 2.01(b) in each case without premium or penalty (subject to Section 3.05). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

Section 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a) Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by email. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than, (1) 1:00 p.m. Eastern time three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, and (2) 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided that the notice referred to in clause (1) above may be delivered no later than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date in the case of the initial Credit Extensions. Each email notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must include a written Committed Loan Notice (and will not be effective until so confirmed), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.14, each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000, or a whole multiple of $500,000, in excess thereof. Except as provided herein, each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate

 

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Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vi) wire instructions of the account(s) to which funds are to be disbursed (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the amount to be disbursed to any particular account may be less than the minimum or multiple limitations set forth above so long as the aggregate amount to be disbursed to all such accounts pursuant to such Borrowing meets such minimums and multiples). If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or fail to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer of such funds in accordance with instructions provided by the Borrower to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent; provided that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and second, to the Borrower as provided above.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. During the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require that no Loans may be converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurocurrency Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in UBS AG, Stamford Branch’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the announcement of such change.

(e) After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than eight Interest Periods in effect (or such greater amount as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).

 

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(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

(g) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(b) above, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent promptly after written demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(g) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.03. Letters of Credit.

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit at sight denominated in Dollars for the account of the Borrower (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer would exceed such L/C Issuer’s L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, that if the Borrower determines that, in connection with any actual or anticipated L/C Credit Extension, less than the full amount of the Letter of Credit Sublimit would be available to the Borrower as a result of the application of this clause (z), then

 

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the L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of each L/C Issuer shall be reallocated as elected by the Borrower in consultation with each L/C Issuer and with the consent of any such L/C Issuer which has its L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share increased as a result of such reallocation (and the Borrower and the L/C Issuers agree to take such actions as among themselves to accommodate any such reallocation); provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, UBS AG, Stamford Branch shall have no obligation to issue trade or commercial letters of credit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired, terminated or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, on the Closing Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement.

(ii) The Borrower may, at its sole discretion, request Letters of Credit from any L/C Issuer up to such L/C Issuer’s L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Sublimit (subject to reallocation as described in Section 2.03(a)(i)).

(iii) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any material restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any material unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

(B) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than 12 months after the date of issuance or last renewal unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer;

(C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer;

(D) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally; and

(E) any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure as it may elect in its sole discretion.

 

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(iv) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit. (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., at least three Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be; or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (a) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (b) the amount thereof; (c) the expiry date thereof; (d) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (e) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (f) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (g) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant L/C Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or its applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement times the stated amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application with respect to any standby Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the relevant L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each 12-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and in no event extending beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date unless Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such 12-month period to

 

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be mutually agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the relevant L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the relevant L/C Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a)(iii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied or waived.

(iv) Promptly after issuance of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. (i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall notify promptly the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m., on the first Business Day immediately following any payment by an L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit with written notice to the Borrower (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing in Dollars; provided that if such reimbursement is not made on the date of drawing, the Borrower shall pay interest to the relevant L/C Issuer on such amount at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans (without duplication of interest payable on L/C Borrowings). The applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower in writing of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination or revaluation thereof. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Appropriate Lenders and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii) Each Appropriate Lender (including any Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer in Dollars at the Administrative Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Appropriate Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant L/C Issuer.

 

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(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on written demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Appropriate Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv) Until each Appropriate Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer.

(v) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the relevant L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Repayment of Participations. (i) If, at any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the amount received by the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Appropriate Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Loan Party may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the relevant L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv) any payment by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(v) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

(vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party (other than payment in cash or performance in full);

provided that the foregoing in clauses (i) through (vi) shall not excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.

 

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(f) Role of L/C Issuers. Each Lender and the Borrower agrees that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as they may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 2.03(e); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) willful misconduct, bad faith or grossly negligent failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit, in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and no L/C Issuer shall be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g) Cash Collateral. (i) If, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, (ii) if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02 or (iii) if an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs and is continuing, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize all of its L/C Obligations in an amount equal to 103% of the Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations determined as of such date, and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m. on (x) in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), the next Business Day following the Business Day that the Borrower receives written notice thereof, and (y) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (iii), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, promptly upon the written request of the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (solely after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). For

 

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purposes hereof, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant L/C Issuer and the Appropriate Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash, Cash Equivalents (if reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer) or deposit account balances (in each case, “Cash Collateral”) pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Appropriate Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit Lenders of the applicable Facility, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the Administrative Agent and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents (for the benefit of the Borrower). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are expressly subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) or nonconsensual liens permitted under Section 7.01 or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, promptly following written demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. To the extent any Event of Default giving rise to the requirement to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) is cured or otherwise waived by the Required Lenders, then so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all Cash Collateral pledged to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit shall be promptly refunded to the applicable depositor of Cash Collateral. If at any time the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided or Liens described above, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly following written demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. In addition, the Administrative Agent may request at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of Cash Collateral that additional Cash Collateral be provided by the Borrower in order to protect against the results of exchange rate fluctuations with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in currencies other than Dollars.

(h) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement a Letter of Credit fee for each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided that (x) if any portion of a Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized by the Borrower or reallocated to the other Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv), then the Borrower shall not be required to pay a Letter of Credit fee to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share so long as it is Cash Collateralized by the Borrower or reallocated to the other Revolving Credit Lenders, but such Letter of Credit fee shall instead be payable to such other Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of such reallocated amount, and (y) if any portion of a

 

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Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share is not Cash Collateralized or reallocated pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv), then the Letter of Credit fee with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share shall be payable to the applicable L/C Issuer until such Pro Rata Share is Cash Collateralized or reallocated or such Lender ceases to be a Defaulting Lender. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the earlier to occur of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and the Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility or the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitment of all Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it to any Loan Party equal to 0.125% per annum (or such other lower amount as may be mutually agreed by the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer) of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit) or such lesser fee as may be agreed with such L/C Issuer. Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit and on the earlier to occur of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitment of all Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account with respect to each Letter of Credit issued to the Loan Parties the customary and reasonable issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within 30 days of demand and are nonrefundable.

(j) Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.

(k) Addition of an L/C Issuer. A Revolving Credit Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower may become an additional L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Credit Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional L/C Issuer.

(l) Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments. If the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if one or more other tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of which the Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall, to the extent such Letters of Credit could have been issued under such other tranches, automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Credit Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Sections 2.03(c) and (d)) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Credit Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(g).

 

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(m) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

Section 2.04. [Reserved].

Section 2.05. Prepayments.

(a) Optional. (i) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay any Class or Classes of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans of any Class or Classes in whole or in part without premium or penalty (except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.05); provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (B) on the date of any prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (2) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000, or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; and (3) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) below, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Loan (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Credit Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to clause (ii) below and Section 3.05. In the case of each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a), the Borrower may in its sole discretion select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid, and such payment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that, on or prior to the six month anniversary of the First Amendment Effective Date, any Loan Party (x) prepays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Initial Term Loans in connection with a Repricing Event or (y) effects any amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Event, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent (A) in the case of clause (x), for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (B) in the case of clause (y), for the ratable account of each of the Lenders (including any Lender that withholds its consent to such amendment and that is required to assign its Initial Term Loan pursuant to Section 3.07), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Initial Term Loans of such Lender outstanding immediately prior to such amendment. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement or amendment and shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such amendment.

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(a)(i) by notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 2:00 p.m. (and promptly confirmed in writing) on the date of prepayment if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Class or occurrence of another event, which refinancing or event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed (subject to payment of amounts due under Section 3.05).

(iv) Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loans permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof pursuant to Section 2.07(a) in a manner determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity).

(v) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, in addition to the terms set forth in Sections 2.05(a)(i) and 10.07, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Loan Party (in such capacity, a “Discounted Purchaser”) may prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such prepayment) (or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may purchase such outstanding Loans and immediately cancel them) without premium or penalty on the following basis (and so long as no proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans are used for such purpose):

(A) Any Discounted Purchaser shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”), in each case made in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v) and without premium or penalty.

(B) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”) with respect to each applicable tranche, the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “Specified Discount”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) above, each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”).

 

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(2) Each Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”), the amount and the tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

(3) If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Discounted Purchaser will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to clause (2) above; provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Specified Discount Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Discounted Purchaser and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

 

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(C) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “Discount Range”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Discounted Purchaser (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) above, each such solicitation by a Discounted Purchaser shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “Discount Range Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “Submitted Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

(2) The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v)(C). The relevant Discounted Purchaser agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “Applicable Discount”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following clause (3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “Participating Lender”).

 

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(3) If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Discounted Purchaser will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Discounted Purchaser and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

(D) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the Discounted Purchaser are willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess

 

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thereof and (IV) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by a Discounted Purchaser shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “Offered Discount”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Loans (the “Offered Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

(2) The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Discounted Purchaser with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Discounted Purchaser shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Discounted Purchaser (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any. If the Discounted Purchaser elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the fifth Business Day after the date of receipt by such Discounted Purchaser from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (2) (the “Acceptance Date”), the Discounted Purchaser shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Discounted Purchaser by the Acceptance Date, such Discounted Purchaser shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(3) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within five Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Auction Agent will determine (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be prepaid by the relevant Discounted Purchaser at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D). If the Discounted Purchaser elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Discounted Purchaser agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited

 

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Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “Qualifying Lender”). The Discounted Purchaser will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Discounted Purchaser and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

(E) In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Loan Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from the applicable Discounted Purchaser or Loan Parties in connection therewith.

(F) If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with Sections 2.05(a)(v)(B) through 2.05(a)(v)(D) above, the Discounted Purchaser shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Discounted Purchaser shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the relevant tranche of Loans being prepaid on a pro rata basis across such installments. The

 

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Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment. In connection with each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v), each Lender participating in any prepayment described in this Section 2.05(a)(v) acknowledges and agrees that in connection therewith, (1) the Discounted Purchaser or any other Loan Party then may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding Holdings, the Sponsor and their respective affiliates not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such prepayment (including Material Non-Public Information) (“Excluded Information”), (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Discounted Purchaser, the Loan Parties or the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information and (4) none of the Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.

(G) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section 2.05(a)(v), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Discounted Purchaser.

(H) Each of the Discounted Purchasers, Loan Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section 2.05(a)(v) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section 2.05(a)(v) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

(I) Each Loan Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Loan Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01 or otherwise).

 

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(b) Mandatory. (i) Within ten Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) (commencing in respect of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to (A) the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus, without duplication of any amount deducted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating Excess Cash Flow for such period, (B) the sum of (1) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans made during such fiscal year pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v), in an amount equal to the discounted amount actually paid in cash in respect of the principal amount of such Term Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, (2) all other voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due to the extent reducing scheduled repayments of principal in subsequent fiscal years, (3) all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans, Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Revolving Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, to the extent the Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Revolving Commitment Increase, as the case may be, are permanently reduced by the amount of such payments, and (4) the amount equal to all payments in cash actually paid by the Borrower in connection with the buyback of Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(l) during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), to the extent such prepayments are funded with Internally Generated Cash; provided that, to the extent any deduction is made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, such prepayment shall not be deducted with respect to the Excess Cash Flow prepayment for the succeeding fiscal year and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such voluntary prepayments referred to in each of the immediately preceding clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) and any cash expenditures referred to in the immediately succeeding proviso that have not been applied to reduce the payments which may be due from time to time pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)) shall be carried over to subsequent periods, and may reduce the payments due from time to time pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) during such subsequent periods, until such time as such voluntary prepayments reduce such payments which may be due from time to time); provided further that any such Excess Cash Flow referred to in this Section 2.05(b) prepayment amount shall, at the option of the Borrower, in each case without duplication of any such reduction from the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” by such amounts, be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis for such fiscal year by the aggregate amount of clauses (b)(ii), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xv) and (xvi) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” for such fiscal year; provided further that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio in the definition of “Applicable ECF Percentage” shall be recalculated to give pro forma effect to any amount referred to in clause (B) above that is paid or otherwise realized or accounted for after the end of the applicable fiscal year but prior to the making of the Excess Cash Flow payment required for such Fiscal Year. Prepayment of any Term Loans shall only be required under this Section 2.05(b)(i) with respect to the amount (if any) of Excess Cash Flow for such period in excess of $5,000,000 and solely to the amount of such required prepayment in excess thereof.

(ii) If (1) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower Disposes of any property or assets (other than any Disposition of any property or assets permitted by Sections 7.05(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (l), (m) (except as set forth in the proviso thereof or to the extent such property is subject to a Mortgage), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s)), or (2) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, subject to Section 2.05(b)(vi), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid on or prior to the date which is five Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to the Asset Sale Percentage of all such Net Proceeds (solely in the amount of such required prepayment in excess the threshold set forth above); provided

 

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further that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) and the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness, in each case pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the net proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event (such Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (or the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness) required to be offered to be so repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time; provided that the portion of such net proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such net proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such net proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii) shall be reduced accordingly; provided, further, that to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.

(iii) If Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary incur or issue any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (A) not permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.03 or (B) that is intended to constitute Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Class of Term Loans, the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (or, in the case of Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, the applicable Class of Term Loans) in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is three Business Days after the receipt by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds. In connection with any prepayment under Section 2.05(b)(iii)(B) which constitutes a Repricing Event that is consummated in respect of all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans prior to the date that is six months after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Term Lenders a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans subject to such Repricing Event.

(iv) If for any reason the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations at any time exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall promptly prepay Revolving Credit Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(iv) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans such aggregate Outstanding Amount exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.

(v) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries (“Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents, an amount equal to the portion of such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 so long, but only so long, as the applicable local

 

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law or applicable material constituent documents would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation, even if the Borrower does not intend to actually repatriate such cash, so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents (even if such cash is actually not repatriated), an amount equal to the amount of the Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that could be repatriated will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the direct and indirect holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against as a result of a repatriation and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow would have material adverse tax cost consequences, an amount equal to such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05; provided that in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), such nonpayment prior to the time such amounts must be repatriated shall not constitute an Event of Default (and such amounts shall be available (A) first, to repay local foreign indebtedness, if any, and (B) thereafter, for working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, subject to the prepayment provisions in this Section 2.05(b)(v)); provided, further, that (A) for purposes of this Section 2.05, Excess Cash Flow shall be deemed allocable to each Foreign Subsidiary, with respect to any period, in an amount equal to (i) the Consolidated EBITDA of such Foreign Subsidiary for such period, divided by (ii) the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (it being understood and agreed for the avoidance of doubt that such allocation shall exclude any reduction from interest and principal payments in respect of the Obligations) and (B) (1) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to reduce Excess Cash Flow owed pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) in respect of any Excess Cash Flow Period by the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries subject to the limitations and restrictions described above in this Section 2.05(b)(v) for such Excess Cash Flow Period.

(vi) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary (“Foreign Disposition”) or the Net Proceeds of any Casualty Event incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary (“Foreign Casualty Event”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation even if the Borrower does not intend to actually repatriate such cash, so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Net Proceeds will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents, even if such cash is not actually repatriated at such time, an amount equal to the amount of the Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business

 

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Days) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the direct and indirect holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or Foreign Casualty Event would have material adverse tax cost consequences with respect to such Net Proceeds, an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05; provided that in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), nonpayment prior to the time such amounts must be repatriated shall not constitute an Event of Default (and such amounts shall be available (A) first, to repay local foreign indebtedness, if any, and (B) thereafter, for working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, subject to the prepayment provisions in this Section 2.05(b)(vi)). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.05 shall require the Borrower to cause any amounts to be repatriated to the United States (whether or not such amounts are used in or excluded from the determination of the amount of any mandatory prepayments hereunder).

(vii) Except as otherwise provided in any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or any Incremental Amendment or as otherwise provided herein, (A) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied ratably to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding (provided that any prepayment of Term Loans with the Net Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied solely to each applicable Class of Refinanced Debt); (B) with respect to each Class of Term Loans, each prepayment pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied first, to accrued interest and fees due on the amount of the prepayment and second, to the scheduled installments of principal thereof following the date of such prepayment in direct order of maturity; (C) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of such prepayment.

(viii) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) not later than 1:00 p.m. at least three Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the aggregate amount of such prepayment to be made by the Borrower. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment. Each Term Lender may reject all of its Pro Rata Share of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.05(b) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00 p.m. one Business Day after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. If a Term Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower.

(c) Interest, Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this Section 2.05 shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Credit Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments), together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

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Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05, prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.05 in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a deposit account (or, if required by the Administrative Agent, a Cash Collateral Account) until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2.05. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.

Section 2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000, or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire amount thereof and (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. Except as provided above, the amount of any such Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of any Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Class or occurrence of other event, which refinancing or other event shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

(b) Mandatory. The Initial Term Commitments of each Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the Initial Term Loans to be made by such Term Lender on the Closing Date. The Revolving Credit Commitments of each Revolving Credit Lender shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Maturity Date.

(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Appropriate Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portion of the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the unused Commitments of any Class under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such Class shall be reduced by such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such Commitments are reduced. All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments of any Class shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders on the effective date of such termination.

 

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Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders (A) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first full quarter ending after the First Amendment Effective Date, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on the First Amendment Effective Date (which payments shall (x) be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments made in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 (excluding prepayments under Section 2.05(a)(v)) and (y) shall not be made with respect to Term Loans that were prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v) and (B) on the Maturity Date for the Initial Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on such date.

(b) Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans under such Facility outstanding on such date.

Section 2.08. Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or 8.01(f), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon written demand.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 2.09. Fees. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i):

(a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender under each Facility in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate with respect to commitment fees for such Facility times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments for such Facility exceeds the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans for such Facility plus (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations for such Facility; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; provided, further, that no commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The

 

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commitment fee on each Revolving Credit Facility shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date during the first full fiscal quarter to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).

(c) Closing Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay on the Closing Date to each Term Lender party to this Agreement on the Closing Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date, a closing fee (the “Closing Fee”) in an amount equal to 0.50% of the stated principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans made on the Closing Date. The Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Closing Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter and shall be netted against Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

Section 2.10. Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days, or 366 days, as applicable, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

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(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with their terms.

Section 2.12. Payments Generally.

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Appropriate Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s applicable Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall in each case, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

(c) Unless the Borrower or any Lender have notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, then:

(i) if the Borrower has failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; and

(ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative

 

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Agent (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

A written notice (including documentation reasonably supporting such request) of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(g) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law), but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (b) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

(h) Amounts to be applied to the prepayment of Loans in connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b) shall be applied, as applicable, on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans being prepaid irrespective of

 

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whether such outstanding Term Loans are Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans; provided that if no Lenders exercise the right to waive a given mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(viii), then, with respect to such mandatory prepayment, the amount of such mandatory prepayment shall be applied first to reduce outstanding Base Rate Loans. Any amounts remaining after each such application shall be applied to prepay Eurocurrency Rate Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.05.

Section 2.13. Sharing of Payments. If, other than as provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in respect of any principal or interest on account of the Loans or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it, in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such sub-participations in the participations in L/C Obligations held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of any principal or interest on such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. The Borrower agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.13 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Borrower may extend the final maturity of Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments in connection with an Extension that is permitted under Section 2.16 without being obligated to effect such extensions on a pro rata basis among the Lenders (it being understood that no such extension (i) shall constitute a payment or prepayment of any Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, for purposes of this Section 2.13 or (ii) shall reduce the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due under Section 2.07(a), except that the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due to a Lender of Extended Term Loans may be reduced to the extent provided pursuant to the express terms of the respective Extension Amendment) without giving rise to any violation of this Section 2.13 or any other provision of this Agreement. Furthermore, the Borrower may take all actions contemplated by Section 2.16 in connection with any Extension (including modifying pricing, amortization and repayments or prepayments), and in each case such actions shall be permitted, and the differing payments contemplated therein shall be permitted without giving rise to any violation of this Section 2.13 or any other provision of this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.14. Incremental Credit Extensions.

(a) Incremental Commitments. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an “Incremental Request”), request (i) one or more new commitments which shall be in the same Facility as any outstanding Term Loans (a “Term Loan Increase”) or a new Class of term loans (collectively with any Term Loan Increase, the “Incremental Term Commitments”) under this Agreement and/or (ii) (A) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (a “Revolving Commitment Increase”) and/or (B) the establishment of one or more new Revolving Credit Commitments (any such new commitment, a “New Revolving Credit Commitment” and, together with Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments” and, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders.

(b) Incremental Loans. Any Incremental Term Loans (other than Term Loan Increases) effected through the establishment of one or more new Term Loans made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Term Commitments of any Class are effected (including through any Term Loan Increase), subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (i) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Term Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (i) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall make its Commitment available to the Borrower (when borrowed, an “Incremental Revolving Loan” and collectively with any Incremental Term Loan, an “Incremental Loan”) in an amount equal to its Revolving Commitment Increase or New Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, and (ii) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Revolving Commitment Increase or the New Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, and the Incremental Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incremental Term Loans may have identical terms to any of the Term Loans and be treated as the same Class as any of such Term Loans.

(c) Incremental Request. Each Incremental Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but each existing Lender will not have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to request any Incremental Commitment) or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution being called an “Additional Lender”) (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” or “Incremental Term Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Additional

 

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Lender and (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(k) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Initial Term Loans.

(d) Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date of such Incremental Amendment (the “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions:

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction where the standard shall be no Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f));

(ii) the representations and warranties in Article V of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction);

(iii) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (v) below) and each Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (v) below);

(iv) any Incremental Revolving Credit Lender that is not an existing Lender is subject to the consent of the L/C Issuers; and

(v) at the time of and after giving effect to the effectiveness of any proposed Incremental Commitments, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Commitments shall not exceed (A) (i) an amount equal to the Starter Basket plus (ii) the amount of all prior voluntary prepayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, Incremental Loans and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(v)(i) that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (in each case, with respect to any revolving loans, to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in such revolving commitments) (net of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in lieu of the Starter Basket), in each case other than to the extent such prepayments are made with the proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or other long-term Indebtedness, plus (B) up to an additional amount of Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments so long as on and as of the date of the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Commitments on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to each such incurrence and/or issuance of such Indebtedness on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming all previously established and simultaneously established Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments are fully drawn and excluding the cash proceeds of any borrowing under any such Incremental Facility not applied promptly for the specified transaction in connection with such incurrence upon receipt thereof, (a) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, either (x) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 3.75:1.00, or (y) in the case of Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), does not

 

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exceed the greater of (I) 3.75:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, (b) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a basis junior to the Obligations, either (x) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 4.00:1.00, or (y) in the case of Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, either the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), does not exceed the greater of (I) 4.00:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, or (c) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is unsecured, either (x)(I) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 4.25:1.00, or (II) in the case of such Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed the greater of (X) 4.25:1.00 and (Y) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or (y)(I) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than 2.00:1.00, or (II) in the case of such Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, either (X) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than 2.00:1.00 or (Y) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment; provided, that Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments may be incurred under both clauses (A) and (B) above, and proceeds from any such incurrence may be utilized in a single transaction by first calculating the incurrence under clause (B) above and then calculating the incurrence under clause (A) above); provided that the Borrower may redesignate any such Indebtedness originally designated as incurred pursuant to clause (A) above if, at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur under clause (B) above the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness being so redesignated (for purposes of clarity, with any such redesignation having the effect of increasing the Borrower’s ability to incur indebtedness under clause (A) above as of the date of such redesignation by the amount of such Indebtedness so redesignated).

(e) Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class, except as otherwise set forth herein, shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders; provided that in no event will any Incremental Term Loans be permitted to be voluntarily or mandatorily prepaid prior to the repayment in full of the Term Loans, unless accompanied by at least a ratable payment of the Term Loans (provided that any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Amendment may provide that the applicable Incremental Lenders shall receive a less than ratable payment). In any event:

(i) the Incremental Term Loans and, as applicable, the New Revolving Credit Commitments:

(A) shall rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and pari passu or junior with respect to security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans, as applicable, or may be unsecured (and to the extent secured or subordinated in right of payment shall be subject to intercreditor agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);

 

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(B) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans;

(C) in the case of New Revolving Credit Commitments, shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments outstanding at the time of incurrence of such New Revolving Credit Commitments or have amortization or scheduled mandatory commitment reductions (other than at maturity);

(D) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of then-existing Initial Term Loans;

(E) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, subject to clauses (B) and (D) above, shall have amortization determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders;

(F) subject to clause (ii) below, shall have an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders or Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable;

(G) [reserved];

(H) may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Initial Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment;

(I) to the extent secured, shall not be secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral; and

(J) shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party;

(ii) the material terms of each Revolving Commitment Increase will be substantially identical to those applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments being increased, as applicable, or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (other than with respect to margin, pricing, maturity, fees or any terms which are applicable only after the then-existing maturity date with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject, solely as to administrative matters, to the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)),

(iii) the interest rate applicable to any Incremental Term Loans will be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans; provided that, with respect to Dollar denominated Incremental Term Facilities incurred pursuant to clause (a) of Section 2.14(d)(v)(B) that is not incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other investment, such interest rate will not be more than 0.50% higher than the corresponding interest rate applicable to the Initial Term Loans (without giving effect to any leverage based step-downs with respect to the Applicable Rate), unless the interest rate margin with respect to

 

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the existing Initial Term Loans, is adjusted to be equal to the interest rate with respect to the relevant Incremental Term Loans, minus, 0.50%; provided, further, that in determining the applicable interest rate: (w) OID or upfront fees paid by the Borrower in connection with the Initial Term Loans, such Incremental Term Loans (based on a four-year average life to maturity), shall be included, (x) any amendments to the Applicable Rate on the Initial Term Loans that became effective subsequent to the Closing Date but prior to the time of the addition of such Incremental Term Loans shall be included (without giving effect to any leverage based step-downs with respect to the Applicable Rate), (y) arrangement, commitment, structuring and underwriting fees and any amendment fees paid or payable to the Arrangers (or their Affiliates) in their respective capacities as such in connection with the Initial Term Loans, or to one or more arrangers (or their Affiliates) in their capacities as such applicable to such Incremental Term Loans shall be excluded and (z) if such Incremental Term Loans include any “LIBOR” interest rate floor greater than that applicable to the existing Loans, and such floor is applicable to the Initial Term Loans, on the date of determination, such excess amount shall be equated to interest margin for determining the increase except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower, and

(iv) the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loans that are New Revolving Credit Commitments shall be on terms and pursuant to documentation to be determined by the Borrower and the lenders thereunder.

(f) Incremental Amendment. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of an Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment), under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments as determined by the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments, unless it so agrees.

(g) Reallocation of Revolving Credit Exposure. Upon any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which Revolving Commitment Increases are effected through an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14, (a) if the increase relates to the Revolving Credit Facility, each of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Credit Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Incremental Revolving Loans outstanding on such Incremental Facility Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Credit Loans will be held by existing Revolving Credit Lenders and Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Credit Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Revolving Commitment Increases to the Revolving Credit Commitments, (b) each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Credit Commitment and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Credit Loan and (c) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Revolving Commitment Increases and all matters relating thereto; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Incremental

 

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Revolving Loan Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments after the date of obtaining any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(m) to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(m), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued) and (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments after the date of obtaining any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

(h) This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.15. Refinancing Amendments.

(a) On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Refinancing Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this Section 2.15(a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Refinancing Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans), in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans incurred under this Agreement pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.15 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments after the date of obtaining any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(m) to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(m), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued), (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments after the date of obtaining any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class and (4) assignments and participations of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans.

 

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(b) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section 2.15(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.

(d) This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.16. Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans.

(a) Extension of Term Loans. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) (except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, “AHYDO” payments, optional prepayments, premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments, which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Term Lenders and set forth in the relevant Term Loan Extension Request), be substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) no more favorable to the Extending Term Lenders than those applicable to the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Term Loan Extension Request (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans) (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), including: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Term Loans hereunder (including Refinancing Term Loans and Extended Term Loans) which have more than five different Maturity Dates; (ii) the Effective Yield, pricing, optional redemptions and prepayment and “AHYDO” payments with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different from the Effective Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely

 

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to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); and (iv) Extended Term Loans may have call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided that no Extended Term Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which all Term Loans with an earlier final stated maturity (including Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they were amended) are repaid in full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by a pro rata optional prepayment of such other Term Loans; provided, however, that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time a Term Loan Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (C) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (D) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (E) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche (in which case scheduled amortization with respect thereto shall be proportionally increased). Each Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)).

(b) Extension of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Class (each, an “Existing Revolver Tranche”) be amended to extend the Maturity Date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so amended, “Extended Revolving Credit Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolver Tranche) (each, a “Revolver Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche and (y) except as to interest rates, fees, optional redemption or prepayment terms, final maturity, and after the final maturity date, any other covenants and provisions (which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Revolving Credit Lenders and set forth in the relevant Revolver Extension Request), the Extended Revolving Credit Commitment extended pursuant to a Revolver Extension Request, and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Credit Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with such other terms substantially identical to, or taken as a whole, no more favorable to the Extending Revolving Credit Lender, as the original Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings); provided: (i) the Maturity Date of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) which have more than five different Maturity Dates; (ii) the Effective Yield, pricing,

 

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optional redemption or prepayment terms, with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield, pricing, optional redemption or prepayment terms, for extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants (as determined by the Borrower and Lenders extending) and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments); and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., the Existing Revolver Tranche and the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Revolver Extension Series) and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (II) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Credit Commitments and (III) repayments made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of non-extended Revolving Credit Commitments); provided, further, that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time a Revolver Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Revolver Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder and (C) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended pursuant to any Revolver Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolver Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended from an Existing Revolver Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolver Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolver Tranche. Each Revolver Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section 2.16(b)).

(c) Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond (or such shorter period as agreed by the Administrative Agent), and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.16. Subject to Section 3.07, no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Credit Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Term Loan Tranche (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Credit Lender (each, an “Extending Revolving Credit Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension

 

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Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election.

(d) Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Credit Lender, as applicable, providing an Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.16(a) or 2.16(b) above, respectively (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery of a Committed Loan Notice) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates substantially consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section 2.07 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.07), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.05 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto, (iv) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and Holdings, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.

(e) No conversion of Loans pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement. This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.17. Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

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(i) Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuers hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the L/C Issuers, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and Holdings, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuers against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.03(h).

(iv) Reallocation of Pro Rata Share to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03, the “Pro Rata Share” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans of that Lender.

 

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(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share (without giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III

TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

Section 3.01. Taxes.

(a) Except as provided in this Section 3.01, any and all payments made by or on account of the Borrower (the term Borrower under Article III being deemed to include any Subsidiary for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued) or Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes. If the Borrower, any Guarantor or other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i) if the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by the Borrower or any Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions of Indemnified Tax or Other Tax (including deductions of Indemnified Tax or Other Tax applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions for Indemnified Tax or Other Tax been made, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions, (iii) the applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within 30 days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within 30 days, as soon as possible thereafter), if either Borrower or any Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, it shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes and any other property, intangible or mortgage recording Taxes, imposed by any Governmental Authority, which arise from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document excluding, in each case, any such Tax imposed as a result of an Agent or Lender’s Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document (collectively, “Assignment Taxes”), except for Assignment Taxes resulting from assignment or participation that is requested or required in writing by the Borrower (all such non-excluded taxes described in this Section 3.01(b) being hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

 

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(c) Without duplication of the amounts paid pursuant to Sections 3.01(a) or 3.01(b), the Borrower and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes payable by such Agent or such Lender (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the Governmental Authority; provided that any Agent or Lender seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.01(c) provides the Borrower the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith and delivered by such Agent or Lender (or by an Agent on behalf of such Lender) accompanied by a written statement thereof setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Each Lender and Agent shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender or Agent under the Loan Documents. Each such Lender and Agent shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly and on or before the date such documentation expires, becomes obsolete or inaccurate to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding Tax, the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable Law from such payments at the applicable rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.01(d), an Agent or a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 3.01(d) that such Agent or Lender is not legally eligible to deliver. Without limiting the foregoing:

(i) Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from federal backup withholding.

(ii) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

(A) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms), claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code,

 

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(B) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms), or

(D) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership), two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, a United States Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a United States Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner).

(iii) Each Agent that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 with respect to fees received on its own behalf, certifying that such Agent is exempt from federal backup withholding. Each Agent that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI with respect to fees received on its own behalf and, with respect to any other fees it is to receive, two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by all required supporting certificates and documentation.

(iv) 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, such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Laws and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Laws and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.01(d), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(v) Each Lender and Agent agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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(e) Any Lender or Agent claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall use its reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office if such a change would reduce any such additional amounts (or any similar amount that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender, result in any unreimbursed cost or expense or be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(f) If any Lender or Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by a Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall promptly remit such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnification or additional amounts paid by the Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund net of any Taxes payable by any Agent or Lender on such interest); provided that the Loan Parties, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agree promptly to return such refund (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority) to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority; provided, further, that in no event will the Lender or Agent be required to pay any amount to a Loan Party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the Lender or Agent in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Lender or Agent 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 3.01(f) shall not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other person.

(g) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.07 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Taxes excluded from the definition of (x) “Indemnified Taxes” or (y) “Other Taxes” attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 3.01(g).

Section 3.02. Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law or guideline has made it unlawful or impermissible, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful or impermissible under any such guideline, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, in each case after the Closing Date then, on written notice thereof by such Lender to Holdings through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue

 

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Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall promptly following written demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully and in accordance with guidelines continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully or in accordance with guidelines continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

Section 3.03. Inability to Determine Rates. Except as described in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”, if the Administrative Agent determines after the Closing Date that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or that the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar, or other applicable, market for the applicable amount and the Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower in writing and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended and (y) in the event a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request, if applicable, into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

Section 3.04. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves.

(a) If any Lender (which, for purposes of this Section 3.04 shall include the L/C Issuers) reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law or guideline, in each case after the Closing Date, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, including, for avoidance of doubt any such adoption, change or compliance in respect of (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements, or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority), or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities pursuant to Basel III regardless in each case (a) and (b) of the date of adoption or enaction, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loans or (as the case may be) issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes indemnified pursuant to Section 3.01, or any Taxes excluded from the definition of (x) “Indemnified Taxes” or (y) “Other Taxes” or (ii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(b)) and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligations to

 

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make any Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, then from time to time within 15 Business Days after written demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail (which detail shall not be required to include any information to the extent disclosure thereof is prohibited by Law) such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

(b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law or guideline regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the Closing Date, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then from time to time promptly following written demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction within 15 Business Days after receipt of such demand.

(c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation.

(d) If any Lender requests compensation under this Section 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; provided, further, that nothing in this Section 3.04(d) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a), (b) or (c).

Section 3.05. Funding Losses. Promptly following written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or

(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to pay, prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

Section 3.06. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

(a) Any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable and customary averaging and attribution methods.

 

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(b) With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation for any amounts under Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for the interest and penalties with respect to such amounts if such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim more than 180 days after such event; provided that if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or, if applicable, to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.06(b) hereof, such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans (or, if such conversion is not possible, repaid) on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by Section 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law or guidelines) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(i) to the extent that such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans (if possible), and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

(d) If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of any of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 3.06 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by other Lenders under the applicable Facility are outstanding, if applicable, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurocurrency Rate Loans under such Facility and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments for the applicable Facility.

Section 3.07. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.

(a) If at any time (i) the Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in Section 3.01 or 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make any Eurocurrency Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or 3.04 or requires the Borrower to pay additional amounts as a result thereof,

 

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(ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, on five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (so long as the assignment fee is paid in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (which shall only apply in respect of any applicable Facility (and not all Facilities hereunder) only in the case of clause (i) or, in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender with respect to a vote of directly and adversely affected Lenders (“Affected Class”), clause (iii); provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; provided, further, that (A) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to, and shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of, the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents.

(b) Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 3.07(a) above shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s applicable Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations in respect thereof, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans, Commitments and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within five Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Lender, then such Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Lender.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (including the furnishing of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Cash Collateral) have been made in respect of such outstanding Letters of Credit and the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.06.

(d) In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent have requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each affected Lender or each Lender of a Class in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or an Affected Class or all Lenders holding Term Loans subject to a Permitted Repricing Amendment and (iii) the Required Lenders (and, in the case of a consent, waiver or amendment (1) involving all of an Affected Class, at least 50.1% of such Affected Class or (2) involving a Permitted Repricing Amendment, all other Lenders holding a tranche of Term Loans subject to such repricing that will continue as repriced or modified Term Loans) have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

 

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Section 3.08. Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 4.01. Conditions to Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent:

(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be original, .pdf or facsimile copies or delivered by other electronic method unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) a Committed Loan Notice, executed by the Administrative Agent and a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and in accordance with the requirements hereof;

(ii) executed counterparts of this Agreement;

(iii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two Business Days in advance of the Closing Date;

(iv) each Collateral Document and each other document set forth on Schedule 1.01B required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with:

(A) certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Equity constituting certificated securities referred to therein accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and instruments, if any, evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank; and

(B) proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) for filing under the UCC or other appropriate filing offices of each jurisdiction as may be necessary to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the foregoing Security Agreement;

(v) (A) a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings, together with all attachments contemplated thereby and (B) the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code filings (or equivalent filings) with respect to the Loan Parties in the states (or other jurisdictions) of formation of such Persons, the results of a judgment and tax lien search with respect to the Loan Parties in the states and county in which the chief executive office of each such Person is located and in such other jurisdictions as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, together with copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search, and along with copies of USPTO and United States Copyright Office searches reasonably required by the Administrative Agent;

 

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(vi) such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the applicable jurisdiction) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, copies of resolutions or other corporate or limited liability company action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date;

(vii) opinion from Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(viii) a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;

provided, however, that, each of the requirements set forth in clause (iv) above, including the delivery of documents and instruments necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (except to the extent that a Lien on such Collateral may be provided or perfected solely (x) by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or (y) by the delivery of stock certificates representing the Equity Interests of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries constituting Collateral, to the extent possession of such stock certificates or other certificates perfects a security interest in such Equity Interests (provided that such certificated Equity Interests of each of Censeo’s and Advances’ material U.S. domestic subsidiaries will be required to be delivered on the Closing Date only to the extent received after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so) shall not constitute conditions precedent to any Credit Extension on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to provide such items on or prior to the Closing Date or without undue burden or expense if the Borrower agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, such search results, documents and instruments, or take or cause to be taken such other actions as may be required to perfect such security interests within 90 days after the Closing Date (subject to extensions approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

(b) All fees and expenses (to the extent invoiced at least three days prior to the Closing Date) (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower) required to be paid hereunder and under the Fee Letter shall have been paid from the proceeds of the initial fundings under the Facilities.

(c) The Refinancing shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing hereunder shall be, consummated.

(d) The Acquisitions shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing hereunder shall be, consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreements, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers by Buyer 1 or Buyer 2 (as applicable (and/or Ox Merger Sub, LLC or Chloe Merger Sub, LLC, as applicable) but without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, waivers or consents thereto that are materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers without the prior written consent of the Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (it being understood and agreed that (a) any decrease in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers so long as such decrease is allocated first, to reduce the Equity Contribution to the extent it exceeds the amount set forth in the definition of “Equity Contribution” and second, to reduce the amount of funded Indebtedness on the Closing Date, (b) any increase in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers so long as such increase is funded by an increase in the Equity Contribution and (c) any change to the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement or “Material Adverse Effect” in the Advance Acquisition Agreement shall be materially adverse to the Lenders).

 

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(e) Since the date of (i) the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, there has been no Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement) and (ii) the Advance Acquisition Agreement, there has been no result, occurrence, fact, change, event or effect which has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Advance Acquisition Agreement).

(f) The Specified Representations shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Censeo Acquisition Agreement Representations and Advance Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specific period of time which need only to be true and accurate as of such date) without giving effect to “materiality,” “Company Material Adverse Effect”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar phrases.

(g) The Equity Contribution shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing under the Facilities shall be, consummated.

(h) The Arrangers shall have received the Annual Financial Statements, the Monthly Financial Statements and the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least ten days prior to the Closing Date.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(b), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 4.02. Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension after the Closing Date (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) is subject to satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of such Credit Extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

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(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer, shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than (i) with respect to any Request for Credit Extension with respect to Loans to be made on the Closing Date or (ii) a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.02 to the contrary, to the extent that the proceeds of Incremental Term Loans are to be used to finance a Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder, the only conditions precedent to the funding of such Incremental Term Loans shall be the conditions precedent set forth in the related Incremental Amendment.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

On the dates and to the extent required pursuant to Sections 4.01 or 4.02 hereof, as applicable, Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Agents and the Lenders that:

Section 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary (a) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction, (b) has all requisite organizational power and authority to, in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d) is in compliance with all Laws, orders, writs and injunctions and (e) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case, referred to in clauses (a) (other than with respect to Holdings and the Borrower), (c), (d) or (e), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (b) do not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01), or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (y) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any Law; except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the priority thereof) or the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i) approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties (or release existing Liens) under applicable U.S. law, (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to obtained, taken, given or made or in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) and (iii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in or Indebtedness owed by Foreign Subsidiaries (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the “Enforcement Qualifications”).

Section 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a) The Annual Financial Statements and the Monthly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (A) except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (B) subject, in the case of the Monthly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(b) The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet (the “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”) and related pro forma consolidated statements of income and operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of and for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2017, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other statement of income), in each case, which need not be prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and do not include adjustments for purchase accounting (including adjustments of the type contemplated by Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (formerly SFAS 141R)), have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time the related Pro Forma Balance Sheet was so furnished to the Arrangers (the “Pro Forma Financial Statements”).

(c) Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06. Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of

 

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its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues (other than actions, suits, proceedings and claims in connection with the Transactions) that have a reasonable likelihood of adverse determination and such determination, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.07. Ownership of Property; Liens. the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good record title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all Real Property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except (a) as set forth on Schedule 5.07, (b) minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes, (c) Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and (d) where the failure to have such title could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.08. Environmental Matters. Except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.08 or except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) each Loan Party and its respective properties and operations are and have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, which includes obtaining and maintaining all applicable Environmental Permits required under such Environmental Laws to carry on the business of the Loan Parties as currently conducted;

(b) the Loan Parties have not received any written notice that alleges any of them is in violation of or potentially liable under any Environmental Laws, and none of the Loan Parties nor any of the Loan Parties’ Real Property is the subject of any claims, known investigations, liens, demands, or judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing under any Environmental Law or to revoke or modify any Environmental Permit held by any of the Loan Parties;

(c) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from (i) any Real Property or facilities owned, operated or leased by any of the Loan Parties, (ii) to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property formerly owned, operated or leased by any Loan Party or (iii) at any other location arising out of the conduct or current or prior operations of the Loan Parties that would, in any such case with respect to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup by any Loan Party or would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring liability under Environmental Laws; and

(d) there are no environmental conditions arising out of or relating to the operations of the Loan Parties or Real Property or facilities owned, operated or leased by any of the Loan Parties or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property or facilities formerly owned, operated or leased by the Loan Parties, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring liability under Environmental Laws.

Section 5.09. Taxes. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have timely filed all tax returns required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income, profits or assets, that are due and payable (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, there is no Tax deficiency or assessment proposed in writing by any taxing authority against the Loan Parties that, if made would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.10. ERISA Compliance.

(a) Except as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws.

(b) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iii) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; (iv) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could reasonably be expected to be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA and (v) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under all Pension Plans (based on assumptions used for purposes of statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the most recent valuation date, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plans, in the aggregate; except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.10(b), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11. Use of Proceeds.

(a) The proceeds of the Initial Term Loans will be used on the Closing Date first, to effect the Refinancing, second, to pay costs and expenses relating to the Transactions, third, after the use of the proceeds of the Equity Contribution, to pay the consideration for the Acquisitions and fourth, if any excess proceeds remain, to fund cash on the balance sheet of the Borrower to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents. The proceeds of the Refinancing Term Loans (as defined in the First Amendment) will be used on the First Amendment Effective Date to prepay in full the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term Loans (as defined in the First Amendment), other than Exchanged Term Loans (as defined in the First Amendment).

(b) The proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans will be used (a) on the Closing Date, (i) (x)(A) to effect the Refinancing, (B) to pay costs and expenses relating to the Transactions in an aggregate principal amount of up to the Closing Date Revolver Cap, and (C) after the use of the proceeds of the Equity Contribution, to pay the consideration for the Acquisitions and (y) to finance working capital needs and other general corporate purposes and (ii) to cash collateralize, replace or provide credit support (including by “grandfathering” such existing Letters of Credit into the Revolving Credit Facility) for any Letters of Credit on the Closing Date to the extent backstop or replacement Letters of Credit cannot be issued on the Closing Date and (b) after the Closing Date, to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including for capital expenditures, acquisitions, working capital and/or purchase price adjustments, the payment of transaction fees and expenses (in each case, including in connection with the Transactions), other Investments, Restricted Payments and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents).

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(a) The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of their important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System.

(b) None of the Borrower, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 5.13. Disclosure. No report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information, budgets, estimates and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains, as of the date such statement, certificate or other information was furnished, any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. With respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represent that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time such information was furnished, it being understood that such projected financial information and pro forma financial information are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results and that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized.

Section 5.14. Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.

Section 5.15. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, without restriction, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01, license or possess the right to use all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, technology, software, know-how database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights, whether owned or licensed (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except to the extent such failure to own, license or have such IP Rights or the existence of such Liens, in each case, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no IP Rights, advertising, product, process, method, substance, part or other material used by any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted infringes upon any rights held by any Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any IP Rights, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.16. Solvency. On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and the related transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 5.17. USA Patriot Act; OFAC; FCPA.

(a) To the extent applicable, each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto and (ii) the USA Patriot Act.

(b) None of Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director or officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is subject to or the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Borrower will not use the proceeds of the Loans or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person subject to or the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, to the extent prohibited by sanctions.

(c) No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”), as amended.

Section 5.18. Security Documents. Except as otherwise contemplated hereby or under any other Loan Documents, the provisions of the Collateral Documents, together with such filings and other actions required to be taken hereby or by the applicable Collateral Documents (including the delivery to Administrative Agent of any Pledged Debt and any Pledged Equity required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Collateral Documents), are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid, enforceable and first-priority perfected Lien on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein subject to the Enforcement Qualifications and Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 5.18) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (A) the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest (other than with respect to those pledges and security interests made under the Laws of the jurisdiction of formation of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary) in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law, (B) the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest to the extent such pledge, security interest, perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or (C) on the Closing Date and until required pursuant to Section 6.11, 6.13 or 4.01(a), the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or enforceability of any pledge or security interest to the extent not required on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a).

Section 5.19. Senior Indebtedness. The Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) under and as defined in the documentation governing any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent obligations, Cash Management Obligations and Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements as to which no claim has been asserted) hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer is in place), then after the Closing Date, Holdings (solely in the case of Sections 6.01, 6.02 6.04, 6.05, 6.08, 6.09, 6.10, 6.11 and 6.13) and Holdings and the Borrower shall, and (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.14 and 6.15) shall cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to:

Section 6.01. Financial Statements.

(a) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, 150 days), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case, commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail (together with, in all cases, customary management discussion and analysis) and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or other independent registered public accounting firm approved by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” explanatory language (other than solely as a result of (i) the debt maturity of any Obligations or the maturity of any other financing facility occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any actual or potential inability to satisfy any financial covenant on a future date or for a future period) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; provided that with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, the financial statements to be delivered shall be (i) for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date, (x) the audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date and (y) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Censeo and its subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date and related statements of income, cash flows and member’s equity for Censeo and its subsidiaries for the period then ended and (ii) for the period from the first day from (and including) the Closing Date through December 31, 2017, the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such period.

(b) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within 45 days (or in the case of the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018, 60 days) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited (i) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii) consolidated statements of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019, in comparative form the figures

 

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for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail (together with, in all cases, customary management discussion and analysis) and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender no later than 75 days after the end of each fiscal year, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto) (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Projections have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed by such Responsible Officer to be reasonable at the time such Projections were furnished, it being understood that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results and that actual results may vary from such Projections and that such variations may be material and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized; and

(d) Deliver to the Administrative Agent with each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) (which may be in footnote form only) from such consolidated financial statements.

(e) At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall conduct an annual conference call that the Lenders may attend to discuss the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended measurement period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), at a date and time to be determined by the Borrower with reasonable advance notice to the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries by furnishing (I) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings) or (II) the Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to clauses (I) and (II), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or other independent registered public accounting firm approved by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” explanatory language (other than solely as a result of (i) the debt maturity of any Obligations or the maturity of any other financing facility within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any potential inability to satisfy any financial covenant on a future date or for a future period) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the business activities, properties or liabilities of such parent changed in any material respect from the business, activities, properties and liabilities of such parent on the Closing Date or include other material activities,

 

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properties or liabilities other than those relating to the ownership of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, the Required Lenders may, upon written notice to the Borrower, require that the Loan Parties provide the financial statements and audit opinion described in Section 6.01(a) for the Borrower (and not for parent) no later than the later to occur of (x) the date on which such financial statements are otherwise required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and (y) the date that is 90 days after receipt of such notice and, for the avoidance of doubt, for all successive fiscal years for which financial statements shall be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a).

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01 and 6.02(a) through (d) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that (i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(a) to the Administrative Agent (which may be electronic copies delivered via electronic mail). Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive Material Non-Public Information and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any Material Non-Public Information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.08); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information”; provided that the Borrower’s failure to comply with this sentence shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under this Agreement or the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”; provided, however, that the following Borrower Materials shall be deemed to be marked “PUBLIC” unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent promptly that any such document contains Material Non-Public Information: (1) the Loan Documents, (2) any notification of changes in the terms of the Facilities and (3) all information delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a), 6.01(b), 6.02(a) and 6.02(d)(i).

 

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Section 6.02. Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:

(a) no later than five days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

(b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(c) [reserved];

(d) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) or (b), (i) a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal quarter or fiscal year covered by such Compliance Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.05(b)(ii) or (b)(iii) and (ii) a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate (to the extent that there have been any changes in the identity or status as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary of any such Subsidiaries since the Closing Date or the most recent list provided);

(e) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material written notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) or material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of debt securities (other than in connection with any board observer rights) of any Loan Party or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any documentation for Indebtedness of the type permitted to be incurred under Section 7.03(v), in each case, in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03; and

(f) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

In no event shall the requirements set forth in Section 6.02(e) require Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to provide any such information which (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product.

Section 6.03. Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:

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(b) of the occurrence of an ERISA Event which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) of the filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) of the occurrence of any other matter or development that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender (x) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a), (b), (c), or (d) (as applicable) and (y) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable in the normal conduct of its business, all its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes and similar claims imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent (a) any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc.

(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and

(b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing where applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business and maintain and operate such business in substantially the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated, except, in the case of Section 6.05(a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or this Section 6.05(b), (i) to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) pursuant to any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or Disposition permitted by Article VII.

Section 6.06. Maintenance of Properties; Intellectual Property. Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect (a) all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and fire, casualty or condemnation excepted and (b) all of its IP Rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of its business as currently conducted.

Section 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and its Restricted

 

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Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons. Not later than 90 days after the Closing Date (or the date any such insurance is obtained, in the case of insurance obtained after the Closing Date), each such policy of insurance (other than business interruption insurance, director and officer insurance and worker’s compensation insurance) shall as appropriate (i) name the Administrative Agent as additional insured thereunder or (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as loss payee thereunder. If the improvements on any Mortgaged Property are at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, then, to the extent required by the Flood Insurance Laws, the Borrower shall, or shall cause each Loan Party to, (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent (except after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, not to exceed one time per fiscal year), deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Section 6.08. Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws (including ERISA, U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, FCPA and Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.09. Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP and which reflect all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries maintain individual books and records in conformity with general accepted accounting principles in their respective countries of organization and that such maintenance shall not constitute a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder).

Section 6.10. Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year and such time shall be at the Borrower’ expense; provided, further, that during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (or any of its respective representatives or independent contractors), on behalf of the Lenders, may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which access or inspection by, or disclosure to, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (c) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

 

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Section 6.11. Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors. At the Borrower’ expense, subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:

(a) Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party or the designation in accordance with Section 6.14 of any existing direct or indirect wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or any Subsidiary becoming a wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or any Material Domestic Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary:

(i) within 60 days after such formation, acquisition or designation, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion:

(A) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, other than with respect to any Excluded Assets, joinders to this Agreement as Guarantors, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements and documents as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Mortgages, Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements in effect on the Closing Date), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(B) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver any and all certificates and instruments representing Collateral that are required to be delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank;

(C) take and cause such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and each direct or indirect parent of such Material Domestic Subsidiary to take whatever action (including the recording of Mortgages, the filing of UCC financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(ii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, within 60 days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(a) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

 

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(iii) within 60 days after the reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent with respect to each Material Real Property, copies of title reports, abstracts or existing environmental assessment reports, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation to deliver to the Administrative Agent any environmental assessment report whose disclosure to the Administrative Agent would require the consent of a Person other than the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries if such consent cannot be reasonably obtained through commercially reasonable and diligent effort; and

(iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, within 60 days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent other items necessary from time to time to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to perfection and existence of security interests with respect to property of any Guarantor acquired after the Closing Date and subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, but not specifically covered by the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) or Section 6.11(b) below.

(b) Not later than 120 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion) after (i) the acquisition by any Loan Party of Material Real Property as determined by the Borrower (acting reasonably and in good faith) or (ii) the formation, designation, or acquisition of any Material Domestic Subsidiary as described in Section 6.11(a) above, and such Material Domestic Subsidiary owns Material Real Property that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, which Material Real Property would not be automatically subject to another Lien pursuant to pre-existing Collateral Documents, cause such Material Real Property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

Section 6.12. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply, and take all commercially reasonable actions to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its Real Property to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; (ii) obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and Real Property; and (iii) in each case to the extent the Loan Parties are required by Environmental Laws or a Governmental Authority, conduct any assessment, investigation, remedial or other corrective action necessary to address Hazardous Materials at any Real Property in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws; provided, however, that none of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary shall be required to undertake any assessment, investigation, remedial or other corrective action required by Environmental Laws or a Governmental Authority to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.

Section 6.13. Further Assurances; Post-Closing Obligations.

(a) Promptly upon reasonable written request by the Administrative Agent (i) correct any mutually identified material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the

 

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Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Collateral Documents, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and subject in all respects to the limitations therein. If the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of any Mortgaged Property, the Borrower shall promptly provide to the Administrative Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA.

(b) Execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.13(b), in each case within the time limits specified therein (or such longer period of time reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent).

Section 6.14. Designation of Subsidiaries. The Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately before and after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, after such designation, it would be a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of any Junior Financing. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a Return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower at the date of such designation of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.

Section 6.15. Maintenance of Ratings. Use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (i) a public corporate credit rating (but not any specific rating) from S&P and a public corporate family rating (but not any specific rating) from Moody’s, in each case in respect of the Borrower, and (ii) a public rating (but not any specific rating) in respect of the Initial Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Facility from each of S&P and Moody’s.

Section 6.16. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans to finance a portion of the Transactions and use the proceeds of the Term Loans (other than Initial Term Loans), Revolving Credit Loans and the Letters of Credit issued hereunder only for general corporate purposes and working capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, including Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments.

Section 6.17. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will conduct, and cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to conduct, all transactions with any of its Affiliates (other than the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $2,000,000 for any individual transaction or series of related transactions on terms that are at least substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as it would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(a) [reserved];

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(c) the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses (including Transaction Expenses) as part of or in connection with the Transactions;

(d) [reserved];

(e) (i) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (A) the payment of management, monitoring, consulting, advisory and other fees (including transaction and termination fees) pursuant to the Management Agreement and (B) indemnifications and reimbursement expenses, in each case, pursuant to the Management Agreement; provided that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default such amounts described in clauses (A) may accrue, but not be payable in cash during such period, but all such accrued amounts may be payable in cash upon the cure or waiver of such Event of Default and (ii) the payment of indemnities and reasonable expenses of the Sponsor to the extent attributable to its ownership of Holdings and its Subsidiaries;

(f) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06;

(g) loans and other Investments made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Unrestricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures (to the extent any such Unrestricted Subsidiary or any such joint venture is only an Affiliate as a result of Investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary or joint venture) to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 7.02.

(h) transactions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under an express provision (including any exceptions thereto) of this Article VII;

(i) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

(j) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(k) transactions pursuant to agreements, instruments or arrangements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.17 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(l) customary payments by Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth in the Management Agreement as of the Closing Date, which payments are approved by the majority of the members of the board of directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of the Borrower in good faith;

(m) payments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements with any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, but only to the extent permitted by Section 7.06(h)(iii);

 

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(n) the issuance or transfer of Qualified Equity Interests of Borrower to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

(o) transactions with customers, clients, joint venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the board of directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

(p) (i) any issuance of securities or rights pursuant to stock options, stock ownership plans (including restricted stock plans), stock grants, directed share programs and other equity based incentive plans and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of any stockholder or registration rights agreement approved by the board of directors of the Borrower;

(q) transactions in which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, deliver to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view; and

(r) payments to or from, and transactions with, joint ventures (to the extent any such joint venture is only an Affiliate as a result of Investments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such joint venture) in the ordinary course of business to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 7.02.

Section 6.18. Conduct of Business. Not to engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date other than any business reasonably related, complementary, corollary, synergistic or ancillary thereto (including related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary technologies) or reasonable extensions thereof.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligations hereunder (other than contingent obligations, Cash Management Obligations and Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements as to which no claim has been asserted) or any Letter of Credit remaining outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer), then from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower (and, with respect to Section 7.14 only, Holdings) shall not and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

Section 7.01. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

 

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(a) Liens (i) created pursuant to any Loan Document and (ii) on the Collateral securing Cash Management Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(l) and other Secured Obligations;

(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01(b) and any modifications, replacements, renewals, restructurings, refinancings or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B) proceeds and products thereof and (ii) the replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, is permitted by Section 7.03;

(c) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges (i) that are not overdue for a period of more than any applicable grace period related thereto or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP to the extent required by GAAP or (ii) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, sub-landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens, so long as, in each case, such Liens secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or if more than 30 days overdue, (i) are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(f) pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, utilities, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g) easements, rights-of-way, building codes, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, licenses, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects, in each case affecting Real Property and that do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and any exceptions on the Mortgage Policies issued in connection with the Mortgaged Properties;

(h) Liens (i) securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(g), (ii) arising out of judgments or awards against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to which an appeal or other proceeding for review is then being pursued and for which adequate reserves have been made with respect thereto on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP and (iii) notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been made with respect thereto on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses (including the provision of software or the licensing of other intellectual property rights) and terminations thereof, in each case granted to others in the ordinary course of business which (i) do not in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) do not secure any Indebtedness and (iii) are permitted by Section 7.05(h);

(j) Liens (i) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of Law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business or (ii) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) encumbering initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of Law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institutions general terms and conditions, and (iv) that are contractual rights of setoff or rights of pledge relating to (A) purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (B) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(l) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Sections 7.02(i) and (n) or to the extent related to any of the foregoing, Section 7.02(r), to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.05, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

(m) Liens (i) in favor of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) in favor of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.03(b) and (d);

(n) any interest or title of a lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor under leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

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(q) assignment of, and sales or Liens on, accounts receivables or rights in respect of any thereof (x) that are delinquent or disputed, (y) for collection or (z) in connection with sales permitted by Section 7.05;

(r) Liens that are contractual rights of set off or rights of pledge relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

(t) ground leases in respect of Real Property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;

(u) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens are incurred within 270 days of the acquisition, construction, repair, lease or improvement of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber property (except for replacements, additions, accessions and proceeds to such property) other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits and (iii) with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Leases and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;

(v) Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure (i) Indebtedness of any of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 7.03(m) or (ii) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(w) Liens (x) existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14) or (y) created on the property of such Person securing Indebtedness to finance a Permitted Acquisition of such property or Person, in each case after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such Equity Interests are owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor); provided that (i) in the case of clause (x), such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds, products and accessions thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (iii) in the case of clause (x), the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.03(g);

(x) (i) zoning, building, entitlement and other land use regulations by Governmental Authorities with which the normal operation of the business complies, and (ii) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(y) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or similar filings securing obligations permitted to be incurred on a secured basis under Section 7.03 and elsewhere under this Section 7.01;

(z) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(aa) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by Sections 7.01(b), (u) and (w); provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property, other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the renewal, extension, restructuring or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by Section 7.03 (to the extent constituting Indebtedness);

(bb) Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined as of the date of incurrence;

(cc) Liens incurred in reliance on the Cumulative Credit;

(dd) Liens on the Collateral securing obligations in respect of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt and Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(v)(i) and (ii), (w) (relating to (v)(i) and (v)(ii)) and (z)(to the extent permitted to be secured thereunder) and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing;

(ee) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(ff) Liens on property of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted under Section 7.03;

(gg) Liens on property subject to any sale-leaseback transaction permitted hereunder and general intangibles related thereto;

(hh) in the case of any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, any put and call arrangements or restrictions on disposition related to its Equity Interests set forth in its organizational documents or any related joint venture or similar agreement;

(ii) Liens securing Swap Contracts so long as (x) such Swap Contracts do not constitute Secured Hedge Agreements and (y) the value of the property securing such Swap Contracts does not exceed $5,000,000 at any time;

(jj) Liens consisting of contractual restrictions on cash and Cash Equivalents held by Restricted Subsidiaries that prohibit distributions so long as such contractual restrictions are permitted under Section 7.09;

 

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(kk) Liens arising by operation of law in the United States under Article 2 of the UCC in favor of a reclaiming seller of goods or buyer of goods; and

(ll) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(u).

Section 7.02. Investments. Make or hold any Investments, except:

(a) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in assets that were cash or Cash Equivalents when such Investment was made;

(b) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of any Loan Party (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes and (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof or to permit the payment of taxes with respect thereto; provided that, to the extent such loans or advances are made in cash, the amount of such loans and advances used to acquire such Equity Interests shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity; provided, further, that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under this clause (ii) shall not exceed $5,000,000 and (iii) for any other purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under this clause (iii) shall not exceed $5,000,000.

(c) Investments (i) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Loan Party (other than Holdings), (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (iii) by any Loan Party in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided, that Investments made in reliance on clause (iii) shall not exceed the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA on a pro forma basis; provided, further that no such Investments made pursuant to this clause (iii) in the form of intercompany loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note unless (x) such promissory note is pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and (y) all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Intercompany Note;

(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(e) Investments (excluding loans and advances made in lieu of Restricted Payments pursuant to and limited by Section 7.02(m) below) consisting of transactions permitted under Sections 7.01, 7.03 (other than 7.03(c) and (d) and the proviso to (f)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(c)(ii) or (e)), 7.05 (other than 7.05(d)(ii) and (e)), 7.06 (other than 7.06(d) or (h)(iv)) and 7.13, respectively;

(f) Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the Closing Date or made pursuant to legally binding written contracts in existence on the Closing Date, in each case set forth on Schedule 7.02(f) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof that does not increase the value thereof and (ii) existing on the Closing Date by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in Holdings or any other Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof that does not increase the value thereof;

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(h) promissory notes, securities and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05;

(i) any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of a Person or any Equity Interests in a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent Investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default exists at the time of the signing of a definitive acquisition agreement with respect thereto; (ii) any acquired or newly formed Restricted Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness otherwise permitted by Section 7.03; and (iii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (A) the property, assets and businesses acquired in such purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and (B) any such newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary) shall become a Guarantor, in each case in accordance with Section 6.11 (any such acquisition under this Section 7.02(i), a “Permitted Acquisition”);

(j) Investments constituting a part of the Transactions;

(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(l) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

(m) loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to such parent in accordance with Section 7.06(f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (l) or (m), such Investment being treated for purposes of the applicable clause of Section 7.06, including any limitations, as if a Restricted Payment had been made pursuant to such clause in an amount equal to such Investment;

(n) Investments (including Permitted Acquisitions) in an aggregate amount pursuant to this Section 7.02(n) (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write downs or write offs thereof) at any time not to exceed the greater of $19,500,000 and 30% of Consolidated EBITDA (in each case, increased by (A) any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts and (B) the gain in any fair market value of the Investments made under this clause (n) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary);

(o) Investments made in respect of joint ventures or other similar agreements or partnerships not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (plus the amount of any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts);

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(q) (i) Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors and suppliers in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings;

(r) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged or amalgamated or consolidated into the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.04 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

(s) Investments made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary by a Loan Party permitted under this Section 7.02;

(t) Investments in deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodities accounts maintained by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(u) Investments constituting any part of a reorganization and other activities related to tax planning; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) any security interests granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall remain in full force and effect and perfected (to at least the same extent in the aggregate as in effect immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation) and all actions required to maintain said perfected status have been or will promptly be taken, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiaries that were Loan Parties at the time the Investment is entered into shall be Loan Parties after such Investments are completed, and (iv) such reorganization and other activities shall not impair or adversely affect in the aggregate the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interests in any Collateral;

(v) Investments using (i) the Cumulative Credit at such time and (ii) the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (v)(ii) to the extent such Investment is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount; and

(w) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, other Investments such that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.75 :1.00.

To the extent an Investment is permitted to be made by a Loan Party directly in any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Person who is not a Loan Party (each such person, a “Target Person”) under any provision of this Section 7.02, such Investment may be made by advance, contribution or distribution by a Loan Party to a Restricted Subsidiary or Holdings, and further advanced or contributed to a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of making the relevant Investment in the Target Person without constituting an Investment for purposes of Section 7.02 (it being understood that such Investment must satisfy the requirements of, and shall count towards any thresholds in, a provision of this Section 7.02 as if made by the applicable Loan Party directly to the Target Person).

Section 7.03. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

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(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.15);

(b) (x) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.03(b) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (y) intercompany Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that any such intercompany Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the Intercompany Note;

(c) Guarantees by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness constituting a junior lien financing or Specified Junior Financing Obligation shall be permitted unless such guaranteeing party shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Obligations on the terms set forth herein, (B) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness and (C) any Guarantee by a Loan Party of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall only be permitted to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii);

(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to any Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary (or issued or transferred to any direct or indirect parent of a Loan Party which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party) but only, in the case of Indebtedness of a non-Loan Party owing to a Loan Party, to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii); provided that (x) no such Indebtedness owed to a Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note unless such promissory note is pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and (y) all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to subordination terms substantially consistent with the terms of the Intercompany Note;

(e) (i) Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness (including Capitalized Leases) financing an acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of a fixed or capital asset incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or within 270 days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvements of the applicable asset in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence (together with any Permitted Refinancings thereof) at any time outstanding and (ii) Attributable Indebtedness arising out of sale-leaseback transactions permitted by Section 7.05(m) and any Permitted Refinancing of such Attributable Indebtedness;

(f) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s exposure to interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes and Guarantees thereof; provided that any such Guarantees by Loan Parties of such Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall only be permitted to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii);

 

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(g) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary assumed or incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited hereunder; provided that (i) solely in the case of assumed Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or any Permitted Refinancing thereof or (ii) after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Permitted Acquisition and the incurrence of such Indebtedness, as applicable, the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness at any time outstanding does not exceed the sum of (x) the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) plus (y) additional indebtedness so long as the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is not greater than 4.25:1:00, in each case determined at the time of such assumption or incurrence, on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09; provided that, in the case of clause (ii), (A) such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date, or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Term Loan outstanding at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued, (B) no Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction where the standard shall be no Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f)) and (C) the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of such Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are non-Loan Parties incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(g) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $9,750,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower determined at the time of such incurrence on a Pro Forma Basis;

(h) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(i) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to current or former officers, managers, consultants, directors and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings permitted by Section 7.06;

(j) Indebtedness incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment permitted hereunder, merger or any Disposition permitted hereunder, in each case, constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earn-outs) or other similar adjustments;

(k) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment permitted hereunder;

(l) Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business and any Guarantees thereof or the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within 10 Business Days of its incurrence;

(m) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not exceed the greater of $22,750,000 and 35% of Consolidated EBITDA;

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

(o) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;

 

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(p) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(q) letters of credit issued in currencies not available hereunder in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000;

(r) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit;

(s) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a non-Loan Party which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(s) and then outstanding for all such Persons taken together, does not exceed the greater of $9,750,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence;

(t) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness;

(u) Indebtedness incurred in reliance on the Cumulative Credit;

(v) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party that complies with clauses (a), (c) and (d) (as applicable) of the Applicable Requirements, so long as no Default or Event of Default (limited in connection with Indebtedness incurred to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, to Defaults or Events of Default under Sections 8.01(a) and (f) and any other Default or Event of Default that is a condition to the effectiveness of the Limited Condition Transaction) is continuing or would result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided that:

(i) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu in right of security with the Obligations, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming all previously established and simultaneously established revolving credit facilities under this Section 7.03(v)(i) are fully drawn and excluding the cash proceeds of any borrowing under any such revolving credit facility) is no more than or equal to (x) 3.75:1.00 or (y) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 3.75:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence;

(ii) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis in right of security with the Obligations, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is no more than (x) 4.00:1.00 or (y) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 4.00:1,00 and (II) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence;

 

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(iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence (x) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is no more than (1) 4.25:1.00 or (2) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 4.25:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence or (y) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) would not be less than (1) 2.00:1.00 or (2) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, either (I) 2.00:1.00 or (II) the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment;

provided that (A) the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of such Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are non-Loan Parties incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(v) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $9,750,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence and (B) provided that if such Indebtedness is a term loan that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Documents and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that ranks pari passu in right of security with the Term Loans, the Term Loans shall be subject to the “most favored nation” pricing adjustment (if applicable) set forth in the proviso to Section 2.14(e)(iii) as if such Indebtedness were an Incremental Term Loan incurred thereunder.

For purposes of the calculations in this Section 7.03(v), (A) with respect to any Revolving Credit Commitments, a borrowing of the maximum amount of Loans available thereunder shall be assumed and (B) to the extent the proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred under this Section 7.03(v) are used to repay Indebtedness, Pro Forma Effect shall be given to such repayment of Indebtedness.

(w) Any Permitted Refinancings of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(v);

(x) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in Sections 7.03(a) through 7.03(w);

(y) Indebtedness and Disqualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount up to 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower since immediately after the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower or cash contributed to the capital of the Borrower (in each case, other than the Cure Amount, any Available Excluded Contribution Amount, or sales of Equity Interests to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ) as determined in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit” to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to Section 7.06 or to make Investments (other than Investments specified in clauses (a) and (i) of Section 7.02);

(z) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor issued in lieu of Incremental Facilities (and subject to clauses (i) and (v) of Section 2.14(d) and subclauses (A), (B), (D), (I) and (J) of Section 2.14(e)(i)) consisting of one or more series of (i) secured or unsecured bonds, notes or debentures (which bonds, notes or debentures, if secured, may be secured either by Liens pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations or by Liens having a junior priority relative to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations), or (ii) secured or unsecured loans (which loans, if secured, must be secured either by Liens pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations or by Liens having a junior priority relative to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) (the “Incremental Equivalent Debt”); provided that if such

 

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Incremental Equivalent Debt is a Dollar denominated syndicated term loan that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Documents and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that ranks pari passu in right of security with the Term Loans, the Term Loans shall be subject to the “most favored nation” pricing adjustment (if applicable) set forth in the proviso to Section 2.14(e)(iii) as if such Incremental Equivalent Debt were an Incremental Term Loan incurred thereunder; and

(aa) to the extent any Issuing Bank has resigned, additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount or face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000 in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued for general corporate purposes minus the amount of outstanding Letters of Credit hereunder.

For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased, plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs and expenses (including OID) incurred in connection with such refinancing.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.03, in the event that any item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness specified herein, Holdings shall, in its sole discretion, divide, classify and reclassify or later divide, classify and reclassify such Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above categories.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.03. The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of Holdings dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Section 7.04. Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with (A) the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Person that is a Loan Party is merging with a Restricted Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

 

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(b) (i) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (ii) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve and (iii) any Subsidiary may change its legal form if, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interest of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders (it being understood that in the case of any change in legal form, a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor will remain a Guarantor unless such Guarantor is otherwise permitted to cease being a Guarantor hereunder);

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then (i) the transferee must be a Guarantor or the Borrower or (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Sections 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or 7.02(m)) and 7.03, respectively;

(d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the “Successor Company”), (A) the Successor Company shall be an entity organized or existing under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (B) the Successor Company shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (D) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement and other applicable Collateral Documents confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (E) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, and (F) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document comply with this Agreement; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement; provided, further, that the Borrower agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any documentation and other information about the Successor Company as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by the Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the USA Patriot Act;

(e) so long as (in the case of a merger involving a Loan Party) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom (limited in connection with a merger involving a Limited Condition Transaction to Defaults or Events of Default pursuant to Sections 8.01(a) and (f) and any other Default or Event of Default that is a condition to the effectiveness of the Limited Condition Transaction), any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, which together with each of their Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.11 and Section 6.13 to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; and

 

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(f) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05 or a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.06.

Section 7.05. Dispositions. Make any Disposition, except:

(a) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out, used or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) Dispositions of inventory, goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business and immaterial assets (other than the lapse or abandonment of IP Rights, which is governed by clause (r) of this Section 7.05) and termination of leases and licenses in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to a voluntary or mandatory recall of any product;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of similar replacement property;

(d) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party, (i) the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party or (ii) if such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or (h));

(e) to the extent constituting Dispositions, transactions permitted by (i) Section 7.01 (other than (7.01(i), (l)(ii) or (q)(z)), (ii) Section 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or (m)), (iii) Section 7.04 (other than 7.04(f)) and (iv) Section 7.06 (other than 7.06(d));

(f) [reserved];

(g) Dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents;

(h) (i) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license or the licensing of other intellectual property rights) and terminations thereof, in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) and (ii) Dispositions of IP Rights, and inbound and outbound licenses to IP Rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business and that, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole);

(i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events;

(j) Dispositions of property (including sale-leaseback transactions); provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition or, if earlier, as of the date of a definitive agreement with respect to such Disposition, no Event of Default shall have occurred and been continuing or would result from such Disposition, (ii) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this Section 7.05(j) for a purchase price in an aggregate amount in excess of the greater of $3,250,000 and 5.00% of Consolidated EBITDA individually (and the greater of $6,500,000 and 10.00% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate for any fiscal year when taken together with any Dispositions that were excluded in such fiscal year) of the

 

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Borrower (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than Permitted Liens); provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (C) aggregate non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary having a fair market value (determined as of the closing of the applicable Disposition for which such non-cash consideration is received) not to exceed the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) at any time; and (iii) such Disposition is for fair market value as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith;

(k) Dispositions of non-core assets (including in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments);

(l) Dispositions or discounts without recourse of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business;

(m) Dispositions of property pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions; provided that to the extent the aggregate Net Proceeds from all such Dispositions since the Closing Date exceeds the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA, such excess shall be reinvested in accordance with the definition of “Net Proceeds” or otherwise applied to prepay Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii);

(n) any swap of assets in exchange for services or other assets in the ordinary course of business of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower;

(o) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(p) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(q) the unwinding or settling of any Swap Contract;

(r) the lapse or abandonment in the ordinary course of business of any registrations or applications for registration of any IP Rights that are not material to the conduct of the business of the Loan Parties as currently conducted; and

(s) other Dispositions in an aggregate amount since the Closing Date of not more than the greater of $4,100,000 and 6.25% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09);

 

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provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this Section 7.05 (except pursuant to Sections 7.05(a), (d), (e), (h), (i), (l), (p), (q) and (r) and except for Dispositions from a Loan Party to any other Loan Party) shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition as determined by the Borrower in good faith. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as permitted by this Section 7.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect or evidence the foregoing.

Section 7.06. Restricted Payments. Make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(b) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by Section 7.03) of such Person (and, in the case of such a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(c) Restricted Payments made (i) in respect of working capital adjustments or purchase price adjustments pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investments and (ii) in order to satisfy indemnity and other similar obligations in respect of any Permitted Acquisitions;

(d) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions permitted by, and make any distributions pursuant to, any provision of Section 6.17, 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) and 7.02(m)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(f)) or 7.05 (other than 7.05(e)(iv) and 7.05(g));

(e) repurchases of Equity Interests in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof, Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

(f) Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may (i) pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary (or of the Borrower or any other such direct or indirect parent thereof) held by any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) make Restricted Payments in the form of distributions to allow the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay principal or interest on promissory notes that were issued to any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Restricted Subsidiary (or Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of cash payments for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of such Equity Interests held by such Persons, in

 

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each case, upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or pursuant to any employee, manager or director equity plan, employee, manager or director stock option plan or any other employee, manager or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) with any employee, director, officer or consultant of such Restricted Subsidiary (or Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 7.06(f) together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings made pursuant to Section 7.02(m) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this Section 7.06(f) shall not exceed the greater of $7,800,000 and 12% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any calendar year (which shall increase to the greater of $17,500,000 and 27% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any calendar year following a Qualified IPO) (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of the greater of $11,250,000 and 17% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) (which shall increase to the greater of $17,500,000 and 27% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any calendar year following a Qualified IPO) carried over in any calendar year); provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year may further be increased by an amount not to exceed the Net Proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries less the amount of Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds of such key man life insurance policies; provided that such proceeds are used solely to repurchase Equity Interests held by the employee (or any of his or her successors or assigns, including any family trusts) that is the subject of such key man life insurance; provided, further, that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower from members of management of (i) the Borrower, (ii) any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies or (iii) any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in connection with the repurchase of Equity Interests of any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred to finance the purchase of such Equity Interests by such members of management and the cash proceeds of such Indebtedness were paid to a Loan Party;

(g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09); provided that no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

(h) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings:

(i) to pay its operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Transaction Expenses and any indemnification claims made by directors or officers of such parent in each case attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses, in each case, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) corporate or limited liability company existence;

 

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(iii) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and Holdings each is treated as a pass-through or disregarded entity for U.S. and/or applicable state, local or foreign income tax purposes, so that Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings may make the tax distributions required by Holdings’ or such parent’s Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as such agreement was in effect on the Closing Date), excluding in each case any tax or required tax distribution determined by reference to the income or activities of any Person other than the Subsidiaries of Holdings;

(iv) to finance any Investment that would be permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.02 if Holdings or such parent were subject to such Sections as a Loan Party; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment, (B) such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 7.04) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (with the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party being the surviving or continuing entity) in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.11 and (C) such contribution shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, at the date of such contribution or merger, as applicable, in an amount equal to the amount of such Restricted Payment;

(v) the proceeds of which (A) shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) shall be used to make payments permitted under Sections 6.17(c), (e) and (i) (but only to the extent such payments have not been and are not expected to be made by Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary);

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) customary and reasonable fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings); and

(vii) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and, if applicable, any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a consolidated, combined or similar income tax group of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), to pay federal, foreign, state and local income taxes of such Tax Group that are attributable to the taxable income of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that, for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay as a stand-alone consolidated, combined or similar income tax group;

(i) payments made or expected to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by or with respect to any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;

 

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(j) after a Qualified IPO, (i) any Restricted Payment by the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay listing fees and other costs and expenses attributable to being a publicly traded company which are reasonable and customary and (ii) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed an amount equal to 6.0% the net proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Qualified IPO;

(k) Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition;

(l) Restricted Payments (A) made using the Cumulative Credit at such time so long as (x) in respect of Restricted Payments made using clauses (a) and (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) exists or would result from the making of such Restricted Payment and (y) in respect of Restricted Payments made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, Holdings would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Section 7.03(v) or (B) made using the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (l)(B) to the extent such Restricted Payment is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount; and

(m) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, other Restricted Payments such that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.25:1.00.

All Restricted Payments made by a non-wholly owned Subsidiary shall be made on a pro rata basis or on a basis even more favorable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 7.07. [Reserved].

Section 7.08. [Reserved]

Section 7.09. Burdensome Agreements. Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of:

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; or

(b) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations; provided that the foregoing Sections 7.09(a) and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations which:

(i) (x) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.09) are listed on Schedule 7.09 and (y) to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (x) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing (taken as a whole) does not materially expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation (as reasonably determined by the Borrower);

 

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(ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower and do not extend past such Restricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries; provided, further, that this clause (ii) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14;

(iii) represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Loan Party which is permitted by Section 7.03 and which does not apply to any Loan Party;

(iv) are customary restrictions (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) that arise in connection with (x) any Lien permitted by Sections 7.01(a), (b), (e), (f), (i), (j), (k), (l), (o), (p), (s), (u), (v), (w), (z), (aa), (dd), (ff) and (hh) and relate to the property subject to such Lien or (y) arise in connection with any Disposition permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05 and relate solely to the assets or Person subject to such Disposition;

(v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture and its equity entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to (i) the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds, accessions and products thereof or (ii) the property secured by such Indebtedness and the proceeds, accessions and products thereof so long as the agreements governing such Indebtedness permit the Liens securing the Obligations;

(vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the property interest, rights or the assets subject thereto;

(viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 7.03(a), (b), (e), (g), (n)(i), (v) and (y) and to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or, in the case of Section 7.03(g), to the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness;

(ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting, transfer or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(x) are customary provisions restricting assignment or transfer of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xii) arise in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.01 and 7.02 and limited to such cash or deposit;

 

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(xiii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement governing Indebtedness entered into on or after the Closing Date and permitted under Section 7.03 that are, taken as a whole, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary than customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type (and, in any event, are no more restrictive than the restrictions contained in this Agreement), so long as the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such restrictions will not affect its obligation or ability to make any payments required hereunder;

(xiv) are restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xv) are restrictions regarding licensing or sublicensing by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business; and

(xvi) are restrictions on cash earnest money deposits in favor of sellers in connection with acquisitions not prohibited hereunder.

Section 7.10. [Reserved].

Section 7.11. Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, permit the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of any Test Period (but only if the last day of such Test Period constitutes a Compliance Date) to be greater than 5.75:1.00.

Section 7.12. Fiscal Year. Make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year on no more than one occasion to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

Section 7.13. Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness.

(a) Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest and mandatory prepayments and AHYDO payments and, in connection with the amendment of any Junior Financing, the payment of fees shall be permitted) any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations expressly by its terms (collectively, “Junior Financing”), except (i) the refinancing thereof with any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (ii) the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parents, (iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (1) the greater of $9,750,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), (2) the Cumulative Credit at such time; so long as (x) in respect of such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings made using clauses (a) and (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) exists or would result from the making of such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings and (y) in respect of repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of

 

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Junior Financings made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, Holdings would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Section 7.03(v), (3) the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (a)(3) to the extent such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount, and (4) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, additional amounts so long as, immediately prior to the making of such repayment, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio after giving effect to such repayment, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.75:1.00 and (v) to the extent constituting Subordinated Indebtedness, the payment of any earn-out obligations payable in connection with the Acquisitions if such earn-out obligation was not paid upon becoming due and payable.

(b) Amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation that is not required to be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in respect of any Junior Financing having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, the Borrower may make regularly scheduled payments of interest and fees on any Junior Financing, and may make any payments required by the terms of such Indebtedness in order to avoid the application of Section 163(e)(5) of the Code to such Indebtedness.

Section 7.14. Permitted Activities. With respect to Holdings, engage in any material operating or business activities including, without limitation, the formation of any Subsidiary or the acquisition of any Person; provided that the following and any activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, and activities incidental thereto, including payment of dividends and other amounts in respect of such Equity Interests, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (iii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents and any other documents governing Indebtedness permitted hereby, (iv) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Qualified Equity Interests, (v) any activities incidental to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and similar laws and regulations of other jurisdictions and the rules of securities exchanges, in each case, as applicable to companies with listed equity or debt securities, as well as activities incidental to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, (vi) in connection with, and following the completion of, a public offering, activities necessary or reasonably advisable for or incidental to the initial registration and listing of Holding’s (or a direct or indirect parent’s) common stock and the continued existence of Holdings (or a direct or indirect parent) as a public company, (vii) activities required to comply with applicable laws, (viii)(1) incurring unsecured Indebtedness expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on customary market terms or unsecured Guarantees in respect of any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that such Guarantees shall be subordinated to the Obligations to the same extent and on the same terms as the Indebtedness so guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, (2) Guarantees in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under Section 7.03, including any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (3) guarantees of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, (ix) if applicable, participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (x) holding any cash or Cash Equivalents, (xi) making of any Restricted Payments or Investments permitted hereunder,

 

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(xii) entering into employment agreements and other arrangements with, including providing indemnification to, officers and directors, (xiii) establishing and maintaining bank accounts, (xiv) the obtainment of, and the payment of any fees and expenses for, management, consulting, investment banking and advisory services to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (xv) performance of its obligations under any management agreement with the Sponsor and (xvi) any activities incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 8.01. Events of Default. Any of the following from and after the Closing Date shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”):

(a) Non-Payment. Any Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or (ii) within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants. Holdings, the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or, in the case of Section 7.14, Holdings, fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in (i) any of Section 6.03(a), 6.05(a) (solely with respect to Holdings and the Borrower), 6.16 or Article VII (other than Section 7.11) or (ii) Section 7.11; provided that the covenant in Section 7.11 is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.04; provided, further, that an Event of Default under clause (ii) shall not constitute an Event of Default for purposes of any Facility other than the Revolving Credit Facility unless and until the Required Revolving Lenders have either (x) declared all outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable or (y) terminated the Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof; or

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a), (b) or (d)) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect (or, in the case of any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, shall be incorrect in any respect) when made or deemed made, and, to the extent capable of being cured, such incorrect representation or warranty shall remain incorrect for a period of 30 days following knowledge by the Borrower or after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; or

(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Swap Contracts, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Contracts and not as a result of any default thereunder by any Loan Party), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the

 

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holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause (after delivery of any notice if required and after giving effect to any waiver, amendment, cure or grace period), with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (B) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder, (ii) any Indebtedness if the sole remedy or option of the holder thereof in the event of the non-payment of such Indebtedness or the non-payment or non-performance of obligations related thereto is to elect to convert such Indebtedness into Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares and (iii) in the case of Indebtedness which the holder thereof may elect to convert into Qualified Equity Interests, such Indebtedness from and after the date, if any, on which such conversion has been effected; provided, further, that such failure is unremedied or has not been waived by the holders of such Indebtedness at such time; or

(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Other than with respect to any dissolutions otherwise permitted hereunder, any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or becomes unable, admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or substantially all of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by either (i) independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not deny coverage or (ii) another creditworthy (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) indemnitor); and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(h) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of the Loan Documents, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations (other than contingent obligations not yet due and owing and Cash Collateralized or backstopped Letters of Credit), ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document or the validity or priority of a Lien as required by the Collateral Documents on a material portion of the Collateral; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations (other than in accordance with its terms) and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document (other than in accordance with its terms); or

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(j) Collateral Documents. Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof including as a result of a transaction not prohibited under this Agreement) cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, (i) except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to any Loan Document or results from the failure of the Administrative Agent to maintain possession of certificates or promissory notes actually delivered to it representing securities or promissory notes pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and (ii) except as to Collateral consisting of Real Property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage; or

(k) Guarantees. Any Guarantee of any Guarantor contained in Article XI shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect in any material respect, other than as provided for in Section 11.09 or as any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any such Loan Party shall so assert; or

(l) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan and a Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to result.

Section 8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, with the consent of the Required Lenders the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower (to the extent permitted by applicable law);

(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof);

(d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

(e) solely in connection with an Event of Default under Section 8.01(b)(ii) (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) that is uncured or unwaived, the Required Revolving Lenders may, so long as a Compliance Date continues to be in effect, either (x) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or (y) take the actions specified in Section 8.02(a), (b), (c) and (d) in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit; and

 

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(f) solely in connection with a Financial Covenant Event of Default that is continuing, the Required Revolving Lenders may take the actions specified in Section 8.02(a), (b) and (d) on the date that the Required Revolving Lenders terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or accelerate all Obligations in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided, however, that the Required Lenders may not take such actions if either (i) the Revolving Credit Loans have been repaid in full (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) and the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated or (ii) the Financial Covenant Event of Default has been waived by either the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Lenders;

provided that upon the occurrence of any event described in Section 8.01(f) (but without giving effect to any grace periods contemplated therein (other than the grace period for any non-consensual insolvency)) with respect to Holdings or the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any Debtor Relief Laws, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 8.03. Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law):

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in their capacities as such hereunder;

Second, to the payment in full of Unfunded Participations (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the L/C Issuers pro rata in accordance with the amounts of Unfunded Participations owed to them on the date of any such distribution);

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders hereunder (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, and any fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments due under Cash Management Obligations or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them;

Fifth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit), and any breakage, termination or other payments under Cash Management Obligations or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fifth held by them;

 

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Sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations then earned, due and payable have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower as applicable or as otherwise required by any Intercreditor Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party.

Section 8.04. Borrower Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 or Section 8.02:

(a) For the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default under Section 7.11 has occurred, the Borrower may on one or more occasions designate any portion of the net cash proceeds from a sale or issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or any cash contribution to the common capital of Holdings (the “Cure Amount”) as an increase to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable fiscal quarter; provided that (A) such amounts to be designated (i) are actually received by the Borrower after the end of such fiscal quarter and on or prior to the fifteenth Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”) and (ii) do not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under Section 7.11 as of such date and (B) the Borrower shall have provided notice (the “Notice of Intent to Cure”) to the Administrative Agent that such amounts are designated as a “Cure Amount” (it being understood that to the extent such notice is provided in advance of delivery of a Compliance Certificate for the applicable period, the amount of such net cash proceeds that is designated as the Cure Amount may be lower than specified in such notice to the extent that the amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under Section 7.11 is less than the full amount of such originally designated amount). The Cure Amount shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable fiscal quarter and included in any Test Period that includes such fiscal quarter.

(b) The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.04 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than for determining actual compliance with Section 7.11 and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts (including the amount of clause (c) or (d) of the Cumulative Credit, Indebtedness (other than as set forth in Section 8.04(d)(ii)), Total Assets, Consolidated First Lien Net Debt, Consolidated Secured Net Debt or Consolidated Total Net Debt or any other calculation of net leverage or Indebtedness hereunder and shall not be included for purposes of determining pricing, mandatory prepayments and the availability or amount permitted pursuant to any covenant under Article VII) other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in Section 8.04(a) above.

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any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 8.02 (or under any other Loan Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under Section 7.11 following receipt of a Notice of Intent to Cure until and unless the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Cure Amount having been received.

(d) (i) In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which no cure right set forth in this Section 8.04 is exercised and (ii) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the Cure Amount for determining compliance with Section 7.11 for the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Cure Amount was made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be able to make any Revolving Credit Borrowing until receipt by the Borrower of the Cure Amount.

(e) There can be no more than five fiscal quarters in which the cure rights set forth in this Section 8.04 are exercised during the term of the Facilities.

ARTICLE IX

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS

Section 9.01. Appointment and Authority.

(a) Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints UBS AG, Stamford Branch to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental or related thereto. The provisions of this Article IX (other than Sections 9.01, 9.06 and 9.09 through and including 9.12) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and no Loan Party has rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including the second paragraph of Section 10.05), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to (i) execute any and all documents (including releases and Intercreditor Agreements) with respect to the Collateral (including any amendment, supplement, modification or joinder with respect thereto) and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders and (ii) negotiate, enforce or settle any claim, action or proceeding affecting the Lenders in their capacity as such, at the direction of the Required Lenders, which negotiation, enforcement or settlement will be binding upon each Lender. For the avoidance of doubt the Administrative Agent shall be

 

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authorized to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement it believes reasonable and while it shall be under no obligation to post any such Intercreditor Agreement to Lenders in advance of its execution any Intercreditor Agreement so posted shall be deemed approved by the Lenders if not objected to by the Required Lenders within five days of posting.

Section 9.02. Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

Section 9.03. Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may (i) expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law or (ii) be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Holdings or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;

(d) shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by Holdings, a Lender or L/C Issuer; and

(e) 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default,

 

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(iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.04. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it in good faith to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.05. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

Section 9.06. Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and Holdings. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of Holdings at all times other than upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above (including consent of Holdings); provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify Holdings and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed)

 

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and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuers directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.06. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

Any resignation by UBS AG, Stamford Branch as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.06 shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer, in which case UBS AG, Stamford Branch (x) shall not be required to issue any further Letters of Credit hereunder and (y) shall maintain all of its rights as L/C Issuer with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it, as applicable, prior to the date of such resignation so long as such Letters of Credit, L/C Obligations remain outstanding and not otherwise Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms herein. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

Section 9.07. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it 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.

Section 9.08. No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Bookrunners, Arrangers, Syndication Agents or Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder.

Section 9.09. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

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(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h), 2.03(i), 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or L/C Issuer or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.

Section 9.10. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents which may be necessary to create, perfect and maintain perfected security interests in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents. Each of the Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option, and in its sole discretion:

(a) to enter into and sign for and on behalf of the Lenders as Secured Parties the Collateral Documents for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties;

(b) to automatically release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent obligations and Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or as to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers shall have been made), (ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is Disposed or to be Disposed as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders or (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to Section 9.10(d);

 

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(c) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to another Lien (i) permitted to exist on such property and (ii) permitted to be senior to the Liens of the Secured Parties under this Agreement; and

(d) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, any Junior Financing or any Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(v).

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrower’ expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.

Section 9.11. Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Hedge Bank.

The Hedge Banks hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement, any other intercreditor agreement permitted under this Agreement, and any amendment, modification, supplement or joinder with respect thereto, and any such Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement is binding upon the Hedge Banks.

Section 9.12. Withholding Tax Indemnity. To the extent required by any applicable Laws, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective or if any payment has been made by the Administrative Agent to any Lender without applicable withholding tax being deducted from such payment), such Lender shall, within 30

 

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days after written demand therefor, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04 and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 9.12. The agreements in this Section 9.12 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01. Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders with notice given to the Administrative Agent (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) (other than with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in Sections 10.01(a) through (h) below, which shall only require the consent of the Lenders expressly set forth therein and not Required Lenders) and the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of each Lender holding such Commitment (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.01 or 4.02, or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of any Commitments shall not constitute such an extension or increase);

(b) postpone any date scheduled for any payment of principal (including final maturity), interest or fees under Section 2.07, 2.08 or 2.09, respectively, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans or any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate, any Default or Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of any Commitments shall not constitute such a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest and it further being understood that any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” or the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a postponement of such scheduled payment);

(c) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the proviso to this Section 10.01 that appears immediately following clause (h) below) any prepayment penalty or premium, fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or extend the timing of payments of such prepayment penalty or premium, fees or other amounts) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that (i) the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate, any mandatory prepayment of the Loans or mandatory reduction of any Commitments or any Default or Event of Default shall not constitute such a reduction and it further being understood that (ii) any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” or the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest);

 

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(d) change any provision of Section 2.12(a), 2.13 or 8.03 or the definition of “Pro Rata Share” in any manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or other amounts required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided that modifications to Section 2.12(a), 2.13 or 8.03 or the definition of “Pro Rata Share” in connection with (x) any buy back of Term Loans by Holdings or the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.07(l), (y) any Incremental Amendment or (z) any Extension Amendment, in each case, shall only require approval (to the extent any such approval is otherwise required) of the Required Lenders;

(e) change any provision of (i) this Section 10.01 or (ii) the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision specifying the number of Lenders or portion of the Loans or Commitments required to take any action under the Loan Documents to reduce the percentage set forth therein, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders (if such consent is otherwise required) or the Administrative Agent (if the consent of the Required Lenders is not otherwise required), additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Term Commitments or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable);

(f) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the value of the guarantees provided by the Guarantors, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(h) affect the rights or duties of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class), without the written consent of the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto if such Class of Lenders was the only Class;

provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, adversely affect the rights or duties of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, adversely affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iii) Section 10.07(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification; (iv) only the consent of the parties to the Fee Letter shall be required to amend, modify or supplement the terms thereof; and (v)(x) no Lender consent is required to effect an Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment (except as expressly provided in Sections 2.14, 2.15, or 2.16, as applicable) or to effect any amendment expressly contemplated by Section 7.12 and (y) in connection with an amendment in which any Class of Term Loans is refinanced with a replacement Class of term loans bearing (or is modified in such a manner such that the resulting term loans bear) a lower Effective Yield and other customary amendments related thereto (a “Permitted Repricing Amendment”), only the consent of the Lenders holding Term Loans

 

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subject to such permitted repricing transaction that will continue as a Lender in respect of the repriced tranche of Term Loans or modified Term Loans shall be required for such Permitted Repricing Amendment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, (y) the date scheduled for any payment of principal (including final maturity) of the loans of any Defaulting Lender may not be postponed without the consent of such Lender, and (z) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each directly and adversely affected Lender that by its terms materially and adversely affects any Defaulting Lender to a greater extent than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to effect any requisite changes to the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” as set forth therein and such other related changes as may be applicable thereto, in each case, with only the consent of the Persons set forth in such definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender consent is required for the Administrative Agent to enter into or to effect any amendment, modification or supplement to any Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement or in any document pertaining to any Indebtedness permitted hereby that is permitted to be secured by the Collateral, including any Incremental Commitment, any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, for the purpose of adding the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Senior Representative) as a party thereto and otherwise causing such Indebtedness to be subject thereto, in each case as contemplated by the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement (it being understood that any such amendment or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable intercreditor agreement as, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, are required to effectuate the foregoing; provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material respect (taken as a whole), to the interests of the Lenders); provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all or a portion of the outstanding Term Loans of any Class (“Refinanced Term Loans”) with one or more tranches of replacement term loans (“Replacement Term Loans”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans (plus accrued interest, fees, expenses and premium), (b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such

 

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Refinanced Term Loans, at the time of such refinancing, (c) such Replacement Term Loans must satisfy the requirements of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by the Loan Parties or the Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel or (ii) to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Term Loans in connection with a primary syndication of such Term Loans relating to any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to cashless settlement mechanisms approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the assignor Lender and the assignee of such Lender.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders shall be necessary to (i) amend, waive or modify the terms and provisions of Section 7.11 and Section 8.02(c) (and related definitions as used in such Sections, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement) and no such amendment, waiver or modification of any such terms or provisions (and related definitions as used in such Sections, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement) shall be permitted without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, (ii) amend, modify or waive any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to the making of Revolving Credit Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit or (iii) except for any amendment, waiver or modification that would require the consent of each Revolving Credit Lender adversely affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to Section 10.01, amend, modify or waive any provision of this Agreement that solely affects the Revolving Credit Lenders in respect of any Revolving Credit Facility, including the final scheduled maturity, interest, fees, prepayment penalties and voting.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.01, if at any time after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document so long as the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.

Section 10.02. Notices and Other Communications.

(a) Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.

(i) Notices Generally. Except in the case of communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.02(a)(ii)), 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 follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

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(A) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

(B) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 10.02(a)(ii) shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.02(a)(ii).

(ii) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to them hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(b) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Loan Parties, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of the Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent

 

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jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Person have any liability to any other Person hereunder for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages); provided, further, that nothing in this sentence shall limit any Loan Party’s indemnification obligations set forth herein.

(c) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers may change its address, e-mail address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, e-mail address facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to the Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain Material Non-Public Information.

(d) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.05 hereof. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

Section 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuers; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.09 (subject to the

 

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terms of Section 2.13) or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

Section 10.04. Attorney Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agree (a) if the Closing Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Bookrunners for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses (without duplication) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of White & Case LLP and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and (b) from and after the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or protection of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all respective Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected parties). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within 30 days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent in its discretion following five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.04 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent costs and expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.

Section 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent, Agent-Related Person, Lender, Arranger and Bookrunner and their respective controlled Affiliates and controlling Persons, and their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing and their respective successors and assigns (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs but limited in the case of legal fees and expenses to the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if necessary, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnitees) and any other counsel obtained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), joint or several, of any

 

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kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom including any refusal by an L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (c) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property or facility currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability relating in any way to the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary (other than any such presence or Release resulting solely from acts or omissions by persons other than the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries after the Administrative Agent sells the respective property pursuant to a foreclosure or has accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure), or (d) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) (a “Proceeding”) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto or whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Borrower or any other person and, in each case, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted from (w) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or of any of its controlled Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (x) a material breach of any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by such Indemnitee or any of its controlled Affiliates, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Facility and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Holdings, the Borrower, the Sponsor or any of their Affiliates. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, in each case, except to the extent any such damages are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or a material breach of any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by, such Indemnitee or any of its controlled Affiliates, nor shall any Indemnitee, Loan Party or any Subsidiary have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date); it being agreed that this sentence shall not limit the indemnification obligations of Holdings or any Subsidiary (including, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party and for any out-of-pocket expenses). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, its directors, equity holders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents are consummated. By accepting the benefits hereof, each Indemnitee agrees to refund and return any and all amounts paid by the Borrower to such Indemnitee to the extent items in clauses (w) through (y) above occur. 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court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of this Section 10.05. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, prepayments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements arising from any non-Tax claims.

The Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with the Borrower’s written consent, or if there is a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction against an Indemnitee in any such proceeding, the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee to the extent and in the manner set forth above. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood that the withholding of consent due to non-satisfaction of any of the conditions described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this sentence shall be deemed reasonable), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnitee unless (i) such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding, (ii) such settlement does not include any statement as to any admission of fault, culpability, wrongdoing or failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnitee and (iii) contains customary confidentiality provisions with respect to the terms of such settlement.

To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under this Section 10.05 or Section 10.04 or otherwise under the Loan Documents to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuers or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuers or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuers in their capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(e).

Section 10.06. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (except as permitted by Section 7.04), and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Assignee pursuant to an assignment made in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(b) (such an assignee, an “Eligible Assignee”) and (A) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, Section 10.07(k), (B) in the case of any Assignee that is Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, Section 10.07(l), or (C) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, Section 10.07(o), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(e), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(g) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(h), and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations hereunder to (w) a Disqualified Lender, (x) any Person that is a Defaulting Lender, (y) a natural Person or (z) to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (except pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v) or 10.07(l)). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.07(e) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 10.07(a) above and Section 10.07(b)(ii) below, any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of:

(A) the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for (i) an assignment of all or a portion of the Term Loans to a Lender or to an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund thereof, (ii) an assignment of all or a portion of any Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure to a Revolving Credit Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender or any Approved Fund thereof, (iii) an assignment after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or Section 8.01(f) (with respect to Holdings or the Borrower) or (iv) an assignment in connection with the primary syndication of the Facilities previously identified to and consented to (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) by the Borrower; provided, further, that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof;

 

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(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment (i) of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) of all or any portion of any Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure to a Revolving Credit Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender or any Approved Fund thereof, (iii) of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(k) or Section 10.07(l) or (iv) from an Agent to its Affiliates; and

(C) each L/C Issuer at the time of such assignment; provided that no consent of the L/C Issuers shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, to the extent any Lender is required to assign any portion of its Commitments, Loans and other rights, duties and obligations hereunder in order to comply with applicable Laws, such assignment may be made by such Lender without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any other party hereto so long as such Lender complies with the requirements of Section 10.07(b)(ii).

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of 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 $2,500,000 (or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) (in the case of each Revolving Credit Loan) and $1,000,000 (or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) (in the case of a Term Loan) unless each of Holdings and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

(B) the parties to each assignment shall (1) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (2) if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together, in each case, with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent);

(C) other than in the case of assignments pursuant to Section 10.07(l), the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and

(D) the Assignee shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and Holdings the documentation described in Section 3.01(d) applicable to it.

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In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub-participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of Holdings and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (1) other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(l) the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement (subject to Section 10.07(k), (m) and (n)), and (2) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.07(c) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(e).

(d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, and each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by Holdings pursuant to Section 10.07(l) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying the Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and the amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.07(b)(ii)(B) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if required, the Borrower and each L/C Issuer to such assignment and any applicable tax forms, the Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) promptly record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section 10.07(d). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and, with respect to itself, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This

 

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Section 10.07(d) and Section 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Section 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is an Affiliated Lender nor shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders.

(e) Any Lender may at any time, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender, the Sponsor, Holdings, its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clauses (a) through (h) of the first proviso to Section 10.01 that requires the affirmative vote of such Lender. Subject to Section 10.07(f) and a Participant’s compliance with the requirements and the limitations of Section 3.01(d) (it being understood that any forms, information or other documentation required under such Sections shall be delivered to the participating Lender), the Borrower agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(c). To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation or that is a Granting Lender, as the case may be, shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and SPC and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s and SPC’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (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 reasonably 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 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 or portion of the Loan (if funded by an SPC), as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless such entitlement to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the sale of the participation takes place.

 

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(g) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) such SPC and the applicable Loan or any applicable part thereof, shall be appropriately reflected in the Participant Register. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) an SPC shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Section), but neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement except, in the case of Section 3.01, to the extent that the grant to the SPC was made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall have reasonable basis for withholding consent if an exercise by SPC immediately after the grant would result in materially increased indemnification obligation to the Borrower at such time), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (1) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (2) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

(j) [Reserved].

(k) Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender, subject to the following limitations:

 

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(i) the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”);

(ii) Affiliated Lenders (A) will not receive access to the Platform or information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II, (B) will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and (C) will not receive advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

(iii) in connection with each assignment pursuant to this Section 10.07(k), the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall render customary “big boy” letters to each other regarding information that is not known to such assigning Lender that may be material to the decision by such assigning Lender to enter into such assignment to such Affiliated Lender;

(iv) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (as of the date of consummation of any transaction under this Section 10.07(k)) held by all Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding at such time (such percentage, the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); and

(v) in the event that any default under Section 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing, each Affiliated Lender shall acknowledge that it is an “insider” under Section 101(31) of the Title 11 of the United States Code and, as such, the claims associated with the loan and commitments owned by it shall not be included in determining whether the applicable class of creditors holding such claims has voted to accept a proposed plan for purposes of Section 1129(a)(10) of Title 11 of the United States Code, and their voting rights shall be subject to Section 10.07(m) and (n) below.

Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. Such notice shall contain the type of information required and be delivered to the same addressee as set forth in Exhibit J-3.

Each Lender participating in any assignment to Affiliated Lenders acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) the Affiliated Lenders then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of Excluded Information, (4) none of the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Affiliated Lenders and any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and any

 

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other Agent-Related Persons, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (5) that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, no Term Loans assigned to an Affiliated Lender in accordance with this Section 10.07(k) or Section 10.07(o) may be contributed to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or be exchanged for debt or equity securities of the Borrower (or any of their direct or indirect parents).

(l) Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings or the Borrower through Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(a)(v), subject to the following:

(i) no assignment of Term Loans to Holdings or the Borrower may be purchased with the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan;

(ii) the assigning Lender and Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto;

(iii) if Holdings is the assignee, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, Holdings, as applicable, shall automatically be deemed to have contributed the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower; or

(iv) if the Borrower is the assignee (including through contribution or transfers set forth in clause (iii) above), (a) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so contributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishment of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (c) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register.

Each Lender participating in any assignment to Holdings or the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) Holdings or the Borrower then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and any other Agent-Related Persons, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (4) that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

 

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The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of the applicable Class shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans purchased by, or contributed to (in each case, and subsequently cancelled hereunder), Holdings or the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.07(l) and each principal repayment installment with respect to the Term Loans of such Class pursuant to Section 2.07(a) shall be reduced pro rata by the par value of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans so purchased or contributed (and subsequently cancelled).

Any purchase of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 10.07(l) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment under this Agreement.

(m) Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section 10.07(n), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and:

(i) all Term Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders have taken any actions; and

(ii) all Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether all Lenders have taken any action unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on other Lenders.

(n) Additionally, the Loan Parties and Affiliated Lenders hereby agree that if a case under Title 11 of the United States Code is commenced against any Loan Party, such Loan Party shall seek (and the Affiliated Lenders shall consent) to provide that the vote of the Affiliated Lenders with respect to any plan of reorganization of such Loan Party shall be counted in the same proportion as all other Lenders except that Affiliated Lenders’ vote may be counted to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat the Obligations held by Affiliated Lenders in a manner that is less favorable in any material respect to the Affiliated Lenders than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Lenders that are not Affiliates of the Borrower or would deprive the Affiliated Lenders of their Pro Rata Share of any payments to which all Lenders are entitled. The Affiliated Lenders hereby irrevocably appoint the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as the Affiliated Lenders’ attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lenders and in the name of the Affiliated Lenders, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 10.07(n).

(o) Debt Fund Affiliates shall be Eligible Assignees and shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 10.07(m) or 10.07(n), and any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans (but not Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans) under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, a Debt Fund Affiliate. Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any

 

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Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates may not account for more than 49.9% in the aggregate (pro rata among such Debt Fund Affiliates) of the Term Loans of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 10.01.

(p) Upon request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall (i) promptly (and in any case, not less than three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01) provide to the Administrative Agent a complete list of all Affiliated Lenders holding Term Loans and such time and (ii) not less than not less than three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01 provide to the Administrative Agent a complete list of all Debt Fund Affiliates holding Term Loans at such time.

Section 10.08. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, investors, funding sources, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors on a “need to know basis” (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and agree to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent required or requested by any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority having or asserting jurisdiction over such Person (including any Governmental Authority regulating any Lender or its Affiliates); provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify Holdings as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory or self-regulatory authority) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify Holdings as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory or self-regulatory authority) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (d) to any other party to this Agreement; (e) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to (i) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to a Swap Contract, Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder (other than any Person whom the Borrower has affirmatively denied to provide consent to assignment by such Lender in accordance with Section 10.07(b)(i)(A)) or (iii) to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over any Agent or Lender; (f) with the prior written consent of the Borrower; (g) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or other obligation of confidentiality owed to the Borrower, the Sponsor or their respective Affiliates or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party or any Sponsor or their respective related parties (so long as such source is not known (after due inquiry) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, such Arranger, such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates to be bound by confidentiality obligations to any Loan Party, the Sponsor or their respective Affiliates); (h) to any rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries received by it from such Lender) or to the CUSIP Service

 

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Bureau or any similar organization; (i) to the extent such information is independently developed by the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates; (j) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.07(g); or (k) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of its rights hereunder or thereunder. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration, settlement and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “Information” means all information received from the Loan Parties relating to any Loan Party, its Affiliates or its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or agents, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or any other confidentiality obligation owed to any Loan Party or their Affiliates.

Section 10.09. Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender and its Affiliates (and the Administrative Agent, in respect of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses payable hereunder) is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (other than escrow, payroll, petty cash, trust and tax accounts) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender and its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify Holdings and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent and such Lender may have at Law.

Section 10.10. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

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Section 10.11. Counterparts. This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission. The words “execution”, “execute”, “signed”, “signature”, and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments, waivers or consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 10.12. Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. Subject to Section 10.20, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

Section 10.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

Section 10.14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions; provided that the Lenders shall charge no fee in connection with any such amendment. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions

 

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of this Section 10.14, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

Section 10.15. GOVERNING LAW.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY (BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN) OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE OR SUPPORT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES (OTHER THAN FACSIMILE) IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Section 10.16. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR 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 PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.16.

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executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, in each case in accordance with Section 10.07 (if applicable) and except that no Loan Party shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders except as permitted by Section 7.04.

Section 10.18. USA Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the USA Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number of such Loan Party and other information regarding such Loan Party that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

Section 10.19. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the other Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each Loan Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each other Arranger and each Lender each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for each Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any other Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 10.20. Intercreditor Agreements. Each Lender hereunder (a) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and (b) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement as Administrative Agent and on behalf of such Lender. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

Section 10.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

Section 10.22. Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement.

As of the First Amendment Effective Date, this Agreement shall amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement, but shall not constitute a novation thereof or in any way impair or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of the parties thereunder (including with respect to Loans and representations and warranties made thereunder) except such rights or obligations as are expressly amended or modified hereby. The Existing Credit Agreement as amended and restated hereby shall be deemed to be a continuing agreement among the parties, and all documents, instruments and agreements delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, each in accordance with its terms, as of the date of delivery or such other date as contemplated by such document, instrument or agreement to the same extent as if the modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement contained herein were set forth in an amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement in a customary form, unless such document, instrument or agreement has otherwise been terminated or has expired in accordance with or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement or such document, instrument or agreement.

ARTICLE XI

GUARANTEE

Section 11.01. The Guarantee. Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective permitted successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of (i) the Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code and (ii) any other Debtor Relief Laws) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, the Borrower, and all other Secured Obligations from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary under any Loan Document or any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Treasury Services Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations, including any future increases in the amount thereof, being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided, however, that Guaranteed Obligations shall exclude all

 

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Excluded Swap Obligations. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if the Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

Section 11.02. Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 11.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full), including any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be amended or waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, extended or renewed or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(d) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, an L/C Issuer or any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be or remain perfected or the existence of any intervening Lien or security interest; or

(e) the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.09.

The Guarantors hereby expressly waive (to the fullest extent permitted by Law) diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guarantee, and all dealings between the Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and

 

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unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.

Section 11.03. Reinstatement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.

Section 11.04. Subrogation; Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment in full in cash and satisfaction in full of all Guaranteed Obligations (other than Cash Management Obligations, obligations pursuant to Secured Hedge Agreements and contingent obligations, in each case not yet due and owing, and Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized or backstopped) and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall subordinate any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.01, whether by subrogation, contribution or otherwise, against the Borrower or a Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 11.05. Remedies. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.02) for purposes of Section 11.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.01.

Section 11.06. [Reserved].

Section 11.07. Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

Section 11.08. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 11.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, any Loan Party or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the liability under this Guaranty and the right of contribution established in Section 11.10, but before giving effect to any other guarantee) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

 

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Section 11.09. Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a Person or Persons none of which is a Loan Party in a transaction permitted hereunder (any such Subsidiary Guarantor, and any Subsidiary Guarantor, a “Transferred Guarantor”) or (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.05 hereof) and the other Loan Documents, including its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as the Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.09 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents.

When all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligations hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been asserted, Cash Management Obligations and obligations pursuant to Secured Hedge Agreements), and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place), this Agreement and the Guarantees made herein shall terminate with respect to all Obligations, except with respect to Obligations that expressly survive such repayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Section 11.10. Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.04. The provisions of this Section 11.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

Section 11.11. Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 11.11 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 11.11, or otherwise under this Guarantee, voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 11.11 shall remain in full force and effect until all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligations hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied (other than Cash Management Obligations and Obligations arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement), and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place). Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 11.11 constitute, and this Section 11.11 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

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

 

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
DRYNACHAN, LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
ADVANCE HEALTH IPA, LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
CENSEO HEALTH LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
PRINCIPIUM HEALTH, LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and Lender
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Exhibit 10.28

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of April 23, 2019 (this “Second Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement referred to below by and among Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Signify Health, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Parent, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors from time to time party hereto, the lender party hereto (the “2019 Incremental Term Lender”) and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors from to time parties thereto, the several Lenders from time to time parties thereto and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017, (as amended and restated by that certain First Amendment, dated as of June 22, 2018, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested (which request hereunder shall serve as notice pursuant to Section 2.14(a) of the Credit Agreement) that the 2019 Incremental Term Lender extend credit to the Borrower in the form of Incremental Term Loans on the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000 (the “2019 Incremental Term Loans” and the Incremental Term Commitments under this Second Amendment of the 2019 Incremental Term Lender, the “2019 Incremental Term Commitment”), which (x) will be added to (and form part of) the existing Class of Initial Term Loans and (y) will be used to (i) repay outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) pay the fees and expenses related to this Second Amendment and the incurrence of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans.

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, (x) the parties hereto have agreed, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to effectiveness set forth in Article IV hereof, to amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement as hereinafter provided to give effect to the incurrence of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans and (y) this Second Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Amendment;

WHEREAS, the 2019 Incremental Term Lender is prepared to provide the 2019 Incremental Term Loans in an amount equal to the 2019 Incremental Term Commitment set forth on Schedule 1 hereto subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

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

ARTICLE I

RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 1.1 The rules of constructions specified in Sections 1.02 through 1.12 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Second Amendment, including the terms defined in the preamble and recitals hereto.


ARTICLE II

2019 INCREMENTAL TERM LOANS

SECTION 2.1 2019 Incremental Term Loans. Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject solely to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in such Section 2.14 and Article IV hereof, on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date:

(a) The 2019 Incremental Term Lender party hereto hereby agrees to make a term loan denominated in Dollars to the Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of the 2019 Incremental Term Commitment. The full amount of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans shall be drawn by the Borrower in a single drawing on the Second Amendment Effective Date and amounts borrowed pursuant to this Second Amendment and repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. The 2019 Incremental Term Loans (x) shall be added to, and thereafter constitute a part of, the existing Class of Initial Term Loans and (y) shall be subject to the same terms applicable to the Initial Term Loans as set forth in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby). The 2019 Incremental Term Loans shall be subject to scheduled amortization as set forth in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) with the remaining outstanding principal amount due and payable in full on the Maturity Date for the existing Initial Term Loans.

(b) The 2019 Incremental Term Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties party hereto agree that this Second Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Amendment pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

(c) Immediately upon the incurrence of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans on the Second Amendment Effective Date, (i) the 2019 Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and form part of) each Borrowing of existing Initial Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Second Amendment on a pro rata basis (based on the principal amount of each Borrowing), so that each Term Lender will participate proportionately in each then outstanding Borrowing of Initial Term Loans, (ii) in connection with the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby authorized to) take all necessary actions to ensure that all Term Lenders participate in each Borrowing of Initial Term Loans (after giving effect to the incurrence of 2019 Incremental Term Loans) on a pro rata basis (based upon the then outstanding principal amount of all Initial Term Loans held by the Term Lenders at such time), (iii) the 2019 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute a single Class of Term Loans with the Initial Term Loans and (iv) the 2019 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute “Initial Term Loans” for all purposes under, and subject to the provisions of, the Loan Documents.

(d) The 2019 Incremental Term Commitment of the 2019 Incremental Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans to be made by the 2019 Incremental Term Lender on the Second Amendment Effective Date.

(e) The proceeds of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans shall be used by the Borrower to (i) repay outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) pay fees and expenses related to this Second Amendment and the incurrence of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans.

(f) The Borrower hereby designates that all of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans are being incurred in reliance on Section 2.14(d)(v)(B) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE III

AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECTION 3.1 Amendment to Credit Agreement. The Borrower, the Lenders party hereto, the Administrative Agent and other parties party hereto agree that on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding in the appropriate alphabetical order the following new definitions:

2019 Incremental Term Commitment” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2019 Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2019 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2019, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the 2019 Incremental Term Lender.

Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

(b) The definition of “Initial Term Commitment” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the last sentence appearing therein with “The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Commitments is, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, $280,000,000”.

(c) The definition of “Initial Term Loans” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

““Initial Term Loans” means the term loans made by (x) the Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (y) the 2019 Incremental Term Lender to the Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the Second Amendment.”

(d) Section 2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(a) Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date a Term Borrowing denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Term Lender’s Term Commitment. On the First Amendment Effective Date, Initial Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the First Amendment. On the Second Amendment Effective Date, Initial Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the Second Amendment. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a), the First Amendment and the Second Amendment and repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.”

 

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(e) Section 2.07(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders (A) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with last Business Day of June 2019, an aggregate principal amount equal to $700,505.05 (which payments shall (x) be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 (excluding prepayments under Section 2.05(a)(v) and Section 10.07(l)) and (y) not be made with respect to Initial Term Loans that were prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)) and (B) with respect to all Initial Term Loans, on the Maturity Date for the Initial Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on such date, together with accrued interest thereon. In connection with any Incremental Term Loans that constitute part of the same Class as the Initial Term Loans, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to adjust the rate of prepayment in respect of such Class such that the Term Lenders holding Initial Term Loans comprising such Class continue to receive a payment that is not less than the same amount that such Term Lenders would have received absent the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans; provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are to be “fungible” with the Initial Term Loans, notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.07(a), the amortization for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Incremental Term Loans will be “fungible” with the Initial Term Loans.”

(f) Section 5.11(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by including the following new sentence at the end thereof:

“The proceeds of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans incurred on the Second Amendment Effective Date will be used to (i) repay outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) pay fees and expenses related to the Second Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby.”

SECTION 3.2 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. On and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, (i) each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or text of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Second Amendment, (ii) all references in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby, (iii) the 2019 Incremental Term Lender shall constitute a “Lender”, a “Term Lender” and an “Incremental Term Lender”, in each case, under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, (iv) the 2019 Incremental Term Commitment shall constitute an “Initial Term Commitment” and a “Term Commitment”, in each case, under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, (v) the Second Amendment Effective Date shall constitute the “Incremental Facility Closing Date” under, and as defined in the Credit Agreement with respect to the 2019 Incremental Term Loans and (vi) this Second Amendment shall constitute an “Incremental Amendment” under, and as defined in, the Credit Agreement; provided that for purposes of Section 2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement the reference therein to Term Lenders and Initial

 

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Term Commitment shall not include the 2019 Incremental Term Lender and the 2019 Incremental Term Commitment, as applicable, and for purposes of Section 2.06(b) of the Credit Agreement the reference to Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Commitments therein shall not include the 2019 Incremental Term Commitment or the 2019 Incremental Term Loans. On and after the effectiveness of this Second Amendment, this Second Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a “Loan Document” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

The effectiveness of this Second Amendment (including the amendments contained in Article III) is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions:

SECTION 4.1 This Second Amendment shall have been duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the 2019 Incremental Term Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.2 No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from the making of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans on the Second Amendment Effective Date or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

SECTION 4.3 The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement, Article V of this Second Amendment and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Second Amendment Effective Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

SECTION 4.4 The Administrative Agent shall have received a Committed Loan Notice from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement with respect to the 2019 Incremental Term Loans (and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to waive the three Business Day minimum notice period in respect of any request for Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made on the Second Amendment Effective Date; provided that such request is delivered at least one Business Day prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date).

SECTION 4.5 The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion from Ropes & Gray LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.6 The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.7 All fees and expenses (to the extent invoiced at least three days prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement and that certain Engagement Letter, dated as of April 10, 2019 (the “Engagement Letter”), by and among the Borrower and UBS Securities LLC shall have been paid.

 

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SECTION 4.8 The Administrative Agent shall have received at least two Business Days prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors and the principals thereof that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five days prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date and that the Lenders reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (as defined in the Engagement Letter), the results of which shall be satisfactory to the applicable Lenders.

SECTION 4.9 All proceeds of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans will be used for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1(f) hereof.

SECTION 4.10 The Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates of good standing from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, copies of resolutions or other limited liability company action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with the Second Amendment and attaching and certifying the Organization Documents of each Loan Party.

SECTION 4.11 All of the conditions specified in Section 2.14(d)(v) of the Credit Agreement (as modified by this Second Amendment) with respect to the effectiveness of this Second Amendment as an “Incremental Amendment” thereunder shall have been satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Second Amendment Effective Date and signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and this Section 4.11.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.1 Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and each of the Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Second Amendment is within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action of such Loan Party, (b) this Second Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and (c) this Second Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in or Indebtedness owed by Foreign Subsidiaries.

 

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ARTICLE VI

EFFECTS ON LOAN DOCUMENTS

SECTION 6.1 Except as specifically amended herein, all Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

(a) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Second Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents or in any way limit, impair or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower and the other parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, on and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, this Second Amendment and each of the other Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by a Loan Party shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.

(c) On and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, and this Second Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

(d) Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a further consent to, or a further 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.

(e) Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Second Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Second Amendment.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1 APPLICABLE LAW. THIS SECOND AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTIONS 10.15(b) AND 10.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AS IF SUCH SECTIONS APPEARED HEREIN, MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

SECTION 7.2 Execution in Counterparts; Severability. This Second Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Second Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.

 

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SECTION 7.3 Reaffirmation. Each of the Loan Parties party to the Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees that the 2019 Incremental Term Loans are Loans and the 2019 Incremental Term Lender is a Lender, and that all of its obligations under the Collateral Documents to which it is a party are reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, (ii) reaffirms each Lien granted by each Loan Party to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties (including the 2019 Incremental Term Lender) and reaffirms the guaranties made pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the grants of security interests by and the guaranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Second Amendment, and (iv) agrees that the Secured Obligations include, among other things and without limitation, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of principal and interest on, and premium (if any) on, the 2019 Incremental Term Loans under the Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC, as Holdings
By:  

/s/ Melissa Cooke

Name:   Melissa Cooke
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
SIGNIFY HEALTH, LLC, as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Melissa Cooke

Name:   Melissa Cooke
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

[Signature Page to Second Amendment]


DRYNACHAN, LLC
By:  

/s/ Melissa Cooke

Name:   Melissa Cooke
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ADVANCE HEALTH IPA, LLC
By:  

/s/ Melissa Cooke

Name:   Melissa Cooke
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
CENSEO HEALTH LLC
By:  

/s/ Melissa Cooke

Name:   Melissa Cooke
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
TAVHEALTH, LLC
By:  

/s/ Melissa Cooke

Name:   Melissa Cooke
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

[Signature Page to Second Amendment]


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Darlene Arias

Name:   Darlene Arias
Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Houssem Daly

Name:   Houssem Daly
Title:   Associate Director
UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as 2019 Incremental Term Lender
By:  

/s/ Darlene Arias

Name:   Darlene Arias
Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Houssem Daly

Name:   Houssem Daly
Title:   Associate Director

[Signature Page to Second Amendment]


Schedule I

 

2019 Incremental Term Lender

   2019 Incremental Term Loans  

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH

   $ 20,000,000  

Total:

   $ 20,000,000  

Exhibit 10.29

EXECUTION VERSION

THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT dated as of December 9, 2019 (this “Third Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement referred to below by and among Cure Intermediate 3, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Cure Borrower, LLC (f/k/a Signify Health, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors party hereto, the lenders party hereto (the “2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders”) and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors from to time parties thereto, the several Lenders from time to time parties thereto and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended and restated by that certain First Amendment, dated as of June 22, 2018, as amended by that certain Second Amendment, dated as of April 23, 2019, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested (which request hereunder shall serve as notice pursuant to Section 2.14(a) of the Credit Agreement) that the 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of a Revolving Commitment Increase on the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount of $45,000,000 (the “2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase”), which will be added to (and form part of) the existing Class of Revolving Credit Commitments.

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, (x) the parties hereto have agreed, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to effectiveness set forth in Article IV hereof, to amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement as hereinafter provided to give effect to the incurrence of the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase and (y) this Third Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Amendment;

WHEREAS, each 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender is prepared to increase its respective Revolving Credit Commitments in an amount equal to the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase set forth on Schedule 1 hereto subject to the terms and conditions set forth opposite its name herein; and

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

ARTICLE I

RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 1.1 The rules of constructions specified in Sections 1.02 through 1.12 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Third Amendment, including the terms defined in the preamble and recitals hereto.


ARTICLE II

2019 INCREMENTAL REVOLVING COMMITMENT INCREASE

SECTION 2.1 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase. Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject solely to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in such Section 2.14 and Article IV hereof, on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date:

(a) The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments shall be increased by $45,000,000 to $80,000,000.

(b) The aggregate amount of the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase of each 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender is set forth opposite such 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto under the heading “2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase”.

(c) Immediately after giving effect to the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase on the Third Amendment Effective Date, (i) the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase, as an increase to the existing Revolving Credit Commitments, shall be included as additional Revolving Credit Commitments and all Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments and (ii) each of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall assign to each of the 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, and each of the 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Credit Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility on the Third Amendment Effective Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Credit Loans will be held by existing Revolving Credit Lenders and 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Credit Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase to the Revolving Credit Commitments.

(d) The 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties party hereto agree that this Third Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Amendment pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

(e) The Borrower hereby designates that the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase is being incurred in reliance on Section 2.14(d)(v)(B) of the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE III

AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECTION 3.1 Amendment to Credit Agreement. The Borrower, the Lenders party hereto, the Administrative Agent and other parties party hereto agree that on the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding in the appropriate alphabetical order the following new definitions:

 

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2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.

2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.

Third Amendment” means that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2019, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders.

Third Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.

(b) The definition of “Revolving Credit Commitment” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the last sentence appearing therein with “The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $80,000,000 on the Third Amendment Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.”

SECTION 3.2 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. On and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, (i) each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or text of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Third Amendment, (ii) all references in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby, (iii) each 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall constitute a “Lender”, a “Revolving Credit Lender” and an “Incremental Revolving Credit Lender”, in each case, under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, (iv) the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase shall constitute a “Revolving Credit Commitment” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, (v) the Third Amendment Effective Date shall constitute the “Incremental Facility Closing Date” under, and as defined in the Credit Agreement with respect to the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase and (vi) this Third Amendment shall constitute an “Incremental Amendment” under, and as defined in, the Credit Agreement. On and after the effectiveness of this Third Amendment, this Third Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a “Loan Document” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

The effectiveness of this Third Amendment (including the amendments contained in Article III) is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions:

SECTION 4.1 This Third Amendment shall have been duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and each 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.2 No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from the incurrence of the 2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase on the Third Amendment Effective Date.

 

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SECTION 4.3 The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement, Article V of this Third Amendment and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Third Amendment Effective Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

SECTION 4.4 The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion from Ropes & Gray LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.5 The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.6 All fees and expenses (to the extent invoiced at least three days prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement and that certain Engagement Letter, dated as of December 9, 2019 (the “Engagement Letter”), by and among the Borrower, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. shall have been paid.

SECTION 4.7 The Administrative Agent shall have received at least two Business Days prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors and the principals thereof that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five days prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date and that the Lenders reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (as defined in the Engagement Letter), the results of which shall be satisfactory to the applicable Lenders.

SECTION 4.8 The Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates of good standing from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, copies of resolutions or other limited liability company action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with the Third Amendment and attaching and certifying the Organization Documents of each Loan Party.

SECTION 4.9 All of the conditions specified in Section 2.14(d)(v) of the Credit Agreement (as modified by this Third Amendment) with respect to the effectiveness of this Third Amendment as an “Incremental Amendment” thereunder shall have been satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Third Amendment Effective Date and signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and this Section 4.9.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.1 Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and each of the Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders and the Administrative Agent that as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Third Amendment is within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action of such Loan Party, (b) this Third Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and (c) this Third Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in or Indebtedness owed by Foreign Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE VI

EFFECTS ON LOAN DOCUMENTS

SECTION 6.1 Except as specifically amended herein, all Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

(a) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Third Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents or in any way limit, impair or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower and the other parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, on and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, this Third Amendment and each of the other Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by a Loan Party shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.

(c) On and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, and this Third Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

(d) Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a further consent to, or a further 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.

(e) Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Third Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Third Amendment.

 

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ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1 APPLICABLE LAW. THIS THIRD AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTIONS 10.15(b) AND 10.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AS IF SUCH SECTIONS APPEARED HEREIN, MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

SECTION 7.2 Execution in Counterparts; Severability. This Third Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Third Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 7.3 Reaffirmation. Each of the Loan Parties party to the Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees that each 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender is a Lender, and that all of its obligations under the Collateral Documents to which it is a party are reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, (ii) reaffirms each Lien granted by each Loan Party to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties (including each 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender) and reaffirms the guaranties made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the grants of security interests by and the guaranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Third Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CURE INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC, as Holdings
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
CURE BORROWER, LLC, as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


DRYNACHAN, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
SIGNIFY HEALTH IPA, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
CENSEO HEALTH LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
TAVHEALTH, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
SIGNIFY HEALTH, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Darlene Arias

Name: Darlene Arias
Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Houssem Daly

Name: Houssem Daly
Title: Associate Director
UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as a 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender
By:  

/s/ Darlene Arias

Name: Darlene Arias
Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Houssem Daly

Name: Houssem Daly
Title: Associate Director

 

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender
By:  

/s/ Yumi Okabe

Name: Yumi Okabe
Title: Vice President
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name: Philip Tancorra
Title: Associate

 

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment]


Schedule I

 

2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender

   2019 Incremental Revolving
Commitment Increase
     Pro Rata Share of 2019
Incremental Revolving
Commitment Increase
 

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH

   $ 29,250,000        65

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH

   $ 15,750,000        35

Total:

   $ 45,000,000        100

 

Exhibit 10.30

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FOURTH AMENDMENT dated as of November 17, 2020 (this “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement referred to below by and among Cure Intermediate 3, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC and Ox Parent, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Signify Health, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Parent, LLC and Cure Borrower, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors from time to time party hereto, the lender party hereto (the “2020 Incremental Term Lender”) and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors from time to time parties thereto, the several Lenders from time to time parties thereto and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017, (as amended and restated by that certain First Amendment, dated as of June 22, 2018, as amended by the Second Amendment, dated as of April 23, 2019, as amended by the Third Amendment, dated as of December 9, 2019 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as further amended pursuant to this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested (which request hereunder shall serve as notice pursuant to Section 2.14(a) of the Credit Agreement) that the 2020 Incremental Term Lender extend credit to the Borrower in the form of Incremental Term Loans on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount of $125,000,000 (the “2020 Incremental Term Loans” and the Incremental Term Commitments under this Fourth Amendment of the 2020 Incremental Term Lender, the “2020 Incremental Term Commitment”), which will be used to (i) repay outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) fund Permited Acquisitions or other investments, including any earnouts related thereto (the “Acquisitions”), (iii) pay the fees and expenses related to this Fourth Amendment and the incurrence of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (iv) for general corporate purposes.

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, (x) the parties hereto have agreed, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to effectiveness set forth in Article IV hereof, to amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement as hereinafter provided to give effect to the incurrence of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (y) this Fourth Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Amendment;

WHEREAS, the 2020 Incremental Term Lender is prepared to provide the 2020 Incremental Term Loans in an amount equal to the 2020 Incremental Term Commitment set forth on Schedule 1 hereto subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

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


ARTICLE I

RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 1.1 The rules of constructions specified in Sections 1.02 through 1.12 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Fourth Amendment, including the terms defined in the preamble and recitals hereto.

ARTICLE II

2020 INCREMENTAL TERM LOANS

SECTION 2.1 2020 Incremental Term Loans. Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject solely to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in such Section 2.14 and Article IV hereof, on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date:

(a) The 2020 Incremental Term Lender party hereto hereby agrees to make a term loan denominated in Dollars to the Borrower on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Commitment. The full amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be drawn by the Borrower in a single drawing on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and amounts borrowed pursuant to this Fourth Amendment and repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. The 2020 Incremental Term Loans (x) shall constitute a separate Class of Loans from each other then outstanding Class of Loans and (y) shall be secured by identical collateral and guarantied on identical terms as the other Classes of Loans outstanding on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

(b) The 2020 Incremental Term Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties party hereto agree that this Fourth Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Amendment pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

(c) The 2020 Incremental Term Commitment of the 2020 Incremental Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans to be made by the 2020 Incremental Term Lender on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

(d) The proceeds of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be used by the Borrower to (i) repay outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) fund the Acquisitions, (iii) pay the fees and expenses related to this Fourth Amendment and the incurrence of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (iv) for general corporate purposes.

(e) The Borrower hereby designates that the 2020 Incremental Term Loans are being incurred in an amount equal to (i) $95,000,000 in reliance on Section 2.14(d)(v)(A) of the Credit Agreement and (ii) $30,000,000 in reliance on Section 2.14(d)(v)(B) of the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE III

AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECTION 3.1 Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement. The Borrower, the Lenders party hereto, the Administrative Agent and other parties party hereto agree that on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

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SECTION 3.2 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. On and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, (i) each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or text of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Fourth Amendment, (ii) all references in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby, (iii) the 2020 Incremental Term Lender shall constitute a “Lender”, a “Term Lender” and an “Incremental Term Lender”, in each case, under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, (iv) the 2020 Incremental Term Commitment shall constitute a “Term Commitment”, in each case, under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, (v) the Fourth Amendment Effective Date shall constitute the “Incremental Facility Closing Date” under, and as defined in the Credit Agreement with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (vi) this Fourth Amendment shall constitute an “Incremental Amendment” under, and as defined in, the Credit Agreement; provided that for purposes of Section 2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement the reference therein to Term Lenders and Term Commitment shall not include the 2020 Incremental Term Lender and the 2020 Incremental Term Commitment, as applicable. On and after the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment, this Fourth Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a “Loan Document” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

The effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment (including the amendments contained in Article III) is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions:

SECTION 4.1 This Fourth Amendment shall have been duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the 2020 Incremental Term Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.2 No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from the making of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

SECTION 4.3 The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement, Article V of this Fourth Amendment and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

SECTION 4.4 The Administrative Agent shall have received a Committed Loan Notice from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans (and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to waive the three Business Day minimum notice period in respect of any request for Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date; provided that such request is delivered at least one Business Day prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date).

 

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SECTION 4.5 The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion from Ropes & Gray LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.6 The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.7 All fees and expenses (to the extent invoiced at least three days prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement and that certain Amended and Restated Engagement Letter, dated as of November 17, 2020 (the “Engagement Letter”), by and among the Borrower and UBS Securities LLC shall have been paid.

SECTION 4.8 The Administrative Agent shall have received at least two Business Days prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors and the principals thereof that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five days prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and that the Lenders reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (as defined in the Engagement Letter), the results of which shall be satisfactory to the applicable Lenders.

SECTION 4.9 All proceeds of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans will be used for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1(d) hereof.

SECTION 4.10 The Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates of good standing from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, copies of resolutions or other limited liability company action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with the Fourth Amendment (or in the case of incumbency certificates, certifying that there have been no changes since the incumbency certificates were last delivered on the Third Amendment Effective Date or the joinder effective date, as applicable) and attaching and certifying the Organization Documents of each Loan Party (or certifying that there have been no changes since the Organizational Documents were last delivered on the Third Amendment Effective Date or the joinder effective date, as applicable).

SECTION 4.11 All of the conditions specified in Section 2.14(d) of the Credit Agreement (as modified by this Fourth Amendment) with respect to the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment as an “Incremental Amendment” thereunder shall have been satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and this Section 4.11.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.1 Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and each of the Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Fourth Amendment is

 

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within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action of such Loan Party, (b) this Fourth Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and (c) this Fourth Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in or Indebtedness owed by Foreign Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE VI

EFFECTS ON LOAN DOCUMENTS

SECTION 6.1 Except as specifically amended herein, all Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

(a) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents or in any way limit, impair or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower and the other parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, on and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, this Fourth Amendment and each of the other Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by a Loan Party shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.

(c) On and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, and this Fourth Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

(d) Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a further consent to, or a further 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.

(e) Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Fourth Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Fourth Amendment.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1 APPLICABLE LAW. THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTIONS 10.15(b) AND 10.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AS IF SUCH SECTIONS APPEARED HEREIN, MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

 

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SECTION 7.2 Execution in Counterparts; Severability. This Fourth Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Fourth Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 7.3 Reaffirmation. Each of the Loan Parties party to the Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees that the 2020 Incremental Term Loans are Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Lender is a Lender, and that all of its obligations under the Collateral Documents to which it is a party are reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, (ii) reaffirms each Lien granted by each Loan Party to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties (including the 2020 Incremental Term Lender) and reaffirms the guaranties made pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the grants of security interests by and the guaranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Fourth Amendment, and (iv) agrees that the Secured Obligations include, among other things and without limitation, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of principal and interest on, and premium (if any) on, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans under the Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CURE INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC, as Holdings

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name:   Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
SIGNIFY HEALTH, LLC, as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name:   Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]


CENSEO HEALTH LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

DRYNACHAN, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

LIBERTY HEALTH, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

LIBERTY HEALTH PARTNERS, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

REMEDY BPCI PARTNERS, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]


REMEDY HOLDINGS, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

REMEDY PARTNERS, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

SIGNIFY EPISODE ADMINISTRATORS, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

SIGNIFY HEALTH IPA, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

SIGNIFY HOME & COMMUNITY CARE, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]


SIGNIFY IPA NY, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

TAVHEALTH, LLC

By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and a Lender
By:  

/s/ Houssem Daly

Name:   Houssem Daly
Title:   Associate Director
By:  

/s/ Anthony Joseph

Name:   Anthony Joseph
Title:   Associate Director

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]


Schedule I

 

2020 Incremental Term Lender

   2020 Incremental Term Loans  

UBS AG, Stamford Branch

   $ 125,000,000  

Total:

   $ 125,000,000  


Exhibit A

Credit Agreement


EXECUTION VERSION

PUBLISHED DEAL CUSIP NO.: 17026CAA5

PUBLISHED TERM LOAN FACILITY CUSIP NO.: 17026CAC1

PUBLISHED REVOLVER FACILITY CUSIP NO.: 17026CAB3

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 21, 2017,

Amended and Restated as of June 22, 2018,

As Amended as of April 23, 2019,

As Amended as of December 9, 2019 and

As amended as of November 17, 2020

among

CURE INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC,

as Holdings,

SIGNIFY HEALTH, LLC,

as Borrower,

THE OTHER GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME

 

 

UBS SECURITIES LLC,

and

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners,

Documentation and Syndication Agents

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

     1  

Section 1.01.

  Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.02.

  Other Interpretive Provisions      62  

Section 1.03.

  Accounting Terms      63  

Section 1.04.

  Rounding      63  

Section 1.05.

  References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.      63  

Section 1.06.

  Times of Day      64  

Section 1.07.

  Timing of Payment or Performance      64  

Section 1.08.

  Limited Condition Transactions      64  

Section 1.09.

  Pro Forma Calculations      65  

Section 1.10.

  Letters of Credit      66  

Section 1.11.

  Certifications      66  

Section 1.12.

  Certain Determinations.      66  

ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     67  

Section 2.01.

  The Loans      67  

Section 2.02.

  Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans      67  

Section 2.03.

  Letters of Credit      69  

Section 2.04.

  [Reserved]      78  

Section 2.05.

  Prepayments      78  

Section 2.06.

  Termination or Reduction of Commitments      90  

Section 2.07.

  Repayment of Loans      91  

Section 2.08.

  Interest      91  

Section 2.09.

  Fees      92  

Section 2.10.

  Computation of Interest and Fees      92  

Section 2.11.

  Evidence of Indebtedness      93  

Section 2.12.

  Payments Generally      93  

Section 2.13.

  Sharing of Payments      95  

Section 2.14.

  Incremental Credit Extensions      96  

Section 2.15.

  Refinancing Amendments      102  

Section 2.16.

  Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans      102  

Section 2.17.

  Defaulting Lenders      106  

ARTICLE III TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

     108  

Section 3.01.

  Taxes      108  

Section 3.02.

  Illegality      111  

Section 3.03.

  Inability to Determine Rates      111  

Section 3.04.

  Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves      112  

Section 3.05.

  Funding Losses      113  

 

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Section 3.06.

  Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation      113  

Section 3.07.

  Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances      114  

Section 3.08.

  Survival      115  

ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     115  

Section 4.01.

  Conditions to Initial Credit Extension      115  

Section 4.02.

  Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date      118  

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     119  

Section 5.01.

  Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws      119  

Section 5.02.

  Authorization; No Contravention      119  

Section 5.03.

  Governmental Authorization      119  

Section 5.04.

  Binding Effect      120  

Section 5.05.

  Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect      120  

Section 5.06.

  Litigation      120  

Section 5.07.

  Ownership of Property; Liens      120  

Section 5.08.

  Environmental Matters      121  

Section 5.09.

  Taxes      121  

Section 5.10.

  ERISA Compliance      121  

Section 5.11.

  Use of Proceeds      122  

Section 5.12.

  Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act      122  

Section 5.13.

  Disclosure      123  

Section 5.14.

  Labor Matters      123  

Section 5.15.

  Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.      123  

Section 5.16.

  Solvency      123  

Section 5.17.

  USA Patriot Act; OFAC; FCPA      123  

Section 5.18.

  Security Documents      124  

Section 5.19.

  Senior Indebtedness      124  

ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     124  

Section 6.01.

  Financial Statements      125  

Section 6.02.

  Certificates; Other Information      127  

Section 6.03.

  Notices      128  

Section 6.04.

  Payment of Taxes      129  

Section 6.05.

  Preservation of Existence, Etc.      129  

Section 6.06.

  Maintenance of Properties; Intellectual Property      129  

Section 6.07.

  Maintenance of Insurance      129  

Section 6.08.

  Compliance with Laws      130  

Section 6.09.

  Books and Records      130  

Section 6.10.

  Inspection Rights      130  

Section 6.11.

  Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors      130  

Section 6.12.

  Compliance with Environmental Laws      132  

Section 6.13.

  Further Assurances; Post-Closing Obligations      132  

Section 6.14.

  Designation of Subsidiaries      133  

Section 6.15.

  Maintenance of Ratings      133  

Section 6.16.

  Use of Proceeds      133  

Section 6.17.

  Transactions with Affiliates.      133  

Section 6.18.

  Conduct of Business      135  

Section 6.19.

  Annual Lender Calls      135  

 

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ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     135  

Section 7.01.

  Liens      135  

Section 7.02.

  Investments      139  

Section 7.03.

  Indebtedness      142  

Section 7.04.

  Fundamental Changes      147  

Section 7.05.

  Dispositions      148  

Section 7.06.

  Restricted Payments      150  

Section 7.07.

  [Reserved]      154  

Section 7.08.

  [Reserved]      154  

Section 7.09.

  Burdensome Agreements      154  

Section 7.10.

  [Reserved]      156  

Section 7.11.

  Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio      156  

Section 7.12.

  Fiscal Year      156  

Section 7.13.

  Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness      156  

Section 7.14.

  Permitted Activities      157  

ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

     157  

Section 8.01.

  Events of Default      157  

Section 8.02.

  Remedies Upon Event of Default      160  

Section 8.03.

  Application of Funds      161  

Section 8.04.

  Borrower Right to Cure      162  

ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS

     163  

Section 9.01.

  Appointment and Authority      163  

Section 9.02.

  Rights as a Lender      163  

Section 9.03.

  Exculpatory Provisions      164  

Section 9.04.

  Reliance by Administrative Agent      164  

Section 9.05.

  Delegation of Duties      165  

Section 9.06.

  Resignation of Administrative Agent      165  

Section 9.07.

  Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders      166  

Section 9.08.

  No Other Duties, Etc.      166  

Section 9.09.

  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      166  

Section 9.10.

  Collateral and Guaranty Matters      167  

Section 9.11.

  Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements      168  

Section 9.12.

  Withholding Tax Indemnity      168  

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

     169  

Section 10.01.

  Amendments, Etc.      169  

Section 10.02.

  Notices and Other Communications      172  

Section 10.03.

  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      174  

Section 10.04.

  Attorney Costs and Expenses      174  

Section 10.05.

  Indemnification by the Borrower      175  

Section 10.06.

  Payments Set Aside      177  

Section 10.07.

  Successors and Assigns      177  

Section 10.08.

  Confidentiality      186  

 

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Section 10.09.

  Setoff      187  

Section 10.10.

  Interest Rate Limitation      187  

Section 10.11.

  Counterparts      187  

Section 10.12.

  Integration      188  

Section 10.13.

  Survival of Representations and Warranties      188  

Section 10.14.

  Severability      188  

Section 10.15.

  GOVERNING LAW      188  

Section 10.16.

  WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY      189  

Section 10.17.

  Binding Effect      189  

Section 10.18.

  USA Patriot Act      189  

Section 10.19.

  No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      190  

Section 10.20.

  Intercreditor Agreements      190  

Section 10.21.

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      190  

ARTICLE XI GUARANTEE

     191  

Section 11.01.

  The Guarantee      191  

Section 11.02.

  Obligations Unconditional      191  

Section 11.03.

  Reinstatement      193  

Section 11.04.

  Subrogation; Subordination      193  

Section 11.05.

  Remedies      193  

Section 11.06.

  [Reserved]      193  

Section 11.07.

  Continuing Guarantee      193  

Section 11.08.

  General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations      193  

Section 11.09.

  Release of Guarantors      193  

Section 11.10.

  Right of Contribution      194  

Section 11.11.

  Keepwell      194  

 

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SCHEDULES

 

I

  Subsidiary Guarantors

1.01A

  Commitments

1.01B

  Closing Date Documents

1.01C

  Existing Letters of Credit

1.01D

  L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share

1.01E

  Material Domestic Subsidiaries

5.06

  Litigation

5.07

  Real Property

5.08

  Environmental Matters

6.13(b)

  Post-Closing Matters

6.17

  Affiliate Transactions

7.01(b)

  Existing Liens

7.02(f)

  Existing Investments

7.03(b)

  Existing Indebtedness

7.09

  Burdensome Agreements

10.02

  Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

 

   Form of

A

   Committed Loan Notice

B

   Compliance Certificate

C-1

   Term Note

C-2

   Revolving Credit Note

D

   Solvency Certificate

E-1

   Acceptance and Prepayment Notice

E-2

   Discount Range Prepayment Notice

E-3

   Discount Range Prepayment Offer

E-4

   Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice

E-5

   Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer

E-6

   Specified Discount Prepayment Notice

E-7

   Specified Discount Prepayment Response

F

   [Reserved]

G

   Intercompany Note

H-1 to H-4

   Tax Certificates

I

   [Reserved]

J-1

   Assignment and Assumption

J-2

   Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption

J-3

   Affiliated Lender Notice

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of December 21, 2017, and is amended and restated as of June 22, 2018, and is further amended as of April 23, 2019, December 9, 2019 and November 17, 2020, among CURE INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC (F.K.A CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC and OX PARENT, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings” or “Buyer 1”), SIGNIFY HEALTH, LLC (F.K.A. CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC and CURE BORROWER, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower” or “Buyer 2”)), the other Guarantors party hereto from time to time, UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”) and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and, individually, a “Lender”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

WHEREAS, the Borrower is party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, each lender from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of June 22, 2018, the Second Amendment dated as of April 23, 2019 and the Third Amendment dated as of December 9, 2019 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the requisite parties under Section 10.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as provided in this Agreement, effective upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in the Fourth Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement, and the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including in the preamble and preliminary statements hereto), the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.

2019 Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.

2019 Incremental Term Commitment” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2019 Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2019 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

2020 Incremental Term Commitment” has the meaning provided in the Fourth Amendment.

2020 Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning provided in the Fourth Amendment.


2020 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning provided in the Fourth Amendment.

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

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

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit E-1.

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

Acquisitions” means (i) the acquisition by Buyer 2, through its subsidiary, Chloe Merger Sub, LLC of Censeo and its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the Censeo Acquisition Agreement and (ii) the acquisition by Buyer 1, through its indirect subsidiary, Ox Merger Sub, LLC, of Advance and its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the Advance Acquisition Agreement.

Acquisition Agreements” means the Advance Acquisition Agreement and the Censeo Acquisition Agreement.

Additional Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Additional Refinancing Lender” means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15, provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i) the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the extent that each such Additional Refinancing Lender is not an Affiliate of a then-existing Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) the Borrower and (iii) in the case of a Refinancing Amendment in respect of the Revolving Credit Loans, each L/C Issuer.

Administrative Agent” means UBS AG, Stamford Branch, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

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

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

Advance” means Drynachan, LLC.

Advance Acquisition Agreement” means the Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2017, by and among Buyer 1, Advance, Ox Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sellers party thereto.

Advance Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of or with respect to Advance and its subsidiaries in the Advance Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Arrangers and the Lenders, but only to the extent that Buyer 1 or its Affiliates has the right to terminate its (or their) obligations under Section 9.1(b) of the Advance Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the acquisition pursuant to Section 8.2(a) of the Advance Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

 

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Affected Class” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(a).

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

Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is the Sponsor (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries and other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) or a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate.

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

Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(k)(iv).

Agent-Related Persons” means the Agents and their respective Affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing.

Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Bookrunners.

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Annual Financial Statements” means, collectively, (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 for the fiscal years then ended and (ii) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Censeo and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 and related statements of income, cash flows and member’s equity for Censeo and its subsidiaries for the years then ended.

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

Applicable ECF Percentage” means, for any fiscal year, (a) 50%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 3.25:1.00, (b) 25%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00 and greater than 2.75:1.00 and (c) 0%, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 2.75:1.00.

 

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Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to: (a) with respect to Initial Term Loans, (i) for Eurocurrency Loans, 4.50% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 3.50%, (b) with respect to 2020 Incremental Term Loans, (i) for Eurocurrency Loans, 5.25% and (ii) for Base Rate Loans 4.25%, and (c) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, unused Revolving Credit Commitments and Letter of Credit Fees, (i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the First Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.01, (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, 4.50% and (B) for Base Rate Loans, 3.50% and (C) in the case of the undrawn commitment fees for the Revolving Credit Commitments, 0.50% and (ii) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

 

Pricing Level    Consolidated First Lien Net
Leverage Ratio
   Eurocurrency
Rate Loans and
Letter of Credit
Fees
  Base Rate
Loans
  Commitment
Fee

1

   > 3.25:1.00    4.50%   3.50%   0.50%

2

  

< 3.25:1.00

and > 2.75:1.00

   4.25%   3.25%   0.375%

3

   < 2.75:1.00    4.00%   3.00%   0.250%

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (v) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or any Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Extension Amendment, (w) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Revolving Commitment Increase, any Class of Incremental Term Loans or any Class of Incremental Revolving Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Incremental Amendment, (x) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Replacement Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant agreement, (y) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, any Class of Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans or any Class of Refinancing Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (z) in the case of the Initial Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the Applicable Rate shall be increased as, and to the extent, necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 2.14.

 

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Applicable Requirements” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness, that such Indebtedness satisfies the following requirements:

(a) such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness;

(b) (i) in respect of any Indebtedness that is not revolving in nature, such Indebtedness does not have greater amortization or mandatory prepayments than the Initial Term Loans and (ii) in respect of any Indebtedness that is revolving in nature, such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility or have amortization or scheduled mandatory commitment reductions (other than at maturity);

(c) such Indebtedness shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness;

(d) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral, a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement (or any Intercreditor Agreement shall have been amended or replaced in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which results in such Senior Representative having rights to share in the Collateral on a pari passu basis or a junior lien basis, as applicable);

(e) [reserved];

(f) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured, it is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral (it being agreed that such Indebtedness shall not be required to be secured by all of the Collateral);

(g) such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party;

(h) other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Indebtedness; and

(i) the holders of such Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans then outstanding;

provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirements of this definition, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirements of this definition unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class and (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii) the Revolving Credit Lenders.

 

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Approved Bank” has the meaning set forth in clause (c) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”

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

Arrangers” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger under this Agreement.

Asset Sale Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.25:1.00, 100%, (b) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00 and greater than 2.75:1.00, 50% and (c) if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.75:1.00, 0%, in each case, as calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, but excluding the proceeds of such asset sale.

Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(b).

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 hereto.

Assignment Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

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

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

Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by a Discounted Purchaser (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be designated as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Available Excluded Contribution Amount” means the cash or Cash Equivalents or the fair market value of other assets or property (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), but excluding any Cure Amount, received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from:

(1) contributions in respect of Qualified Equity Interests, and

(2) the sale (other than to any Subsidiary of the Borrower or pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower,

in each case, designated as Available Excluded Contribution Amounts pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or proceeds are received, as the case may be, and which are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit.

 

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

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

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (c) the Eurocurrency Rate for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) and (d) in respect of Initial Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans only, 2.00%.

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

Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any Person that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with (a) any competitor of the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any Affiliate of such competitor, but with respect to which no personnel involved with any investment in such competitor or Affiliate (i) makes, has the right to make or participates with others in making any investment decisions with respect to such Person or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any entity that forms a part of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Bookrunner” means each of UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a joint bookrunner.

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

Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

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

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

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

Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.

 

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Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York, and, if such day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.

Buyer 1” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Buyer 2” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (including with respect to internally developed software) (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Leases) by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).

Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at a commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent, in the name of the relevant Borrower and under the sole dominion and “control” (within the meaning of the UCC) of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Cash Collateralize” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(g).

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

(a) Dollars;

(b) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;

(c) time deposits or eurodollar time deposits with, insured certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances or overnight bank deposits of, or letters of credit issued by, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii)(A) is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or is the principal banking Subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (B) has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 or $100,000,000 in the case of any non-U.S. bank (any such bank in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities not exceeding 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

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

(e) marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by Holdings);

(f) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b), (d) and (e) above entered into with any Approved Bank;

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

(h) Investments (other than in structured investment vehicles and structured financing transactions) with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

(i) securities with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;

(j) (i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above denominated in Euros, pounds sterling, or Canadian dollars or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to the foregoing and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Restricted Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction and (ii) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies in those countries in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as Current Assets of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) above; and

(l) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (k) above.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (a) and (j) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clause (a) or (j) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

 

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Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Hedge Bank in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, credit card, debit card and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds, in each case, pursuant to a Treasury Services Agreement, in each case, to the extent designated by the Borrower and such Hedge Bank as “Cash Management Obligations” in writing to the Administrative Agent. The designation of any Cash Management Obligations shall not create in favor of such Hedge Bank any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

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

Censeo” means Censeo Health LLC.

Censeo Acquisition Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 11, 2017, by and among Buyer 2, Censeo, Chloe Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sellers party thereto,

Censeo Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of or with respect to Censeo and its subsidiaries in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Arrangers and the Lenders, but only to the extent that Buyer 2 or its Affiliates has the right to terminate its (or their) obligations under Section 8.1(d) of the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the acquisition pursuant to Section 7.2(a) of the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

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

Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:

(a) at any time prior to a Qualified IPO, any combination of Permitted Holders shall (i) fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower or (ii) fail to have the right, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower;

(b) at any time after a Qualified IPO, (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (x) any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (y) any combination of Permitted Holders, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of Equity Interests representing 35% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the Permitted

 

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Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such “person” or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower unless the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract, or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower or (ii) the Permitted Holders shall fail, at such time, to have the right or the ability, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower;

(c) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower; or

(d) a change of control or similar event shall occur in any other document pertaining to any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries the outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of the Threshold Amount.

Class” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series or Commitments in respect of Replacement Term Loans and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Revolving Loans, Revolving Credit Loans under Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans. Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.

Closing Date” means December 21, 2017.

Closing Date Revolver Cap” shall mean a limit of $5,000,000 on the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans that are available to be borrowed on the Closing Date, which amount shall not include the face amount of any Letters of Credit issued on the Closing Date.

Closing Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(c).

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (unless specifically provided otherwise).

Collateral” means the “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement and all the “Collateral” or “Pledged Assets” as defined in any other Collateral Document and any other assets pledged pursuant to any Collateral Document (but in any event excluding the Excluded Assets).

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

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (i) on the Closing Date, pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) and (v) and (ii) at such time as may be designated therein, pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the proviso to Section 4.01(a) or Section 6.11 or 6.13, subject, in each case, to the limitations and exceptions of this Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto;

 

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(b) all Secured Obligations of the Borrower shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each existing and subsequently acquired or organized Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) (each, a “Guarantor”);

(c) the Secured Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a first-priority security interest (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) in (i) all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) all of the Equity Interests of each wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary described in the following clause (iii)) directly owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is a FSHCO and (iv) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly-owned CFC that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case other than any Excluded Assets;

(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, or under any Collateral Document, the Secured Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected first-priority security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by delivering certificated securities, instruments or promissory notes, filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office or to the extent required in the Security Agreement) in the Collateral of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts, inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, applications and registrations of intellectual property filed in the United States, other general intangibles, Material Real Property, intercompany notes, cash, deposit accounts, securities accounts and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, (i) with the priority required by the Collateral Documents and (ii) subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, including the limitations and exceptions set forth in Section 4.01) and the Collateral Documents; and

(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Property required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.11 and 6.13 (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by the applicable Loan Party, (ii) a title insurance policy for such property available in each applicable jurisdiction (the “Mortgage Policies”) insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid first-priority Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except as permitted by Section 7.01, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance and in such amounts as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (iii) a completed Life-of-Loan Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and each other Loan Party relating thereto) and, if any improvements on any Mortgaged Property are located within an area designated as a “special flood hazard area,” evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under Section 6.07, (iv) ALTA surveys in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or such existing surveys together with no-change affidavits sufficient for the title company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the Mortgage Policies and issue the endorsements required in clause (ii) above, (v) customary opinions of local counsel for such Loan Party in the state in which such Material Real Property is located, with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage and any related fixture

 

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filings and, where the applicable Loan Party granting the Mortgage on said Mortgaged Properties is organized, an opinion regarding the due authorization, execution and delivery of such Mortgage, and (vi) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgaged Property;

provided, however, that (i) the foregoing definition shall not require, and the Loan Documents shall not contain any requirements as to, (A) the creation or perfection of pledges of, security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals or taking other actions with respect to any Excluded Assets, (B) the perfection of pledges of or security interests in motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement (or the equivalent) or (C) the obtaining of any landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters, and (ii) the Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in, or the delivery of the Mortgages and the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) or any other compliance with the requirements of this definition where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or compliance cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Loan Documents.

No actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect such security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

The foregoing definition shall not require control agreements, perfection by “control” pursuant to the UCC or perfection by possession or delivery pursuant to the UCC with respect to any Collateral other than, to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, (x) certificated Equity Interests of the Borrower and, to the extent constituting Collateral, its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) the Intercompany Note and other instruments described in Section 2.02(b) of the Security Agreement.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Intercreditor Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv) and (v), 6.11 or 6.13 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment” means a Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Extension Series, Revolving Commitment Increase, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series or a Commitment in respect of Replacement Term Loans, as the context may require.

Committed Loan Notice” means a written notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

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Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compensation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(c)(ii).

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

Compliance Date” means the last day of any fiscal quarter on which the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit (other than undrawn Letters of Credit) exceeds 35% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

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

(a) without duplication and, except with respect to clauses (vii)(B), (x) and (xi) below, to the extent deducted (and not added back or excluded) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(i) total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, (A) amortization of OID resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments, (D) the interest component of Capitalized Leases, (E) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness, (F) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions and fees, (G) the interest component of any pension or other post-employment benefit expense and (H) to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed);

(ii) without duplication, provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital gains of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations;

(iii) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of (A) intangible assets, deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, bridge, commitment and other financing fees, discounts and yield and (B) unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries);

(iv) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses (including legal expenses in connection therewith);

(v) non-cash charges, expenses or losses, including, without limitation, any non-cash expense relating to the vesting of warrants (provided that if any such non-cash charges, expenses or losses represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period);

 

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(vi) retention, recruiting, relocation and signing bonuses and expenses, stock option and other equity-based compensation expenses, severance costs, stay bonuses, management fees and expenses, any one-time expense relating to enhanced accounting and tax function (including state taxes) and other similar transaction costs, including those associated with becoming a standalone entity or public company (including, without limitation, any such payments made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions);

(vii) (A) integration costs, transition costs, consolidation and closing costs for facilities, costs incurred in connection with any non-recurring strategic initiatives, acquisitions and non-recurring intellectual property development after the Closing Date, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs, new systems design, technology upgrades and implementation costs), project start-up costs and other restructuring charges, carve-out related items, accruals or reserves (including restructuring costs related to acquisitions after the Closing Date and to closure/consolidation of facilities, retention charges, systems establishment costs and excess pension charges) and (B) the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized in connection with the Transactions or any Specified Transaction or the implementation of an operational initiative or operational change before or after the Closing Date, including any cost savings resulting from the conversion from a public company to a private company (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that with respect to clause (B), (x) a duly completed certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent together with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02 certifying that such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies are factually supportable and reasonably anticipated to be realized in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, within 24 months after the consummation of the Transactions, the Specified Transaction or the implementation of an initiative, as applicable, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies and (y) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vii) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period;

(viii) any director’s fees and related expenses payable to any independent director of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in cash during such period;

(ix) other accruals, payments and expenses (including rationalization, legal, tax, structuring and other costs and expenses and non-operating or non-recurring professional fees, costs and expenses related thereto), or any amortization thereof, related

 

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to (a) the Transactions (including all Transaction Expenses) and (b) any acquisitions, Investments, dividends, Dispositions, issuances of Equity Interests and issuances, amendments, modifications, refinancings or repayments of Indebtedness (in each case, including any such transaction consummated on the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed);

(x) to the extent actually received and not already included in Consolidated Net Income, proceeds of business interruption insurance;

(xi) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b) below for any previous period and not added back;

(xii) any non-cash increase in expenses (A) resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization of variances) or other inventory adjustments (including any non-cash increase in expenses as a result of last-in first-out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting), or (B) due to purchase accounting associated with any acquisition constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement consummated prior to or after the Closing Date;

(xiii) the amount of any expense attributable to minority interests or non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary;

(xiv) the amount of (A) management, consulting, monitoring and advisory fees and related expenses paid to the Permitted Holders in accordance with the Management Agreements and (B) payments permitted hereunder by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures which payments are approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower in good faith;

(xv) any Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs;

(xvi) any net loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines;

(xvii) expenses during such period in connection with earn-outs and other deferred payments in connection with any acquisitions constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement, to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in accordance with GAAP as an accounting adjustment to the extent that the actual amount payable or paid in respect of such earn-outs or other deferred payments exceeds the liability booked by the applicable Person therefor; and

(xviii) any expenses or charges related to any equity offering, Investment, acquisition (including earn-out provisions) or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement including a refinancing thereof (in each case, whether or not successful) and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, minus

 

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(b) without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (i) non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period) including non-cash gains as a result of last-in first -out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting, (ii) any net gain from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations or product lines, (iii) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring net gains and (iv) the amount of any minority interest income attributable to minority interests or non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:

(A) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA (x) currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including the net loss or gain (i) resulting from Swap Contracts for currency exchange risk and (ii) resulting from intercompany indebtedness) and (y) all other foreign currency translation gains or losses to the extent such gains or losses are non-cash items;

(B) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 and International Accounting Standard No. 39 and their respective related pronouncements and interpretations;

(C) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment or modification of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) obligations under any Swap Contracts or (iii) other derivative instruments;

(D) the tax effects of the adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) and (d) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income shall be excluded; and

(E) gains during such period in connection with earn-outs and other deferred payments in connection with any acquisitions constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement, to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in accordance with GAAP as an accounting adjustment to the extent that the actual amount payable or paid in respect of such earn-outs or other deferred payments is less than the liability booked by the applicable Person therefor, shall be excluded.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA under this Agreement for any period that includes any of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017, Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters shall be $14,300,000, $14,400,000, $21,600,000 and $19,600,000, respectively, in each case as may be subject to addbacks and adjustments (without duplication) pursuant to clause (vii)(B) above and sections relating to pro forma adjustments for the applicable Test Period. For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments.

Consolidated First Lien Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Net Debt outstanding on such date that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on an equal priority basis with Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations.

 

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Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the amount payable as cash interest expense (including that attributable to capital leases), net of cash interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other cash fees and charges owed with respect to letter of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (less net cash payments) under Hedge Agreements, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) any non-cash interest expense and any capitalized interest, whether paid or accrued, (b) the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (c) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, (d) any expenses resulting from discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, (e) penalties or interest related to Taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting, (f) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities (other than Indebtedness) during such period, (g) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments pursuant to ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (h) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (i) any payments with respect to make whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, (j) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (k) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment, consent or other financing fees.

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

(a) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, any after-tax effect of extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items (including gains or losses and all fees and expenses relating thereto) for such period shall be excluded,

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

(c) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within 12 months after the closing of any acquisition constituting an Investment that are so required to be established or adjusted as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded,

(d) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, shall be excluded,

(e) the net income (loss) for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent subsequently converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

 

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(f) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,

(g) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights or equity incentive programs or any other equity-based compensation shall be excluded, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by management of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parents in connection with the Transactions or a Qualified IPO, shall be excluded,

(h) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with the Transactions, any Investment, Permitted Acquisition or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount (i) is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnitor in writing within 180 days of the occurrence of such event and (ii) is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365-day period), shall be excluded,

(i) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount (i) is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnitor in writing within 180 days of the occurrence of such event and (ii) is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded,

(j) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded (except to the extent required for any calculation of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis),

(k) solely for the purpose of determining the Cumulative Credit pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof, the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary (which has not been waived) shall be excluded, except (solely to the extent permitted to be paid) to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors by such Person during such period in accordance with such documents and regulations,

 

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(l) the purchase accounting effects of adjustments in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP (including in the inventory, property and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of the Transactions or any acquisition constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement consummated prior to or after the Closing Date, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof shall be excluded,

(m) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, changes to accrual of revenue so long as consistent with past practices (regardless of treatment under GAAP) shall be excluded,

(n) (i) any non-cash profits interest or non-cash compensation expense realized from employee benefit plans or other post-employment benefit plans or recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors, managers or employees and management compensation plans or equity incentive programs or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting and (ii) non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, shall be excluded,

(o) any amounts paid that are used to fund payments to any equity holder to pay taxes related to such equity holder’s ownership of the Borrower and that, if paid by the Borrower would have reduced Consolidated Net Income, shall be included to reduce Consolidated Net Income, and

(p) other add-backs and adjustments reflected in the confidential information memorandum related to the syndication of the Term Facility and the sponsor model delivered to the Arrangers on October 25, 2017.

For the avoidance of doubt, (other than for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments, in accordance with Section 1.09.

Consolidated Secured Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Net Debt outstanding on such date that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral.

Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of third-party Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, drawn but unreimbursed obligations under letters of credit, obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that obligations (i) under Swap Contracts and (ii) owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries, do not constitute Consolidated Total Net Debt.

 

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Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period, minus an amount equal to the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day for such Test Period.

Consolidated Working Capital” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be (a) calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (i) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting, (iii) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under Swap Contracts or (iv) any impact of foreign exchange translations and (b) adjusted to eliminate any distortion resulting from mergers, acquisitions and dispositions occurring during the applicable period.

Contract Consideration” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Affiliate.”

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans or existing Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments), or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the “Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness has a maturity no earlier, and, in the case of any refinancing of Term Loans, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater, than the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not have an aggregate principal amount (including any unutilized commitments) greater than the aggregate principal amount (including any unutilized commitments) of the Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and fees and expenses associated with the refinancing, (iii) any payments and borrowings shall be made pro rata as between the Revolving Credit Facility and any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of revolving loans or revolving commitments in accordance with the aggregate principal amounts thereof, respectively, (iv) the terms and conditions of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (except as otherwise provided in this definition) shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the financing sources providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (v) [reserved], (vi) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (vii) such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary other than Guarantors, (viii) to the extent secured, such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is not secured by property or assets other than the Collateral and a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the providers of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement, (ix) if the Refinanced Debt is subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, then any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, as applicable, pursuant to a customary subordination agreement or provisions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (x)

 

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any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be pari passu or junior in right of payment and, if secured, secured on a pari passu or junior basis with the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Facility, to the extent the requirements in the proviso after clause (y) of Section 7.03 have been satisfied, (xi) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or on a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments hereunder and shall not require any mandatory prepayments in addition to those hereunder and (xii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that comprises Revolving Credit Loans does not mature prior to the latest maturity date of Revolving Credit Commitments being refinanced; provided, further, that in determining if the foregoing conditions in this proviso are met, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Cumulative Credit” means, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication:

(a) the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements are available, as determined on a Pro Forma Basis, plus

(b) the greater of (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018 to the end of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered (or were required to be delivered) pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), or, in the case Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit and (B) the sum of retained Excess Cash Flow (but not less than zero in any period) for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2018 and Excess Cash Flow for each succeeding completed fiscal year as of such date, in each case, that was not required to prepay Term Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), plus

(c) the cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalent proceeds from (i) the sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower and (ii) the Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount, an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) issued upon conversion of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Obligations) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to a Person other than a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party, plus

(d) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the common capital of the Borrower or the net proceeds of the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent) contributed to the Borrower, received in cash and Cash Equivalents after the Closing Date (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount or an Available Excluded Contribution Amount or used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs), plus

 

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(e) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in cash and Cash Equivalents from:

(i) the sale, transfer or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests or any assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any minority Investments or other joint venture (that is not a Restricted Subsidiary), or

(ii) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of minority Investments or other joint venture (that is not a Restricted Subsidiary), or

(iii) any interest, returns of principal, repayments and similar payments by such Unrestricted Subsidiary or received in respect of any minority Investments;

in each case, solely to the extent such Investments described in clause (i) through (iii) in this clause (e) were originally made using the Cumulative Credit and solely to the extent of such initial Investment; plus

(f) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries made using the Cumulative Credit in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), plus

(g) an amount equal to any returns in cash and Cash Equivalents (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02, plus

(h) to the extent not required to be applied to prepay Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b), the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of any assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary since the Closing Date, plus

(i) an amount equal to Declined Proceeds and any Specified Asset Sale Proceeds, minus

(j) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make Investments pursuant to Section 7.02(v) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus

(k) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to pay dividends or make distributions or other Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.06(l) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus

 

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(l) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to make payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 7.13 after the Closing Date and prior to such time; minus

(m) any amount of the Cumulative Credit used to incur Liens pursuant to Section 7.01(cc) or Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.03(u), in each case after the Closing Date and prior to such time.

Cure Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Current Assets” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits (but excluding assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments).

Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals for Capital Expenditures, (c) accruals for Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments under Section 7.06(h)), (d) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves, (f) any Revolving Credit Exposure or Revolving Credit Loans and (g) the current portion of pension liabilities.

Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in, acquiring or trading commercial loans, bonds or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and whose managers have fiduciary duties to the investors in such fund independent of, or in addition to, their duties to the Sponsor.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, without cure or waiver hereunder, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

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Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.17(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of L/C Obligations, within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations, (d) has failed, within two Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to pay any amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, after the Closing Date and other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer and each Lender. For purposes of this definition, “Undisclosed Administration” means, in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, the appointment of a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction, if applicable law requires that such appointment not be disclosed.

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(2).

Discount Range” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(C) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2.

Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-3, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

 

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Discount Range Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(3).

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1), 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1) or 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the applicable Discounted Purchaser and the Auction Agent.

Discounted Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v).

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(A).

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale-leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by applicable Law) in a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (i) solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares or (ii) as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer)), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued (x) pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) by any such plan to any such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

 

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Disqualified Lender” means (i) any Person identified to the Administrative Agent in writing on or prior to November 11, 2017, (ii) any other Person identified by name in writing to the Administrative Agent after November 11, 2017 to the extent such Person is or becomes a competitor of the Borrower or its subsidiaries and (iii) any Affiliate of any Person referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above that is reasonably identifiable as an affiliate; provided that a “competitor” or an Affiliate of a competitor shall not include any Bona Fide Debt Fund or investment vehicle that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such competitor or Affiliate thereof, as applicable, and for which no personnel involved with the investment of such competitor or Affiliate thereof, as applicable, (i) makes any investment decisions or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Loan Parties or any entity that forms a part of the Loan Parties’ business (including their subsidiaries). Upon the request of any Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall disclose to such Lender whether a specified potential assignee or prospective participant is a Disqualified Lender; provided that no updates to the list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders.

Documentation Agent” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a documentation agent.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, 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 which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(a)(i).

Effective Yield” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the higher of (A) the Eurocurrency Rate on such date for a deposit in dollars with a maturity of one month and (B) the Eurocurrency Rate floor, if any, with respect thereto as of such date, (ii) the Applicable Rate as of such date, (with such Applicable Rate and interest spreads to be determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) and (iii) the amount of OID and upfront fees thereon (converted to yield assuming a four-year average life and without any present value discount).

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Environment” means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata or sediment, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating to the prevention of pollution, or the protection of the Environment, and the protection of worker health and safety as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, including any applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. as it related to Hazardous Materials, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., and all analogous state or local statutes, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) an actual or alleged noncompliance with any Environmental Law including any failure to obtain, maintain or comply with any Environmental Permit, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract or agreement to the extent pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Contribution” means an amount in cash equity contributions, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower, which equity, when combined with the equity of the Management Investors that will be retained, rolled over or converted, if any, shall be no less than 40.0% of the total consolidated pro forma debt and equity of the Borrower and its subsidiaries on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions (but without giving effect to any loans borrowed hereunder on the Closing Date to fund any working capital needs).

Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs” means cash costs or expenses, incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (other than any amount designated as a Cure Amount or any amount used in the Cumulative Credit).

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities); provided, that any instrument evidencing Indebtedness convertible or exchangeable for Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Equity Interests unless and until such instrument is so converted or exchanged.

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ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is under common control with a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered”, “critical” or “critical and declining” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (d) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (e) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for, and that could reasonably be expected to result in, the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Sections 302 or 303 of ERISA, whether or not waived, or the filing, pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for the waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (h) a failure by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to make a required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (i) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary; (j) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate; or (k) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.

Eurocurrency Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars (as set forth by (i) the ICE Benchmark Administration, (ii) any successor service or entity that has been authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to administer the London Interbank Offered Rate or (iii) any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by such an entity as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurocurrency Rate” shall be the Interpolated Rate;

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date by reference to the interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars with a term of one month (as set forth by (i) the ICE Benchmark Administration, (ii) any successor service or entity that has been authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to administer the London Interbank Offered Rate or (iii) any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by such an entity as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates); provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurocurrency Rate” shall be the Interpolated Rate;

 

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in the case of each of clause (a) and (b) above, multiplied by Statutory Reserves; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Eurocurrency Rate (before giving effect to any adjustment for Statutory Reserves) shall, in respect of (x) Initial Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans only, be deemed not to be less than 1.00% per annum at any time and (y) Revolving Credit Loans, be deemed not to be less than 0.00% per annum at any time.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the term “Eurocurrency Rate” may be amended to refer to (x) a comparable successor rate, with the consent of (i) only the Administrative Agent (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or (ii) the Required Lenders and the Borrower, or (y) to the extent the Administrative Agent determines in good faith that the consents referenced in the preceding clause (x)(i) are not attainable following commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents, a comparable successor rate that is the prevailing market standard for credit agreements of this type for the replacement of or successors to the eurodollar rate in the U.S. syndicated loan market as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such amendment.

Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”

Euros” means lawful currency of the European Union.

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.

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year, an amount equal to:

(a) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period,

(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period,

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(v) expenses deducted from Consolidated Net Income during such period in respect of expenditures made during any prior period for which a deduction from Excess Cash Flow was made in such period pursuant to clause (b)(xi), (xii), (xiii), (xv) or (xvi) below, and

 

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(vi) cash income or gain (actually received in cash) excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period pursuant to the definition thereof, minus

(b) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and cash charges included in clauses (a) through (p) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,”

(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to the extent not expensed or accrued during such period, to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(iii) to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases and (B) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Initial Term Loans or 2020 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07, Extended Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans and any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent required due to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (X) all other voluntary prepayments of Term Loans and (Y) all prepayments or repayments in respect of any revolving credit facility, unless accompanied by a permanent reduction of the related commitments),

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period,

(vi) cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities or long-term assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Investments and acquisitions made in cash during such period to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(viii) the amount of Restricted Payments permitted hereunder (excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06(1)(A) made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit) to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with Internally Generated Cash,

 

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(ix) cash payments made in respect of earn-outs;

(x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, in each case to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash,

(xi) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts or executed letters of intent (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made, plus any restructuring cash expenses, pension payments or tax contingency payments then due and payable that have been added to Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above required to be made, in each case during the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Internally Generated Cash actually utilized to finance such acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures during such period is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for the next fiscal year,

(xii) the amount of cash taxes (including penalties and interest or tax reserves) paid in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,

(xiii) cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(xiv) any payment of cash to be amortized or expensed over a future period and recorded as a long-term asset,

(xv) reimbursable or insured expenses incurred during such fiscal year to the extent that such reimbursement has not yet been received and to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and

(xvi) cash expenditures for costs and expenses in connection with acquisitions or Investments, dispositions and the issuance of equity interests or Indebtedness to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.

Notwithstanding anything in the definition of any term used in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” to the contrary, all components of Excess Cash Flow shall be computed for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Excess Cash Flow Period” means each fiscal year of the Borrower commencing with and including the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

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

 

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Excluded Assets” means (i) any fee owned real property (other than Material Real Properties) and any leasehold rights and interests in real property (including landlord waivers, estoppels and collateral access letters), (ii) motor vehicles, airplanes and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent perfection of the security interest in such assets cannot be accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or equivalent), (iii) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, capital lease obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or a similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings or any Subsidiary), in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, but excluding the proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition; provided that the limitations on pledges or security interests in this clause (iii) shall (a) not apply to the extent any such limitation is contained in any agreement that relates to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) only apply to the extent that such limitation is otherwise permitted under Section 7.09, (iv) any lease, license, permit, property or agreement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Law (including restrictions in respect of margin stock and financial assistance, fraudulent conveyance, preference, thin capitalization or other similar laws or regulations), or any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, or requires governmental or third party consents required pursuant to applicable Law that have not been obtained (after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent), (v) margin stock, and to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents, Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, but excluding the proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (vi) any property or assets to the extent that the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, such property or assets could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their direct or indirect equityholders (as a result of such holding), as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (vii) any property subject to a Lien permitted by Section 7.01(u), (w) or (aa) (to the extent relating to a Lien originally incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(u) or (w)) to the extent that the granting of a security interest in such property would be prohibited under the terms of the Indebtedness secured thereby after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, (viii) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or void, such intent-to-use trademark application, or any registration that may issue therefrom, under applicable federal law, (ix) particular assets if and for so long as, if reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing, the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals in respect of such assets are excessive in relation to the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (x) Equity Interests and assets of captive insurance subsidiaries, (xi) assets of (but not Equity Interests in) Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (xii) assets owned by Excluded Subsidiaries, (xiii) Equity Interests in excess of 65% of the voting Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is (A) a wholly owned Material Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC and that is directly owned by Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor or (B) FSHCO, (xiv) Equity Interests of other Excluded Subsidiaries and (xv) letter-of-credit rights and commercial tort claims, in each case, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement), (xvi) to the extent used exclusively to hold funds in trust for the benefit of third parties, (A) payroll, healthcare and other

 

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employee wage and benefit accounts, (B) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (C) escrow, defeasance and redemption accounts and (D) fiduciary or trust accounts and, in the case of clauses (A) through (D), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account; provided, however, that Excluded Assets shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i) through (xvi) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i) through (xvi)).

Excluded Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(F).

Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings, (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law (including financial assistance, fraudulent conveyance, preference, capitalization or other similar laws and regulations) or by Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) or on the date any Subsidiary ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary so long as such Disposition or joint venture is in accordance with this Agreement, from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, or for which the provision of a Guarantee could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith, (c) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the burden or cost of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (d) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries or captive insurance Subsidiaries, (e) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (f) any special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity), (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a direct or indirect non-Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a CFC (and any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a FSHCO), (h) [reserved], (i) captive insurance Subsidiaries, (j) any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary and (k) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment that has assumed with secured Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(g)(i) and not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such Indebtedness, in each case to the extent such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor (so long as such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment).

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act (a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest would otherwise have become effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation but for such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant” at such time. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof).

 

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Existing Credit Facilities” means (i) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2015 among Censeo as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Texas Capital Bank, National Association, as administrative agent(as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) and (ii) that certain Secured Promissory Note, dated as of December 20, 2016 among Advance as borrower and The Allen F. Wise Revocable Trust (as amended).

Existing Letter of Credit” means each letter of credit previously issued (or deemed issued) for the account of the Borrower or a Subsidiary under the Existing Credit Facilities that (a) is outstanding on the Closing Date and (b) is listed on Schedule 1.01C.

Existing Revolver Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Existing Term Loan Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Extending Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

Extended Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from an Extension Amendment.

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Extending Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to the terms of Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

Extension Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(d).

Extension Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c).

Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.

Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.

Facility” means the Revolving Credit Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans, the Term Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans or a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Term Loans, as the context may require.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable), any current or future Treasury regulations or other official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version described above) and any agreements or arrangements between the United States or the United States Treasury Department and a foreign government or one or more agencies thereof to implement the foregoing.

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Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that the Federal Funds Rate shall not be less than 0.00% per annum.

Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated as of November 11, 2017, among the Borrower, Holdings and the Arrangers.

Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(e).

FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2018 by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

First Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions set forth in Article IV of the First Amendment have been satisfied or waived, which date shall be June 22, 2018.

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Fourth Amendment” means that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2020, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the 2020 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders.

Fourth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning provided in the Fourth Amendment.

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the L/C Issuers, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

FSHCO” means any wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor and that has no material assets other than Equity Interests and, if applicable, Indebtedness of one or more Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

 

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Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that, subject to Section 1.03, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS) on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

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

Granting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(h).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.

Guarantors” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and shall include Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary that shall have become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.11. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower in its sole discretion may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor, Loan Party and Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder for all purposes.

 

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Guaranty” means, collectively, the guaranty of the Obligations by the Guarantors pursuant to this Agreement.

Hazardous Materials” means all materials, substances or wastes, all pollutants or contaminants, in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and toxic mold that are regulated pursuant to, or which could give rise to liability under, applicable Environmental Law.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that is a Lender, Agent or an Arranger, or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement (notwithstanding that such Hedge Bank may cease to be a Lender, an Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing after entering into a Secured Hedge Agreement or a Treasury Services Agreement), as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto and that has been specifically designated a “Hedge Bank” with respect to such Secured Hedge Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement, as applicable, in a writing from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, and (other than a Person already party hereto as a Lender, Agent or Arranger) that delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter agreement reasonably satisfactory to it (i) appointing the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) agreeing to be bound by Sections 10.05, 10.15 and 10.16 and Article IX as if it were a Lender.

Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(3).

Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

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

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(f).

Incremental Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(z).

Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(d).

Incremental Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

Incremental Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).

 

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Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services;

(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) all Attributable Indebtedness;

(g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP; and

(h) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (g) in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Net Debt, (B) in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business (other than, with respect to Indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany Indebtedness owing by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (C) exclude (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation, contingent post-closing purchase price adjustments or indemnification payments in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, any acquisition consummated prior to the Closing Date or any permitted Disposition (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any earn-out obligations payable in connection with the Acquisitions), unless such obligation is not paid after becoming due and payable, (iii) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business and (iv) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (y) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

 

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Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Indemnified Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, all Taxes imposed on or with respect to payments under the Loan Documents other than (i) any Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, however denominated, franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes, and branch profits (or similar) Taxes, in each case imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office or applicable lending office in such jurisdiction, or as a result of any present or former connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction other than any connections arising solely from executing, delivering, being a party to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, receiving or perfecting a security interest under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, or selling or assigning an interest in any Loan or Loan Document (ii) any Taxes attributable to the failure of such Agent or Lender to deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(d), (iii) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 3.07(a)), any U.S. withholding Tax that is in effect and would apply to amounts payable hereunder under the law applicable at such time the Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or acquires an applicable interest in the Loan, or designates a new Lending Office, except to the extent such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01, and (iv) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower and its Affiliates.

Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.08.

Initial Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make an Initial Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Commitments is, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, $280,000,000.

Initial Term Loans” means the term loans made by (x) the Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (y) the 2019 Incremental Term Lender to the Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the Second Amendment.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Intercompany Note” means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

 

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Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean any intercreditor agreement executed in connection with any transaction requiring such agreement to be executed pursuant to the terms hereof, among the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Guarantors and one or more Senior Representatives of Indebtedness incurred under Section 2.14 or Section 7.03 or any other party, as the case may be, on such terms that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (or replaced in connection with a Refinancing Amendment or incurrence of Indebtedness under Section 7.03) from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense as of the last day of such Test Period.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or, to the extent agreed by each Lender of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, 12 months or periods shorter than one month, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date; and

(d) the Interest Period with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans disbursed on the Closing Date shall end on March 30, 2018.

Internally Generated Cash” means, with respect to any Person, funds of such Person and its Subsidiaries not constituting (x) proceeds of the issuance of (or contributions in respect of) Equity Interests of such Person, (y) proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than under any revolving credit facility or line of credit) or (z) proceeds of Dispositions and Casualty Events.

Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the rate as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on

 

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the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case the “Screen Rate”) for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in Dollars) that is shorter than the Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars) that exceeds the Interest Period, in each case, as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness (in each case owing to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll over or extension of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of (i) all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or (ii) assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.

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).

Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

Junior Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a).

Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement.

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuer” means each of (a) UBS AG, Stamford Branch and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and (b) any other Lender that becomes an L/C Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03(k) or 10.07(j), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

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L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share” means (a) initially, with respect to the L/C Issuers specifically identified in clause (a) of the definition of “L/C Issuer”, as of the Closing Date, (i) 65% with respect to UBS AG, Stamford Branch and (ii) 35% with respect to Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (in each case, with the amounts set forth in Schedule 1.01(D)) and (b) after the addition of any other L/C Issuer as referenced in clause (b) of the definition of “L/C Issuer”, the percentage agreed to between such additional L/C Issuer and the Borrower (with the L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of each pre-existing L/C Issuer as elected by the Borrower in consultation with each such pre-existing L/C Issuer).

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.10. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, legally binding guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the legally binding interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, legally binding requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

LCT Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

LCT Test Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes an L/C Issuer, and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.”

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, such office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and any Existing Letter of Credit.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the relevant L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

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Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, and any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). For the avoidance of doubt, “Lien” shall not be deemed to include any license or other contractual obligation relating to any IP Rights to the extent permitted under Section 7.01.

Limited Condition Transaction” means (i) any Permitted Acquisition or Investment by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing or any asset sale, (ii) any repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness with respect to which an irrevocable notice of repayment (or similar irrevocable notice) is required to be delivered or (iii) any dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of equity interests permitted to be issued pursuant to this Agreement requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof.

Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II by a Lender to the Borrower in the form of a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan (including any Initial Term Loans, any Incremental Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase, any Extended Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, any Refinancing Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment and any Replacement Term Loans).

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement (including the schedules hereto), (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Collateral Documents, (iv) any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment, (v) each Letter of Credit Application and (vi) any amendment or joinder to this Agreement.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Management Agreement” means that certain Management Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017 by and between the Sponsor and Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, as the same may be amended, restated or modified in a manner permitted hereunder.

Management Investors” means the officers, directors, employees and other members of the management of Targets (or any parent company thereof) and their subsidiaries who are investors in the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

Master Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”

 

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Material Adverse Effect” means (a) on the Closing Date, (i) a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement) or (ii) a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Advance Acquisition Agreement) and (b) after the Closing Date a circumstance or condition that would or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the Loan Parties is a party or (iii) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, including the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents.

Material Domestic Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) each Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings that is a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower and (b) each of Holdings’ other Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries (i) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) at such date or (ii) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in clauses (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) more than 5.0% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Holdings for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (excluding revenue of Excluded Subsidiaries), then Holdings shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (A) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (B) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 applicable to such Subsidiary. As of the Closing Date, all Material Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower are set forth on Schedule 1.01E.

Material Foreign Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, each of Holdings’ Foreign Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Foreign Subsidiaries not meeting the thresholds set forth in clauses (a) or (b) comprise in the aggregate (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) more than 5.0% of Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Holdings for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or more than (together with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period (excluding revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries), then Holdings shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Foreign Subsidiaries as “Material Foreign Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) comply with the provisions of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

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Material Non-Public Information” means (A) after a Qualified IPO, information which is (a) not publicly available and (b) material with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws and (B) prior to a Qualified IPO, information that is (a) of the type that would be required to be made publicly available if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries were a public reporting company and (b) material with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

Material Real Property” means any fee-owned real property located in the United States that is owned by any Loan Party and that has a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000 (at the Closing Date or, with respect to fee-owned real property acquired after the Closing Date, at the time of acquisition, in each case, as reasonably estimated by Borrower in good faith).

Material Subsidiary” means any Material Domestic Subsidiary or any Material Foreign Subsidiary.

Maturity Date” means (i) with respect to the Initial Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, (iii) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iv) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment, (v) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, and (vi) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable agreement; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.

Monthly Financial Statements” means, collectively, (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries for each of the nine months ended subsequent to December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of Censeo and its subsidiaries for each of the nine months ended subsequent to December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

Moodys” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage Policies” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and mortgages made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 6.11 and 6.13, in each case, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

 

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Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding six plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Net Proceeds” means:

(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but in each case only as and when received) from any Disposition or Casualty Event, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien (other than a Lien subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), together with any applicable premium, penalty, interest and breakage costs, (iii) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iii)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, (iv) Taxes and tax distributions permitted by Section 7.06(h)(iii) and Section 7.06(h)(vii) paid or reasonably estimated to be payable or, without duplication, permitted to be paid as a result thereof, (v) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event occurring on the date of such reduction) and (vi) any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition (provided that to the extent that any amounts are released from such escrow to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, such amounts net of any related expenses shall constitute Net Proceeds); provided that, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.05(j), if the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries use any portion of such proceeds to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or to make Permitted Acquisitions or any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in, a Person or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired), in each case within 450 days of such receipt, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 450 days of such receipt, so used or contractually committed to be so used (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 450 day period but within such 450 day period are contractually committed to be used, then upon the termination of such contract or if such Net Proceeds are not so used within the later of such 450 day period and 180 days from the entry into such contractual commitment, such remaining portion shall constitute Net Proceeds as of the date of such

 

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termination or expiry without giving effect to this proviso); provided, further, that no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless the aggregate amount of such net proceeds shall exceed $5,000,000 in any fiscal year (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (a)), and

(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonable estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale.

For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to Holdings shall be disregarded.

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(d).

Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of Holdings, but excluding (a) Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate and (c) any natural person.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Note” means a Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include (a) the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit fees, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(b).

Offered Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

Offered Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

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Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to the Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing), as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding unpaid drawings under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(e).

Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(e).

Participating Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(2).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit II to the Security Agreement or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.

Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(i).

 

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Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness otherwise meets the requirements contained in the proviso to the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Permitted Holders” means each of (i) the Sponsor; (ii) the Management Investors; (iii) any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing Persons; and (iv) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) including any of the foregoing Persons; provided that, any combination of such foregoing Persons referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall directly or indirectly hold a majority of the aggregate voting interests in the Equity Interests of the Borrower; provided, further that the Management Investors and their Permitted Transferees that are not otherwise Permitted Holders shall not comprise more than 50% of the “Permitted Holders” at any time.

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or second lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness otherwise constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (iii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

Permitted Other Debt Conditions” means that such applicable Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal or other payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except (x) customary asset sale, initial public offering or change of control or similar event provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations, (y) maturity payments and customary mandatory prepayments for a customary bridge financing which, subject to customary conditions, provides for automatic conversion or exchange into Indebtedness that otherwise complies with the requirements of this definition or (z) AHYDO payments), in each case prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred.

Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, restructured, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts owing or paid related to such Indebtedness, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the

 

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Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms (i) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) (as reasonably determined by Holdings) to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by one or more Persons who is an obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended or (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Repricing Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

Permitted Transferee” means, in the case of any Management Investor, (a) his or her or its executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiaries, (b) his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step children) and/or direct lineal descendants or (c) a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the equity holders or partners of which, include only such Management Investor and his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children) and/or direct lineal descendants.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness (including any unsecured Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness (a) constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions.

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

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established or maintained by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Pledged Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Equity” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest most recently published in the Money Rates section of The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “U.S. Prime Rate”, or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board 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 reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent). Any change in such prime rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Pro Forma Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.09.

 

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Pro Forma Compliance” means, with respect to the covenant in Section 7.11, compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with such covenant in accordance with Section 1.09.

Pro Forma Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender, at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or Facilities and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time; provided that, in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility, if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.

Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.

Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Projections” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).

Public Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligations, 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 effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings, the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) that results in Holdings, the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings receiving net proceeds of at least $150,000,000, which are contributed by Holdings to the Borrower.

Qualifying Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned or leased by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

 

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Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Refinanced Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

Refinancing” means the prepayment in full of all amounts borrowed under the Existing Credit Facilities, the termination of all commitments thereunder and the release of all security interests and guaranties in connection therewith.

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Series” means all Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans or Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same Effective Yield (other than, for this purpose, any OID or upfront fees), if applicable and amortization schedule.

Refinancing Term Commitments” means one or more term loan commitments hereunder that fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(d).

Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

Rejection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(viii).

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

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Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing of Hazardous Materials into, onto, under or through the Environment or any facility or property.

Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the otherwise applicable notice period has been waived by regulation or otherwise by the PBGC.

Repricing Event” shall mean, other than in connection with a material Disposition, Change of Control, a Qualified IPO or a Transformative Acquisition or similar investment, (i)(x) any substantially concurrent prepayment or repayment of Initial Term Loans in whole or in part with the proceeds of, or any conversion of any Initial Term Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of syndicated secured term loans incurred bearing interest at an Effective Yield less than the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans or (y) any amendment to this Agreement that, directly or indirectly, reduces the Effective Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans; provided that the primary purpose of such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, replacement or amendment was to reduce the effective interest rate of the Initial Term Loans (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) or (ii) any assignment permitted under Section 3.07 of all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans of any Lender in connection with any amendment under clause (i) of this definition.

Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, continuation or conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments and unused Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitments, Revolving Credit Commitment and Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent set forth in Section 10.07(m) with respect to the determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments and unused Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the Revolving Credit Commitment and Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, chief administrative officer, secretary or assistant secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer, controller or other similar officer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

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Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to a Restricted Subsidiary’s equity holders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (including the Borrower) of Holdings other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Returns” means, with respect to any Investment, any dividends, distributions, interest, fees, premium, return of capital, repayment of principal, income, profits (from a Disposition or otherwise) and other amounts received or realized in respect of such Investment.

Revolver Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Revolver Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Sections 2.14 and 10.07(b)). The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $80,000,000 on the Third Amendment Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the amount of the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the amount of the L/C Obligations at such time.

Revolving Credit Facility” means the Revolving Credit Commitments, including any Revolving Commitment Increase, each Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, each Refinancing Series of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and the Credit Extensions made thereunder.

Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated, Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

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Revolving Credit Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.

Screen Rate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Interpolated Rate.”

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2019, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the 2019 Incremental Term Lender.

Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning provided in the Second Amendment.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted under Article VII that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank, to the extent designated by the Borrower and such Hedge Bank as a “Secured Hedge Agreement” in writing to the Administrative Agent. The designation of any Secured Hedge Agreement shall not create in favor of such Hedge Bank any rights in connection with the management or release of Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

Secured Obligations” means, collectively, the Obligations, the Cash Management Obligations and all obligations owing to the Secured Parties by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement (but excluding in any event Excluded Swap Obligations).

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Hedge Banks and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties.

Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Senior Representative” means, with respect to any series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

 

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Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(3).

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-4.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-5, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)(1).

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person or Persons on any date of determination, that on such date such Person or Persons (a) have property with fair value greater than the total amount of their debts and liabilities, contingent (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability), subordinated or otherwise, (b) have assets with present fair saleable value not less than the amount that will be required to pay their liability on their debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as they become absolute and matured and (d) are not engaged in business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which their property would constitute an unreasonably small capital.

SPC” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(h).

Specified Asset Sale Proceeds” means the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds of any Disposition or Casualty Event that are not required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii).

Specified Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit E-6.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the irrevocable written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-7, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)(3).

 

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Specified Junior Financing Obligations” means any obligations in respect of any Junior Financing in respect of which any Loan Party is an obligor in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount.

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b) (as to the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents), 5.02(a), 5.02(b)(i), 5.02(b)(iii), 5.04, 5.12, 5.16, 5.17 and 5.18.

Specified Transaction” means any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of, another Person or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, or any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility or line of credit), Restricted Payment, Revolving Commitment Increase, Incremental Revolving Loan or Incremental Term Loan that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect.”

Sponsor” means New Mountain Partners IV, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Starter Basket” means the greater of (x) $65,000,000 and (y) Consolidated EBITDA (on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) minus any amounts previously utilized pursuant to Section 2.14(d)(v)(A)(i) (and not redesignated) and the amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in lieu thereof and not redesignated.

Statutory Reserves” 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 percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board). Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board) 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 the Administrative Agent or any Lender under such Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Submitted Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Submitted Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)(1).

Subsequent Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08.

 

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Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which (i) a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency that has not yet happened) are at the time beneficially owned, (ii) more than half of the issued share capital is at the time beneficially owned or (iii) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Holdings.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings and the Borrower.

Successor Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(d).

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Obligation” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligation.”

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Syndication Agent” means UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a syndication agent.

Target Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority including interest, penalties and additions to tax.

Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a), or under any Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment.

Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made by such Term Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (a) reduced

 

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from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) an Incremental Amendment, (iii) a Refinancing Amendment, (iv) an Extension Amendment or (v) the incurrence of Replacement Term Loans. The initial amount of each Term Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1.01A under the caption “Initial Term Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption, Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as the case may be.

Term Facility” means (a) prior to the Closing Date, the Initial Term Commitments and (b) thereafter, each Class of Term Loans and/or Term Commitments.

Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has (a) an Initial Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment or Refinancing Term Commitment or (b) a Term Loan at such time.

Term Loan” means any Initial Term Loan, Extended Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans), Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Term Loan, as the context may require.

Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

Term Loan Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

Test Period” means, for any date of determination under this Agreement, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended as of such date of determination for which financial statements have been delivered.

Third Amendment” means that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2019, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the 2019 Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders.

Third Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning provided in the Third Amendment.    

Threshold Amount” means $15,000,000.

Total Assets” means the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or, for the period prior to the time any such statements are so delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Pro Forma Balance Sheet.

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Sponsor (excluding at all times Taxes), Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (including (x) expenses in connection with hedging transactions and (y) transaction bonuses and the associated employer portion of payroll taxes), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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Transactions” means (a) the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to be entered into on the Closing Date and the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date, (b) the consummation of the Acquisitions, (c) the consummation of the Equity Contribution, (d) the consummation of the Refinancing and (e) fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

Transferred Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.09.

Transformative Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition, investment or disposition or any transaction by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

Treasury Services Agreement” means any agreement between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank relating to treasury, depository, credit card, debit card and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds or any similar services.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

Unfunded Participations” shall mean, with respect to an L/C Issuer, the aggregate amount, if any, of participations in respect of any outstanding L/C Borrowing that shall not have been funded by the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with Section 2.03(c).

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means (i) the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or (ii) the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it applies to any item or items of Collateral. References in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to specific sections of the Uniform Commercial Code are based on the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof. In the event such Uniform Commercial Code is amended or another Uniform Commercial Code described in clause (ii) is applicable, such section reference shall be deemed to be references to the comparable section in such amended or other Uniform Commercial Code.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

United States Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d)(ii)(C).

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of (a) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries whether or not held in an account pledged to the Administrative Agent and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents restricted in favor of the Secured Parties (which may also include cash and Cash Equivalents securing other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Facilities).

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board of directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14 subsequent to the Closing Date.

 

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USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

wholly-owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

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

(b) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(c) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

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

(e) The word “or” is not exclusive.

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

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

(h) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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(i) For purposes of determining compliance with any Section of Article VII at any time, in the event that any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness (whether at the time of incurrence or upon application of all or a portion of the proceeds thereof), Disposition, Restricted Payment, Affiliate transaction, Contractual Obligation or prepayment of Indebtedness meets the criteria of one or more than one of the categories of transactions permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections, such transaction (or portion thereof) at any time shall be permitted under one or more of such clauses as determined by the Borrower in its sole discretion at such time.

(j) All references to “knowledge” of any Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary means the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer.

(k) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed as having the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(l) All references to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restriction 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 of the functions thereof.

Section 1.03. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (a) any lease that is treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the Closing Date shall not be treated as Indebtedness, Attributable Indebtedness or as a Capitalized Lease and shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any future lease, if it were in effect on the Closing Date, that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the Closing Date shall be treated as an operating lease), in each case for purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any actual or proposed change in GAAP after the Closing Date and (b) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141R or ASC 805 (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) or (ii) any election under Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 825—Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value” as defined therein.

Section 1.04. Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).

Section 1.05. References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, refinancings, restatements, renewals, restructurings, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, refinancings, restatements, renewals, restructurings, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by the Loan Documents; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

 

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Section 1.06. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.07. Timing of Payment or Performance. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, when the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.08. Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of:

(a) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 7.11) which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and Interest Coverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the financial ratios set forth in Sections 2.14(d) and 7.03(v)); or

(b) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement;

in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, in respect of any transaction described in clauses (ii) or (ii) of the definition of a Limited Condition Transaction, the date of delivery of irrevocable notice, declaration of dividend or similar event (and not at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction)) (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) on a Pro Forma Basis as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements were (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) ending prior to the LCT Test Date (for income statement purposes) or at the end of such most recent Test Period (for balance sheet purposes), the Borrower would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Restricted Payments, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or irrevocable notice, declaration of dividend or similar event for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro

 

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Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated; provided, that with respect to any such Subsequent Transaction that is a Restricted Payment, any such ratio or basket shall also be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated.

Section 1.09. Pro Forma Calculations.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, financial ratios and tests, including the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.09. Whenever a financial ratio or test is to be calculated on a pro forma basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating (i) such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered or are delivered concurrently therewith and (ii) prior to the initial date upon which the financial statements and certificates required by Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b), as the case may be, and Section 6.02(a) are required to be delivered, compliance shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2017.

(b) For purposes of calculating any financial ratio or test, Specified Transactions that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period and (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of the determination of Total Assets and Consolidated EBITDA, as applicable, the last day). If since the beginning of any applicable Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.09, then such financial ratio or test (or the calculation of Total Assets) shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.09.

(c) Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower and include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating initiatives, operating changes and enhancements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period) and “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit for a period that is associated with any action taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken (including any savings expected to result from the elimination of a public target’s compliance costs with public company requirements) net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and any such adjustments shall be included in the initial pro forma calculations of such financial ratios or tests and during any subsequent Test Period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized relating to such Specified Transaction; provided that (A) such amounts are reasonably identifiable and based on assumptions believed by the Borrower in good faith to be reasonable at the time made, (B) such actions are taken, committed to be taken or expected to be taken no later than 24 months after the date of such Specified Transaction, and (C) no amounts shall be added pursuant to this Section 1.09(c) to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period;

 

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(d) Any provision requiring Pro Forma Compliance with Section 7.11 shall be made assuming that compliance with the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio pursuant to such Section is required with respect to the most recent Test Period prior to such time.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.09, when calculating the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (i) the definition of “Applicable Rate” and (ii) the definition of “Applicable ECF Percentage,” the events described in this Section 1.09 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

Section 1.10. Letters of Credit. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the undrawn face amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

Section 1.11. Certifications. All certifications to be made hereunder by an officer or representative of a Loan Party shall be made by such person in his or her capacity solely as an officer or a representative of such Loan Party, on such Loan Party’s behalf and not in such Person’s individual capacity.

Section 1.12. Certain Determinations.

(a) For purposes of determining compliance with any of the covenants set forth in Article VI or Article VII (including in connection with any Incremental Commitment) at any time (whether at the time of incurrence or thereafter), any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction meets the criteria of one, or more than one, of the clauses of the provision permitting such Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction, as the case may be, the Borrower (i) shall in its sole discretion determine under which clause such Lien (other than Liens with respect to the Initial Term Loans), Investment, Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness consisting of the Initial Term Loans), Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction (or, in each case, any portion there), as the case may be, is permitted and (ii) shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to make any redetermination and/or to divide, classify or reclassify under which clause or clause such Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Disposition, Restricted Payment or Affiliate transaction, as the case may be, is permitted from time to time as it may determine and without notice to the Administrative Agent or any Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, if the applicable date for meeting any requirement hereunder or under any other Loan Document falls on a day that is not a Business Day, compliance with such requirement shall not be required until noon on the first Business Day following such applicable date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, any Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and/or Interest Coverage Ratio) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with

 

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any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the “Incurrence Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence, except that incurrences of Indebtedness and Liens constituting Fixed Amounts shall be taken into account for purposes of Incurrence Based Amounts.

ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 2.01. The Loans.

(a) Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date a Term Borrowing denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Term Lender’s Term Commitment. On the First Amendment Effective Date, Initial Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the First Amendment. On the Second Amendment Effective Date, Initial Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the Second Amendment. On the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the Fourth Amendment. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a), the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and the Fourth Amendment and repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(b) Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, on the Closing Date (subject to the Closing Date Revolver Cap) or thereafter each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 (each such loan, together with any loans made pursuant to an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, Incremental Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) from time to time, on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05, and re-borrow under this Section 2.01(b) in each case without premium or penalty (subject to Section 3.05). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

Section 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a) Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by email. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than, (1) 1:00 p.m. Eastern time three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, and (2) 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans;

 

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provided that the notice referred to in clause (1) above may be delivered no later than one Business Day prior to (x) the Closing Date in the case of the initial Credit Extensions and (y) the Fourth Amendment Effective Date in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans. Each email notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must include a written Committed Loan Notice (and will not be effective until so confirmed), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.14, each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000, or a whole multiple of $500,000, in excess thereof. Except as provided herein, each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vi) wire instructions of the account(s) to which funds are to be disbursed (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the amount to be disbursed to any particular account may be less than the minimum or multiple limitations set forth above so long as the aggregate amount to be disbursed to all such accounts pursuant to such Borrowing meets such minimums and multiples). If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or fail to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer of such funds in accordance with instructions provided by the Borrower to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent; provided that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and second, to the Borrower as provided above.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. During the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require that no Loans may be converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurocurrency Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in UBS AG, Stamford Branch’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the announcement of such change.

 

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(e) After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than eight Interest Periods in effect (or such greater amount as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).

(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

(g) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(b) above, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent promptly after written demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(g) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.03. Letters of Credit.

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit at sight denominated in Dollars for the account of the Borrower (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as

 

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of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer would exceed such L/C Issuer’s L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, that if the Borrower determines that, in connection with any actual or anticipated L/C Credit Extension, less than the full amount of the Letter of Credit Sublimit would be available to the Borrower as a result of the application of this clause (z), then the L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of each L/C Issuer shall be reallocated as elected by the Borrower in consultation with each L/C Issuer and with the consent of any such L/C Issuer which has its L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share increased as a result of such reallocation (and the Borrower and the L/C Issuers agree to take such actions as among themselves to accommodate any such reallocation); provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, UBS AG, Stamford Branch shall have no obligation to issue trade or commercial letters of credit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired, terminated or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, on the Closing Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement.

(ii) The Borrower may, at its sole discretion, request Letters of Credit from any L/C Issuer up to such L/C Issuer’s L/C Issuer Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Sublimit (subject to reallocation as described in Section 2.03(a)(i)).

(iii) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any material restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any material unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

(B) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than 12 months after the date of issuance or last renewal unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer;

(C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer;

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(E) any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure as it may elect in its sole discretion.

(iv) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit. (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., at least three Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be; or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (a) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (b) the amount thereof; (c) the expiry date thereof; (d) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (e) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (f) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (g) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant L/C Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or its applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement times the stated amount of such Letter of Credit.

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provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the relevant L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each 12-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and in no event extending beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date unless Cash Collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such 12-month period to be mutually agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the relevant L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the relevant L/C Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a)(iii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied or waived.

(iv) Promptly after issuance of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. (i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall notify promptly the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m., on the first Business Day immediately following any payment by an L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit with written notice to the Borrower (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing in Dollars; provided that if such reimbursement is not made on the date of drawing, the Borrower shall pay interest to the relevant L/C Issuer on such amount at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans (without duplication of interest payable on L/C Borrowings). The applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower in writing of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination or revaluation thereof. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Appropriate Lenders and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii) Each Appropriate Lender (including any Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer in Dollars at the Administrative Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for

 

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under this Agreement of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Appropriate Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant L/C Issuer.

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on written demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Appropriate Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv) Until each Appropriate Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer.

(v) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the relevant L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Repayment of Participations. (i) If, at any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), the Administrative Agent

 

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receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the amount received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Appropriate Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Loan Party may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the relevant L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv) any payment by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(v) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

(vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party (other than payment in cash or performance in full);

 

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provided that the foregoing in clauses (i) through (vi) shall not excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.

(f) Role of L/C Issuers. Each Lender and the Borrower agrees that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as they may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 2.03(e); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s (or its Related Parties’) willful misconduct, bad faith or grossly negligent failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit, in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and no L/C Issuer shall be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g) Cash Collateral. (i) If, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, (ii) if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02 or (iii) if an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs and is continuing, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize all of its L/C Obligations in an amount equal to 103% of the Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations determined as of such date, and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m. on (x) in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), the next

 

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Business Day following the Business Day that the Borrower receives written notice thereof, and (y) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (iii), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, promptly upon the written request of the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (solely after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). For purposes hereof, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant L/C Issuer and the Appropriate Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash, Cash Equivalents (if reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer) or deposit account balances (in each case, “Cash Collateral”) pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Appropriate Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit Lenders of the applicable Facility, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the Administrative Agent and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents (for the benefit of the Borrower). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are expressly subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) or nonconsensual liens permitted under Section 7.01 or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, promptly following written demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. To the extent any Event of Default giving rise to the requirement to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) is cured or otherwise waived by the Required Lenders, then so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all Cash Collateral pledged to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit shall be promptly refunded to the applicable depositor of Cash Collateral. If at any time the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided or Liens described above, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly following written demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. In addition, the Administrative Agent may request at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of Cash Collateral that additional Cash Collateral be provided by the Borrower in order to protect against the results of exchange rate fluctuations with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in currencies other than Dollars.

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pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided that (x) if any portion of a Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized by the Borrower or reallocated to the other Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv), then the Borrower shall not be required to pay a Letter of Credit fee to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share so long as it is Cash Collateralized by the Borrower or reallocated to the other Revolving Credit Lenders, but such Letter of Credit fee shall instead be payable to such other Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of such reallocated amount, and (y) if any portion of a Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share is not Cash Collateralized or reallocated pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv), then the Letter of Credit fee with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share shall be payable to the applicable L/C Issuer until such Pro Rata Share is Cash Collateralized or reallocated or such Lender ceases to be a Defaulting Lender. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the earlier to occur of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and the Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility or the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitment of all Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it to any Loan Party equal to 0.125% per annum (or such other lower amount as may be mutually agreed by the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer) of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit) or such lesser fee as may be agreed with such L/C Issuer. Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fees shall be due and payable in Dollars on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit and on the earlier to occur of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitment of all Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account with respect to each Letter of Credit issued to the Loan Parties the customary and reasonable issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within 30 days of demand and are nonrefundable.

(j) Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.

(k) Addition of an L/C Issuer. A Revolving Credit Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower may become an additional L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Credit Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional L/C Issuer.

(l) Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments. If the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if one or more other tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of which the Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall, to the extent such Letters of Credit could have been issued under

 

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such other tranches, automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Credit Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Sections 2.03(c) and (d)) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Credit Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(g).

(m) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

Section 2.04. [Reserved].

Section 2.05. Prepayments.

(a) Optional. (i) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay any Class or Classes of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans of any Class or Classes in whole or in part without premium or penalty (except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.05); provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (B) on the date of any prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (2) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000, or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; and (3) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) below, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Loan (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Credit Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to clause (ii) below and Section 3.05. In the case of each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a), the Borrower may in its sole discretion select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid, and such payment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that, on or prior to the six month anniversary of the First Amendment Effective Date, any Loan Party (x) prepays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Initial Term Loans in connection with a Repricing Event or (y) effects any amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Event, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent (A) in the case of clause (x), for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or

 

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replaced and (B) in the case of clause (y), for the ratable account of each of the Lenders (including any Lender that withholds its consent to such amendment and that is required to assign its Initial Term Loan pursuant to Section 3.07), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Initial Term Loans of such Lender outstanding immediately prior to such amendment. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement or amendment and shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such amendment.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(a)(i) by notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 2:00 p.m. (and promptly confirmed in writing) on the date of prepayment if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Class or occurrence of another event, which refinancing or event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed (subject to payment of amounts due under Section 3.05).

(iv) Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loans permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof pursuant to Section 2.07(a) in a manner determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity).

(v) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, in addition to the terms set forth in Sections 2.05(a)(i) and 10.07, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Loan Party (in such capacity, a “Discounted Purchaser”) may prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such prepayment) (or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may purchase such outstanding Loans and immediately cancel them) without premium or penalty on the following basis (and so long as no proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans are used for such purpose):

(A) Any Discounted Purchaser shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”), in each case made in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v) and without premium or penalty.

(B) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”) with respect to each applicable tranche, the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “Specified Discount”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(v)(B)), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount

 

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shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) above, each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”).

(2) Each Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”), the amount and the tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

(3) If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Discounted Purchaser will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v)(B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to clause (2) above; provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Specified Discount Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Discounted Purchaser and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

 

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(C) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “Discount Range”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Discounted Purchaser (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(v)(C)), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded pursuant to clause (iii) above, each such solicitation by a Discounted Purchaser shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “Discount Range Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “Submitted Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

(2) The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v)(C). The relevant Discounted Purchaser agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the

 

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Discount Range being referred to as the “Applicable Discount”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following clause (3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “Participating Lender”).

(3) If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Discounted Purchaser will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Discounted Purchaser and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

(D) (1) Any Discounted Purchaser may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Discounted Purchaser, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate

 

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amount of the Term Loans (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the Discounted Purchaser are willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D)), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by a Discounted Purchaser shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “Offered Discount”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Loans (the “Offered Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

(2) The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Discounted Purchaser with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Discounted Purchaser shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Discounted Purchaser (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any. If the Discounted Purchaser elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the fifth Business Day after the date of receipt by such Discounted Purchaser from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (2) (the “Acceptance Date”), the Discounted Purchaser shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Discounted Purchaser by the Acceptance Date, such Discounted Purchaser shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(3) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within five Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Auction Agent will determine (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be

 

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prepaid by the relevant Discounted Purchaser at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D). If the Discounted Purchaser elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Discounted Purchaser agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “Qualifying Lender”). The Discounted Purchaser will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v)(D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Discounted Purchaser and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I) the relevant Discounted Purchaser of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Discounted Purchaser and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Discounted Purchaser shall be due and payable by such Discounted Purchaser on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(v)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(v)(I) below).

(E) In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Loan Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from the applicable Discounted Purchaser or Loan Parties in connection therewith.

 

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(F) If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with Sections 2.05(a)(v)(B) through 2.05(a)(v)(D) above, the Discounted Purchaser shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Discounted Purchaser shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the relevant tranche of Loans being prepaid on a pro rata basis across such installments. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment. In connection with each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v), each Lender participating in any prepayment described in this Section 2.05(a)(v) acknowledges and agrees that in connection therewith, (1) the Discounted Purchaser or any other Loan Party then may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding Holdings, the Sponsor and their respective affiliates not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such prepayment (including Material Non-Public Information) (“Excluded Information”), (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Discounted Purchaser, the Loan Parties or the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information and (4) none of the Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.

(G) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section 2.05(a)(v), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Discounted Purchaser.

(H) Each of the Discounted Purchasers, Loan Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section 2.05(a)(v) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section 2.05(a)(v) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

(I) Each Loan Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Loan Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(v) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01 or otherwise).

 

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(b) Mandatory. (i) Within ten Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) (commencing in respect of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to (A) the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus, without duplication of any amount deducted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating Excess Cash Flow for such period, (B) the sum of (1) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans made during such fiscal year pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v), in an amount equal to the discounted amount actually paid in cash in respect of the principal amount of such Term Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, (2) all other voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due to the extent reducing scheduled repayments of principal in subsequent fiscal years, (3) all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans, Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Revolving Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, to the extent the Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Revolving Commitment Increase, as the case may be, are permanently reduced by the amount of such payments, and (4) the amount equal to all payments in cash actually paid by the Borrower in connection with the buyback of Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(l) during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), to the extent such prepayments are funded with Internally Generated Cash; provided that, to the extent any deduction is made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due, such prepayment shall not be deducted with respect to the Excess Cash Flow prepayment for the succeeding fiscal year and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such voluntary prepayments referred to in each of the immediately preceding clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) and any cash expenditures referred to in the immediately succeeding proviso that have not been applied to reduce the payments which may be due from time to time pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)) shall be carried over to subsequent periods, and may reduce the payments due from time to time pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) during such subsequent periods, until such time as such voluntary prepayments reduce such payments which may be due from time to time); provided further that any such Excess Cash Flow referred to in this Section 2.05(b) prepayment amount shall, at the option of the Borrower, in each case without duplication of any such reduction from the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” by such amounts, be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis for such fiscal year by the aggregate amount of clauses (b)(ii), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xv) and (xvi) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” for such fiscal year; provided further that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio in the definition of “Applicable ECF Percentage” shall be recalculated to give pro forma effect to any amount referred to in clause (B) above that is paid or otherwise realized or accounted for after the end of the applicable fiscal year but prior to the making of the Excess Cash Flow payment required for such Fiscal Year. Prepayment of any Term Loans shall only be required under this Section 2.05(b)(i) with respect to the amount (if any) of Excess Cash Flow for such period in excess of $5,000,000 and solely to the amount of such required prepayment in excess thereof.

 

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(ii) If (1) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower Disposes of any property or assets (other than any Disposition of any property or assets permitted by Sections 7.05(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (l), (m) (except as set forth in the proviso thereof or to the extent such property is subject to a Mortgage), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s)), or (2) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, subject to Section 2.05(b)(vi), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid on or prior to the date which is five Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to the Asset Sale Percentage of all such Net Proceeds (solely in the amount of such required prepayment in excess the threshold set forth above); provided further that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) and the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness, in each case pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the net proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event (such Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (or the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness) required to be offered to be so repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time; provided that the portion of such net proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such net proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such net proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii) shall be reduced accordingly; provided, further, that to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.

(iii) If Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary incur or issue any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (A) not permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.03 or (B) that is intended to constitute Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Class of Term Loans, the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (or, in the case of Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, the applicable Class of Term Loans) in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is three Business Days after the receipt by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds. In connection with any prepayment under Section 2.05(b)(iii)(B) which constitutes a Repricing Event that is consummated in respect of all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans prior to the date that is six months after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Term Lenders a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans subject to such Repricing Event.

(iv) If for any reason the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations at any time exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall promptly prepay Revolving Credit Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(iv) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans such aggregate Outstanding Amount exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.

 

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(v) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries (“Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents, an amount equal to the portion of such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation, even if the Borrower does not intend to actually repatriate such cash, so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents (even if such cash is actually not repatriated), an amount equal to the amount of the Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that could be repatriated will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the direct and indirect holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against as a result of a repatriation and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow would have material adverse tax cost consequences, an amount equal to such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05; provided that in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), such nonpayment prior to the time such amounts must be repatriated shall not constitute an Event of Default (and such amounts shall be available (A) first, to repay local foreign indebtedness, if any, and (B) thereafter, for working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, subject to the prepayment provisions in this Section 2.05(b)(v)); provided, further, that (A) for purposes of this Section 2.05, Excess Cash Flow shall be deemed allocable to each Foreign Subsidiary, with respect to any period, in an amount equal to (i) the Consolidated EBITDA of such Foreign Subsidiary for such period, divided by (ii) the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (it being understood and agreed for the avoidance of doubt that such allocation shall exclude any reduction from interest and principal payments in respect of the Obligations) and (B) (1) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to reduce Excess Cash Flow owed pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) in respect of any Excess Cash Flow Period by the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries subject to the limitations and restrictions described above in this Section 2.05(b)(v) for such Excess Cash Flow Period.

(vi) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05, (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary (“Foreign Disposition”) or the Net Proceeds of any Casualty Event incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary (“Foreign Casualty Event”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05 so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such

 

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restrictions on repatriation even if the Borrower does not intend to actually repatriate such cash, so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Net Proceeds will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material constituent documents, even if such cash is not actually repatriated at such time, an amount equal to the amount of the Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the direct and indirect holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or Foreign Casualty Event would have material adverse tax cost consequences with respect to such Net Proceeds, an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section 2.05; provided that in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), nonpayment prior to the time such amounts must be repatriated shall not constitute an Event of Default (and such amounts shall be available (A) first, to repay local foreign indebtedness, if any, and (B) thereafter, for working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, subject to the prepayment provisions in this Section 2.05(b)(vi)). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.05 shall require the Borrower to cause any amounts to be repatriated to the United States (whether or not such amounts are used in or excluded from the determination of the amount of any mandatory prepayments hereunder).

(vii) Except as otherwise provided in any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or any Incremental Amendment or as otherwise provided herein, (A) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied ratably to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding (provided that any prepayment of Term Loans with the Net Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied solely to each applicable Class of Refinanced Debt); (B) with respect to each Class of Term Loans, each prepayment pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied first, to accrued interest and fees due on the amount of the prepayment and second, to the scheduled installments of principal thereof following the date of such prepayment in direct order of maturity; (C) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of such prepayment.

(viii) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) not later than 1:00 p.m. at least three Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the aggregate amount of such prepayment to be made by the Borrower. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment. Each Term Lender may reject all of its Pro Rata Share of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.05(b) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00 p.m. one Business Day after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. If a Term Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower.

 

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(c) Interest, Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this Section 2.05 shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Credit Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments), together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05, prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.05 in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a deposit account (or, if required by the Administrative Agent, a Cash Collateral Account) until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2.05. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.

Section 2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000, or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire amount thereof and (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. Except as provided above, the amount of any such Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of any Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Class or occurrence of other event, which refinancing or other event shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

(b) Mandatory. The Initial Term Commitments of each Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the Initial Term Loans to be made by such Term Lender on the Closing Date. The Revolving Credit Commitments of each Revolving Credit Lender shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Maturity Date.

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reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such Class shall be reduced by such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such Commitments are reduced. All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments of any Class shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders on the effective date of such termination.

(d) 2020 Incremental Commitments. The 2020 Incremental Commitments of the 2020 Incremental Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans to be made by it on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders (A) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with last Business Day of June 2019, an aggregate principal amount equal to $700,505.05 (which payments shall (x) be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 (excluding prepayments under Section 2.05(a)(v) and Section 10.07(l)) and (y) not be made with respect to Initial Term Loans that were prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)), (B) with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last business day of March 2021, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2020 Incremental Term Loans as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 (excluding prepayments under Section 2.05(a)(v) and Section 10.07(l)) and (C) with respect to all Initial Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans, on the Maturity Date for the Initial Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans outstanding on such date, together with accrued interest thereon. In connection with any Incremental Term Loans that constitute part of the same Class as the Initial Term Loans, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to adjust the rate of prepayment in respect of such Class such that the Term Lenders holding Initial Term Loans comprising such Class continue to receive a payment that is not less than the same amount that such Term Lenders would have received absent the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans; provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are to be “fungible” with the Initial Term Loans, notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.07(a), the amortization for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Incremental Term Loans will be “fungible” with the Initial Term Loans.

(b) Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans under such Facility outstanding on such date.

Section 2.08. Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

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(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or 8.01(f), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon written demand.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 2.09. Fees. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i):

(a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender under each Facility in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate with respect to commitment fees for such Facility times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments for such Facility exceeds the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans for such Facility plus (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations for such Facility; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; provided, further, that no commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The commitment fee on each Revolving Credit Facility shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date during the first full fiscal quarter to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).

(c) Closing Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay on the Closing Date to each Term Lender party to this Agreement on the Closing Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date, a closing fee (the “Closing Fee”) in an amount equal to 0.50% of the stated principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans made on the Closing Date. The Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Closing Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter and shall be netted against Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

Section 2.10. Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days, or 366 days, as applicable, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed.

 

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Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.11. Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with their terms.

Section 2.12. Payments Generally.

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Appropriate Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s applicable Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall in each case, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

 

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(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

(c) Unless the Borrower or any Lender have notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, then:

(i) if the Borrower has failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; and

(ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

A written notice (including documentation reasonably supporting such request) of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

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(e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(g) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law), but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (b) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

(h) Amounts to be applied to the prepayment of Loans in connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b) shall be applied, as applicable, on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans; provided that if no Lenders exercise the right to waive a given mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(viii), then, with respect to such mandatory prepayment, the amount of such mandatory prepayment shall be applied first to reduce outstanding Base Rate Loans. Any amounts remaining after each such application shall be applied to prepay Eurocurrency Rate Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.05.

Section 2.13. Sharing of Payments. If, other than as provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in respect of any principal or interest on account of the Loans or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it, in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such sub-participations in the participations in L/C Obligations held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of any principal or interest on such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph shall not be

 

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construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. The Borrower agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.13 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Borrower may extend the final maturity of Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments in connection with an Extension that is permitted under Section 2.16 without being obligated to effect such extensions on a pro rata basis among the Lenders (it being understood that no such extension (i) shall constitute a payment or prepayment of any Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, for purposes of this Section 2.13 or (ii) shall reduce the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due under Section 2.07(a), except that the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due to a Lender of Extended Term Loans may be reduced to the extent provided pursuant to the express terms of the respective Extension Amendment) without giving rise to any violation of this Section 2.13 or any other provision of this Agreement. Furthermore, the Borrower may take all actions contemplated by Section 2.16 in connection with any Extension (including modifying pricing, amortization and repayments or prepayments), and in each case such actions shall be permitted, and the differing payments contemplated therein shall be permitted without giving rise to any violation of this Section 2.13 or any other provision of this Agreement.

Section 2.14. Incremental Credit Extensions.

(a) Incremental Commitments. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an “Incremental Request”), request (i) one or more new commitments which shall be in the same Facility as any outstanding Term Loans (a “Term Loan Increase”) or a new Class of term loans (collectively with any Term Loan Increase, the “Incremental Term Commitments”) under this Agreement and/or (ii) (A) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (a “Revolving Commitment Increase”) and/or (B) the establishment of one or more new Revolving Credit Commitments (any such new commitment, a “New Revolving Credit Commitment” and, together with Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments” and, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders.

(b) Incremental Loans. Any Incremental Term Loans (other than Term Loan Increases) effected through the establishment of one or more new Term Loans made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Term Commitments of any Class are effected (including through any Term Loan Increase), subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (i) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental

 

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Term Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Term Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (i) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall make its Commitment available to the Borrower (when borrowed, an “Incremental Revolving Loan” and collectively with any Incremental Term Loan, an “Incremental Loan”) in an amount equal to its Revolving Commitment Increase or New Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, and (ii) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Revolving Commitment Increase or the New Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, and the Incremental Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incremental Term Loans may have identical terms to any of the Term Loans and be treated as the same Class as any of such Term Loans.

(c) Incremental Request. Each Incremental Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but each existing Lender will not have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to request any Incremental Commitment) or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution being called an “Additional Lender”) (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” or “Incremental Term Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Additional Lender and (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(k) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Initial Term Loans.

(d) Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date of such Incremental Amendment (the “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions:

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction where the standard shall be no Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f));

(ii) the representations and warranties in Article V of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction);

(iii) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (v) below) and each Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (v) below);

 

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(iv) any Incremental Revolving Credit Lender that is not an existing Lender is subject to the consent of the L/C Issuers; and

(v) at the time of and after giving effect to the effectiveness of any proposed Incremental Commitments, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Commitments shall not exceed (A) (i) an amount equal to the Starter Basket plus (ii) the amount of all prior voluntary prepayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, Incremental Loans and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(v)(i) that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (in each case, with respect to any revolving loans, to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in such revolving commitments) (net of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in lieu of the Starter Basket), in each case other than to the extent such prepayments are made with the proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or other long-term Indebtedness, plus (B) up to an additional amount of Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments so long as on and as of the date of the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Commitments on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to each such incurrence and/or issuance of such Indebtedness on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming all previously established and simultaneously established Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments are fully drawn and excluding the cash proceeds of any borrowing under any such Incremental Facility not applied promptly for the specified transaction in connection with such incurrence upon receipt thereof, (a) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, either (x) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 3.75:1.00, or (y) in the case of Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), does not exceed the greater of (I) 3.75:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, (b) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a basis junior to the Obligations, either (x) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 4.00:1.00, or (y) in the case of Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, either the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), does not exceed the greater of (I) 4.00:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, or (c) in the case of any Incremental Facility that is unsecured, either (x)(I) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed 4.25:1.00, or (II) in the case of such Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) does not exceed the greater of (X) 4.25:1.00 and (Y) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or (y)(I) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than 2.00:1.00, or (II) in the case of such Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment not prohibited hereunder, either (X) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than 2.00:1.00 or (Y) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) is not less than the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other

 

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Investment; provided, that Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments may be incurred under both clauses (A) and (B) above, and proceeds from any such incurrence may be utilized in a single transaction by first calculating the incurrence under clause (B) above and then calculating the incurrence under clause (A) above); provided that the Borrower may redesignate any such Indebtedness originally designated as incurred pursuant to clause (A) above if, at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur under clause (B) above the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness being so redesignated (for purposes of clarity, with any such redesignation having the effect of increasing the Borrower’s ability to incur indebtedness under clause (A) above as of the date of such redesignation by the amount of such Indebtedness so redesignated).

(e) Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class, except as otherwise set forth herein, shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders; provided that in no event will any Incremental Term Loans be permitted to be voluntarily or mandatorily prepaid prior to the repayment in full of the Term Loans, unless accompanied by at least a ratable payment of the Term Loans (provided that any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Amendment may provide that the applicable Incremental Lenders shall receive a less than ratable payment). In any event:

(i) the Incremental Term Loans and, as applicable, the New Revolving Credit Commitments:

(A) shall rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and pari passu or junior with respect to security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans, as applicable, or may be unsecured (and to the extent secured or subordinated in right of payment shall be subject to intercreditor agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);

(B) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans;

(C) in the case of New Revolving Credit Commitments, shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments outstanding at the time of incurrence of such New Revolving Credit Commitments or have amortization or scheduled mandatory commitment reductions (other than at maturity);

(D) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of then-existing Initial Term Loans;

(E) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, subject to clauses (B) and (D) above, shall have amortization determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders;

(F) subject to clause (ii) below, shall have an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders or Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable;

 

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(G) [reserved];

(H) may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Initial Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment;

(I) to the extent secured, shall not be secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral; and

(J) shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than any Loan Party and shall not have any obligors other than any Loan Party;

(ii) the material terms of each Revolving Commitment Increase will be substantially identical to those applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments being increased, as applicable, or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (other than with respect to margin, pricing, maturity, fees or any terms which are applicable only after the then-existing maturity date with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject, solely as to administrative matters, to the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)),

(iii) the interest rate applicable to any Incremental Term Loans will be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans; provided that, with respect to Dollar denominated Incremental Term Facilities incurred pursuant to clause (a) of Section 2.14(d)(v)(B) that is not incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other investment, such interest rate will not be more than 0.50% higher than the corresponding interest rate applicable to the Initial Term Loans (without giving effect to any leverage based step-downs with respect to the Applicable Rate), unless the interest rate margin with respect to the existing Initial Term Loans is adjusted to be equal to the interest rate with respect to the relevant Incremental Term Loans, minus, 0.50%; provided, further, that in determining the applicable interest rate: (w) OID or upfront fees paid by the Borrower in connection with the Initial Term Loans such Incremental Term Loans (based on a four-year average life to maturity), shall be included, (x) any amendments to the Applicable Rate on the Initial Term Loans that became effective subsequent to the Closing Date but prior to the time of the addition of such Incremental Term Loans shall be included (without giving effect to any leverage based step-downs with respect to the Applicable Rate), (y) arrangement, commitment, structuring and underwriting fees and any amendment fees paid or payable to the Arrangers (or their Affiliates) in their respective capacities as such in connection with the Initial Term Loans, or to one or more arrangers (or their Affiliates) in their capacities as such applicable to such Incremental Term Loans shall be excluded and (z) if such Incremental Term Loans include any “LIBOR” interest rate floor greater than that applicable to the existing Loans, and such floor is applicable to the Initial Term Loans, on the date of determination, such excess amount shall be equated to interest margin for determining the increase except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower, and

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(f) Incremental Amendment. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of an Incremental Revolving Loan Commitment to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment), under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments as determined by the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments, unless it so agrees.

(g) Reallocation of Revolving Credit Exposure. Upon any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which Revolving Commitment Increases are effected through an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14, (a) if the increase relates to the Revolving Credit Facility, each of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Credit Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Incremental Revolving Loans outstanding on such Incremental Facility Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Credit Loans will be held by existing Revolving Credit Lenders and Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Credit Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Revolving Commitment Increases to the Revolving Credit Commitments, (b) each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Credit Commitment and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Credit Loan and (c) each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Revolving Commitment Increases and all matters relating thereto; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments after the date of obtaining any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(m) to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(m), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued) and (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments after the date of obtaining any Incremental Revolving Loan Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

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Section 2.15. Refinancing Amendments.

(a) On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Refinancing Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this Section 2.15(a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Refinancing Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans), in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans incurred under this Agreement pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.15 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments after the date of obtaining any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(m) to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(m), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued), (3) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments after the date of obtaining any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Class on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class and (4) assignments and participations of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans.

(b) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section 2.15(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.

(d) This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.16. Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Credit Loans.

 

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(a) Extension of Term Loans. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) (except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, “AHYDO” payments, optional prepayments, premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments, which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Term Lenders and set forth in the relevant Term Loan Extension Request), be substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) no more favorable to the Extending Term Lenders than those applicable to the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Term Loan Extension Request (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans) (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), including: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Term Loans hereunder (including Refinancing Term Loans and Extended Term Loans) which have more than five different Maturity Dates; (ii) the Effective Yield, pricing, optional redemptions and prepayment and “AHYDO” payments with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different from the Effective Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); and (iv) Extended Term Loans may have call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided that no Extended Term Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which all Term Loans with an earlier final stated maturity (including Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they were amended) are repaid in full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by a pro rata optional prepayment of such other Term Loans; provided, however, that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time a Term Loan Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (C) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (D) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (E) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche (in which case scheduled amortization with respect thereto shall be proportionally increased). Each Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)).

 

 

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(b) Extension of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Class (each, an “Existing Revolver Tranche”) be amended to extend the Maturity Date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so amended, “Extended Revolving Credit Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolver Tranche) (each, a “Revolver Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche and (y) except as to interest rates, fees, optional redemption or prepayment terms, final maturity, and after the final maturity date, any other covenants and provisions (which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Revolving Credit Lenders and set forth in the relevant Revolver Extension Request), the Extended Revolving Credit Commitment extended pursuant to a Revolver Extension Request, and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Credit Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with such other terms substantially identical to, or taken as a whole, no more favorable to the Extending Revolving Credit Lender, as the original Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings); provided: (i) the Maturity Date of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) which have more than five different Maturity Dates; (ii) the Effective Yield, pricing, optional redemption or prepayment terms, with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield, pricing, optional redemption or prepayment terms, for extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants (as determined by the Borrower and Lenders extending) and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments); and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., the Existing Revolver Tranche and the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of the applicable Revolver Extension Series) and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (II) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Credit Commitments and (III) repayments made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of non-extended Revolving Credit Commitments); provided, further, that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time a Revolver Extension Request is delivered to Lenders, (B) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Revolver Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder and (C) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended pursuant to any Revolver Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolver Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments amended from an Existing Revolver Tranche

 

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may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolver Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolver Tranche. Each Revolver Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section 2.16(b)).

(c) Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond (or such shorter period as agreed by the Administrative Agent), and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.16. Subject to Section 3.07, no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Credit Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Term Loan Tranche (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Credit Lender (each, an “Extending Revolving Credit Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election.

(d) Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Credit Lender, as applicable, providing an Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.16(a) or 2.16(b) above, respectively (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery of a Committed Loan Notice) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates substantially consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender

 

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as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section 2.07 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.07), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.05 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto, (iv) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and Holdings, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.

(e) No conversion of Loans pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement. This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.17. Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuers hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the L/C Issuers, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and Holdings, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuers against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any

 

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judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.03(h).

(iv) Reallocation of Pro Rata Share to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03, the “Pro Rata Share” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans of that Lender.

(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share (without giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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ARTICLE III

TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

Section 3.01. Taxes.

(a) Except as provided in this Section 3.01, any and all payments made by or on account of the Borrower (the term Borrower under Article III being deemed to include any Subsidiary for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued) or Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes. If the Borrower, any Guarantor or other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i) if the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by the Borrower or any Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions of Indemnified Tax or Other Tax (including deductions of Indemnified Tax or Other Tax applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions for Indemnified Tax or Other Tax been made, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions, (iii) the applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within 30 days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within 30 days, as soon as possible thereafter), if either Borrower or any Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, it shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes and any other property, intangible or mortgage recording Taxes, imposed by any Governmental Authority, which arise from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document excluding, in each case, any such Tax imposed as a result of an Agent or Lender’s Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document (collectively, “Assignment Taxes”), except for Assignment Taxes resulting from assignment or participation that is requested or required in writing by the Borrower (all such non-excluded taxes described in this Section 3.01(b) being hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(c) Without duplication of the amounts paid pursuant to Sections 3.01(a) or 3.01(b), the Borrower and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes payable by such Agent or such Lender (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the Governmental Authority; provided that any Agent or Lender seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.01(c) provides the Borrower the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith and delivered by such Agent or Lender (or by an Agent on behalf of such Lender) accompanied by a written statement thereof setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Each Lender and Agent shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender or Agent under the Loan Documents. Each such Lender and Agent shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly and on or before the date such documentation expires, becomes obsolete or inaccurate to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding Tax, the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable Law from such payments at the applicable rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.01(d), an Agent or a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 3.01(d) that such Agent or Lender is not legally eligible to deliver. Without limiting the foregoing:

(i) Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from federal backup withholding.

(ii) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

(A) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms), claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code,

(B) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms), or

(D) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership), two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, a United States Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each

 

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beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a United States Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner).

(iii) Each Agent that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 with respect to fees received on its own behalf, certifying that such Agent is exempt from federal backup withholding. Each Agent that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI with respect to fees received on its own behalf and, with respect to any other fees it is to receive, two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by all required supporting certificates and documentation.

(iv) 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, such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Laws and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Laws and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.01(d), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(v) Each Lender and Agent agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(e) Any Lender or Agent claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall use its reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office if such a change would reduce any such additional amounts (or any similar amount that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender, result in any unreimbursed cost or expense or be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(f) If any Lender or Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by a Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall promptly remit such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnification or additional amounts paid by the Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund net of any Taxes payable by any Agent or Lender on such interest); provided that the Loan Parties, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be,

 

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agree promptly to return such refund (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority) to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority; provided, further, that in no event will the Lender or Agent be required to pay any amount to a Loan Party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the Lender or Agent in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Lender or Agent 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 3.01(f) shall not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other person.

(g) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.07 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Taxes excluded from the definition of (x) “Indemnified Taxes” or (y) “Other Taxes” attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 3.01(g).

Section 3.02. Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law or guideline has made it unlawful or impermissible, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful or impermissible under any such guideline, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, in each case after the Closing Date then, on written notice thereof by such Lender to Holdings through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall promptly following written demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully and in accordance with guidelines continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully or in accordance with guidelines continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

Section 3.03. Inability to Determine Rates. Except as described in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”, if the Administrative Agent determines after the Closing Date that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or that the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not

 

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adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar, or other applicable, market for the applicable amount and the Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower in writing and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended and (y) in the event a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request, if applicable, into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

Section 3.04. Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves.

(a) If any Lender (which, for purposes of this Section 3.04 shall include the L/C Issuers) reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law or guideline, in each case after the Closing Date, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, including, for avoidance of doubt any such adoption, change or compliance in respect of (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements, or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority), or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities pursuant to Basel III regardless in each case (a) and (b) of the date of adoption or enaction, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loans or (as the case may be) issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes indemnified pursuant to Section 3.01, or any Taxes excluded from the definition of (x) “Indemnified Taxes” or (y) “Other Taxes” or (ii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(b)) and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligations to make any Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, then from time to time within 15 Business Days after written demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail (which detail shall not be required to include any information to the extent disclosure thereof is prohibited by Law) such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

(b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law or guideline regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the Closing Date, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then from time to time promptly following written demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction within 15 Business Days after receipt of such demand.

 

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(c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation.

(d) If any Lender requests compensation under this Section 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; provided, further, that nothing in this Section 3.04(d) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a), (b) or (c).

Section 3.05. Funding Losses. Promptly following written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or

(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to pay, prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

Section 3.06. Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

(a) Any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable and customary averaging and attribution methods.

(b) With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation for any amounts under Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for the interest and penalties with respect to such amounts if such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim more than 180 days after such event; provided that if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or, if applicable, to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

 

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(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.06(b) hereof, such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans (or, if such conversion is not possible, repaid) on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by Section 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law or guidelines) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(i) to the extent that such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans (if possible), and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

(d) If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of any of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 3.06 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by other Lenders under the applicable Facility are outstanding, if applicable, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurocurrency Rate Loans under such Facility and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments for the applicable Facility.

Section 3.07. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.

(a) If at any time (i) the Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in Section 3.01 or 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make any Eurocurrency Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or 3.04 or requires the Borrower to pay additional amounts as a result thereof, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, on five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (so long as the assignment fee is paid in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (which shall only apply in respect of any applicable Facility (and not all Facilities hereunder) only in the case of clause (i) or, in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender with respect to a vote of directly and adversely affected Lenders (“Affected Class”), clause (iii); provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; provided, further, that (A) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to, and shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of, the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents.

(b) Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 3.07(a) above shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s applicable Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations in respect thereof, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and

 

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Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans, Commitments and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within five Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Lender, then such Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Lender.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (including the furnishing of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Cash Collateral) have been made in respect of such outstanding Letters of Credit and the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.06.

(d) In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent have requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each affected Lender or each Lender of a Class in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or an Affected Class or all Lenders holding Term Loans subject to a Permitted Repricing Amendment and (iii) the Required Lenders (and, in the case of a consent, waiver or amendment (1) involving all of an Affected Class, at least 50.1% of such Affected Class or (2) involving a Permitted Repricing Amendment, all other Lenders holding a tranche of Term Loans subject to such repricing that will continue as repriced or modified Term Loans) have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

Section 3.08. Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 4.01. Conditions to Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent:

(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be original, .pdf or facsimile copies or delivered by other electronic method unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

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(i) a Committed Loan Notice, executed by the Administrative Agent and a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and in accordance with the requirements hereof;

(ii) executed counterparts of this Agreement;

(iii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two Business Days in advance of the Closing Date;

(iv) each Collateral Document and each other document set forth on Schedule 1.01B required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with:

(A) certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Equity constituting certificated securities referred to therein accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and instruments, if any, evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank; and

(B) proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) for filing under the UCC or other appropriate filing offices of each jurisdiction as may be necessary to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the foregoing Security Agreement;

(v) (A) a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings, together with all attachments contemplated thereby and (B) the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code filings (or equivalent filings) with respect to the Loan Parties in the states (or other jurisdictions) of formation of such Persons, the results of a judgment and tax lien search with respect to the Loan Parties in the states and county in which the chief executive office of each such Person is located and in such other jurisdictions as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, together with copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search, and along with copies of USPTO and United States Copyright Office searches reasonably required by the Administrative Agent;

(vi) such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the applicable jurisdiction) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, copies of resolutions or other corporate or limited liability company action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date;

(vii) opinion from Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(viii) a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;

provided, however, that, each of the requirements set forth in clause (iv) above, including the delivery of documents and instruments necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (except to the extent that a Lien on such Collateral may be provided or perfected solely (x) by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or (y) by the delivery of stock certificates representing the Equity Interests of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries constituting Collateral, to the extent

 

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possession of such stock certificates or other certificates perfects a security interest in such Equity Interests (provided that such certificated Equity Interests of each of Censeo’s and Advances’ material U.S. domestic subsidiaries will be required to be delivered on the Closing Date only to the extent received after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so) shall not constitute conditions precedent to any Credit Extension on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to provide such items on or prior to the Closing Date or without undue burden or expense if the Borrower agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, such search results, documents and instruments, or take or cause to be taken such other actions as may be required to perfect such security interests within 90 days after the Closing Date (subject to extensions approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

(b) All fees and expenses (to the extent invoiced at least three days prior to the Closing Date) (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower) required to be paid hereunder and under the Fee Letter shall have been paid from the proceeds of the initial fundings under the Facilities.

(c) The Refinancing shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing hereunder shall be, consummated.

(d) The Acquisitions shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing hereunder shall be, consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreements, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers by Buyer 1 or Buyer 2 (as applicable (and/or Ox Merger Sub, LLC or Chloe Merger Sub, LLC, as applicable) but without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, waivers or consents thereto that are materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers without the prior written consent of the Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (it being understood and agreed that (a) any decrease in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers so long as such decrease is allocated first, to reduce the Equity Contribution to the extent it exceeds the amount set forth in the definition of “Equity Contribution” and second, to reduce the amount of funded Indebtedness on the Closing Date, (b) any increase in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers so long as such increase is funded by an increase in the Equity Contribution and (c) any change to the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement or “Material Adverse Effect” in the Advance Acquisition Agreement shall be materially adverse to the Lenders).

(e) Since the date of (i) the Censeo Acquisition Agreement, there has been no Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Censeo Acquisition Agreement) and (ii) the Advance Acquisition Agreement, there has been no result, occurrence, fact, change, event or effect which has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Advance Acquisition Agreement).

(f) The Specified Representations shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Censeo Acquisition Agreement Representations and Advance Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specific period of time which need only to be true and accurate as of such date) without giving effect to “materiality,” “Company Material Adverse Effect”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar phrases.

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(h) The Arrangers shall have received the Annual Financial Statements, the Monthly Financial Statements and the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least ten days prior to the Closing Date.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(b), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 4.02. Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension after the Closing Date (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) is subject to satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of such Credit Extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

(b) No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer, shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than (i) with respect to any Request for Credit Extension with respect to Loans to be made on the Closing Date or (ii) a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.02 to the contrary, to the extent that the proceeds of Incremental Term Loans are to be used to finance a Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder, the only conditions precedent to the funding of such Incremental Term Loans shall be the conditions precedent set forth in the related Incremental Amendment.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

On the dates and to the extent required pursuant to Sections 4.01 or 4.02 hereof, as applicable, Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Agents and the Lenders that:

Section 5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary (a) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction, (b) has all requisite organizational power and authority to, in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d) is in compliance with all Laws, orders, writs and injunctions and (e) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case, referred to in clauses (a) (other than with respect to Holdings and the Borrower), (c), (d) or (e), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.02. Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (b) do not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01), or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (y) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any Law; except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization. No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the priority thereof) or the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i) approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties (or release existing Liens) under applicable U.S. law, (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to obtained, taken, given or made or in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) and (iii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in or Indebtedness owed by Foreign Subsidiaries (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the “Enforcement Qualifications”).

Section 5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a) The Annual Financial Statements and the Monthly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (A) except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (B) subject, in the case of the Monthly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(b) The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet (the “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”) and related pro forma consolidated statements of income and operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of and for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2017, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other statement of income), in each case, which need not be prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and do not include adjustments for purchase accounting (including adjustments of the type contemplated by Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (formerly SFAS 141R)), have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time the related Pro Forma Balance Sheet was so furnished to the Arrangers (the “Pro Forma Financial Statements”).

(c) Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06. Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues (other than actions, suits, proceedings and claims in connection with the Transactions) that have a reasonable likelihood of adverse determination and such determination, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.07. Ownership of Property; Liens. the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good record title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all Real Property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except (a) as set forth on Schedule 5.07, (b) minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes, (c) Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and (d) where the failure to have such title could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.08. Environmental Matters. Except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.08 or except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) each Loan Party and its respective properties and operations are and have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, which includes obtaining and maintaining all applicable Environmental Permits required under such Environmental Laws to carry on the business of the Loan Parties as currently conducted;

(b) the Loan Parties have not received any written notice that alleges any of them is in violation of or potentially liable under any Environmental Laws, and none of the Loan Parties nor any of the Loan Parties’ Real Property is the subject of any claims, known investigations, liens, demands, or judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing under any Environmental Law or to revoke or modify any Environmental Permit held by any of the Loan Parties;

(c) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from (i) any Real Property or facilities owned, operated or leased by any of the Loan Parties, (ii) to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property formerly owned, operated or leased by any Loan Party or (iii) at any other location arising out of the conduct or current or prior operations of the Loan Parties that would, in any such case with respect to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup by any Loan Party or would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring liability under Environmental Laws; and

(d) there are no environmental conditions arising out of or relating to the operations of the Loan Parties or Real Property or facilities owned, operated or leased by any of the Loan Parties or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property or facilities formerly owned, operated or leased by the Loan Parties, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring liability under Environmental Laws.

Section 5.09. Taxes. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have timely filed all tax returns required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income, profits or assets, that are due and payable (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, there is no Tax deficiency or assessment proposed in writing by any taxing authority against the Loan Parties that, if made would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.10. ERISA Compliance.

(a) Except as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws.

(b) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iii) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or

 

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4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; (iv) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could reasonably be expected to be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA and (v) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under all Pension Plans (based on assumptions used for purposes of statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the most recent valuation date, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plans, in the aggregate; except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.10(b), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11. Use of Proceeds.

(a) The proceeds of the Initial Term Loans will be used on the Closing Date first, to effect the Refinancing, second, to pay costs and expenses relating to the Transactions, third, after the use of the proceeds of the Equity Contribution, to pay the consideration for the Acquisitions and fourth, if any excess proceeds remain, to fund cash on the balance sheet of the Borrower to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents. The proceeds of the Refinancing Term Loans (as defined in the First Amendment) will be used on the First Amendment Effective Date to prepay in full the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term Loans (as defined in the First Amendment), other than Exchanged Term Loans (as defined in the First Amendment). The proceeds of the 2019 Incremental Term Loans incurred on the Second Amendment Effective Date will be used to (i) repay outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) pay fees and expenses related to the Second Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby. The proceeds of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans incurred on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date will be used to (i) repay outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) fund the Acquisitions (as defined in the Fourth Amendment), (iii) pay the fees and expenses related to the Fourth Amendment and the incurrence of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (iv) for general corporate purposes.

(b) The proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans will be used (a) on the Closing Date, (i) (x)(A) to effect the Refinancing, (B) to pay costs and expenses relating to the Transactions in an aggregate principal amount of up to the Closing Date Revolver Cap, and (C) after the use of the proceeds of the Equity Contribution, to pay the consideration for the Acquisitions and (y) to finance working capital needs and other general corporate purposes and (ii) to cash collateralize, replace or provide credit support (including by “grandfathering” such existing Letters of Credit into the Revolving Credit Facility) for any Letters of Credit on the Closing Date to the extent backstop or replacement Letters of Credit cannot be issued on the Closing Date and (b) after the Closing Date, to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including for capital expenditures, acquisitions, working capital and/or purchase price adjustments, the payment of transaction fees and expenses (in each case, including in connection with the Transactions), other Investments, Restricted Payments and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents).

Section 5.12. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a) The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of their important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System.

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Section 5.13. Disclosure. No report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information, budgets, estimates and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains, as of the date such statement, certificate or other information was furnished, any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. With respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represent that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time such information was furnished, it being understood that such projected financial information and pro forma financial information are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results and that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized.

Section 5.14. Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.

Section 5.15. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, without restriction, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01, license or possess the right to use all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, technology, software, know-how database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights, whether owned or licensed (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except to the extent such failure to own, license or have such IP Rights or the existence of such Liens, in each case, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no IP Rights, advertising, product, process, method, substance, part or other material used by any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted infringes upon any rights held by any Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any IP Rights, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.16. Solvency. On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and the related transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 5.17. USA Patriot Act; OFAC; FCPA.

(a) To the extent applicable, each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto and (ii) the USA Patriot Act.

 

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(b) None of Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director or officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is subject to or the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Borrower will not use the proceeds of the Loans or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person subject to or the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, to the extent prohibited by sanctions.

(c) No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”), as amended.

Section 5.18. Security Documents. Except as otherwise contemplated hereby or under any other Loan Documents, the provisions of the Collateral Documents, together with such filings and other actions required to be taken hereby or by the applicable Collateral Documents (including the delivery to Administrative Agent of any Pledged Debt and any Pledged Equity required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Collateral Documents), are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid, enforceable and first-priority perfected Lien on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein subject to the Enforcement Qualifications and Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 5.18) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (A) the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest (other than with respect to those pledges and security interests made under the Laws of the jurisdiction of formation of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary) in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law, (B) the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest to the extent such pledge, security interest, perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or (C) on the Closing Date and until required pursuant to Section 6.11, 6.13 or 4.01(a), the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or enforceability of any pledge or security interest to the extent not required on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a).

Section 5.19. Senior Indebtedness. The Obligations constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) under and as defined in the documentation governing any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.

ARTICLE VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent obligations, Cash Management Obligations and Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements as to which no claim has been asserted) hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless the Outstanding

 

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Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer is in place), then after the Closing Date, Holdings (solely in the case of Sections 6.01, 6.02 6.04, 6.05, 6.08, 6.09, 6.10, 6.11 and 6.13) and Holdings and the Borrower shall, and (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.14 and 6.15) shall cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to:

Section 6.01. Financial Statements.

(a) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, 150 days), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case, commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail (together with, in all cases, customary management discussion and analysis) and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or other independent registered public accounting firm approved by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” explanatory language (other than solely as a result of (i) the debt maturity of any Obligations or the maturity of any other financing facility occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any actual or potential inability to satisfy any financial covenant on a future date or for a future period) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; provided that with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, the financial statements to be delivered shall be (i) for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date, (x) the audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows of Advance and its subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date and (y) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Censeo and its subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2017 to (but not including) the Closing Date and related statements of income, cash flows and member’s equity for Censeo and its subsidiaries for the period then ended and (ii) for the period from the first day from (and including) the Closing Date through December 31, 2017, the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such period.

(b) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, within 45 days (or in the case of the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018, 60 days) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited (i) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii) consolidated statements of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019, in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail (together with, in all cases, customary management discussion and analysis) and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

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(c) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender no later than 75 days after the end of each fiscal year, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto) (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Projections have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed by such Responsible Officer to be reasonable at the time such Projections were furnished, it being understood that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results and that actual results may vary from such Projections and that such variations may be material and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized; and

(d) Deliver to the Administrative Agent with each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) (which may be in footnote form only) from such consolidated financial statements.

(e) At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall conduct an annual conference call that the Lenders may attend to discuss the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended measurement period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), at a date and time to be determined by the Borrower with reasonable advance notice to the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries by furnishing (I) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings) or (II) the Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to clauses (I) and (II), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or other independent registered public accounting firm approved by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” explanatory language (other than solely as a result of (i) the debt maturity of any Obligations or the maturity of any other financing facility within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any potential inability to satisfy any financial covenant on a future date or for a future period) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the business activities, properties or liabilities of such parent changed in any material respect from the business, activities, properties and liabilities of such parent on the Closing Date or include other material activities, properties or liabilities other than those relating to the ownership of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, the Required Lenders may, upon written notice to the Borrower, require that the Loan Parties provide the financial statements and audit opinion described in Section 6.01(a) for the Borrower (and not for parent) no later than the later to occur of (x) the date on which such financial statements are otherwise required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and (y) the date that is 90 days after receipt of such notice and, for the avoidance of doubt, for all successive fiscal years for which financial statements shall be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a).

 

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Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01 and 6.02(a) through (d) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that (i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(a) to the Administrative Agent (which may be electronic copies delivered via electronic mail). Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive Material Non-Public Information and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any Material Non-Public Information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.08); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information”; provided that the Borrower’s failure to comply with this sentence shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under this Agreement or the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”; provided, however, that the following Borrower Materials shall be deemed to be marked “PUBLIC” unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent promptly that any such document contains Material Non-Public Information: (1) the Loan Documents, (2) any notification of changes in the terms of the Facilities and (3) all information delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a), 6.01(b), 6.02(a) and 6.02(d)(i).

Section 6.02. Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:

(a) no later than five days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

 

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(b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(c) [reserved];

(d) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) or (b), (i) a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal quarter or fiscal year covered by such Compliance Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.05(b)(ii) or (b)(iii) and (ii) a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate (to the extent that there have been any changes in the identity or status as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary of any such Subsidiaries since the Closing Date or the most recent list provided);

(e) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material written notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) or material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of debt securities (other than in connection with any board observer rights) of any Loan Party or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any documentation for Indebtedness of the type permitted to be incurred under Section 7.03(v), in each case, in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03; and

(f) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

In no event shall the requirements set forth in Section 6.02(e) require Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to provide any such information which (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product.

Section 6.03. Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:

(a) of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) of the occurrence of an ERISA Event which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) of the filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

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(d) of the occurrence of any other matter or development that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender (x) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a), (b), (c), or (d) (as applicable) and (y) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable in the normal conduct of its business, all its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes and similar claims imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent (a) any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc.

(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and

(b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing where applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business and maintain and operate such business in substantially the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated, except, in the case of Section 6.05(a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or this Section 6.05(b), (i) to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) pursuant to any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or Disposition permitted by Article VII.

Section 6.06. Maintenance of Properties; Intellectual Property. Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect (a) all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and fire, casualty or condemnation excepted and (b) all of its IP Rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of its business as currently conducted.

Section 6.07. Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons. Not later than 90 days after the Closing Date (or the date any such insurance is obtained, in the case of insurance obtained after the Closing Date), each such policy of insurance (other than business interruption insurance, director and officer insurance and worker’s compensation insurance) shall as appropriate (i) name the Administrative Agent as additional insured thereunder or (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as loss payee thereunder. If the improvements on any Mortgaged Property are at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor

 

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agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, then, to the extent required by the Flood Insurance Laws, the Borrower shall, or shall cause each Loan Party to, (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent (except after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, not to exceed one time per fiscal year), deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Section 6.08. Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws (including ERISA, U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, FCPA and Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.09. Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP and which reflect all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries maintain individual books and records in conformity with general accepted accounting principles in their respective countries of organization and that such maintenance shall not constitute a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder).

Section 6.10. Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year and such time shall be at the Borrower’ expense; provided, further, that during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (or any of its respective representatives or independent contractors), on behalf of the Lenders, may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which access or inspection by, or disclosure to, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (c) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

Section 6.11. Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors. At the Borrower’ expense, subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:

 

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(a) Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party or the designation in accordance with Section 6.14 of any existing direct or indirect wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or any Subsidiary becoming a wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or any Material Domestic Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary:

(i) within 60 days after such formation, acquisition or designation, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion:

(A) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, other than with respect to any Excluded Assets, joinders to this Agreement as Guarantors, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements and documents as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Mortgages, Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements in effect on the Closing Date), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(B) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver any and all certificates and instruments representing Collateral that are required to be delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank;

(C) take and cause such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and each direct or indirect parent of such Material Domestic Subsidiary to take whatever action (including the recording of Mortgages, the filing of UCC financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(ii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, within 60 days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(a) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(iii) within 60 days after the reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent with respect to each Material Real Property, copies of title reports, abstracts or existing environmental assessment reports, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation to deliver to the Administrative Agent any environmental assessment report whose disclosure to the Administrative Agent would require the consent of a Person other than the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries if such consent cannot be reasonably obtained through commercially reasonable and diligent effort; and

 

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(iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, within 60 days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent other items necessary from time to time to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to perfection and existence of security interests with respect to property of any Guarantor acquired after the Closing Date and subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, but not specifically covered by the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) or Section 6.11(b) below.

(b) Not later than 120 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion) after (i) the acquisition by any Loan Party of Material Real Property as determined by the Borrower (acting reasonably and in good faith) or (ii) the formation, designation, or acquisition of any Material Domestic Subsidiary as described in Section 6.11(a) above, and such Material Domestic Subsidiary owns Material Real Property that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, which Material Real Property would not be automatically subject to another Lien pursuant to pre-existing Collateral Documents, cause such Material Real Property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

Section 6.12. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply, and take all commercially reasonable actions to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its Real Property to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; (ii) obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and Real Property; and (iii) in each case to the extent the Loan Parties are required by Environmental Laws or a Governmental Authority, conduct any assessment, investigation, remedial or other corrective action necessary to address Hazardous Materials at any Real Property in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws; provided, however, that none of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary shall be required to undertake any assessment, investigation, remedial or other corrective action required by Environmental Laws or a Governmental Authority to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.

Section 6.13. Further Assurances; Post-Closing Obligations.

(a) Promptly upon reasonable written request by the Administrative Agent (i) correct any mutually identified material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Collateral Documents, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and subject in all respects to the limitations therein. If the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of any Mortgaged Property, the Borrower shall promptly provide to the Administrative Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA.

 

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(b) Execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.13(b), in each case within the time limits specified therein (or such longer period of time reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent).

Section 6.14. Designation of Subsidiaries. The Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately before and after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, after such designation, it would be a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of any Junior Financing. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a Return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower at the date of such designation of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.

Section 6.15. Maintenance of Ratings. Use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (i) a public corporate credit rating (but not any specific rating) from S&P and a public corporate family rating (but not any specific rating) from Moody’s, in each case in respect of the Borrower, and (ii) a public rating (but not any specific rating) in respect of the Initial Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Facility from each of S&P and Moody’s.

Section 6.16. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans to finance a portion of the Transactions and use the proceeds of the Term Loans (other than Initial Term Loans), Revolving Credit Loans and the Letters of Credit issued hereunder only for general corporate purposes and working capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, including Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments.

Section 6.17. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will conduct, and cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to conduct, all transactions with any of its Affiliates (other than the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $2,000,000 for any individual transaction or series of related transactions on terms that are at least substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as it would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(a) [reserved];

(b) [reserved];

(c) the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses (including Transaction Expenses) as part of or in connection with the Transactions;

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(e) (i) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (A) the payment of management, monitoring, consulting, advisory and other fees (including transaction and termination fees) pursuant to the Management Agreement and (B) indemnifications and reimbursement expenses, in each case, pursuant to the Management Agreement; provided that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default such amounts described in clauses (A) may accrue, but not be payable in cash during such period, but all such accrued amounts may be payable in cash upon the cure or waiver of such Event of Default and (ii) the payment of indemnities and reasonable expenses of the Sponsor to the extent attributable to its ownership of Holdings and its Subsidiaries;

(f) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06;

(g) loans and other Investments made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Unrestricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures (to the extent any such Unrestricted Subsidiary or any such joint venture is only an Affiliate as a result of Investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary or joint venture) to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 7.02.

(h) transactions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under an express provision (including any exceptions thereto) of this Article VII;

(i) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

(j) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(k) transactions pursuant to agreements, instruments or arrangements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.17 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(l) customary payments by Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth in the Management Agreement as of the Closing Date, which payments are approved by the majority of the members of the board of directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of the Borrower in good faith;

(m) payments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements with any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, but only to the extent permitted by Section 7.06(h)(iii);

(n) the issuance or transfer of Qualified Equity Interests of Borrower to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

(o) transactions with customers, clients, joint venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the board of directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

 

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(p) (i) any issuance of securities or rights pursuant to stock options, stock ownership plans (including restricted stock plans), stock grants, directed share programs and other equity based incentive plans and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of any stockholder or registration rights agreement approved by the board of directors of the Borrower;

(q) transactions in which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, deliver to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view; and

(r) payments to or from, and transactions with, joint ventures (to the extent any such joint venture is only an Affiliate as a result of Investments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such joint venture) in the ordinary course of business to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 7.02.

Section 6.18. Conduct of Business. Not to engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date other than any business reasonably related, complementary, corollary, synergistic or ancillary thereto (including related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary technologies) or reasonable extensions thereof.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligations hereunder (other than contingent obligations, Cash Management Obligations and Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements as to which no claim has been asserted) or any Letter of Credit remaining outstanding (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer), then from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower (and, with respect to Section 7.14 only, Holdings) shall not and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

Section 7.01. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

(a) Liens (i) created pursuant to any Loan Document and (ii) on the Collateral securing Cash Management Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(l) and other Secured Obligations;

(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01(b) and any modifications, replacements, renewals, restructurings, refinancings or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B) proceeds and products thereof and (ii) the replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, is permitted by Section 7.03;

 

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(c) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges (i) that are not overdue for a period of more than any applicable grace period related thereto or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP to the extent required by GAAP or (ii) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, sub-landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens, so long as, in each case, such Liens secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or if more than 30 days overdue, (i) are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(f) pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, utilities, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g) easements, rights-of-way, building codes, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, licenses, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects, in each case affecting Real Property and that do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and any exceptions on the Mortgage Policies issued in connection with the Mortgaged Properties;

(h) Liens (i) securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(g), (ii) arising out of judgments or awards against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to which an appeal or other proceeding for review is then being pursued and for which adequate reserves have been made with respect thereto on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP and (iii) notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been made with respect thereto on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses (including the provision of software or the licensing of other intellectual property rights) and terminations thereof, in each case granted to others in the ordinary course of business which (i) do not in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) do not secure any Indebtedness and (iii) are permitted by Section 7.05(h);

 

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(j) Liens (i) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of Law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business or (ii) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) encumbering initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of Law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institutions general terms and conditions, and (iv) that are contractual rights of setoff or rights of pledge relating to (A) purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (B) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(l) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Sections 7.02(i) and (n) or to the extent related to any of the foregoing, Section 7.02(r), to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.05, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

(m) Liens (i) in favor of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) in favor of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.03(b) and (d);

(n) any interest or title of a lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor under leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

(p) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under Section 7.02(a);

(q) assignment of, and sales or Liens on, accounts receivables or rights in respect of any thereof (x) that are delinquent or disputed, (y) for collection or (z) in connection with sales permitted by Section 7.05;

(r) Liens that are contractual rights of set off or rights of pledge relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

 

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(t) ground leases in respect of Real Property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;

(u) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens are incurred within 270 days of the acquisition, construction, repair, lease or improvement of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber property (except for replacements, additions, accessions and proceeds to such property) other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits and (iii) with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Leases and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;

(v) Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure (i) Indebtedness of any of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 7.03(m) or (ii) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(w) Liens (x) existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14) or (y) created on the property of such Person securing Indebtedness to finance a Permitted Acquisition of such property or Person, in each case after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such Equity Interests are owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor); provided that (i) in the case of clause (x), such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds, products and accessions thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (iii) in the case of clause (x), the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.03(g);

(x) (i) zoning, building, entitlement and other land use regulations by Governmental Authorities with which the normal operation of the business complies, and (ii) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(y) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or similar filings securing obligations permitted to be incurred on a secured basis under Section 7.03 and elsewhere under this Section 7.01;

(z) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(aa) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by Sections 7.01(b), (u) and (w); provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property, other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the renewal, extension, restructuring or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by Section 7.03 (to the extent constituting Indebtedness);

 

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(bb) Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined as of the date of incurrence;

(cc) Liens incurred in reliance on the Cumulative Credit;

(dd) Liens on the Collateral securing obligations in respect of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt and Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(v)(i) and (ii), (w) (relating to (v)(i) and (v)(ii)) and (z)(to the extent permitted to be secured thereunder) and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing;

(ee) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(ff) Liens on property of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted under Section 7.03;

(gg) Liens on property subject to any sale-leaseback transaction permitted hereunder and general intangibles related thereto;

(hh) in the case of any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, any put and call arrangements or restrictions on disposition related to its Equity Interests set forth in its organizational documents or any related joint venture or similar agreement;

(ii) Liens securing Swap Contracts so long as (x) such Swap Contracts do not constitute Secured Hedge Agreements and (y) the value of the property securing such Swap Contracts does not exceed $5,000,000 at any time;

(jj) Liens consisting of contractual restrictions on cash and Cash Equivalents held by Restricted Subsidiaries that prohibit distributions so long as such contractual restrictions are permitted under Section 7.09;

(kk) Liens arising by operation of law in the United States under Article 2 of the UCC in favor of a reclaiming seller of goods or buyer of goods; and

(ll) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(u).

Section 7.02. Investments. Make or hold any Investments, except:

(a) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in assets that were cash or Cash Equivalents when such Investment was made;

 

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(b) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of any Loan Party (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes and (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof or to permit the payment of taxes with respect thereto; provided that, to the extent such loans or advances are made in cash, the amount of such loans and advances used to acquire such Equity Interests shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity; provided, further, that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under this clause (ii) shall not exceed $5,000,000 and (iii) for any other purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under this clause (iii) shall not exceed $5,000,000.

(c) Investments (i) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Loan Party (other than Holdings), (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (iii) by any Loan Party in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided, that Investments made in reliance on clause (iii) shall not exceed the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA on a pro forma basis; provided, further that no such Investments made pursuant to this clause (iii) in the form of intercompany loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note unless (x) such promissory note is pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and (y) all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Intercompany Note;

(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(e) Investments (excluding loans and advances made in lieu of Restricted Payments pursuant to and limited by Section 7.02(m) below) consisting of transactions permitted under Sections 7.01, 7.03 (other than 7.03(c) and (d) and the proviso to (f)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(c)(ii) or (e)), 7.05 (other than 7.05(d)(ii) and (e)), 7.06 (other than 7.06(d) or (h)(iv)) and 7.13, respectively;

(f) Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the Closing Date or made pursuant to legally binding written contracts in existence on the Closing Date, in each case set forth on Schedule 7.02(f) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof that does not increase the value thereof and (ii) existing on the Closing Date by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in Holdings or any other Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof that does not increase the value thereof;

(g) Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.03(f);

(h) promissory notes, securities and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05;

(i) any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of a Person or any Equity Interests in a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent Investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of Default exists at the time of the signing of a definitive acquisition agreement with respect thereto; (ii) any acquired or newly formed Restricted Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness otherwise permitted by Section 7.03; and (iii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (A) the property, assets and businesses acquired in such purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and (B) any such newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary) shall become a Guarantor, in each case in accordance with Section 6.11 (any such acquisition under this Section 7.02(i), a “Permitted Acquisition”);

 

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(j) Investments constituting a part of the Transactions;

(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(l) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

(m) loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to such parent in accordance with Section 7.06(f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (l) or (m), such Investment being treated for purposes of the applicable clause of Section 7.06, including any limitations, as if a Restricted Payment had been made pursuant to such clause in an amount equal to such Investment;

(n) Investments (including Permitted Acquisitions) in an aggregate amount pursuant to this Section 7.02(n) (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write downs or write offs thereof) at any time not to exceed the greater of $19,500,000 and 30% of Consolidated EBITDA (in each case, increased by (A) any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts and (B) the gain in any fair market value of the Investments made under this clause (n) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary);

(o) Investments made in respect of joint ventures or other similar agreements or partnerships not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (plus the amount of any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts);

(p) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;

(q) (i) Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors and suppliers in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings;

(r) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged or amalgamated or consolidated into the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.04 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

 

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(s) Investments made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary by a Loan Party permitted under this Section 7.02;

(t) Investments in deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodities accounts maintained by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(u) Investments constituting any part of a reorganization and other activities related to tax planning; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) any security interests granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall remain in full force and effect and perfected (to at least the same extent in the aggregate as in effect immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation) and all actions required to maintain said perfected status have been or will promptly be taken, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiaries that were Loan Parties at the time the Investment is entered into shall be Loan Parties after such Investments are completed, and (iv) such reorganization and other activities shall not impair or adversely affect in the aggregate the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interests in any Collateral;

(v) Investments using (i) the Cumulative Credit at such time and (ii) the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (v)(ii) to the extent such Investment is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount; and

(w) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, other Investments such that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.75 :1.00.

To the extent an Investment is permitted to be made by a Loan Party directly in any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Person who is not a Loan Party (each such person, a “Target Person”) under any provision of this Section 7.02, such Investment may be made by advance, contribution or distribution by a Loan Party to a Restricted Subsidiary or Holdings, and further advanced or contributed to a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of making the relevant Investment in the Target Person without constituting an Investment for purposes of Section 7.02 (it being understood that such Investment must satisfy the requirements of, and shall count towards any thresholds in, a provision of this Section 7.02 as if made by the applicable Loan Party directly to the Target Person).

Section 7.03. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.15);

 

 

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(b) (x) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.03(b) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (y) intercompany Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that any such intercompany Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the Intercompany Note;

(c) Guarantees by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness constituting a junior lien financing or Specified Junior Financing Obligation shall be permitted unless such guaranteeing party shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Obligations on the terms set forth herein, (B) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness and (C) any Guarantee by a Loan Party of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall only be permitted to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii);

(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to any Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary (or issued or transferred to any direct or indirect parent of a Loan Party which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party) but only, in the case of Indebtedness of a non-Loan Party owing to a Loan Party, to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii); provided that (x) no such Indebtedness owed to a Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note unless such promissory note is pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and (y) all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to subordination terms substantially consistent with the terms of the Intercompany Note;

(e) (i) Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness (including Capitalized Leases) financing an acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of a fixed or capital asset incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or within 270 days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvements of the applicable asset in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $13,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence (together with any Permitted Refinancings thereof) at any time outstanding and (ii) Attributable Indebtedness arising out of sale-leaseback transactions permitted by Section 7.05(m) and any Permitted Refinancing of such Attributable Indebtedness;

(f) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s exposure to interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes and Guarantees thereof; provided that any such Guarantees by Loan Parties of such Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall only be permitted to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(c)(iii);

(g) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary assumed or incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited hereunder; provided that (i) solely in the case of assumed Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or any Permitted Refinancing thereof or (ii) after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Permitted Acquisition and the incurrence of such Indebtedness, as applicable, the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness at any time outstanding does not exceed the sum of (x) the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) plus (y) additional indebtedness so long as the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is not greater than 4.25:1:00, in each case determined at the time of such assumption or incurrence, on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09; provided that, in the case of clause (ii), (A) such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date, or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Term Loan outstanding at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued, (B) no Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom (other than in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction where the standard shall be no Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f)) and (C) the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of such Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are non-Loan Parties incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(g) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $9,750,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower determined at the time of such incurrence on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

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(h) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(i) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to current or former officers, managers, consultants, directors and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings permitted by Section 7.06;

(j) Indebtedness incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment permitted hereunder, merger or any Disposition permitted hereunder, in each case, constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earn-outs) or other similar adjustments;

(k) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment permitted hereunder;

(l) Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business and any Guarantees thereof or the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within 10 Business Days of its incurrence;

(m) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not exceed the greater of $22,750,000 and 35% of Consolidated EBITDA;

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

(o) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;

(p) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

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(r) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit;

(s) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a non-Loan Party which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(s) and then outstanding for all such Persons taken together, does not exceed the greater of $9,750,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence;

(t) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness;

(u) Indebtedness incurred in reliance on the Cumulative Credit;

(v) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party that complies with clauses (a), (c) and (d) (as applicable) of the Applicable Requirements, so long as no Default or Event of Default (limited in connection with Indebtedness incurred to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, to Defaults or Events of Default under Sections 8.01(a) and (f) and any other Default or Event of Default that is a condition to the effectiveness of the Limited Condition Transaction) is continuing or would result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided that:

(i) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu in right of security with the Obligations, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming all previously established and simultaneously established revolving credit facilities under this Section 7.03(v)(i) are fully drawn and excluding the cash proceeds of any borrowing under any such revolving credit facility) is no more than or equal to (x) 3.75:1.00 or (y) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 3.75:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence;

(ii) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis in right of security with the Obligations, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is no more than (x) 4.00:1.00 or (y) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 4.00:1,00 and (II) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence;

(iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount so long as on and as of the date of such incurrence (x) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is no more than (1) 4.25:1.00 or (2) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the greater of (I) 4.25:1.00 and (II) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition or Investment at the time of incurrence or (y) the Interest Coverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) would not be less than (1) 2.00:1.00 or (2) to the extent incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, either (I) 2.00:1.00 or (II) the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment;

 

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provided that (A) the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of such Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are non-Loan Parties incurred pursuant to this Section 7.03(v) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $9,750,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), in each case determined at the time of incurrence and (B) provided that if such Indebtedness is a term loan that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Documents and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that ranks pari passu in right of security with the Term Loans, the Term Loans shall be subject to the “most favored nation” pricing adjustment (if applicable) set forth in the proviso to Section 2.14(e)(iii) as if such Indebtedness were an Incremental Term Loan incurred thereunder.

For purposes of the calculations in this Section 7.03(v), (A) with respect to any Revolving Credit Commitments, a borrowing of the maximum amount of Loans available thereunder shall be assumed and (B) to the extent the proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred under this Section 7.03(v) are used to repay Indebtedness, Pro Forma Effect shall be given to such repayment of Indebtedness.

(w) Any Permitted Refinancings of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(v);

(x) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in Sections 7.03(a) through 7.03(w);

(y) Indebtedness and Disqualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount up to 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower since immediately after the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower or cash contributed to the capital of the Borrower (in each case, other than the Cure Amount, any Available Excluded Contribution Amount, or sales of Equity Interests to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ) as determined in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit” to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to Section 7.06 or to make Investments (other than Investments specified in clauses (a) and (i) of Section 7.02);

(z) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor issued in lieu of Incremental Facilities (and subject to clauses (i) and (v) of Section 2.14(d) and subclauses (A), (B), (D), (I) and (J) of Section 2.14(e)(i)) consisting of one or more series of (i) secured or unsecured bonds, notes or debentures (which bonds, notes or debentures, if secured, may be secured either by Liens pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations or by Liens having a junior priority relative to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations), or (ii) secured or unsecured loans (which loans, if secured, must be secured either by Liens pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations or by Liens having a junior priority relative to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) (the “Incremental Equivalent Debt”); provided that if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is a Dollar denominated syndicated term loan that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Documents and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that ranks pari passu in right of security with the Term Loans, the Term Loans shall be subject to the “most favored nation” pricing adjustment (if applicable) set forth in the proviso to Section 2.14(e)(iii) as if such Incremental Equivalent Debt were an Incremental Term Loan incurred thereunder; and

(aa) to the extent any Issuing Bank has resigned, additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount or face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000 in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued for general corporate purposes minus the amount of outstanding Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased, plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs and expenses (including OID) incurred in connection with such refinancing.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.03, in the event that any item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness specified herein, Holdings shall, in its sole discretion, divide, classify and reclassify or later divide, classify and reclassify such Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above categories.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.03. The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of Holdings dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Section 7.04. Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with (A) the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Person that is a Loan Party is merging with a Restricted Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

(b) (i) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (ii) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve and (iii) any Subsidiary may change its legal form if, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interest of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders (it being understood that in the case of any change in legal form, a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor will remain a Guarantor unless such Guarantor is otherwise permitted to cease being a Guarantor hereunder);

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then (i) the transferee must be a Guarantor or the Borrower or (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Sections 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or 7.02(m)) and 7.03, respectively;

 

 

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(d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the “Successor Company”), (A) the Successor Company shall be an entity organized or existing under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (B) the Successor Company shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (D) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement and other applicable Collateral Documents confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, (E) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents, and (F) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document comply with this Agreement; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement; provided, further, that the Borrower agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any documentation and other information about the Successor Company as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by the Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the USA Patriot Act;

(e) so long as (in the case of a merger involving a Loan Party) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom (limited in connection with a merger involving a Limited Condition Transaction to Defaults or Events of Default pursuant to Sections 8.01(a) and (f) and any other Default or Event of Default that is a condition to the effectiveness of the Limited Condition Transaction), any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, which together with each of their Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.11 and Section 6.13 to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; and

(f) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05 or a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.06.

Section 7.05. Dispositions. Make any Disposition, except:

(a) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out, used or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(b) Dispositions of inventory, goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business and immaterial assets (other than the lapse or abandonment of IP Rights, which is governed by clause (r) of this Section 7.05) and termination of leases and licenses in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to a voluntary or mandatory recall of any product;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of similar replacement property;

(d) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party, (i) the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party or (ii) if such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or (h));

(e) to the extent constituting Dispositions, transactions permitted by (i) Section 7.01 (other than (7.01(i), (l)(ii) or (q)(z)), (ii) Section 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) or (m)), (iii) Section 7.04 (other than 7.04(f)) and (iv) Section 7.06 (other than 7.06(d));

(f) [reserved];

(g) Dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents;

(h) (i) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license or the licensing of other intellectual property rights) and terminations thereof, in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) and (ii) Dispositions of IP Rights, and inbound and outbound licenses to IP Rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business and that, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole);

(i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events;

(j) Dispositions of property (including sale-leaseback transactions); provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition or, if earlier, as of the date of a definitive agreement with respect to such Disposition, no Event of Default shall have occurred and been continuing or would result from such Disposition, (ii) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this Section 7.05(j) for a purchase price in an aggregate amount in excess of the greater of $3,250,000 and 5.00% of Consolidated EBITDA individually (and the greater of $6,500,000 and 10.00% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate for any fiscal year when taken together with any Dispositions that were excluded in such fiscal year) of the Borrower (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than Permitted Liens); provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents

 

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received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (C) aggregate non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary having a fair market value (determined as of the closing of the applicable Disposition for which such non-cash consideration is received) not to exceed the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) at any time; and (iii) such Disposition is for fair market value as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith;

(k) Dispositions of non-core assets (including in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments);

(l) Dispositions or discounts without recourse of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business;

(m) Dispositions of property pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions; provided that to the extent the aggregate Net Proceeds from all such Dispositions since the Closing Date exceeds the greater of $6,500,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA, such excess shall be reinvested in accordance with the definition of “Net Proceeds” or otherwise applied to prepay Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii);

(n) any swap of assets in exchange for services or other assets in the ordinary course of business of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower;

(o) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(p) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(q) the unwinding or settling of any Swap Contract;

(r) the lapse or abandonment in the ordinary course of business of any registrations or applications for registration of any IP Rights that are not material to the conduct of the business of the Loan Parties as currently conducted; and

(s) other Dispositions in an aggregate amount since the Closing Date of not more than the greater of $4,100,000 and 6.25% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09);

provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this Section 7.05 (except pursuant to Sections 7.05(a), (d), (e), (h), (i), (l), (p), (q) and (r) and except for Dispositions from a Loan Party to any other Loan Party) shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition as determined by the Borrower in good faith. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as permitted by this Section 7.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect or evidence the foregoing.

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(a) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(b) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by Section 7.03) of such Person (and, in the case of such a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(c) Restricted Payments made (i) in respect of working capital adjustments or purchase price adjustments pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investments and (ii) in order to satisfy indemnity and other similar obligations in respect of any Permitted Acquisitions;

(d) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions permitted by, and make any distributions pursuant to, any provision of Section 6.17, 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) and 7.02(m)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(f)) or 7.05 (other than 7.05(e)(iv) and 7.05(g));

(e) repurchases of Equity Interests in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof, Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

(f) Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may (i) pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary (or of the Borrower or any other such direct or indirect parent thereof) held by any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) make Restricted Payments in the form of distributions to allow the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay principal or interest on promissory notes that were issued to any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Restricted Subsidiary (or Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of cash payments for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of such Equity Interests held by such Persons, in each case, upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or pursuant to any employee, manager or director equity plan, employee, manager or director stock option plan or any other employee, manager or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) with any employee, director, officer or consultant of such Restricted Subsidiary (or Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 7.06(f) together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings made pursuant to Section 7.02(m) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this Section 7.06(f) shall not exceed the greater of $7,800,000 and 12% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any calendar year (which shall increase to the greater of $17,500,000 and 27% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in

 

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any calendar year following a Qualified IPO) (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of the greater of $11,250,000 and 17% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) (which shall increase to the greater of $17,500,000 and 27% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09) in any calendar year following a Qualified IPO) carried over in any calendar year); provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year may further be increased by an amount not to exceed the Net Proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries less the amount of Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds of such key man life insurance policies; provided that such proceeds are used solely to repurchase Equity Interests held by the employee (or any of his or her successors or assigns, including any family trusts) that is the subject of such key man life insurance; provided, further, that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower from members of management of (i) the Borrower, (ii) any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies or (iii) any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in connection with the repurchase of Equity Interests of any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred to finance the purchase of such Equity Interests by such members of management and the cash proceeds of such Indebtedness were paid to a Loan Party;

(g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $16,250,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09); provided that no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

(h) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings:

(i) to pay its operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Transaction Expenses and any indemnification claims made by directors or officers of such parent in each case attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses, in each case, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) corporate or limited liability company existence;

(iii) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and Holdings each is treated as a pass-through or disregarded entity for U.S. and/or applicable state, local or foreign income tax purposes, so that Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings may make the tax distributions required by Holdings’ or such parent’s Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as such agreement was in effect on the Closing Date), excluding in each case any tax or required tax distribution determined by reference to the income or activities of any Person other than the Subsidiaries of Holdings;

 

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(iv) to finance any Investment that would be permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.02 if Holdings or such parent were subject to such Sections as a Loan Party; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment, (B) such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 7.04) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (with the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party being the surviving or continuing entity) in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.11 and (C) such contribution shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, at the date of such contribution or merger, as applicable, in an amount equal to the amount of such Restricted Payment;

(v) the proceeds of which (A) shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) shall be used to make payments permitted under Sections 6.17(c), (e) and (i) (but only to the extent such payments have not been and are not expected to be made by Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary);

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) customary and reasonable fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings); and

(vii) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and, if applicable, any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a consolidated, combined or similar income tax group of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), to pay federal, foreign, state and local income taxes of such Tax Group that are attributable to the taxable income of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that, for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay as a stand-alone consolidated, combined or similar income tax group;

(i) payments made or expected to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by or with respect to any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;

(j) after a Qualified IPO, (i) any Restricted Payment by the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay listing fees and other costs and expenses attributable to being a publicly traded company which are reasonable and customary and (ii) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed an amount equal to 6.0% the net proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Qualified IPO;

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(l) Restricted Payments (A) made using the Cumulative Credit at such time so long as (x) in respect of Restricted Payments made using clauses (a) and (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) exists or would result from the making of such Restricted Payment and (y) in respect of Restricted Payments made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, Holdings would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Section 7.03(v) or (B) made using the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (l)(B) to the extent such Restricted Payment is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount; and

(m) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, other Restricted Payments such that the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.25:1.00.

All Restricted Payments made by a non-wholly owned Subsidiary shall be made on a pro rata basis or on a basis even more favorable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 7.07. [Reserved].

Section 7.08. [Reserved]

Section 7.09. Burdensome Agreements. Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of:

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; or

(b) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations; provided that the foregoing Sections 7.09(a) and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations which:

(i) (x) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.09) are listed on Schedule 7.09 and (y) to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (x) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing (taken as a whole) does not materially expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation (as reasonably determined by the Borrower);

(ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower and do not extend past such Restricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries; provided, further, that this clause (ii) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14;

(iii) represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Loan Party which is permitted by Section 7.03 and which does not apply to any Loan Party;

(iv) are customary restrictions (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) that arise in connection with (x) any Lien permitted by Sections 7.01(a), (b), (e), (f), (i), (j), (k), (l), (o), (p), (s), (u), (v), (w), (z), (aa), (dd), (ff) and (hh) and relate to the property subject to such Lien or (y) arise in connection with any Disposition permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05 and relate solely to the assets or Person subject to such Disposition;

 

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(v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture and its equity entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to (i) the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds, accessions and products thereof or (ii) the property secured by such Indebtedness and the proceeds, accessions and products thereof so long as the agreements governing such Indebtedness permit the Liens securing the Obligations;

(vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the property interest, rights or the assets subject thereto;

(viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 7.03(a), (b), (e), (g), (n)(i), (v) and (y) and to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or, in the case of Section 7.03(g), to the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness;

(ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting, transfer or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(x) are customary provisions restricting assignment or transfer of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xii) arise in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.01 and 7.02 and limited to such cash or deposit;

(xiii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement governing Indebtedness entered into on or after the Closing Date and permitted under Section 7.03 that are, taken as a whole, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary than customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type (and, in any event, are no more restrictive than the restrictions contained in this Agreement), so long as the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such restrictions will not affect its obligation or ability to make any payments required hereunder;

(xiv) are restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xv) are restrictions regarding licensing or sublicensing by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(xvi) are restrictions on cash earnest money deposits in favor of sellers in connection with acquisitions not prohibited hereunder.

Section 7.10. [Reserved].

Section 7.11. Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, permit the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of any Test Period (but only if the last day of such Test Period constitutes a Compliance Date) to be greater than 5.75:1.00.

Section 7.12. Fiscal Year. Make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year on no more than one occasion to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

Section 7.13. Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness.

(a) Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest and mandatory prepayments and AHYDO payments and, in connection with the amendment of any Junior Financing, the payment of fees shall be permitted) any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations expressly by its terms (collectively, “Junior Financing”), except (i) the refinancing thereof with any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (ii) the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parents, (iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (1) the greater of $9,750,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with Section 1.09), (2) the Cumulative Credit at such time; so long as (x) in respect of such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings made using clauses (a) and (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) exists or would result from the making of such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings and (y) in respect of repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings made using clause (b) of the Cumulative Credit only, Holdings would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Section 7.03(v), (3) the portion, if any, of the Available Excluded Contribution Amount on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this clause (a)(3) to the extent such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings is made within 12 months of the date of designation of such Available Excluded Contribution Amount, and (4) so long as no Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise result therefrom, additional amounts so long as, immediately prior to the making of such repayment, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio after giving effect to such repayment, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be less than or equal to 3.75:1.00 and (v) to the extent constituting Subordinated Indebtedness, the payment of any earn-out obligations payable in connection with the Acquisitions if such earn-out obligation was not paid upon becoming due and payable.

 

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(b) Amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation that is not required to be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in respect of any Junior Financing having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, the Borrower may make regularly scheduled payments of interest and fees on any Junior Financing, and may make any payments required by the terms of such Indebtedness in order to avoid the application of Section 163(e)(5) of the Code to such Indebtedness.

Section 7.14. Permitted Activities. With respect to Holdings, engage in any material operating or business activities including, without limitation, the formation of any Subsidiary or the acquisition of any Person; provided that the following and any activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, and activities incidental thereto, including payment of dividends and other amounts in respect of such Equity Interests, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (iii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents and any other documents governing Indebtedness permitted hereby, (iv) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Qualified Equity Interests, (v) any activities incidental to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and similar laws and regulations of other jurisdictions and the rules of securities exchanges, in each case, as applicable to companies with listed equity or debt securities, as well as activities incidental to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, (vi) in connection with, and following the completion of, a public offering, activities necessary or reasonably advisable for or incidental to the initial registration and listing of Holding’s (or a direct or indirect parent’s) common stock and the continued existence of Holdings (or a direct or indirect parent) as a public company, (vii) activities required to comply with applicable laws, (viii)(1) incurring unsecured Indebtedness expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on customary market terms or unsecured Guarantees in respect of any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that such Guarantees shall be subordinated to the Obligations to the same extent and on the same terms as the Indebtedness so guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, (2) Guarantees in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under Section 7.03, including any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (3) guarantees of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, (ix) if applicable, participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (x) holding any cash or Cash Equivalents, (xi) making of any Restricted Payments or Investments permitted hereunder, (xii) entering into employment agreements and other arrangements with, including providing indemnification to, officers and directors, (xiii) establishing and maintaining bank accounts, (xiv) the obtainment of, and the payment of any fees and expenses for, management, consulting, investment banking and advisory services to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (xv) performance of its obligations under any management agreement with the Sponsor and (xvi) any activities incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 8.01. Events of Default. Any of the following from and after the Closing Date shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”):

 

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(a) Non-Payment. Any Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or (ii) within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants. Holdings, the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or, in the case of Section 7.14, Holdings, fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in (i) any of Section 6.03(a), 6.05(a) (solely with respect to Holdings and the Borrower), 6.16 or Article VII (other than Section 7.11) or (ii) Section 7.11; provided that the covenant in Section 7.11 is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.04; provided, further, that an Event of Default under clause (ii) shall not constitute an Event of Default for purposes of any Facility other than the Revolving Credit Facility unless and until the Required Revolving Lenders have either (x) declared all outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable or (y) terminated the Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof; or

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a), (b) or (d)) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect (or, in the case of any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, shall be incorrect in any respect) when made or deemed made, and, to the extent capable of being cured, such incorrect representation or warranty shall remain incorrect for a period of 30 days following knowledge by the Borrower or after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; or

(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Swap Contracts, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Contracts and not as a result of any default thereunder by any Loan Party), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause (after delivery of any notice if required and after giving effect to any waiver, amendment, cure or grace period), with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (B) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder, (ii) any Indebtedness if the sole remedy or option of the holder thereof in the event of the non-payment of such Indebtedness or the non-payment or non-performance of obligations related thereto is to elect to convert such Indebtedness into Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares and (iii) in the case of Indebtedness which the holder thereof may elect to convert into Qualified Equity Interests, such Indebtedness from and after the date, if any, on which such conversion has been effected; provided, further, that such failure is unremedied or has not been waived by the holders of such Indebtedness at such time; or

 

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(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Other than with respect to any dissolutions otherwise permitted hereunder, any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or becomes unable, admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or substantially all of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by either (i) independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not deny coverage or (ii) another creditworthy (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) indemnitor); and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(h) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of the Loan Documents, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations (other than contingent obligations not yet due and owing and Cash Collateralized or backstopped Letters of Credit), ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document or the validity or priority of a Lien as required by the Collateral Documents on a material portion of the Collateral; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations (other than in accordance with its terms) and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document (other than in accordance with its terms); or

(i) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or

(j) Collateral Documents. Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof including as a result of a transaction not prohibited under this Agreement) cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, (i) except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to any Loan Document or results from the failure of the Administrative Agent to maintain possession of certificates or promissory notes actually delivered to it representing securities or promissory notes pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and (ii) except as to Collateral consisting of Real Property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage; or

(k) Guarantees. Any Guarantee of any Guarantor contained in Article XI shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect in any material respect, other than as provided for in Section 11.09 or as any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any such Loan Party shall so assert; or

 

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(l) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan and a Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to result.

Section 8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, with the consent of the Required Lenders the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower (to the extent permitted by applicable law);

(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof);

(d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

(e) solely in connection with an Event of Default under Section 8.01(b)(ii) (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) that is uncured or unwaived, the Required Revolving Lenders may, so long as a Compliance Date continues to be in effect, either (x) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or (y) take the actions specified in Section 8.02(a), (b), (c) and (d) in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit; and

(f) solely in connection with a Financial Covenant Event of Default that is continuing, the Required Revolving Lenders may take the actions specified in Section 8.02(a), (b) and (d) on the date that the Required Revolving Lenders terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or accelerate all Obligations in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided, however, that the Required Lenders may not take such actions if either (i) the Revolving Credit Loans have been repaid in full (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) and the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated or (ii) the Financial Covenant Event of Default has been waived by either the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Lenders;

provided that upon the occurrence of any event described in Section 8.01(f) (but without giving effect to any grace periods contemplated therein (other than the grace period for any non-consensual insolvency)) with respect to Holdings or the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any Debtor Relief Laws, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

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Section 8.03. Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law):

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in their capacities as such hereunder;

Second, to the payment in full of Unfunded Participations (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the L/C Issuers pro rata in accordance with the amounts of Unfunded Participations owed to them on the date of any such distribution);

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders hereunder (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, and any fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments due under Cash Management Obligations or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them;

Fifth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit), and any breakage, termination or other payments under Cash Management Obligations or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fifth held by them;

Sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations then earned, due and payable have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower as applicable or as otherwise required by any Intercreditor Agreement.

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Section 8.04. Borrower Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 or Section 8.02:

(a) For the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default under Section 7.11 has occurred, the Borrower may on one or more occasions designate any portion of the net cash proceeds from a sale or issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or any cash contribution to the common capital of Holdings (the “Cure Amount”) as an increase to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable fiscal quarter; provided that (A) such amounts to be designated (i) are actually received by the Borrower after the end of such fiscal quarter and on or prior to the fifteenth Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”) and (ii) do not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under Section 7.11 as of such date and (B) the Borrower shall have provided notice (the “Notice of Intent to Cure”) to the Administrative Agent that such amounts are designated as a “Cure Amount” (it being understood that to the extent such notice is provided in advance of delivery of a Compliance Certificate for the applicable period, the amount of such net cash proceeds that is designated as the Cure Amount may be lower than specified in such notice to the extent that the amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under Section 7.11 is less than the full amount of such originally designated amount). The Cure Amount shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable fiscal quarter and included in any Test Period that includes such fiscal quarter.

(b) The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.04 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than for determining actual compliance with Section 7.11 and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts (including the amount of clause (c) or (d) of the Cumulative Credit, Indebtedness (other than as set forth in Section 8.04(d)(ii)), Total Assets, Consolidated First Lien Net Debt, Consolidated Secured Net Debt or Consolidated Total Net Debt or any other calculation of net leverage or Indebtedness hereunder and shall not be included for purposes of determining pricing, mandatory prepayments and the availability or amount permitted pursuant to any covenant under Article VII) other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in Section 8.04(a) above.

(c) In furtherance of Section 8.04(a) above, (i) upon actual receipt and designation of the Cure Amount by the Borrower, the covenant under Section 7.11 shall be deemed retroactively cured with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the covenant under such Section 7.11 and any Event of Default or potential Event of Default under Section 7.11 shall be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 8.02 (or under any other Loan Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under Section 7.11 following receipt of a Notice of Intent to Cure until and unless the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Cure Amount having been received.

(d) (i) In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which no cure right set forth in this Section 8.04 is exercised and (ii) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the Cure Amount for determining compliance with Section 7.11 for the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Cure Amount was made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be able to make any Revolving Credit Borrowing until receipt by the Borrower of the Cure Amount.

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ARTICLE IX

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS

Section 9.01. Appointment and Authority.

(a) Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints UBS AG, Stamford Branch to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental or related thereto. The provisions of this Article IX (other than Sections 9.01, 9.06 and 9.09 through and including 9.12) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and no Loan Party has rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including the second paragraph of Section 10.05), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to (i) execute any and all documents (including releases and Intercreditor Agreements) with respect to the Collateral (including any amendment, supplement, modification or joinder with respect thereto) and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders and (ii) negotiate, enforce or settle any claim, action or proceeding affecting the Lenders in their capacity as such, at the direction of the Required Lenders, which negotiation, enforcement or settlement will be binding upon each Lender. For the avoidance of doubt the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement it believes reasonable and while it shall be under no obligation to post any such Intercreditor Agreement to Lenders in advance of its execution any Intercreditor Agreement so posted shall be deemed approved by the Lenders if not objected to by the Required Lenders within five days of posting.

Section 9.02. Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

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Section 9.03. Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may (i) expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law or (ii) be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Holdings or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;

(d) shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by Holdings, a Lender or L/C Issuer; and

(e) 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.04. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it in good faith to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or L/C Issuer, the Administrative

 

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Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.05. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

Section 9.06. Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and Holdings. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of Holdings at all times other than upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above (including consent of Holdings); provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify Holdings and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuers directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.06. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

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Any resignation by UBS AG, Stamford Branch as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.06 shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer, in which case UBS AG, Stamford Branch (x) shall not be required to issue any further Letters of Credit hereunder and (y) shall maintain all of its rights as L/C Issuer with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it, as applicable, prior to the date of such resignation so long as such Letters of Credit, L/C Obligations remain outstanding and not otherwise Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms herein. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

Section 9.07. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it 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.

Section 9.08. No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Bookrunners, Arrangers, Syndication Agents or Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder.

Section 9.09. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h), 2.03(i), 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09, 10.04 and 10.05.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or L/C Issuer or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.

Section 9.10. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents which may be necessary to create, perfect and maintain perfected security interests in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents. Each of the Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option, and in its sole discretion:

(a) to enter into and sign for and on behalf of the Lenders as Secured Parties the Collateral Documents for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties;

(b) to automatically release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent obligations and Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or as to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers shall have been made), (ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is Disposed or to be Disposed as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders or (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to Section 9.10(d);

(c) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to another Lien (i) permitted to exist on such property and (ii) permitted to be senior to the Liens of the Secured Parties under this Agreement; and

(d) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, any Junior Financing or any Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(v).

 

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Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrower’ expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.

Section 9.11. Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Cash Management Obligations and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Hedge Bank.

The Hedge Banks hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement, any other intercreditor agreement permitted under this Agreement, and any amendment, modification, supplement or joinder with respect thereto, and any such Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement is binding upon the Hedge Banks.

Section 9.12. Withholding Tax Indemnity. To the extent required by any applicable Laws, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective or if any payment has been made by the Administrative Agent to any Lender without applicable withholding tax being deducted from such payment), such Lender shall, within 30 days after written demand therefor, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04 and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 9.12. The agreements in this Section 9.12 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01. Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders with notice given to the Administrative Agent (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) (other than with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in Sections 10.01(a) through (h) below, which shall only require the consent of the Lenders expressly set forth therein and not Required Lenders) and the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of each Lender holding such Commitment (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.01 or 4.02, or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of any Commitments shall not constitute such an extension or increase);

(b) postpone any date scheduled for any payment of principal (including final maturity), interest or fees under Section 2.07, 2.08 or 2.09, respectively, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans or any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate, any Default or Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of any Commitments shall not constitute such a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest and it further being understood that any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” or the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a postponement of such scheduled payment);

(c) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the proviso to this Section 10.01 that appears immediately following clause (h) below) any prepayment penalty or premium, fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or extend the timing of payments of such prepayment penalty or premium, fees or other amounts) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that (i) the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate, any mandatory prepayment of the Loans or mandatory reduction of any Commitments or any Default or Event of Default shall not constitute such a reduction and it further being understood that (ii) any change to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” or the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest);

(d) change any provision of Section 2.12(a), 2.13 or 8.03 or the definition of “Pro Rata Share” in any manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or other amounts required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided that modifications to Section 2.12(a), 2.13 or 8.03 or the definition of “Pro Rata Share” in connection with (x) any buy back of Term Loans by Holdings or the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.07(l), (y) any Incremental Amendment or (z) any Extension Amendment, in each case, shall only require approval (to the extent any such approval is otherwise required) of the Required Lenders;

 

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(e) change any provision of (i) this Section 10.01 or (ii) the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision specifying the number of Lenders or portion of the Loans or Commitments required to take any action under the Loan Documents to reduce the percentage set forth therein, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders (if such consent is otherwise required) or the Administrative Agent (if the consent of the Required Lenders is not otherwise required), additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Term Commitments or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable);

(f) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05, release all or substantially all of the value of the guarantees provided by the Guarantors, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(h) affect the rights or duties of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class), without the written consent of the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto if such Class of Lenders was the only Class;

provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, adversely affect the rights or duties of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, adversely affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iii) Section 10.07(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification; (iv) only the consent of the parties to the Fee Letter shall be required to amend, modify or supplement the terms thereof; and (v)(x) no Lender consent is required to effect an Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment (except as expressly provided in Sections 2.14, 2.15, or 2.16, as applicable) or to effect any amendment expressly contemplated by Section 7.12 and (y) in connection with an amendment in which any Class of Term Loans is refinanced with a replacement Class of term loans bearing (or is modified in such a manner such that the resulting term loans bear) a lower Effective Yield and other customary amendments related thereto (a “Permitted Repricing Amendment”), only the consent of the Lenders holding Term Loans subject to such permitted repricing transaction that will continue as a Lender in respect of the repriced tranche of Term Loans or modified Term Loans shall be required for such Permitted Repricing Amendment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, (y) the date scheduled for any payment of principal (including final maturity) of the loans of any Defaulting Lender may not be postponed without the consent of such Lender, and (z) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each directly and adversely affected Lender that by its terms materially and adversely affects any Defaulting Lender to a greater extent than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to effect any requisite changes to the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” as set forth therein and such other related changes as may be applicable thereto, in each case, with only the consent of the Persons set forth in such definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender consent is required for the Administrative Agent to enter into or to effect any amendment, modification or supplement to any Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement or in any document pertaining to any Indebtedness permitted hereby that is permitted to be secured by the Collateral, including any Incremental Commitment, any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, for the purpose of adding the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Senior Representative) as a party thereto and otherwise causing such Indebtedness to be subject thereto, in each case as contemplated by the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement (it being understood that any such amendment or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable intercreditor agreement as, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, are required to effectuate the foregoing; provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material respect (taken as a whole), to the interests of the Lenders); provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all or a portion of the outstanding Term Loans of any Class (“Refinanced Term Loans”) with one or more tranches of replacement term loans (“Replacement Term Loans”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans (plus accrued interest, fees, expenses and premium), (b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans, at the time of such refinancing, (c) such Replacement Term Loans must satisfy the requirements of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by the Loan Parties or the Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel or (ii) to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Term Loans in connection with a primary syndication of such Term Loans relating to any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to cashless settlement mechanisms approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the assignor Lender and the assignee of such Lender.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders shall be necessary to (i) amend, waive or modify the terms and provisions of Section 7.11 and Section 8.02(c) (and related definitions as used in such Sections, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement) and no such amendment, waiver or modification of any such terms or provisions (and related definitions as used in such Sections, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement) shall be permitted without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders, (ii) amend, modify or waive any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to the making of Revolving Credit Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit or (iii) except for any amendment, waiver or modification that would require the consent of each Revolving Credit Lender adversely affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to Section 10.01, amend, modify or waive any provision of this Agreement that solely affects the Revolving Credit Lenders in respect of any Revolving Credit Facility, including the final scheduled maturity, interest, fees, prepayment penalties and voting.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.01, if at any time after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document so long as the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.

Section 10.02. Notices and Other Communications.

(a) Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.

(i) Notices Generally. Except in the case of communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.02(a)(ii)), 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 follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(A) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

(B) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 10.02(a)(ii) shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.02(a)(ii).

 

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(ii) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to them hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(b) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Loan Parties, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of the Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Person have any liability to any other Person hereunder for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages); provided, further, that nothing in this sentence shall limit any Loan Party’s indemnification obligations set forth herein.

(c) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers may change its address, e-mail address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, e-mail address facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address to which notices

 

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and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to the Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain Material Non-Public Information.

(d) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.05 hereof. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

Section 10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuers; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.09 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13) or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

Section 10.04. Attorney Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agree (a) if the Closing Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Bookrunners for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses (without duplication) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication,

 

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execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of White & Case LLP and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and (b) from and after the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or protection of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all respective Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected parties). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within 30 days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent in its discretion following five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.04 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent costs and expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.

Section 10.05. Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent, Agent-Related Person, Lender, Arranger and Bookrunner and their respective controlled Affiliates and controlling Persons, and their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing and their respective successors and assigns (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs but limited in the case of legal fees and expenses to the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if necessary, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnitees) and any other counsel obtained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), joint or several, of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom including any refusal by an L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (c) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property or facility currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability relating in any way to the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary (other than any such presence or Release resulting solely from acts or omissions by persons other than the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries after the Administrative Agent sells the respective property pursuant to a foreclosure or has accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure),

 

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or (d) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) (a “Proceeding”) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto or whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Borrower or any other person and, in each case, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted from (w) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or of any of its controlled Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (x) a material breach of any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by such Indemnitee or any of its controlled Affiliates, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Facility and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Holdings, the Borrower, the Sponsor or any of their Affiliates. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, in each case, except to the extent any such damages are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or a material breach of any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by, such Indemnitee or any of its controlled Affiliates, nor shall any Indemnitee, Loan Party or any Subsidiary have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date); it being agreed that this sentence shall not limit the indemnification obligations of Holdings or any Subsidiary (including, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party and for any out-of-pocket expenses). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, its directors, equity holders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents are consummated. By accepting the benefits hereof, each Indemnitee agrees to refund and return any and all amounts paid by the Borrower to such Indemnitee to the extent items in clauses (w) through (y) above occur. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within 10 days after written demand therefor (together with backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request); provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such amount to the extent that there is a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of this Section 10.05. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, prepayments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements arising from any non-Tax claims.

The Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with the Borrower’s written consent, or if there is a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction against an Indemnitee in any such proceeding, the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee to the extent and in the manner set forth above. The Borrower shall not,

 

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without the prior written consent of an Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood that the withholding of consent due to non-satisfaction of any of the conditions described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this sentence shall be deemed reasonable), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnitee unless (i) such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding, (ii) such settlement does not include any statement as to any admission of fault, culpability, wrongdoing or failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnitee and (iii) contains customary confidentiality provisions with respect to the terms of such settlement.

To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under this Section 10.05 or Section 10.04 or otherwise under the Loan Documents to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuers or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuers or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuers in their capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(e).

Section 10.06. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.07. Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (except as permitted by Section 7.04), and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Assignee pursuant to an assignment made in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(b) (such an assignee, an “Eligible Assignee”) and (A) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, Section 10.07(k), (B) in the case of any Assignee that is Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, Section 10.07(l), or (C) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to

 

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such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, Section 10.07(o), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(e), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(g) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(h), and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations hereunder to (w) a Disqualified Lender, (x) any Person that is a Defaulting Lender, (y) a natural Person or (z) to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (except pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v) or 10.07(l)). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.07(e) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 10.07(a) above and Section 10.07(b)(ii) below, any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of:

(A) the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for (i) an assignment of all or a portion of the Term Loans to a Lender or to an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund thereof, (ii) an assignment of all or a portion of any Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure to a Revolving Credit Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender or any Approved Fund thereof, (iii) an assignment after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or Section 8.01(f) (with respect to Holdings or the Borrower) or (iv) an assignment in connection with the primary syndication of the Facilities previously identified to and consented to (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) by the Borrower; provided, further, that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment (i) of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) of all or any portion of any Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure to a Revolving Credit Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender or any Approved Fund thereof, (iii) of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(k) or Section 10.07(l) or (iv) from an Agent to its Affiliates; and

(C) each L/C Issuer at the time of such assignment; provided that no consent of the L/C Issuers shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, to the extent any Lender is required to assign any portion of its Commitments, Loans and other rights, duties and obligations hereunder in order to comply with applicable Laws, such assignment may be made by such Lender without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any other party hereto so long as such Lender complies with the requirements of Section 10.07(b)(ii).

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of 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 $2,500,000 (or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) (in the case of each Revolving Credit Loan) and $1,000,000 (or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) (in the case of a Term Loan) unless each of Holdings and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

(B) the parties to each assignment shall (1) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (2) if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together, in each case, with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent);

(C) other than in the case of assignments pursuant to Section 10.07(l), the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and

(D) the Assignee shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and Holdings the documentation described in Section 3.01(d) applicable to it.

This Section 10.07(b) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis among such Facilities.

In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub-participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of Holdings and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

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(c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (1) other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(l) the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement (subject to Section 10.07(k), (m) and (n)), and (2) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.07(c) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(e).

(d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, and each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by Holdings pursuant to Section 10.07(l) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying the Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and the amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.07(b)(ii)(B) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if required, the Borrower and each L/C Issuer to such assignment and any applicable tax forms, the Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) promptly record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section 10.07(d). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and, with respect to itself, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section 10.07(d) and Section 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Section 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is an Affiliated Lender nor shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders.

 

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(e) Any Lender may at any time, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender, the Sponsor, Holdings, its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clauses (a) through (h) of the first proviso to Section 10.01 that requires the affirmative vote of such Lender. Subject to Section 10.07(f) and a Participant’s compliance with the requirements and the limitations of Section 3.01(d) (it being understood that any forms, information or other documentation required under such Sections shall be delivered to the participating Lender), the Borrower agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(c). To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation or that is a Granting Lender, as the case may be, shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and SPC and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s and SPC’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (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 reasonably 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 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 or portion of the Loan (if funded by an SPC), as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless such entitlement to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the sale of the participation takes place.

(g) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part

 

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of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) such SPC and the applicable Loan or any applicable part thereof, shall be appropriately reflected in the Participant Register. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) an SPC shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such Section), but neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement except, in the case of Section 3.01, to the extent that the grant to the SPC was made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall have reasonable basis for withholding consent if an exercise by SPC immediately after the grant would result in materially increased indemnification obligation to the Borrower at such time), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (1) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (2) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

(j) [Reserved].

(k) Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender, subject to the following limitations:

(i) the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”);

(ii) Affiliated Lenders (A) will not receive access to the Platform or information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II, (B) will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and (C) will not receive advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

 

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(iii) in connection with each assignment pursuant to this Section 10.07(k), the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall render customary “big boy” letters to each other regarding information that is not known to such assigning Lender that may be material to the decision by such assigning Lender to enter into such assignment to such Affiliated Lender;

(iv) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (as of the date of consummation of any transaction under this Section 10.07(k)) held by all Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding at such time (such percentage, the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); and

(v) in the event that any default under Section 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing, each Affiliated Lender shall acknowledge that it is an “insider” under Section 101(31) of the Title 11 of the United States Code and, as such, the claims associated with the loan and commitments owned by it shall not be included in determining whether the applicable class of creditors holding such claims has voted to accept a proposed plan for purposes of Section 1129(a)(10) of Title 11 of the United States Code, and their voting rights shall be subject to Section 10.07(m) and (n) below.

Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. Such notice shall contain the type of information required and be delivered to the same addressee as set forth in Exhibit J-3.

Each Lender participating in any assignment to Affiliated Lenders acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) the Affiliated Lenders then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of Excluded Information, (4) none of the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Affiliated Lenders and any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and any other Agent-Related Persons, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (5) that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, no Term Loans assigned to an Affiliated Lender in accordance with this Section 10.07(k) or Section 10.07(o) may be contributed to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or be exchanged for debt or equity securities of the Borrower (or any of their direct or indirect parents).

 

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(l) Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings or the Borrower through Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(a)(v), subject to the following:

(i) no assignment of Term Loans to Holdings or the Borrower may be purchased with the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan;

(ii) the assigning Lender and Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto;

(iii) if Holdings is the assignee, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, Holdings, as applicable, shall automatically be deemed to have contributed the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower; or

(iv) if the Borrower is the assignee (including through contribution or transfers set forth in clause (iii) above), (a) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so contributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishment of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (c) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register.

Each Lender participating in any assignment to Holdings or the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) Holdings or the Borrower then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of Holdings, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and any other Agent-Related Persons, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (4) that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of the applicable Class shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans purchased by, or contributed to (in each case, and subsequently cancelled hereunder), Holdings or the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.07(l) and each principal repayment installment with respect to the Term Loans of such Class pursuant to Section 2.07(a) shall be reduced pro rata by the par value of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans so purchased or contributed (and subsequently cancelled).

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(m) Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section 10.07(n), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and:

(i) all Term Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders have taken any actions; and

(ii) all Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether all Lenders have taken any action unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on other Lenders.

(n) Additionally, the Loan Parties and Affiliated Lenders hereby agree that if a case under Title 11 of the United States Code is commenced against any Loan Party, such Loan Party shall seek (and the Affiliated Lenders shall consent) to provide that the vote of the Affiliated Lenders with respect to any plan of reorganization of such Loan Party shall be counted in the same proportion as all other Lenders except that Affiliated Lenders’ vote may be counted to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat the Obligations held by Affiliated Lenders in a manner that is less favorable in any material respect to the Affiliated Lenders than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Lenders that are not Affiliates of the Borrower or would deprive the Affiliated Lenders of their Pro Rata Share of any payments to which all Lenders are entitled. The Affiliated Lenders hereby irrevocably appoint the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as the Affiliated Lenders’ attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lenders and in the name of the Affiliated Lenders, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 10.07(n).

(o) Debt Fund Affiliates shall be Eligible Assignees and shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 10.07(m) or 10.07(n), and any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans (but not Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans) under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, a Debt Fund Affiliate. Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates may not account for more than 49.9% in the aggregate (pro rata among such Debt Fund Affiliates) of the Term Loans of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 10.01.

 

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(p) Upon request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall (i) promptly (and in any case, not less than three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01) provide to the Administrative Agent a complete list of all Affiliated Lenders holding Term Loans and such time and (ii) not less than not less than three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01 provide to the Administrative Agent a complete list of all Debt Fund Affiliates holding Term Loans at such time.

Section 10.08. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, investors, funding sources, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors on a “need to know basis” (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and agree to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent required or requested by any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority having or asserting jurisdiction over such Person (including any Governmental Authority regulating any Lender or its Affiliates); provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify Holdings as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory or self-regulatory authority) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify Holdings as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory or self-regulatory authority) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (d) to any other party to this Agreement; (e) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to (i) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to a Swap Contract, Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder (other than any Person whom the Borrower has affirmatively denied to provide consent to assignment by such Lender in accordance with Section 10.07(b)(i)(A)) or (iii) to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over any Agent or Lender; (f) with the prior written consent of the Borrower; (g) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or other obligation of confidentiality owed to the Borrower, the Sponsor or their respective Affiliates or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party or any Sponsor or their respective related parties (so long as such source is not known (after due inquiry) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, such Arranger, such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates to be bound by confidentiality obligations to any Loan Party, the Sponsor or their respective Affiliates); (h) to any rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries received by it from such Lender) or to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization; (i) to the extent such information is independently developed by the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates; (j) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.07(g); or (k) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of its rights hereunder or thereunder. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration, settlement and

 

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management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “Information” means all information received from the Loan Parties relating to any Loan Party, its Affiliates or its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or agents, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or any other confidentiality obligation owed to any Loan Party or their Affiliates.

Section 10.09. Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender and its Affiliates (and the Administrative Agent, in respect of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses payable hereunder) is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (other than escrow, payroll, petty cash, trust and tax accounts) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender and its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify Holdings and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent and such Lender may have at Law.

Section 10.10. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

Section 10.11. Counterparts. This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure

 

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to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission. The words “execution”, “execute”, “signed”, “signature”, and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments, waivers or consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 10.12. Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. Subject to Section 10.20, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

Section 10.13. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

Section 10.14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions; provided that the Lenders shall charge no fee in connection with any such amendment. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.14, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

Section 10.15. GOVERNING LAW.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY (BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN) OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE OR SUPPORT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES (OTHER THAN FACSIMILE) IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Section 10.16. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR 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 PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.16.

Section 10.17. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed and delivered by the Loan Parties and each other party hereto and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender and L/C Issuer that each such Lender and L/C Issuer has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, in each case in accordance with Section 10.07 (if applicable) and except that no Loan Party shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders except as permitted by Section 7.04.

Section 10.18. USA Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the USA Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number of such Loan Party and other information regarding such Loan Party that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 10.19. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the other Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each Loan Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each other Arranger and each Lender each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for each Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any other Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 10.20. Intercreditor Agreements. Each Lender hereunder (a) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and (b) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement as Administrative Agent and on behalf of such Lender. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

Section 10.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

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(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

Section 10.22. Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement.

As of the First Amendment Effective Date, this Agreement shall amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement, but shall not constitute a novation thereof or in any way impair or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of the parties thereunder (including with respect to Loans and representations and warranties made thereunder) except such rights or obligations as are expressly amended or modified hereby. The Existing Credit Agreement as amended and restated hereby shall be deemed to be a continuing agreement among the parties, and all documents, instruments and agreements delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, each in accordance with its terms, as of the date of delivery or such other date as contemplated by such document, instrument or agreement to the same extent as if the modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement contained herein were set forth in an amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement in a customary form, unless such document, instrument or agreement has otherwise been terminated or has expired in accordance with or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement or such document, instrument or agreement.

ARTICLE XI

GUARANTEE

Section 11.01. The Guarantee. Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective permitted successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of (i) the Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code and (ii) any other Debtor Relief Laws) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, the Borrower, and all other Secured Obligations from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary under any Loan Document or any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Treasury Services Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations, including any future increases in the amount thereof, being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided, however, that Guaranteed Obligations shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if the Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

Section 11.02. Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 11.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations

 

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of the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full), including any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be amended or waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, extended or renewed or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(d) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, an L/C Issuer or any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be or remain perfected or the existence of any intervening Lien or security interest; or

(e) the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.09.

The Guarantors hereby expressly waive (to the fullest extent permitted by Law) diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guarantee, and all dealings between the Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.

 

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Section 11.03. Reinstatement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.

Section 11.04. Subrogation; Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment in full in cash and satisfaction in full of all Guaranteed Obligations (other than Cash Management Obligations, obligations pursuant to Secured Hedge Agreements and contingent obligations, in each case not yet due and owing, and Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized or backstopped) and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall subordinate any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.01, whether by subrogation, contribution or otherwise, against the Borrower or a Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 11.05. Remedies. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.02) for purposes of Section 11.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.01.

Section 11.06. [Reserved].

Section 11.07. Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

Section 11.08. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 11.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, any Loan Party or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the liability under this Guaranty and the right of contribution established in Section 11.10, but before giving effect to any other guarantee) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

Section 11.09. Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a Person or Persons none of which is a Loan Party in a transaction permitted hereunder (any such Subsidiary Guarantor, and any Subsidiary Guarantor, a “Transferred Guarantor”) or (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.05 hereof) and the other Loan Documents, including its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Administrative Agent

 

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pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as the Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.09 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents.

When all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligations hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been asserted, Cash Management Obligations and obligations pursuant to Secured Hedge Agreements), and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place), this Agreement and the Guarantees made herein shall terminate with respect to all Obligations, except with respect to Obligations that expressly survive such repayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Section 11.10. Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.04. The provisions of this Section 11.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

Section 11.11. Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 11.11 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 11.11, or otherwise under this Guarantee, voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 11.11 shall remain in full force and effect until all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligations hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied (other than Cash Management Obligations and Obligations arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement), and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding (except any Letter of Credit the Outstanding Amount of which the Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or for which a backstop letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer has been put in place). Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 11.11 constitute, and this Section 11.11 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

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

 

CHLOE OX PARENT, LLC

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

CHLOE OX INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

DRYNACHAN, LLC

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

ADVANCE HEALTH IPA, LLC

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

CENSEO HEALTH LLC

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

PRINCIPIUM HEALTH, LLC

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and Lender
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
By:  

 

  Name:
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Exhibit 10.31

Execution Version

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FIFTH AMENDMENT dated as of December 7, 2020 (this “Fifth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement referred to below by and among Cure Intermediate 3, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC and Ox Parent, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Signify Health, LLC (f/k/a Chloe Ox Parent, LLC and Cure Borrower, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors from time to time party hereto, the lenders party hereto (the “December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders”) and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors from time to time parties thereto, the several Lenders from time to time parties thereto and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017, (as amended and restated by that certain First Amendment, dated as of June 22, 2018, as amended by the Second Amendment, dated as of April 23, 2019, as amended by the Third Amendment, dated as of December 9, 2019, as amended by the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2020 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as further amended pursuant to this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested (which request hereunder shall serve as notice pursuant to Section 2.14(a) of the Credit Agreement) that the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of Incremental Term Loans on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000 (the “December 2020 Incremental Term Loans” and the Incremental Term Commitments under this Fifth Amendment of the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders, the “December 2020 Incremental Term Commitments”), which (x) will be added to (and form part of) the existing Class of 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (y) will be used to (i) fund Permited Acquisitions or other investments, including any earnouts related thereto (the “Acquisitions”), (ii) pay the fees and expenses related to this Fifth Amendment and the incurrence of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (iii) for general corporate purposes.

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, (x) the parties hereto have agreed, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to effectiveness set forth in Article IV hereof, to amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement as hereinafter provided to give effect to the incurrence of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (y) this Fifth Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Amendment;

WHEREAS, the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders are prepared to provide the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans in an amount equal to the December 2020 Incremental Term Commitment set forth on Schedule 1 hereto subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and


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

ARTICLE I

RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 1.1 The rules of constructions specified in Sections 1.02 through 1.12 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Fifth Amendment, including the terms defined in the preamble and recitals hereto.

ARTICLE II

2019 INCREMENTAL TERM LOANS

SECTION 2.1 December 2020 Incremental Term Loans. Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject solely to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in such Section 2.14 and Article IV hereof, on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date:

(a) The December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders party hereto hereby agrees to make a term loan denominated in Dollars to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of the December 2020 Incremental Term Commitments. The full amount of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be drawn by the Borrower in a single drawing on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and amounts borrowed pursuant to this Fifth Amendment and repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. The December 2020 Incremental Term Loans (x) shall be added to, and thereafter constitute a part of, the existing Class of 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (y) shall be subject to the same terms applicable to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans as set forth in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby). The December 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be subject to scheduled amortization as set forth in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) with the remaining outstanding principal amount due and payable in full on the Maturity Date for the existing 2020 Incremental Term Loans.

(b) The December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties party hereto agree that this Fifth Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Amendment pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

(c) Immediately upon the incurrence of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, (i) the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and form part of) each Borrowing of existing 2020 Incremental Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment on a pro rata basis (based on the principal amount of each Borrowing), so that each 2020 Incremental Term Lender will participate proportionately in each then outstanding Borrowing of 2020 Incremental Term Loans, (ii) in connection with the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby authorized to) take all necessary actions to ensure that all 2020 Incremental Term Lenders participate in each Borrowing of 2020 Incremental Term Loans (after giving effect to the incurrence of December 2020 Incremental Term Loans) on a pro rata basis (based upon the then outstanding principal amount of all 2020 Incremental Term Loans held by the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders at such time), (iii) the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute a single Class of Term Loans with the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (iv) the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute “2020 Incremental Term Loans” for all purposes under, and subject to the provisions of, the Loan Documents.

 

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(d) The December 2020 Incremental Term Commitments of the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans to be made by the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

(e) The proceeds of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be used by the Borrower to (i) fund Acquisitions, (ii) pay the fees and expenses related to this Fifth Amendment and the incurrence of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (iii) for general corporate purposes.

(f) The Borrower hereby designates that all of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans are being incurred in reliance on Section 2.14(d)(v)(A) of the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE III

AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECTION 3.1 Amendment to Credit Agreement. The Borrower, the Lenders party hereto, the Administrative Agent and other parties party hereto agree that on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding in the appropriate alphabetical order the following new definitions:

December 2020 Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning provided in the Fifth Amendment.

December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders” has the meaning provided in the Fifth Amendment.

December 2020 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning provided in the Fifth Amendment.

Fifth Amendment” means that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders.

Fifth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning provided in the Fifth Amendment.

(b) The definition of “2020 Incremental Term Commitments” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the last sentence appearing therein with “The aggregate amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Commitments is, as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, $140,000,000”.

(c) The definition of “2020 Incremental Term Loans” appearing in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

““2020 Incremental Term Loans” means the term loans made by (x) the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (y) the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the Fifth Amendment.”

 

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(d) Section 2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(a) Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions expressly set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date a Term Borrowing denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Term Lender’s Term Commitment. On the First Amendment Effective Date, Initial Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the First Amendment. On the Second Amendment Effective Date, Initial Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the Second Amendment. On the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the Fourth Amendment. On the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, December 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be made in accordance with the Fifth Amendment. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a), the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Fourth Amendment and the Fifth Amendment and repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.”

(e) Section 2.07(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders (A) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with last Business Day of June 2019, an aggregate principal amount equal to $700,505.05 (which payments shall (x) be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 (excluding prepayments under Section 2.05(a)(v) and Section 10.07(l)) and (y) not be made with respect to Initial Term Loans that were prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(v)), (B) with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last business day of March 2021, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2020 Incremental Term Loans as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 (excluding prepayments under Section 2.05(a)(v) and Section 10.07(l)) and (C) with respect to all Initial Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans, on the Maturity Date for the Initial Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans outstanding on such date, together with accrued interest thereon. In connection with any Incremental Term Loans that constitute part of the same Class as the Initial Term Loans or 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to adjust the rate of prepayment in respect of such Class such that the Term Lenders holding Initial Term Loans comprising such Class or the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders holding 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, continue to receive a payment that is not less than the same amount that such Term Lenders or 2020 Incremental Term Lenders would have received absent the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans; provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are to be “fungible” with the Initial Term Loans or 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.07(a), the amortization for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Incremental Term Loans will be “fungible” with the Initial Term Loans or 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable.”

 

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(f) Section 5.11(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by including the following new sentence at the end thereof:

“The proceeds of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans incurred on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date will be used to (i) fund Acquisitions (as defined in the Fifth Amendment), (ii) pay the fees and expenses related to the Fifth Amendment and the incurrence of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (iii) for general corporate purposes.”

SECTION 3.2 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. On and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, (i) each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or text of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Fifth Amendment, (ii) all references in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby, (iii) each December 2020 Incremental Term Lender shall constitute a “Lender”, a “Term Lender” and an “Incremental Term Lender”, in each case, under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, (iv) each December 2020 Incremental Term Commitment shall constitute a “Term Commitment”, in each case, under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, (v) the Fifth Amendment Effective Date shall constitute the “Incremental Facility Closing Date” under, and as defined in the Credit Agreement with respect to the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (vi) this Fifth Amendment shall constitute an “Incremental Amendment” under, and as defined in, the Credit Agreement; provided that for purposes of Section 2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement the reference therein to Term Lenders and Term Commitment shall not include the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders and the December 2020 Incremental Term Commitments, as applicable. On and after the effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment, this Fifth Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a “Loan Document” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

The effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment (including the amendments contained in Article III) is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions:

SECTION 4.1 This Fifth Amendment shall have been duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the December 2020 Incremental Term Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.2 No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from the making of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

 

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SECTION 4.3 The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement, Article V of this Fifth Amendment and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

SECTION 4.4 The Administrative Agent shall have received a Committed Loan Notice from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement with respect to the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans (and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to waive the three Business Day minimum notice period in respect of any request for Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date; provided that such request is delivered at least one Business Day prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date).

SECTION 4.5 The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion from Ropes & Gray LLP, as counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.6 The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.7 All fees and expenses (to the extent invoiced at least three days prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.8 The Administrative Agent shall have received at least two Business Days prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors and the principals thereof that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five days prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and that the Lenders reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (as defined in the Engagement Letter), the results of which shall be satisfactory to the applicable Lenders.

SECTION 4.9 All proceeds of the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans will be used for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1(f) hereof.

SECTION 4.10 The Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates of good standing from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, copies of resolutions or other limited liability company action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with the Fifth Amendment (or in the case of incumbency certificates, certifying that there have been no changes since the incumbency certificates were last delivered on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date or the joinder effective date, as applicable) and attaching and certifying the Organization Documents of each Loan Party (or certifying that there have been no changes since the Organizational Documents were last delivered on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date or the joinder effective date, as applicable).

 

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SECTION 4.11 All of the conditions specified in Section 2.14(d) of the Credit Agreement (as modified by this Fifth Amendment) with respect to the effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment as an “Incremental Amendment” thereunder shall have been satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and this Section 4.11.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.1 Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and each of the Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Fifth Amendment is within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action of such Loan Party, (b) this Fifth Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and (c) this Fifth Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, (ii) the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii) the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in or Indebtedness owed by Foreign Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE VI

EFFECTS ON LOAN DOCUMENTS

SECTION 6.1 Except as specifically amended herein, all Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

(a) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents or in any way limit, impair or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower and the other parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, on and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, this Fifth Amendment and each of the other Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by a Loan Party shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.

(c) On and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, and this Fifth Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

 

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(d) Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a further consent to, or a further 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.

(e) Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Fifth Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Fifth Amendment.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1 APPLICABLE LAW. THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTIONS 10.15(b) AND 10.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AS IF SUCH SECTIONS APPEARED HEREIN, MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

SECTION 7.2 Execution in Counterparts; Severability. This Fifth Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Fifth Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 7.3 Reaffirmation. Each of the Loan Parties party to the Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees that the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans are Loans and that each December 2020 Incremental Term Lender is a Lender, and that all of its obligations under the Collateral Documents to which it is a party are reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, (ii) reaffirms each Lien granted by each Loan Party to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties (including the December 2020 Incremental Term Lenders) and reaffirms the guaranties made pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the grants of security interests by and the guaranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Fifth Amendment, and (iv) agrees that the Secured Obligations include, among other things and without limitation, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of principal and interest on, and premium (if any) on, the December 2020 Incremental Term Loans under the Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CURE INTERMEDIATE 3, LLC, as Holdings
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
SIGNIFY HEALTH, LLC, as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment]


CENSEO HEALTH LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
DRYNACHAN, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
LIBERTY HEALTH, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
LIBERTY HEALTH PARTNERS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
REMEDY BPCI PARTNERS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment]


REMEDY HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
REMEDY PARTNERS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
SIGNIFY EPISODE ADMINISTRATORS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
SIGNIFY HEALTH IPA, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
SIGNIFY HOME & COMMUNITY CARE, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment]


SIGNIFY IPA NY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer
TAVHEALTH, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment]


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Anthony Joseph

Name: Anthony Joseph
Title: Associate Director
By:  

/s/ Ken Chin

Name: Ken Chin
Title: Director

 

 

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Schedule I

 

December 2020 Incremental Term Lender

   December 2020 Incremental Term Loans  

UBS AG, Stamford Branch

   $ 15,000,000  

Total:

   $ 15,000,000  

 

Exhibit 10.32

THIS EQUITY APPRECIATION FEE RIGHT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATED TO ANY THIRD-PARTY FINANCING ARRANGEMENT TO WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES IS OR MAY BECOME SUBJECT (INCLUDING THE CREDIT AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW)).

EQUITY APPRECIATION FEE RIGHT AGREEMENT

This Equity Appreciation Fee Right Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into this 20th day of December, 2019 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Cure TopCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), and Collaborative Care Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware (“CCH”), and sets forth the terms of an award to CCH of an Equity Appreciation Fee Right (the “EAR”) intended to serve as an incentive to CCH and its affiliate, United HealthCare Services, Inc. (“UHS”), to provide certain data and minimum purchase commitments to further enable the Company’s operations and to perform under a Clinical Consultant Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2015, by and between Signify Health, LLC (“Signify”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, and UHS, together with any statements of work delivered or entered into pursuant to the terms thereof (as amended as of the date hereof and as may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “CCA”).

1. Grant and Value of Equity Appreciation Fee Rights.

(a) In exchange for certain of CCH’s and UHS’s data and minimum purchase commitments and the full performance of their respective obligations under the CCA, the Company hereby grants to CCH the EAR, under which CCH shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be entitled to receive an amount equal to the non-forfeited portion of 3.5% of the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Equity as of the applicable date of determination over (ii) the Base Threshold; provided, however, that if a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction occurs on or before the first anniversary of the Effective Date:

 

  (i)

if the Year 1 Value is less than the Floor Value, at the election of the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), CCH shall be entitled to receive (in lieu of any other payment and in full satisfaction of the EAR) one of the following:

 

  1.

an amount equal to the Floor Value payable in the form of cash or, if the consideration in the applicable Change in Control or Corporate Transaction does not consist solely of cash, Applicable Consideration;

 

  2.

cash and/or the same form of non-cash consideration in the same proportion(s) (subject to rounding) as paid in the applicable Change in Control or Corporate Transaction (it being understood that (x) in connection with receipt of any consideration consisting of securities, CCH will be required to enter into any shareholders agreement or similar arrangement applicable to such securities as may be entered into by NMP V and/or its Affiliates in connection with the receipt of such


  consideration) and (y) any equity securities issued to CCH pursuant to this clause (2) may, at the election of the Company Board, consist of non-voting securities even if NMP V and/and or its Affiliates recCeive voting securities, so long as the economic terms and conditions of such voting and non-voting securities are otherwise identical and the applicable documents provide that such voting and non-voting securities shall be deemed to have equal value on a present and going forward basis); provided, that such cash and non-cash consideration shall have an aggregate value equal to the Floor Value (based on the value attributed to such non-cash consideration in the applicable transaction); or

 

  3.

an agreement between CCH and the controlling entity of the Company following such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction (a “Substitute Agreement”) that substantially matches the terms of this Agreement and places CCH in the same position regarding this Agreement as it was before such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, it being understood that the Company Board, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay some or all of the Floor Value in cash and the remainder in the form of a Substitute Agreement;

 

  (ii)

if the Year 1 Value is greater than or equal to the Floor Value, at the election of the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), CCH shall be entitled to receive (in lieu of any other payment and in full satisfaction of the EAR) either:

 

  1.

the Year 1 Value in the form of cash or, if the consideration in the applicable Change in Control or Corporate Transaction does not consist solely of cash, Applicable Consideration; or

 

  2.

a Substitute Agreement, it being understood that the Company Board, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay some or all of the Year 1 Value in cash and the remainder in the form of a Substitute Agreement.

(b) No later than sixty (60) Business Days after December 31, 2020 for Annual Target I, December 31, 2021 for Annual Target II and December 31, 2022 for Annual Target III, as applicable, the Company shall deliver a written statement of Revenue under the CCA for such fiscal year and any forfeited EAR percentages, as applicable (such statement, the “Annual Statement”). While such Annual Statements may be delivered prior to receipt of Annual Audited Financial Statements for the applicable fiscal year in order to comply with such sixty (60) Business Day deadline, if CCH delivers a Notice of Disagreement (as defined below) either party may elect to defer resolution of such dispute until delivery of the Annual Audited Financial Statements, in which case the periods set forth in this subsection (b) shall be deemed modified accordingly. During the thirty (30) Business Day period following CCH’s receipt of the Annual Statement, CCH shall have the opportunity to review the Annual Statement, and if CCH disagrees with the calculation of any items therein, it shall notify the Company in writing

 

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(“Notice of Disagreement”) of such disagreement within such thirty (30) Business Day period. Any Notice of Disagreement shall specify in reasonable detail the specific amount(s) disputed, CCH’s rational for such dispute(s) and its proposed calculation for such disputed amount(s). The Annual Statement shall become final and binding upon the parties on the thirtieth (30th) Business Day following delivery thereof by the Company to CCH, unless CCH delivers a Notice of Disagreement to the Company before such date in accordance with this subsection (b). In the event that a Notice of Disagreement is delivered within the thirty (30) Business Day period, then the dispute mechanism provisions of Section 6(f) of this Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis (provided that (i) such provision shall be applied with respect to the amount of annual Revenue rather than the Fair Market Value of the Equity, (ii) references to Houlihan Lokey shall be deemed to refer to an auditing firm of national standing mutually agreed by the Company and CCH and (iii) references to an investment banking firm or appraisal firm shall refer to an auditing firm of national standing). Once the Annual Statement has been mutually agreed upon pursuant to this Section 1(b) (or through the dispute mechanism provisions of Section 6(f)), then any forfeited portion of the EAR shall automatically be forfeited without any further action being required by the parties. In the event an Exercise Date or Exchange Date occurs after December 31 of a fiscal year and prior to final determination of annual Revenue for such fiscal year, the Company shall make appropriate provision for final determination of such annual Revenue or forfeited portion of the EAR based on the Revenue for such fiscal year (and may defer payment of any amount that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the portion of the EAR that is subject to potential forfeiture based on the Revenue for such fiscal year until final determination of such Revenue in accordance with this Agreement, and which shall only be paid if the relevant portion of the EAR is not forfeited).

2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:

Acquired Revenue” shall mean, in the event that the Company directly or indirectly acquires any Person or business after the date hereof, the net payments (i.e., net of any refunds or reversals) actually received by such target from UHS and its subsidiaries (not determined in accordance with GAAP) for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the month ended immediately prior to the date of such acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, Acquired Revenue shall not include any Revenue in excess of such amount (i.e., if UHS increases its business with the target following such acquisition).

Adjustment Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, another Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Annual Audited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).

 

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Annual CCH Material Breach” shall mean the first to occur in any calendar year of (x) UHS’s failure to comply with its obligations under the last sentence of Section 3.5 of the CCA (as amended, including by Amendment No. 4 to the CCA), with respect to meeting sixty-five percent (65%) of the Minimum Commitment by September 30 in any calendar year and (y) UHS’s breach or failure to comply with Section 2.C(3) (Forecasting) of Statement of Work No. 03 to the CCA (as amended, including by Amendment No. 3 to such Statement of Work); provided, that, in the case of each of the foregoing, Signify has provided UHS with notice of such failure or breach pursuant to the terms of Section 21 (Notices) of the CCA and such failure or breach is not capable of being cured or has not been fully cured by the applicable deadline set forth in the CCA.

Annual Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b).

Annual Target I” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 hereto. “Annual Target II” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 hereto. “Annual Target III” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

Annual Targets” shall mean Annual Target I, Annual Target II and Annual Target III, collectively.

Applicable Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Applicable Percentage” shall mean, as of any applicable time on or before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the percentage equal to (x) 100% minus (y) the percentage equal to the aggregate percentage of the EAR that has been forfeited as of such time pursuant to Section 4.

Appraiser” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(f)(ii).

Base Threshold” shall mean $2,720,000,000.00, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 8.

Beneficially Own” shall mean beneficial ownership as determined under Rule 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof.

Borrower” shall mean Cure Borrower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Signify Health, LLC and indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Borrower Board” shall mean the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Borrower.

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

Cash Obligation” shall mean the one-time right to receive an amount in cash equal to the non-forfeited portion of the vested EAR outstanding as of the Exchange Date calculated pursuant to the applicable formula set forth in Section 1 as of such Exchange Date, payable when the vested and non-forfeited EAR is exercised pursuant to Section 5 within the timeframe and in the manner set forth in Section 6 so long as such exercise occurs on or before the Expiration Date.

 

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CCA” has the meaning set forth in the preamble. “CCH” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Change in Control” shall mean:

(a) at any time prior to a Qualified IPO, any combination of Permitted Holders shall (i) fail to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower or (ii) fail to have the right, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the Borrower Board (or similar governing body) (should such body exist); or

(b) at any time after a Qualified IPO, (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof), but excluding (x) any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries and any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (y) any combination of Permitted Holders, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired Beneficial Ownership of Equity Interests representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such “person” or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower unless the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the Borrower Board (or similar governing body) or (ii) the Permitted Holders shall fail, at such time, to have the right or the ability, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the Borrower Board (or similar governing body) (should such body exist).

Closing Price” of a Share shall mean, on any day, (a) the last reported sale price for such Share on such day or, in the event no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, in each case on the New York Stock Exchange, or (b) if the Shares are not then listed or admitted to trading on such exchange, on the principal national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange, the average of the highest reported bid and lowest reported asked prices for a Share as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Company Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

 

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Company Material Breach” shall mean a material breach of the CCA by Signify resulting from an action or failure to act by Signify or its Affiliates which results in either (a) an uncured breach of one or more of the Service Levels included in and defined in the CCA and the Statements of Work (“SOWs”) of the CCA or (b) an uncured breach of the Data Product License Grant (as defined in Amendment No. 3 of the CCA); provided, in the case of each of the foregoing, that UHS has provided Signify with notice of such breach pursuant to the terms of Section 21 (Notices) of the CCA and such breach is not capable of being cured or has not been fully cured by the applicable deadline set forth in the CCA.

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

Corporate Transaction” shall mean the occurrence of any event which results in the NMP Entities ceasing to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests representing 25% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Borrower.

Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017, by and among Borrower (as successor in interest to Chloe Ox Parent, LLC), Intermediate, LLC, UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Document and Syndication Agents, and the Lenders party thereto from time to time, as has been or may be amended, amended and restated and/or modified from time to time.

EAR” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Equity Interests” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities); provided, that any instrument evidencing indebtedness convertible or exchangeable for Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Equity Interests unless and until such instrument is so converted or exchanged.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Date” shall mean, if the vested and non-forfeited EAR is not already exercised pursuant to Section 5 and the Expiration Date has not occurred, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first to occur of (a) at the election of CCH in its sole discretion, the last day of the calendar quarter during which a Company Material Breach has occurred, (b) non-renewal of the CCA and (c) if (a) or (b) is not applicable, a date specified in a notice delivered by CCH to the Company pursuant to Section 13; provided, in the case of this clause (c), that such date (i) is on or after December 31, 2022 and before the Expiration Date, (ii) is at least ten (10) Business Days following the date of such notice and (iii) is the last date of a calendar quarter.

 

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Exercise Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of (a) a Corporate Transaction or a Change in Control or (b) a date upon the request of CCH agreed to by the Company Board (subject to the consent of NMP V) in its sole discretion in accordance with Section 5.

Expiration Date” shall mean 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the 20th anniversary of the Effective Date.

Fair Market Value of the Equity” shall mean, on a given date, the aggregate value of the Reference Equity determined as follows: (a) if Reference Equity is listed or traded in a manner referred to in the definition of “Closing Price,” the volume- weighted average trading price of a Share over a period of thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding such date, or (b) if the Reference Equity is not so listed or traded on such date, the value determined in accordance with Section 6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the EAR becomes exercisable as a result of any Third Party transaction, the Fair Market Value of the Equity shall be determined in good faith by the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V) by reference to the consideration paid (as and when received) in such transaction (i.e., the valuation used to determine the price per share or unit paid to holders of Equity Interests of the Company and/or options to acquire Equity Interests of the Company in or as a result of such transaction).

Floor Value” means the dollar value of the Applicable Percentage of $30,000,000.

GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

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

Intermediate” means Cure Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC and indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Management Investors” shall mean the officers, directors, employees and other members of management of Borrower and its direct or indirect subsidiaries (or, in each case of Borrower and such subsidiaries, any parent company thereof) who are investors in Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

NMP Entities” shall mean NMP V, NMP V AIV and/or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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NMP V” shall mean New Mountain Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

NMP V AIV” shall mean New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

Notice of Disagreement” shall have the meaning set forth in u.

Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Permitted Holders” shall mean, each of (a) the Sponsor; (b) the Management Investors; (c) any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing Persons; and (d) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof), including any of the foregoing Persons; provided, that any combination of such foregoing Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall directly or indirectly hold a majority of the aggregate voting interests in the Equity Interests of Borrower; provided, further, that the Management Investors and their Permitted Transferees that are not otherwise Permitted Holders shall not compromise more than 50% of the “Permitted Holders” at any time.

Permitted Transferee” shall mean, in the case of any Management Investor, his or her or its executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiaries, his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step children) and/or direct lineal descendants or (c) a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the equity holders or partners of which, include only such Management Investor and his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children) and/or direct lineal descendants.

Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Promissory Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Qualified IPO” shall mean the issuance by Intermediate, Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Intermediate of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) that results in Intermediate, Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Intermediate receiving net proceeds of at least $150,000,000.

Reference Equity” shall mean (a) if the common Equity Interests of the Company are listed or traded in a manner referred to in the definition of “Closing Price,” the common Equity Interests of the Company or (b) if the common Equity Interests of the Company are not so listed or traded but the common stock or common Equity Interests of any parent entity which Beneficially Owns at least a majority of the common Equity Interests of the Company are so listed or traded, the common stock or common Equity Interests of such parent entity, or (c) if neither clause (a) nor clause (b) applies, the Equity Interests of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt neither NMP V, NMP V AIV nor any entity that invests in or controls NMP V or NMP V AIV shall be considered a parent entity for purposes of this definition.

 

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Revenue” shall mean, for any specified period, the net payments (i.e., net of any refunds or reversals) actually received from UHS and its subsidiaries under the CCA or any SOW delivered or entered into pursuant to the terms thereof and shall not be determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, that Revenue shall exclude any “Acquired Revenue.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Share” shall mean a share (or other unit or Equity Interest, as applicable) of the Reference Equity.

Signify” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Sponsor” shall mean NMP V and any of its Affiliates, and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Substitute Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a)(i).

Summary Financial Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).

Target CCH Material Breach” shall mean UHS’s breach or failure to comply with Section 2 (Personnel) of Statement of Work No. 03 to the CCA (as amended, including by Amendment No. 3 to such Statement of Work); provided, that Signify has provided UHS with notice of such failure or breach pursuant to the terms of Section 21 (Notices) of the CCA and such failure or breach is not capable of being cured or has not been fully cured by the applicable deadline set forth in the CCA.

Third Party” shall mean any Person other than an NMP Entity.

UHS” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Year 1 Value” means, in the case of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction occurring on or before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to the non-forfeited portion of 3.5% of the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of the Equity as of the applicable date of determination over (B) the Base Threshold.

3. Term of EAR. If the vested EAR has not been forfeited in its entirety pursuant to Section 4 and has not been exercised pursuant to Section 5 by the Exchange Date, then the non-forfeited portion of the vested EAR shall automatically convert into the Cash Obligation on the Exchange Date pursuant to the applicable formula set forth in Section 1. For the avoidance of doubt, if no Change in Control or Corporate Transaction has occurred at or before the Expiration Date, and the vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR has not otherwise been exercised pursuant to Section 5 at or before the Expiration Date, the EAR or Cash Obligation, as applicable, shall automatically be cancelled and no payment shall be made in respect thereof. In the event of an Annual CCH Material Breach or Target CCH Material Breach following the Exchange Date and prior to a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, the Cash Obligation shall automatically be cancelled and no payment shall be made in respect thereof.

 

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4. Vesting; Forfeiture.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, one hundred percent (100%) of the EAR shall vest on the Effective Date. CCH will not make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code in connection with the grant of the EAR. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the extent the EAR has not been exercised pursuant to Section 5, if:

 

  (i)

95% of Annual Target I is not achieved by December 31, 2020 or an Annual CCH Material Breach occurs between the Effective Date and December 31, 2020 (subject to final determination under any applicable dispute resolution procedures in the event CCH disputes the occurrence of such Annual CCH Material Breach), 33.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, it being understood that no more than 33.33% in the aggregate of the EAR can be forfeited pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i);

 

  (ii)

95% of Annual Target II is not achieved by December 31, 2021 or an Annual CCH Material Breach occurs between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 (subject to final determination under any applicable dispute resolution procedures in the event CCH disputes the occurrence of such Annual CCH Material Breach), 33.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, it being understood that no more than 33.33% in the aggregate of the EAR can be forfeited pursuant to this Section 4(a)(ii);

 

  (iii)

95% of Annual Target III is not achieved by December 31, 2022 or an Annual CCH Material Breach occurs between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 (subject to final determination under any applicable dispute resolution procedures in the event CCH disputes the occurrence of such Annual CCH Material Breach), 33.34% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, it being understood that no more than 33.34% in the aggregate of the EAR can be forfeited pursuant to this Section 4(a)(iii); and

 

  (iv)

a “Key Event” (as defined in the CCA) and/or a Target CCH Material Breach occurs, (A) during 2020, 100% of the EAR will automatically be forfeited, (B) during 2021, 80% of the EAR will automatically be forfeited, and (C) during 2022, 60% of the EAR will automatically be forfeited (subject in each case of the foregoing to final determination under any applicable dispute resolution procedures in the event CCH disputes the occurrence of such Key Event and/or Target CCH Material Breach); provided, that (i) if a forfeiture pursuant to Section 4(a)(i),(ii) or (iii) has occurred in any given year and a Key Event and/or a Target CCH

 

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  Material Breach occurs following such forfeiture and before the end of such year, the aggregate percentage to be forfeited pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) through (iv) for the applicable year shall equal the relevant percentage set forth in this Section 4(a)(iv) and (2) if a forfeiture occurs pursuant to this Section 4(a)(iv) in any given year, then there shall be no additional forfeiture pursuant to Section 4(a)(i),(ii) or (iii) for such year.

(b) Any reference to a percentage less than 100% in this Section 4 refers to a percentage of the original EAR before giving effect to any prior percentage reduction thereto. In the event that, as a result of one or more partial forfeitures of the EAR pursuant to this Agreement, the percentage of the EAR that remains outstanding is less than or equal to 0.01% of the original EAR, then the remaining 0.01% (or such lesser portion) of the EAR shall automatically be forfeited without any further action on the part of any party hereto.

(c) CCH shall have the right to cure a failure to achieve any of the Annual Targets in the manner specified in the applicable subsection of Section 4(a), by making a cash payment to the Company in an amount equal to the portion of the relevant Annual Target not so achieved by wire transfer of immediately available funds (to an account or accounts specified by the Company to CCH) within five (5) Business Days of the final determination of whether or not 95% of such Annual Target was or was not achieved in the applicable year. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any such cure by cash payment, no portion of the EAR shall be forfeited solely due to the failure to achieve 95% of the relevant Annual Target in such year.

5. Exercise of the EAR. Any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR shall be exercised automatically upon the occurrence of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V) may in its sole discretion permit earlier exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR upon the request of CCH. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Fair Market Value of the Equity on the Exercise Date or Exchange Date is less than the Base Threshold, the EAR shall automatically be cancelled without any payment being made or owed in respect thereof.

6. Payment; Appraisal.

(a) Upon exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR by reason of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, CCH shall be paid the amounts due hereunder in Applicable Consideration at (i) in the case of a Third Party transaction, the same time as amounts are payable (as and when payable) in the Third Party transaction that results in such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction or (ii) in any other case, within thirty (30) days following any Change in Control or Corporate Transaction; provided, that any such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction occurs on or before the Expiration Date. Sales of Shares pursuant to a public offering, sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or sales otherwise made on the open market shall not constitute Third Party transactions for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(b) If earlier exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR is permitted by the Company Board in its sole discretion (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V) following a request by CCH, the amount hereunder shall be payable in the form of cash within one hundred eighty (180) days of exercise.

(c) “Applicable Consideration” shall mean (i) cash in the event of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction involving payment of consideration consisting solely of cash or (ii) in the event of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction involving payment of consideration consisting of or including non- cash consideration, at the election of the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), either (A) cash or (B) cash, if applicable, and a promissory note in the same proportion(s) (subject to rounding) to the proportion(s) of cash and the fair market value of the non-cash consideration paid in such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction (it being understood that, in connection with receipt of any consideration in the form of a promissory note, such promissory note shall be payable in annual installments over three years commencing on the first anniversary of the exercise date, with interest accruing at 6.0% per year, and the Company shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to prepay such promissory note at any time and without penalty (“Promissory Note”)). Debt securities included as consideration in any Third Party transaction shall be deemed to have a value equal to the principal amount thereof. Equity securities included as consideration in any Third Party transaction shall be valued as follows: (i) if such securities are listed or traded in a manner referred to in the definition of “Closing Price,” the volume-weighted average trading price of the applicable security over a period of thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding the Exercise Date or (ii) if such securities are not so listed or traded on the Exercise Date, a value determined in accordance with Section 6 (provided that references to the Fair Market Value of the Equity shall instead be deemed to refer to the fair market value of such securities).

(d) If a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction occurs following conversion of the EAR into the Cash Obligation and on or prior to the Expiration Date, CCH shall be paid the amounts due hereunder in cash at (i) in the case of a Third Party transaction, the same time as amounts are payable in the Third Party transaction that results in such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction or (ii) in any other case, within thirty (30) days following the Change in Control transaction or Corporate Transaction.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) the Credit Agreement or any other Third Party financing arrangement would prohibit the distribution of cash to the Company in an amount sufficient to make any payment in cash or (ii) the Company would not be permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Third Party financing arrangement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject to make any cash payment hereunder, then any cash payment hereunder shall be in the form of a Promissory Note.

 

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(f) If clause (b) of the definition of “Fair Market Value of the Equity” applies, the Fair Market Value of the Equity shall be determined as follows (it being understood that any determination by the Company pursuant to this clause (f) shall be subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V):

 

  (i)

First, CCH and the Company shall negotiate in good faith for up to thirty (30) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree) to come to mutual agreement with respect to the Fair Market Value of the Equity. During such period, the Company shall provide CCH with such information as it may reasonably request in order to ascertain the Fair Market Value of the Equity; provided, that such information shall be subject to the confidentiality obligations of Section 10 hereof and CCH shall be required to sign customary auditor access letters prior to being provided with any information that the auditors of any relevant entity may require be subject to such access letters.

 

  (ii)

If CCH and the Company are unable to reach agreement pursuant to clause (i), then CCH and the Company shall jointly engage Houlihan Lokey or such other firm determined in accordance with this clause (ii) (the “Appraiser”) to resolve such dispute (acting as an expert and not an arbitrator) within thirty (30) days after such Appraiser is engaged in accordance with this Agreement. If such firm is unable or unwilling to serve, CCH and the Company shall jointly appoint an investment banking firm or appraisal firm of national standing to be the Appraiser. If CCH and the Company are unable to agree upon such firm within ten (10) Business Days, then each of CCH and the Company shall select an investment banking firm or appraisal firm of national standing, and each of which will be considered an Appraiser under this Agreement. In the event the preceding sentence applies, the Fair Market Value of the Equity will be the midpoint of the valuations provided by each such Appraiser, determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6(f).

 

  (iii)

The engagement with the Appraiser(s) shall contain customary confidentiality provisions reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Appraiser(s) may be required to enter into customary auditors access letters with respect to any information that the auditors of any relevant entity may require be subject to such access letters. CCH and the Company shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Appraiser(s) to deliver a written report containing its calculation of the Fair Market Value of the Equity within thirty (30) days of the engagement thereof.

 

  (iv)

CCH and the Company shall each provide the Appraiser(s) with a statement of its proposed Fair Market Value of the Equity together with such supporting presentations and materials as it may deem appropriate within ten (10) Business Days following engagement of the Appraiser(s). In addition, the Company shall make available to the Appraiser(s) the books and records of any relevant entity and the relevant personnel and properties of such companies, as well as any documents or work papers used in the preparation of the financial statements of such entities as the Appraiser(s) may reasonably request. Each party shall provide the other with complete and accurate copies of all materials provided to the Appraiser(s), which, in the case of materials received by CCH, shall be subject to Section 10 hereof (and the execution of customary auditors access letters as described above).

 

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  (v)

The Appraiser(s) shall issue a report (or reports) regarding its (or their) determination of the Fair Market Value of the Equity assuming an arm’s length sale of one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of the issuer of the Reference Equity to an unaffiliated third party; provided, that the Appraiser(s) may not assign a value higher than the value proposed by CCH or lower than the value proposed by the Company. The Appraiser report(s) (or the midpoint valuation of the values in each report, as applicable) shall be final and binding on CCH and the Company for purposes of this Agreement and shall be enforceable as an arbitration award would be, except that the activities of the Appraiser(s) and the procedures and submissions contemplated hereby are intended to be less formal than many arbitrations and no formal rules of arbitration shall be followed (including with respect to rules of procedure and discovery).

 

  (vi)

The fees, costs and expenses of the Appraiser(s) shall be borne equally by CCH and the Company.

(g) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the amount of any payment to be made hereunder is being disputed by the parties, the deadline for payment shall be extended to 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the final resolution of such dispute in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

7. Nontransferability. The EAR is nontransferable, and may not be sold, pledged or otherwise assigned (nor may any offer of the foregoing be made), without the consent of the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), which may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion; provided, that CCH may transfer the EAR or the Cash Obligation in whole, but not in part to Optum, Inc. or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. No right or interest of CCH in the EAR shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien or obligation of CCH. No transfer of the EAR or Cash Obligation hereunder shall affect the terms of this Agreement, including any provisions relating to forfeiture of the EAR or Cash Obligation, or the CCA.

8. Changes in Capital Structure/Acquisitions and Dispositions; Adjustment to Base Threshold.

(a) In the event of changes in the outstanding capital interests or in the equity capital structure of the Company (and/or any parent entity or issuer of Reference Equity, as the case may be) by reason of primary issuances, stock (or equivalent) dividends, stock (or equivalent) splits, or combination of shares (including reverse stock (or equivalent) splits), recapitalizations (excluding debt issuances) or other changes in the Company’s equity capital structure, and to

 

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account for mergers, consolidations and similar transactions, the Company Board shall, in its good faith discretion (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), make appropriate adjustments to the Base Threshold and any other provision of this Agreement reasonably necessary to prevent distortions or the enlargement of CCH’s rights and benefits hereunder. For example, if the Company issues additional Equity Interests in exchange for consideration of cash or assets with a fair market value of $200,000,000 (or receives a capital contribution of such amount or with such value), then the Base Threshold would be increased by $200,000,000 and if the Company pays a dividend or makes a distribution in the amount of $100,000,000, the Base Threshold would be decreased by $100,000,000. (b) Promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following any event that would trigger an adjustment pursuant to this Section 8 (including the declaration or payment of any dividend, distribution or similar payment or any issuance of equity, other than options, profit interests or other equity awards issued to employees, directors or consultants of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or equity issued upon exercise thereof)), the Company will provide CCH with a notice containing a reasonable description of such event and the proposed adjustment to the Base Threshold, and, if applicable, other terms of this Agreement approved by the Board as a result thereof (an “Adjustment Notice”).

(c) Within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by CCH of such Adjustment Notice, CCH may deliver an objection notice to the Company of any dispute it has with respect to the proposed adjustment to the Base Threshold or any proposed amendment to any other provision of this Agreement contained in the Adjustment Notice (an “Objection Notice”). If the Company does not receive such a notice by 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date on which CCH has received the Adjustment Notice, the adjustments proposed in the Adjustment Notice shall be deemed final and binding on the Company and CCH.

(d) If CCH delivers an Objection Notice, the Company and CCH shall negotiate in good faith for up to thirty (30) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree) to come to mutual agreement with respect to the proposed adjustment. During such period, the Company shall provide CCH with such information as it may reasonably request in order to ascertain the appropriate adjustment; provided, that such information shall be subject to the confidentiality obligations of Section 10 hereof and CCH shall be required to sign customary auditor access letters prior to being provided with any information that the auditors of any relevant entity may require be subject to such access letters.

(e) If CCH and the Company are unable to reach agreement pursuant to clause (d), then CCH and the Company shall jointly engage an Appraiser (or Appraisers, if applicable) selected in accordance with the procedures described in Section 6, to resolve such dispute (acting as an expert and not an arbitrator) within thirty (30) days after such Appraiser(s) is (are) engaged in accordance with this Agreement. CCH and the Company shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Appraiser(s) to deliver a written report (or reports, if applicable) containing its (or their) determination(s) of the appropriate adjustment within thirty (30) days of the engagement thereof. In the event that there are two Appraisers, then the adjustment shall be the midpoint of the adjustments provided by each such Appraiser, determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 8.

 

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  (i)

CCH and the Company shall each provide the Appraiser(s) with a statement of its proposed adjustment with such supporting presentations and materials as it may deem appropriate within ten (10) Business Days following engagement of the Appraiser(s). In addition, the Company shall make available to the Appraiser(s) the books and records of any relevant entity the Appraiser(s) may reasonably request for purposes of its (or their) assignment. Each party shall provide the other with complete and accurate copies of all materials provided to the Appraiser(s), which, in the case of materials received by CCH, shall be subject to Section 10 hereof (and the execution of customary auditors access letters as described above).

 

  (ii)

The engagement with the Appraiser(s) shall contain customary confidentiality provisions reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Appraiser(s) may be required to enter into customary auditors access letters with respect to any information that the auditors of any relevant entity may require be subject to such access letters. The Appraiser(s) shall issue report(s) regarding its (or their) determination of the appropriate adjustment; provided, that the Appraiser(s) may not determine an adjustment more favorable to CCH than as proposed by CCH and may not determine an adjustment less favorable to CCH than as proposed by the Company. The Appraiser(s) report(s) (or the midpoint of the adjustment in each report, as applicable) shall be final and binding on CCH and the Company for purposes of this Agreement and shall be enforceable as an arbitration award would be, except that the activities of the Appraiser(s) and the procedures and submissions contemplated hereby are intended to be less formal than many arbitrations and no formal rules of arbitration shall be followed (including with respect to rules of procedure and discovery).

 

  (iii)

The fees, costs and expenses of the Appraiser(s) shall be borne equally by CCH and the Company.

(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8 to the contrary, the Appraiser(s) shall not have authority to resolve any dispute relating to any matter other than proposed changes to the Base Threshold and any dispute relating to changes proposed by the Company with respect to other terms of this Agreement that cannot be resolved during the negotiation period described in clause (d) shall (unless otherwise agreed by the Company and CCH) be resolved by legal action brought in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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9. CCH Not an Equity Interest Holder.

(a) CCH shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of any Equity Interests of the Company or the issuer of any Reference Equity for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Agreement be construed to confer upon CCH, as such, any of the rights of an equityholder of the Company or the issuer of any Reference Equity or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of Equity Interests, reclassification of Equity Interests, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends, distributions or subscription rights, or otherwise.

(b) During the term of this Agreement and until the earliest to occur of the Exchange Date, exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR pursuant to Section 5 or such time as the EAR is forfeited in its entirety, the Company shall furnish (i) no later than December 1 of each year, summary unaudited interim financial information for Borrower consisting of a summary balance sheet, summary income statement and summary statement of cash flows (such financial information, the “Summary Financial Information”) as of or for the 9-months ended September 30 of such year prepared based on information prepared in accordance with GAAP, but which shall not be required to include footnotes or take into account normal year-end adjustments and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of each fiscal year, audited financial statements (“Annual Audited Financial Statements”) for Borrower for such fiscal year, prepared in accordance with GAAP, accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the Company may redact any information from such audited financial statements that Borrower reasonably believes is competitively sensitive. At the election of the Company, the Company may elect to deliver Summary Financial Information and audited financial statements of the Company or any other wholly- owned subsidiary of the Company that consolidates the operations of the operating subsidiaries of the Company’s subsidiaries, rather than Borrower (in which case the Company shall provide CCH with a reasonably detailed explanation for such change).

10. Confidentiality. CCH agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose (other than to monitor the value of, and determining the exercise of, the EAR or in connection with resolution of any dispute hereunder) any confidential information obtained from the Company or any of its Affiliates pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or in connection with any dispute resolution process hereunder, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10 by CCH), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by CCH without use of the Company’s confidential information or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to CCH by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company or its Affiliates; provided, however, that CCH may disclose confidential information (x) to its employees, Affiliates, attorneys, consultants and other professionals to the extent necessary to perform services in connection with the CCA; or (y) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that CCH promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure and takes such steps as are reasonably

 

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requested by the Company to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure and, at the expense of the Company, cooperate with the Company to obtain confidential treatment thereof; provided, that, in the case of clause (x), CCH shall instruct those to whom the information is provided of the confidentiality requirements of this Agreement, and CCH will be liable for damages arising from any breaches of such confidentiality by any such Person described in clause (x). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, CCH may disclose to any person the tax treatment, tax strategies and tax structure of the EAR and all materials provided to CCH relating to such tax treatment, tax structure or tax strategies.

11. Representations and Warranties.

 

  (a)

The Company represents and warrants to CCH as follows as of the date hereof:

 

  (i)

The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  (ii)

The Company has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the Company’s behalf, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

  (iii)

As of the date hereof, the NMP Entities collectively own approximately 93% of the aggregate ordinary voting power of the Company. The Company is the indirect beneficial owner of all of the Equity Interests of Intermediate, Signify and Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CCH acknowledges that the Equity Interests of the Company and/or its subsidiaries have been or may be pledged as collateral pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any future financing. One or more subsidiaries of the Company collectively own all of the assets reasonably required to perform the services to be provided pursuant to the CCA (as conducted as of the date hereof) except for such services as may be provided by subcontracting arrangements contemplated as of the date hereof or as may be implemented in the future in accordance with the terms of the CCA.

 

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  (iv)

The Company has provided to CCH (or its Affiliate) complete copies of the audited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and of Remedy Partners, LLC, an Affiliate of Borrower, each as of December 31, 2018, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended (it being understood that certain information has been redacted therefrom as reflected in the copy of such document provided to CCH or its Affiliate). Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial positions of Borrower and of Remedy Partners, LLC, as of the dates of such financial statements and Borrower and Remedy Partners, LLC respective results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. No events have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2018 and prior to the date hereof that, alone or in the aggregate, would require a material restatement of such audited financial statements in accordance with GAAP or had a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, results of operations or properties of Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Remedy Partners, LLC and its subsidiaries, taken as whole, as applicable.

 

  (b)

CCH represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

  (i)

CCH is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  (ii)

CCH has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby. CCH’s execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on CCH’s behalf, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against CCH in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

  (iii)

CCH is and shall be throughout the term of this Agreement either (x) a “domestic corporation” for US federal income tax purposes or (y) an entity disregarded for US federal income tax purposes from its sole owner, which is a domestic corporation for US federal income tax purposes.

 

  (iv)

CCH is an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under Regulation D of the Securities Act.

 

  (c)

CCH acknowledges and agrees that (x) neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates (and none of its and their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, representatives and agents) has made or shall be deemed to have made, and CCH has not relied on, any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement, express or implied, with respect to the Company or the subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or the accuracy or

 

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completeness of any information regarding the Company, its business, the subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby furnished or made available to CCH or its representatives, other than the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company that are expressly set forth in this Agreement and (y) neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates (and none of its and their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, representatives and agents) shall have or be subject to any liability to CCH or any other person or entity resulting from or in connection with the dissemination to CCH or its representatives, or any other person or entity, or the use by CCH, its representatives or any other person or entity of any such information or resulting from or in connection with any omission from such information, including any information, documents or material made available through any management presentation or in any other form in connection with or expectation of the entry into this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby provided, however, that clause (y) shall not apply with respect to the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company made in this Agreement.

12. Compliance with Law; Withholding.

(a) The EAR shall not be exercisable, and no payment shall be made, except in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, any listing agreement with any stock exchange to which the Company (or the issuer of any Reference Equity) is a party, and the rules of all domestic stock exchanges on which the Company’s (or any successor’s or parent’s) Shares may be listed. The Company shall have a right to rely on an opinion of its legal counsel as to compliance.

(b) Each of the Company and its Affiliates shall have the right to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable (or deemed paid) by the Company or any of its Affiliates in respect of this Agreement an amount equal to any taxes required to be deducted and withheld for federal, state or local income or other tax purposes in respect thereof. To the extent any such amounts are so deducted and withheld, such amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to CCH as provided in this Agreement. CCH agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it or its Affiliates to comply with any reporting or other requirements imposed upon the Company or its Affiliates by or under any applicable statute or regulation.

(c) In connection with the execution of this Agreement, CCH shall deliver to the Company a properly completed IRS Form W-9 in its name certifying that it is exempt from (or otherwise not subject to) backup withholding taxes. If such form expires, CCH shall promptly notify the Company and deliver an updated IRS Form W-9 (or any applicable successor form) in its name conforming to the foregoing requirements.

13. Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder will be deemed to have been properly given and delivered if in writing by such party and delivered (a) personally, (b) by e-mail (provided that notice by e-mail shall only be deemed delivered if a copy of said notice is also sent within one (1) Business Day in accordance with clause (c)), or (c) nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, addressed as follows (or to such other address as the Company or CCH may provide in accordance with this Section 13):

 

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If to the Company:

Cure TopCo, LLC

c/o Signify Health

4055 Valley View Ln, Suite 400

Dallas, TX 75244

E-mail:

Attention: Kyle Armbrester

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036-8704

E-mail:

Attention: John Sorkin, Esq.; Garrett Charon, Esq.

and

New Mountain Partners V, L.P.

c/o New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 Seventh Avenue, 49th Floor

New York, NY 10019

E-mail:

Attention: Matthew Holt and Kyle Peterson

If to CCH:

Collaborative Care Holdings, LLC

11000 Optum Circle

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

E-mail:

Attention: Troy Borca

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

OptumInsight, Inc.

11000 Optum Circle

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

E-mail:

Attention: General Counsel

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

2200 Wells Fargo Center

90 S. Seventh Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901

E-mail:

Attention: Ben Stacke, Esq.

 

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Such notice shall be deemed given one (1) Business Day after delivery in conformity with the terms of this Section 13.

14. Operation of CCA. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude either Signify or UHS from exercising their respective rights and performing their respective obligations under the CCA.

15. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

16. Successor and Assigns. This Agreement and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of the Company and CCH, subject to Sections 7 and 17.

17. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Company and its successors and, in the case of CCH, its permitted successors in accordance with Sections 7 and 16 and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither the Company nor the Company Board shall take or consent to any action under this Agreement without obtaining the prior written consent of NMP V (which consent may be given or withheld in its sole discretion) to the extent specified herein and NMP V shall be deemed an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement for purposes of enforcing this sentence and any other provision of this Agreement referencing the consent of NMP V.

18. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

19. Amendment and Modification; Waiver; Termination. Except as otherwise provided herein, any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of the Company (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V) and by CCH. This Agreement will terminate (a) if a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction has not occurred on or prior to the Expiration Date, on the Expiration Date or (b) if a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction has occurred on or prior to the Expiration Date, at the later of (i) the consummation of such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction and (ii) the last date on which payments are made pursuant to this Agreement; provided, that if the Company Board permits early exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR upon CCH’s request, this Agreement will terminate on the last date on which payment is made with respect to the early exercise.

20. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

21. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.

 

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22. Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in New York County in the State of New York or the courts of the State of New York located in New York County in the State of New York, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party’s address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

23. 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, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

25. No Strict Construction. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.

26. Subordination. CCH acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and all of the rights and obligations hereunder (whether or not expressly provided for herein) are subordinate to the Credit Agreement or any other third-party financing arrangement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject and the Company’s rights and obligations in respect thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Agreement effective as of the Effective Date.

 

CURE TOPCO, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Holt

Name: Matt Holt
Title: President

Accepted and agreed

 

COLLABORATIVE CARE HOLDING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Tim Wicks

Name: Tim Wicks
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Optum

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EQUITY APPRECIATION FEE RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

Exhibit 10.33

THIS EQUITY APPRECIATION FEE RIGHT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATED TO ANY THIRD-PARTY FINANCING ARRANGEMENT TO WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES IS OR MAY BECOME SUBJECT (INCLUDING THE CREDIT AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW)).

2020 EQUITY APPRECIATION FEE RIGHT AGREEMENT

This 2020 Equity Appreciation Fee Right Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into this 28th day of September, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Cure TopCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), and Collaborative Care Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware (“CCH”), and sets forth the terms of an award to CCH of an Equity Appreciation Fee Right (the “EAR”) intended to serve as an incentive to CCH and its affiliates including, without limitation, United HealthCare Services, Inc. (“UHS”), to provide certain data and minimum purchase commitments to further enable the Company’s operations and to perform under a Clinical Consultant Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2015, by and between Signify Health, LLC (“Signify”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, and UHS, together with any statements of work delivered or entered into pursuant to the terms thereof (as amended as of the date hereof and as may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “CCA”).

1. Grant and Value of Equity Appreciation Fee Rights.

(a) In exchange for certain of CCH’s and UHS’s data and minimum purchase commitments and the full performance of their respective obligations under the CCA, the Company hereby grants to CCH the EAR, under which CCH shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be entitled to receive an amount equal to the non-forfeited portion of 4.5% of the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Equity as of the applicable date of determination over (ii) the Base Threshold; provided, however, that if a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction occurs on or before July 1, 2021:

 

  (i)

if the Year 1 Value is less than the Floor Value, at the election of the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), CCH shall be entitled to receive (in lieu of any other payment and in full satisfaction of the EAR) one of the following:

 

  1.

an amount equal to the Floor Value payable in the form of cash or, if the consideration in the applicable Change in Control or Corporate Transaction does not consist solely of cash, Applicable Consideration;

 

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  2.

cash and/or the same form of non-cash consideration in the same proportion(s) (subject to rounding) as paid in the applicable Change in Control or Corporate Transaction (it being understood that (x) in connection with receipt of any consideration consisting of securities, CCH will be required to enter into any shareholders agreement or similar arrangement applicable to such securities as may be entered into by NMP V and/or its Affiliates in connection with the receipt of such consideration) and (y) any equity securities issued to CCH pursuant to this clause (2) may, at the election of the Company Board, consist of non-voting securities even if NMP V and/and or its Affiliates receive voting securities, so long as the economic terms and conditions of such voting and non-voting securities are otherwise identical and the applicable documents provide that such voting and non-voting securities shall be deemed to have equal value on a present and going forward basis); provided, that such cash and non-cash consideration shall have an aggregate value equal to the Floor Value (based on the value attributed to such non-cash consideration in the applicable transaction); or

 

  3.

an agreement between CCH and the controlling entity of the Company following such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction (a “Substitute Agreement”) that substantially matches the terms of this Agreement and places CCH in the same position regarding this Agreement as it was before such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, it being understood that the Company Board, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay some or all of the Floor Value in cash and the remainder in the form of a Substitute Agreement;

 

  (ii)

if the Year 1 Value is greater than or equal to the Floor Value, at the election of the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), CCH shall be entitled to receive (in lieu of any other payment and in full satisfaction of the EAR) either:

 

  1.

the Year 1 Value in the form of cash or, if the consideration in the applicable Change in Control or Corporate Transaction does not consist solely of cash, Applicable Consideration; or

 

  2.

a Substitute Agreement, it being understood that the Company Board, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay some or all of the Year 1 Value in cash and the remainder in the form of a Substitute Agreement.

 

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(b) No later than sixty (60) Business Days after December 31, 2020 for Target I, December 31, 2021 for Target II and December 31, 2022 for Target III, as applicable, the Company shall deliver a written statement of Eligible Revenue under the CCA for such fiscal period and any forfeited EAR percentages, as applicable (such statement, the “Eligible Revenue Statement”). While such Eligible Revenue Statements may be delivered prior to receipt of Annual Audited Financial Statements for the applicable fiscal year in order to comply with such sixty (60) Business Day deadline, if CCH delivers a Notice of Disagreement (as defined below) either party may elect to defer resolution of such dispute until delivery of the Annual Audited Financial Statements, in which case the periods set forth in this subsection (b) shall be deemed modified accordingly. During the thirty (30) Business Day period following CCH’s receipt of the Eligible Revenue Statement, CCH shall have the opportunity to review the Eligible Revenue Statement, and if CCH disagrees with the calculation of any items therein, it shall notify the Company in writing (“Notice of Disagreement”) of such disagreement within such thirty (30) Business Day period. Any Notice of Disagreement shall specify in reasonable detail the specific amount(s) disputed, CCH’s rational for such dispute(s) and its proposed calculation for such disputed amount(s). The Eligible Revenue Statement shall become final and binding upon the parties on the thirtieth (30th) Business Day following delivery thereof by the Company to CCH, unless CCH delivers a Notice of Disagreement to the Company before such date in accordance with this subsection (b). In the event that a Notice of Disagreement is delivered within the thirty (30) Business Day period, then the dispute mechanism provisions of Section 6(f) of this Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis (provided that (i) such provision shall be applied with respect to the amount of Eligible Revenue actually received by Signify and its subsidiaries during the applicable fiscal period rather than the Fair Market Value of the Equity, (ii) references to Houlihan Lokey shall be deemed to refer to an auditing firm of national standing mutually agreed by the Company and CCH and (iii) references to an investment banking firm or appraisal firm shall refer to an auditing firm of national standing). Once the Eligible Revenue Statement has been mutually agreed upon pursuant to this Section 1(b) (or through the dispute mechanism provisions of Section 6(f)), then any forfeited portion of the EAR shall automatically be forfeited without any further action being required by the parties. In the event an Exercise Date or Exchange Date occurs after December 31 of the applicable fiscal period for such Target and prior to final determination of the amount of Eligible Revenue actually received by Signify and its subsidiaries during such fiscal period, the Company shall make appropriate provision for final determination of the amount of Eligible Revenue actually received by Signify and its subsidiaries during such fiscal period or forfeited portion of the EAR based on the Eligible Revenue for such fiscal period (and may defer payment of any amount that would otherwise be payable pursuant to the portion of the EAR that is subject to potential forfeiture based on the Eligible Revenue for such fiscal period until final determination of such Eligible Revenue in accordance with this Agreement, and which shall only be paid if the relevant portion of the EAR is not forfeited).

 

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2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:

Acquired Revenue” shall mean, in the event that the Company directly or indirectly acquires any Person or business after the date hereof, the net fees (i.e., net of any refunds, reversals or other charges) actually received by such target from UHS and its subsidiaries derived from services comparable to the services described in the first row (Evaluations) of Schedule 6 (Fees) of SOW No. 07 (not determined in accordance with GAAP) for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the month ended immediately prior to the date of such acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, Acquired Revenue shall not include any Eligible Revenue in excess of such amount (i.e., if UHS increases its business with the target following such acquisition).

Adjustment Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, another Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

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

Annual Audited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).

Annual CCH Material Breach” shall mean, (i) with respect to any applicable calendar year, UHS’s failure to actually provide the applicable percentage of TML Data (as defined in SOW No. 07) specified for such calendar year in the table set forth in Section 4.3.4 (Delivery of TML Data) of SOW No. 07 in accordance with the applicable timetables set out in such table, and (ii) in the event that the Target III Measurement Period described in clause (y) of the definition thereof applies, UHS’s failure to actually provide (A) the applicable percentage of TML Data (as defined in SOW No. 07) specified for 2022 in the table set forth in Section 4.3.4 (Delivery of TML Data) of SOW No. 07 in accordance with the applicable timetables set out in such table, and (B) 100% of TML Data in respect of the first six months of 2023 by 12/18/22; provided, that, in the case of each of the foregoing, Signify has provided UHS with notice of such failure or breach pursuant to the terms of Section 21 (Notices) of the CCA and such failure or breach is not capable of being cured or has not been fully cured by either (a) the applicable deadline (if any) set forth in the CCA or (b) if no such deadline is set forth therein, within thirty (30) calendar days of delivery of such written notice.

Applicable Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 

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Applicable Percentage” shall mean, as of any applicable time on or before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the percentage equal to (x) 100% minus (y) the percentage equal to the aggregate percentage of the EAR that has been forfeited as of such time pursuant to Section 4.

Appraiser” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(f)(ii).

Base Threshold” shall mean Four Billion Dollars ($4,000,000,000.00), subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 8.

Beneficially Own” shall mean beneficial ownership as determined under Rule 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof.

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

Cash Obligation” shall mean the one-time right to receive an amount in cash equal to the non-forfeited portion of the vested EAR outstanding as of the Exchange Date calculated pursuant to the applicable formula set forth in Section 1 as of such Exchange Date, payable when the vested and non-forfeited EAR is either (1) converted pursuant to Section 3 or (2) exercised pursuant to Section 5 within the timeframe and in the manner set forth in Section 6 so long as such exercise occurs on or before the Expiration Date.

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

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

Change in Control” shall mean:

(a) at any time prior to a Qualified IPO, any combination of Permitted Holders shall (i) fail to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Signify or (ii) fail to have the right, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the Signify Board (or similar governing body) (should such body exist); or

(b) at any time after a Qualified IPO, (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof), but excluding (x) any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries and any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (y) any combination of Permitted Holders, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired Beneficial Ownership of Equity Interests representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Signify and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or

 

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indirectly, less than such “person” or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Signify unless the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the Signify Board (or similar governing body) or (ii) the Permitted Holders shall fail, at such time, to have the right or the ability, directly or indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the Signify Board (or similar governing body) (should such body exist).

Closing Price” of a Share shall mean, on any day, (a) the last reported sale price for such Share on such day or, in the event no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, in each case on the New York Stock Exchange, or (b) if the Shares are not then listed or admitted to trading on such exchange, on the principal national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange, the average of the highest reported bid and lowest reported asked prices for a Share as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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

Company Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

Company Material Breach” shall mean (a) a material breach of the CCA by Signify resulting from an action or failure to act by Signify or its Affiliates which results in an uncured breach of one or more of the Service Levels included in and defined in the CCA and the Statements of Work (“SOWs”) of the CCA (other than as a result of the inability to provide services as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic and/or the direct effects thereof) or (b) Signify’s failure to provide staffing or other resources sufficient to provide or otherwise fails to perform requested services under the CCA the result of which is that the Targets set forth herein are incapable of being met; provided, in the case of each of the foregoing, that UHS has provided Signify with notice of such breach pursuant to the terms of Section 21 (Notices) of the CCA and such breach is not capable of being cured or has not been fully cured by either (a) the applicable deadline (if any) set forth in the CCA or (b) if no such deadline is set forth therein, within thirty (30) calendar days of delivery of such written notice.

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

Corporate Transaction” shall mean the occurrence of any event which results in the NMP Entities ceasing to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests representing 25% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Signify.

 

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Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017, by and among Signify (as successor in interest to Chloe Ox Parent, LLC), Intermediate, LLC, UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Document and Syndication Agents, and the Lenders party thereto from time to time, as has been or may be amended, amended and restated and/or modified from time to time.

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

Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Eligible Revenue” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule I hereto.

Eligible Revenue Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b).

Equity Interests” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities); provided, that any instrument evidencing indebtedness convertible or exchangeable for Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Equity Interests unless and until such instrument is so converted or exchanged.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Date” shall mean, if the vested and non-forfeited EAR is not already exercised pursuant to Section 5 and the Expiration Date has not occurred, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first to occur of (a) at the election of CCH in its sole discretion, the last day of the calendar quarter during which a Company Material Breach has occurred, (b) non-renewal of the CCA and (c) if (a) or (b) is not applicable, a date specified in a notice delivered by CCH to the Company pursuant to Section 13; provided, in the case of this clause (c), that such date (i) is on or after December 31, 2022 and before the Expiration Date, (ii) is at least ten (10) Business Days following the date of such notice and (iii) is the last date of a calendar quarter.

Exercise Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of (a) a Corporate Transaction or a Change in Control or (b) a date upon the request of CCH agreed to by the Company Board (subject to the consent of NMP V) in its sole discretion in accordance with Section 5.

 

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Expiration Date” shall mean 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the 20th anniversary of the Effective Date.

Fair Market Value of the Equity” shall mean, on a given date, the aggregate value of the Reference Equity determined as follows: (a) if Reference Equity is listed or traded in a manner referred to in the definition of “Closing Price,” the volume weighted average trading price of a Share over a period of thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding such date, or (b) if the Reference Equity is not so listed or traded on such date, the value determined in accordance with Section 6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the EAR becomes exercisable as a result of any Third Party transaction, the Fair Market Value of the Equity shall be determined in good faith by the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V) by reference to the consideration paid (as and when received) in such transaction (i.e., the valuation used to determine the price per share or unit paid to holders of Equity Interests of the Company and/or options to acquire Equity Interests of the Company in or as a result of such transaction).

Floor Value” means the dollar value of the Applicable Percentage of Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000).

GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

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

Intermediate” means Cure Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC and indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Management Investors” shall mean the officers, directors, employees and other members of management of Signify and its direct or indirect subsidiaries (or, in each case of Signify and such subsidiaries, any parent company thereof) who are investors in Signify or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

NMP Entities” shall mean NMP V, NMP V AIV and/or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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NMP V” shall mean New Mountain Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

NMP V AIV” shall mean New Mountain Partners V (AIV-C), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

Notice of Disagreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b).

Objection Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Permitted Holders” shall mean, each of (a) the Sponsor; (b) the Management Investors; (c) any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing Persons; and (d) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof), including any of the foregoing Persons; provided, that any combination of such foregoing Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall directly or indirectly hold a majority of the aggregate voting interests in the Equity Interests of Signify; provided, further, that the Management Investors and their Permitted Transferees that are not otherwise Permitted Holders shall not compromise more than 50% of the “Permitted Holders” at any time.

Permitted Transferee” shall mean, in the case of any Management Investor, his or her or its executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiaries, his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step children) and/or direct lineal descendants or (c) a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the equity holders or partners of which, include only such Management Investor and his or her spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children) and/or direct lineal descendants.

Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Promissory Note” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Qualified IPO” shall mean the issuance by Intermediate, Signify or any direct or indirect parent of Intermediate of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) that results in Intermediate, Signify or any direct or indirect parent of Intermediate receiving net proceeds of at least $150,000,000.

 

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Reference Equity” shall mean (a) if the common Equity Interests of the Company are listed or traded in a manner referred to in the definition of “Closing Price,” the common Equity Interests of the Company or (b) if the common Equity Interests of the Company are not so listed or traded but the common stock or common Equity Interests of any parent entity which Beneficially Owns at least a majority of the common Equity Interests of the Company are so listed or traded, the common stock or common Equity Interests of such parent entity, or (c) if neither clause (a) nor clause (b) applies, the Equity Interests of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt neither NMP V, NMP V AIV nor any entity that invests in or controls NMP V or NMP V AIV shall be considered a parent entity for purposes of this definition.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Share” shall mean a share (or other unit or Equity Interest, as applicable) of the Reference Equity.

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

Signify Board” shall mean the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Signify.

SOW No. 07” shall mean Statement of Work No. 07 to the CCA.

Sponsor” shall mean NMP V and any of its Affiliates, and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Substitute Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a)(i).

Summary Financial Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).

Target I” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

Target II” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

Target III” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

Target III Measurement Period” means (x) if 50.00% or more of Target II is achieved during calendar year 2021 (as finally determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1), the period beginning on January 1, 2022 (inclusive) and ending on December 31, 2022 (inclusive), and (y) if less than 50.00% of Target II is achieved during calendar year 2021 (as finally determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1), the period beginning on January 1, 2022 (inclusive) and ending on June 30, 2023 (inclusive).

Targets” shall mean Target I, Target II and Target III, collectively.

Third Party” shall mean any Person other than an NMP Entity.

 

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

Year 1 Value” means, in the case of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction occurring on or before July 1, 2021, an amount equal to the non-forfeited portion of 4.5% of the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of the Equity as of the applicable date of determination over (B) the Base Threshold.

3. Term of EAR. If the vested EAR has not been forfeited in its entirety pursuant to Section 4 and has not been exercised pursuant to Section 5 by the Exchange Date, then the non-forfeited portion of the vested EAR shall automatically convert into the Cash Obligation on the Exchange Date pursuant to the applicable formula set forth in Section 1. For the avoidance of doubt, if no Change in Control or Corporate Transaction has occurred at or before the Expiration Date, and the vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR has not otherwise been exercised pursuant to Section 5 at or before the Expiration Date, the EAR or Cash Obligation, as applicable, shall automatically be cancelled and no payment shall be made in respect thereof. In the event of an Annual CCH Material Breach following the Exchange Date and prior to a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, the Cash Obligation shall automatically be cancelled and no payment shall be made in respect thereof.

4. Vesting; Forfeiture.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, one hundred percent (100%) of the EAR shall vest on the Effective Date. CCH will not make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code in connection with the grant of the EAR. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the extent the EAR has not been exercised pursuant to Section 5:

 

  (i)

if an Annual CCH Material Breach occurs between the Effective Date and December 31, 2020 (subject to final determination under any applicable dispute resolution procedures in the event CCH disputes the occurrence of such Annual CCH Material Breach), then 33.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1;

 

  (ii)

(A) if less than 100.00% but at least 75.00% of Target I is achieved by March 31, 2021, then 8.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1; provided, that if (1) less than 100.00% but at least 90.00% of Target I is achieved by March 31, 2021 and (2) Eligible Revenue for calendar year 2021 is equal to or greater than (x) Target II plus (y) the portion of Target I not achieved by March 31, 2021, then, following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, any portion of the EAR previously deemed to be forfeited pursuant to this

 

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  Section 4(a)(ii)(A) shall no longer be deemed to be forfeited effective as of the date that Eligible Revenue for calendar year 2021 is finally determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1, (B) if less than 66.66% but at least 50.00% of Target I is achieved by March 31, 2021, then 16.66% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1 and (C) if less than 50.00% of Target I is achieved by March 31, 2021, 33.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, it being understood that no more than 33.33% in the aggregate of the EAR can be forfeited pursuant to this Section 4(a)(ii) and Section 4(a)(i).

 

  (iii)

if an Annual CCH Material Breach occurs during calendar year 2021, (subject to final determination under any applicable dispute resolution procedures in the event CCH disputes the occurrence of such Annual CCH Material Breach), then 33.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1;

 

  (iv)

(A) if less than 100.00% but at least 75.00% of Target II is achieved by December 31, 2021, then 8.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1; provided, that if (1) less than 100.00% but at least 90.00% of Target II is achieved by December 31, 2021 and (2) Eligible Revenue for calendar year 2022 is equal to or greater than (x) Target III plus (y) the portion of Target II not achieved by December 31, 2021, then, following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, any portion of the EAR previously deemed to be forfeited pursuant to this Section 4(a)(iv)(A) shall no longer be deemed to be forfeited effective as of the date that Eligible Revenue for calendar year 2022 is finally determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1, (B) if less than 66.66% but at least 50.00% of Target II is achieved by December 31, 2021, then 16.66% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1 and (C) if less than 50.00% of Target II is achieved by December 31, 2021, then 33.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, it being understood that no more than 33.33% in the aggregate of the EAR can be forfeited pursuant to this Section 4(a)(iv) and Section 4(a)(iii), and, provided, that if (i) the amount of Eligible Revenue achieved by March 31, 2021 in respect of Target I exceeds 100.00% of Target I and (ii) the amount of Eligible Revenue achieved by December 31, 2021 in respect of Target II would otherwise be less than 100.00% of Target II, then the amount of the excess described in the foregoing subclause (i) shall be applied towards the calculation of Eligible Revenue for purposes of determining the portion of Target II that has been achieved and the portion of the EAR (if any) subject to forfeiture pursuant to this Section 4(a)(iv).

 

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  (v)

if an Annual CCH Material Breach occurs during the Target III Measurement Period, (subject to final determination under any applicable dispute resolution procedures in the event CCH disputes the occurrence of such Annual CCH Material Breach), then 33.34% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1; and

 

  (vi)

(A) if less than 100.00% but at least 75.00% of Target III is achieved during the Target III Measurement Period, then 8.33% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, (B) if less than 66.66% but at least 50.00% of Target III is achieved during the Target III Measurement Period, then 16.66% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1 and (C) if less than 50.00% of Target III is achieved during the Target III Measurement Period, then 33.34% of the EAR will be forfeited following compliance with the provisions of Section 1, it being understood that no more than 33.34% in the aggregate of the EAR can be forfeited pursuant to this Section 4(a)(vi) and Section 4(a)(v), and, provided, that if (i) the amount of Eligible Revenue achieved by December 31, 2021 in respect of Target II exceeds 100.00% of Target II and (ii) the amount of Eligible Revenue achieved by the end of the Target III Measurement Period in respect of Target III would otherwise be less than 100.00% of Target III, then the amount of the excess described in the foregoing subclause (i) shall be applied towards the calculation of Eligible Revenue for purposes of determining the portion of Target III that has been achieved and the portion of the EAR (if any) subject to forfeiture pursuant to this Section 4(a)(vi).

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no portion of the EAR will be forfeited pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii), Section 4(a)(iv) or Section 4(a)(vi), as applicable, to the extent (and solely to the extent) that the failure by UHS and its Affiliates to achieve the relevant percentages of the applicable Target was a direct result of a Company Material Breach of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof; provided, in each case, that UHS and its Affiliates provided Signify and its Affiliates with an amount of TML Data in respect of the measurement period for such Target that was sufficient in volume to allow Signify and such Affiliates to avoid the occurrence of such Company Material Breach of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof.

 

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(c) Any reference to a percentage less than 100% in this Section 4 refers to a percentage of the original EAR before giving effect to any prior percentage reduction thereto. In the event that, as a result of one or more partial forfeitures of the EAR pursuant to this Agreement, the percentage of the EAR that remains outstanding is less than or equal to 0.01% of the original EAR, then the remaining 0.01% (or such lesser portion) of the EAR shall automatically be forfeited without any further action on the part of any party hereto.

(d) CCH shall have the right to cure a failure to achieve any of the Targets in the manner specified in the applicable subsection of Section 4(a), by making a cash payment to the Company in an amount equal to the portion of the relevant Target not so achieved by wire transfer of immediately available funds (to an account or accounts specified by the Company to CCH) within five (5) Business Days of the final determination of whether or not such Target was or was not achieved in the applicable year. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any such cure by cash payment, no portion of the EAR shall be forfeited solely due to the failure to achieve the relevant Target in such year.

5. Exercise of the EAR. Any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR shall be exercised automatically upon the occurrence of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V) may in its sole discretion permit earlier exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR upon the request of CCH. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Fair Market Value of the Equity on the Exercise Date or Exchange Date is less than the Base Threshold, the EAR shall automatically be cancelled without any payment being made or owed in respect thereof.

6. Payment; Appraisal.

(a) Upon exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR by reason of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, CCH shall be paid the amounts due hereunder in Applicable Consideration at (i) in the case of a Third Party transaction, the same time as amounts are payable (as and when payable) in the Third Party transaction that results in such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction or (ii) in any other case, within thirty (30) days following any Change in Control or Corporate Transaction; provided, that any such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction occurs on or before the Expiration Date. Sales of Shares pursuant to a public offering, sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or sales otherwise made on the open market shall not constitute Third Party transactions for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(b) If earlier exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR is permitted by the Company Board in its sole discretion (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V) following a request by CCH, the amount hereunder shall be payable in the form of cash within one hundred eighty (180) days of exercise.

(c) “Applicable Consideration” shall mean (i) cash in the event of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction involving payment of consideration consisting solely of cash or (ii) in the event of a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction involving payment of consideration consisting of or including noncash consideration, at the election of the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), either (A) cash or (B) cash, if applicable, and a promissory note in the same proportion(s) (subject to rounding) to the proportion(s) of cash and the fair market value of the non-cash consideration paid in such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction (it being understood that, in connection with receipt of any consideration in the form of a promissory note, such promissory note shall be payable in annual installments over three years commencing on the first anniversary of the exercise date, with interest accruing at 6.0% per year, and the Company shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to prepay such promissory note at any time and without penalty (“Promissory Note”)). Debt securities included as consideration in any Third Party transaction shall be deemed to have a value equal to the principal amount thereof. Equity securities included as consideration in any Third Party transaction shall be valued as follows: (i) if such securities are listed or traded in a manner referred to in the definition of “Closing Price,” the volume-weighted average trading price of the applicable security over a period of thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding the Exercise Date or (ii) if such securities are not so listed or traded on the Exercise Date, a value determined in accordance with Section 6 (provided that references to the Fair Market Value of the Equity shall instead be deemed to refer to the fair market value of such securities).

(d) If a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction occurs following conversion of the EAR into the Cash Obligation and on or prior to the Expiration Date, CCH shall be paid the amounts due hereunder in cash at (i) in the case of a Third Party transaction, the same time as amounts are payable in the Third Party transaction that results in such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction or (ii) in any other case, within thirty (30) days following the Change in Control transaction or Corporate Transaction.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) the Credit Agreement or any other Third Party financing arrangement would prohibit the distribution of cash to the Company in an amount sufficient to make any payment in cash or (ii) the Company would not be permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Third Party financing arrangement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject to make any cash payment hereunder, then any cash payment hereunder shall be in the form of a Promissory Note.

 

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(f) If clause (b) of the definition of “Fair Market Value of the Equity” applies, the Fair Market Value of the Equity shall be determined as follows (it being understood that any determination by the Company pursuant to this clause (f) shall be subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V):

 

  (i)

First, CCH and the Company shall negotiate in good faith for up to thirty (30) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree) to come to mutual agreement with respect to the Fair Market Value of the Equity. During such period, the Company shall provide CCH with such information as it may reasonably request in order to ascertain the Fair Market Value of the Equity; provided, that such information shall be subject to the confidentiality obligations of Section 10 hereof and CCH shall be required to sign customary auditor access letters prior to being provided with any information that the auditors of any relevant entity may require be subject to such access letters.

 

  (ii)

If CCH and the Company are unable to reach agreement pursuant to clause (i), then CCH and the Company shall jointly engage Houlihan Lokey or such other firm determined in accordance with this clause (ii) (the “Appraiser”) to resolve such dispute (acting as an expert and not an arbitrator) within thirty (30) days after such Appraiser is engaged in accordance with this Agreement. If such firm is unable or unwilling to serve, CCH and the Company shall jointly appoint an investment banking firm or appraisal firm of national standing to be the Appraiser. If CCH and the Company are unable to agree upon such firm within ten (10) Business Days, then each of CCH and the Company shall select an investment banking firm or appraisal firm of national standing, and each of which will be considered an Appraiser under this Agreement. In the event the preceding sentence applies, the Fair Market Value of the Equity will be the midpoint of the valuations provided by each such Appraiser, determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6(f).

 

  (iii)

The engagement with the Appraiser(s) shall contain customary confidentiality provisions reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Appraiser(s) may be required to enter into customary auditors access letters with respect to any information that the auditors of any relevant entity may require be subject to such access letters. CCH and the Company shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Appraiser(s) to deliver a written report containing its calculation of the Fair Market Value of the Equity within thirty (30) days of the engagement thereof.

 

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  (iv)

CCH and the Company shall each provide the Appraiser(s) with a statement of its proposed Fair Market Value of the Equity together with such supporting presentations and materials as it may deem appropriate within ten (10) Business Days following engagement of the Appraiser(s). In addition, the Company shall make available to the Appraiser(s) the books and records of any relevant entity and the relevant personnel and properties of such companies, as well as any documents or work papers used in the preparation of the financial statements of such entities as the Appraiser(s) may reasonably request. Each party shall provide the other with complete and accurate copies of all materials provided to the Appraiser(s), which, in the case of materials received by CCH, shall be subject to Section 10 hereof (and the execution of customary auditors access letters as described above).

 

  (v)

The Appraiser(s) shall issue a report (or reports) regarding its (or their) determination of the Fair Market Value of the Equity assuming an arm’s length sale of one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of the issuer of the Reference Equity to an unaffiliated third party; provided, that the Appraiser(s) may not assign a value higher than the value proposed by CCH or lower than the value proposed by the Company. The Appraiser report(s) (or the midpoint valuation of the values in each report, as applicable) shall be final and binding on CCH and the Company for purposes of this Agreement and shall be enforceable as an arbitration award would be, except that the activities of the Appraiser(s) and the procedures and submissions contemplated hereby are intended to be less formal than many arbitrations and no formal rules of arbitration shall be followed (including with respect to rules of procedure and discovery).

 

  (vi)

The fees, costs and expenses of the Appraiser(s) shall be borne equally by CCH and the Company.

 

  (g)

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the amount of any payment to be made hereunder is being disputed by the parties, the deadline for payment shall be extended to 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the final resolution of such dispute in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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7. Nontransferability. The EAR is nontransferable, and may not be sold, pledged or otherwise assigned (nor may any offer of the foregoing be made), without the consent of the Company Board (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), which may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion; provided, that CCH may transfer the EAR or the Cash Obligation in whole, but not in part to Optum, Inc. or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. No right or interest of CCH in the EAR shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien or obligation of CCH. No transfer of the EAR or Cash Obligation hereunder shall affect the terms of this Agreement, including any provisions relating to forfeiture of the EAR or Cash Obligation, or the CCA.

8. Changes in Capital Structure/Acquisitions and Dispositions; Adjustment to Base Threshold.

(a) In the event of changes in the outstanding capital interests or in the equity capital structure of the Company (and/or any parent entity or issuer of Reference Equity, as the case may be) by reason of primary issuances, stock (or equivalent) dividends, stock (or equivalent) splits, or combination of shares (including reverse stock (or equivalent) splits), recapitalizations (excluding debt issuances) or other changes in the Company’s equity capital structure, and to account for mergers, consolidations and similar transactions, the Company Board shall, in its good faith discretion (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V), make appropriate adjustments to the Base Threshold and any other provision of this Agreement reasonably necessary to prevent distortions or the enlargement of CCH’s rights and benefits hereunder. For example, if the Company issues additional Equity Interests in exchange for consideration of cash or assets with a fair market value of $200,000,000 (or receives a capital contribution of such amount or with such value), then the Base Threshold would be increased by $200,000,000 and if the Company pays a dividend or makes a distribution in the amount of $100,000,000, the Base Threshold would be decreased by $100,000,000.

(b) Promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following any event that would trigger an adjustment pursuant to this Section 8 (including the declaration or payment of any dividend, distribution or similar payment or any issuance of equity, other than options, profit interests or other equity awards issued to employees, directors or consultants of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or equity issued upon exercise thereof)), the Company will provide CCH with a notice containing a reasonable description of such event and the proposed adjustment to the Base Threshold, and, if applicable, other terms of this Agreement approved by the Board as a result thereof (an “Adjustment Notice”).

(c) Within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by CCH of such Adjustment Notice, CCH may deliver an objection notice to the Company of any dispute it has with respect to the proposed adjustment to the Base Threshold or any proposed amendment to any other provision of this Agreement contained in the Adjustment Notice (an “Objection Notice”). If the Company does not receive such a notice by 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date on which CCH has received the Adjustment Notice, the adjustments proposed in the Adjustment Notice shall be deemed final and binding on the Company and CCH.

 

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(d) If CCH delivers an Objection Notice, the Company and CCH shall negotiate in good faith for up to thirty (30) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree) to come to mutual agreement with respect to the proposed adjustment. During such period, the Company shall provide CCH with such information as it may reasonably request in order to ascertain the appropriate adjustment; provided, that such information shall be subject to the confidentiality obligations of Section 10 hereof and CCH shall be required to sign customary auditor access letters prior to being provided with any information that the auditors of any relevant entity may require be subject to such access letters.

(e) If CCH and the Company are unable to reach agreement pursuant to clause (d), then CCH and the Company shall jointly engage an Appraiser (or Appraisers, if applicable) selected in accordance with the procedures described in Section 6, to resolve such dispute (acting as an expert and not an arbitrator) within thirty (30) days after such Appraiser(s) is (are) engaged in accordance with this Agreement. CCH and the Company shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Appraiser(s) to deliver a written report (or reports, if applicable) containing its (or their) determination(s) of the appropriate adjustment within thirty (30) days of the engagement thereof. In the event that there are two Appraisers, then the adjustment shall be the midpoint of the adjustments provided by each such Appraiser, determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 8.

 

  (i)

CCH and the Company shall each provide the Appraiser(s) with a statement of its proposed adjustment with such supporting presentations and materials as it may deem appropriate within ten (10) Business Days following engagement of the Appraiser(s). In addition, the Company shall make available to the Appraiser(s) the books and records of any relevant entity the Appraiser(s) may reasonably request for purposes of its (or their) assignment. Each party shall provide the other with complete and accurate copies of all materials provided to the Appraiser(s), which, in the case of materials received by CCH, shall be subject to Section 10 hereof (and the execution of customary auditors access letters as described above).

 

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  (ii)

The engagement with the Appraiser(s) shall contain customary confidentiality provisions reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Appraiser(s) may be required to enter into customary auditors access letters with respect to any information that the auditors of any relevant entity may require be subject to such access letters. The Appraiser(s) shall issue report(s) regarding its (or their) determination of the appropriate adjustment; provided, that the Appraiser(s) may not determine an adjustment more favorable to CCH than as proposed by CCH and may not determine an adjustment less favorable to CCH than as proposed by the Company. The Appraiser(s) report(s) (or the midpoint of the adjustment in each report, as applicable) shall be final and binding on CCH and the Company for purposes of this Agreement and shall be enforceable as an arbitration award would be, except that the activities of the Appraiser(s) and the procedures and submissions contemplated hereby are intended to be less formal than many arbitrations and no formal rules of arbitration shall be followed (including with respect to rules of procedure and discovery).

 

  (iii)

The fees, costs and expenses of the Appraiser(s) shall be borne equally by CCH and the Company.

 

  (f)

Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8 to the contrary, the Appraiser(s) shall not have authority to resolve any dispute relating to any matter other than proposed changes to the Base Threshold and any dispute relating to changes proposed by the Company with respect to other terms of this Agreement that cannot be resolved during the negotiation period described in clause (d) shall (unless otherwise agreed by the Company and CCH) be resolved by legal action brought in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

9. CCH Not an Equity Interest Holder.

(a) CCH shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of any Equity Interests of the Company or the issuer of any Reference Equity for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Agreement be construed to confer upon CCH, as such, any of the rights of an equityholder of the Company or the issuer of any Reference Equity or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of Equity Interests, reclassification of Equity Interests, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends, distributions or subscription rights, or otherwise.

 

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(b) During the term of this Agreement and until the earliest to occur of the Exchange Date, exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR pursuant to Section 5 or such time as the EAR is forfeited in its entirety, the Company shall furnish (i) no later than December 1 of each year, summary unaudited interim financial information for Signify consisting of a summary balance sheet, summary income statement and summary statement of cash flows (such financial information, the “Summary Financial Information”) as of or for the 9-months ended September 30 of such year prepared based on information prepared in accordance with GAAP, but which shall not be required to include footnotes or take into account normal year-end adjustments and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of each fiscal year, audited financial statements (“Annual Audited Financial Statements”) for Signify for such fiscal year, prepared in accordance with GAAP, accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the Company may redact any information from such audited financial statements that Signify reasonably believes is competitively sensitive. At the election of the Company, the Company may elect to deliver Summary Financial Information and audited financial statements of the Company or any other wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that consolidates the operations of the operating subsidiaries of the Company’s subsidiaries, rather than Signify (in which case the Company shall provide CCH with a reasonably detailed explanation for such change).

10. Confidentiality. CCH agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose (other than to monitor the value of, and determining the exercise of, the EAR or in connection with resolution of any dispute hereunder) any confidential information obtained from the Company or any of its Affiliates pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or in connection with any dispute resolution process hereunder, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10 by CCH), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by CCH without use of the Company’s confidential information or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to CCH by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company or its Affiliates; provided, however, that CCH may disclose confidential information (x) to its employees, Affiliates, attorneys, consultants and other professionals to the extent necessary to perform services in connection with the CCA; or (y) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that CCH promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure and takes such steps as are reasonably requested by the Company to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure and, at the expense of the Company, cooperate with the Company to obtain confidential treatment thereof; provided, that, in the case of clause (x), CCH shall instruct those to whom the information is provided of the confidentiality requirements of this Agreement, and CCH will be liable for damages arising from any breaches of such confidentiality by any such Person described in clause (x). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, CCH may disclose to any person the tax treatment, tax strategies and tax structure of the EAR and all materials provided to CCH relating to such tax treatment, tax structure or tax strategies.

 

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11. Representations and Warranties.

(a) The Company represents and warrants to CCH as follows as of the date hereof:

 

  (i)

The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  (ii)

The Company has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the Company’s behalf, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

  (iii)

As of the date hereof, the NMP Entities collectively own approximately 93% of the aggregate ordinary voting power of the Company. The Company is the indirect beneficial owner of all of the Equity Interests of Intermediate and Signify. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CCH acknowledges that the Equity Interests of the Company and/or its subsidiaries have been or may be pledged as collateral pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any future financing. One or more subsidiaries of the Company collectively own all of the assets reasonably required to perform the services to be provided pursuant to the CCA (as conducted as of the date hereof) except for such services as may be provided by subcontracting arrangements contemplated as of the date hereof or as may be implemented in the future in accordance with the terms of the CCA.

 

  (iv)

The Company has provided to CCH (or its Affiliate) complete copies of the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company, as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and the related statements of operations, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended (it being understood that certain information has been redacted therefrom as reflected in the copy of such document provided to CCH or its Affiliate). Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP

 

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  except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company, as of the dates of such financial statements and the Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. No events have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2019 and prior to the date hereof that, alone or in the aggregate, would require a material restatement of such audited financial statements in accordance with GAAP or had a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, results of operations or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

  (b)

CCH represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

  (i)

CCH is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  (ii)

CCH has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby. CCH’s execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on CCH’s behalf, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against CCH in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

  (iii)

CCH is and shall be throughout the term of this Agreement either (x) a “domestic corporation” for US federal income tax purposes or (y) an entity disregarded for US federal income tax purposes from its sole owner, which is a domestic corporation for US federal income tax purposes.

 

  (iv)

CCH is an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under Regulation D of the Securities Act.

 

  (c)

CCH acknowledges and agrees that (x) neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates (and none of its and their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, representatives and agents) has made or shall be deemed to have made, and CCH has not relied on, any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement, express or implied, with respect to the Company or the subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions

 

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  contemplated hereby, or the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Company, its business, the subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby furnished or made available to CCH or its representatives, other than the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company that are expressly set forth in this Agreement and (y) neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates (and none of its and their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, representatives and agents) shall have or be subject to any liability to CCH or any other person or entity resulting from or in connection with the dissemination to CCH or its representatives, or any other person or entity, or the use by CCH, its representatives or any other person or entity of any such information or resulting from or in connection with any omission from such information, including any information, documents or material made available through any management presentation or in any other form in connection with or expectation of the entry into this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby provided, however, that clause (y) shall not apply with respect to the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company made in this Agreement.

12. Compliance with Law; Withholding.

(a) The EAR shall not be exercisable, and no payment shall be made, except in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, any listing agreement with any stock exchange to which the Company (or the issuer of any Reference Equity) is a party, and the rules of all domestic stock exchanges on which the Company’s (or any successor’s or parent’s) Shares may be listed. The Company shall have a right to rely on an opinion of its legal counsel as to compliance.

(b) Each of the Company and its Affiliates shall have the right to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable (or deemed paid) by the Company or any of its Affiliates in respect of this Agreement an amount equal to any taxes required to be deducted and withheld for federal, state or local income or other tax purposes in respect thereof. To the extent any such amounts are so deducted and withheld, such amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to CCH as provided in this Agreement. CCH agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it or its Affiliates to comply with any reporting or other requirements imposed upon the Company or its Affiliates by or under any applicable statute or regulation.

 

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(c) In connection with the execution of this Agreement, CCH shall deliver to the Company a properly completed IRS Form W-9 in its name certifying that it is exempt from (or otherwise not subject to) backup withholding taxes. If such form expires, CCH shall promptly notify the Company and deliver an updated IRS Form W-9 (or any applicable successor form) in its name conforming to the foregoing requirements.

13. Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder will be deemed to have been properly given and delivered if in writing by such party and delivered (a) personally, (b) by e-mail (provided that notice by e-mail shall only be deemed delivered if a copy of said notice is also sent within one (1) Business Day in accordance with clause (c)), or (c) nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, addressed as follows (or to such other address as the Company or CCH may provide in accordance with this Section 13):

If to the Company:

Cure TopCo, LLC

c/o Signify Health

4055 Valley View Ln, Suite 400

Dallas, TX 75244

E-mail:

Attention: Kyle Armbrester; Adam McAnaney

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036-8704

E-mail:

Attention: John Sorkin, Esq.; Garrett Charon, Esq.

and

New Mountain Partners V, L.P.

c/o New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 Seventh Avenue, 49th Floor

New York, NY 10019

E-mail:

Attention: Matthew Holt and Kyle Peterson

 

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If to CCH:

Collaborative Care Holdings, LLC

11000 Optum Circle

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

E-mail:

Attention: Troy Borca

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

OptumInsight, Inc.

11000 Optum Circle

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

E-mail:

Attention: General Counsel

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

2200 Wells Fargo Center

90 S. Seventh Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901

E-mail:

Attention: Ben Stacke, Esq.

Such notice shall be deemed given one (1) Business Day after delivery in conformity with the terms of this Section 13.

14. Operation of CCA. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude either Signify or UHS from exercising their respective rights and performing their respective obligations under the CCA.

15. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall be construed to supersede the prior Equity Appreciation Fee Agreement entered into between the parties, which such agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

16. Successor and Assigns. This Agreement and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of the Company and CCH, subject to Sections 7 and 17.

 

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17. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Company and its successors and, in the case of CCH, its permitted successors in accordance with Sections 7 and 16 and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither the Company nor the Company Board shall take or consent to any action under this Agreement without obtaining the prior written consent of NMP V (which consent may be given or withheld in its sole discretion) to the extent specified herein and NMP V shall be deemed an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement for purposes of enforcing this sentence and any other provision of this Agreement referencing the consent of NMP V.

18. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

19. Amendment and Modification; Waiver; Termination. Except as otherwise provided herein, any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of the Company (subject to receipt of the written consent of NMP V) and by CCH. This Agreement will terminate (a) if a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction has not occurred on or prior to the Expiration Date, on the Expiration Date or (b) if a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction has occurred on or prior to the Expiration Date, at the later of (i) the consummation of such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction and (ii) the last date on which payments are made pursuant to this Agreement; provided, that if the Company Board permits early exercise of any vested and non-forfeited portion of the EAR upon CCH’s request, this Agreement will terminate on the last date on which payment is made with respect to the early exercise.

20. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

21. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.

22. Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in New York County in the State of New York or the courts of the State of New York located in New York County in the State of New York, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party’s address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

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23. 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, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

25. No Strict Construction. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.

26. Subordination. CCH acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and all of the rights and obligations hereunder (whether or not expressly provided for herein) are subordinate to the Credit Agreement or any other third-party financing arrangement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject and the Company’s rights and obligations in respect thereof.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Agreement effective as of the Effective Date.

 

CURE TOPCO, LLC
By:  

/s/ Steve Senneff

  Name: Steve Senneff
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Accepted and agreed

 

COLLABORATIVE CARE
HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Dan Schumacher

  Name: Dan Schumacher
  Title:   President & COO, Optum

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EQUITY APPRECIATION FEE RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

Exhibit 10.34

EXECUTION VERSION

COMBINATION AGREEMENT

by and between

REMEDY PARTNERS, INC.

and

CHLOE OX HOLDINGS, LLC

Dated: November 14, 2019

NO AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, REGARDING OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE MATTERS COVERED BY THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED SOLELY TO FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS AMONG THE PARTIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO CREATE, AND WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO CREATE, A LEGALLY BINDING OR ENFORCEABLE OFFER OR AGREEMENT OF ANY TYPE OR NATURE PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL EXECUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT BY EACH SUCH PARTY AND THE DELIVERY OF AN EXECUTED COPY HEREOF BY EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE OTHER PARTY.


Table of Contents

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

     3  

Section 1.1

  Definitions      3  

Section 1.2

  Construction      12  

ARTICLE 2 THE COMBINATION; CLOSING; TAX TREATMENT OF THE COMBINATION

     13  

Section 2.1

  The Combination      13  

Section 2.2

  The Closing      13  

Section 2.3

  Tax Treatment of the Combination      14  

ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF REMEDY OPCO

     14  

Section 3.1

  Organization and Power      14  

Section 3.2

  Authorization      14  

Section 3.3

  Capitalization; Subsidiaries      15  

Section 3.4

  Consents and Approvals; No Violations      15  

Section 3.5

  Financial Statements      16  

Section 3.6

  Permits; Compliance with Laws      16  

Section 3.7

  Absence of Certain Events      16  

Section 3.8

  Brokers      17  

Section 3.9

  Litigation      17  

Section 3.10

  Transactions with Affiliates      17  

Section 3.11

  No Undisclosed Liabilities      17  

Section 3.12

  Material Customers      18  

Section 3.13

  Certain Contracts; No Defaults      18  

Section 3.14

  Benefit Plans      18  

Section 3.15

  Labor Relations      20  

Section 3.16

  Taxes      20  

Section 3.17

  Healthcare and Data Protection Representations      21  

Section 3.18

  Assets and Properties      22  

Section 3.19

  No Other Representations or Warranties      22  

ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

     23  

Section 4.1

  Organization and Power      23  

Section 4.2

  Authorization      23  

Section 4.3

  Capitalization; Subsidiaries      23  

Section 4.4

  Consents and Approvals; No Violations      24  

Section 4.5

  Financial Statements      24  

Section 4.6

  Permits; Compliance with Laws      25  

Section 4.7

  Absence of Certain Events      25  

Section 4.8

  Brokers      26  

Section 4.9

  Litigation      26  

Section 4.10

  Transactions with Affiliates      26  

Section 4.11

  No Undisclosed Liabilities      26  

Section 4.12

  Material Customers      26  

Section 4.13

  Certain Contracts; No Defaults      26  

Section 4.14

  Benefit Plans      27  

 

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Section 4.15

  Labor Relations      28  

Section 4.16

  Taxes      29  

Section 4.17

  Healthcare and Data Protection Representations      29  

Section 4.18

  Assets and Properties      31  

Section 4.19

  No Other Representations or Warranties      31  

ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS

     31  

Section 5.1

  Reasonable Best Efforts      31  

Section 5.2

  Covenants of Remedy Opco      32  

Section 5.3

  Covenants of Parent      32  

Section 5.4

  Control of Other Party’s Business      33  

Section 5.5

  Advice of Changes      33  

Section 5.6

  Remedy Opco Options      33  

Section 5.7

  Public Announcements      34  

Section 5.8

  Confidentiality      34  

Section 5.9

  Additional Agreements      34  

Section 5.10

  Parent Book-Up      35  

Section 5.11

  Pre-Closing Taxes of New Remedy Corp      35  

ARTICLE 6 CLOSING DELIVERABLES

     35  

Section 6.1

  Deliveries by Parent      35  

Section 6.2

  Deliveries by Remedy      36  

ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     37  

Section 7.1

  Conditions to Obligations of Parent      37  

Section 7.2

  Conditions to Obligations of Remedy Opco      38  

Section 7.3

  Frustration of Conditions Precedent      39  

ARTICLE 8 TERMINATION

     39  

Section 8.1

  Termination      39  

Section 8.2

  Effect of Termination      40  

ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS

     40  

Section 9.1

  Survival; Liability      40  

Section 9.2

  Expenses      40  

Section 9.3

  Amendment; Benefit; Assignability      41  

Section 9.4

  Notices      41  

Section 9.5

  Waiver      42  

Section 9.6

  Entire Agreement      43  

Section 9.7

  Counterparts      43  

Section 9.8

  Headings      43  

Section 9.9

  Severability      43  

Section 9.10

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction      43  

Section 9.11

  Counsel      44  

Section 9.12

  Waiver of Trial by Jury      44  

Section 9.13

  Specific Performance and Remedies      44  

Section 9.14

  New Remedy Corp; Certain Effects of Joint Investment Agreement      44  

Section 9.15

  Non-Recourse      45  

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

   -       Form of A&R Parent LLCA

Exhibit B

   -       Form of Joint Investment Agreement

Exhibit C

   -       Form of New Remedy Corp Charter

Exhibit D

   -       Form of Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

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COMBINATION AGREEMENT

THIS COMBINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 14, 2019, by and between Remedy Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Remedy Opco”) and Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as Signify Health (“Parent”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1.1.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, following the execution of this Agreement and prior to the Closing, it is anticipated that each of the following entities will change their names, in accordance with, and pursuant to, the terms and provisions of their respective organizational documents, as follows: (i) Parent shall be renamed “Cure TopCo, LLC”, (ii) Chloe Ox Aggregator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is an equityholder of Parent, shall be renamed “Cure Aggregator, LLC” (“Cure Aggregator”) (iii) Chloe Ox Intermediate 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent shall be renamed “Cure Intermediate 1, LLC”, (iv) Chloe Ox Intermediate 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent shall be renamed “Cure Intermediate 2, LLC”, (v) Chloe Ox Intermediate 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent shall be renamed “Cure Intermediate 3, LLC” and (vi) Signify Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Cure Borrower”) shall be renamed “Cure Borrower, LLC”;

WHEREAS, on or prior to the Business Day prior to the Closing (each as defined below), Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries shall take the following actions to effect a restructuring and reorganization: (a) each of Liberty Health, Inc., Remedy Holdings, Inc. and Remedy Systems, Inc. (each of which are Subsidiaries of Remedy Opco and are currently treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes) shall be converted to limited liability companies that are treated as entities disregarded as separate from Remedy Opco for United States federal income Tax purposes; (b) the following entities shall be formed: (i) a Delaware corporation as a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Remedy Opco (“New Remedy Corp”) and (ii) a Delaware corporation as a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of New Remedy Corp and indirect Subsidiary of Remedy Opco (“Remedy Merger Sub”); (c) following the entity formations described in clause (b), Remedy Merger Sub shall merge with and into Remedy Opco, with Remedy Opco continuing as the surviving entity in such merger and becoming a wholly-owned Subsidiary of New Remedy Corp (the “Remedy Opco Merger”); (d) in connection with the Remedy Opco Merger, (i) each share of capital stock of Remedy Merger Sub shall be cancelled and converted into a share of capital stock of Remedy Opco, (ii) each share of capital stock Remedy Opco held by Remedy Acquisition L.P. shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive equity securities of New Remedy Corp and (iii) each share of capital stock of Remedy Opco held by all other equityholders shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive equity securities of New Remedy Corp; (e) in connection with the Remedy Opco Merger, Remedy Opco will assign to New Remedy Corp, and New Remedy Corp shall assume, the Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement (as defined below); (f) the Remedy Option Conversion and Remedy Equity Plan Assignment and Assumption (each as defined below) shall be consummated; and (g) no earlier than one Business Day following the consummation of the Remedy Opco Merger, Remedy Opco (which is currently treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) shall be converted into a limited liability company that is treated as an entity disregarded as separate from New Remedy Corp for United States federal income Tax purposes under the name Remedy Partners, LLC (all such actions, collectively, the “Pre-Closing Restructuring”);


WHEREAS, Remedy Opco and Parent wish to effect a business combination (referred to herein, and defined below, as the Combination) by means of a contribution by New Remedy Corp of all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Remedy Opco to Parent in exchange for newly issued Parent Series A Preferred Units, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable Laws of the State of Delaware;

WHEREAS, a special committee (the “Special Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Remedy Board”) of Remedy Opco, which was formed for the purpose of evaluating the Combination and consists of members of such Remedy Board that were not appointed by or on behalf of NM Fund V (as defined below), has recommended that the full Remedy Board approve this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Combination and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including the Remedy Opco Merger and the Pre-Closing Restructuring), and determined that this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Combination and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are advisable and in the best interests of the stockholders of Remedy Opco;

WHEREAS, the full Remedy Board has approved this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Combination and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including the Remedy Opco Merger and the Pre-Closing Restructuring), and determined that this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Combination and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are advisable and in the best interests of the stockholders of Remedy Opco;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) has approved this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Combination and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and determined that this Agreement, the Combination and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are advisable and in the best interests of Parent and its members;

WHEREAS, each of NM Fund V and Remedy Acquisition, L.P. has approved this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Combination and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including the Remedy Opco Merger and the Pre-Closing Restructuring) in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement and the Existing Parent LLCA (as defined below).

WHEREAS, in connection with the Remedy Opco Merger, Remedy Acquisition, L.P. will exercise its drag-along rights pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Remedy Stockholders Agreement, with the consent of the Majority Other Investors (as defined below);

 

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WHEREAS, the Majority Other Investors have approved this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Combination and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including the Remedy Opco Merger and the Pre-Closing Restructuring) in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement and have consented to Remedy Acquisition, L.P. exercise of its drag-along rights pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Remedy Stockholders Agreement; and

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the various respective agreements and covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth below:

$” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(d).

A&R Parent LLCA” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Parent, to be entered into at the Closing by and among Parent and the other parties thereto, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A, with such changes, modifications or revisions, if any, as are agreed to prior to Closing by Parent and Remedy Opco (acting following recommendation of such changes, modifications or revisions by the Special Committee).

Action” shall mean any claim, charge, grievance, complaint, action, suit, arbitration, mediation, assessment, audit, investigation, litigation or proceeding commenced, brought or conducted by or before any Governmental Entity.

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with or of, such Person. The term “Control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), as used with respect to any entity, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

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

Business Day” shall mean any calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other calendar day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are required to be closed for the day.

Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

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CMMI” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(f).

CMS” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(f).

CMS Approval” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(f).

CMS Expiration” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(f).

Code” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Combination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Contract” shall mean any written or oral contracts, subcontracts, agreements, bonds, notes, indentures, mortgages, debt instruments, licenses, sublicenses, franchises, leases, subleases, commitments, undertakings, purchase orders or other legally binding arrangements.

Cure Aggregator” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Cure Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Covered Refund” means any tax refund actually received after Closing in cash by New Remedy Corp (and any tax credit received by New Remedy Corp in lieu thereof that relates to a taxable period or portion thereof of New Remedy Corp that ends on or before the Closing Date, other than any such tax refund (or credit) that is attributable to the carryback of a Tax attribute from a taxable period ending after the Closing Date, and net of (i) any costs related to obtaining such refund and (ii) Taxes payable or expected to be payable in respect of or as a result of such refund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Covered Refund will not include any credits, deductions, or other tax attributes that do not result in an actual receipt of cash by New Remedy Corp.

Data Handling” shall mean the collection, storage, processing, use, transmission, disclosure, deletion, and securing of data, including Sensitive Data.

Data Protection Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all privacy policies, terms of use, Laws, industry requirements and contractual obligations applicable to such Person that relate to Data Handling, privacy, security, the obligation to provide data breach notifications and the protection and/or processing of personal data, including but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, and their implementing regulations; Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.; the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681; and all other similar Laws in force directly applicable to such Person in any jurisdiction in which such Person operates.

Debt” shall mean for any Person, without duplication, all (a) indebtedness of such Person (i) for borrowed money, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon and other payment obligations thereon (including any prepayment premiums, breakage costs and other related fees or any Liability payable as a result of the prepayment thereof upon the consummation of the Transactions), (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar

 

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instruments or debt securities, or (iii) under letters of credit, banker’s acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such Person, but only to the extent drawn upon; and (b) any indebtedness of any other Person of a type that is referred to in clause (a) above and which is guaranteed by such Person; provided, that “Debt” shall not include (x) accounts payable, or (y) Debt owing from the Person to any of its Subsidiaries or from a Subsidiary of such Person to such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person.

Effect” shall mean any event, circumstance, change, occurrence, state of facts, condition, development or effect.

Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any capital stock, partnership or membership interest, units of participation or other similar interest (however designated) in such Person and (b) any option, warrant, purchase right, conversion right, exchange right or other Contract which would entitle any other Person to acquire any such interest in such Person or otherwise entitle any other Person to share in the equity, profits, earnings, losses or gains of such Person (including any interest, the value of which is in any way based on, linked to or derived from any interest described in (a), including stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights).

ERISA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(a).

Exchanged Units” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Exhibit” shall mean the exhibits to this Agreement.

Existing Parent LLCA” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Parent, dated as of December 21, 2017, by and among Parent and the members of Parent party thereto.

Fraud” shall mean actual and knowing (and not imputed or constructive) fraud, as determined in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, in the making of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.    In the case of a Party, such fraud shall only be deemed to exist if both: (a) any of the specific individuals included in the definition of “Knowledge” for such Party had actual knowledge (as opposed to imputed or constructive knowledge) that any such representation or warranty of such Party contained in this Agreement, as qualified by the Schedules, was actually and materially false when made; and (b) the other Party (to whom the representation or warranty was made) relied upon such representation or warranty in entering into this Agreement with lack of actual knowledge (as opposed to imputed or constructive knowledge) of the falsity of such representation or warranty.

Fundamental Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.8.

GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America.

General Enforceability Exceptions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).

 

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Government Program” shall mean “federal health care program” as defined in 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(f), including Medicare, state Medicaid programs, state CHIP programs, TRICARE, and any other similar or successor federal, state or local healthcare payment programs with or sponsored, in whole or in part, by any Governmental Entity.

Governmental Entity” shall mean any federal, state, provincial, local, municipal, foreign or other governmental, administrative, judicial or regulatory or self-regulatory agency, commission, board, bureau or body, or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration or mediation panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel, or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing, including any subdivisions of any of the foregoing.

Healthcare Laws” shall mean all federal and applicable state Laws relating to the regulation, provision or administration of, or payment for, healthcare products or services, including, but not limited to: (i) Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395-1395kkk-1 (the Medicare statute) and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396-1396v (the Medicaid statute) and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (iii) TRICARE, 10 U.S.C. § 1071-1110b and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (iv) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148 and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (v) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152 and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (vi) the Health Care Fraud Statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1347 and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (vii) the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), (viii) the federal anti-kickback statutes (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b), (ix) the federal self-referral law (42 U.S.C. §1395nn), (x) criminal false claims statutes (e.g. 18 U.S.C. §§ 287 and 1001), (xi) the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. §3801, et seq.), (xii) the Beneficiary Inducement Statute (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7a(a)(5)), (xiii) quality and safety Laws relating to the regulation, provision or administration of, or payment for, healthcare products or services; (xiv) licensure Laws relating to the regulation, provision or administration of, or payment for, healthcare products or services; and (xv) any similar or analogous state and local Laws, and as each of (i) through (xiv) as may be amended from time to time.

Injunction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c).

Intended Tax Treatment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Joint Investment Agreement” shall mean that certain Joint Investment Agreement, to be entered into at the Closing, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B, with such changes, modifications or revisions, if any, as are agreed to prior to Closing by Parent and Remedy Opco (acting following recommendation of such changes, modifications or revisions by the Special Committee).

Knowledge” shall mean (a) in the case of Remedy Opco, the actual knowledge of Steve Wiggins, Chris Garcia, Steve Senneff, Robert Meier and Vincent Fitts, and (b) in the case of Parent, the actual knowledge of Bradford Kyle Armbrester, Nathan Goldstein and David Pierre.

 

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Labor Union” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.15.

Law” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign law (including common law), code, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, injunction, decree, arbitration award, legally binding agency requirement, license or permit promulgated, declared or issued by any Governmental Entity.

Liability” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any liability, debt, deficiency, penalty, assessment, fine, claim or other loss, fee, cost, expense or obligation of such Person whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether determined, determinable or otherwise, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether directly incurred or consequential, whether due or to become due and whether or not required under GAAP to be accrued on the financial statements of such Person.

Liens” shall mean all claims, charges, mortgages, security interests, liens, deeds of trust, encumbrances, easements, rights of first refusal or first offer, options, buy/sell agreements, pledges and equitable interests of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily incurred or imposed by or arising under Contract or Law, other than, with respect to securities, transfer restrictions arising under federal and state securities Laws.

Look-Back-Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a).

Majority Other Investors” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement.

Material Remedy Customer” shall mean each of the five (5) largest customers of the Remedy Companies as a whole (measured by consolidated revenue for the periods (x) beginning on January 1, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2017 and (y) beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2018).

Material Signify Customer” shall mean each of the five (5) largest customers of the Signify Companies as a whole (measured by consolidated revenue for the periods (x) beginning on January 1, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2017 and (y) beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2018).

New Remedy Corp” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

New Remedy Corp Charter” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of New Remedy Corp, to be in effect at the Closing, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C, with such changes, modifications or revisions, if any, as are agreed to prior to Closing by Parent and Remedy Opco (acting following recommendation of such changes, modifications or revisions by the Special Committee).

New Remedy Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).

NM Fund V” shall mean New Mountain Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

 

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NM Persons” shall mean NM Fund V, Remedy Acquisition, L.P. and their respective Affiliates, and their respective directors, managers and officers; and “NM Person” shall mean any of the foregoing.

NM SPA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.10.

Notices” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.

Organizational Documents” shall mean: (a) the certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation or articles of association, by-laws, stockholders agreements, voting agreements, investors rights agreements, registration rights agreements or any other similar agreement or side letter of any corporation; (b) the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership of a general partnership; (c) the limited partnership agreement and the certificate of limited partnership of a limited partnership; (d) the certificate of formation and operating agreement of any limited liability company; (e) any charter or similar document adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation, or organization of a Person; and (f) any amendment to any of the foregoing.

Outside Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c).

Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Parent Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Parent Class A Common Units” shall mean Class A Common Units of Parent as described in the Existing Parent LLCA.

Parent Class B Common Units” shall mean Class B Common Units of Parent as described in the Existing Parent LLCA.

Parent ERISA Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(a).

Parent Series A Preferred Units” shall mean Series A Preferred Units of Parent as described in the A&R Parent LLCA.

Parent Series B Preferred Units” shall mean Series B Preferred Units of Parent as described in the A&R Parent LLCA.

Parties” shall mean the parties to this Agreement.

Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, group, Governmental Entity, and any other person or entity.

Pre-Closing Remedy Tax Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities for or resulting from Taxes of New Remedy Corp, including Liabilities for or resulting from (i) Taxes of Remedy Opco or any Subsidiary of Remedy Opco for which New Remedy Corp is or may be liable (as a successor or otherwise), and (ii) Taxes resulting from or attributable to the Pre-Closing Restructuring or the Combination, in each case for all periods, or portions of periods, ending on or before the Closing Date (determined, in the case of any period which includes, but does not end on, the Closing Date, on a closing of the books basis as if such period had ended at the close of the Closing Date).

 

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Pre-Closing Restructuring” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Recitals” shall mean the recitals to this Agreement.

Registration Rights Agreement” shall mean that certain Registration Rights Agreement, to be entered into at the Closing, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D, with such changes, modifications or revisions, if any, as are agreed to prior to Closing by Parent and Remedy Opco (acting following recommendation of such changes, modifications or revisions by the Special Committee).

Remedy Balance Sheet Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

Remedy Benefits Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(a).

Remedy Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Remedy Companies” shall mean Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries; and “Remedy Company” means Remedy Opco or any of its Subsidiaries.

Remedy ERISA Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(a).

Remedy Exchange” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Remedy Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

Remedy Interim Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

Remedy Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on (a) the ability of Remedy Opco to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (b) the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, or results of operations of Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (b) only, no Effect arising out of or in connection with or resulting from any of the following shall be deemed by itself or by themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute or contribute to a Remedy Material Adverse Effect: (i) adverse changes affecting any or all of the industries in which Remedy Opco or its Subsidiaries operate; (ii) general political, economic or business conditions or changes therein (including the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, armed hostilities or other international or national calamity or acts of terrorism); (iii) adverse changes in general financial or capital market conditions, including interest rates or currency exchange rates; (iv) any earthquake, hurricane or other natural disaster, weather-related event or act of god; (v) any changes in, or change in interpretation or application of, any Law or GAAP after the date of this Agreement; (vi) the public announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (vii) any action or omission expressly contemplated by the

 

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terms of this Agreement, or taken or omitted with the written consent of Parent; and (viii) any failure of Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries to meet financial projections or any estimates of revenues or earnings (provided that the exception set forth in this clause (viii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect any determination that the underlying reasons for any such failure constitutes or contributed to a Remedy Material Adverse Effect). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of clauses (i) through (v) above, such Effects shall be considered in determining whether a Remedy Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent (and solely to the extent) such Effects, individually or in the aggregate, have or would reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that is disproportionate to the adverse impact on other Persons operating in the same industry as Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries.

Remedy Merger Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Remedy Opco” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Remedy Opco Equity Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).

Remedy Opco Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).

Remedy Option Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).

Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement” shall mean that certain Stockholders’ Agreement of Remedy Opco, dated as of January 15, 2019, by and among Remedy Opco and the stockholders of Remedy Opco party thereto.

Representatives” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates, directors, officers, partners, members, managers, trustees, employees, agents and advisors.

Sensitive Data” shall mean (a) Protected Health Information, as defined by 45 C.F.R. § 160.103, (b) information required by any applicable Law, industry standard, contract obligation or other requirement to be encrypted, masked or otherwise protected from disclosure or requires any Person to be notified if such information is lost, misused, wrongly accessed, wrongly acquired or compromised, (c) government identifiers, such as Social Security or other tax identification numbers, driver’s license numbers and other government-issued identification numbers, (d) account, credit or debit card numbers, with or without any required security code, access code, personal identification number or password that would permit access to an individual’s financial account, and account information, including balances and transaction data, (e) user names, email addresses, passwords, or other credentials for accessing accounts, (f) personal data, revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade-union membership; or data concerning health or sex life and sexual orientation, and (g) any other sensitive personally-identifiable data and information regarding individuals or their employment, family, health or financial status, such as salary, benefits, and marital status.

Signify Balance Sheet Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

Signify Benefit Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(a).

 

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Signify Blocker” shall mean New Mountain Partners V Special (AIV-C), LLC.

Signify Companies” shall mean Parent and its Subsidiaries; and “Signify Company” means Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

Signify Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

Signify Interim Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

Signify Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on (a) the ability of Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (b) the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, or results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (b) only, no Effect arising out of or in connection with or resulting from any of the following shall be deemed by itself or by themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute or contribute to a Signify Material Adverse Effect: (i) adverse changes affecting any or all of the industries in which Parent or its Subsidiaries operate; (ii) general political, economic or business conditions or changes therein (including the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, armed hostilities or other international or national calamity or acts of terrorism); (iii) adverse changes in general financial or capital market conditions, including interest rates or currency exchange rates; (iv) any earthquake, hurricane or other natural disaster, weather-related event or act of god; (v) any changes in, or change in interpretation or application of, any Law or GAAP after the date of this Agreement; (vi) the public announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (vii) any action or omission expressly contemplated by the terms of this Agreement, or taken or omitted with the written consent of Remedy Opco; and (viii) any failure of Parent and its Subsidiaries to meet financial projections or any estimates of revenues or earnings (provided that the exception set forth in this clause (viii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect any determination that the underlying reasons for any such failure constitutes or contributed to a Signify Material Adverse Effect). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of clauses (i) through (v) above, such Effects shall be considered in determining whether a Signify Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent (and solely to the extent) such Effects, individually or in the aggregate, have or would reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that is disproportionate to the adverse impact on other Persons operating in the same industry as Parent and its Subsidiaries.

Special Committee” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity of which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power, whether by way of Contract or otherwise, of shares of capital stock or other equity interests (including limited liability company or partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly (e.g., through another Subsidiary), by (a) such Person (b) such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, a Subsidiary of a Person includes direct and indirect Subsidiaries (e.g., a Subsidiary of a Subsidiary).

 

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Tax” (including with correlative meaning the term “Taxes”) includes all taxes (or similar charges) imposed, collected or administered by any taxing authority (or similar authority), together with all interest, penalties, fines, and additions to tax imposed in respect thereof, including those levied on, or measured by, or referred to as income, earnings, profits, gross receipts, estimated, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, intangible, unitary, transfer, franchise, license, payroll, employment, estimated, excise, stamp, occupation, premium, property, prohibited transactions, windfall or excess profits, customs, duties, import and export, capital, corporate, goods and services, withholding, business, real or personal property, wage, severance, utility, social security or other similar taxes, in each case, whether disputed or not.

Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Joint Investment Agreement, the A&R Parent LLCA, the Registration Rights Agreement and the other documents and instruments expressly required by the terms of this Agreement to be executed in connection herewith.

Transactions” shall mean the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Treasury Regulations” shall mean the Treasury Regulations (including temporary regulations) promulgated by the United States Department of Treasury with respect to the Code or other federal Tax statutes.

Section 1.2 Construction.

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine genders.

(b) As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(c) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement.

(d) Any capitalized term used in any Exhibit, but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term this Agreement. Any reference to $ in this Agreement shall mean United States dollars.

(e) When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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ARTICLE 2

THE COMBINATION; CLOSING; TAX TREATMENT OF THE COMBINATION

Section 2.1 The Combination(a) .

(a) On or prior to the Business Day prior to Closing, Remedy Opco shall consummate the Pre-Closing Restructuring as described herein, and otherwise pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to Remedy Opco and Parent. Prior to Closing, Remedy Opco and New Remedy Corp will not, and will cause their Subsidiaries to not, take any action inconsistent with the Pre-Closing Restructuring or that would cause any of New Remedy Corp’s Subsidiaries to be treated, as of the Closing, for U.S. federal income tax purposes as other than entities disregarded from New Remedy Corp.

(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, (i) all of the outstanding Parent Class A Common Units shall be exchanged for and converted into Parent Series B Preferred Units on a one-for-one basis (for the avoidance of doubt, all Parent Class B Common Units shall remain outstanding) and (ii) New Remedy Corp shall contribute, convey and otherwise assign to Parent, and Parent shall accept, all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Remedy Opco, in exchange for 3,384,542.7 newly-issued Parent Series A Preferred Units (the “Exchanged Units”), which such Exchanged Units shall be issued by Parent to New Remedy Corp at the Closing (the transactions described in this clause (ii) are referred to herein as the “Remedy Exchange”).

(c) Immediately following the consummation of the transactions described in Section 2.1(b), Parent will contribute the Equity Interests of Remedy Opco in successive steps to Cure Borrower; provided, that such contribution to Cure Borrower shall involve several intermediate contributions to direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Parent that are direct and indirect parent entities of Cure Borrower. Immediately following such contribution to Cure Borrower, Remedy Opco shall be a wholly-owned indirect Subsidiary of Parent and direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Cure Borrower.

(d) The transactions described in Section 2.1(a), (b) and (c) are collectively referred to herein as the “Combination”.

Section 2.2 The Closing. The closing of the Remedy Exchange (the “Closing”) shall occur by the electronic exchange of executed documents in portable document format (i.e., PDF), at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time (i) on the date that is one (1) Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in Article 7 (except for those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied by the delivery of documents or taking of actions or otherwise at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at the Closing or, if permissible, written waiver by the party hereto entitled to the benefit of such conditions at the Closing) or (ii) on such other date and as may be agreed in writing by each of the Parties; provided, however, that unless consented to in writing by each of the Parties, in no event shall the Closing take place prior to the first (1st) Business Day following the consummation of the Pre-Closing Restructuring. The date on which the Closing occurs in accordance with the preceding sentence is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.”

 

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Section 2.3 Tax Treatment of the Combination. For United States federal income tax purposes, the Parties intend that (1) the transactions described in clauses (b), (c) and (g) of the second Recital constitute a reorganization described in Section 368(a)(1)(F) and Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code; (2) the transactions described in clause (a) of the second Recital constitute tax-free liquidations pursuant to Section 332 of the Code and a tax-free change in classification of Liberty Health Partners, LLC whereby Liberty Health Partners, LLC will become an entity disregarded from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (3) the Remedy Exchange constitutes a transaction governed by Section 721(a) of the Code; (4) the transactions described in Section 2.1(c) are disregarded transactions; and (5) the occurrence of any Forfeiture Event (as defined in the A&R Parent LLCA) is treated as a Tax-free adjustment to the Remedy Exchange (collectively, the “Intended Tax Treatment”). The Parties agree to file all Tax returns in a manner consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, except upon a contrary final determination by an applicable taxing authority.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF REMEDY OPCO

Remedy Opco hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

Section 3.1 Organization and Power. As of the date hereof, Remedy Opco is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. As of the Closing Date, following the consummation of the Pre-Closing Restructuring, Remedy Opco will be a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Remedy Opco has all requisite organizational power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

Section 3.2 Authorization.

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Remedy Opco of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party and the consummation of the Combination and each of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite action of Remedy Opco, and no other corporate (or equivalent) act or proceeding on the part of Remedy Opco, the Remedy Board or the equityholders of Remedy Opco is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which Remedy Opco is or will be a party or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby’ provided, that the Pre-Closing Restructuring transaction and related documents will require the approval of the boards of directors and stockholders of New Remedy Corp and Remedy Merger Sub (and the conversion of Remedy Opco Subsidiaries to limited liability companies will require approval of their respective boards of directors and stockholders). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Remedy Opco and, assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other Transaction Documents by the other parties hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and the other Transaction Documents to which Remedy Opco is or will be a party, upon execution and delivery by Remedy Opco, will each constitute, a legal, valid

 

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and binding obligation of Remedy Opco, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) (collectively, the “General Enforceability Exceptions”).

(b) The Remedy Board (including the Special Committee) has determined that this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which Remedy Opco is or will be a party and the Combination are fair to and in the best interests of Remedy Opco and its stockholders.

Section 3.3 Capitalization; Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, there are 135,993,425 shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001, of Remedy Opco, 118,074,187 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001, of Remedy Opco, and 24,548,672 Remedy Opco Options issued and outstanding, which such shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, shares of Common Stock and Remedy Opco Options collectively constitute all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Remedy Opco. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Remedy Opco have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and, to the extent applicable, nonassessable, and will be, as of immediately prior to the Closing, owned free and clear of any Liens (other than Liens arising under the Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement that will cease to apply to Remedy Opco following the consummation of the Combination). Other than as set forth in this Agreement, except for the Remedy Opco Options and for rights arising under the Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement that will cease to apply to Remedy Opco following the consummation of the Combination, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, restricted stock units, rights (including any preemptive rights), pledges, calls, puts, rights to subscribe, conversion or exchange rights or other Contracts or commitments, in each case to which Remedy Opco is a party or which are binding upon Remedy Opco, providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of its Equity Interests or any rights or interests exercisable therefor, and there are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with respect to the Equity Interests of Remedy Opco. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Remedy Opco’s Subsidiaries are directly or indirectly owned by Remedy Opco, free and clear of all Liens (other than immaterial Liens and any Liens arising under the Remedy Stockholders’ Agreement that will cease to apply to such Subsidiaries following the consummation of the Combination).

Section 3.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Except for a filing related to the CMS Approval, no filing with or notice to, and no permit, authorization, registration, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity or any other Person is required on the part of Remedy Opco for the execution, delivery and performance by Remedy Opco of this Agreement or the consummation by Remedy Opco of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, except for any such filings, notices, permits, authorizations, registrations, consents or approvals of which the failure to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Remedy Material Adverse Effect. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by Remedy Opco of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party nor the consummation by Remedy Opco of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (i) conflict with or result

 

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in any breach, violation or infringement of any provision of the Organizational Documents of Remedy Opco, (ii) result in a material breach, material violation or infringement of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a material default (or give rise to the creation of any material Lien or any material right of termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration) under, require delivery of notice to or the consent of any Person under, or result in the payment of any additional fee, penalty, consent fee or other amount, or to loss of a material benefit under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract or (iii) violate or infringe any Law applicable to Remedy Opco, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (i) through (iii), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Remedy Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.5 Financial Statements. Remedy Opco has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of the following financial statements (collectively, with any notes thereto, the “Remedy Financial Statements”): (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, as of September 30, 2019 (such date, the “Remedy Balance Sheet Date”), and the related unaudited consolidated statement of income for the nine (9)-month period then ended (the “Remedy Interim Financial Statements”). Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.5, the Remedy Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may be noted therein), and present fairly in accordance with GAAP in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods covered thereby, except that the Remedy Interim Financial Statements do not contain the footnotes required by GAAP and are subject to normal year-end adjustments (each of which would not reasonably be expected to be material).

Section 3.6 Permits; Compliance with Laws. Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries hold all material permits, licenses, franchises, variances, exemptions, certifications, registrations, orders and other authorizations, consents and approvals of all Governmental Entities necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as presently conducted, except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Laws applicable to the operation of their respective businesses and the ownership of their properties and assets, except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Events. From the Remedy Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement:

(a) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as part of or in connection with the Pre-Closing Restructuring) or as disclosed on Schedule 3.7, Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course and neither Remedy Opco, nor any of its Subsidiaries, have:

(i) amended or otherwise modified its Organizational Documents;

 

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(ii) (A) except for repurchases of Equity Interests held by current or former employees of Remedy Opco or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course, reclassified, repurchased, combined, split, subdivided or redeemed, or purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, any of its Equity Interests or amended the terms of any of its Equity Interests, or (B) declared, set aside, made or paid any distribution of assets or properties in respect of any Equity Interests in Remedy Opco or its Subsidiaries, except intercompany dividends;

(iii) adopted a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Remedy Opco or any of its Subsidiaries;

(iv) incurred any material Debt; or

(v) authorized, agreed, resolved, consented or entered into any Contract to do any of the foregoing; and

(b) there has been no Remedy Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.8 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Remedy Opco or any of its Subsidiaries, for which Parent, Remedy Opco or any of their respective Subsidiaries or equityholders could be liable.

Section 3.9 Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, threatened in writing against or affecting Remedy Opco or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, any present officer or director of Remedy Opco or any of its Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such, in each case that if adversely determined would reasonably be expected to have a Remedy Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.10 Transactions with Affiliates. There are no transactions, arrangements or Contracts by or among any NM Person (excluding Remedy Opco, its parent entities and its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Remedy Opco, any of its parent entities or any of its and their Subsidiaries, on the other hand, other than transactions arrangements and Contracts listed or described on Schedule 3.10.

Section 3.11 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco the Remedy Companies have no material Liabilities except for Liabilities, (a) reflected or reserved for on the face of the Remedy Interim Financial Statements, (b) fully satisfied as of the date hereof, (c) that have arisen since the date of the Remedy Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course, or (d) incurred directly pursuant to the Transactions or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.12 Material Customers. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.12, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco no Material Remedy Customer has cancelled, terminated or otherwise materially altered (including any material reduction in the rate or amount of sales or purchases or material increase in the prices charged or paid, as the case may be) or notified a Remedy Company in writing of any intention to do any of the foregoing or otherwise threatened in writing to cancel, terminate or materially alter (including any material reduction in the rate or amount of sales or purchases or material increase in the prices charged or paid as the case may be) its relationship with a Remedy Company. To the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, there are no facts or circumstances that would be reasonably likely to result in a material change in the relationships of the Remedy Companies with any Material Remedy Customer as a result of the consummation of the Transactions.

Section 3.13 Certain Contracts; No Defaults. Schedule 3.13 contains a listing of each: (a) Contract between any Remedy Company and any Material Remedy Customer (other than purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course); (b) note, other evidence of indebtedness, guarantee, loan, credit or financing agreement or instrument or other Contract in respect of Debt, in each case, having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $250,000; (c) Contract for the acquisition or disposition of any Person, business division thereof or any material assets thereof, in each case, involving payments in excess of $250,000, other than Contracts in which the applicable acquisition or disposition has been consummated and there are no obligations ongoing; (d) joint venture Contract, partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement with a third party (in each case, other than solely between or among the Remedy Companies); and (e) Contract containing covenants expressly limiting in any material respect the freedom of the Remedy Companies (i) to compete with any Person in a product line or line of business or to operate in any geographic area, (ii) to sell or purchase any other Person, or (iii) to solicit or employ any Person. True, complete, accurate copies of each such Contract, in each case, as amended or otherwise modified and in effect, have been delivered to Parent. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13, as of the date of this Agreement, all of the Contracts set forth on Schedule 3.13 are in full force and effect, subject to the General Enforceability Exceptions, and represent the valid and binding obligations of a Remedy Company party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, represent the valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13, no Remedy Company or, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, any other party thereto is in breach or violation of or default under, or has repudiated any material provision of any such Contract, in each case except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 3.14 Benefit Plans.

(a) As used herein, (i) a “Remedy Benefit Plan” shall mean each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), whether or not subject to ERISA), and each employment, consulting, individual independent contractor, bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option or other equity or equity-based, retention, change in control, severance or termination pay, medical, life or other welfare benefit insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits, profit-sharing, pension or retirement plan, program policy, agreement or arrangement, and each other fringe or other employee benefit plan, program policy, agreement or arrangement providing compensation or other benefits to any current or former employee, director, officer, consultant or individual independent contractor, in each case, whether written or unwritten, and which is currently maintained, sponsored or contributed to or

 

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required to be contributed to or by any Remedy Company or a Remedy ERISA Affiliate, or under which any Remedy Company or a Remedy ERISA Affiliate has or would reasonably be expected to have any Liability, and (ii) “Remedy ERISA Affiliate” shall mean all employers (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with Remedy Opco or any of its Affiliates as a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.

(b) (i) Each Remedy Benefit Plan was established and is maintained and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to any Remedy Benefit Plan on or before the date hereof have been timely and completely made, and (iii) each Remedy Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (A) has received a favorable determination as to its qualification upon which it can rely, or (B) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer, and, in each case, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to affect such qualification, except in the case of clauses (i) through (iii), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Remedy Material Adverse Effect.

(c) No Remedy Company nor any of its Remedy ERISA Affiliates sponsors or contributes to, or has sponsored or contributed to, or had any obligations with respect to, any Remedy Benefit Plan that is (i) a multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), (ii) a pension plan subject to Section 302 of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or section 412 of the Code, (iii) a “multiple employer plan” governed by Section 413(c) of the Code, or (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA.

(d) No material amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) by any “disqualified individual” of any Remedy Company or any Remedy ERISA Affiliate under any Remedy Benefit Plan or otherwise as a result of the consummation of the Transactions (whether alone or in combination with any other event) would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. To the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, (i) each plan or arrangement that provides for nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code has been and is, operated, maintained and administered in all material respects, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) neither any Remedy Company nor any Remedy ERISA Affiliate is required to gross-up any Person in respect of any Tax under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code, in each case except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(e) The consummation of the Transactions will not, whether alone or in connection with any other event, (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or individual independent contractor of any Remedy Company or any Remedy ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment, benefit, or award under any Remedy Benefit Plan or otherwise or (ii) accelerate or modify the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of any benefit, award or compensation due any such current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or individual independent contractor under any Remedy Benefit Plan or otherwise, in each case except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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Section 3.15 Labor Relations.

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(a), (i) no Remedy Company is a party, or otherwise subject, to any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, works council or other employee representative body (each, a “Labor Union”), and no such Contract is being negotiated by any Remedy Company; (ii) no employee of a Remedy Company is represented by a Labor Union; (iii) no notice, consent or consultation obligations with respect to any employees of any Remedy Company, or any Labor Union, will be a condition precedent to, or triggered by, the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions; and (iv) in the last two years there has not been any labor strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, picketing, labor organization effort or drive, petition seeking recognition of a bargaining representative filed with any labor relations board or other Governmental Entity, unfair labor practice complaint or grievance, or other similar labor activity or dispute affecting any Remedy Company, except in the case of clause (iv), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Remedy Material Adverse Effect.

(b) To the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, no current executive, officer, director, key employee or group of employees has given notice of termination of employment or otherwise disclosed plans to terminate employment with any of the Remedy Companies within the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof. No executive, officer, director or key employee of any of the Remedy Companies is employed under a non-immigrant work visa or other work authorization that is limited in duration.

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(c), the Remedy Companies are, and in the last four years have been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to wages and hours and the classification and compensation of employees and independent contractors. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(c), no Remedy Company has incurred, and to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco no circumstances exist under which any of the Remedy Companies would reasonably be expected to incur, any material Liability arising from the failure to pay wages (including overtime wages), the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, and/or the misclassification of employees as exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act or applicable state Law.

Section 3.16 Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16:

(a) (i) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to any Remedy Company have been properly prepared and timely filed, and all such Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects, (ii) the Remedy Companies have timely paid all Taxes which are due and payable by the Remedy Companies, and (iii) all Taxes required to be withheld by the Remedy Companies have been withheld and timely paid over to the appropriate Governmental Entity, in each case except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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(b) No material deficiency for any Taxes has been asserted or assessed by any Governmental Entity in writing against a Remedy Company except for deficiencies which have been fully satisfied by payment, settled or withdrawn. No audit or other proceeding by any Governmental Entity is pending or threatened in writing against a Remedy Company with respect to any Taxes due from a Remedy Company. To the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, no Remedy Company has ever received a written claim from any Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction in which the Remedy Company does not file a Tax Return that the Remedy Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no outstanding waivers or agreements regarding the application of the statute of limitations with respect to any material amounts of Taxes or material Tax Returns of a Remedy Company (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file).

(c) None of the Remedy Companies is party to any Tax indemnification, Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreements, other than (x) customary agreements or arrangements with customers, vendors, lessors, lenders and the like or other agreements that do not relate primarily to Taxes or (y) agreements the only parties to which are Remedy Companies.

Section 3.17 Healthcare and Data Protection Representations.

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.17(a), (i) the Remedy Companies are, and at all times since January 1, 2016 (the “Look-Back Date”) have been, in compliance in all material respects with all Healthcare Laws, and (ii) to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, since the Look-Back Date, no Remedy Company has, for itself, or on behalf of its customers or otherwise, billed for or received any payment or reimbursement materially in excess of amounts permitted by Law or the applicable billing guidelines for any Government Program or any commercial payor for which any Remedy Company has not submitted or requested an adjustment to such payment or amounts within the time frames required by such third party payor and/or Law, in each case except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, threatened, involving any Government Program or any commercial payor program, including the Remedy Companies’ participation in and the reimbursement received from the Government Programs or any such program, and no Remedy Company has any reason to believe that any such Action is pending, imminent or threatened. To the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, the Remedy Companies have not caused any customer to submit any false claim or statement to any third party, except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b) To the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, no Remedy Company nor any of their respective Representatives have since the Look-Back Date directly or indirectly: (i) offered to pay or solicited any remuneration, in cash or in kind, to, or made any financial arrangements with, any past or present customers, past or present suppliers, contractors, third parties, or third party payors of the business in order to obtain business or payments from such persons or entities, other than in the ordinary course and in compliance with Law in all material respects, including all Healthcare Laws; (ii) given or received, or agreed to give or receive any gift or gratuitous payment of any kind, nature or description (whether in money, property or services) to any customer or potential customer, supplier or potential supplier, contractors, third party payor or any other person other than in the ordinary course and in material compliance with Law, including all Healthcare Laws; (iii) made or agreed to make any contributions, payment or gift of funds or property to, or for the private use of, any governmental official, employee or agent where either the contribution, payment or gift or the purpose of such contribution, payment or gift is or was in violation in any material respect of any Healthcare Law or other applicable Law;

 

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(iv) established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset for any purpose or made any materially false or artificial entries on any of its books or records for any reason; or (v) made or agreed to make any payment to any person with the intention or understanding that any part of such payment would be used for the purpose other than that described in the documents supporting such payment, in each case except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. None of the Remedy Companies or, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco, any of their respective Representatives have been excluded, debarred or suspended from participating in any Government Program.

(c) Since the Look-Back Date, to the Knowledge of Remedy Opco: (i) each Remedy Company is and has been in compliance with all applicable Data Protection Obligations in all material respects; (ii) no Remedy Company has been party to any claims or received any written complaints or requests from any Person in respect of any material breach of any Data Protection Obligations or otherwise regarding any Remedy Company’s uses or disclosures of, or security practices or incidents regarding, Sensitive Data; (iii) no Remedy Company has received any written complaints, allegations or notices of potential or actual material non-compliance with any Data Protection Obligations, or any notices of inspection or audit or requests for information from any Governmental Entity or any other relevant authority or regulator with respect to any Data Protection Obligations; (iv) no Sensitive Data in the custody, control or possession of any Remedy Company has been the subject of unauthorized or unlawful processing, or accidental loss, destruction or damage, or other breach in any material respect and each Remedy Company has complied in all material respects with all of its obligations under all applicable Data Protection Obligations regarding the security of Sensitive Data (including regarding the appointment of any data processor); and (v) each Remedy Company has, when acting as a data processor or a data controller under a written agreement, complied in all material respects with all Data Protection Obligations contained within the relevant written agreement, in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Remedy Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.18 Assets and Properties. The Remedy Companies own and have good title to or hold a valid and exclusive leasehold interest in all material assets, properties and rights used in the operation of their business, which comprise all of the tangible assets, properties and rights of every type and description, whether real or personal, that are used in or necessary for the conduct of the business as conducted on the date hereof and are adequate to conduct the business in substantially the same manner immediately following the Closing as conducted on the date hereof, in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Remedy Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.19 No Other Representations or Warranties. REMEDY OPCO DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES TO PARENT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 3. ANY AND ALL STATEMENTS MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED BY REMEDY OPCO, ITS EQUITYHOLDERS OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, ARE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THIS AGREEMENT, IT BEING INTENDED THAT NO SUCH PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS STATEMENTS OR COMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SURVIVE THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

Parent represents and warrants to Remedy Opco as follows:

Section 4.1 Organization and Power. Parent is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Parent has all requisite organizational power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

Section 4.2 Authorization.

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party and the consummation of the Combination and each of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite action of Parent, and no other corporate (or equivalent) act or proceeding on the part of Parent, the Parent Board or the equityholders of Parent is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which Parent is or will be a party or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and, assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other Transaction Documents by the other parties hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and the other Transaction Documents to which Parent is or will be a party, upon execution and delivery by Parent, will each constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to the General Enforceability Exceptions.

(b) The Parent Board has determined that this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Combination are fair to and in the best interests of Parent and its equityholders.

Section 4.3 Capitalization; Subsidiaries.

(a) As of the date hereof, there are 3,533,133.2 Parent Class A Common Units of Parent and 453,106 Parent Class B Common Units issued and outstanding, which collectively constitute all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Parent. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Parent have been duly authorized and are validly issued, and have not been issued in violation of, and, except as set forth in the Existing Parent LLCA, are not subject to, any preemption, subscription or similar rights. Other than as set forth in this Agreement or as set forth in the Existing Parent LLCA and except for the Parent Class B Common Units, there are no outstanding or authorized options, profits interests, warrants, restricted units, rights (including any preemptive rights), pledges, calls, puts, rights to subscribe, conversion or exchange rights or other Contracts or commitments, in each case to which Parent

 

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is a party or which are binding upon Parent, providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of its Equity Interests or any rights or interests exercisable therefor, and there are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with respect to the Equity Interests of Parent. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Parent’s Subsidiaries are directly or indirectly owned by Parent, free and clear of all Liens (other than immaterial Liens and Liens arising under the Existing Parent LLCA, the Organizational Documents of such Subsidiaries or any applicable credit agreements or other debt financing documents).

(b) The Exchanged Units, when issued to New Remedy Corp at the Closing, will be free and clear of all Liens, other than any Liens arising under the A&R Parent LLCA.

Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. No filing with or notice to, and no permit, authorization, registration, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity or any other Person is required on the part of Parent for the execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement or the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, except for any such filings, notices, permits, authorizations, registrations, consents or approvals of which the failure to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Signify Material Adverse Effect. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party nor the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (i) conflict with or result in any breach, violation or infringement of any provision of the Organizational Documents of Parent, (ii) result in a material breach, material violation or infringement of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a material default (or give rise to the creation of any material Lien or any material right of termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration) under, require delivery of notice to or the consent of any Person under, or result in the payment of any additional fee, penalty, consent fee or other amount, or to loss of a material benefit under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract or (iii) violate or infringe any Law applicable to Parent, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (i) through (iii), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Signify Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.5 Financial Statements. Parent has made available to Remedy Opco true, correct and complete copies of the following financial statements (collectively, with any notes thereto, the “Signify Financial Statements”): (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Signify Health, LLC and its Subsidiaries, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in member’s equity and cash flows for the year then ended and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Signify Health, LLC and its Subsidiaries, as of September 30, 2019 (such date, the “Signify Balance Sheet Date”), and the related unaudited consolidated statement of income for the nine (9)-month period then ended (the “Signify Interim Financial Statements”). Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.5, the Signify Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may be noted therein), and present fairly in accordance with GAAP in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods covered thereby, except that the Signify Interim Financial Statements do not contain the footnotes required by GAAP and are subject to normal year-end adjustments (each of which would not reasonably be expected to be material).

 

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Section 4.6 Permits; Compliance with Laws. Parent and its Subsidiaries hold all material permits, licenses, franchises, variances, exemptions, certifications, registrations, orders and other authorizations, consents and approvals of all Governmental Entities necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as presently conducted, except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Parent and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Laws applicable to the operation of their respective businesses and the ownership of their properties and assets, except as would not be material to Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.7 Absence of Certain Events. From the Signify Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement:

(a) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed on Schedule 4.7, Parent and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course and neither Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries, have:

(i) amended or otherwise modified its Organizational Documents;

(ii) (A) except for repurchases of Equity Interests held by current or former employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course, reclassified, repurchased, combined, split, subdivided or redeemed, or purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, any of its Equity Interests or amended the terms of any of its Equity Interests, or (B) declared, set aside, made or paid any distribution of assets or properties in respect of any Equity Interests in Parent or its Subsidiaries, except intercompany dividends;

(iii) adopted a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;

(iv) incurred any material Debt;

(v) (A) made any payment or distribution to or for the benefit of any NM Person, (B) gave or provided anything of value to or for the benefit of any NM Person, (C) assumed or acquired any Liability of any NM Person, or (D) made any commitment to do any of the foregoing (in each case excluding Parent and its Subsidiaries from the definition of NM Person); or

(vi) authorized, agreed, resolved, consented or entered into any Contract to do any of the foregoing; and

(b) there has been no Signify Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.8 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, for which Remedy Opco, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or equityholders could be liable.

Section 4.9 Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing against or affecting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any present officer or director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such, in each case that if adversely determined would reasonably be expected to have a Signify Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.10 Transactions with Affiliates. There are no transactions, arrangements or Contracts by or among any NM Person (excluding Parent and its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, other than transactions arrangements and Contracts listed or described on Schedule 4.10.

Section 4.11 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11, to the Knowledge of Parent the Signify Companies have no material Liabilities except for Liabilities, (a) reflected or reserved for on the face of the Signify Interim Financial Statements, (b) fully satisfied as of the date hereof, (c) that have arisen since the date of the Signify Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course, or (d) incurred directly pursuant to the Transactions or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.12 Material Customers. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.12, to the Knowledge of Parent no Material Signify Customer has cancelled, terminated or otherwise materially altered (including any material reduction in the rate or amount of sales or purchases or material increase in the prices charged or paid, as the case may be) or notified a Signify Company in writing of any intention to do any of the foregoing or otherwise threatened in writing to cancel, terminate or materially alter (including any material reduction in the rate or amount of sales or purchases or material increase in the prices charged or paid as the case may be) its relationship with a Signify Company. To the Knowledge of Parent, there are no facts or circumstances that would be reasonably likely to result in a material change in the relationships of the Signify Companies with any Material Signify Customer as a result of the consummation of the Transactions.

Section 4.13 Certain Contracts; No Defaults. Schedule 4.13 contains a listing of each: (a) Contract between any Signify Company and any Material Signify Customer (other than purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course); (b) note, other evidence of indebtedness, guarantee, loan, credit or financing agreement or instrument or other Contract in respect of Debt, in each case, having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $250,000; (c) Contract for the acquisition or disposition of any Person, business division thereof or any material assets thereof, in each case, involving payments in excess of $250,000, other than Contracts in which the applicable acquisition or disposition has been consummated and there are no obligations ongoing; (d) joint venture Contract, partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement with a third party (in each case, other than solely between or among the Signify Companies); and (e) Contract containing covenants expressly limiting in any material respect the freedom of the Signify Companies (i) to compete with any Person in a product line or line of business or to operate in any geographic area, (ii) to sell or purchase any other Person, or (iii) to

 

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solicit or employ any Person. True, complete, accurate copies of each such Contract, in each case, as amended or otherwise modified and in effect, have been delivered to Remedy Opco. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, as of the date of this Agreement, all of the Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.13 are in full force and effect, subject to the General Enforceability Exceptions, and represent the valid and binding obligations of a Signify Company party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Parent, represent the valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, no Signify Company or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto is in breach or violation of or default under, or has repudiated any material provision of any such Contract, in each case except as would not be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.14 Benefit Plans.

(a) As used herein, (i) a “Signify Benefit Plan” shall mean each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), whether or not subject to ERISA), and each employment, consulting, individual independent contractor, bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option or other equity or equity-based, retention, change in control, severance or termination pay, medical, life or other welfare benefit insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits, profit-sharing, pension or retirement plan, program policy, agreement or arrangement, and each other fringe or other employee benefit plan, program policy, agreement or arrangement providing compensation or other benefits to any current or former employee, director, officer, consultant or individual independent contractor, in each case, whether written or unwritten, and which is currently maintained, sponsored or contributed to or required to be contributed to or by any Signify Company or a Parent ERISA Affiliate, or under which any Signify Company or a Parent ERISA Affiliate has or would reasonably be expected to have any Liability, and (ii) “Parent ERISA Affiliate” shall mean all employers (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with Parent or any of its Affiliates as a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.

(b) (i) Each Signify Benefit Plan was established and is maintained and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to any Signify Benefit Plan on or before the date hereof have been timely and completely made, and (iii) each Signify Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (A) has received a favorable determination as to its qualification upon which it can rely, or (B) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer, and, in each case, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to affect such qualification, except in the case of clauses (i) through (iii), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Signify Material Adverse Effect.

(c) No Signify Company nor any of its Parent ERISA Affiliates sponsors or contributes to, or has sponsored or contributed to, or had any obligations with respect to, any Signify Benefit Plan that is (i) a multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), (ii) a pension plan subject to Section 302 of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or section 412 of the Code, (iii) a “multiple employer plan” governed by Section 413(c) of the Code, or (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA.

 

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(d) No material amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) by any “disqualified individual” of any Signify Company or any Parent ERISA Affiliate under any Signify Benefit Plan or otherwise as a result of the consummation of the Transactions (whether alone or in combination with any other event) would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. To the Knowledge of Parent, (i) each plan or arrangement that provides for nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code has been and is, operated, maintained and administered in all material respects, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) neither any Signify Company nor any Parent ERISA Affiliate is required to gross-up any Person in respect of any Tax under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code, in each case except as would not be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(e) The consummation of the Transactions will not, whether alone or in connection with any other event, (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or individual independent contractor of any Signify Company or any Parent ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment, benefit, or award under any Signify Benefit Plan or otherwise or (ii) accelerate or modify the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of any benefit, award or compensation due any such current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or individual independent contractor under any Signify Benefit Plan or otherwise, in each case except as would not be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.15 Labor Relations.

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(a), (i) no Signify Company is a party, or otherwise subject, to any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any Labor Union, and no such Contract is being negotiated by any Signify Company; (ii) no employee of a Signify Company is represented by a Labor Union; (iii) no notice, consent or consultation obligations with respect to any employees of any Signify Company, or any Labor Union, will be a condition precedent to, or triggered by, the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions; and (iv) in the last two years there has not been any labor strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, picketing, labor organization effort or drive, petition seeking recognition of a bargaining representative filed with any labor relations board or other Governmental Entity, unfair labor practice complaint or grievance, or other similar labor activity or dispute affecting any Signify Company, except in the case of clause (iv), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Signify Material Adverse Effect.

(b) To the Knowledge of Parent, no current executive, officer, director, key employee or group of employees has given notice of termination of employment or otherwise disclosed plans to terminate employment with any of the Signify Companies within the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof. No executive, officer, director or key employee of any of the Signify Companies is employed under a non-immigrant work visa or other work authorization that is limited in duration.

 

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(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(c), the Signify Companies are, and in the last four years have been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to wages and hours and the classification and compensation of employees and independent contractors. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(c), no Signify Company has incurred, and to the Knowledge of Parent no circumstances exist under which any of the Signify Companies would reasonably be expected to incur, any material Liability arising from the failure to pay wages (including overtime wages), the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, and/or the misclassification of employees as exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act or applicable state Law.

Section 4.16 Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16:

(a) (i) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to any Signify Company have been properly prepared and timely filed, and all such Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects, (ii) the Signify Companies have timely paid all Taxes which are due and payable by the Signify Companies, and (iii) all Taxes required to be withheld by the Signify Companies have been withheld and timely paid over to the appropriate Governmental Entity, in each case except as would not be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b) No material deficiency for any Taxes has been asserted or assessed by any Governmental Entity in writing against a Signify Company except for deficiencies which have been fully satisfied by payment, settled or withdrawn. No audit or other proceeding by any Governmental Entity is pending or threatened in writing against a Signify Company with respect to any Taxes due from a Signify Company. To the Knowledge of Parent, no Signify Company has ever received a written claim from any Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction in which the Signify Company does not file a Tax Return that the Signify Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no outstanding waivers or agreements regarding the application of the statute of limitations with respect to any material amounts of Taxes or material Tax Returns of a Signify Company (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file).

(c) None of the Signify Companies is party to any Tax indemnification, Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreements, other than (x) customary agreements or arrangements with customers, vendors, lessors, lenders and the like or other agreements that do not relate primarily to Taxes or (y) agreements the only parties to which are Signify Companies.

Section 4.17 Healthcare and Data Protection Representations.

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17(a), (i) the Signify Companies are, and at all times since the Look-Back Date have been, in compliance in all material respects with all Healthcare Laws, and (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, since the Look-Back Date, no Signify Company has, for itself, or on behalf of its customers or otherwise, billed for or received any payment or reimbursement materially in excess of amounts permitted by Law or the applicable billing guidelines for any Government Program or any commercial payor for which any Signify Company has not submitted or requested an adjustment to such payment or amounts within the time frames required by such third party payor and/or Law, in each case except as would not be

 

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material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened, involving any Government Program or any commercial payor program, including the Signify Companies’ participation in and the reimbursement received from the Government Programs or any such program, and no Signify Company has any reason to believe that any such Action is pending, imminent or threatened. To the Knowledge of Parent, the Signify Companies have not caused any customer to submit any false claim or statement to any third party, except as would not be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b) To the Knowledge of Parent, no Signify Company nor any of their respective Representatives have since the Look-Back Date directly or indirectly: (i) offered to pay or solicited any remuneration, in cash or in kind, to, or made any financial arrangements with, any past or present customers, past or present suppliers, contractors, third parties, or third party payors of the business in order to obtain business or payments from such persons or entities, other than in the ordinary course and in compliance with Law in all material respects, including all Healthcare Laws; (ii) given or received, or agreed to give or receive any gift or gratuitous payment of any kind, nature or description (whether in money, property or services) to any customer or potential customer, supplier or potential supplier, contractors, third party payor or any other person other than in the ordinary course and in material compliance with Law, including all Healthcare Laws; (iii) made or agreed to make any contributions, payment or gift of funds or property to, or for the private use of, any governmental official, employee or agent where either the contribution, payment or gift or the purpose of such contribution, payment or gift is or was in violation in any material respect of any Healthcare Law or other applicable Law; (iv) established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset for any purpose or made any materially false or artificial entries on any of its books or records for any reason; or (v) made or agreed to make any payment to any person with the intention or understanding that any part of such payment would be used for the purpose other than that described in the documents supporting such payment, in each case except as would not be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. None of the Signify Companies or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of their respective Representatives have been excluded, debarred or suspended from participating in any Government Program.

(c) Since the Look-Back Date, to the Knowledge of Parent: (i) each Signify Company is and has been in compliance with all applicable Data Protection Obligations in all material respects; (ii) no Signify Company has been party to any claims or received any written complaints or requests from any Person in respect of any material breach of any Data Protection Obligations or otherwise regarding any Signify Company’s uses or disclosures of, or security practices or incidents regarding, Sensitive Data; (iii) no Signify Company has received any written complaints, allegations or notices of potential or actual material non-compliance with any Data Protection Obligations, or any notices of inspection or audit or requests for information from any Governmental Entity or any other relevant authority or regulator with respect to any Data Protection Obligations; (iv) no Sensitive Data in the custody, control or possession of any Signify Company has been the subject of unauthorized or unlawful processing, or accidental loss, destruction or damage, or other breach in any material respect and each Signify Company has complied in all material respects with all of its obligations under all applicable Data Protection Obligations regarding the security of Sensitive Data (including regarding the appointment of any data processor); and (v) each Signify Company has, when acting as a data processor or a data controller under a written agreement, complied in all material respects with all Data Protection Obligations contained within the relevant written agreement, in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Signify Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.18 Assets and Properties. The Signify Companies own and have good title to or hold a valid and exclusive leasehold interest in all material assets, properties and rights used in the operation of their business, which comprise all of the tangible assets, properties and rights of every type and description, whether real or personal, that are used in or necessary for the conduct of the business as conducted on the date hereof and are adequate to conduct the business in substantially the same manner immediately following the Closing as conducted on the date hereof, in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Signify Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.19 No Other Representations or Warranties. PARENT DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES TO REMEDY OPCO EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 4. ANY AND ALL STATEMENTS MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED BY PARENT, ITS EQUITYHOLDERS OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, ARE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THIS AGREEMENT, IT BEING INTENDED THAT NO SUCH PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS STATEMENTS OR COMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SURVIVE THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT.

ARTICLE 5

COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Reasonable Best Efforts. Each of Remedy Opco and Parent shall, and shall cause its’ respective Subsidiaries to, (i) use all reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on such Party or its Subsidiaries with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and, subject to Section 2.2, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable and (ii) obtain (and to cooperate with the other party to obtain) any consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity and/or any other public or private third party which is required to be obtained or made by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that a Party shall not be obligated to take any action pursuant to the foregoing if the taking of such action or such compliance or the obtaining of such consent, authorization, order, approval or exemption would result in a material condition or restriction on such Party that is not contingent on the occurrence of the Closing. Each of Remedy Opco and Parent will promptly cooperate with and furnish information to the other in connection with any such efforts by, or requirement imposed upon, any of them or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the foregoing.

 

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Section 5.2 Covenants of Remedy Opco. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any actions taken in connection with effectuating the Pre-Closing Restructuring), from the execution of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned): (a) Remedy Opco shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, carry on their respective businesses in the usual, regular and ordinary course and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present business organizations, maintain their rights, franchises, licenses and other authorizations issued by Governmental Entities and preserve their relationships with employees, customers, suppliers and other Persons with whom they have business dealings and (b) Remedy Opco shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) enter into any new material line of business, (ii) incur or commit to any capital expenditures or any obligations or liabilities in connection therewith other than capital expenditures and obligations or liabilities incurred or committed to in the ordinary course of business, (iii) enter into or terminate any material Contract or make any change to any existing material Contract, except in the ordinary course of business, (iv) make, declare or pay any dividend or other distribution upon or in respect of any Equity Interest of Remedy Opco (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not limit its Subsidiaries from making such dividends or distributions to Remedy Opco or any of its other Subsidiaries) other than as contemplated by Section 5.11, (v) issue, create, incur, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible with respect to (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any material indebtedness for borrowed money, (vi) directly or indirectly, through merger, consolidation or otherwise, acquire any capital stock or other equity interest in, or all or any substantial portion of the assets of, any Person, (vii) merge or consolidate with any Person, or (viii) agree to, or make any commitment to, take, or authorize, any of the foregoing.

Section 5.3 Covenants of Parent. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, from the execution of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Remedy Opco (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned): (a) Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, carry on their respective businesses in the usual, regular and ordinary course and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present business organizations, maintain their rights, franchises, licenses and other authorizations issued by Governmental Entities and preserve their relationships with employees, customers, suppliers and other Persons with whom they have business dealings and (b) Parent shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) enter into any new material line of business, (ii) incur or commit to any capital expenditures or any obligations or liabilities in connection therewith other than capital expenditures and obligations or liabilities incurred or committed to in the ordinary course of business, (iii) enter into or terminate any material Contract or make any change to any existing material Contract, except in the ordinary course of business, (iv) make, declare or pay any dividend or other distribution upon or in respect of any Equity Interest of Parent (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not limit its Subsidiaries from making such dividends or distributions to Parent or any of its other Subsidiaries), other than distributions made pursuant to Section 4.4 (Tax Distributions) of the Existing Parent LLCA in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000, (v) issue, create, incur, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible with respect to (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any material indebtedness for borrowed money, (vi) directly or indirectly, through merger, consolidation or otherwise, acquire any capital stock or other equity interest in, or all or

 

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any substantial portion of the assets of, any Person, (vii) merge or consolidate with any Person, (viii) (A) make any payment or distribution to or for the benefit of any NM Person, (B) give or provide anything of value to or for the benefit of any NM Person, or (C) assume or acquire any Liability of any NM Person (in each case excluding Parent and its Subsidiaries from the definition of NM Person), or (ix) agree to, or make any commitment to, take, or authorize, any of the foregoing.

Section 5.4 Control of Other Partys Business. Nothing contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5.5) shall give Remedy Opco or New Remedy Corp, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of Parent or shall give Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of Remedy Opco, in each case, prior to the Closing. Prior to the Closing, each of Remedy Opco and Parent shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries respective operations.

Section 5.5 Advice of Changes. Each of Remedy Opco and Parent shall confer on a regular basis with the other, and promptly advise the other orally and in writing of any change or event having, or which would reasonably be expected to have, with respect to Remedy Opco, a Remedy Material Adverse Effect or, with respect to Parent, a Signify Material Adverse Effect, or which would cause or constitute a material breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants of such Party contained herein; provided, however, that any noncompliance with the foregoing shall not constitute the failure to satisfy a condition set forth in ARTICLE 7 or give rise to any right of termination under ARTICLE 8 unless the underlying breach shall independently constitute such a failure or give rise to such a right.

Section 5.6 Remedy Opco Options.

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, as part of the Pre-Closing Restructuring, each option to purchase Common Stock of Remedy Opco (each, a “Remedy Opco Option”) granted under the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Remedy Opco Equity Plan”), whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding immediately prior to the Pre-Closing Restructuring, shall, upon the completion of the Pre-Closing Restructuring, cease to represent a right to acquire shares of Common Stock of Remedy Opco and shall be converted in connection with the Pre-Closing Restructuring and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, into an option to purchase capital stock of New Remedy Corp (each such option so converted, a “New Remedy Option”). Such conversion and replacement of Remedy Opco Options hereunder (the “Remedy Option Conversion”) is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the applicable regulations thereunder (including Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D)) and each New Remedy Option shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions (including, vesting, expiration date, exercise provisions and transfer restrictions as set forth in the Remedy Opco Equity Plan and the applicable option award agreement) as were applicable to the corresponding Remedy Opco Option immediately prior to the completion of the Pre-Closing Restructuring. Remedy Opco shall cause New Remedy Corp to take all actions necessary to effectuate and consummate the Remedy Option Conversion, including providing (i) any required notices and applicable documentation regarding such conversion to the holders of such options and (ii) for the assumption by New Remedy Corp of the Remedy Opco Equity Plan (with such changes or amendments to such plan as is necessary to effectuate the foregoing) (such assumption, the “Remedy Equity Plan Assignment and Assumption”).

 

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(b) Remedy Opco shall cause New Remedy Corp to reserve for issuance a number of shares of capital stock of New Remedy Corp at least equal to the number of shares of capital stock of New Remedy Corp that will be subject to New Remedy Options as a result of the actions contemplated by this Section 5.6.

Section 5.7 Public Announcements. Remedy Opco and Parent shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or, to the extent practical, otherwise making any public statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Parties intend to make a press release or public statement following the execution of this Agreement, which will be in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties; provided, that neither Party shall make (or permit its Affiliate to make) any other press release or public statement prior to the Closing without the prior written consent of the other Party, except as required by applicable Law.

Section 5.8 Confidentiality. Each of the Parties shall keep the existence of this Agreement and the terms contained herein, including any discussions among the Parties with respect thereto, confidential, and shall instruct their respective directors (or equivalent), executives, employees, equityholders, affiliates, advisors and other representatives to do the same. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall this Section 5.8 prohibit or restrict the issuance of any press release or making of any public statement that complies with Section 5.7, nor shall any direct or indirect equityholder of either of the Parties that is an investment fund or investment partnership (or similar investment vehicle) be prohibited from disclosing information about the Combination in connection with their normal fundraising, marketing, information, or reporting activities to their investors or potential investors who are subject to customary confidentiality obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after consulting with the other Party on a general communication plan, each Party (and its Subsidiaries) may make announcements from time to time to their respective employees, customers, suppliers and other business relations and otherwise as they may reasonably determine in good faith is necessary or appropriate to facilitate their business operations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Parties (and each employee, representative, or other agent of such Party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment, tax structure or tax strategies of, and the tax strategies relating to the Combination and this Agreement and any transactions entered into by a Party and its Subsidiaries and all materials of any kind (including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided to the Party relating to such tax treatment, tax strategies and tax structure.

Section 5.9 Additional Agreements. At any time and from time to time following the Closing, upon the request of any Party, each other Party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, and cause to be done, executed, acknowledged or delivered, all such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney or assurances as may be reasonably required to effectuate the transactions expressly contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 5.10 Parent Book-Up. Immediately prior to the Remedy Exchange, Parent will adjust the capital accounts of its then current members to reflect a revaluation of Parent’s property pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f).

Section 5.11 Pre-Closing Taxes of New Remedy Corp. The Parties agree and acknowledge that Remedy Opco may pay dividends and make distributions, and cause its Subsidiaries to pay dividends and make distributions, to New Remedy Corp prior to Closing, in amounts intended to permit New Remedy Corp to satisfy its Pre-Closing Remedy Tax Liabilities and pay administrative or operating expenses (such dividends and distributions received by New Remedy Corp, the “Pre-Closing Remedy Tax Distributions”).    The decision as to the amount of Pre-Closing Remedy Tax Distributions to be made shall be determined in good faith by mutual agreement of (1) a Majority of the Minority Holders (as defined in the Joint Investment Agreement), and (2) the Board of Directors of Remedy Opco; provided, that if they cannot so agree then the amount of Pre-Closing Remedy Tax Distributions shall be equal to $1,000,000. New Remedy Corp as of the Closing will have no cash on hand other than the amount of the Pre-Closing Remedy Tax Distribution. Except as otherwise consented to by any NM Person, within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by New Remedy Corp of any Covered Refund (it being understood that a credit that qualifies as a Covered Refund will be treated as received when utilized to pay a Tax otherwise then due), New Remedy Corp shall contribute the amount of such Covered Refund to Parent as an adjustment to the contribution described in Section 2.1(b), New Remedy Corp shall not be entitled to any additional Equity Interests in Parent in connection with such contribution and the Parties shall not take a contrary tax return position except upon a contrary final determination by an applicable taxing authority. To the extent permitted by law, in cases where New Remedy Corp is eligible to receive a refund of Taxes that would constitute a Covered Refund, it will elect to receive such refund in cash in lieu of receiving a credit.

ARTICLE 6

CLOSING DELIVERABLES

At the Closing, the Parties shall deliver the documents and perform the acts which are set forth in this Article 6; provided, however, that all such documents and acts shall be deemed to have occurred or to have been delivered simultaneously and no action or delivery shall be deemed to have been taken or delivered until all such actions have been taken and all such deliveries delivered, unless any such action or delivery is waived in writing by the Party for whose benefit such action or delivery should have been taken or delivered.

Section 6.1 Deliveries by Parent. At the Closing, Parent shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to New Remedy Corp:

(a) duly executed copies (executed by Parent and each of its Affiliates that are identified as parties thereto) of the A&R Parent LLCA, the Joint Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, each dated as of the Closing Date;

(b) evidence of the issuance of the Exchanged Units to New Remedy Corp;

 

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(c) evidence of the execution and effectiveness of the releases, and the contribution of rights under the representation and warranty insurance policies to Parent or one or more of its Subsidiaries (or evidence reasonably satisfactory to New Remedy Corp that Parent or one or more of its Subsidiaries is a beneficiary of such policies), in each case as set forth on Schedule 6.1(c);

(d) evidence of the termination of all management fees, advisory fees and other compensation payable by any Signify Company to any NM Person (including any contingent compensation such as fees payable in connection with an initial public offering, debt financing or fundamental transaction);

(e) duly executed copies (executed by Parent and each of its Affiliates that are identified as parties thereto) of the management rights letters, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties thereto, for those stockholders of New Remedy Corp set forth on Schedule 6.1(e); and

(f) a counterpart signature page to the assignment and assumption agreement described in Section 6.2(c) duly executed by Parent.

Section 6.2 Deliveries by Remedy. At the Closing, Remedy Opco shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Parent:

(a) a properly completed IRS Form W-9 properly completed by New Remedy Corp;

(b) documentation evidencing the consummation of the transactions constituting the Pre-Closing Restructuring;

(c) an assignment and assumption agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to each of the Parties, duly executed by New Remedy Corp and providing for the assignment to, and assumption by, Parent of one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of Remedy Opco;

(d) evidence of the resignation or removal from office, effective as of the Closing, of each director of Remedy Opco and its Subsidiaries identified by Parent no less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing; and

(e) (i) a counterpart signature page to such A&R Parent LLCA duly executed by New Remedy Corp, and (ii) executed copies (executed by New Remedy Corp and each of its Affiliates that are identified as parties thereto) of the Joint Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 7

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 7.1 Conditions to Obligations of Parent . The obligation of Parent to effect the Combination is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing unless waived in writing by Parent:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Remedy Opco set forth in this Agreement (other than the Fundamental Representations of Remedy Opco) shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such other date), subject to such exceptions or failures to be so true and correct as do not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Remedy Material Adverse Effect. The Fundamental Representations of Remedy Opco shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such other date).

(b) Performance of Covenants of Remedy Opco. Remedy Opco shall have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.

(c) No Injunctions or Restraints: Illegality. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition (an “Injunction”) preventing the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby shall be in effect. There shall not be any Action taken, or any Law enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the transaction contemplated hereby, by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that makes the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby illegal.

(d) No Remedy Material Adverse Effect. No Effect shall have occurred or arisen since the date hereof that has had, or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Remedy Material Adverse Effect.

(e) CMS Approval. Either: (i) Remedy Opco shall have received a waiver of the contractual notice periods required with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and consent to close) (collectively, the “CMS Approval”) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (“CMMI”), or (ii) the corresponding notice and review periods shall have expired without written objection to such transactions from such entities (the “CMS Expiration”).

(f) Closing Certificate. Parent shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Remedy Opco in his or her capacity as such (and not in his or her individual capacity) to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(a), Section 7.1(b) and Section 7.1(d) have been satisfied.

 

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(g) New Remedy Corp Charter. The New Remedy Corp Charter shall have been duly approved and filed, and shall be the effective certificate of incorporation of New Remedy Corp.

(h) Shareholder Approval. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto) and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Remedy Opco Merger and the filing of the New Remedy Corp Charter) shall have been approved by the holders of a majority of Equity Interests in Remedy Opco.

Section 7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Remedy Opco . The obligation of Remedy Opco to effect the Combination is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing unless waived in writing by Remedy Opco:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent set forth in this Agreement (other than the Fundamental Representations of Parent) shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such other date), subject to such exceptions or failures to be so true and correct as do not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Signify Material Adverse Effect. The Fundamental Representations of Parent shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such other date).

(b) Performance of Covenants of Parent. Parent shall have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.

(c) No Injunctions or Restraints: Illegality. No Injunction preventing the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby shall be in effect. There shall not be any Action taken, or any Law enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the transaction contemplated hereby, by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that makes the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby illegal.

(d) No Signify Material Adverse Effect. No Effect shall have occurred or arisen since the date hereof that has had, or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Signify Material Adverse Effect.

(e) CMS Approval. Either: (i) Remedy Opco shall have received the CMS Approval, or (ii) the CMS Expiration shall have occurred.

 

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(f) Closing Certificate. Remedy Opco shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Parent in his or her capacity as such (and not in his or her individual capacity) to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a), Section 7.2(b) and Section 7.2(d) have been satisfied.

(g) New Remedy Corp Charter. The New Remedy Corp Charter shall have been duly approved and filed, and shall be the effective certificate of incorporation of New Remedy Corp.

(h) Shareholder Approval. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto) and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Remedy Opco Merger and the filing of the New Remedy Corp Charter) shall have been approved by the holders of a majority of Equity Interests in Remedy Opco.

Section 7.3 Frustration of Conditions Precedent; Waiver of Conditions. Neither Remedy Opco nor Parent may rely on or assert the failure of any condition set forth in this Article 7 if such failure results from or was the proximate cause of such party’s failure to comply with or perform any of its obligations under any provision of this Agreement. All conditions set forth in this Article 7 will be deemed to have been satisfied or waived if the Closing occurs.

ARTICLE 8

TERMINATION

Section 8.1 Termination. Prior to the Closing, this Agreement may be terminated:

(a) by mutual consent of Remedy Opco and Parent in a written instrument;

(b) by either Remedy Opco or Parent, upon written notice to the other Party, if any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued or taken any Action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated hereby, and such Action has become final and nonappealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, such Action;

(c) by either Remedy Opco or Parent upon written notice to the other Party, if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before the date that is 120 days following the date of this Agreement (the “Outside Date”), which Outside Date may be extended by written agreement of the Parties; provided, however, that (i) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) shall not be available to a party if the failure to of the Closing to have been consummated on or before the Outside Date was primarily due to or the result of the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) if the only reason that the Closing has not occurred by the Outside Date is that the CMS Approval has not been obtained and the CMS Expiration has not occurred, then the Outside Date shall be automatically extended until the date that is 3 Business Days after the date that the CMS Expiration would occur (assuming no objection to the transactions are raised by CMS or CMMI); or

 

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(d) by Parent, if Remedy Opco shall have materially breached or materially failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or any such representation or warranty becomes untrue or inaccurate, which material breach or, failure to perform or untruth or inaccuracy (i) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and (ii) cannot be or has not been cured within the earlier of (x) thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by Remedy Opco of written notice of such material breach or, failure to perform or untruth or inaccuracy and (y) the Outside Date (as may be extended pursuant to Section 8.1(c)); or

(e) by Remedy Opco, if Parent shall have materially breached or materially failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or any such representation or warranty becomes untrue or inaccurate, which material breach or, failure to perform or untruth or inaccuracy (i) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) and (ii) cannot be or has not been cured within the earlier of (x) thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by Parent of written notice of such material breach or, failure to perform or untruth or inaccuracy and (y) the Outside Date (as may be extended pursuant to Section 8.1(c)).

Section 8.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement by either Remedy Opco or Parent as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of any party to this Agreement or their respective officers or directors (or equivalent), except with respect to this Section 8.2 which shall survive such termination, and except that no party shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful, knowing and material breach of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1 Survival; Liability. Except in the case of Fraud, none of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document, nor any rights that could arise out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements, shall survive the Closing, except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part following the Closing and (b) those rights arising out of any breach of those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part following the Closing.

Section 9.2 Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred by the Parties in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne by the party incurring such expense.

 

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Section 9.3 Amendment; Benefit; Assignability. Except as otherwise required by Law, the Parties may modify or amend this Agreement only by written agreement executed and delivered by or on behalf of Remedy Opco and Parent. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and no other Person shall have any right (whether third party beneficiary or otherwise) hereunder. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. As further provided in Section 9.14 below, after Closing any modification or amendment to this Agreement shall require written agreement of New Remedy Corp instead of Remedy Opco.

Section 9.4 Notices. Any notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval or other communication which is required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given: (a) on the date established by the sender as having been delivered personally, (b) on the date delivered by a private overnight courier for next-day business delivery as established by the sender by evidence obtained from the courier, or (c) on the date sent by attachment to e-mail in portable document format, with non-automatic confirmation of receipt, if sent prior to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or if sent later, then on the next Business Day, in each case, with a copy to be sent per clause (b) within one Business Day. Such communications, to be valid, must be addressed as follows:

If to Remedy Opco or New Remedy Corp, to:

Remedy Partners, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk CT 06854

Attention: Steve Senneff; Adam McAnaney

Email:

with required copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 Seventh Avenue, 49th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Matthew Holt; Kyle Peterson

Email:

and

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-8704

Attention: John Sorkin, Esq.; Garrett Charon, Esq.

Email:

and

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400

Chicago, IL 60606

Attention: Bruce Zivian; Dennis Peterson

Email:

 

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If to Parent, to:

Cure TopCo, LLC

c/o Cure Borrower, LLC

4055 Valley View Lane, Suite 400

Dallas, TX 75244

Attention: Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Email:

with required copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 Seventh Avenue, 49th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Matthew Holt; Vig Aier

Email:

and

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-8704

Attention: John Sorkin, Esq.; Garrett Charon, Esq.

Email:

or to such other address or to the attention of such Person or Persons as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party (or in the case of counsel, to such other readily ascertainable business address as such counsel may hereafter maintain).

Section 9.5 Waiver. Unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing to the contrary: (a) the failure of any Party at any time to require performance by the other of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect such Party’s right thereafter to enforce the same, (b) no waiver by any Party of any rights under this Agreement, or waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by any other Party, shall be valid unless made in writing by such waiving Party, and no such waiver shall be taken or held to be a waiver by such Party of any other preceding or subsequent right or breach and (c) no extension of time granted by any Party for the performance of any obligation or act by any other Party shall be deemed to be an extension of time for the performance of any other obligation or act hereunder. As further provided in Section 9.14 below, after Closing any waiver under this Agreement shall require the written waiver of New Remedy Corp instead of Remedy Opco.

 

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Section 9.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto, which are incorporated by reference herein) constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and referenced herein, and supersede and terminate any prior agreements between the Parties (written or oral) with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 9.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each such counterpart were on the same instrument. Facsimiles or other electronic forms of signatures (including e-mail, portable document format (.pdf) or similar generally accepted electronic means) shall be deemed to be originals.

Section 9.8 Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way modify, interpret or construe the meaning of specific provisions of the Agreement.

Section 9.9 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to adopt a replacement provision that is enforceable and as nearly as possible gives effect to the Parties’ original intent.

Section 9.10 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

(a) This Agreement (including the interpretation and enforcement hereof) and all disputes or controversies arising out of, in connection with, or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of Laws principles that could otherwise cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s Laws. Each of the Parties irrevocably agrees that any legal Action arising out of, in connection with, or relating to this Agreement or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect hereof brought by any other Party or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined exclusively by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or if such court will not accept jurisdiction, any federal court, or if such courts will not accept jurisdiction, any state court, in each case in the State of Delaware), and each of the Parties (on behalf of itself and any Person claiming by, through or on behalf of such Party) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid court for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any Action relating thereto except in such courts). Each of the Parties further agrees to accept service of process in any manner permitted by such court. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure lawfully to serve process, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such court (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, that (i) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such Action is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

 

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Section 9.11 Counsel. Each Party is sophisticated and experienced in transactions like those contemplated by this Agreement and has been represented by its own counsel in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and, consequently, each Party hereby waives the application of any rule of Law that would otherwise be applicable in connection with the interpretation of this Agreement based on one Party (or its counsel) having drafted this Agreement.

Section 9.12 Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH (INCLUDING THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS), OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN), ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF SUCH AGREEMENTS.

Section 9.13 Specific Performance and Remedies. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties hereto do not perform the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of it hereunder in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions (including the obligation of the Parties to consummate such transactions in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement). The Parties agree that they will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) the other Party or Parties have an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. No Party shall be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any order or injunction enforcing, or to prevent breaches of, this Agreement.

Section 9.14 New Remedy Corp; Certain Effects of Joint Investment Agreement. Parent hereby agrees that New Remedy Corp is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement and that, after Closing, all rights of Remedy Opco under this Agreement may be waived, amended, modified, extended or enforced solely by New Remedy Corp instead of Remedy Opco (as Remedy Opco will at such time be a Subsidiary of Parent). Further, Parent acknowledges and agrees that effective as of Closing, it will be party to and bound by the Joint Investment Agreement, including (i) the restrictions therein on (or conditions upon) the ability of New Remedy Corp or Remedy Opco to waive, amend, modify or extend rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of a Majority of the Minority Holders (as defined therein), and (ii) the right of such Majority of the Minority Holders to enforce the rights of Remedy Opco or New Remedy Parent (or cause Remedy Opco or New Remedy Parent to enforce such rights) to the extent provided therein.

 

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Section 9.15 Non-Recourse. Except as set forth in Section 9.14, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought against, the Persons that are expressly named as Parties and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such Party. Except to the extent a named party to this Agreement (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party in this Agreement), no past, present or future incorporator, member, partner, stockholder or Representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall have any Liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other Liabilities of any one or more of the Parties (whether for indemnification or otherwise) or of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

REMEDY OPCO:
REMEDY PARTNERS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Steve Senneff

Name: Steve Senneff
Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Combination Agreement


PARENT:
CHLOE OX HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bradford Kyle Armbrester

Name: Bradford Kyle Armbrester
Title: Chief Executive Officer

Signature Page to Combination Agreement

Exhibit 10.35

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

by and among

NEW REMEDY CORP.

REMEDY ACQUISITION, L.P.

and

THE OTHER STOCKHOLDERS (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

Dated as of November 26, 2019

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1. DEFINITIONS

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1.1. Definitions

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2. VOTING AGREEMENT

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2.1. Size of the Board of Directors

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2.2. Election of Directors

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2.3. Director Expenses

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2.4. Significant Transactions

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2.5. Consent to Amendment

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2.6. The Company

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2.7. Period

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3. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

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3.1. Permitted Transferees

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3.2. Tag-Along, Drag-Along, Major Investor Group Transfers

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3.3. Restrictions on Certain Other Investors that are Entities.

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3.4. Impermissible Transfer

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3.5. Other Restrictions on Transfer

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3.6. Period

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4. INVESTOR TRANSFER RIGHTS; “TAG ALONG” AND “DRAG ALONG” RIGHTS

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4.1. Tag Along

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4.2. Lead Investor Drag Along

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4.3. Other Investor Drag Along

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4.4. Miscellaneous

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4.5. Cure TopCo Drag Along

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4.6. Period

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5. RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION

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5.1. Right of Participation

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5.2. Post-Issuance Notice

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5.3. Excluded Transactions

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5.4. Certain Provisions Applicable to Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities

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5.5. Acquired Shares

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5.6. Period

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6. REORGANIZATIONS

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6.1. Reorganization; Recap Drag

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6.2. Period

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7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

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7.1. Majority Lead Investor Consent Rights

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7.2. Majority Other Investor Consent Rights

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7.3. Certain Expenses

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7.4. Information Rights

     26  

7.5. Covenant Expiration

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8. COVENANTS

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8.1. Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance

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8.2. Confidentiality

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8.3. Other Business Opportunities

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8.4. Stockholder Covenants

     29  

9. REMEDIES

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9.1. Generally

     31  

9.2. Deposit

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10. LEGENDS

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10.1. Restrictive Legend

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10.2. 1933 Act Legends

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10.3. Stop Transfer Instruction

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10.4. Termination of 1933 Act Legend

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11. AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, ETC

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11.1. Oral Modifications

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11.2. Written Modifications

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11.3. Effect of Termination

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12. DEFINITIONS

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12.1. Certain Matters of Construction

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12.2. Definitions

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13. MISCELLANEOUS

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13.1. Authority; Effect

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13.2. Notices

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13.3. Binding Effect, Etc

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13.4. Descriptive Headings

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13.5. Counterparts

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13.6. Severability

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13.7. No Recourse

     46  

14. GOVERNING LAW

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14.1. Governing Law

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14.2. Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue; Service

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14.3. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

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14.4. Exercise of Rights and Remedies

     48  

Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices:

 

Schedule I    -    Capitalization of the Company
Schedule II-A    -      Capitalization of Remedy Founders
Schedule II-B    -      Capitalization of LHP Holding
Schedule III    -      List of Restricted Employees
Schedule IV    -      List of Non-Compete Stockholders
Exhibit A    -    Form of Counterpart Signature Page
Exhibit B    -    Form of Spousal Consent

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of November 26, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), by and among:

 

  (i)

New Remedy Corp., a Delaware corporation and the successor-in-interest to Remedy Opco (as defined below) (the “Company”);

 

  (ii)

Remedy Acquisition, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with its Permitted Transferees who become party hereto after the Effective Date, the “Lead Investors”);

 

  (iii)

each of the investors designated as an “Other Investor” on Schedule I hereto and such other Persons who from time to time after the Effective Date become party hereto by executing a Counterpart Signature page hereof in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto or such other form as may be designated by the Board (a “Counterpart Signature Page”) and who are designated by the Board as “Other Investors” (each, and together with its or their Permitted Transferees who become party hereto after the Effective Date, each an “Other Investor” and, collectively the “Other Investors”); and

 

  (iv)

each of the investors designated as a “Manager” on Schedule I and such other Persons who from time to time after the Effective Date become party hereto by executing a Counterpart Signature Page and who are designated by the Board as “Managers” (each, and together with its or their Permitted Transferees who become party hereto after the Effective Date, “Managers” and together with the Lead Investors and the Other Investors, the “Stockholders”). For the avoidance of doubt, a Stockholder shall be treated as an Other Investor with respect to certain shares of Common Stock (or any class or series thereof) (as defined below) held by such Stockholder as of the Effective Date or subsequently in such capacity, and a Manager with respect to other shares of Common Stock (or any class or series thereof) held by such Stockholder as of the Effective Date or subsequently in such capacity.

Recitals

1. On January 15, 2019, Remedy Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation to be converted in connection herewith into a limited liability company named “Remedy Partners, LLC” (“Remedy Opco”), and the Persons who were then stockholders of Remedy Opco entered into the Stockholders’ Agreement of Remedy Opco (the “Predecessor Stockholders’ Agreement”).

2. On the Effective Date, as part of the transactions contemplated by that certain Combination Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2019, by and between Remedy Opco and Cure TopCo, LLC, a Delaware corporation formerly known as Chloe Ox Holdings, LLC (“Cure TopCo”) (the “Combination Agreement”), Remedy Opco assigned the Predecessor Stockholders’ Agreement to the Company and the Company assumed the Predecessor Stockholders’ Agreement from Remedy Opco.


3. In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement, the Majority Lead Investors (as defined below) and the Majority Other Investors (as defined below), each acting pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 11.2 of the Predecessor Stockholders’ Agreement, desire to amend and restate the Predecessor Stockholders’ Agreement to set forth herein their agreements on certain matters relating to, among other things, the governance of the Company and the rights and obligations of the Stockholders.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Predecessor Stockholders’ Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

AGREEMENT

1. DEFINITIONS.

1.1. Definitions. Certain terms are used in this Agreement as specifically defined herein. These definitions are set forth or referred to in Section 12 hereof.

2. VOTING AGREEMENT.

2.1. Size of the Board of Directors. Each Stockholder hereby agrees to cast all votes to which such Stockholder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, to fix the initial number of members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) at seven (7) members as set forth in Section 2.2. below, and subsequently as the members of the Board may be increased or decreased (subject to Sections 7.1.10 and 7.2.1). The number of authorized members of the Board may not be increased or decreased after the Effective Date unless approved by the Majority Lead Investors and a Majority of the Minority Holders.

2.2. Election of Directors. Each Stockholder hereby agrees to cast all votes to which such Stockholder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, to elect to the Board:

2.2.1. A number of persons designated by the Majority Lead Investors to serve as Directors (the “Lead Investor Directors”) such that the Lead Investor Directors constitute a majority of the directors on the Board (there shall initially be four (4) Lead Investor Directors, which persons shall be Brett Carlson, Matthew Holt, Kyle Peterson and Kyle Armbrester); and

 

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2.2.2. A number of persons designated to serve as Directors (the “Other Investor Directors”) by (A) prior to the date upon which any of the Remedy Founders Group or the LHP Holding Group ceases to beneficially own in the aggregate at least thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the Equivalent Shares owned by them on the Effective Date, by a vote of the Remedy Founders (on behalf of the Remedy Founders Group) and LHP Holding (on behalf of the LHP Holding Group), with 50% of such vote held by each of the Remedy Founders Group and the LHP Holding Group, and (B) following the date on which either of the Remedy Founders Group or the LHP Holding Group ceases to beneficially own in the aggregate at least thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the Equivalent Shares owned by them on the Effective Date, the holders of at least sixty percent (60%) of the shares of capital stock of the Company (calculated on an as-converted to Common Stock basis) not held by the Lead Investors, such that the number of Other Investor Directors represents a minority of the directors on the Board, but is otherwise proportionate to the ownership of the Other Investors as compared to the Lead Investors (there shall initially be three (3) Other Investor Directors, which persons shall initially be Steve Wiggins, Mark Caputo and Mike Krupka); provided, that in the event that the size of the Board is decreased and as a result there are less than three (3) Other Investor Directors, the Majority Other Investors shall be entitled to appoint a number of non-voting observers to the Board (each, an “Other Investor Board Observer”) such that the total number of Other Investor Directors when combined with the total number of Other Investor Board Observers is no less than three (3). Each Other Investor Board Observer shall be entitled to receive timely invitations to, and attend, all meetings of the Board and, in this respect, the Company shall give each such Other Investor Board Observer copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other materials that it provides to its directors at the same time and in the same manner as provided to such directors; provided, however, that such representative shall agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information so provided; and provided further, that the Company reserves the right to withhold any information and to exclude any Other Investor Board Observer from any meeting or portion thereof if access to such information or attendance at such meeting would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel or result in disclosure of trade secrets or a material conflict of interest.

No Director elected pursuant to this Section 2.2 may be removed from office unless such removal is directed or approved by the affirmative vote of the Persons entitled to designate such Director pursuant to this Section 2.2. If any Director shall cease for any reason to serve as a Director, the vacancy resulting thereby shall be filled by another person selected by the affirmative vote of the Persons entitled to designate such Director pursuant to this Section 2.2.

2.3. Director Expenses. The Company shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Directors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Lead Investor Directors) and the Other Investor Board Observers in connection with (a) attending the meetings of the Board and all committees thereof, as the case may be, (b) in the case of Directors, attending the meetings of any board of directors, board of managers or similar governing body, as the case may be, of any subsidiary of the Company and all committees thereof, and (c) in the case of Directors, conducting any other Company business.

 

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2.4. Significant Transactions. Each Stockholder agrees to cast all votes to which such Stockholder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in the same proportion as Lead Investor Shares are voted by the Lead Investors (in each case, calculated on an as-converted to Common Stock basis) to approve any sale, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization or any other transaction or series of transactions involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or all or any portion of their respective assets) in connection with, or in furtherance of, the exercise by the Majority Lead Investors of their rights under Section 4.2.

2.5. Consent to Amendment. Subject in all events to the terms of this Agreement, each Stockholder agrees to cast all votes to which such Stockholder is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in the same proportion as Lead Investor Shares are voted by the Majority Lead Investors to increase the number of authorized shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock (or any class or series thereof), as the case may be, to the extent necessary to permit the Company to comply with the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation; provided, that no such obligation shall apply unless the underlying transaction or amendment is also approved by a Majority of the Minority Holders.

2.6. The Company. The Company agrees not to give effect to any action by any Stockholder or any other Person that is in contravention of this Section 2.

2.7. Period. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2 will expire (a) with respect to Section 2.2.1, on the NMC Release Date, (b) with respect to Section 2.2.2, on the Other Investor Release Date, and (c) with respect to Section 2 in its entirety, on the earlier of (i) the Release Date, (ii) the last date permitted by applicable law and (iii) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement in connection with an Initial Public Offering (but subject to the consummation of such Initial Public Offering).

3. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. No Stockholder will Transfer any of such Stockholder’s Shares to any other Person except as provided in this Section 3.

3.1. Permitted Transferees.

3.1.1. Estate Planning. Following the delivery to the Company of written notice, any Stockholder who is a natural person may Transfer any or all of such Stockholder’s Shares (a) by gift to, or for the benefit of, any Members of the Immediate Family of such Stockholder, (b) to a trust (or limited liability company, partnership or other estate planning vehicle) for the sole benefit of such Stockholder and/or any Members of the Immediate Family of such Stockholder, or (c) to any other trust (or limited liability company, partnership or other estate planning vehicle) in respect of which such Stockholder serves as trustee (or as managing member, manager, general partner or otherwise, as applicable); provided, that for purposes of subsections (b) or (c) above, the trust instrument governing such trust (or limited liability company agreement or partnership agreement, as applicable) must provide that such Stockholder, as trustee (or managing member, manager, general partner or otherwise, as applicable), must retain control over the voting and disposition of such Shares until the termination of the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement.

 

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3.1.2. Upon Death. Upon the death of any Stockholder who is a natural person, such Stockholder’s Shares may be distributed by the will or other instrument taking effect at death of such Stockholder or by applicable laws of descent and distribution to such Stockholder’s estate, executors, administrators and personal representatives, and then to such Stockholder’s heirs, legatees or distributees, whether or not such recipients are Members of the Immediate Family of such Stockholder.

3.1.3. Additional Permitted Transfers by the Lead Investors. Any Lead Investor may Transfer any or all of its Lead Investor Shares (a) to such Lead Investor’s partners, members, managers or stockholders, as applicable, pursuant to a liquidation or winding up of such Lead Investor or otherwise pursuant to a pro rata distribution-in-kind by such Lead Investor, in each case, in accordance with the organizational documents of such Lead Investor, (b) to one or more Affiliates of such Lead Investor, or (c) with the prior written consent of the Majority Other Investors.

3.1.4. Additional Permitted Transfers by Other Investors. Any Other Investor that is an entity may Transfer any or all Shares to such Other Investor’s partners, members, managers or stockholders, as applicable, pursuant to a liquidation or winding up of such Other Investor or otherwise pursuant to a distribution-in-kind by such Other Investor.

Any Shares Transferred in accordance with this Section 3.1 will remain Lead Investor Shares, Other Investor Shares or Management Shares, as the case may be, and will be subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Shares. No Transfer shall be permitted under the terms of this Section 3.1, and any Transfer permitted under the terms of this Section 3.1 shall not be effective, unless the transferee of such Shares (each, a “Permitted Transferee”) has delivered to the Company a written acknowledgment and agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such Permitted Transferee will be bound by, and be a party to, this Agreement and the Company Registration Rights Agreement as the holder of Lead Investor Shares, Other Investor Shares and/or Management Shares hereunder, as the case may be and in accordance with the prior sentence; provided, that no Transfer by any Stockholder to a Permitted Transferee will relieve such Stockholder of any of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement. In connection with any Transfer by a Stockholder (other than a Lead Investor) pursuant to Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2 or 3.1.4, such Stockholder shall provide written notice to the Company of such Transfer not less than ten (10) business days prior to effecting such Transfer, which notice shall state the name and address of each Permitted Transferee to whom such Transfer is proposed to be made, the relationship of such Permitted Transferee to the Transferring Stockholder, and the number of Shares proposed to be Transferred to such Permitted Transferee. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, except in connection with a Drag Along Transaction pursuant to Section 4.2, no Transfer of Shares may be made by any Stockholder to any Person who directly or indirectly competes with the business of the Company, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Board, without the prior approval of the Board; provided, that no Person shall be deemed to compete with the business of the Company solely by reason of such Person’s ownership of five percent (5%) or less of the voting securities of a publically traded entity that competes with the business of the Company.

 

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3.2. Tag-Along, Drag-Along, Major Investor Group Transfers. In addition to Transfers permitted under Section 3.1, and otherwise subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement:

(a) any Lead Investor may Transfer all or any portion of the Lead Investor Shares if such Lead Investor has complied with the “tag along” provisions contained in Section 4.1; provided, that no Lead Investor may Transfer Lead Investor Shares to any such Person hereunder unless such Lead Investor and its Affiliates who directly or indirectly hold Units of Cure TopCo also simultaneously Transfer to such Person the percentage of such Units that is equal to the percentage of the Lead Investor Shares held by the transferring Lead Investor that are being Transferred (and all on substantially the same terms and conditions);

(b) any Lead Investor may Transfer all or any portion of the Lead Investor Shares if the Majority Lead Investors have exercised their “drag along” rights set forth in Section 4.2;

(c) any other Stockholder may Transfer any or all of such Stockholder’s Shares in accordance with the provisions, terms and conditions of Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or Section 4.3;

(d) Any Other Investor that is not a Major Investor may Transfer any or all Shares with the approval of the Board; and

(e) any Lead Investor may Transfer Shares to the Company pursuant to Section 5.2.4.

Unless otherwise specified in writing by the Board, (i) any Shares Transferred in accordance with Section 4.1 or 4.2 shall immediately and automatically become (and the Prospective Buyer will receive) Other Investor Shares, (ii) any Shares Transferred to any Lead Investor pursuant to Section 4.3 shall thereafter become Lead Investor Shares hereunder and (iii) any Shares Transferred to the Company pursuant to this Agreement will conclusively be deemed thereafter not to be Shares under this Agreement and not to be subject to any of the provisions hereof or entitled to the benefit of any of the provisions hereof, other than any rights pursuant to Section 5 in connection with any reissuance thereof.

3.3. Restrictions on Certain Other Investors that are Entities.

3.3.1. Current Ownership. Each of Remedy Founders, LHP Holding and the Lead Investor, hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that Schedule II-A (with respect to Remedy Founders), Schedule II-B (with respect to LHP Holding) or Schedule II-B (with respect to Lead Investor), as applicable, contains a list that is true and correct in all material respects of such Person’s shareholders, limited partners or members, as applicable, as of the Effective Date.

 

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3.3.2. Beneficial Owners. Each of Remedy Founders and LHP Holding severally, and not jointly, agrees that it will not, from and after the Effective Date, without the approval of the Board (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (a) issue any membership interests or other equity or beneficial interests to any Person that is not a member or other equity or beneficial interest holder of such entity as of the Effective Date or (b) amend, waive, repeal or otherwise alter or modify any provision of its certificate of formation, operating agreement or other organizational document, or other agreement entered into or binding with respect to any Transfer of any such membership interests or other equity or beneficial interests.

3.3.3. No Change of Control. Each of Remedy Founders, LHP Holding and Lead Investor severally, and not jointly, agrees that any rights specific to such Person in this Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect upon any direct or indirect change of control of such Person after the Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, all obligations of such Person pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in effect).

3.4. Impermissible Transfer. Any attempted Transfer of Shares not permitted under the terms of this Section 3 will be null and void, and the Company will not in any way give effect to any such impermissible Transfer.

3.5. Other Restrictions on Transfer. The restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement are in addition to any other restrictions on Transfer to which a Stockholder may be subject, including any restrictions on transfer contained in any equity incentive plan, restricted stock agreement, stock option agreement, stock subscription agreement or other agreement to which such Stockholder is a party or instrument by which such Stockholder has agreed to be bound. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, prior to the consummation of an Initial Public Offering, each Stockholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Shares: (a) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities or blue sky laws; (b) if such Transfer would cause the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or (c) if such Transfer would cause the assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to be deemed “plan assets” as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or its accompanying regulations or result in any “prohibited transaction” thereunder involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.

3.6. Period. The foregoing provisions of this Section 3 will expire on the earlier of (a) the Release Date and (b) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement in connection with an Initial Public Offering (but subject to the consummation of such Initial Public Offering).

 

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4. INVESTOR TRANSFER RIGHTS; “TAG ALONG” AND “DRAG ALONG” RIGHTS.

4.1. Tag Along. If one or more holders of Lead Investor Shares (each such holder, a “Prospective Selling Investor”) proposes to Sell any such Shares to any Prospective Buyer in a transaction (a) to which the terms of Sections 3.1, 3.2(b) or 3.2(e) do not apply, and (b) in connection with which the Majority Lead Investors have not elected to exercise their “drag along” rights under Section 4.2:

4.1.1. Notice. The Prospective Selling Investors will deliver a written notice (the “Tag Along Notice”) to each other Stockholder holding Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock (or any class or series thereof) as of the date of the Tag Along Notice (each, a “Tag Along Holder”) at least ten (10) business days prior to such proposed Transfer. The Tag Along Notice must include:

(a) The principal terms of the proposed Sale insofar as it relates to such Shares, including (i) the number and class(es) of the Shares to be purchased from the Prospective Selling Investors, (ii) the fraction, expressed as a percentage, determined by dividing the number of Shares (on an as-converted to Common Stock basis) to be purchased from the Prospective Selling Investors by the total number of Lead Investor Shares (on an as-converted to Common Stock basis) held by the Lead Investors immediately prior to the consummation of such Sale (the “Tag Along Sale Percentage”), (iii) the per share purchase price or the formula by which such price is to be determined and (iv) the name and address of the Prospective Buyer; and

(b) An invitation to each Tag Along Holder to make an offer to include in the proposed Sale to the applicable Prospective Buyer an additional number of Shares held by such Tag Along Holder (not in any event to exceed the Tag Along Sale Percentage of the total number of Shares held by such Tag Along Holder), on the same terms and conditions (subject to Section 4.3), with respect to each Share sold, as the Prospective Selling Investors shall sell each of their Shares.

4.1.2. Exercise. Within ten (10) business days after the effectiveness of the Tag Along Notice, each Tag Along Holder desiring to make an offer to include issued, outstanding and vested Shares in the proposed Sale (each a “Tag Along Participating Seller” and, together with the Prospective Selling Investors, collectively, the “Tag Along Sellers”) shall furnish a written notice (the “Tag Along Offer”) to the Prospective Selling Investors offering to include an additional number of Shares (not in any event to exceed the Tag Along Sale Percentage of the total number of Shares held by such Tag Along Participating Seller) that such Tag Along Participating Seller desires to have included in the proposed Sale. Each Tag Along Holder who does not accept the Prospective Selling Investors’ invitation to make an offer to include Shares in the proposed Sale will be deemed to have waived all rights with respect to such Sale, and the Tag Along Sellers will thereafter be free to sell to the Prospective Buyer, at a per share price no greater than 110% of the per share price set forth in the Tag Along Notice, and on other principal terms that are not materially more favorable to the Tag Along Sellers than those set forth in the Tag Along Notice, without any further obligation to such non-accepting Tag Along Holder.

 

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4.1.3. Irrevocable Offer. The offer of each Tag Along Participating Seller contained in his, her or its Tag Along Offer will be irrevocable, and, to the extent such offer is accepted, such Tag Along Participating Seller will be bound and obligated to sell in the proposed Sale on the same terms and conditions, with respect to each Share sold (subject to Section 4.3.3), as the Prospective Selling Investors, up to such number of Shares as such Tag Along Participating Seller shall have specified in his, her or its Tag Along Offer; provided, that if the principal terms of the proposed Sale change with the result that the per share price becomes less than 90% of the per share price set forth in the Tag Along Notice or the other principal terms are materially less favorable to the Tag Along Sellers than those set forth in the Tag Along Notice, then each Tag Along Participating Seller will be permitted to withdraw the offer contained in such Tag Along Participating Seller’s Tag Along Offer and be released from his, her or its obligations thereunder.

4.1.4. Reduction of Shares Sold. The Prospective Selling Investors shall obtain the inclusion in the proposed Sale of the entire number of Shares that each of the Tag Along Sellers requests to have included in the Sale (as evidenced in the case of the Prospective Selling Investors by the Tag Along Notice and in the case of each Tag Along Participating Seller by such Tag Along Participating Seller’s Tag Along Offer). In the event the Prospective Selling Investors are unable to obtain the inclusion of such entire number of Shares in the proposed Sale, the number of Shares to be sold in the proposed Sale will be allocated among the Tag Along Sellers in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective number of Shares which each Tag Along Seller properly requested to be included in the proposed Sale.

4.1.5. Treatment of Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities. A Tag Along Holder may not include Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities in a Sale of Shares pursuant to this Section 4.1.

4.1.6. Additional Compliance. If prior to consummation, the terms of the proposed Sale change with the result that the per share price to be paid in such proposed Sale becomes greater than 110% of the per share price set forth in the Tag Along Notice or the other principal terms of such proposed Sale are materially more favorable to the Tag Along Sellers than those set forth in the Tag Along Notice, then the Tag Along Notice will be null and void, and a separate Tag Along Notice must be furnished, and the terms and provisions of this Section 4.1 separately complied with, in order to consummate such proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 4.1; provided, that in the case of such a separate Tag Along Notice, the applicable period to which reference is made in Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 will be the greater of (a) five (5) business days and (b) the remaining period under the initial Tag Along Notice for such Sale.

 

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4.1.7. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.1, no Lead Investor may Transfer Lead Investor Shares to any Person under this Section 4.1 unless such Lead Investor and its Affiliates who directly or indirectly hold Units also simultaneously Transfer to such Person the percentage of such Units that is equal to the percentage of the Lead Investor Shares held by the transferring Lead Investor that are being Transferred (and all on substantially the same terms and conditions).

4.2. Lead Investor Drag Along. Each Stockholder hereby agrees, if requested by the Majority Lead Investors, to Transfer (whether through a direct Sale or Transfer of Shares or indirectly by means of conversion of Shares through a merger or similar transaction) the same percentage of such Stockholder’s Shares, calculated on an as-converted to Common Stock basis (the “Drag Along Sale Percentage”), directly or indirectly, that is proposed to be Transferred by holders of Lead Investor Shares (each such holder, a “Prospective Selling Stockholder”) in a transaction or series of related transactions that (a) would (after giving effect to this Section 4.2) constitute a Change of Control or (b) are otherwise approved by the Majority Other Investors (a “Drag Along Transaction”), in each case, in the manner and on the terms set forth in this Section 4.2.

4.2.1. Exercise. If the Majority Lead Investors elect to exercise their rights under this Section 4.2, the Prospective Selling Stockholder must furnish a written notice (the “Drag Along Notice”) to each other Stockholder. The Drag Along Notice must set forth the principal terms of the proposed Drag Along Transaction insofar as it relates to such Shares including (a) the number and class of Shares to be acquired from the Prospective Selling Stockholders, (b) the Drag Along Sale Percentage, (c) the consideration to be received in the proposed Drag Along Transaction to the extent known at the time of the issuance of the Drag Along Notice and (d) the written commitment of the Majority Lead Investors that it or they will not receive any consideration for such Transfer unless such consideration is offered to the other Stockholders on the same terms and conditions. If the Prospective Selling Stockholders consummate the proposed Drag Along Transaction to which reference is made in the Drag Along Notice, each other Stockholder (each a “Drag Along Participating Seller”, and, together with the Prospective Selling Stockholders, collectively, the “Drag Along Sellers”) shall be bound and obligated to Transfer the Drag Along Sale Percentage of his, her or its Shares in the proposed Drag Along Transaction on the same terms and conditions, with respect to each Share sold, as the Prospective Selling Stockholders shall Transfer their Lead Investor Shares in the Drag Along Transaction (subject to Section 4.4).

4.2.2. Waiver of Appraisal Rights. Each Drag Along Seller agrees not to seek, demand or exercise appraisal, dissenters’ or similar rights under any applicable business corporation statute or other law (including Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) with respect to a transaction subject to this Section 4.2, whether or not such rights are otherwise available.

 

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4.2.3. Treatment of Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities. Any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities that are exercisable or become exercisable in connection with a Drag Along Transaction pursuant this Section 4.2 shall be subject to the provisions of the agreements and plan documents pursuant to which such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities were issued, and to the extent that any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities (i) are not exercisable or do not become exercisable in connection with a Drag Along Transaction pursuant this Section 4.2 and (ii) do not terminate in connection with any such Sale pursuant to such agreements and plan documents, then, notwithstanding the provisions of such agreements and plan documents, such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities shall terminate upon such Drag Along Transaction. Subject to the preceding sentence, each Drag Along Participating Seller agrees that to the extent any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities are included in any Transfer of Shares pursuant to this Section 4.2, such Drag Along Participating Seller will be deemed to have exercised, converted or exchanged such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities immediately prior to the closing of such Drag Along Transaction to the extent necessary to Transfer Common Stock to the Prospective Buyer, except to the extent permitted under the terms of any such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security and agreed to by the Prospective Buyer. If any Drag Along Participating Seller Transfers any Option, Warrant or Convertible Security in any Drag Along Transaction pursuant to this Section 4.2, such Drag Along Participating Seller will receive in exchange for each such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security consideration equal to the amount (if greater than zero) determined by multiplying (a) (x) the purchase price per share implied by such Drag Along Transaction of the underlying class or series of Shares into which such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security is exercisable into less (y) the exercise price, if any, per share of such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security by (b) the number of such class or series of Shares issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security (to the extent exercisable, convertible or exchangeable at the time of such Drag Along Transaction), subject to reduction for any tax or other amounts required to be withheld under applicable law.

4.2.4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.2, the Majority Lead Investors shall not exercise rights under this Section 4.2, and a transaction shall not be treated as a Drag Along Transaction, unless the Majority Lead Investors and their Affiliates who directly or indirectly hold Units of Cure TopCo also simultaneously exercise an Approved Company Sale under Section 12.2 of the Cure TopCo LLCA with respect to such transaction and sell to the same Person the percentage of such Units that is equal to the Drag Along Sale Percentage (and all on substantially the same terms and conditions).

4.3. Other Investor Drag Along. In the event that the Majority Other Investors desire to Sell all, but not less than all, of the Shares held by such Majority Other Investors (each, a “Prospective Selling Minority Holder”) to the Lead Investors or one or more of their Affiliates, each Stockholder (other than the Lead Investors) shall Transfer (whether through a direct Sale or Transfer of Shares or indirectly by means of conversion of Shares through a merger or similar transaction) all of such Stockholder’s Shares in the manner and on the terms set forth in this Section 4.3 (an “Other Investor Drag Along Transaction”).

 

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4.3.1. Exercise. In the event of an Other Investor Drag Along Transaction, the Company shall furnish a written notice (the “Other Investor Drag Along Notice”) to each other Stockholder (other than the Lead Investors). The Other Investor Drag Along Notice shall set forth the principal terms of the proposed Other Investor Drag Along Transaction insofar as it relates to such Shares including (a) the number and class of Shares to be acquired from the Majority Other Investors, and (b) the consideration to be received in the proposed Other Investor Drag Along Transaction to the extent known at the time of the issuance of the Other Investor Drag Along Notice. If the Lead Investors and the Majority Other Investors consummate the proposed Other Investor Drag Along Transaction to which reference is made in the Other Investor Drag Along Notice, each other Stockholder (other than the Lead Investors) (each a “Other Investor Drag Along Participating Seller”, and, together with the Prospective Selling Minority Holders, collectively, the “Other Investor Drag Along Sellers”) shall be bound and obligated to Transfer all, but not less than all, of his, her or its Shares in the proposed Other Investor Drag Along Transaction on the same terms and conditions, with respect to each Share sold, as the Majority Other Investors shall Transfer their Other Investor Shares in the Other Investor Drag Along Transaction (subject to Section 4.4.3).

4.3.2. Waiver of Appraisal Rights. Each Other Investor Drag Along Seller agrees not to seek, demand or exercise appraisal, dissenters’ or similar rights under any applicable business corporation statute or other law (including Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) with respect to a transaction subject to this Section 4.3, whether or not such rights are otherwise available.

4.3.3. Treatment of Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities. Any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities that are exercisable or become exercisable in connection with an Other Investor Drag Along Transaction pursuant this Section 4.3 shall be subject to the provisions of the agreements and plan documents pursuant to which such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities were issued, and to the extent that any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities (i) are not exercisable or do not become exercisable in connection with an Other Investor Drag Along Transaction pursuant this Section 4.3 and (ii) do not terminate in connection with any such Sale pursuant to such agreements and plan documents, then, notwithstanding the provisions of such agreements and plan documents, such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities shall terminate upon such Other Investor Drag Along Transaction. Subject to the preceding sentence, each Other Investor Drag Along Participating Seller agrees that to the extent any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities are included in any Transfer of Shares pursuant to this Section 4.3, such Other Investor Drag Along Participating Seller will be deemed to have exercised, converted or exchanged such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities immediately prior to the closing of such Other Investor Drag Along Transaction to the extent necessary to Transfer Common Stock to the Lead Investors, except to the extent permitted under the terms of any such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security and agreed to by the Lead Investors. If any Other Investor Drag Along Participating Seller Transfers any Option, Warrant or Convertible Security in any Other Investor Drag Along Transaction pursuant to this Section 4.3, such Other Investor Drag Along Participating Seller will receive in exchange for each such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security consideration equal to the amount (if greater than zero) determined by multiplying (a) (x)

 

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the purchase price per share of the underlying class or series of Shares into which such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security is exercisable into to be received by the Majority Other Investors in respect of such underlying class or series of Shares in such Other Investor Drag Along Transaction less (y) the exercise price, if any, per share of such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security by (b) the number of shares of such underlying class or series of Shares issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of such Option, Warrant or Convertible Security (to the extent exercisable, convertible or exchangeable at the time of such Other Investor Drag Along Transaction), subject to reduction for any tax or other amounts required to be withheld under applicable law.

4.4. Miscellaneous. The following provisions apply to any proposed Sale to which Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 applies:

4.4.1. Certain Legal Requirements. In the event the consideration to be paid in exchange for Shares in a proposed Sale pursuant to Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 includes any securities, and the receipt thereof by a Participating Seller would require under applicable law (a) the registration or qualification of such securities or of any Person as a broker or dealer or agent or registrant with respect to such securities where such registration or qualification is not otherwise required for the Sale by the Prospective Selling Investor(s), Prospective Selling Stockholder(s) or Prospective Selling Minority Holder(s), as applicable, or (b) the provision to any Tag Along Seller, Drag Along Seller or Other Investor Drag Along Seller of any additional information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, such securities or the issuer thereof, including by reason of the failure of one or more Stockholders to be an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act, such Participating Seller will not have the right to Sell Shares in such proposed Sale. In such event, the Prospective Selling Investors, the Prospective Selling Stockholders or Prospective Selling Minority Holders, as applicable, as applicable, shall cause to be paid to such Participating Seller in lieu thereof, against surrender of the Shares (in accordance with Section 4.4.5 hereof) which would have otherwise been Sold by such Participating Seller to the Prospective Buyer in the proposed Sale, an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such Shares as of the date such securities would have been issued in exchange for such Shares.

4.4.2. Further Assurances. The Company and each Participating Seller, whether in his, her or its capacity as a Participating Seller, stockholder, officer or director of the Company, or otherwise, will take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be necessary or reasonably desirable in order expeditiously to consummate each Transfer or Sale pursuant to Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 and any related transactions, including executing, acknowledging and delivering consents, assignments, waivers and other documents or instruments; furnishing information and copies of documents; filing applications, reports, returns, filings and other documents or instruments with governmental authorities; complying and agreeing to comply with non-disclosure, exclusive dealing or other preliminary agreements entered into in connection with a proposed Transfer or Sale transaction to which Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 would apply to the extent the Prospective Selling Investors, the Prospective Selling

 

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Stockholders or the Prospective Selling Minority Holders, as applicable, agree to comply with such arrangements; and otherwise cooperating with the Prospective Selling Investors, the Prospective Selling Stockholders or the Prospective Selling Minority Holders, as applicable, and the Prospective Buyer; provided, however, that Participating Sellers will be obligated to become liable in respect of any representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities or otherwise to the Prospective Buyer solely to the extent provided in the immediately following sentence; provided, further, that (x) no Participating Seller will be subject to any obligation, arrangement, condition or term of a Drag Along Transaction to which any Lead Investor is not also so subject; and (y) no Stockholder shall be required to enter into any non-competition, employee, customer or other non-solicit or similar restrictive covenant or other business limitation in connection with a Drag Along Transaction to the extent such restrictive covenant or other business limitation is different than the restrictive covenants and other business limitations as set forth in this Agreement and binding on such Stockholder. Each Participating Seller agrees to execute and deliver such agreements as may be reasonably specified by the Prospective Selling Investors, the Prospective Selling Stockholders or the Prospective Selling Minority Holders, as applicable, to which such Prospective Selling Investors, the Prospective Selling Stockholders or Prospective Selling Minority Holders, as applicable, will also be party, including agreements to (a) (i) make individual and several representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements as to the unencumbered title to its Shares and the power, authority and legal right to Transfer such Shares and the absence of any Adverse Claim with respect to such Shares, and (ii) be severally liable without limitation as to such individual representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements and (b) be liable (whether by purchase price adjustment, indemnity payments or otherwise) in respect of representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of liability described in this clause (b) in connection with any Transfer or Sale of Shares will not exceed the lesser of (i) such Participating Seller’s pro rata portion of any such liability, to be determined in accordance with such Participating Seller’s portion of the total number of Shares (calculated on an as-converted to Common Stock basis) included in such Transfer or Sale and (ii) the proceeds to such Participating Seller in connection with such Transfer or Sale. Each Participating Seller that is not a Major Other Investor hereby constitutes and appoints each of the Prospective Selling Investors, the Prospective Selling Stockholders or the Prospective Selling Minority Holders, as applicable, or any of them, with full power of substitution, as such Participating Seller’s true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact, in such Participating Seller’s name, place and stead, to execute and deliver any and all agreements that such Prospective Selling Investor, the Prospective Selling Stockholder or Prospective Selling Minority Holder, as applicable, reasonably believes are consistent with this Section 4.4.2 and such Prospective Selling Investor, the Prospective Selling Stockholder or the Prospective Selling Minority Holder, as applicable, will provide a copy of such agreements to such Participating Seller within five (5) business days of execution; provided, however, that failure to deliver such documents within such time period will not impair or affect the validity of such agreements. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent death, incapacity, bankruptcy or dissolution of any Participating Seller.

 

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4.4.3. Sale Process. The Lead Investors will, in their sole discretion, decide whether or not to pursue, consummate, postpone or abandon any proposed Transfer or Sale and the terms and conditions thereof. Neither the Lead Investor nor any Participating Seller nor any of their respective Affiliates will have any liability to the Company or to any other holder of Shares arising from, relating to or in connection with the pursuit, consummation, postponement, abandonment or terms and conditions of any proposed Transfer or Sale except to the extent such Lead Investor shall have failed to comply with the provisions of this Section 4.

4.4.4. Expenses. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Prospective Selling Investors or the Prospective Selling Stockholders, as applicable, or the Company in connection with any proposed Transfer or Sale pursuant to this Section 4 (whether or not consummated), including all attorney’s fees and expenses, all accounting fees and charges and all finders, brokerage or investment banking fees, charges or commissions, will be paid by the Company. Any other costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of any or all of the other Tag Along Sellers, Drag Along Sellers or Other Investor Drag Along Sellers in connection with any proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 4 (whether or not consummated) will be borne by such Tag Along Seller(s), Drag Along Seller(s) or Other Investor Drag Along Sellers, provided that in connection with any proposed Transfer or Sale pursuant to this Section 4, the Company shall reimburse the Drag Along Sellers (other than the Prospective Selling Investors or the Prospective Selling Stockholders), for the fees and expenses of a single counsel designated by holders of the majority of Shares sold by the Drag Along Sellers in an amount for each such transaction not to exceed $250,000.

4.4.5. Closing. The closing of a Transfer or Sale to which Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 applies will take place at such time and place as the Prospective Selling Investors, the Prospective Selling Stockholders or the Prospective Selling Minority Holders, as applicable, specify by notice to each Participating Seller. At the closing of such Sale, each Participating Seller will (a) with respect to certificated Shares, deliver the certificates evidencing the Shares to be Sold by such Participating Seller, duly endorsed, or with stock (or equivalent) powers duly endorsed, for transfer with signature guaranteed free and clear of any lien or encumbrance or (b) with respect to uncertificated shares, deliver such transfer documentation as is reasonably requested by the Company and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, in each case, reflecting that the Shares to be Sold are free and clear of any liens or encumbrances and, in each case, with any applicable stock (or equivalent) transfer tax stamps affixed, in exchange for delivery of the applicable consideration.

 

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4.4.6. Auction. Any Transfer or Sale of Shares pursuant to Section 4.2 may be structured by the Prospective Selling Investor or the Prospective Selling Stockholder, as applicable, as an auction and may be initiated by the delivery to the Company and the other Stockholders of a written notice that the Prospective Selling Investor or the Prospective Selling Stockholder, as applicable, has elected to initiate an auction sale procedure. The Prospective Selling Investor or the Prospective Selling Stockholder, as applicable, shall be entitled to take all steps reasonably necessary to carry out an auction of the Company and its subsidiaries, including selecting an investment bank to represent the Company and selling Stockholders in the auction, providing confidential information (pursuant to confidentiality agreements), selecting the winning bidder and negotiating the requisite documentation.

4.5. Cure TopCo Drag Along. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that, subject to Section 12.7 of the Cure TopCo LLCA, the Company is obligated to Transfer its equity securities of Cure TopCo pursuant to Section 12.2 of the Cure TopCo LLCA in connection with an Approved Cure TopCo Sale (or to have Other Investors Transfer Shares instead as contemplated by Sections 12.2 and 12.7 of the Cure TopCo LLCA), and hereby agrees to consent to the Company taking all such action as is required by the Cure TopCo LLCA in connection with an Approved Cure TopCo Sale; provided that such Approved Cure TopCo Sale complies with all applicable requirements of the Cure TopCo LLCA.

4.6. Period. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4 will expire upon the earlier of (a) the Release Date and (b) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement in connection with an Initial Public Offering (but subject to the consummation of such Initial Public Offering); provided that the terms of Section 4.2.2 and 4.3.2 shall survive such expiration and continue indefinitely.

5. RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION. The Company will not issue or sell any additional shares of any of its capital stock or any securities (including any debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, issue or grant any options or warrants for the purchase of, or enter into any agreements providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, any of its capital stock or any stock or securities (including any debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, in each case, to any Stockholder or other Person (each an “Issuance” of “Subject Securities”), except in compliance with the provisions of Section 5.1 or 5.2.

5.1. Right of Participation.

5.1.1. Offer. Not fewer than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the consummation of an Issuance, the Company will furnish a notice (the “Participation Notice”) to each Stockholder that holds (either individually or together with his, her or its Affiliates) more than one percent (1%) of all Shares then outstanding (the “Participation Offerees”). The Participation Notice will include:

(a) (i) the amount and kind of Subject Securities to be included in the Issuance, (ii) the number of Equivalent Shares represented by such Subject Securities (if applicable), (iii) the percentage of the total number of Equivalent Shares outstanding held by such Participation Offeree as of immediately prior to giving effect to such Issuance (the “Participation

 

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Portion”), (iv) the price (including, if applicable, the maximum and minimum Price Per Equivalent Share) per Share (or other applicable unit of the Subject Securities), and (v) the name and address of the Stockholder or other Person to whom the Subject Securities are proposed to be issued (the “Prospective Subscriber”); and

(b) An offer by the Company to issue, at the option of each Participation Offeree, to such Participation Offeree such portion of the Subject Securities to be included in the Issuance as may be requested by such Participation Offeree (not to exceed the Participation Portion of the total amount of Subject Securities to be included in the Issuance), on the same economic terms and conditions, with respect to each unit of Subject Securities issued to the Participation Offerees, as each of the Prospective Subscribers shall be issued units of Subject Securities.

5.1.2. Exercise.

5.1.2.1. General. Each Participation Offeree desiring to accept the offer contained in the Participation Notice must send a written commitment to the Company within twenty (20) calendar days after the effectiveness of the Participation Notice specifying the amount of Subject Securities (not in any event to exceed the Participation Portion of the total amount of Subject Securities to be included in the Issuance) that such Participation Offeree desires to be issued (each a “Participating Buyer”). Each Participation Offeree who has not so accepted such offer will be deemed to have waived all of such Participation Offeree’s rights with respect to the Issuance, and the Company will thereafter be free to issue Subject Securities in the Issuance to the Prospective Subscriber and any Participating Buyers, at a price no less than the minimum price set forth in the Participation Notice and on other principal terms not substantially more favorable to the Prospective Subscriber than those set forth in the Participation Notice, without any further obligation to such non-accepting Participation Offerees. If, prior to consummation, the terms of such proposed Issuance change with the result that the price becomes less than the minimum price set forth in the Participation Notice or the other principal terms are substantially more favorable to the Prospective Subscriber than those set forth in the Participation Notice, a separate Participation Notice must be furnished, and the terms and provisions of this Section 5.1 separately complied with, in order to consummate such Issuance pursuant to this Section 5.1; provided, however, that in the case of such a separate Participation Notice, the applicable period to which reference is made in the first sentence of this Section 5.1.2.1 will be the greater of five (5) business days and the remaining period under the initial Participation Notice for such Sale.

5.1.2.2. Irrevocable Acceptance. The written acceptance of each Participating Buyer will be irrevocable except as provided herein, and each such Participating Buyer will be bound and obligated to acquire in the Issuance on the same terms and conditions, with respect to each unit of Subject Securities issued, as the Prospective Subscriber, such amount of Subject Securities as such Participating Buyer shall have specified in such Participating Buyer’s written commitment.

 

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5.1.3. Certain Legal Requirements. In the event that the participation in the Issuance by a Stockholder as a Participating Buyer would require under applicable law (i) the registration or qualification of any Subject Securities or any other securities contemplated to be issued in such Issuance or of any Person as a broker or dealer or agent or issuer with respect to such securities or (ii) the provision to any participant in the Sale of any additional information regarding the Company or the securities (including by reason of the failure of such Participating Buyer to be an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act), such Stockholder will not have the right to participate in the Issuance. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that the Company will not be under any obligation to effect a registration of such securities under the Securities Act or similar state law.

5.1.4. Further Assurances. Each Participation Offeree and each Stockholder to whom the Shares held by such Participation Offeree were originally issued, will, whether in his, her or its capacity as a Participating Buyer, Stockholder, officer or director of the Company, or otherwise, take or cause to be taken all such reasonable actions as may be necessary in order expeditiously to consummate each Issuance pursuant to this Section 5.1 and any related transactions, including executing, acknowledging and delivering consents, assignments, waivers and other documents or instruments; filing applications, reports, returns, filings and other documents or instruments with governmental authorities; and otherwise cooperating with the Company and the Prospective Subscriber. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each such Participating Buyer and Stockholder agrees to execute and deliver such subscription and other agreements specified by the Company to which the Prospective Subscriber will be party.

5.1.5. Expenses. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the holders of Lead Investor Shares or the Company in connection with any proposed Issuance of Subject Securities (whether or not consummated), including all attorney’s fees and charges, all accounting fees and charges and all finders, brokerage or investment banking fees, charges or commissions, will be paid by the Company. Any other costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of any other Stockholder in connection with such proposed Issuance of Subject Securities (whether or not consummated) will be borne by such Stockholder, provided that in connection with any proposed Issuance of Subject Securities pursuant to this Section 5, the Company shall reimburse the Participating Buyers (other than the holders of Lead Investor Shares) for the fees and expenses of a single counsel designated by holders of the majority of the Subject Securities anticipated to be purchased in such Issuance by the Participating Buyers in an amount for each such transaction not to exceed $250,000.

 

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5.1.6. Issuance Process. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide whether or not to pursue, consummate, postpone or abandon any proposed Issuance of Subject Securities. No Participating Buyer or any Affiliate of any Participating Buyer will have any liability to any other holder of Shares arising from, relating to or in connection with the pursuit, consummation, postponement, abandonment or terms and conditions of any proposed Issuance of Subject Securities except to the extent the Company shall have failed to comply with the provisions of this Section 5.

5.1.7. Closing. The closing of an Issuance pursuant to Section 5.1 will take place at such time and place as the Company specifies by notice to each Participating Buyer. At the closing of any Issuance under this Section 5.1.7, the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to each Participating Buyer, if applicable, the notes, certificates or other instruments evidencing the Subject Securities (and, if applicable, other securities) to be issued to such Participating Buyer, registered in the name of such Participating Buyer or his, her or its designated nominee, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, against delivery by such Participating Buyer of the applicable consideration.

5.2. Post-Issuance Notice. Notwithstanding the notice requirements of Sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.2, the Company may proceed with any Issuance prior to having complied with the provisions of Section 5.1; provided, that the Company will:

5.2.1. provide to each Stockholder who would have been a Participation Offeree in connection with such Issuance (i) prompt notice of such Issuance and (ii) the Participation Notice described in Section 5.1.1 in which the actual price per Share (or other applicable unit) of Subject Securities (and, if applicable, actual Price Per Equivalent Share) is set forth;

5.2.2. offer to issue to such Stockholder such number of securities of the type issued in the Issuance as may be requested by such holder (not to exceed an amount equal to (i) the Participation Portion that such holder would have been entitled to pursuant to Section 5.1.1 multiplied by the number of Subject Securities included in the Issuance plus (ii) a number of additional securities sufficient to permit such holder to acquire, in total, the same percentage of the aggregate number of all securities included in the relevant Issuances effected pursuant to this Section 5.2 as such holder would have been entitled to acquire had the Company proceeded with the relevant Issuances under Section 5.1.1 rather than pursuant to this Section 5.2) on the same economic terms and conditions with respect to such securities as the subscribers in the Issuance received; and

5.2.3. keep such offer open for a period of twenty (20) calendar days, during which period each such holder may accept such offer by sending a written acceptance to the Company committing to purchase an amount of such securities (not in any event to exceed the Participation Portion that such holder would have been entitled to pursuant to Section 5.1.1 multiplied by the number of Subject Securities included in such issuance).

 

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5.2.4. In the event the Company issues Subject Securities pursuant to this Section 5.2, the Company may repurchase the same number (and type) of Subject Securities from the Lead Investors and/or Affiliated Funds (as determined by such Lead Investors and Affiliated Funds) without any other Stockholder having a rights to participate in such Sale pursuant to Section 4.1.

5.3. Excluded Transactions. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 5, the preceding provisions of this Section 5 will not restrict:

5.3.1. any Issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of any Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, Common Stock, Warrants, Options or Convertible Securities outstanding on the Effective Date or issued after the Effective Date in compliance with the provisions of this Section 5 (including this Section 5.3.1);

5.3.2. the Issuance of Shares to the Stockholders as part of the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement;

5.3.3. any Issuance pursuant to any stock split, stock combination, stock dividend or similar distribution or recapitalization of outstanding Shares;

5.3.4. any Issuance of an “equity kicker” in connection with the incurrence by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of indebtedness provided by an unaffiliated third party in a bona fide debt financing transaction; and

5.3.5. any Issuance of Shares which the Board, including for this purpose a majority of the Other Investor Directors, has elected not be subject to this Section 5.

5.4. Certain Provisions Applicable to Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities. If the Issuance of Subject Securities would result in any increase in the number of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities, the number of shares (or Equivalent Shares, if applicable) of Subject Securities (and other securities, if applicable) which the holders of such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities, as the case may be, are entitled to purchase pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, if any, will be reduced, share for share, by the amount of any such increase.

5.5. Acquired Shares. Any Subject Securities constituting shares of capital stock of the Company acquired by any holder of Shares pursuant to this Section 5 will be deemed for all purposes hereof to be Lead Investor Shares, Other Investor Shares or Management Shares hereunder of like kind with the Shares then held by the acquiring holder (and in the case of any Manager that holds Other Investor Shares, will be deemed for all purposes hereof to be Other Investor Shares).

5.6. Period. The foregoing provisions of this Section 5 will expire on the earlier of (a) the Release Date and (b) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement in connection with an Initial Public Offering (but subject to the consummation of such Initial Public Offering).

 

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6. REORGANIZATIONS

6.1. Reorganization; Recap Drag. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Stockholders acknowledge and agree that in connection only with a Change of Control or the Company’s Initial Public Offering, the Lead Investors shall have the right to cause the Company to effect a recapitalization, reorganization, change of form, an exchange of the capital of the Company into other equity securities, or any similar transaction (a “Reorganization”) that (i) does not involve a Transfer to any Person (other than any Stockholder or a Permitted Transferee of any Stockholder), (ii) that does not result in Disproportionate Adverse Tax Consequences to any of the Stockholders, and (iii) otherwise results in any of the Stockholders holding equity interests with substantially similar economic, governance, priority and other covenants, conditions, rights and privileges as in effect immediately prior to such conversion. “Disproportionate Adverse Tax Consequences” means (1) material and adverse tax consequences to the Stockholders (other than the Lead Investors) or their direct or indirect owners with respect to their Shares as a result of the Reorganization that are disproportionate to the tax consequences to the Lead Investors or their Permitted Transferees or (2) the realization of, or a material risk of the realization of, solely as a result of the Reorganization (including, but not limited to, as a result of (x) direct or indirect ownership of any equity or other assets received or retained by any Stockholder in such Reorganization or (y) a Stockholder becoming responsible for any liability in connection with such Reorganization, but in each case not taking into account any actions by a Stockholder other than participation in such Reorganization pursuant to the terms thereof), any “effectively connected income” within the meaning of Section 864 or 897 of the Code, “unrelated business taxable income” within the meaning of Sections 512 or 514 of the Code, or income derived from the conduct of any commercial activity within the meaning of Section 892 of the Code to any of the Stockholders (other than the Lead Investors) or their indirect or indirect owners; provided, however that it is understood that Disproportionate Adverse Tax Consequences shall be deemed not to arise solely from any right to receive proceeds or amounts (or solely from the actual receipt of proceeds or amounts) pursuant to (A) a “tax receivable agreement” or similar agreement entered into in connection with an initial public offering or (B) a sale or other exit transaction, in each case where all or a portion of such proceeds or other amounts may be directly or indirectly calculated on a substantially equivalent basis for both equity holders in the Company and other direct and indirect equity holders in one or more entities engaged in a trade or business, which calculation may include adjustments for assets and liabilities of such other entities, including tax attributes. The Lead Investors shall not have the right to cause the Company to, and the Company shall not, effect a Reorganization that would result in Disproportionate Adverse Tax Consequences to any of the Stockholders (other than the Lead Investors) without the prior written consent of each of BCV (on behalf of the Bain Group), the Remedy Founders (on behalf of the Remedy Founders Group), and LHP Holding (on behalf of the LHP Holding Group). At least fifteen (15) business days prior to effecting any Reorganization, the Company shall provide written notice to each Stockholder (other than the Lead Investors) describing the proposed Reorganization in a reasonably detailed manner sufficient for such Stockholders to assess the intended tax consequences of such Reorganization on such Stockholders. In connection with any Reorganization permitted pursuant to this Section 6.1, the Lead Investors shall have the right to compel all the other Stockholders, and such other Stockholders hereby agree (subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 6.1), to transfer

 

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the same percentage of their Shares as, and on the same terms and conditions as applicable to, the Lead Investors (the “Recap Drag”). Each of the Stockholders hereby further agrees that it will take such actions and execute such documents as may reasonably be requested to effect such Recap Drag provided that such Recap Drag otherwise complies with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.1.

6.2. Period. The foregoing provisions of this Section 6 will expire upon the earlier of (a) the NMC Release Date and (b) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement in connection with an Initial Public Offering (but subject to the consummation of such Initial Public Offering).

7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

7.1. Majority Lead Investor Consent Rights. On or before the NMC Release Date, the Company shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, do any of the following without the written consent or affirmative vote, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, of the Majority Lead Investors:

7.1.1. (i) liquidate, dissolve or wind up, (ii) consolidate or merge into or with any other entity, (iii) sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to another entity, or (iv) enter into any other business combination transaction with another entity, in each case of (ii), (iii) or (iv), where the Stockholders immediately preceding such transaction own, following such transaction, less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Company;

7.1.2. enter into any new line of business or otherwise change significantly the scope or nature of the Company and its subsidiaries’ business or operations, taken as a whole;

7.1.3. adopt any annual budget or annual business plan or materially amend such budget or business plan if adopted;

7.1.4. incur any indebtedness, including entry into any guarantee in respect of indebtedness, in each case in excess of $10,000,000, other than working capital loans and other similar transactions in the ordinary course of business;

7.1.5. sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (which for purposes of clarification excludes inventory and other sales in the ordinary course of business) in any transaction or series of related transactions of more than twenty five percent (25%) of the fair market value of the Company’s consolidated assets;

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7.1.7. create, issue or sell (by reclassification, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) equity securities or Convertible Securities; provided, that the consent of the Majority Lead Investors shall not be required in connection with (x) the issuance of restricted stock or options to employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Company (or for the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of options) pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans as in existence on the Effective Date (or any other or subsequent equity incentive plan of the Company that has hereafter been approved in accordance with this Agreement), and (y) the issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock or Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock;

7.1.8. adopt any equity incentive or option plans or amend any such plans to increase the number of Shares to be issued thereunder;

7.1.9. alter, amend or waive any term or condition of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws;

7.1.10. increase of decrease the size of the Board;

7.1.11. select or change the Company’s independent auditors;

7.1.12. grant any severance or terminate pay to any officer of the Company or its subsidiaries except (i) payments made pursuant to any written agreements outstanding on the Effective Date and furnished to the Lead Investors on or prior to the Effective Date or (ii) as determined by counsel to the Company to be required by applicable law;

7.1.13. hire, terminate, remove or replace, or change the compensation for, any senior executive officers;

7.1.14. enter into, amend, terminate or modify of, any contract that would purport to apply to the Lead Investors or any of their Affiliates (other than the Company and its subsidiaries);

7.1.15. enter into, amend, terminate or modify any “material contract” (as defined in Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act); or

7.1.16. enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing.

7.2. Majority Other Investor Consent Rights. On or before the Other Investor Release Date, the Company shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, do any of the following without the written consent of the Majority Other Investors:

7.2.1. increase or decrease the size of the Board or the manner in which Directors are elected, provided that no such consent will be required if the number of directors as so increased or decreased are designated by the Lead Investor and the Other Investors in a proportionate manner;

 

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7.2.2. alter, amend or waive any term or condition of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (including an amendment effected by merger, consolidation or other reorganization) in a manner that would have a materially adverse and disproportionate effect on the rights of Stockholders (other than the Lead Investors) relative to the Lead Investors; provided, that no such approval shall be required with respect to an amendment to increase the number of authorized shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock or Common Stock to the extent necessary to permit the Company to comply with provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation, and provided, further that (a) any alteration, amendment or change of any terms of the Company’s Senior Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the liquidation preference, voting rights, dividend rights (either as to payment or amount) or any similar changes proposed by the Lead Investors, and (b) any alteration, amendment or change of Section 9 of Article NINTH, ARTICLE TENTH and Article TWELTH of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, shall, in either instance and for purposes of this Section 7.2.2, be deemed to be materially adverse and disproportionate);

7.2.3. enter into any transactions with the Lead Investors or any of their controlled Portfolio Companies or Affiliates (including any commercial transactions or any purchases or Sales of assets or business); provided, that no such approval shall be required with respect to (i) any arms-length transaction with the Lead Investors or any of their controlled Portfolio Companies or Affiliates in the ordinary course of business of the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) any arms-length indemnification or insurance arrangements with any Directors or any other customary arrangements and agreements with any Directors who are not employees, directors, managers or officers of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates or (iii) any transaction, agreement or other arrangement specifically contemplated by this Agreement, including any Sale or Transfer of Shares by the Lead Investors or their Affiliates that complies with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3 or any issuance of Subject Securities by the Company that complies with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5;

7.2.4. enter into any new line of business or otherwise change significantly the scope or nature of the Company and its subsidiaries’ business or operations, taken as a whole;

7.2.5. make, or commit to make, any redemptions of any class of stock (except for redemptions of Common Stock from Managers as approved by the Board and as provided for under such agreements and plans with respect to the original issuance of Common Stock to any such Manager as has previously been approved by the Board); or

7.2.6. declare, commit to declare, or pay any distribution or dividend in cash or other property of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (other than dividends payable in the form of Common Stock to all Stockholders on an as-converted to Common Stock basis), provided that no such approval shall be required with respect to any such distribution or dividend if such distribution or dividend is paid to all holders of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock (treating all such Senior Convertible Preferred Stock on an as-converted to Common Stock basis for purposes of such distribution or dividend).

 

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7.2.7. enter into any new line of business or otherwise change significantly the scope or nature of the Company and its subsidiaries’ business or operations, taken as a whole;

7.2.8. incur any indebtedness, including entry into any guarantee in respect of indebtedness, in each case in excess of $10,000,000, other than working capital loans and other similar transactions in the ordinary course of business;

7.2.9. adopt any equity incentive or option plans or amend any such plans to increase the number of Shares to be issued thereunder (other than amendments or modifications to grants or awards made prior to the Effective Date, including with respect to waiving or modifying any vesting terms thereof);

7.2.10. grant any severance or terminate pay to any officer of the Company or its subsidiaries, in each case, solely to the extent such grants or payments are to be made by the Company, except (i) payments made pursuant to any written agreements outstanding on the Effective Date or (ii) as determined by counsel to the Company to be required by applicable law;

7.2.11. hire, terminate, remove or replace, or change the compensation for, any senior executive officers of the Company that are paid a salary or other compensation by the Company;

7.2.12. consummate a Reorganization or an Initial Public Offering of the Company by itself, or take any action to commit the Company to do so (for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.2.12 shall not prohibit or limit the structuring of an initial public offering of Cure TopCo or the businesses of Cure TopCo and its subsidiaries, including if the Company is merged or collapsed into the legal entity that consummates its initial public offering);

7.2.13. issue or sell any additional shares of any of its capital stock or any securities (including any debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, issue or grant any options or warrants for the purchase of, or enter into any agreements providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, any of its capital stock or any stock or securities (including any debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, in each case, to any Stockholder or other Person;

7.2.14. (i) liquidate, dissolve or wind up, (ii) consolidate or merge into or with any other entity, or (iii) enter into any other business combination transaction with another entity (for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.2.14 shall not prohibit or limit the structuring of an Approved Company Sale or an initial public offering of Cure TopCo or the businesses of Cure TopCo and its subsidiaries, including if the Company is merged or collapsed into the legal entity that consummates its initial public offering);

 

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7.2.15. make redemptions of any class of stock (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement);

7.2.16. alter, amend or waive any term or condition of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws;

7.2.17. enter into, amend, terminate or modify any “material contract” (as defined in Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act); provided, that the foregoing shall not prohibit or limit amendments or modifications of the Cure TopCo LLCA, the Combination Agreement, the Cure TopCo Registration Rights Agreement or this Agreement that are made in full compliance with the requirements of such documents;

7.2.18. authorize, declare or permit to occur any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to any class or series of the capital stock of the Company;

7.2.19. authorize, declare or pay any dividends or distributions unless the Company has provided written notice thereof to all holders of options or warrants to acquire capital stock of the Company (including reasonable information with respect thereto, including the projected amounts) at least 30 days prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution, so as to give such holders adequate time to elect to exercise such options or warrants if they so choose and thus participate in such dividend or distribution; or

7.2.20. enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing.

7.3. Certain Expenses. Except with the prior written consent of the Majority Other Investors, the Company shall not pay, or enter into any agreement to pay, any management fee, transaction fee, financing fee, banking or advisory fee or any similar charge or fee to the Lead Investors or their Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 7.3 will prohibit the Company from paying for, or reimbursing, (i) expenses of Directors in accordance with Section 2.3 or (ii) expenses of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates pursuant to the term and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, this Agreement or the Company Registration Rights Agreement solely to the extent such agreements expressly provide for payment or reimbursement of costs or expenses of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates.

7.4. Information Rights. The Company shall deliver to each Major Other Investor:

7.4.1. as soon as practicable, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (i) a balance sheet as of the end of such year, (ii) statements of income and of cash flows for such year, and (iii) a statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such year, all such financial statements audited and certified by independent public accountants of nationally or regionally recognized standing selected by the Company;

 

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7.4.2. as soon as practicable, but in any event within forty five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, unaudited statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal quarter, and an unaudited balance sheet and a statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such fiscal quarter, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such financial statements may (i) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments; and (ii) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with GAAP); and

7.4.3. upon reasonable request by any Major Other Investor, a statement showing the number of shares of each class and series of capital stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of capital stock outstanding at the end of the period, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of any outstanding securities convertible or exercisable for Common Stock and the exchange ratio or exercise price applicable thereto, and the number of shares of issued stock options and stock options not yet issued but reserved for issuance, if any, all in sufficient detail as to permit the Major Other Investors to calculate their respective percentage equity ownership in the Company;

7.4.4. such other information relating to the financial condition, tax status or corporate affairs of the Company as any Major Other Investor may from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated under this subsection to provide information the disclosure of which would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel.

For purposes of this Section 7.4, if, for any reporting period, the Company has any subsidiary whose accounts are consolidated with those of the Company, then in respect of such period the financial statements delivered pursuant to the foregoing sections shall be the consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the Company and all such consolidated subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.4, unless otherwise requested by a Majority of the Minority Holders, the Company may satisfy all of its obligations under this Section 7.4 by promptly making available to each Major Other Investor the information received by the Company under Section 12.6 of the Cure TopCo LLCA.

7.5. Covenant Expiration. The covenants set forth in Section 7.1 shall expire upon the earlier of (a) the NMC Release Date and (b) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement in connection with an Initial Public Offering (but subject to the consummation of such Initial Public Offering). The covenants set forth in Sections 7.2 through and including 7.4 shall expire upon the earlier of (i) the Other Investor Release Date and (ii) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement in connection with an Initial Public Offering (but subject to the consummation of such Initial Public Offering).

 

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8. COVENANTS

8.1. Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance. As of the Effective Date, the Company has, and following the Effective Date shall continue to maintain for such periods as the Board in good faith determines, at its expense, insurance in an amount determined in good faith by the Board to be appropriate, on behalf of any person who after the Effective Date is or was a director or officer of the Company, or was a director or officer of Remedy Opco prior to the Effective Date, or is or was serving at the request of the Company, or, prior to the Effective Date, Remedy Opco, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, against any expense, liability or loss asserted against such Person and incurred by such Person in any such capacity, or arising out of such Person’s status as such, subject to customary exclusions. The Company hereby acknowledges that any director, officer or other indemnified person covered by any such indemnity insurance policy (any such Person, a “Covered Indemnitee”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by any of the Lead Investors and certain of their respective Affiliates (collectively, the “Fund Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (a) that the Company shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to a Covered Indemnitee shall be primary and any obligation of any Fund Indemnitor to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Covered Indemnitee shall be secondary) and (b) the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Fund Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Fund Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Fund Indemnitors on behalf of a Covered Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which such Covered Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Fund Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Covered Indemnitee against the Company. The provisions of this Section 8.1 will survive any termination of this Agreement. Any Fund Indemnitor not a party to this Agreement is an express third party beneficiary of this Section 8.1, and is entitled to enforce this Section 8.1 according to its terms to the same extent as if such Fund Indemnitor were a party hereto.

8.2. Confidentiality. Each Stockholder (other than the Lead Investors) agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose, other than to monitor its investment in the Company and its subsidiaries, any confidential information obtained from the Company, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 8.2 by such Stockholder or its Affiliates), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such Stockholder without use of the Company’s confidential information or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to such Stockholder by a third party (other than an Affiliate of such Stockholder) without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have; provided, however, that a Stockholder may disclose confidential information (u) in the course of such Stockholder’s duties as an employee, director or officer of the Company or its subsidiaries, (v) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company, (w) to any prospective purchaser of any Shares from such Stockholder in any Transfer permitted under this Agreement as long as such prospective purchaser agrees prior to such disclosure to be bound by a confidentiality

 

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agreement no less favorable to the Company than the provisions of this Section 8.2, (x) to any Affiliate, partner, member or related investment fund of such Stockholder and their respective directors, employees and consultants, in each case in the ordinary course of business, (y) as may be reasonably determined by such Stockholder to be necessary in connection with such Stockholder’s enforcement of its rights in connection with this Agreement or its investment in the Company and its subsidiaries or (z) as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process or requested by any regulatory or self-regulatory authority or examiner; provided, that such Stockholder notifies the Company of any required disclosure described in this clause (z); provided, further, however, that the acts and omissions of any Person to whom such Stockholder may disclose confidential information pursuant to clauses (v) through (x) of the preceding proviso will be attributable to such Stockholder for purposes of determining such Stockholder’s compliance with this Section 8.2. Each party hereto acknowledges that the Stockholders or any of their Affiliates and, as applicable, related investment funds may review the business plans and related proprietary information of many enterprises, including enterprises which may have products or services which compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company and its subsidiaries, and may trade in the securities of such enterprises. Subject to Section 8.4, nothing in this Section 8.2 will preclude or in any way restrict the Stockholders or their Affiliates or related investment funds from investing or participating in any particular enterprise, or trading in the securities thereof, whether or not such enterprise has products or services that compete with those of the Company and its subsidiaries.

8.3. Other Business Opportunities. Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees to the terms set forth in Article Twelfth of the Certificate of Incorporation.

8.4. Stockholder Covenants.

8.4.1. Each Stockholder that at any time holds more than 20,000 shares of Common Stock (including Common Stock issued or issuable on the conversion of the Senior Convertible Preferred Stock) hereby severally and not jointly agrees that it will not, and it will not permit, cause or encourage any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit or hire for employment, or induce or attempt to persuade to terminate or significantly reduce his or her employment relationship with the Company, any of the Restricted Employees (as defined below) or (ii) introduce or assist or otherwise facilitate the introduction of any Restricted Employees to or by any Portfolio Company for purposes of soliciting such person for employment or hire or inducing or attempting to persuade such person to terminate or significantly reduce his or her employment or consulting relationship with the Company, unless such Stockholder receives the approval of the Board to such solicitation or hiring; provided, that any solicitation, engagement or hiring of a Restricted Employee by a Portfolio Company shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 8.4.1 so long as subsection (ii) of this Section 8.4.1 shall not have been violated with respect to such Restricted Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 8.4.1 shall prohibit (x) any general advertisement or general solicitation that does not specifically target the Restricted Employees, so long as such advertisement or solicitation does not result in a Stockholder or Affiliate of any Stockholder hiring a Restricted Employee or (y) the solicitation and/or hiring of any individual who is no longer and who has not been employed by the Company for nine (9)

 

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months prior to the time of such solicitation or hiring. For purposes of this Section 8.4.1, the term “Restricted Employees” means and includes (a) the executive officers and senior employees of Remedy Opco and its subsidiaries listed on Schedule III attached hereto and (b) thereafter from time to time, such other persons as may be hired, appointed or designated as an executive officer or senior employee of Remedy Opco and its subsidiaries; provided, that no such Person shall be deemed a Restricted Employee hereunder until such time as the Company (as approved by the Board) shall have amended Schedule III to include such Person and shall have delivered such updated Schedule III to the Stockholders pursuant to Section 15.2 below.

8.4.2. Each Stockholder specifically listed on Schedule IV attached hereto severally, and not jointly, agrees that he, she or it will not, and it will not authorize, cause or encourage any other Person to, engage, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, operator, shareholder, manager, consultant, strategic partner or employee or otherwise, in any business that provides or manages bundled payment programs for managed care, the government and non-governmental payers, patients and healthcare providers competitive with Remedy Opco and/or its subsidiaries (a “Competing Business”), unless such Stockholder receives the prior approval of the Board to such activity; provided, that nothing in this Section 8.4.2 shall preclude such Stockholder or Affiliate from owning up to five percent (5%) of any Person engaged in a Competing Business if (i) such Competing Business is publicly traded and (ii) such Stockholder does not control or have the power to direct the operation or management of such Competing Business. It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Section 8.4.2 shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted under the laws and public policies of each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If any court determines that any provision of this Section 8.4.2 is unenforceable, such court will have the power to reduce the duration or scope of such provision, as the case may be, or terminate such provision and, in reduced form, such provision shall be enforceable. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the foregoing restrictions shall not be terminated, unless so terminated by a court, but shall be deemed amended to the extent required to render them valid and enforceable, such amendment to apply only with respect to the operation of this Section 8.4.2 in the jurisdiction of the court that has made the adjudication. The restrictions set forth in this Section 8.4.2 shall survive with respect to each Stockholder who is not a Lead Investor for so long as such Stockholder holds any Equivalent Shares.

8.4.3. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Section 8.4 is invalid, unenforceable or overbroad, each of the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration, or area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid, enforceable and reasonable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision. Each Stockholder recognizes and agrees that immediate irreparable damages for which there is not adequate remedy at law would occur in the event that the provisions of this Section 8.4 are not performed in accordance with the specific terms hereof or are otherwise breached. It is

 

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accordingly agreed that in the event of a failure by the Stockholder or their Affiliates to perform their respective obligations under this Section 8.4, the Company shall be entitled to seek specific performance through injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond, to prevent breaches of and to enforce specifically the provisions of this Section 8.4 in addition to any other remedy to which Company may be entitled, at law or in equity. Nothing in this Section 8.4 shall be deemed to limit the obligations of any Person under any other agreement to which such Person is party.

8.5. Other Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not (and the Lead Investor shall not permit the Company to), without the prior written consent of each of BCV (on behalf of the Bain Group), the Remedy Founders (on behalf of the Remedy Founders Group), and LHP Holding (on behalf of the LHP Holding Group), take any action that would result, solely as a result of such action (including, but not limited to, by reason of such action resulting in (x) direct or indirect ownership by any Stockholder of any equity or other assets or (y) a Stockholder becoming responsible for any liability in connection with such action, but in each case not taking into account any actions by a Stockholder other than actions connected with actions of the Company (such as, for example, accepting a dividend paid by the Company)), in the realization of (or the material risk of realization of) any (1) “effectively connected income” within the meaning of Sections 864 or 897 of the Code, (2) “unrelated business taxable income” within the meaning of Sections 512 or 514 of the Code, or income derived from the conduct of any commercial activity within the meaning of Section 892 of the Code to any of the Other Investors or any of their direct or indirect owners; provided, however that this Section 8.5 does not limit actions that result in the realization of (or the material risk of the realization of) the items listed in clauses (1) or (2) solely to the extent such result (or risk) derives from any right to receive proceeds or amounts (or the actual receipt of proceeds or amounts) pursuant to (A) a “tax receivable agreement” or similar agreement entered into in connection with an initial public offering or (B) a sale or other exit transaction, in each case where all or a portion of such proceeds or other amounts may be directly or indirectly calculated on a substantially equivalent basis for both equity holders in the Company and other direct and indirect equity holders in one or more entities engaged in a trade or business, which calculation may include adjustments for assets and liabilities of such other entities, including tax attributes.

9. REMEDIES.

9.1. Generally. The rights and remedies under this Agreement are cumulative and the Company and each Stockholder will have all remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement or any default hereunder by the Company or any Stockholder. The parties acknowledge that breach or threatened breach by a party of any of its obligations under this Agreement would give rise to irreparable harm to the other parties, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and hereby agree that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, each of the parties hereto will be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and, in addition, to such other equitable remedies (including preliminary or temporary relief) as may be appropriate in the circumstances, without posting a bond or other undertaking.

 

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9.2. Deposit. Without limiting the generality of Section 9.1, if any Stockholder, as applicable, fails to deliver to the purchaser thereof the certificate or certificates evidencing Shares to be Sold (or an affidavit of loss and indemnity agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company in the case of a lost certificate), if any, or transfer documentation required to be provided pursuant to Section 4 hereof, as applicable, such purchaser may, at its option, in addition to all other remedies it may have, deposit the purchase price (including any promissory note constituting all or any portion thereof) for such Shares with any national bank or trust company having combined capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) (the “Escrow Agent”) and the Company will cancel on its books the certificate or certificates representing such Shares, if any, and thereupon all of such holder’s rights in and to such Shares will terminate. Thereafter, upon delivery to such purchaser by such holder of the certificate or certificates (or an affidavit of loss and indemnity agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company in the case of a lost certificate) evidencing such Shares or other required transfer documentation for such Shares (in each case, duly endorsed, or with stock powers duly endorsed, for transfer, with signature guaranteed, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, and with any transfer tax stamps affixed), such purchaser will instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver the purchase price (without any interest) to such holder. Each Stockholder hereby constitutes and appoints each Lead Investor, or any of them, with full power of substitution, as such Stockholder’s true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact, in such Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to execute and deliver any escrow agreement in reasonable and customary form entered into with respect to such Stockholder in accordance with this Section 9.2, and such Lead Investor will provide a copy of such agreement to such Stockholder within five (5) business days of execution; provided, however, that failure to deliver such documents within such time period will not impair or affect the validity of such agreements. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and will, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent death, incapacity, bankruptcy or dissolution of any Stockholder.

10. LEGENDS.

10.1. Restrictive Legend. Each certificate representing Shares will have the following legend endorsed conspicuously thereupon:

THE VOTING OF THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, AND THE SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THEREOF, ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF A STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT TO WHICH THE ISSUER AND CERTAIN OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS ARE PARTY, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER OR OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUER WITHOUT CHARGE.

 

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Each certificate representing Lead Investor Shares will also have the following legend endorsed conspicuously thereupon:

The shares of stock represented by this certificate were originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, the following Lead Investor:             .

Each certificate representing Other Investor Shares will also have the following legend endorsed conspicuously thereupon:

The shares of stock represented by this certificate were originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, the following Other Investor:             .

Each certificate representing Management Shares will also have the following legend endorsed conspicuously thereupon:

The shares of stock represented by this certificate were originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, the following Manager:             .

Any Person who acquires Shares that are not subject to all or part of the terms of this Agreement has the right to have such legend (or the applicable portion thereof) removed from certificates representing such Shares.

10.2. 1933 Act Legends. Each certificate representing Shares will have the following legend endorsed conspicuously thereupon:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED IN A PRIVATE PLACEMENT, WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT COVERING THE TRANSFER OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, THAT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT IS NOT REQUIRED.

10.3. Stop Transfer Instruction. The Company will instruct any transfer agent not to register the Transfer of any Shares until the conditions specified in the foregoing legends are satisfied.

10.4. Termination of 1933 Act Legend. The requirement imposed by Section 10.2 hereof will cease and terminate as to any particular Shares (a) when, in the reasonable opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP, or other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company, such legend is no longer required in order to assure compliance by the Company with the Securities Act or (b) when such Shares have been effectively registered under the Securities Act or transferred pursuant to Rule 144. Wherever (x) such requirement ceases and terminates as to any Shares or (y) such Shares are transferable under paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 144, the holder of such Shares will be entitled to receive from the Company, without expense, new certificates not bearing the legend set forth in Section 10.2 of this Agreement.

 

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11. AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, ETC.

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

11.2. Written Modifications. Subject to Section 7.2, this Agreement may be amended, modified, extended or terminated, and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by the Majority Lead Investors; provided, however, that (a) the consent of the Majority Other Investors will be required for any amendment, modification, extension, termination or waiver which has a materially adverse and disproportionate effect on the rights of the holders of Other Investor Shares relative to the Lead Investors under this Agreement, (b) the consent of the Majority Other Investors will be required for any amendment, modification, extension, termination or waiver which has an adverse effect on the specific rights of the holders of Other Investor Shares under this Agreement or provides any Lead Investor (or any Affiliate of any Lead Investor) with any additional or different rights specific to such Lead Investor or Affiliate thereof which are not otherwise granted to the Other Investors (whether as a result of the identification of such Lead Investor or Affiliate or the creation of any test, standard or other qualifying fact or circumstance that applies uniquely to such Lead Investor or Affiliate), (c) the consent of the Majority Managers will be required for any amendment, modification, extension, termination or waiver which has a materially adverse and disproportionate effect on the rights of the holders of Management Shares relative to other Stockholders under this Agreement, and (d) the consent of the Majority Other Investors will be required for any amendment, modification, waiver, extension or termination of Section 3 that is adverse in any respect to the Other Investors. Each such amendment, modification, extension, termination and waiver will be binding upon each party hereto and each holder of Shares subject hereto. In addition, each party hereto and each holder of Shares subject hereto may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party or holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amendment, modification, extension, termination or waiver of Section 6.1 or Section 8.5 of this Agreement shall not be permitted without the consent of each of BCV (on behalf of the Bain Group), the Remedy Founders (on behalf of the Remedy Founders Group), and LHP Holding (on behalf of the LHP Holding Group). Subject to the foregoing sentence (and all additional approvals required thereunder, where applicable), but notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Section 11.2, after the Effective Date, this Agreement may be amended, modified, extended or terminated, and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by the Majority Lead Investors and a Majority of the Minority Holders.

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12. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement:

12.1. Certain Matters of Construction. In addition to the definitions referred to or set forth below in this Section 12:

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

(b) The word “including” means including, without limitation;

(c) Definitions are equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined;

(d) References to a particular statute or regulation include all rules and regulations thereunder and any successor statute, regulations or rules, in each case as from time to time in effect;

(e) References to “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars;

(f) Terms defined in the singular will have comparable meanings when used in the plural and vice versa; and

(g) The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each be deemed to include the other.

(h) The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

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

Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.

Adverse Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8-102 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person (for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise) and (b) with respect to any natural person, any Member of the Immediate Family of such natural person.

 

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Affiliated Fund” means each corporation, trust, limited liability company, general or limited partnership or other entity under common control with any Lead Investor.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Approved Cure TopCo Sale” means any transaction that constitutes an “Approved Company Sale” under the Cure TopCo LLCA.

Award Agreement” means a written agreement, contract, certificate or other instrument or document evidencing the terms and conditions of any individual grant of Options under the Stock Option Plan.

Bain Group” means BCV and each of its Affiliates who holds Common Stock (or any class or series thereof) as of the Effective Date, together with its and their respective Permitted Transferees who become party hereto after the Effective Date.

BCV” means Bain Capital Venture Fund 2014, L.P.

Board” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

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

Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company as adopted by the Board.

Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed on November 26, 2019 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Change of Control” means the first to occur of any (i) any Transfer to any third party of the Company’s equity interests by the holders thereof as a result of which any Person or group other than the Lead Investors or their Affiliates obtains possession, directly or indirectly, of a majority of the Equivalent Shares outstanding immediately prior to the subject Transfer, (ii) any sale or Transfer by the Company or its subsidiaries of all or substantially all (as defined under the Delaware General Corporation Law) of their assets on a consolidated basis to a Person or group other than the Lead Investors or their Affiliates, or (iii) any consolidation, merger or reorganization of the Company with or into any other entity or entities as a result of which any Person or group other than the Lead Investors or their Affiliates obtains possession, directly or indirectly, of a majority of the Equivalent Shares outstanding immediately prior to the subject Transfer.

 

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Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company having the rights, preferences, and other terms set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation (and any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to such Class A Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or distribution payable thereon or stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, exchange, subdivision or combination thereof).

Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company having the rights, preferences, and other terms set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation (and any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to such Class B Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or distribution payable thereon or stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, exchange, subdivision or combination thereof).

Class C Common Stock” means the Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company having the rights, preferences, and other terms set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation (and any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to such Class C Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or distribution payable thereon or stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, exchange, subdivision or combination thereof).

Class D Common Stock” means the Class D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company having the rights, preferences, and other terms set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation (and any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to such Class D Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or distribution payable thereon or stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, exchange, subdivision or combination thereof).

Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock and/or the Class D Common Stock, as applicable.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement of the Company, dated as of the January 15, 2019, among the Company and the Lead Investors and the other parties thereto.

Convertible Securities” means any evidence of indebtedness, shares of stock (other than Common Stock) or other securities (other than Options and Warrants) which are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

 

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Cost” means, for any security, the price paid to the issuer for such security; provided, that (a) the “Cost” for any Other Investor Shares (or other securities that were received in exchange for or in respect of other securities) shall be $3.01 and (b) the “Cost” for any Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be the exercise price for such Shares.

Counterpart Signature Page” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Covered Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

Covered Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

Cure TopCo” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Cure TopCo LLCA” means the certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cure TopCo, dated as of the Effective Date, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Cure TopCo Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement of the Cure TopCo, to be dated on or about the date hereof, among the Cure TopCo and the other parties thereto.

Director” means a member of the Board.

Disproportionate Adverse Tax Consequence” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Drag Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.1.

Drag Along Participating Seller” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.1.

Drag Along Sale Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Drag Along Sellers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.1.

Drag Along Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Equivalent Shares” means, at any date of determination, (a) as to any outstanding shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock may at the date of determination be converted in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, (b) as to any outstanding shares of Common Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock and (c) as to any outstanding Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities which constitute Shares, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which or into which such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities may at the date of determination be exercised, converted or exchanged (or which will become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable on or prior to, or by reason of, the transaction or circumstance in connection with which the number of Equivalent Shares is to be determined) but excluding any shares of restricted stock that are not then vested or will not become vested on or prior to, or by reason of, the transaction or circumstance in connection with which the number of Equivalent Shares is to be determined.

 

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Escrow Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.

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

Fund Indemnitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

Initial Public Offering” means the initial public offering and sale of Common Stock of the Company for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act on Form S-1 (or any successor form under the Securities Act).

JIA” means that certain letter agreement, entitled “Joint Investment Agreement” and dated as of the Effective Date, by and among the Company, the Lead Investor, Remedy Founders, LHP Holding, BCV and certain other parties.

Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.

Lead Investor Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

Lead Investors” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Lead Investor Shares” means (a) all shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, or held by, a Lead Investor, whenever issued, (b) all shares of Common Stock originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, or held by, a Lead Investor, whenever issued, including all shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities and (c) all Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities originally granted or issued to a Lead Investor (treating such Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities as a number of Shares equal to the number of Equivalent Shares represented by such Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities for all purposes of this Agreement except as otherwise specifically set forth herein).

LHP Holding” means LHP Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

LHP Holding Group” means LHP Holding, together with its Permitted Transferees who become party hereto after the Effective Date.

Major Investor” means each Lead Investor and each Major Other Investor.

Major Other Investor” means (a) each of the Remedy Founders Group, the LHP Holding Group, the Bain Group and the Spring Lake Group for so long as such Person holds the lesser of (i) at least thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the Equivalent Shares held by them as of the Effective Date and (ii) two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company calculated on a fully-diluted basis and treating for such purpose all shares of issued and outstanding Senior Convertible Preferred Stock on an as-converted to Common Stock basis as of the applicable date of determination, and (b) each Other Investor Group, for so long as such Person holds the lesser of (x) at least thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of

 

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the Equivalent Shares held by such Other Investor as of the Effective Date or, if such Other Investor Group does not own any Equivalent Shares as of the Effective Date, such subsequent date on which such Other Investor Group first directly holds Equivalent Shares, and (y) two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company calculated on a fully-diluted basis and treating for such purpose all shares of issued and outstanding Senior Convertible Preferred Stock on an as-converted to Common Stock basis as of the applicable date of determination.

Majority Lead Investors” means, as of any date, the holders of a majority of the Lead Investor Shares outstanding on such date.

Majority Managers” means, as of any date, the holders of a majority of the Management Shares outstanding on such date.

Majority of the Minority Holders” means, (A) at any time that the Minority Key Holders and their Affiliates own a majority of the Shares then owned by all MRH Persons: (x) for so long as Remedy Founders, LHP Holding and BCV are each Minority Key Holders, at least two (2) of such Persons and (y) following the time when any of Remedy Founders, LHP Holding or BCV ceases to be a Minority Key Holder, the Minority Key Holders holding a majority of the Shares held by all Minority Key Holders as of time applicable time, and (B) at any other time, the MRH Persons holding a majority of the Shares then owned by all MRH Persons.

Majority Other Investors” means (a) prior to the date upon which any of the Remedy Founders Group, the LHP Holding Group or the Bain Group cease to beneficially own in the aggregate at least thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the Equivalent Shares owned by them on the Effective Date, (i) Remedy Founders (on behalf of the Remedy Founder Group) and (ii) either (x) LHP Holding (on behalf of the LHP Holding Group) or (y) BCV (on behalf of the Bain Group); and (b) following the date on which any of the Remedy Founders Group, the LHP Holding Group or the Bain Group cease to beneficially own in the aggregate at least thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the Equivalent Shares owned by them on the Effective Date, the holders of at least sixty percent (60%) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the applicable date of determination (excluding for this purpose any shares of Common Stock that have been issued (or are issuable) upon the conversion of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and further excluding any Common Stock acquired by the Lead Investors from any Other Investor).

Management Shares” means (a) all shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, or held by, a Manager, whenever issued, (b) all shares of Common Stock (excluding any Other Investor Shares) originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, or held by, a Manager, whenever issued, including all shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities, (c) all vested Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities originally granted or issued to a Manager (treating such Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities as a number of Shares equal to the number of Equivalent Shares represented by such Options, Warrants and Convertible Securities for all purposes of this Agreement except that such Options and Convertible Securities shall not constitute Shares (i) for purposes of Section 5 and (ii) as otherwise specifically set forth herein) and (d) all unvested Options originally granted or issued to a Manager (treating such unvested Options as a number of Shares equal to the number of Equivalent Shares represented by such unvested Options for all purposes of this Agreement except that such unvested Options shall not constitute Shares (I) for purposes of Sections 4.1 and 5, and (II) as otherwise specifically set forth herein).

 

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Managers” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Members of the Immediate Family” means, with respect to any individual, each parent, sibling, spouse or child or other descendants or ancestors of such individual (including by adoption), each trust created solely for the benefit of one or more of the aforementioned Persons and their spouses and each custodian or guardian of any property of one or more of the aforementioned Persons in his or her capacity as such custodian or guardian.

Minority Holders” means, at any given time, all stockholders of New Remedy Corp as of such time other than (a) stockholders that are not a Lead Investor or an Affiliate of a Lead Investor and (b) any Person that was not a stockholder of New Remedy Corp on the Effective Date that at the given time holds shares of capital stock of New Remedy Corp that were previously held by any NM Person.

Minority Key Holders” means each of Remedy Founders, LHP and BCV (or its designee), in each case as long as it or any of its Affiliates holds any Shares.

MRH Persons” means, at any given time, (a) all Minority Holders and (b) all Affiliates of any then current or former Minority Holder who have acquired equity securities of Cure TopCo after the Effective Date directly or indirectly; and “MRH Person” means any of the foregoing.

NMC Release Date” means the date upon which the Lead Investors cease to beneficially own in the aggregate at least thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the Equivalent Shares owned by the Lead Investors on the Effective Date.

Options” means any options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise directly acquire Common Stock.

Other Investor Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

Other Investor Drag Along Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

Other Investor Drag Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.1.

Other Investor Drag Along Participating Seller” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.1.

Other Investor Drag Along Sellers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.1.

 

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Other Investor Group” means, with respect to each Other Investor, such Other Investor and each of its Affiliates who holds Common Stock (or any class or series thereof) as of the Effective Date or, if such Other Investor Group does not own any Equivalent Shares as of the Effective Date, such subsequent date on which the subject Other Investor first directly holds Equivalent Shares, together with its and their respective Permitted Transferees who become party hereto after the Effective Date.

Other Investor Release Date” means the date upon which the Remedy Founders Group, the LHP Holding Group and the Bain Group cease to beneficially own in the aggregate at least thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the Equivalent Shares owned by them (in the aggregate) on the Effective Date.

Other Investor Shares” means (a) all shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, or held by, an Other Investor, whenever issued, (b) all shares of Common Stock (excluding any Management Shares) originally issued to, or issued with respect to shares originally issued to, or held by, an Other Investor, whenever issued, including all shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Options or Convertible Securities and (c) all Options and Convertible Securities originally granted or issued to an Other Investor (treating such Options and Convertible Securities as a number of Shares equal to the number of Equivalent Shares represented by such Options and Convertible Securities for all purposes of this Agreement except as otherwise specifically set forth herein).

Other Investors” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Participating Buyer” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.2.1.

Participating Seller” means a Tag Along Participating Seller, a Drag Along Participating Seller or an Other Investor Drag Along Participating Seller, as applicable.

Participation Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.1.

Participation Offerees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.1.

Participation Portion” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.1.

Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.

Portfolio Company” means any operating entity in which a Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has any direct or indirect convertible debt or equity investment and any such operating entity’s direct or indirect subsidiaries.

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Price Per Equivalent Share” means the Board’s good faith determination of the price per Equivalent Share of any Convertible Securities, Warrants or Options which are the subject of an Issuance pursuant to Section 5 hereof.

Prospective Buyer” means (a) any Person (other than an Affiliate of a Prospective Selling Investor or Prospective Selling Stockholder, as applicable) proposing to purchase shares from such Prospective Selling Investor or Prospective Selling Stockholder, as applicable, and (b) any Lead Investor proposing to purchase shares from one or more Prospective Selling Minority Holders in an Other Investor Drag Along Transaction.

Prospective Selling Investor” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 and 4.2.

Prospective Selling Minority Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

Prospective Selling Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 and 4.3.

Prospective Subscriber” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.1.

Recap Drag” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Regulation D” means Regulation D under the Securities Act (or any successor provision).

Release Date” means the date upon which both the NMC Release Date and the Other Investor Release Date have occurred.

Remedy Founders” means Remedy Founders LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Remedy Founders Group” means Remedy Founders, together with its Permitted Transferees who become party hereto after the Effective Date.

Remedy Opco” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Reorganization” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

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

Sale” means a Transfer for value; and “Sell” and “Sold” shall each have a correlative meaning.

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

Senior Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company having the rights, preferences and other terms set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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Shares” means all Lead Investor Shares, Other Investor Shares, and Management Shares.

Spousal Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.8.

Spring Lake Group” means Spring Lake Equity Partners, LLC and each of its Affiliates who holds Common Stock as of the Effective Date, together with its and their respective Permitted Transferees who become party hereto after the Effective Date.

Stock Option Plan” means the Remedy Partners, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended, restated or modified from time to time.

Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Subject Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.

Tag Along Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1.

Tag Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1.

Tag Along Participating Seller” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.2.

Tag Along Sale Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1.

Tag Along Sellers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.2.”Transaction” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Transfer” means any sale, pledge, assignment, encumbrance or other transfer or disposition to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise, and “Transferred”, “Transferee”, “Transferability”, and “Transferor” shall each have a correlative meaning; provided, in no event shall any Transfer of the equity interests in a Lead Investor be deemed a Transfer for purposes hereof so long as such Lead Investor remains an Affiliate of New Mountain Partners V, L.P.

Units” means the limited liability company interests of Cure TopCo.

Warrants” means any warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise directly acquire Common Stock.

 

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MISCELLANEOUS.

13.1. Authority; Effect. Each party hereto represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party hereto that (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which such party’s assets are bound and (b) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except to

 

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the extent that the enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby is subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and (ii) general principles of equity. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association.

13.2. Notices. Any notices and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (a) delivered personally or (b) sent (i) by nationally-known, reputable overnight carrier, (ii) by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (iii) by facsimile; provided, that no notice may be sent by facsimile to the Company or any Lead Investor, or (iv) by attachment to electronic mail in portable document (i.e., .pdf) format, in each case, addressed as follows:

If to the Company or any Lead Investor:

c/o New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.

787 Seventh Avenue, 49th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Matthew Holt and Kyle Peterson

E-mail:  

with a copy to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Attention: John E. Sorkin and Garrett T. Charon

Email:     

If to an Other Investor or a Manager, to him at the address set forth in the stock record book of the Company.

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

Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications will be deemed effective (a) on the date received, if personally delivered, (b) one (1) business day after being sent by nationally-known, reputable overnight carrier, (c) three (3) business days after deposit with the U.S. Postal Service, if sent by registered or certified mail, and (d) when receipt is acknowledged, in the case of facsimile or electronic mail; provided, that if sent by facsimile or electronic mail such notice must be followed by a hard copy sent by nationally-known, reputable overnight courier service. Each party hereto is entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to the Company and the Lead Investors.

 

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13.3. Binding Effect, Etc. Except for restrictions on Transfer of Shares set forth in other agreements, plans or other documents, this Agreement, together with the Certificate of Incorporation, the JIA, the Bylaws, the Stock Option Plan, the Award Agreements, the Company Registration Rights Agreement and, to the extent applicable, the Cure TopCo LLCA, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter, supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or discussions with respect to such subject matter (including the Predecessor Stockholders’ Agreement), and is binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any provisions of any of the foregoing agreements with respect to the subject matter herein, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Stockholder party hereto may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto (and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns) and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person, including any creditor of the Company, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

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

13.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together constitute one instrument. A facsimile or electronic signature (i.e., .pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) will be considered due execution and will be binding upon the signatory thereof with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original.

13.6. Severability. In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision will be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable law and the parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the fullest extent possible. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof is held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, that will not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

13.7. No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement will be had against any former, current or future, direct or indirect director, officer, employee, agent or affiliate of a Stockholder, any former, current or future, direct or indirect holder of any equity interests or securities of a Stockholder (whether such holder is a limited or

 

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general partner, member, stockholder or otherwise), any former, current or future assignee of a Stockholder or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, affiliate, controlling person, representative or assignee of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “No Recourse Persons”), as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever will attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any No Recourse Person for any obligation of any Stockholder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation except as otherwise expressly and specifically set forth herein.

13.8. Spousal Consent. Each Stockholder who is married on the Effective Date and the resident of a community property (or equivalent) state or jurisdiction shall cause such Stockholder’s spouse to execute and deliver to the Company a consent of spouse in the form of Exhibit B hereto (a “Spousal Consent”), dated as of the Effective Date. If any Stockholder should marry following the Effective Date, such Stockholder shall cause his or her spouse to execute and deliver to the Company a Spousal Consent within thirty (30) days thereof.

 

14.

GOVERNING LAW.

14.1. Governing Law. This Agreement and all Covered Actions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. As used herein, the term “Covered Action” means any action claim, cause of action or suit (whether based in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of, based upon or relating to (a) this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) the corporate affairs, corporate governance or internal affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, whether or not specifically addressed in this Agreement, (c) any derivative action or proceeding brought by any stockholder on behalf of the Company, (d) relating to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Company to the Company or its stockholders or (e) relating to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty by any director or officer of any subsidiary of the Company to such subsidiary or to the Company.

14.2. Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue; Service. Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Wilmington in the State of Delaware for the purpose of any Covered Action, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any Covered Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above-named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or any Covered Action or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any Covered Action other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action

 

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seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such Covered Action to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Each party consents to service of process in any Covered Action in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 13.2 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 14.2, a party may commence any action in a court other than the above-named courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the above-named courts.

14.3. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 14.3 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 14.3 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

14.4. Exercise of Rights and Remedies. No delay of or omission in the exercise of any right, power or remedy accruing to any party as a result of any breach or default by any other party under this Agreement will impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor will any such delay, omission or waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default occurring before or after that waiver.

[Signature Pages Follow.]

 

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

 

THE COMPANY:     NEW REMEDY CORP.
    By:   

/s/ Adam McAnaney

       Name: Adam McAnaney
       Title: General Counsel and Secretary
THE MAJORITY LEAD INVESTOR:                 REMEDY ACQUISITION, L.P.
       By:    Remedy Investment GP, L.L.C.,
          its general partner
          By:   

/s/ Matthew Holt

             Name: Matthew Holt
             Title: President


THE MAJORITY OTHER INVESTORS:

 

REMEDY FOUNDERS LLC
By:  

/s/ Steve Wiggins

  Name: Steve Wiggins
  Title: President


THE MAJORITY OTHER INVESTORS:

 

LHP HOLDING LLC
By: LIBERTY XII LLC
Its: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ Mark Caputo

  Name: Mark Caputo
  Title: Member


THE MAJORITY OTHER INVESTORS:

 

BAIN CAPITAL VENTURE FUND 2014, L.P.
By: Bain Capital Venture Partners 2014, L.P., its general partner
By: Bain Capital Venture Investors, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Michael A. Krupka

  Name: Michael A. Krupka
  Title: Managing Director
BCIP VENTURE ASSOCIATES
By: Boylston Coinvestors, LLC, as Managing Partner
By:  

/s/ Michael A. Krupka

  Name: Michael A. Krupka
  Title: Managing Director
BCIP VENTURE ASSOCIATES-B
By: Boylston Coinvestors, LLC, as Managing Partner
By:  

/s/ Michael A. Krupka

  Name: Michael A. Krupka
  Title: Managing Director

 

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EXHIBIT A

Counterpart Signature Page

The undersigned hereby agrees to join, become a party to and be bound, as a “Stockholder”, and a [Lead Investor / Manager / Other Investor], by the Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement of New Remedy Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into as of [•], 2019, by and among: (i) the Company; (ii) Remedy Acquisition, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and (iii) certain other holders of the Company’s outstanding securities, as the same may be in effect from time to time.

 

 

Name of Stockholder
By:  

 

  (if applicable)
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Dated:                  , 20    

 

Address for notices:

 

 

 


EXHIBIT B

Spousal Consent

The undersigned spouse of Stockholder hereby acknowledges that I have read the foregoing Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement of New Remedy Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into as of [•], 2019, by and among: (i) the Company (ii) Remedy Acquisition, L.P., and (iii) certain other holders of the Company’s outstanding securities, as the same may be in effect from time to time (the “Stockholders Agreement”) and the agreements referenced therein and that I understand their contents. I am aware that the Stockholders Agreement provides for the sale or repurchase of my spouse’s Shares under certain circumstances and/or imposes other restrictions on such securities (including restrictions on transfer). I agree that my spouse’s interest in these securities is subject to these restrictions and any interest that I may have in such securities shall be irrevocably bound by these agreements and further, that my community property interest, if any, shall be similarly bound by this Agreement and by the Stockholders Agreement.

 

        Date:                          ,         
Signature:                                                                  
Spouse’s Name:                                                        

Exhibit 10.36

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

This Severance Agreement and General Release (the “Agreement”) is hereby entered into as of January 19, 2021 by and between Peter Tad Kendall (“Executive”) and Remedy BPCI Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”).

WHEREAS, Executive has been employed by the Company in an at-will employment relationship;

WHEREAS, effective as of February 1, 2021 (the “Separation Date”), the Executive will be separated from his employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and its affiliates (collectively, the “Company Group”);

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive do not anticipate that there will be any disputes between them or legal claims arising out of Executive’s separation from employment with the Company Group but, nevertheless, desire to ensure a completely amicable parting and to settle fully and finally any and all differences or claims that might arise out of Executive’s employment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and benefits set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Severance Benefits. In exchange for (a) the general release of claims and other good and valuable consideration in this Agreement and (b) Executive’s agreement to remain available and responsive to the Company until the Separation Date for all needed transition questions, the Company agrees to pay and provide to Executive the severance payments and benefits set forth in Section 5(b) of the Employment Agreement, dated November 1, 2019, by and between the Company and Executive (the “Employment Agreement”), as follows (collectively, the “Severance Benefits”):

 

  A.

12 months of Executive’s final Base Salary (as defined in the Employment Agreement), payable in the form of salary continuation in substantially equal installments during the 12-month period following the Separation Date (the “Severance Period”), in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.

 

  B.

Notwithstanding Section 2(b) of the Employment Agreement, Executive will be eligible to receive a bonus of $402,500 for 2020.

 

  C.

A pro-rated Target Bonus (as defined in the Employment Agreement) for calendar year 2021 based on the number of days Executive was employed by the Company (based upon a 365 day year), and payable at the same time as such bonus would otherwise have been paid had Executive remained employed by the Company through such date.

 

  D.

Subject to Executive’s timely election of continuation of medical and dental coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), an amount equal to the employer portion of the monthly premiums paid under the Company’s medical and dental benefit plans and programs in which Executive was participating immediately prior to the Separation Date until the earlier of (x) 12 months following the Separation Date; (y) the expiration of Executive’s


  eligibility for such coverage allowable under COBRA; and (z) the date on which Executive and his eligible dependents become eligible for medical and/or dental coverage from a subsequent employer (A, B, C and D, together, the “Severance Payments”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company’s payment of Severance Payments set forth in this Section 1(D) would subject the Company to any tax or penalty under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (as amended from time to time, the “ACA”), Section 105(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or applicable guidance or regulations issued under the ACA or Section 105(h) of the Code, Executive and the Company agree to work together in good faith, consistent with the requirements for compliance with or exemptions from Section 409A of the Code, to restructure such benefit.

The Severance Payments will be reduced by withholdings for federal and state income and payroll taxes. Executive acknowledges that the Severance Payments are in addition to any compensation and benefits Executive has earned from the Company and that Executive would not be entitled to the Severance Payments but for Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the release contained in this Agreement. This Agreement must become effective, if at all, by the 60th calendar day following the Separation Date. The first payment of the Severance Payments will be made on the Company’s next regular payday following the expiration of 60 calendar days from the Separation Date; but that first payment shall be retroactive to the day following the Separation Date.

 

  E.

Executive’s Class C Units in Cure Aggregator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Aggregator”), shall be treated in accordance with the terms of the Incentive Unit Award Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2020, between Executive, Aggregator and Cure TopCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Incentive Unit Agreement”) applicable in connection with a Termination of Employment or Service (as defined in the Incentive Unit Agreement) without Cause (as defined in the Incentive Unit Agreement). Any unvested Time-Based Units and Performance-Based Units (as defined in the Incentive Unit Agreement) that are not vested as of the Separation Date, and do not vest during the “Performance Tail Period” (as defined in the Incentive Unit Agreement) will be cancelled and forfeited as of the Separation Date, in the case of the Time-Based Units, and as of the expiration of the Tail Period, in the case of the Performance-Based Units, without any further action of the part of either party hereto. The Incentive Unit Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.

2. Payment through Separation Date. Executive understands that Executive will be paid (i) the Base Salary for the final payroll period of Executive’s employment, through the Separation Date, (ii) compensation at the rate of the Base Salary for any vacation time earned but not used as of the Separation Date in accordance with the Company Group policies then in effect, and (iii) reimbursement, in accordance with Section 2(f) of the Employment Agreement, for business expenses incurred by Executive but not yet paid to Executive as of the Separation Date; provided that Executive submits all expenses and supporting documentation required within 60 days of the Separation Date, and provided, further, that such expenses are reimbursable under Company policies as then in effect (clauses (i) through (iii), the “Final Compensation”). Except with respect to clause (iii) of the Final Compensation, the Final Compensation will be paid to Executive within 30 days of the Separation Date (or such shorter period required by law).


Executive confirms and agrees that other than the Final Compensation, Executive has received all wages, reimbursements, payments, or other benefits to which he is entitled as a result of his employment with the Company. Executive acknowledges and agrees nothing within this Agreement is intended to alter the Executive and Company’s at-will relationship and that Executive is required to continue to perform his job duties and abide by all Company policies and procedures through and including the Separation Date, and that Executive’s failure to do so may result in Executive’s termination of employment. In the event Executive’s employment terminates prior to the Separation Date, for any reason, Executive understands that he is not entitled to the Severance Payments.

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or as required by COBRA or other applicable law, Executive will not be entitled to any compensation or benefits or to participate in any past, present or future employee benefit programs or arrangements of the Company Group, including incentive plans or arrangements, on or after the Separation Date.

3. General Release of Claims.

 

  A.

Executive, for himself, his agents, attorneys, heirs, administrators, executors, assignors, assignees, and anyone acting or claiming to act on his or their joint or several behalf, hereby waives, releases, and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, business units, affiliates, parent companies, predecessors, and successors, including but not limited to, Cure TopCo, LLC, Cure Intermediate 1, LLC, Cure Intermediate 2, LLC, Cure Intermediate 3, LLC, Signify Health, Inc., Signify Health, LLC, Signify Home & Community Care, LLC, Censeo Health LLC, TAV Health, LLC, Drynachan, LLC (d/b/a Advance Health), Signify Health IPA, LLC, Remedy Partners, LLC, Remedy Holdings, LLC, Remedy BPCI Partners, LLC, Signify Episode Administrators, LLC, UMSoft Merger Sub, Inc., PatientBlox, Inc., Signify IPA NY, LLC, Liberty Health, LLC and Liberty Health Partners, LLC, and all other members of the Company Group and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and legal counsel (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, causes of action, demands, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities, grievances, or other losses, whether known or unknown, that in anyway arise from, grow out of, or are related to Executive’s employment with the Company Group, Executive’s termination of employment with the Company Group, or events that occurred before the date this Agreement is signed (“Claims”). In compliance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Executive acknowledges that Executive is also specifically waiving any claims under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended.

 

  B.

Executive acknowledges that Executive may hereafter discover Claims or facts in addition to or different from those which Executive now knows or believes to exist with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and which, if known or suspected at the time of executing this Agreement, may have materially affected this Agreement or Executive’s decision to enter into it. Nevertheless, Executive hereby waives any right or Claim that might arise as a result of such different or additional Claims or facts and Executive hereby expressly waives any and all rights and benefits conferred upon Executive by the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which provides as follows:


A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.

4. Covenant Not to Sue. Executive hereby covenants and agrees that Executive has not, and will not to file, commence or initiate any suits, grievances, demands, or causes of action against the Released Parties based upon or relating to any of the claims released and forever discharged pursuant to this Agreement. In accordance with 29 C.F.R. § 1625.23(b), this covenant not to sue is not intended to preclude Executive from bringing a lawsuit to challenge the validity of the release language contained in this Agreement. If Executive breaches this covenant not to sue, Executive hereby agrees to pay all of the reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees actually incurred by the Released Parties in defending against such claims, demands, or causes of action, together with such and further damages as may result, directly or indirectly, from that breach. Moreover, Executive agrees that he will not persuade or instruct any person to file a suit, claim, or complaint with any state or federal court or administrative agency against the Released Parties. The parties agree that this Agreement will not prevent Executive from filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or its equivalent state or local agencies, or otherwise participating in an administrative investigation. However, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Executive agrees to relinquish and forgo all legal relief, equitable relief, statutory relief, reinstatement, back pay, front pay, and any other damages, benefits, remedies, and relief to which Executive may be entitled as a result of any claim, charge, or complaint against the Released Parties and agrees to forgo and relinquish reinstatement, all back pay, front pay, and other damages, benefits, remedies, and relief that he could receive from claims, actions, or suits filed or charges instituted or pursued by any agency or commission based upon or arising out of the matters that are released and waived by this Agreement. The Parties intend that this paragraph and the release of claims herein be construed as broadly as lawfully possible.

5. Return and Conditions. Executive agrees that, within 21 days after the date hereof, Executive will sign and return the Agreement to Kathleen Tourjee, CHRO, via e-signature or scanned document to ktourjee@signifyhealth.com. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he will not be entitled to receive the Severance Benefits unless and until (i) Executive executes an unrevoked Agreement; (ii) Executive remains employed until the Separation Date; (iii) Executive signs and returns the Agreement to the Company and ratifies the release and covenant contained in Sections 3 and 4 hereof through the Separation Date by signing after the Separation Date on the signature page below, and (iv) the Revocation Period (as defined below) has expired without Executive having revoked the Agreement.

6. Disclosures. Executive acknowledges and warrants that Executive is not aware of, or that Executive has fully disclosed to the Company in writing, any matters for which Executive was responsible or which came to Executive’s attention as an executive of the Company that might give rise to, evidence, or support any claim of regulatory violation, illegal conduct, unlawful discrimination, or other cause of action against the Company or any of the Released Parties.

7. No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Nothing contained in this Agreement constitutes, may be construed as, or is intended to be an admission or an acknowledgment by the Released Parties of any wrongdoing or liability, all such wrongdoing and liability being expressly denied.


8. Confidentiality. Executive agrees to maintain absolute confidentiality and secrecy concerning the terms of this Agreement, and will not reveal or disseminate by publication in any manner whatsoever this document or any matters pertaining to it to any other person, including but not limited to any past or present employee, officer, or director of any member of the Company Group or any media representative, except as required by legal process. This confidentiality provision does not apply to communications necessary between Executive’s immediate family members, legal and financial planners, or tax preparers who are also bound to uphold the confidentiality of this Agreement.

9. Non-Disparagement. Without limiting the generality of Section 3(d)(iv) of the Employment Agreement, Executive agrees that, following the date hereof and Executive’s termination of employment, Executive will not disparage or speak unfavorably about the Company or any of the other Released Parties to third parties or in public or otherwise take any action or make any comment whatsoever that would harm, injure, or potentially harm or injure the goodwill of the Company or the other Released Parties. Following the date hereof and Executive’s termination of employment, the Company shall instruct each member of the Board of Directors of Signify Health, Inc., each executive officer of Signify Health, Inc. and each employee of the Company Group who directly reported to Executive immediately prior to the date hereof not to disparage or speak unfavorably about Executive to third parties or in public or to otherwise take any action or make any comment whatsoever that would harm, injure or potentially harm or injure the goodwill of Executive. This provision is not intended to, nor shall it (or any other provision herein), prohibit Executive and the directors, executive officers and employees identified in the immediately preceding sentence from cooperating with any government investigation or court order or from making a good-faith, truthful report to any government agency with oversight responsibility for the Company, including without limitation the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

10. Company Property. All records, files, lists, including computer generated lists, data, drawings, documents, equipment, and similar items relating to the Company Group’s business that Executive generated or received from the Company Group remain the Company Group’s sole and exclusive property. Executive agrees to promptly return to the Company all property of the Company Group in Executive’s possession. Executive further represents that Executive has not downloaded, copied, caused to be copied, printed out, or caused to be printed out any documents or other material originating with or belonging to the Company Group, other than for use on behalf of the Company. Executive additionally represents that Executive will not retain in Executive’s possession any such documents or other materials. Executive acknowledges that Executive shall not be entitled to receive the Severance Benefits until all Company Group property has been returned.

11. Restrictive Covenants. The covenants set forth in Section 3 of the Employment Agreement and all obligations of Executive thereunder, and any other restrictive covenants applicable to Executive, shall remain in full force and effect. In addition, and without limiting any obligations of Executive under Section 3(a) of the Employment Agreement, Executive acknowledges that from time to time Executive had access to trade secrets, confidential information, data, and other proprietary information of the Company Group whether or not developed, discovered, or conceived by Executive (collectively, the “Confidential Information”). By way of illustration, but not limitation, Confidential Information includes: all customer lists, prospective customer lists, databases, processes, computer programs, business data, marketing and business plans, budgets, unpublished financial statements, licenses, information relating to the Company Group’s business contracts, marketing strategies, and other secret or confidential matter relating or pertaining to the business and services of the Company Group, whether verbal, written, or electronic. Executive agrees that Executive will hold the Company Group’s Confidential Information in the strictest confidence, will not disclose such information to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity, and will not use such information for any purpose not expressly authorized by the Company.


12. Breach of Agreement; Governing Law. If either party brings a claim for breach of the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in prosecuting or defending such an action. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflict of laws principles that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Executive agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of or in the State of California in connection with nay dispute arising out of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement.

13. Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Executive and the Company, and their officers, directors, Executives, agents, legal counsel, heirs, successors, and assigns.

14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which, taken together, constitute one and the same agreement.

15. Warranties and Representations. Executive hereby warrants and represents that:

 

  A.

Executive has carefully read and fully understands the comprehensive terms and conditions of this Agreement and the releases set forth therein;

 

  B.

Executive is executing this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily, without any duress, coercion, or undue influence by the Company, its representatives, or any other person;

 

  C.

Executive has had ample opportunity to consult with legal counsel of his own choice before executing this Agreement;

 

  D.

Executive has pending no claim, complaint, grievance or any document with any federal or state agency or any court seeking money damages or relief against the Released Parties.

 

  E.

The Severance Benefits recited above constitute good and valuable consideration for this release;

 

  F.

Executive is fully satisfied with the terms and conditions of this Agreement including, without limitation, the consideration paid to Executive by the Company;

 

  G.

Executive is not waiving rights or claims that may arise after the date this Agreement is executed;

 

  H.

Except as specifically provided herein, Executive has been paid all compensation owed to Executive by the Company;

 

  I.

Executive has had the right to consider the terms of this Agreement for a full 21 days and Executive hereby waives any and all rights to any further review period; and


  J.

Executive has the right to revoke this Agreement within seven (7) calendar days after signing it (the “Revocation Period”) by providing prior to the expiration of the Revocation Period, written notice of revocation to Kathleen Tourjee, CHRO, via e-signature or scanned, signed document to ktourjee@signifyhealth.com. If Executive revokes this Agreement during the Revocation Period, the Company’s obligations and Executive’s obligations shall become null and void in their entirety.

16. Entire Agreement; Severability of Terms. This Agreement and Sections 3, 6, 7 (as applicable), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the Employment Agreement contain the complete, entire understanding of the parties hereto concerning the subject matter hereof, with the exception of any written notice to Executive by Company amending Executive’s Separation Date. In executing this Agreement, neither party relies on any term, condition, promise, or representation other than those expressed herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and discussions with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by written agreement signed by both parties hereto, with the exception of any written notice to Executive by Company amending Executive’s Separation Date. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then that invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Agreement, which will continue and remain in full force and effect.

17. Compliance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act. Executive warrants and represents that Executive has been given 21 days to review this Agreement which provides Executive with information related to Executive’s separation of employment, with legal counsel and that Executive has had fair and full opportunity to consider the terms contained in these documents. Executive understands that Executive may revoke either this Agreement within seven days after signing. Executive has the right to sign this Agreement before the expiration of the 21-day consideration period, and if he chooses to do so, understands he is waiving his right to the full 21-day consideration period.

 

/s/ Peter Tad Kendall

         Dated: January 19, 2021
Peter Tad Kendall    

/s/ Kathleen Tourjee

    Dated January 19, 2021
Remedy BPCI Partners, LLC    
By: Kathleen Tourjee, CHRO    

The release and covenant contained in Sections 3 and 4 above are ratified and confirmed with respect to any Claims, acts or omissions through the Separation Date.

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED
 

 

Date:

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

Entity Name

  

Jurisdiction of Organization

Cure TopCo, LLC    Delaware
Cure Intermediate 1, LLC    Delaware
Cure Intermediate 2, LLC    Delaware
Cure Intermediate 3, LLC    Delaware

Signify Health, Inc.

Signify Health, LLC

  

Delaware

Delaware

Signify Home & Community Care, LLC    Delaware
Censeo Health LLC    Delaware
TAV Health, LLC    Delaware
Drynachan, LLC (d/b/a Advance Health)    Delaware
Signify Health IPA, LLC    New York
Remedy Partners, LLC    Delaware
Remedy Holdings, LLC    Delaware

Signify Episode Administrators, LLC

UMSoft Merger Sub, Inc.

PatientBlox, Inc.

  

Delaware

Delaware

Delaware

Signify IPA NY, LLC    New York
Liberty Health, LLC    Delaware
Liberty Health Partners, LLC    Delaware

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated December 7, 2020 (January 19, 2021, as to the effects of the share issuance described in Note 5), relating to the financial statement of Signify Health, Inc. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Stamford, CT

January 19, 2021

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated October 19, 2020, relating to the financial statements of Cure TopCo, LLC. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Stamford, CT

January 19, 2021

Exhibit 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Signify Health, Inc. of our report dated April 30, 2019, except as to Note 2, which is as of October 14, 2020, relating to the 2018 financial statements of Remedy Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.

/s/ RSM US LLP

Stamford, Connecticut

January 19, 2021