UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2021

 

 

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   814-01358   84-7071531

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY

  10154
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 503-2100

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

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on which registered

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Securities Purchase Agreement

Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 5, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Blackstone Private Credit Fund (the “Fund”), Twin Peaks Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company not affiliated with the Fund (the “Seller”), BCRED Twin Peaks LLC (“Holdco”), Teacher Retirement System of Texas, an investor in Seller, and Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), the Fund acquired Holdco which includes a portfolio of assets from Seller consisting of loans to 41 borrowers (including delayed draw term loans), five equity investments, cash and other assets (collectively, the “Assets”) for an aggregate purchase price of $721.0 million (the “Transaction”). The purchase price represents the fair market value of the Assets of $1,059.0 million determined pursuant to the Fund’s valuation procedures (including approval of the valuations by the Fund’s board of trustees after review of reports provided by independent valuation providers) within 48 hours of the closing, less the amount of assumed borrowings (including accrued interest) of $338.0 million. The Seller is an entity owned and controlled by a third party and advised by an affiliate of the Adviser. An affiliate of the Adviser owns an approximately 2.9% non-voting interest in the Seller. The acquisition of Holdco was funded with cash on hand, which primarily consists of proceeds from the Fund’s offering of its common shares.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Fund purchased 100% of the limited liability company interests in Holdco, a Delaware limited liability company, which directly holds Assets and two wholly-owned financing subsidiaries (the “Financing Subsidiaries”), each of which directly holds Assets. Each of the Financing Subsidiaries (BCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC (“Denali Peak”) and BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (“Siris Peak”)) are now indirectly wholly-owned by the Fund and have entered into credit facilities that have been assumed by the Fund pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

The foregoing description is only a summary of the material provisions of the Purchase Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Denali Peak Facility

Denali Peak is party to a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “DB Credit Facility”), dated as of October 11, 2018, with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DB”). DB serves as agent, U.S. Bank National Association serves as collateral agent and collateral custodian and Holdco serves as servicer under the DB Credit Facility.

Advances under the DB Credit Facility initially bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate in effect (“LIBOR”), plus the applicable margin of 2.00% per annum. After the expiration of a three-year reinvestment period from the initial closing date, the applicable margin on outstanding advances will be increased by 0.25% per annum.

 

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The maximum commitment amount of the DB Credit Facility is $171.7 million, which is fully drawn on the date hereof. Proceeds from borrowings under the DB Credit Facility may be used to fund portfolio investments by Denali Peak and to make advances under revolving loans where Denali Peak is a lender. All amounts outstanding under the DB Credit Facility must be repaid by the date that is five years after the initial closing date of the DB Credit Facility.

Denali Peak’s obligations to the lenders under the DB Revolving Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in all of Denali Peak’s portfolio investments and cash. The obligations of Denali Peak under the DB Credit Facility are non-recourse to Holdco or the Fund, and the Fund’s exposure under the DB Credit Facility is limited to the value of the Fund’s investment in Denali Peak.

In connection with the DB Credit Facility, Denali Peak has made certain customary representations and warranties and is required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar facilities. The DB Credit Facility contains customary events of default for similar financing transactions, including if a change of control of Denali Peak occurs. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default, DB may declare the outstanding advances and all other obligations under the DB Credit Facility immediately due and payable. The occurrence of an event of default (as described above) triggers a requirement that Denali Peak obtain the consent of DB prior to entering into any sale or disposition with respect to portfolio investments.

The foregoing description is only a summary of the material provisions of the DB Credit Facility and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the DB Credit Facility, as amended, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Siris Peak Facility

Siris Peak is party to a senior secured credit facility (the “SG Credit Facility”), dated as of October 11, 2018, with Société Générale (“SG”). SG serves as agent, Citibank N.A. serves as collateral agent and collateral custodian, Virtus Group, LP serves as collateral administrator and Holdco serves as servicer under the SG Credit Facility.

Advances under the SG Credit Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the three-month LIBOR, plus the applicable margin of 2.25% per annum.

The maximum commitment amount of the SG Credit Facility is $165.9 million, which is fully drawn on the date hereof and which may not be reborrowed once repaid. Proceeds from borrowings under the SG Credit Facility may be used to fund portfolio investments by Siris Peak and to make advances under revolving loans where Siris Peak is a lender. All amounts outstanding under the SG Credit Facility must be repaid by the date that is five years after the initial closing date of the SG Credit Facility.

Siris Peak’s obligations to the lenders under the SG Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in all of Siris Peak’s portfolio investments and cash. The obligations of Siris Peak under the SG Credit Facility are non-recourse to Holdco or the Fund, and the Fund’s exposure under the SG Credit Facility is limited to the value of the Fund’s investment in Siris Peak.

 

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In connection with the SG Credit Facility, Siris Peak has made certain customary representations and warranties and is required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar facilities. The SG Credit Facility contains customary events of default for similar financing transactions, including if a change of control of Siris Peak occurs. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default, lenders holding a majority of the outstanding advances under the SG Credit Facility may declare the outstanding advances and all other obligations under the SG Credit Facility immediately due and payable. The occurrence of an event of default (as described above) triggers a requirement that Siris Peak obtain the consent of a majority of the outstanding advances under the SG Credit Facility prior to entering into any sale or disposition with respect to portfolio investments.

The foregoing description is only a summary of the material provisions of the SG Credit Facility and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the SG Credit Facility, as amended, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information required by Item 2.01 contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information required by Item 2.03 contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

The required financial statements for Holdco will be filed in accordance with Rule 6-11 of Regulation S-X under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 71 days after the latest date on which this Current Report could have been timely filed.

(d) Exhibit

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March  5, 2021, by and among Blackstone Private Credit Fund, Twin Peaks Parent LLC, BCRED Twin Peaks LLC, Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC.
10.2.1    Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October  11, 2018, by and among BCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Downing Street LLC), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, and U.S. Bank National Association as collateral agent and custodian.

 

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10.2.2    Omnibus Amendment to the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September  9, 2019, by and among BCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Downing Street LLC), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, and U.S. Bank National Association as collateral agent and custodian.
10.2.3    Second Amendment to the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November  12, 2020, by and among BCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Downing Street LLC), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, and U.S. Bank National Association as collateral agent and custodian.
10.2.4    Second Omnibus Amendment to the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March  5, 2021, by and among BCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Downing Street LLC), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, and U.S. Bank National Association as collateral agent and custodian.
10.3.1    Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October  11, 2018, by and among BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Stone Street LLC), Société Generale as agent, Virtus Group, LP as collateral administrator and Citibank N.A. as collateral agent and custodian.
10.3.2    First Amendment to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March  12, 2019, by and among BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Stone Street LLC), Société Generale as agent, Virtus Group, LP as collateral administrator and Citibank N.A. as collateral agent and custodian.
10.3.3    Second Amendment to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June  13, 2019, by and among BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Stone Street LLC), Société Generale as agent, Virtus Group, LP as collateral administrator and Citibank N.A. as collateral agent and custodian.
10.3.4    Third Amendment to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February  18, 2020, by and among BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Stone Street LLC), Société Generale as agent, Virtus Group, LP as collateral administrator and Citibank N.A. as collateral agent and custodian.
10.3.5    Fourth Amendment to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June  4, 2020, by and among BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Stone Street LLC), Société Generale as agent, Virtus Group, LP as collateral administrator and Citibank N.A. as collateral agent and custodian.

 

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10.3.6    Fifth Amendment to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January  26, 2021, by and among BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Stone Street LLC), Société Generale as agent, Virtus Group, LP as collateral administrator and Citibank N.A. as collateral agent and custodian.
10.3.7    Omnibus Amendment to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March  5, 2021, by and among BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (f/k/a GSO Stone Street LLC), Société Generale as agent, Virtus Group, LP as collateral administrator and Citibank N.A. as collateral agent and custodian.

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

    BLACKSTONE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND
Date: March 11, 2021     By:  

/s/ Marisa J. Beeney

      Name: Marisa J. Beeney
      Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 5, 2021, is entered into by and among Blackstone Private Credit Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (“Purchaser”), Purchaser’s investment adviser, Blackstone Credit BDC Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Adviser”) (solely for purposes of Section 8), BCRED Twin Peaks LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdco”) (solely for purposes of Section 1(d)), Teacher Retirement System of Texas (solely for purposes of Section 1(c)), and Twin Peaks Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company not affiliated with Purchaser or Adviser (“Seller”), that operates as a separately managed account.

WHEREAS, Holdco is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seller, that owns (a) loans and equity interests in various portfolio companies (collectively, the “Direct Assets”) and (b) 100% of the limited liability company interests of each of BCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC (formerly GSO Downing Street LLC) (“Denali Peak”) and BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC (formerly GSO Stone Street LLC) (“Siris Peak,” and together with Denali Peak, the “Financing Subsidiaries”), each of which owns loans and equity interests in various portfolio companies (collectively, the “Subsidiary Assets”); and

WHEREAS, the Direct Assets and Subsidiary Assets are set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, the “Assets”); and

WHEREAS, Holdco, together with the Direct Assets, the Financing Subsidiaries and the Subsidiary Assets, constitutes substantially all of Seller’s assets; and

WHEREAS, Denali Peak has entered into a Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, and U.S. Bank National Association as collateral agent and custodian, dated as of October 11, 2018 (the “Denali Peak Facility”) and an affiliate of the Adviser has obtained all necessary consents, approvals, waivers or authorizations under the Denali Peak Facility for the Transaction (as defined below); and

WHEREAS, Siris Peak has entered into a Loan and Servicing Agreement with Société Generale as agent, Virtus Group LP as collateral administrator and Citibank N.A. as collateral agent and custodian, dated as of October 11, 2018 (the “Siris Peak Facility”) and an affiliate of the Adviser has obtained all necessary consents, approvals, waivers or authorizations under the Siris Peak Facility for the Transaction; and

WHEREAS, Seller, having obtained the requisite consent of its members, desires to sell 100% of its interest in Holdco to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase such interests of Holdco; and

WHEREAS, each of the Assets and the Assumed Liabilities (as defined below) have been fair valued as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange within two business days of the date hereof in accordance with Purchaser’s valuation procedures, as approved by Purchaser’s board of trustees (the “Board”) and the members of Seller, and, upon consideration of reports prepared by independent evaluators, such aggregate valuation (the “Holdco Fair Value”) has been mutually agreed upon by the Board and the members of Seller to serve as the purchase price for the Transaction (as defined below); and

 

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WHEREAS, the Board has determined, with respect to Purchaser, that the Transaction is in the best interests of Purchaser and its shareholders and that the interests of its shareholders will not be diluted as a result of this Transaction;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

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Purchase and Sale of the Interests of Holdco. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement:

 

  a.

Purchaser hereby purchases from Seller, and Seller hereby sells to Purchaser, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and encumbrances, other than those set forth in the limited liability company agreement of Holdco and under applicable securities laws, the right, title and interest in 100% of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Holdco in exchange for an aggregate payment of $721,040,330 in cash (representing the Holdco Fair Value) in two installments, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wire transfer instructions provided by Seller in writing (the “Transaction”). An initial payment shall be paid on the Closing Date in the amount of $694,255,232 and a final payment shall be paid within five (5) business days following the Closing Date in the amount of $26,785,098.

 

  b.

The closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”) shall take place simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement on the date of this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) at the offices of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017 or remotely by exchange of documents and signatures (or their electronic counterparts). The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to occur at 12:01 a.m. on the Closing Date.

 

  c.

If within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Closing, the Adviser, the Common Member (as defined in the Seller’s limited liability company agreement) or any of their affiliates determine that there were errors in any of the inputs to Holdco Fair Value that impacted the determination of Holdco Fair Value, which could include, but are not limited to, scrivener’s errors, trade errors, additional interest payments owed or returned under the Financing Facilities for the pre-Closing period, or any repayments, proceeds or distributions with respect to the Assets during the pre-Closing Period (but excluding any changes to the fair market value determinations of the Assets set forth on Schedule 1, other than changes as a result of the foregoing errors), then the Adviser or its affiliates may adjust, or the Common Member or its affiliates may cause the Adviser to adjust, the Holdco Fair Value to correct such error by providing a statement (the “Post-Closing Statement”) to each of Purchaser, Seller and the Common Member describing the error and correction with reasonably detailed supporting documentation. The Adviser agrees to provide any such information that the Common Member reasonably requests in order to evaluate the Holdco Fair Value determination. Purchaser, Seller, Common Member or, in the case where the Post-Closing Statement was issued with respect to the determination of an error

 

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  by the Common Member, the Adviser may dispute the Post-Closing Statement by delivery of written notice thereof within fifteen (15) business days after delivery of the Post-Closing Statement. The Adviser, Purchaser, Seller and the Common Member shall resolve in good faith any disputed adjustments within a period of fifteen (15) business days following delivery of any such notice. If the Post-Closing Statement provides that the Holdco Fair Value at the Closing was understated, Purchaser shall pay to Seller the amount by which it was understated. If the Post-Closing Statement provides that the Holdco Fair Value at the Closing was overstated, Seller shall pay to Purchaser the amount by which it was overstated. Any such adjustment amount shall be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account specified by the party to whom such payment is owed within five (5) business days after the parties agree to the adjustment in the Post-Closing Statement. Any adjustment under this Section 1(c) shall not bear interest and shall be treated as an adjustment to the purchase price in Section 1(a) for tax purposes except as otherwise required by law.

 

  d.

Any liabilities of Holdco, other than those referred to in Section 2(b)(ii) below, are hereby assigned by Holdco to Seller at Closing, and Seller hereby assumes and accepts such liabilities at Closing.

 

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Representations and Warranties.

 

  a.

Each of the parties hereby represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement, that:

 

  i.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such party and the consummation of the Transaction contemplated hereby are within such party’s corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership, or trust power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of such party. Each such party is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its state of organization. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document (as such term is defined in the limited liability company agreement of Seller, dated the date hereof) has been duly and validly executed by the party and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or insolvency laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

 

  ii.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by such party and the consummation of the Transaction contemplated hereby will not (i) violate any provision of law, statute, rule, regulation or executive order to which such party is subject; (ii) violate any judgment, order, injunction, writ or decree of any court applicable to such party; or (iii) result in the breach of or conflict with any term, covenant, condition or provision of, or constitute a default under, any material commitment, contract or other agreement or instrument, to which such party is or may be bound or affected. Any required consents or approvals with regard to the subject matter of this Agreement, each of the other Transaction Documents and the Transaction contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, any consents or approvals required pursuant to applicable contractual or regulatory obligations) have been obtained by the party or otherwise waived on or prior to the date

 

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  hereof. To the extent that any of the provisions set forth herein constitute an amendment, or to give full effect to the Transaction contemplated hereby any waiver or amendment is required to be given or made, to any agreement, instrument or document of any entity referred to herein (including with respect to any applicable restrictions or prohibitions thereof), the parties hereby agree that such agreement, instrument or document is hereby amended to effectuate the Transaction, and this Agreement shall constitute an amendment to such agreement, instrument or document.

 

  iii.

Each party has experience as an investor in securities of companies and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this Transaction and protecting its own interests in connection with such Transaction. Each Party has adequate information concerning the Transaction and this Agreement to make an informed decision regarding the Transaction and this Agreement. In connection with this Agreement, neither party has relied on and is not relying on any representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, in respect of the other party except for the representations and warranties as are set forth in this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents. Each of Purchaser and Seller acknowledges that neither party has provided any investment advice or opinion on whether the other party’s entry into this Agreement is prudent.

 

  b.

Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that:

 

  i.

Seller owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in Holdco, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and encumbrances, other than those set forth in the limited liability company agreement of Holdco and under applicable securities laws. Holdco owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in each of Denali Peak and Siris Peak, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and encumbrances, other than those set forth in each entity’s limited liability company agreement, as applicable, and under applicable securities laws. Each of Holdco, Denali Peak and Siris Peak owns good and marketable title to all of the Assets identified on Schedule 1 under its name, respectively, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, other than the liabilities set forth on Schedule 2 (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”), as applicable. Upon consummation of the Transaction hereunder, the Purchaser shall own 100% of the limited liability company interests of Holdco, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, and each of Holdco, Denali Peak and Siris Peak shall continue to own good and marketable title to all of the Assets identified on Schedule 1 under its name free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, other than the Assumed Liabilities, as applicable.

 

  ii.

Each of Holdco, Denali Peak and Siris Peak has no liabilities, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent, other than (A) the Assumed Liabilities, as applicable, and (B) those incident to the maintenance of its existence as a limited liability company under the laws of Delaware.

 

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  iii.

To its actual knowledge, no material litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending (in which service of process has been received) or threatened against Holdco or any properties or assets held by it. Seller knows of no facts that might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings which would materially and adversely affect its business and neither it nor Holdco are party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the Transaction.

 

  iv.

Holdco is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

  v.

Each of Holdco and the Financing Subsidiaries is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its state of organization. The performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transaction contemplated hereby will not (i) violate any provision of law, statute, rule, regulation or executive order to which Holdco or either Financing Subsidiary is subject; (ii) violate any judgment, order, injunction, writ or decree of any court applicable to Holdco or either Financing Subsidiary; or (iii) result in the breach of or conflict with any term, covenant, condition or provision of, or constitute a default under, any material commitment, contract or other agreement or instrument, to which Holdco or either Financing Subsidiary is or may be bound or affected. The books and records of Holdco and each Finance Subsidiary made available to Purchaser and/or its counsel are substantially true and correct and contain no material misstatements or omissions with respect to the operations of Holdco and each Finance Subsidiary. All information regarding the Assets, liabilities and material contracts of Holdco and each Finance Subsidiary requested by Purchaser have been disclosed to Purchaser as of the date of this Agreement.

 

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Indemnification.

 

  a.

Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its officers from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of investigation) to which Seller and those officers may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect thereto) arises out of or is based on any breach by Purchaser of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, provided that such indemnification by Purchaser is not (i) in violation of any applicable law or (ii) otherwise prohibited as a result of any applicable order or decree issued by any governing regulatory authority or court of competent jurisdiction.

 

  b.

Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and the members of the Board and its officers from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of investigation) to which Purchaser and those Board members and officers may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect

 

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  thereto) arises out of or is based on any breach by Seller of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, provided that such indemnification by Seller is not (i) in violation of any applicable law or (ii) otherwise prohibited as a result of any applicable order or decree issued by any governing regulatory authority or court of competent jurisdiction.

4. Further Assurances. Each of the parties, without further consideration, shall execute and deliver such documents and take such other actions and cause its affiliates and/or subsidiaries to execute and deliver such documents and take such other actions as may be necessary to consummate more effectively the subject matter hereof.

5. Confidentiality. Each of the parties agrees that this Agreement is confidential and that the contents hereof will be kept confidential by each such party and its respective officers, directors, employees and/or advisors, as the case may be (except to the extent disclosure thereof is required by applicable law, regulation or legal process).

6. Transfer Taxes. All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added and other such taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the documents to be delivered hereunder shall be borne and paid equally by the Purchaser and Seller when due. Seller shall, at its own expense, timely file any tax return or other document with respect to such taxes or fees (and Purchaser shall cooperate with respect thereto as necessary).

7. Seller Rights. Seller hereby agrees and acknowledges that, as of the sale, transfer, assignment or conveyance by Seller of Holdco and the Assets as set forth in this Agreement, Seller’s rights, title and interests with respect to Holdco and such Assets shall terminate.

8. Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be paid by Adviser. All such costs and expenses will not be borne directly or indirectly by Purchaser or Seller.

9. Notices. All notices, demands and other communications to be given and delivered under or by reason of the provisions under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when personally delivered, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested), sent by electronic mail or facsimile, sent by telecopy or sent by reputable overnight courier service. Notice to Seller and Holdco shall be addressed to Teacher Retirement System of Texas, 1000 Red River Street, Austin, Texas 78701, Attention: Ashley Baum or at such other address as Seller may designate by written notice to Purchaser. Notice to Purchaser shall be addressed to Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10154, Attention: Marisa Beeney, or at such other address and to the attention of such other person as Purchaser may designate by written notice to Seller.

10. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns, and legal representatives of each of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties or their respective successors and assigns, any rights or benefits under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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11. Entire Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that this Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, contains the entire agreement and understanding concerning the subject matter herein, and supersedes and replaces all prior negotiations and agreements between the parties, whether written or oral. It is expressly understood and agreed that there have been no promises, agreements, warranties or inducements, not herein or therein expressed. The parties acknowledge that they have read this Agreement and have executed it without relying upon any statements, representations, or warranties, written, or oral, not expressly set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document.

12. Waiver, Modification and Amendment. No provision herein may be waived unless in writing signed by the party whose rights are thereby waived. Waiver of any one provision herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision herein. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by all of the parties.

13. 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 law principles, except for issues of Texas law referenced herein, which shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict of law principles.

14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any applicable law or public policy, this Agreement shall be considered divisible and such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent it is deemed unenforceable so long as the legal substance of the Transaction contemplated herein is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party, and in all other respects this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that if any such provision may be made enforceable by limitation thereof, then such provision shall be deemed to be so limited and shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, including by electronic transmission (which may include email or any other form of communication not directly involving the physical transmission of paper that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process), and each of such counterparts shall be deemed an original, and all when taken together shall constitute the Agreement.

*         *        *        *        *

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

BLACKSTONE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name:    Marisa J. Beeney
 

Title:      Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal

Officer and Secretary

 

TWIN PEAKS PARENT LLC

 

By: Teacher Retirement System of Texas, its Common Member

By:   /s/ Ashley Baum
  Name:    Ashley Baum
  Title:      Director

 

TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS

(solely for purposes of Section 1(c))

By:   /s/ Ashley Baum
  Name:    Ashley Baum
  Title:      Director

 

BLACKSTONE CREDIT BDC ADVISORS LLC

(solely for purposes of Section 8)

By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name:    Marisa J. Beeney
  Title:      Authorized Person

 

BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC

(solely for purposes of Section 1(d))

By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name:    Marisa J. Beeney
  Title:      Authorized Person


Schedule 1

 

           
Issuer   Facility   Holdco (Debt
Par Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
  Denali Peak
(Debt Par Value
($) / Equity
Shares)
  Siris Peak (Debt
Par Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
  Total (Debt Par
Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
           

Abaco Energy Technologies LLC aka Basin Tools

 

Initial Term Loan

     

11,104,166.66

     

11,104,166.66

           

Action Environmental Group Inc/The aka Interstate Waste Services, Inc

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

         

1,578,075.00

 

1,578,075.00

           

Action Environmental Group Inc/The aka Interstate Waste Services, Inc

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Unfunded

 

1,110,000.00

         

1,110,000.00

           

Action Environmental Group Inc/The aka Interstate Waste Services, Inc

 

Initial Term Loan

     

4,950,000.00

 

9,900,000.00

 

14,850,000.00

           

Bungie Inc

 

Initial Term Loan

     

2,500,000.00

     

2,500,000.00

           

Bution Holdco 2, Inc. aka ORS Medco

 

Term Loans

     

8,249,177.78

     

8,249,177.78

           

Colony Holding Corp aka Colony Hardware Supply/Tailwind

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

6,131,948.83

 

815,624.97

 

4,240,550.85

 

11,188,124.65

           

Colony Holding Corp aka Colony Hardware Supply/Tailwind

 

Senior Secured Unitranche

 

8,287,649.15

 

12,251,508.76

 

25,686,694.71

 

46,225,852.62

           

ConvergeOne Holdings Inc

 

Initial Term Loan (First Lien)

     

14,737,500.00

 

19,650,000.00

 

34,387,500.00

           

Cook & Boardman Group LLC/The

 

Initial Term Loan

 

2,784,794.12

 

3,164,844.56

     

5,949,638.68

           

Corfin Holdco, Inc.

 

Corfin Common Stock

 

52,143.00

         

52,143.00

           

Corfin Holdings Inc.

 

Closing Date Term Loan

         

4,962,500.00

 

4,962,500.00

           

Customink LLC

 

Term Loans

     

15,000,000.00

 

15,000,000.00

 

30,000,000.00

           

Dominion Colour Corporation

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

16,511,047.76

 

12,631,197.11

 

10,104,957.71

 

39,247,202.58

           

Donuts Inc

 

Revolver

 

2,019,230.78

         

2,019,230.78

           

Donuts Inc

 

Unitranche Term Loan

 

70,332,168.13

         

70,332,168.13

           

Eagle Midstream Canada Finance Inc aka Veresen

 

First Lien Term Loan

     

20,512,931.03

 

15,500,000.00

 

36,012,931.03

           

Edifecs Inc

 

Closing Date Term Loans

 

5,000,000.00

 

19,959,182.00

 

5,000,000.00

 

29,959,182.00

           

EIS Buyer LLC

 

Term Loan A

     

12,962,499.98

     

12,962,499.98

           

Epoch Acquisition Inc aka Ernest Health

 

Closing Date Term Loan

     

11,270,000.00

 

15,144,062.51

 

26,414,062.51

           

Epoch Acquisition Inc aka Ernest Health

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

     

3,310,180.71

     

3,310,180.71

           

GSO DL CoInvest CI LP

 

DL COINV LP Int

 

1,500,000.00

         

1,500,000.00

           

GSO DL CO-INVEST EIS LP

 

DL COINV EIS LP Int

 

442,710.00

         

442,710.00


           
Issuer   Facility   Holdco (Debt
Par Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
  Denali Peak
(Debt Par Value
($) / Equity
Shares)
  Siris Peak (Debt
Par Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
  Total (Debt Par
Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
           

IEA Energy Services LLC aka Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc

 

Refinanced Term Loan

     

2,889,077.88

 

4,066,109.52

 

6,955,187.40

           

Jacuzzi Brands LLC

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

504,059.76

 

6,258,552.38

     

6,762,612.14

           

Jacuzzi Brands LLC

 

Initial Term Loan

 

22,214,718.80

 

12,096,848.11

 

12,096,848.11

 

46,408,415.02

           

Jayhawk Buyer, LLC aka ProPharma

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

1,666,666.67

         

1,666,666.67

           

Jayhawk Buyer, LLC aka ProPharma

 

Delayed Draw TL - Unfunded

 

666,666.67

         

666,666.67

           

Jayhawk Buyer, LLC aka ProPharma

 

Initial Term Loan

     

5,000,000.00

 

5,000,000.00

 

10,000,000.00

           

JSS Holdings Inc aka Jet Support Service, Inc

 

Term Loan Facility

 

28,043,478.26

         

28,043,478.26

           

Lasership, Inc.

 

Term Loan

     

11,787,974.72

 

9,084,870.27

 

20,872,844.99

           

Lasership, Inc.

 

Third Amendment Term Loan

 

1,702,586.22

         

1,702,586.22

           

Latham Pool Products, Inc. aka Latham Pools

 

Term Loan B

     

13,781,908.62

 

30,741,571.43

 

44,523,480.05

           

Lindstrom LLC aka LindFast

 

Term Loan

     

10,855,625.00

 

18,750,625.00

 

29,606,250.00

           

Livingston International Inc

 

Initial Term Loan (First Lien)

     

4,925,000.00

 

4,925,000.00

 

9,850,000.00

           

Loar Acquisition 13, LLC

 

Loar Acquisition Common Units

 

2,890,586.00

         

2,890,586.00

           

Loar Group Inc

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, Amendment No. 5

     

11,504,258.74

     

11,504,258.74

           

Loar Group Inc

 

Delayed Draw TL

     

9,824,874.69

 

8,394,245.48

 

18,219,120.17

           

Lytx Inc

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

431,104.15

         

431,104.15

           

Lytx Inc

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Unfunded

 

1,303,085.56

         

1,303,085.56

           

Lytx Inc

 

Initial Term Loan

     

4,957,697.59

     

4,957,697.59

           

MAG DS Corp aka MAG Aerospace

 

Term Loan B

 

4,336,956.52

         

4,336,956.52

           

Mode Holdings, L.P.

 

Mode Class A-2 Units

 

1,076,923.00

         

1,076,923.00

           

Mode Purchaser Inc

 

Closing Date Term Loan

     

17,368,750.00

 

17,368,750.00

 

34,737,500.00

           

Monroe Capital Holdings LLC

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

2,204,862.07

         

2,204,862.07

           

Monroe Capital Holdings LLC

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Unfunded

 

2,922,724.14

         

2,922,724.14

           

Monroe Capital Holdings LLC

 

Initial Term Loan

         

14,870,000.00

 

14,870,000.00

           

MRI Software LLC

 

Delayed TL

 

275,951.49

         

275,951.49

           

MRI Software LLC

 

Delayed TL 2

 

1,663,167.47

         

1,663,167.47

           

MRI Software LLC

 

Revolver

 

673,065.30

         

673,065.30

           

MRI Software LLC

 

Second Amendment Term Loan

 

1,053,663.77

         

1,053,663.77


           
Issuer   Facility   Holdco (Debt
Par Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
  Denali Peak
(Debt Par Value
($) / Equity
Shares)
  Siris Peak (Debt
Par Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
  Total (Debt Par
Value ($) /
Equity Shares)
           

MRI Software LLC

 

Term Loan B

 

9,612,785.34

         

9,612,785.34

           

Odyssey Holding Company LLC

 

Incremental Term Loans

     

9,356,776.80

     

9,356,776.80

           

Odyssey Holding Company LLC

 

Senior Secured Unitranche

     

17,087,913.00

 

18,000,000.00

 

35,087,913.00

           

Odyssey Holding Company LLC

 

Shoreline Incremental Term Loan

 

4,210,549.56

         

4,210,549.56

           

PaySimple Inc aka EverCommerce

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

448,972.07

         

448,972.07

           

PaySimple Inc aka EverCommerce

 

Term Loan B

         

1,382,742.96

 

1,382,742.96

           

Polymer Additives, Inc. aka Valtris

 

Term Loan B

     

13,074,131.34

 

17,659,649.09

 

30,733,780.43

           

PSKW Intermediate, LLC aka ConnectiveRx

 

Term B Loan

         

22,331,250.00

 

22,331,250.00

           

R1 Holdings LLC aka RoadOne/Bright Lights Partners LLC

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan B

 

4,903,241.89

 

3,664,163.83

     

8,567,405.72

           

R1 Holdings LLC aka RoadOne/Bright Lights Partners LLC

 

First Lien Term Loan

     

13,755,000.00

 

14,582,853.50

 

28,337,853.50

           

SG Acquisition Inc aka Safe Guard

 

Initial Term Loan

         

13,391,071.43

 

13,391,071.43

           

Sorenson Communications, LLC

 

Term Loan B

     

10,989,499.53

 

10,989,499.53

 

21,978,999.06

           

Spireon Inc

 

Initial Term Loan

 

4,870,087.30

 

20,094,342.94

 

18,088,053.29

 

43,052,483.53

           

Tetra Technologies, Inc. aka Tetra Tech

 

Delayed Draw TL

 

2,621,410.95

         

2,621,410.95

           

Tetra Technologies, Inc. aka Tetra Tech

 

Initial Committed Loan

     

11,435,859.83

 

14,138,881.29

 

25,574,741.12

           

The GI Alliance Management, LLC

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

647,514.16

 

8,429,999.63

 

11,991,295.99

 

21,068,809.78

           

The GI Alliance Management, LLC

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan ASC

 

2,709,987.02

 

1,115,876.99

 

3,283,781.49

 

7,109,645.50

           

The GI Alliance Management, LLC

 

Delayed Draw TL ASC (Amend No. 4)

 

1,327,544.19

         

1,327,544.19

           

The GI Alliance Management, LLC

 

Delayed Draw TL General (Amend No. 4)

 

1,163,781.42

 

1,502,542.52

     

2,666,323.94

           

The GI Alliance Management, LLC

 

Initial Term Loan

 

23,454,665.36

 

12,250,000.00

 

9,800,000.00

 

45,504,665.36

           

Unified Door & Hardware Group LLC

 

Unitranche Term Loan

 

2,450,056.01

 

2,640,816.15

 

1,696,436.84

 

6,787,309.00

           

Wolf Organization LLC/The aka Wolf Home Products

 

First Amendment Incremental Term Loan

         

354,464.28

 

354,464.28

           

Wolf Organization LLC/The aka Wolf Home Products

 

Second Amendment Incremental Term Loan

 

1,149,796.87

         

1,149,796.87

           

Wolf Organization LLC/The aka Wolf Home Products

 

Senior Secured Term Loan

         

4,240,714.29

 

4,240,714.29

Cash and Other Assets


Schedule 2

Assumed Liabilities

Denali Peak Facility

Siris Peak Facility

The obligations under each Delayed Draw Term Loan listed in Schedule 1

Exhibit 10.2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Servicer

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Facility Agent

THE OTHER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I

     
  

DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.1

  

Defined Terms

     1  

Section 1.2

  

Other Definitional Provisions

     47  

ARTICLE II

     
  

THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES

     48  

Section 2.1

  

Advances

     48  

Section 2.2

  

Funding of Advances

     49  

Section 2.3

  

Notes

     50  

Section 2.4

  

Repayment and Prepayments

     50  

Section 2.5

  

Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount

     51  

Section 2.6

  

Extension of Revolving Period

     51  

Section 2.7

  

Calculation of Discount Factor

     51  

Section 2.8

  

Increase in Facility Amount

     52  

ARTICLE III

     
  

YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, ETC.

     52  

Section 3.1

  

Yield and Undrawn Fee

     52  

Section 3.2

  

Yield Distribution Dates

     52  

Section 3.3

  

Yield Calculation

     52  

Section 3.4

  

Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc.

     53  

ARTICLE IV

     
  

PAYMENTS; TAXES

     53  

Section 4.1

  

Making of Payments

     53  

Section 4.2

  

Due Date Extension

     53  

Section 4.3

  

Taxes

     53  

 

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ARTICLE V

     
  

INCREASED COSTS, ETC.

     57  

Section 5.1

  

Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy

     57  

ARTICLE VI

     
  

EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES

     59  

Section 6.1

  

Effectiveness

     59  

Section 6.2

  

Advances and Reinvestments

     60  

Section 6.3

  

Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments

     62  

ARTICLE VII

     
  

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS

     63  

Section 7.1

  

Retention and Termination of the Servicer

     63  

Section 7.2

  

Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer

     63  

Section 7.3

  

Duties of the Servicer

     65  

Section 7.4

  

Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

     66  

Section 7.5

  

Reserved

     68  

Section 7.6

  

Covenants Relating to the Servicer

     68  

Section 7.7

  

Reserved

     71  

Section 7.8

  

Collateral Reporting

     71  

Section 7.9

  

Reserved

     71  

Section 7.10

  

Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records

     71  

Section 7.11

  

Optional Sales

     72  

Section 7.12

  

Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations

     74  

ARTICLE VIII

     
  

ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

     74  

Section 8.1

  

Accounts

     74  

Section 8.2

  

Excluded Amounts

     76  

Section 8.3

  

Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends

     76  

Section 8.4

  

Fees

     80  

Section 8.5

  

Monthly Report

     80  

 

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ARTICLE IX

     
  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

     81  

Section 9.1

  

Organization and Good Standing

     81  

Section 9.2

  

Due Qualification

     81  

Section 9.3

  

Power and Authority

     81  

Section 9.4

  

Binding Obligations

     81  

Section 9.5

  

Security Interest

     82  

Section 9.6

  

No Violation

     83  

Section 9.7

  

No Proceedings

     83  

Section 9.8

  

No Consents

     83  

Section 9.9

  

Solvency

     83  

Section 9.10

  

Compliance with Laws

     83  

Section 9.11

  

Taxes

     83  

Section 9.12

  

Monthly Report

     84  

Section 9.13

  

No Liens, Etc.

     84  

Section 9.14

  

Information True and Correct

     84  

Section 9.15

  

Bulk Sales

     85  

Section 9.16

  

Collateral

     85  

Section 9.17

  

Selection Procedures

     85  

Section 9.18

  

Indebtedness

     85  

Section 9.19

  

No Injunctions

     85  

Section 9.20

  

No Subsidiaries

     85  

Section 9.21

  

ERISA Compliance

     85  

Section 9.22

  

Investment Company Status

     85  

Section 9.23

  

Set-Off, Etc.

     85  

Section 9.24

  

Collections

     85  

Section 9.25

  

Value Given

     86  

Section 9.26

  

Regulatory Compliance

     86  

Section 9.27

  

Separate Existence

     86  

Section 9.28

  

Transaction Documents

     86  

Section 9.29

  

Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering

     86  

Section 9.30

  

Similar Law

     87  

ARTICLE X

     
  

COVENANTS

     87  

Section 10.1

  

Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties

     87  

Section 10.2

  

Other Liens or Interests

     88  

Section 10.3

  

Costs and Expenses

     88  

Section 10.4

  

Reporting Requirements

     88  

Section 10.5

  

Separate Existence

     89  

Section 10.6

  

Hedging Agreements

     90  

Section 10.7

  

Tangible Net Worth

     92  

 

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Section 10.8

  

Taxes

     92  

Section 10.9

  

Merger, Consolidation, Etc.

     92  

Section 10.10

  

Deposit of Collections

     92  

Section 10.11

  

Indebtedness; Guarantees

     93  

Section 10.12

  

Collateral Obligation Limitations

     93  

Section 10.13

  

Documents

     93  

Section 10.14

  

Preservation of Existence

     93  

Section 10.15

  

Limitation on Investments

     93  

Section 10.16

  

Distributions

     93  

Section 10.17

  

Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements

     94  

Section 10.18

  

Material Modifications

     94  

Section 10.19

  

Further Assurances; Financing Statements

     94  

Section 10.20

  

Obligor Payment Instructions

     95  

Section 10.21

  

Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files

     95  

Section 10.22

  

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     95  

Section 10.23

  

Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates

     95  

ARTICLE XI

     
  

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

     96  

Section 11.1

  

Appointment of Collateral Agent

     96  

Section 11.2

  

Monthly Reports

     96  

Section 11.3

  

Collateral Administration

     96  

Section 11.4

  

Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent

     99  

Section 11.5

  

Representations and Warranties

     100  

Section 11.6

  

No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent

     100  

Section 11.7

  

Reliance of Collateral Agent

     101  

Section 11.8

  

Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights

     101  

Section 11.9

  

Tax Reports

     103  

Section 11.10

  

Merger or Consolidation

     104  

Section 11.11

  

Collateral Agent Compensation

     104  

Section 11.12

  

Anti-Terrorism Laws

     104  

ARTICLE XII

     
  

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

     104  

Section 12.1

  

Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest

     104  

Section 12.2

  

Borrower Remains Liable

     106  

Section 12.3

  

Release of Collateral

     106  

 

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ARTICLE XIII

     
  

FACILITY TERMINATION EVENTS

     107  

Section 13.1

  

Facility Termination Events

     107  

Section 13.2

  

Effect of Facility Termination Event

     109  

Section 13.3

  

Rights upon Facility Termination Event

     110  

Section 13.4

  

Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes

     110  

Section 13.5

  

Collective Proceedings

     111  

Section 13.6

  

Insolvency Proceedings

     111  

Section 13.7

  

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     112  

Section 13.8

  

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     112  

Section 13.9

  

Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral

     112  

Section 13.10

  

Power of Attorney

     113  

ARTICLE XIV

     
  

THE FACILITY AGENT

     114  

Section 14.1

  

Appointment

     114  

Section 14.2

  

Delegation of Duties

     114  

Section 14.3

  

Exculpatory Provisions

     114  

Section 14.4

  

Reliance by Note Agents

     114  

Section 14.5

  

Notices

     115  

Section 14.6

  

Non-Reliance on Note Agents

     115  

Section 14.7

  

Indemnification

     116  

Section 14.8

  

Successor Note Agent

     116  

Section 14.9

  

Note Agents in their Individual Capacity

     117  

Section 14.10

  

Borrower Procedural Review

     117  

ARTICLE XV

     
  

ASSIGNMENTS

     117  

Section 15.1

  

Restrictions on Assignments

     117  

Section 15.2

  

Documentation

     117  

Section 15.3

  

Rights of Assignee

     117  

Section 15.4

  

Assignment by Lenders

     118  

Section 15.5

  

Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange

     118  

Section 15.6

  

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes

     119  

Section 15.7

  

Persons Deemed Owners

     120  

Section 15.8

  

Cancellation

     120  

Section 15.9

  

Participations; Pledge

     120  

Section 15.10

  

Reallocation of Advances

     121  

 

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ARTICLE XVI

     
  

INDEMNIFICATION

     121  

Section 16.1

  

Borrower Indemnity

     121  

Section 16.2

  

Reserved

     122  

Section 16.3

  

Contribution

     122  

Section 16.4

  

Net After-Tax Basis

     122  

ARTICLE XVII

     
  

MISCELLANEOUS

     122  

Section 17.1

  

No Waiver; Remedies

     122  

Section 17.2

  

Amendments, Waivers

     122  

Section 17.3

  

Notices, Etc.

     123  

Section 17.4

  

Costs and Expenses

     124  

Section 17.5

  

Binding Effect; Survival

     124  

Section 17.6

  

Captions and Cross References

     124  

Section 17.7

  

Severability

     125  

Section 17.8

  

GOVERNING LAW

     125  

Section 17.9

  

Counterparts

     125  

Section 17.10

  

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     125  

Section 17.11

  

No Proceedings

     125  

Section 17.12

  

Limited Recourse

     126  

Section 17.13

  

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     127  

Section 17.14

  

Confidentiality

     127  

Section 17.15

  

Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment

     128  

Section 17.16

  

Replacement of Lenders

     128  

Section 17.17

  

Consent to Jurisdiction

     129  

Section 17.18

  

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     129  

Section 17.19

  

Lender Representation

     130  

ARTICLE XVIII

     
  

COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN

     130  

Section 18.1

  

Designation of Collateral Custodian

     130  

Section 18.2

  

Duties of the Collateral Custodian

     130  

Section 18.3

  

Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files

     132  

Section 18.4

  

Collateral Obligation File Certification

     133  

Section 18.5

  

Release of Collateral Obligation Files

     133  

Section 18.6

  

Examination of Collateral Obligation Files

     135  

Section 18.7

  

Lost Note Affidavit

     135  

Section 18.8

  

Transmission of Collateral Obligation Files

     136  

 

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Section 18.9

  

Merger or Consolidation

     136  

Section 18.10

  

Collateral Custodian Compensation

     136  

Section 18.11

  

Removal or Resignation of Collateral Custodian

     136  

Section 18.12

  

Limitations on Liability

     137  

Section 18.13

  

Collateral Custodian as Agent of Collateral Agent

     138  

 

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EXHIBIT A

   Form of Note

EXHIBIT B

   Audit Standards

EXHIBIT C-1

   Form of Advance Request

EXHIBIT C-2

   Form of Reinvestment Request

EXHIBIT C-3

   Form of Asset Approval Request

EXHIBIT D

   Form of Monthly Report

EXHIBIT E

   Form of Approval Notice

EXHIBIT F-1

   Authorized Representatives of Servicer

EXHIBIT F-2

   Request for Release and Receipt

EXHIBIT F-3

   Request for Release of Request for Release and Receipt

EXHIBIT G-1

   U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lender - non-Partnerships)

EXHIBIT G-2

   U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participant - non-Partnerships)

EXHIBIT G-3

   U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants - Partnerships)

EXHIBIT G-4

   U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders - Partnerships)

EXHIBIT H

   Schedule of Collateral Obligations Certification

SCHEDULE 1

   Diversity Score Calculation

SCHEDULE 2

   Moody’s Industry Classification Group List

SCHEDULE 3

   Collateral Obligations

 

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LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2018, among GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Servicer”), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the AGENTS for the Lender Groups (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, an “Agent”), U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (each as hereinafter defined), and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that each Lender extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

Account” means the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, together with any sub-accounts deemed appropriate or necessary by the Securities Intermediary, for convenience in administering such accounts.

Account Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(d).

Account Control Agreement” means the Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary.


Accrual Period” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the period from and including the previous Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the Effective Date) through and including the day preceding such Distribution Date.

Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance” means, as of any date, the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount minus the Excess Concentration Amount on such date.

Advance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Advance Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Advance Rate” with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation on any date of determination that is a (a) First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, 75%, (b) First Lien Middle Market Loan, 72.5%, (c) Unitranche Loan, 70%, (d) FILO Loan, 65%, (e) Second Lien Loan, 30%, (f) Senior Secured Bond 65% or (g) Unsecured Bond 35%.

Advance Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

Adverse Claim” means any claim of ownership or any Lien, title retention, trust or other charge or encumbrance, or other type of preferential arrangement having the effect or purpose of creating a Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

Affected Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or is a director or officer of such Person; provided that for purposes of determining whether any Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Collateral Obligation or any Obligor is an Eligible Obligor, the term Affiliate shall not include any Affiliate relationship which may exist solely as a result of direct or indirect ownership of, or control by, a common Financial Sponsor. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote 20% or more of the voting securities of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount” means, as of any date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations.

Aggregate Funded Spread” means, as of any day, the sum of: (a) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that bears interest at a spread over a London interbank offered rate based index, (i) the sum of (I) the stated interest rate spread on each such Collateral Obligation above such index plus (II) for each such Collateral Obligation that provides for a minimum index amount, the excess, if any, of such minimum index amount over such index multiplied by (ii) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation plus (b) in

 

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the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that bears interest at a spread over an index other than a London interbank offered rate based index, (A) the excess for each such Collateral Obligation of the sum of such spread for each such Collateral Obligation and such index for each such Collateral Obligation over the LIBOR Rate for such applicable period of time (which spread or excess may be expressed as a negative percentage) multiplied by (B) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation plus (c) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that is a Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation, (x) the interest rate for such Collateral Obligation minus the LIBOR Rate multiplied by (y) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation.

Aggregate Notional Amount” shall mean, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the notional amounts or equivalent amounts of all outstanding Hedging Agreements, Replacement Hedging Agreements and Qualified Substitute Arrangements, each as of such date of determination.

Aggregate Unfunded Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the unfunded commitments and all other standby or contingent commitments associated with each Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date.

Agreement” means this Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Alternate Base Rate” means a fluctuating rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate shall be at all times equal to the highest of:

(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by DBNY in New York, New York, from time to time as DBNY’s base commercial lending rate;

(b) 12 of one percent above the Federal Funds Rate; and

(c) zero.

Amount Available” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amount of Collections with respect to the related Collection Period and any amounts paid into the Collection Account under any Hedging Agreement with respect to the Accrual Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date (excluding any Collections necessary to settle the acquisition of Eligible Collateral Obligations), plus (b) any investment income earned on amounts on deposit in the Collection Account since the immediately prior Distribution Date (or since the Effective Date in the case of the first Distribution Date), plus (c) any Repurchase Amounts deposited in the Collection Account with respect to the related Collection Period.

Applicable Law” means for any Person all existing and future laws, rules, regulations (including temporary and final income tax regulations), statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders, licenses of and interpretations by any Official Body applicable to such Person (including, without limitation, predatory and abusive lending laws, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the

 

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Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulations “B” and “Z”, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 and state adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and all other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws) and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, awards or orders of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.

Applicable Margin” means (i) prior to the occurrence of any Facility Termination Event, 2.00% per annum and (ii) after the Revolving Period, 2.25% per annum; provided that, during any period while a Facility Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Margin otherwise in effect shall be increased by the addition thereto of 2.00% per annum.

Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the appraised value of the pro rata portion of the underlying collateral securing such Collateral Obligation as determined by an Approved Valuation Firm.

Approval Notice” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, a copy of a notice executed by the Facility Agent in the form of Exhibit E, evidencing, among other things, the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, of such Collateral Obligation and the applicable Discount Factor, the jurisdiction (if other than the United States or any State thereof) of the applicable Obligor, the loan type and lien priority (including the division of any unitranche Loan), the Effective LTV and the Original Effective LTV (if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan), the Original Leverage Multiple, other non-cash charges included in EBITDA and each other item listed in Section 6.2(h).

Approved Valuation Firm” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, any valuation firm either (a) specified on the related Asset Approval Request and approved on the related Approval Notice or (b) otherwise approved in writing by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Asset Approval Request” means a notice in the form of Exhibit C-3 which requests an Approval Notice with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations and shall include (among other things):

(a) the proposed date of each related acquisition;

(b) the Servicer’s internal risk rating (including all other output and related calculations) for each such Collateral Obligation;

(c) the Original Leverage Multiple (and attaching Original Leverage Multiple, if any), and, if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan, Original Effective LTV (and attaching Original Effective LTV, if any) for each such Collateral Obligation, measured as of the date of such notice;

(d) each requested other non-cash charge to be included in EBITDA (if any);

 

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(e) a list, for each such Second Lien Loan, of any Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are permitted to (i) secure borrowed money in excess of $500,000, whether individually or in the aggregate and (ii) rank in priority senior to or pari passu with such Second Lien Loan;

(f) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations; and

(g) all Obligor Information.

Asset Based Loan” means any Loan which the Servicer identifies on the related Asset Approval Request that (i) was underwritten primarily on the appraised value of the assets securing such Loan and (ii) is governed by a borrowing base.

Assigned Participation Interest” means a participation interest in a loan that would, at the time of acquisition or the Borrower’s commitment to acquire the same, satisfy each of the following criteria: (i) such participation would constitute an Eligible Collateral Obligation were it acquired directly, (ii) the seller of the participation is the lender on the subject loan, (iii) the aggregate participation in the loan does not exceed the principal amount or commitment of such loan, (iv) such participation does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation a greater interest than the seller holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation is paid in full at the time of its acquisition, (vi) the participation provides the participant all of the economic benefit and risk of the whole or part of the loan or commitment that is the subject of the loan participation and (vii) is elevated within 30 days of the related Cut-Off Date.

Available Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.12.

Average Life” means, as of any day and with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years (rounded up to the nearest one hundredth thereof) from such day to the respective dates of each successive Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment of principal on such Collateral Obligation multiplied by (b) the respective amounts of principal of such Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payments by (ii) the sum of all successive Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payments of principal on such Collateral Obligation.

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.

Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq., as amended.

Base Rate” for any Advance means a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for such Advance or portion thereof; provided, that in the case of

 

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(a) any day on or after the first day on which a Committed Lender shall have notified the Facility Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Official Body asserts that it is unlawful, for such Committed Lender to fund such Advance at the Base Rate set forth above (and such Committed Lender shall not have subsequently notified the Facility Agent that such circumstances no longer exist), or

(b) any period in the event the LIBOR Rate is not reasonably available to any Lender for such period,

the “Base Rate” shall be a floating rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect on each day of such period.

Basel III Regulation” shall mean, with respect to any Affected Person, any rule, regulation or guideline applicable to such Affected Person and arising directly or indirectly from (a) any of the following documents prepared by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank of International Settlements: (i) Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring (December 2010), (ii) Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems (June 2011), (iii) Basel III: The Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools (January 2013), or (iv) any document supplementing, clarifying or otherwise relating to any of the foregoing, or (b) any accord, treaty, statute, law, rule, regulation, guideline or pronouncement (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental authority implementing, furthering or complementing any of the principles set forth in the foregoing documents of strengthening capital and liquidity, in each case as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Basel III Regulation” shall include Part 6 of the European Union regulation on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (the “CRR”) and any law, regulation, standard, guideline, directive or other publication supplementing or otherwise modifying the CRR.

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

Bond” means a Senior Secured Bond or an Unsecured Bond.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Borrower Assigned Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c).

Borrowing Base” means, on any day of determination, (i) the product of the lower of (a) the Weighted Average Advance Rate and (b) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate multiplied by the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (ii) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus (iii) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount plus (iv) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

 

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Borrowing Base Condition” means, both before and after giving pro forma effect to any such distribution, (i) with respect to any distribution permitted under Sections 10.16(a)(A)(1) and 10.16(a)(A)(2), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to the Advances outstanding, and (ii) with respect to any distribution permitted under Sections 10.16(a)(A)(3) and 10.16(a)(A)(4), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to 110% of the Advances outstanding.

Business Day” means any day that is not (i) a Saturday or, Sunday, (ii) any other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or the city in which the offices of the Collateral Agent or Collateral Custodian are located are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or government decree to remain closed or (iii) if the applicable Business Day relates to the advance or continuation of, or payment of an Advance bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate or the determination of the LIBOR Rate, days on which banks are dealing in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market in London, England are closed. All references to any “day” or any particular day of any “calendar month” shall mean calendar day unless otherwise specified.

Capped Fees/Expenses” means, at any time, the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses such that the aggregate amount of such Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents in any calendar year do not exceed the sum of (i) 0.03% per annum of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount plus (ii) $100,000.

Cause” means, with respect to an Independent Manager, (i) acts or omissions by such Independent Manager that constitute willful disregard of such Independent Manager’s duties as set forth in the Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) that such Independent Manager has engaged in or has been charged with, or has been convicted of, fraud or other acts constituting a crime under any law applicable to such Independent Manager, (iii) that such Independent Manager is unable to perform his or her duties as Independent Manager due to death, disability or incapacity, or (iv) that such Independent Manager no longer meets the definition of Independent Manager.

Change of Control” means any of (a) the Equityholder shall no longer be the sole equityholder of the Borrower (free and clear of any liens), (b) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC or an Affiliate thereof shall not be the general partner of the Equityholder and (c) GSO Holdings I L.L.C. or an Affiliate thereof shall no longer be the sole owner of the general partner of the Equityholder.

Charges” means (i) all federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other governmental taxes (including taxes owed to the PBGC at the time due and payable); (ii) all levies, assessments, charges, or claims of any governmental entity or any claims of statutory lienholders, the nonpayment of which could give rise by operation of law to a Lien on the Collateral Obligations or any other property of the Borrower and (iii) any such taxes, levies, assessment, charges or claims which constitute a lien or encumbrance on any property of the Borrower.

 

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

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

Collateral Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association, solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter” means that certain letter agreement among the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by the parties thereto with the consent of the Facility Agent.

Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.

Collateral Custodian” means U.S. Bank National Association, solely in its capacity as collateral custodian, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.10.

Collateral Database” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(a)(i).

Collateral Obligation” means a Loan, a Bond or Participation Interest therein owned by the Borrower, excluding the Retained Interest thereon.

Collateral Obligation Amount” means for any Collateral Obligation, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation at such time multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation at such time.

The Collateral Obligation Amount of any Collateral Obligation that ceases to be (or otherwise is not) an Eligible Collateral Obligation shall be zero.

Collateral Obligation File” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation as identified on the related Document Checklist, (i) if the Collateral Obligation includes a promissory note, (x) an original, executed copy of such promissory note, or (y) in the case of a lost promissory note, a copy of such executed promissory note accompanied by an original executed affidavit and indemnity endorsed by the Borrower in blank, in each case with respect to clause (x) or clause (y) with an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder of such promissory note to the Borrower or in blank (unless such note is in bearer form, in which case delivery alone shall suffice), or (z) in the case of a noteless Collateral Obligation, a copy of each executed document or instrument evidencing the assignment of such Collateral Obligation to the Borrower, (ii) copies (as indicated on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations and the related Document Checklist) of any related loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, moveable or immoveable hypothec, deed of hypothec, guarantees, note purchase agreement, intercreditor and/or subordination agreement, each to the extent in the possession of the Borrower, (iii) copies

 

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of the file-stamped (or the electronic equivalent of) UCC financing statements and continuation statements (including amendments or modifications thereof) authorized by the Obligor thereof or by another Person on the Obligor’s behalf in respect of such Collateral Obligation, and (iv) any other document included by the Servicer on the related Document Checklist.

Collateral Obligation Schedule” means the list of Collateral Obligations set forth on Schedule 3, as the same may be updated by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) from time to time.

Collateral Quality Tests” means, collectively or individually as the case may be, the Minimum Diversity Test, the Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test, the Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test and the Maximum Weighted Average Life Test.

Collection Account” means, collectively, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account.

Collection Period” means, with respect to the first Distribution Date, the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the first Distribution Date; and thereafter, the period from but excluding the Determination Date preceding the previous Distribution Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the current Distribution Date.

Collections” means the sum of all Interest Collections and all Principal Collections received with respect to the Collateral.

Commercial Paper Rate” for Advances means, to the extent a Conduit Lender funds such Advances by issuing commercial paper, the sum of (i) the weighted average of the rates at which commercial paper notes of such Conduit Lender issued to fund such Advances (which shall include commissions of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to its commercial paper maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by the Conduit Lender and costs or other borrowings by the Conduit Lender (other than under any related support facility) may be sold by any placement agent or commercial paper dealer selected by such Conduit Lender, as agreed in good faith between each such agent or dealer and such Conduit Lender; provided, that if the rate (or rates) as agreed between any such agent or dealer and such Conduit Lender for any Advance is a discount rate (or rates), then such rate shall be the rate (or if more than one rate, the weighted average of the rates) resulting from converting such discount rate (or rates) to an interest-bearing equivalent rate per annum plus, without duplication (ii) any and all reasonable costs and expenses of any issuing and paying agent or other Person responsible for the administration of such Conduit Lender’s commercial paper program in connection with the preparation, completion, issuance, delivery or payment of commercial paper issued to fund the making or maintenance of any Advance. Each Conduit Lender shall notify the Facility Agent of its Commercial Paper Rate applicable to any Advance promptly after the determination thereof.

 

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Commitment” means, for each Committed Lender, (a) prior to the Facility Termination Date, the commitment of such Committed Lender to make Advances to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, the amount set forth opposite such Committed Lender’s name on Annex B or pursuant to the assignment executed by such Committed Lender and its assignee(s) and delivered pursuant to Article XV (as such Commitment may be reduced as set forth in Section 2.5), and (b) on and after the earlier to occur of (i) Facility Termination Date and (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, such Committed Lender’s pro rata share of all Advances outstanding.

Committed Lenders” means, for any Lender Group, the Persons executing this Agreement in the capacity of a “Committed Lender” for such Lender Group (or an assignment hereof) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Competitor” means (a) any Person primarily engaged in the business of private investment management as a business development company, mezzanine fund, private debt fund, hedge fund or private equity fund, which is in direct or indirect competition with the Borrower, the Servicer, the sub-advisor of the Servicer, or any Affiliate thereof that is an investment advisor, (b) any Person controlled by, or controlling, or under common control with, a Person referred to in clause (a) above, or (c) any Person for which a Person referred to in clause (a) above serves as an investment advisor with discretionary investment authority.

Conduit Advance Termination Date” means, with respect to a Conduit Lender, the date of the delivery by such Conduit Lender to the Borrower of written notice that such Conduit Lender elects, in its sole discretion, to permanently cease funding Advances hereunder.

Conduit Lender” means any Person that shall become a party to this Agreement in the capacity as a “Conduit Lender” and any assignee of any of the foregoing.

Contractual Obligation” means with respect to any Person, any provision of any securities issued by such Person or any mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement, instrument or other document to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which either is subject.

Corporate Trust Office” means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, specified on Annex A, or such other address within the United States as it may designate from time to time by notice to the Facility Agent.

Cost of Funds Rate” means, for any Accrual Period and any Lender, the rate determined as set forth below:

(a) With respect to each Conduit Lender and each day of such Accrual Period, such Conduit Lender’s Commercial Paper Rate for such day; provided, that if and to the extent that, and only for so long as, a Conduit Lender at any time determines in good faith that it is unable to raise or is precluded or prohibited from raising, or that it is not advisable to raise, funds through the issuance of commercial paper notes in the commercial paper market of the United States to finance its making or maintenance of its portion of any Advance or any portion thereof (which determination may be based on any allocation method employed in good faith by such Conduit Lender), upon notice from such Conduit Lender to the Agent for its Lender Group and the Facility Agent, such Conduit Lender’s portion of such Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate.

 

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(b) With respect to each Committed Lender, the Base Rate

Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation, the date such Collateral Obligation becomes a part of the Collateral.

DBNY” means Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, and its successors.

Defaulted Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation as to which any one of the following events has occurred:

(a) any Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment or part thereof is unpaid more than 2 Business Days beyond the grace period (if any) permitted by the related Underlying Instrument;

(b) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Obligor thereof;

(c) the Servicer or the Borrower has actual knowledge of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest that has occurred and continues for more than two Business Days on another loan or other debt obligation of the same Obligor that is (a) senior or pari passu in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation, (b) either a full recourse obligation of the Obligor or secured by the same collateral securing such Collateral Obligation and (c) in an amount (whether separately or in the aggregate) in excess of $250,000;

(d) such Collateral Obligation has (x) a public rating by Standard & Poor’s of “CC” or below, or “SD” or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “D” or “LD” or, in each case, had such ratings before they were withdrawn by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, as applicable;

(e) the Servicer or the Borrower has actual knowledge that such Collateral Obligation is pari passu or junior in right of payment as to the payment of principal and/or interest to another debt obligation of the same issuer which has (i) a public rating by Standard & Poor’s of “CC” or below, or “SD” or (ii) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “D” or “LD”, and in each case such other debt obligation remains outstanding (provided that both the Collateral Obligation and such other debt obligation are full recourse obligations of the applicable Obligor);

(f) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or the Borrower has received written notice or has actual knowledge that a default has occurred under the Underlying Instruments, any applicable grace period has expired and the holders of such Collateral Obligation have accelerated the repayment of such Collateral Obligation (but only until such default is cured or waived) in the manner provided in the Underlying Instruments;

 

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(g) with respect to any Related Collateral Obligation, (i) the Equityholder or any of its subsidiaries fails to comply with any funding obligation under such Variable Funding Asset, and (ii) the Equityholder fails to notify the Facility Agent prior to such failure to fund and in reasonable detail that, to the knowledge of the Equityholder, such failure to comply was not solely as a result of the Equityholder’s or such subsidiary’s inability to fund such obligation; or

(h) the Servicer determines, in its sole discretion, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all or a material portion of such Collateral Obligation is not collectible or otherwise places such Collateral Obligation on non-accrual status.

Deferrable Collateral Obligation” means a Collateral Obligation that by its terms permits the deferral or capitalization of payment of accrued and unpaid interest.

Determination Date” means the last day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

DIP Loan” means any Loan made to a debtor-in-possession pursuant to Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code having the priority allowed by either Section 364(c) or 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and fully secured by senior Liens.

Discount Factor” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation and as of any date of determination pursuant to Section 2.7, the value (expressed as a percentage of par) of such Collateral Obligation as determined by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion in accordance with Section 2.7.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each February, May, August and November, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing in May 2019.

Diversity Score” means, as of any day, a single number that indicates collateral concentration in terms of both issuer and industry concentration, calculated as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, as such diversity scores shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised criteria and the application of such revised criteria to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Facility Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Document Checklist” means an electronic or hard copy list delivered by the Borrower (or by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) to the Collateral Custodian that identifies each of the documents contained in each Collateral Obligation File and whether such document is an original or a copy and whether a hard copy or electronic copy will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian related to a Collateral Obligation and includes the name of the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Obligation, in each case as of the related Funding Date.

Dodd-Frank Regulation” means, with respect to any Affected Person, any rule, regulation or guideline applicable to such Affected Person and arising directly or indirectly from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all laws, regulations requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith.

Dollar(s)” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States of America.

 

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EBITDA” means, with respect to any period and any Collateral Obligation, the meaning of “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for each such Collateral Obligation. In any case that “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, an amount, for the related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such Collateral Obligation pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) equal to earnings from continuing operations for such period plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and, to the extent reported pursuant to the related Underlying Instruments and set forth on the related Approval Notice or otherwise approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion, other non-cash charges that were deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period and, to the extent approved by the Facility Agent on a Collateral Obligation by Collateral Obligation basis, any other costs and expenses reducing earnings and other extraordinary non-recurring costs and expenses for such period (to the extent deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period).

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 to the extent such public administrative authority or Person has the authority to exercise Write-Down and Conversion Powers.

Effective Advance Rate” means, on any date of determination, (a) the Advances outstanding on such date divided by (b) the sum of (i) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance on such date plus (ii) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account on such date minus (iii) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount on such date plus (iv) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account on such date.

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Effective Equity” means, as of any day, the greater of (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations minus (ii) the outstanding principal amount of all Advances and (y) $0.

Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan as of any date of determination, the product of (i) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation divided by (ii) the Appraised Value of such Collateral Obligation as of such date of determination.

 

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Eligible Account” means (i) a segregated trust account or (ii) a segregated direct deposit account, in each case, maintained with a securities intermediary or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America, or any of the States thereof, or the District of Columbia, having a certificate of deposit, short term deposit or commercial paper rating of at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s. In either case, such depository institution or trust company shall have been approved by the Facility Agent, acting in its reasonable discretion, by written notice to the Borrower. DBNY and U.S. Bank National Association are deemed to be acceptable securities intermediaries to the Facility Agent.

Eligible Collateral Obligation” means, on any Measurement Date, each Collateral Obligation that satisfies the following conditions (unless otherwise waived by the Facility Agent and the Majority Lenders (provided, that if there is more than one Lender on such Measurement Date, at least two Lenders) in their respective sole discretion on the applicable Approval Notice; provided, that the Borrower shall be permitted, at its sole expense and effort, to replace any Lender that has not consented to any such proposed waiver in accordance with Section 17.16(b)):

(a) the Facility Agent in its sole discretion has delivered an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(b) such Collateral Obligation is a First Lien Loan, a FILO Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Unitranche Loan or a Bond;

(c) such Collateral Obligation is not a Defaulted Collateral Obligation;

(d) such Collateral Obligation is not an Equity Security and is not convertible into an Equity Security at the option of the applicable Obligor or any other Person other than the Borrower;

(e) such Collateral Obligation is not a Structured Finance Obligation, an Unsecured Loan or participation interest (unless it is a Participation Interest);

(f) such Collateral Obligation is denominated in Dollars and is not convertible by the Obligor thereof into any currency other than Dollars;

(g) such Collateral Obligation is not a single-purpose real estate based loan (unless the related real estate is a hotel, casino or other operating company), a construction loan or a project finance loan;

(h) such Collateral Obligation is not a lease (including a financing lease);

(i) if such Collateral Obligation is a Deferrable Collateral Obligation, it provides for periodic payments of interest thereon in cash no less frequently than semi-annually and the portion of interest required to be paid in cash under the terms of the related Underlying Instruments results in the outstanding principal amount of such Collateral Obligation having an effective rate of current interest paid in cash on such day of not less than (i) if such Deferrable Collateral Obligation is a Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation, 3.00% per annum over the LIBOR Rate or (ii) otherwise, 3.00% per annum over the applicable index rate;

 

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(j) reserved;

(k) such Collateral Obligation is not incurred or issued in connection with a merger, acquisition, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, restructuring or similar transaction, which obligation or security by its terms is required to be repaid within one year of the incurrence thereof with proceeds from additional borrowings or other refinancings (other than any additional borrowing or refinancing if one or more financial institutions has provided the issuer of such obligation or security with a binding written commitment to provide the same, so long as (i) such commitment is equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Collateral Obligation and (ii) such committed replacement facility has a maturity of at least one year and cannot be extended beyond such one year maturity pursuant to the terms thereof);

(l) such Collateral Obligation is not a trade claim;

(m) such Collateral Obligation does not have either (x) a public rating by Standard & Poor’s of “CCC-” or below or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa3” or below;

(n) the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Obligor;

(o) such Collateral Obligation is not Margin Stock;

(p) such Collateral Obligation is not a security or swap transaction that has payments associated with either payments of interest on and/or principal of a reference obligation or the credit performance of a reference obligation;

(q) such Collateral Obligation provides for the periodic payment of cash interest;

(r) such Collateral Obligation is not subject to substantial non-credit related risk, as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard, other than non-credit related risks that have previously been disclosed to the Facility Agent during the process of obtaining an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(s) the acquisition of which will not cause the Borrower to be deemed to own 5.0% or more of any class of voting securities of any Obligor or 25.0% or more of the total equity of any Obligor or any securities that are immediately convertible into or immediately exercisable or exchangeable for 5.0% or more of any class of voting securities of any Obligor or 25.0% or more of the total equity of any Obligor, in each case as determined by the Servicer;

(t) the Underlying Instrument for which does not contain confidentiality provisions that restrict the ability of the Facility Agent to exercise its rights under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its rights to review such debt obligation or participation, the Underlying Instrument and related documents and credit approval file;

 

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(u) the acquisition of which is not in violation of Regulations T, U or X of the FRS Board;

(v) such Collateral Obligation is capable of being transferred to and owned by the Borrower (whether directly or by means of a security entitlement) and of being pledged, assigned or novated by the owner thereof or of an interest therein (a) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to the Facility Agent, (b) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to any assignee of the Facility Agent permitted or contemplated under this Agreement, (c) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to any Person at any foreclosure or strict sale or other disposition initiated by a secured creditor in furtherance of its security interest, and (d) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to commercial banks, financial institutions, offshore and other funds (in each case, including transfer permitted by operation of the Uniform Commercial Code);

(w) the proceeds of such Loan will not be used to finance activities of the type engaged in by businesses classified under NAICS Codes 2361 (Residential Building Construction), 2362 (Nonresidential Building Construction), 2371 (Utility System Construction), or 2372 (Land Subdivision);

(x) the Related Security for such Collateral Obligation is primarily located in the United States or an Eligible Jurisdiction;

(y) if such Collateral Obligation is an Assigned Participation Interest, such Assigned Participation Interest has been elevated to a full assignment within the earlier to occur of (x) thirty (30) days of the related Cut-Off Date and (y) two (2) Business Days following the occurrence of an Unmatured Facility Termination Event or a Facility Termination Event; and

(z) if such Collateral Obligation is a Participation Interest, the seller thereof has (x) long-term unsecured ratings of at least “Baa1” by Moody’s and “BBB+” by S&P and (y) short-term unsecured ratings of at least “A-1” by S&P and “P-1” by Moody’s.

Eligible Jurisdiction” means Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a business organization (and not a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof (or any other Eligible Jurisdiction), (ii) is a legal operating entity or holding company, (iii) is not an Official Body and (iv) is not an Affiliate of, or controlled by, the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder.

Eligible Successor” means an entity (1) that is legally qualified and has the capacity to act as Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and (2) the appointment of which will not cause either of the Borrower or the pool of Collateral Obligation to become required to register under the provisions of the 1940 Act.

 

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Enterprise Value Loan” means any Loan that is not an Asset Based Loan.

Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or any other Official Body, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials. Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 331 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 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 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300, et seq.), the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations relating to underground storage tanks (40 C.F.R. Parts 280 and 281), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Equityholder” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

Equity Cure Notice” means a notice from the Borrower to the Facility Agent which satisfies each of the following conditions:

(a) such notice is delivered to the Facility Agent not later than two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of an event specified in Section 13.1(e) or (q), as applicable;

(b) such notice sets forth evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent that (i) the Equityholder has rights pursuant to its organizational documents to call capital from its investors in an aggregate amount sufficient to cure the event specified in clause (a) and (ii) the Equityholder has made a capital call on its investors in an aggregate amount sufficient (when aggregated with other available cash of the Equityholder) to cure such event, and the proceeds of such capital call will be paid by the Equityholder to the Borrower; and

(c) not more than one (1) other Equity Cure Notice has been delivered within the previous twelve (12) calendar months.

Equity Security” means any asset that is not a First Lien Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Bond or a Permitted Investment.

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

 

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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.

“Exceptions” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.4(b).

Excess Concentration Amount” means, as of the most recent Measurement Date (and after giving effect to all Collateral Obligations to be purchased or sold by the Borrower on such date), the sum, without duplication, of the following amounts, in each case multiplied by the Discount Factor applicable to each such individual Collateral Obligation:

(a) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are (x) Second Lien Loans (excluding the portion of any Unitranche Loan or FILO Loan that is deemed to be a Second Lien Loan) or (y) Unsecured Bonds, over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(b) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Second Lien Loans solely because they are the portion of a Unitranche Loan designated as such by the Facility Agent on the related Approval Notice over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(c) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of any single Obligor (other than an Obligor described in the following proviso) over 5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, that with respect to any three Obligors that represent Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in excess of all other single Obligors), the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of each of such Obligors may be up to 7.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(d) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso) over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided that (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in the largest Moody’s Industry Classification, may be up to 30.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (y) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in the second largest Moody’s Industry Classification may be up to 20.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided further, subject to the above limitation, that the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations with Obligors in (x) “Utilities: Oil & Gas” and “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classifications may be up to an aggregate 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (y) “Corp-Metals & Mining” Moody’s Industry Classifications may be up to an aggregate 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(e) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Loans that are Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations that are not subject to a qualifying Hedging Agreement pursuant to Section 10.6 over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

 

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(f) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations which have an Obligor organized in country other than the United States over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(g) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations which have an Obligor with either or both of (x) a public rating by Standard & Poor’s of “CCC” or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa2” over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(h) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are DIP Loans over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(i) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Non-Assigned Participation Interests over 5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(j) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Senior Secured Bonds over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(k) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Variable Funding Assets over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(l) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Assigned Participation Interests over 5.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(m) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Collateral Obligations that are Deferrable Collateral Obligations over 10.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(n) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Collateral Obligations that have Purchase Prices of less than 60.0% (expressed as a percentage of par), over 15.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means (a) during the Ramp-up Period, the Target Portfolio Amount, and (b) after the Ramp-up Period, the sum of (x) the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations, (y) all Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account and (z) all amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

Excess Funds” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Conduit Lender, funds of such Conduit Lender not required, after giving effect to all amounts on deposit in its commercial paper account, to pay or provide for the payment of (i) all of its matured and maturing commercial paper notes on such date of such determination and (ii) the principal of and interest on all of its loans outstanding on such date of such determination.

 

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Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by the Borrower of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Official Body on such Collateral Obligation or on any Related Security, (ii) any interest or fees (including origination, agency, structuring, management or other up-front fees) that are for the account of the applicable Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Collateral Obligation, (iii) any reimbursement of insurance premiums, (iv) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Collateral Obligations which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under Underlying Instruments, (v) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error or (vi) payments by the Obligors of indemnification obligations and reimbursements for actually incurred out-of-pocket expenses, in each case that are not received in lieu of principal, interest or fees owed under the related Underlying Instruments.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in the Obligations pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Obligations (other than pursuant to Section 17.16) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.3, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.3(f) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Executive Officer” means, with respect to the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Executive Vice President of such Person or any other Person included on the incumbency of the Borrower, Servicer or Equityholder, as applicable, delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(g) and, with respect to any other Person, the President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President or any Vice President.

Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Facility” means the loan facility to be provided to the Borrower pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Agreement.

Facility Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Facility Amount” means (a) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, $150,000,000, unless this amount is permanently reduced pursuant to Section 2.5 or increased pursuant to Section 2.8, in which event it means such lower or higher amount and (b) from and after the end of the Revolving Period, the Advances outstanding.

 

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Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) the date that is twenty-four months after the last day of the Revolving Period and (ii) the effective date on which the facility hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.

Facility Termination Event” means any of the events described in Section 13.1.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with such sections of the Code and any legislation, law, regulation or practice enacted or promulgated pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) a fluctuating rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Facility Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

FILO Loan” means any Loan that (i) becomes, by its terms, subordinate in right of payment to one or more other obligations of the related Obligor, in each case issued under the same Underlying Instruments as such Loan, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral or the enterprise value securing the Loan on or about the time of origination or acquisition by the Borrower equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by the same collateral; provided that any Loan that would otherwise be a FILO Loan hereunder but has, on any date of determination, (a) a Leverage Multiple that attaches less than 1.25x of leverage of such Obligor, as reasonably determined by the Facility Agent, and (b) all such obligations that are senior to such Loan is less than an amount equal to the product of (i) 25% multiplied by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of senior tranches of such credit facility (including any such revolving tranche or senior tranche as well as the “first lien” tranche acquired by the Borrower) shall be deemed to be a First Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder; provided that if such Loan has a Leverage Multiple that attaches greater than 2.5x of leverage of such Obligor, such Loan shall be deemed to be a Second Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder.

 

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Financial Sponsor” means any Person, including any Subsidiary of such Person, whose principal business activity is acquiring, holding, and selling investments (including controlling interests) in otherwise unrelated companies that each are distinct legal entities with separate management, books and records and bank accounts, whose operations are not integrated with one another and whose financial condition and creditworthiness are independent of the other companies so owned by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, each of GSO Capital Partners LP and The Blackstone Group L.P. and their respective Affiliates, investment funds and investment vehicles controlled, managed or advised, directly or indirectly, by GSO Capital Partners LP, The Blackstone Group L.P. or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be a Financial Sponsor.

First Lien Loan” means any Loan that (i) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral for such loan or the enterprise value securing the loan on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a first priority Lien over the same collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, DIP Loans shall constitute First Lien Loans.

First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan” means any Loan that satisfied the requirements of a First Lien Loan and that (i) is a broadly syndicated commercial loan, (ii) as of the Cut-off Date, has a tranche size of $200,000,000 or greater, (iii) the relevant Obligor has an EBITDA for the prior twelve calendar months of at least $50,000,000 (after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition in connection therewith) and (iv) it is (A) rated by both S&P and Moody’s (or the relevant Obligor is rated by both S&P and Moody’s) and such ratings are not lower than “B3” by Moody’s and “B-” by S&P and (B) actively quoted by at least two (2) Approved Broker Dealers and such quotes have been determined with respect to such Loan by Loan X Mark-It Partners, Loan Pricing Corporation or another nationally recognized pricing service.

First Lien Middle Market Loan” means any Loan that satisfies the requirements of a First Lien Loan and is a (a) Loan (other than a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan), excluding the Retained Interest thereon or (b) a Loan that was a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan on the related Cut-Off Date which, pursuant to this clause (b), no longer satisfies any of the following: (1) the criteria set forth in clause (iv)(B) of the definition thereof or (2) with respect to clause (iii) of the definition thereof, the relevant Obligor fails to have an EBITDA for the prior twelve calendar months of at least $50,000,000 (after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition in connection therewith).

 

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First Out Loan” means any First Lien Loan that, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium, post-event of default scenario or liquidation proceedings, is senior in right of payment to (and documented under the same Underlying Instruments as) a FILO Loan to the same Obligor.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., Fitch Ratings Ltd. and their subsidiaries, including Derivative Fitch Inc. and Derivative Fitch Ltd. and any successor thereto.

Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation that bears a fixed rate of interest.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

FRS Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and, as applicable, the staff thereof.

Fundamental Amendment” means any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement that would have a material and adverse effect on any Lender and (a) increase or extend the term of the Commitments (other than an increase in the Commitment of another Lender or the addition of a new Lender) or change the Facility Termination Date, (b) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on any Advance or any fee hereunder, in each case owing to such Lender, (c) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal or interest owing to such Lender, (d) reduce the rate at which interest is payable to such Lender or any fee is payable hereunder to such Lender, excluding in each case, any such reduction as a result of a full or partial waiver of interest or fees accruing at a default rate imposed during a Facility Termination Event or a result of a waiver of a Facility Termination Event), (e) release any material portion of the Collateral, except in connection with dispositions permitted hereunder, (f) alter the terms of Section 2.4(a), Section 8.3, or Section 17.2 or any related definitions or provisions in a manner that would alter the effect of such Sections, (g) modify the definition of the “Required Lenders” or “Majority Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof, (h) modify the definition of the terms “Advance Rate”, “Borrowing Base”, “Eligible Collateral Obligation”, “Eligible Jurisdiction”, “Excess Concentration Amount”, “Facility Termination Date”, “First Lien Loan”, “First Lien Middle Market Loan”, “First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan”, “Second Lien Loan”, “Unitranche Loan”, “FILO Loan”, “Fundamental Amendment”, “Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate”, “Revaluation Diversion Event” or “Minimum Equity Condition”, or any defined term used therein, in each case in a manner which would have the effect of making more credit available to the Borrower, or make such provision less restrictive on the Borrower in any other material fashion, (i) extend the Revolving Period or (j) modify the form or details of the Monthly Report in a manner that reduces the reporting requirements.

Funding Date” means any Advance Date or any Reinvestment Date, as applicable.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, which are applicable to the circumstances as of any day.

 

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Hazardous Materials” means all materials subject to any Environmental Law, including materials listed in 49 C.F.R. § 172.101, materials defined as hazardous pursuant to § 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, flammable, explosive or radioactive materials, hazardous or toxic wastes or substances, lead-based materials, petroleum or petroleum distillates or asbestos or material containing asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory”, “usable work in process” or similar classification that would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

Hedge Breakage Costs” means, with respect to each Hedge Counterparty upon the early termination of any Hedge Transaction with such Hedge Counterparty, the net amount, if any, payable by the Borrower to such Hedge Counterparty for the early termination of that Hedge Transaction or any portion thereof.

Hedge Counterparty” means (a) DBNY and its Affiliates and (b) any other entity that (i) on the date of entering into any Hedge Transaction (x) is an interest rate swap dealer that has been approved in writing by the Facility Agent, and (y) has a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A” by S&P, not less than “A2” by Moody’s and not less than “A” by Fitch (if such entity is rated by Fitch) (the “Long-term Rating Requirement”) and a short-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A-1” by S&P, not less than “P-1” by Moody’s and not less than “Fl” by Fitch (if such entity is rated by Fitch) (the “Short-term Rating Requirement”), and (ii) in a Hedging Agreement (x) consents to the assignment hereunder of the Borrower’s rights under the Hedging Agreement to the Facility Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and (y) agrees that in the event that Moody’s, S&P or Fitch reduces its long-term unsecured debt rating below the Long-term Rating Requirement or reduces it short-term debt rating below the Short-term Rating Requirement, it shall either collateralize its obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, or transfer its rights and obligations under each Hedging Agreement (excluding, however, any right to net payments or Hedge Breakage Costs under any Hedge Transaction, to the extent accrued to such date or to accrue thereafter and owing to the transferring Hedge Counterparty as of the date of such transfer) to another entity that meets the requirements of clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) hereof and has entered into a Hedging Agreement with the Borrower on or prior to the date of such transfer.

Hedge Transaction” means each interest rate swap, index rate swap or interest rate cap transaction or comparable derivative arrangement between the Borrower and a Hedge Counterparty that is entered into pursuant to Section 10.6 and is governed by a Hedging Agreement.

Hedging Agreement” means the agreement between the Borrower and a Hedge Counterparty that governs one or more Hedge Transactions entered into by the Borrower and such Hedge Counterparty pursuant to Section 10.6, which agreement shall consist of a “Master Agreement” in a form published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., together with a “Schedule” thereto, and each “Confirmation” thereunder confirming the specific terms of each such Hedge Transaction or a “Confirmation” that incorporates the terms of such a “Master Agreement” and “Schedule.”

 

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“Increased Costs” means collectively, any increased cost, loss or liability owing to the Facility Agent and/or any other Affected Person under Article V of this Agreement.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, at any day, without duplication: (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, deferrable securities or other similar instruments; (iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business; (iv) all obligations of such Person as lessee under capital leases; (v) all non-contingent obligations of such Person to reimburse or prepay any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument; (vi) all debt of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such debt is assumed by such Person; and (vii) all debt of others guaranteed by such Person and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest in any Person or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss other than any unfunded commitments of the Borrower with respect to Variable Funding Assets.

Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1.

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1.

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

Independent Accountants” means a firm of nationally recognized independent certified public accountants.

Independent Manager” means an individual who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, Puglisi & Associates, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation, Global Securitization Services, LLC or, if none of those companies is then providing professional Independent Managers, another nationally-recognized company reasonably approved by the Required Lenders, in each case that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower and that provides professional Independent Managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business, and which individual is duly appointed as an Independent Manager and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as Independent Manager be, any of the following:

(a) a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of the Borrower, the Equityholder, or any of their respective equityholders or Affiliates (other than as an Independent Manager of the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower that is not in the direct chain of ownership of the Borrower and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity; provided that such Independent Manager is employed by a company that routinely provides professional Independent Managers or managers in the ordinary course of its business);

 

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(b) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to the Borrower, the Equityholder, or any of their respective equityholders or Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional Independent Managers and other corporate services to the Borrower, the Equityholder or any of their respective Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

(c) a family member of any such member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer, employee, creditor, supplier or service provider; or

(d) a Person that controls (whether directly, indirectly or otherwise) any of (a), (b) or (c) above.

Insolvency Event” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such Person’s affairs, or the commencement of an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereinafter in effect, or another present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law and such case is not dismissed within 60 days; or (b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or such Person shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

Instrument” has the meaning given such term in the UCC.

Interest Collections” means, with respect to the Collateral following the applicable Cut-Off Date, (i) all payments and collections owing to the Borrower in its capacity as lender and attributable to interest on any Collateral Obligation or other Collateral, including scheduled payments of interest and payments of interest relating to principal prepayments, all guaranty payments attributable to interest and proceeds of any liquidations, sales, dispositions or securitizations attributable to interest on such Collateral Obligation or other Collateral, (ii) any commitment, ticking, upfront, underwriting, origination or amendment fees received in respect of any Collateral Obligation (including any proceeds received by the Borrower as a result of exercising any Warrant Asset at any time), (iii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement that is an interest rate cap transaction and (iv) the earnings on Interest Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, in each case other than Retained Interests.

 

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Interest Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 191996-201, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Interest Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

Interest Rate” means, for any Accrual Period and any Lender, a rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) the Applicable Margin and (b) the Cost of Funds Rate for such Accrual Period and such Lender.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lender” means each Conduit Lender, each Committed Lender and each Uncommitted Lender, as the context may require.

Lender Group” means each Lender and related Agent from time to time party hereto.

Leverage Multiple” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation for the most recent relevant period of time for which the Borrower has received the financial statements of the relevant Obligor, the ratio of (i) Indebtedness of the relevant Obligor (other than Indebtedness of such Obligor that is junior in terms of payment or lien subordination (including unsecured Indebtedness) to Indebtedness of such Obligor held by the Borrower) less unrestricted cash of the relevant Obligor to (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor (as such calculation may be updated in connection with a modification of such Collateral Obligation described in clause (j) of the definition of “Material Modification”).

LIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Accrual Period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) the rate per annum shown by the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL Service as the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a period equal to such Accrual Period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Accrual Period; provided, that in the event no such rate is shown, the LIBOR Rate shall be the rate per annum based on the rates at which Dollar deposits for a period equal to such Accrual Period are displayed on page “LIBOR” of the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service or such other page as may replace the LIBOR page on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Accrual Period (it being understood that if at least two such rates appear on such page, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of such displayed rates); provided, further, that in the event fewer than two such rates are displayed, or if no such rate is relevant, the LIBOR Rate shall be a rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the principal office of the Facility Agent in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Accrual Period for delivery on such first day and for a period equal to such Accrual Period.

Lien” means any security interest, lien, charge, pledge, preference, equity or encumbrance of any kind, including tax liens, mechanics’ liens and any liens that attach by operation of law.

Loan” means any commercial loan.

 

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Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Required Lenders; provided that, in addition to the foregoing, if there are more than two (2) Lenders at such time, at least two (2) Lenders shall be required to constitute “Majority Lenders”.

Make-Whole Fee” means a fee equal to the positive difference (if any) of (x) the product of (1) the Applicable Margin multiplied by (2) the average daily Commitment of the applicable Lender Group during the related Accrual Period multiplied by (3) Make-Whole Fee Percentage minus (y) the product of (1) the Applicable Margin multiplied by (2) the daily average Advances funded by the applicable Lender Group during such Accrual Period minus (z) the Undrawn Fee accrued during such Accrual Period with respect to the amount of the unutilized Commitment for which a Make-Whole Fee is owing pursuant to the foregoing clauses (x) and (y).

Make-Whole Fee Percentage” means on any day (a) prior to the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date, 50% and (b) thereafter until the end of the Revolving Period, 75%. The Make-Whole Fee shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which the Make-Whole Fee is payable over a year comprised of 360 days.

Margin Stock” means “Margin Stock” as defined under Regulation U issued by the FRS Board.

Material Action” means an action to institute proceedings to have the Borrower be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, to file any insolvency case or proceeding, to institute proceedings under any applicable insolvency law, to seek relief under any law relating to relief from debts or the protection of debtors, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Borrower or file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to the Borrower under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Borrower or a substantial part of its property, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Borrower, or admit in writing the Borrower’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take action in furtherance of any such action.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on: (a) the assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business of the Borrower or the Servicer taken as a whole; (b) the ability of the Borrower or the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder or thereunder taken as a whole; or (d) the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the collateral assignments and Liens granted by the Borrower in this Agreement taken as a whole.

Material Modification” means any amendment or waiver of, or modification or supplement to, any Underlying Instrument governing a Collateral Obligation which:

(a) reduces or forgives any or all of the principal amount due under such Collateral Obligation;

 

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(b) (i) waives one or more interest payments (other than any incremental interest accrued due to a default or event of default with respect to such Collateral Obligation), (ii) permits any interest due in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Collateral Obligation (other than any deferral or capitalization already allowed by the terms of any Deferrable Collateral Obligation as of the related Cut-Off Date) or (iii) reduces the spread or coupon payable on such Collateral Obligation unless (x) the Servicer certifies that such reduction results from an increase in the credit quality of the related Obligor and (y) such reduction (when taken together with all other reductions with respect to such Collateral Obligation) is by less than 10% of the spread or coupon payable as of the related Cut-Off Date;

(c) contractually or structurally subordinates such Collateral Obligation by operation of (i) any priority of payment provisions, (ii) turnover provisions, (iii) the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related Obligor or (iv) the granting of Liens on any of the collateral securing such Collateral Obligation, each that requires the consent of the Borrower or any lenders thereunder;

(d) either (i) extends the maturity date of such Collateral Obligation by more than 120 days past the maturity date as of the related Cut-Off Date or (ii) extends the amortization schedule with respect thereto;

(e) substitutes, alters or releases the Related Security securing such Collateral Obligation and such substitution, alteration or release, individually or in the aggregate and as determined in the Facility Agent’s reasonable discretion, materially and adversely affects the value of such Collateral Obligation;

(f) results in any less financial information in respect of reporting frequency, scope or otherwise being provided with respect to the related Obligor or reduces the frequency or total number of any appraisals required thereunder that, in each case, has a material adverse effect on the ability of Servicer or the Facility Agent (as determined by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion) to make any determinations or calculations required or permitted hereunder; provided, however, that it shall not be a Material Modification if any such amendment, waiver, modification or supplement grants an extension (or extensions) of not more than 30 days of the time for delivery of quarterly or annual financial statements or grants an extension (or extensions) of the time for delivery of, or waives delivery of, financial statements other than quarterly and annual financial statements;

(g) results in any change in the currency or composition of any payment of interest or principal to any currency other than that in which such Collateral Obligation was originally denominated unless the related currency risk is mitigated by a Hedging Agreement acceptable to the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion;

(h) with respect to an Asset Based Loan, results in a material (as determined by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion) change to or grants material (as determined by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion) relief from the borrowing base or any related definition;

 

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(i) with respect to an Asset Based Loan, any of (i) if the Borrower has the authority to change the appraiser with respect to such Asset Based Loan as set forth on the related Asset Approval Request, the appraiser is changed to a Person other than an Approved Valuation Firm without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, (ii) the frequency of the appraisals is reduced from the frequency set forth on the related Asset Approval Request or (iii) the related appraiser changes the metric for valuing the collateral of such Loan other than in accordance with its ordinary practices, and such change results in an increase in the value of the collateral for such Asset Based Loan; or

(j) results in a modification of the calculation of EBITDA for any Obligor during any period hereunder, by including any other non-cash charges that were deducted in determining earnings of such Obligor from continuing operations for such period, unless (w) such modification or non-cash charges were set forth on the related Approval Notice, (x) such modification or non-cash charges were otherwise approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion, (y) the Servicer continues to calculate the EBITDA of such Obligor without giving effect to such modification for all purposes under this Agreement, or if the Servicer elects to calculate the EBITDA of such Obligor after giving effect to such modification, the Servicer shall recalculate the Original Leverage Multiple for such Collateral Obligation by giving pro forma effect to such modification of the calculation of EBITDA or (z) both (1) at the time of such modification, the Equityholder and its Subsidiaries did not collectively possess an ability to prevent the effectiveness of such modification and (2) no Revaluation Event described in clause (g) of the definition thereof occurs with respect to such Collateral Obligation as a result of such modification

provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Material Modification” shall not include any change to the base rate in respect of a Collateral Obligation from LIBOR to an alternative rate, including any applicable spread or payment frequency adjustments thereto that in the Servicer’s commercially reasonable judgment is consistent with the successor for LIBOR.

Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate” means:

 

Diversity Score

   Maximum Portfolio Advance
Rate
 

Any score for 120 days after the Effective Date

     50.0

Greater than or equal to 6 but less than or equal to 10

     60.0

Greater than 10 but less than or equal to 15

     62.5

Greater than 15 but less than or equal to 20

     65.0

Greater than 20

     67.5

 

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Maximum Weighted Average Life Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any day if the Weighted Average Life of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral is less than or equal to 6.0 years.

Measurement Date” means each of the following, as applicable: (i) the Effective Date; (ii) each Determination Date, (iii) each Funding Date; (iv) the date of any repayment or prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4; (v) the date that the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Revaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation; (vi) the date of any optional repurchase or substitution pursuant to Section 7.12; (vii) the date of any Optional Sale; and (viii) the date the Diversity Score first is equal to or greater than 6.

Minimum Diversity Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Diversity Score of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral is equal to or greater than (x) 6, during the Ramp-up Period, and (y) 10, thereafter; provided that no such Minimum Diversity Test shall be required within 120 days of the Effective Date.

Minimum Equity Condition” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Effective Equity is greater than as specified in the applicable row under the “Minimum Equity Condition” column below:

 

Advances Outstanding/Time

  

Minimum Equity Condition

Initial Advances outstanding    Greater of (i) $15,000,000 and (ii) the largest two Obligors
Earlier of (i) 120 days and (ii) the Advances outstanding are equal to $100,000,000    Greater of (i) $20,000,000 and (ii) the largest three Obligors
Earlier of (i) 180 days and (ii) the Advances outstanding are equal to $150,000,000    Greater of (i) $25,000,000 and (ii) the largest four Obligors

Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Coupon on such date is equal to or greater than 6.50%.

Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any day if the Weighted Average Spread of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 5.5%

Monthly Report” means a report prepared by the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

 

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Moody’s Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2 hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised industry classifications and the application of such revised industry classifications to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Facility Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Non-Assigned Participation Interest” means a participation interest in a loan that would, at the time of acquisition or the Borrower’s commitment to acquire the same, satisfy each of the following criteria: (i) such participation would constitute an Eligible Collateral Obligation were it acquired directly, (ii) the seller of the participation is the lender on the subject loan, (iii) the aggregate participation in the loan does not exceed the principal amount or commitment of such loan, (iv) such participation does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation a greater interest than the seller holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation is paid in full at the time of its acquisition, and (vi) the participation provides the participant all of the economic benefit and risk of the whole or part of the loan or commitment that is the subject of the loan participation.

Note” means a promissory grid note, in the form of Exhibit A, made payable to the order of an Agent, on behalf of the related Lenders.

Note Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

Note Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.5(a).

Note Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.5(a).

Obligations” means all obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, the Facility Agent or any other Affected Person or Indemnified Party arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes and each other Transaction Document.

Obligor” means any Person that owes payments under any Loan and, solely for purposes of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of the definition thereof, any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor shall be treated as the same Obligor.

Obligor Information” means, with respect to any obligor, (i) the legal name and address and, if available to the Servicer using commercially reasonable efforts, tax identification number of such Obligor, (ii) the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is domiciled, (iii) the audited financial statements for the three prior fiscal years of such Obligor (or such shorter period of time for which such audited financial statements have been prepared and are available, unless the Servicer has notified the Facility Agent that such audited financial statements are unavailable and the Facility Agent has, in its sole discretion, waived the requirement to deliver such audited financial statements), (iv) the Servicer’s internal credit memo with respect to the Obligor and the related Collateral Obligation and any non-privileged updates or supplements to such memo, which memo is expected to include (a) an executive deal summary setting forth the purpose and terms of the loan transaction underlying the related Collateral Obligation, (b) a company overview of the Obligor including sources and uses, pro-forma capitalization and organizational chart and corporate structure, (c) indicative terms of the related Collateral Obligation(s), (d) an

 

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overview of the industry of such Obligor, (e) a summary of historical financial statements and performance of such Obligor, (f) a valuation and comparables, (g) a company forecast of such Obligor including plans related to capital expenditures, (h) the business model, company strategy and names of known peers of such Obligor, (i) the shareholding pattern and details of the management team of such Obligor and (j) details of any banking facilities and the debt maturity schedule of such Obligor; provided that the items set forth in clauses (a) through (j) above shall not be required with respect to each such internal credit memo but are indicative of the expected contents of such internal credit memos prepared by the Servicer generally; and (v) such other information reasonably available to the Servicer as the Facility Agent may reasonably request; provided, further, that to the extent any of the above information is unavailable, the Servicer will notify the Facility Agent of such missing information, and the Facility Agent may, in its sole discretion, provide a waiver with respect to such information.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Executive Officer.

Official Body” means any government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, regulatory body, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of any such government or political subdivision, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of independent counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance and from counsel acceptable to the Facility Agent.

Optional Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.

Original Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation as calculated by the Facility Agent in accordance with the definitions of Effective LTV and the definitions used therein and set forth in the related Approval Notice.

Original Leverage Multiple” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Leverage Multiple applicable to such Collateral Obligation as calculated by the Servicer and approved by the Facility Agent in accordance with the definition of Leverage Multiple and the definitions used therein and set forth in the related Approval Notice (as such calculation may be updated in connection with a modification of such Collateral Obligation described in clause (j) of the definition of “Material Modification”).

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in the Obligations or any Transaction Document).

 

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Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment pursuant to Section 17.16).

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9.

Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9.

Participation Interest” means an Assigned Participation Interest and a Non-Assigned Participation Interest.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and its successors and assigns.

Permitted Investment” means, at any time:

(a) direct interest-bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;

(b) demand or time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, demand notes of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including any federal or state branch or agency of a non-U.S. depository institution or trust company) and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities (including, if applicable, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or Facility Agent or any agent thereof acting in its commercial capacity); provided, that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment, or contractual commitment providing for such investment, are rated at least “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” by Moody’s;

(c) repurchase obligations pursuant to a written agreement (i) with respect to any obligation described in clause (a) above, where the Securities Intermediary has taken actual or constructive delivery of such obligation in accordance with Article VIII of this Agreement, and (ii) entered into with (x) the Securities Intermediary or (y) the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” by Moody’s (including, if applicable, the Facility Agent, Collateral Agent or any agent thereof acting in its commercial capacity);

(d) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State whose long-term unsecured debt obligations are assigned one of the two highest long-term ratings by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that an investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held in the Accounts collectively to exceed 10% of the value of Permitted Investments held in such account (with Permitted Investments held in such accounts valued at par);

 

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(e) commercial paper that (i) is payable in United States dollars and (ii) is rated at least “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” by Moody’s;

(f) units of money market funds rated in the highest credit rating category by each Rating Agency;

(g) U.S. Dollars; or

(h) any other demand or time deposit, obligation, security or investment (including a hedging arrangement) as may be acceptable to the Facility Agent, as evidenced by a writing to that effect.

Permitted Investments may be purchased by or through the Securities Intermediary or any of its Affiliates. All Permitted Investments shall be held in the name of the Securities Intermediary. No Permitted Investment shall have an “f”, “r”, “p”, “pi”, “q”, “sf” or “t” subscript affixed to its Standard & Poor’s rating. Any such investment may be made or acquired from or through the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent or any of their respective affiliates, or any entity for whom the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent or any of their respective affiliates provides services and receives compensation (so long as such investment otherwise meets the applicable requirements of the foregoing definition of Permitted Investment at the time of acquisition); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Permitted Investments may only include obligations or securities that constitute cash equivalents for purposes of the rights and assets in paragraph (c)(8)(i)(B) of the exclusions from the definition of “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule.

Permitted Lien” means (i) the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (ii) Liens for Taxes and mechanics’ or suppliers’ liens for services or materials supplied, in either case, not yet due and payable and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) as to Related Security (1) the Lien in favor of the Borrower herein and (2) any Liens on the Related Security permitted pursuant to the applicable Underlying Instruments and (iv) as to agented Loans, Liens in favor of the agent on behalf of all the lenders of the related Obligor.

Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Prepayment Fee” means a nonrefundable fee equal to (a) 1.0% from the Effective Date to but excluding October 11, 2019, (b) 0.50% from and including the Effective Date to October 11, 2019 to October 9, 2020, and (c) thereafter, 0.00%.

 

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Primary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Primary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Primary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Primary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.45%.

Principal Balance” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation and as of any date, the lower of (x) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and (y) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation, exclusive of (x) any deferred or capitalized interest on any Deferrable Collateral Obligation that is deferred or capitalized after the Cut-Off Date applicable to such Deferrable Collateral Obligation and (y) any unfunded amounts with respect to any Variable Funding Asset; provided, that for purposes of calculating the “Principal Balance” of any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, principal payments received on such Collateral Obligation shall first be applied to reducing or eliminating any outstanding deferred or capitalized interest; provided, further, that the “Principal Balance” of any revolving loan as of any date shall be equal to the outstanding principal balance thereof plus amounts on deposit in respect thereof in the Unfunded Exposure Account. The “Principal Balance” of any Equity Security shall be zero.

Principal Collections” means any and all amounts of collections received with respect to the Collateral other than Interest Collections and Excluded Amounts, including (but not limited to) (i) all collections attributable to principal on such Collateral, (ii) the earnings on Principal Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, (iii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement that is an interest rate swap or index rate swap transaction and (iv) all Repurchase Amounts, in each case other than Retained Interests.

Principal Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 191996-202, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Principal Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

Proceeding” means any voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person.

Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the actual price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation minus all Principal Collections described in clause (i) of the definition thereof in respect of such Collateral Obligation.

Ramp-up Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to the earlier of (i) the first date on which the sum of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount equals or is greater than the Target Portfolio Amount and (ii) the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

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Rating Agencies” means Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

Recipient” means (a) the Facility Agent, (b) any Agent, (c) any Lender and (d) any other recipient of a payment hereunder.

Records” means the Collateral Obligation File for any Collateral Obligation and all other documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by or on behalf of the Borrower with respect to any Collateral Obligation and the Obligors thereunder, including all documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by the Borrower or the Servicer with respect to such Collateral Obligation or Obligors.

Reinvestment” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Reinvestment Request” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where the Equityholder or any Subsidiary of the Equityholder owns a Variable Funding Asset pursuant to the same Underlying Instruments; provided that any such asset will cease to be a Related Collateral Obligation once all commitments by the Equityholder or any such Subsidiary to make advances or fund such Variable Funding Asset to the related Obligor expire or are irrevocably terminated or reduced to zero.

Related Committed Lender” means, with respect to any Uncommitted Lender, each Committed Lender in its Lender Group.

Related Property” means, with respect to a Collateral Obligation, any property or other assets designated and pledged or mortgaged as collateral to secure repayment of such Collateral Obligation, including, without limitation, any pledge of the stock, membership or other ownership interests in the related Obligor or its subsidiaries, all Warrant Assets with respect to such Collateral Obligation and all proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such property or other assets.

Related Security” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation:

(a) any Related Property securing a Collateral Obligation, all payments paid in respect thereof and all monies due, to become due and paid in respect thereof accruing after the applicable Advance Date and all liquidation proceeds thereof;

(b) all guaranties, indemnities and warranties, insurance policies, financing statements and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of any such indebtedness;

 

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(c) all Collections with respect to such Collateral Obligation and any of the foregoing;

(d) any guarantees or similar credit enhancement for an Obligor’s obligations under any Collateral Obligation, all UCC financing statements or other filings relating thereto, including all rights and remedies, if any, against any Related Security, including all amounts due and to become due to the Borrower thereunder and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Borrower thereunder (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such agreement or otherwise available to the Borrower at law or in equity);

(e) all Records with respect to such Collateral Obligation and any of the foregoing; and

(f) all recoveries and proceeds of the foregoing.

Replacement Hedging Agreement” means one or more Hedging Agreements, which in combination with all other Hedging Agreements then in effect, after giving effect to any planned cancellations of any presently outstanding Hedging Agreements satisfy the Borrower’s covenant contained in Section 10.6, of this Agreement to maintain Hedging Agreements.

Reporting Date” means the 10th calendar day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

Repurchase Amount” means, for any Warranty Collateral Obligation for which a payment or substitution is being made pursuant to Section 7.12 as of any time of determination, the sum of (i) the greater of (a) an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation (excluding purchased accrued interest and original issue discount) less all payments of principal received in connection with such Collateral Obligation since the date it was added to the Collateral and (b) the Collateral Obligation Amount of such Collateral Obligation, (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest thereon since the last Distribution Date and (iii) all Hedge Breakage Costs owed to any relevant Hedge Counterparty for any termination of one or more Hedge Transactions, in whole or in part, as required by the terms of any Hedging Agreement, incurred in connection with such payment or repurchase and the termination of any Hedge Transactions in whole or in part in connection therewith.

Repurchased Collateral Obligation” means, with respect to any Collection Period, any Collateral Obligation as to which the Repurchase Amount has been deposited in the Collection Account by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, on or before the immediately prior Reporting Date and any Collateral Obligation purchased by the Equityholder pursuant to the Sale Agreement as to which the Repurchase Amount has been deposited in the Collection Account by or on behalf of the Equityholder.

Request for Release and Receipt” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 completed and signed by the Servicer.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding Advances aggregating greater than 50% of all Advances outstanding or if there are no Advances outstanding, Lenders holding Commitments aggregating greater than 50% of all Commitments.

 

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Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or authorized signatory’s knowledge of familiarity with the particular subject and with respect to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian or Securities Intermediary, an officer to whom a corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and having direct responsibility for the administration of this transaction.

Retained Interest” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation included in the Collateral, (a) such obligations to provide additional funding with respect to such Collateral Obligation that have been retained by the other lender(s) of such Collateral Obligation, (b) all of the rights and obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the Underlying Instruments, (c) any unused commitment fees associated with the additional funding obligations that are being retained in accordance with clause (a) above, and (d) any agency or similar fees associated with the rights and obligations of the agent(s) that are being retained in accordance with clause (b) above.

Revaluation Diversion Event” means an event that shall occur (and be deemed continuing at all times thereafter) if, at any time after the end of the Revolving Period (a) the sum of all decreases in the Collateral Obligation Amount (solely as a result of (x) decreases in the related Discount Factor pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or (y) any such Collateral Obligation becoming a Defaulted Collateral Obligation) first equals or exceeds the product of (A) 7.5% multiplied by (B) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance as of the first Business Day after the end of the Revolving Period and (b) a Revaluation Event shall occur with respect to two (2) or more Collateral Obligations after the end of the Revolving Period.

Revaluation Event” means each occurrence of any of the following with respect to any Collateral Obligation during the time such Collateral Obligation is Collateral:

(a) the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Collateral Obligation (after giving effect to the shorter of any grace period applicable thereto and five (5) Business Days from the due date);

(b) the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Servicer obtains actual knowledge that a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing (after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto) with respect to another debt obligation of the same Obligor that is (i) secured by the same collateral, (ii) senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation and (iii) in an amount in excess of $250,000;

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(d) the Servicer determines, in its sole discretion, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all or a portion of such Collateral Obligation is not collectible or otherwise places such Collateral Obligation on non-accrual status;

(e) the occurrence (without the prior approval of the Facility Agent) of a Material Modification with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(f) the Obligor thereunder fails to deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer any financial reporting information as required by the Underlying Instruments of such Collateral Obligation (including any grace periods thereunder) but in no event less frequently than quarterly, that in each case has an adverse effect on the ability of the Servicer or the Facility Agent (as determined by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion) to make any determinations or calculations required hereunder; provided, however, that the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) may, on a single occasion (or any other additional occasions approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) with respect to any Obligor, grant an extension of up to 30 days for the delivery of such financial statements by such Obligor; or

(g) with respect to any Enterprise Value Loan, the Leverage Multiple with respect to such Collateral Obligation increases by 1x or more over the Original Leverage Multiple with respect to such Collateral Obligation; provided that each subsequent increase of an additional 1x over the applicable Original Leverage Multiple shall be an additional Revaluation Event;

(h) with respect to any Asset Based Loan, (A) the Borrower fails (or fails to cause the Obligor) to retain an Approved Valuation Firm to re-calculate the Appraised Value of (x) with respect to any such Asset Based Loan that has intellectual property, equipment or real property, as the case may be, in its borrowing base, the collateral securing such Asset Based Loan that at least once every twelve (12) months that such Loan is included in the Collateral (subject to a 30 day grace period with respect to any such review) and (y) with respect to all other Asset Based Loans included in the Collateral, the collateral securing such Loan at least once every six (6) months that such Loan in included in the Collateral (subject to a 30 day grace period with respect to any such review) or (B) the Borrower (or the related Obligor, as applicable) changes the Approved Valuation Firm with respect to any Asset Based Loan that or the related Approved Valuation Firm changes the metric for valuing the collateral of such Loan, each without the written approval of the Facility Agent; or

(i) with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation increases by more than an amount equal to 15% of the Original Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation; provided that each subsequent increase of an additional 15% over the applicable Original Effective LTV shall be an additional Revaluation Event.

Revolving Loan” means a Collateral Obligation that specifies a maximum aggregate amount that can be borrowed by the related Obligor and permits such Obligor to re-borrow any amount previously borrowed and subsequently repaid during the term of such Collateral Obligation.

 

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Revolving Period” means the period of time starting on the Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) October 11, 2021 or, if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.6, the date mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and each Agent, (ii) the date on which the Facility Amount is terminated in full pursuant to Section 2.5 or (iii) the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event.

Sale Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Equityholder, as seller, and the Borrower, as purchaser.

Schedule of Collateral Obligations” means the list or lists of Collateral Obligations attached to each Asset Approval Request. Each such schedule shall identify the assets that will become Collateral Obligations, shall set forth such information with respect to each such Collateral Obligation as the Borrower or the Facility Agent may reasonably require and shall supplement any such schedules attached to previously-delivered Asset Approval Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal and/or interest in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

Second Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a loan designated as “Second Lien Loan” by the Facility Agent in the related Approval Notice) that (i) is not (and that by its terms is not permitted to become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the related Obligor other than a First Lien Loan with respect to the liquidation of such Obligor or the collateral for such Loan and (ii) is secured by a valid second priority perfected Lien to or on specified collateral securing the related Obligor’s obligations under the Loan, which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien securing any other debt for borrowed money other than a First Lien Loan on such specified collateral (subject to Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instrument that are reasonable for similar loans and, if permitted to secure borrowed money in excess of $500,000 and rank in priority senior to or pari passu with such Second Lien Loan, whether individually or in the aggregate, are set forth on the related Asset Approval Request); provided that, if, as of any date, the portion of a FILO Loan or Unitranche Loan designated as a “Second Lien Loan” by the Facility Agent improves such that the Leverage Multiple with respect to such portion as of such date is lower than the related Original Leverage Multiple, the Servicer may present such change to the Facility Agent who may re-determine the designation in its sole discretion.

Secondary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Secondary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

 

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Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.30%.

Secured Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person as of a given date, all Indebtedness of such Person outstanding on such date that is secured in any manner by any Lien on any property.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, each Lender, the Facility Agent, each Agent, each other Affected Person, Indemnified Party and Hedge Counterparty and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

Secured Recourse Indebtedness” means Secured Indebtedness in respect of which recourse for payment is to all assets of a Person, provided that Secured Indebtedness that is only recourse to all assets of a Person as a result of customary exceptions to non-recourse liability such as fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, and other similar exceptions shall not be deemed to be Secured Recourse Indebtedness.

Securities Intermediary” means the Collateral Agent, or any subsequent institution acceptable to the Facility Agent at which the Accounts are kept.

Senior Secured Bond” means a debt security (that is not a loan) that is (a) issued by a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust and (b) secured by a valid first priority perfected security interest on specified collateral.

Servicer” means initially GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP or any successor servicer appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

Servicer Event of Default” means the occurrence of one of the following events:

(a) any failure by the Servicer to deposit or credit, or to deliver for deposit, in the Collection Account any amount required hereunder to be so deposited, credited or delivered or to make any required distributions therefrom;

(b) failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or to perform in any respect any other covenant or agreement of the Servicer which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (if such failure can be remedied) after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent (with a copy to each Agent);

(c) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Servicer;

(d) any representation, warranty or statement of the Servicer made in this Agreement or any certificate, report or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall prove to be incorrect as of the time when the same shall have been made (i) which incorrect representation, warranty or statement has a material and adverse effect on (1) the validity, enforceability or collectability of any other Transaction Document or (2) the rights and remedies of any Secured Party with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and (ii) within 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent, the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation, warranty or statement was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured;

 

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(e) a Facility Termination Event occurs;

(f) the failure of the Servicer to make any payment when due (after giving effect to any related grace period) under one or more agreements for borrowed money to which it is a party in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate; or (ii) the occurrence of any event or condition that has resulted in or permits the acceleration of such recourse debt, whether or not waived;

(g) the rendering against the Servicer of one or more final, non-appealable judgments, decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, and the continuance of such judgment, decree or order unsatisfied and in effect for any period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days without a stay of execution;

(h) a Change of Control occurs;

(i) the Servicer shall be indicted, or any of its senior executive officers shall be convicted, of a criminal offense under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or the laws of any other jurisdiction in which it conducts business, materially related to the Servicer’s asset management business, unless, in the case of a conviction of a senior executive officer of the Servicer, such senior executive officer has, within 30 days after such occurrence, been removed from performing work in fulfillment of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement; or

(j) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP or another affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP ceases to be the Servicer.

Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties (including in respect of any exercise of discretion) with reasonable care (i) using a similar degree of care, skill and attention as it employs with respect to similar collateral that which the Servicer or GSO Capital Partners LP exercises with respect to comparable assets and/or portfolios that such Person manages for itself and others having similar investment objectives and restrictions and (ii) to the extent not inconsistent with clause (i), the Servicer’s or GSO Capital Partners LP’s customary standards, policies and procedures.

Similar Law” means any federal, state or local law, regulation or other legal constraint that is materially similar to the fiduciary and/or prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Solvent” means as to any Person at any time, having a state of affairs such that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the

 

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Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.

Standard & Poor’s” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.

Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation owing or issued by a special purpose vehicle and secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other financial assets of any Obligor, including collateralized debt obligations and mortgage-backed securities, including (but not limited to) collateral debt obligations, collateral loan obligations, asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities or any resecuritization thereof.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which such Person and/or its other Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares as have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors.

Substituted Collateral Obligation” means, with respect to any Collection Period, any Warranty Collateral Obligation with respect to which the Equityholder has substituted in a replacement Eligible Collateral Obligation pursuant to Section 7.12 and the Sale Agreement.

Tangible Net Worth” means, with respect to any Person, the consolidated net worth of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP after subtracting therefrom the aggregate amount of the intangible assets of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, goodwill, franchises, licenses, patents, trademarks, tradenames, copyrights and service marks.

Target Portfolio Amount” means $250,000,000.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Sale Agreement, the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, each Fee Letter, the Account Control Agreement, and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer in connection with this Agreement.

 

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UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.

Uncommitted Lender” means any Conduit Lender designated as an “Uncommitted Lender” for any Lender Group and any of its assignees.

Underlying Instrument” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Collateral Obligation or of which the holders of such Collateral Obligation are the beneficiaries.

Undrawn Fee” a fee payable pursuant to Section 3.1(b) for each day of the related Collection Period during the Revolving Period equal to the product of (x) the difference between the aggregate Commitments on such day minus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Advances on such day, times (y) the Undrawn Fee Rate times (z) 1/360.

Undrawn Fee Rate” means, (a) beginning on the Effective Date and ending on January 11, 2019, 0.0%, (b) from January 11, 2019 to April 11, 2019, 0.25% and (c) thereafter, 0.50%.

Unfunded Exposure Account” means the account designated as the Unfunded Exposure Account in, and which is established and maintained pursuant to, Section 8.1(a).

Unfunded Exposure Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).

Unitranche Loan” means any First Lien Loan (including First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans and First Lien Middle Market Loans) or FILO Loan that (i)(A) has an attaching Leverage Multiple of equal or greater than 4.0x, (B) is not a First Out Loan and (C) has a portion of such loan designated as a “Second Lien Loan” by the Facility Agent in the related Approval Notice.

Unmatured Facility Termination Event” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute a Facility Termination Event.

Unmatured Servicer Event of Default” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute a Servicer Event of Default.

Unsecured Bond” means any bond that is (a) not secured by a pledge of collateral and (b) senior or pari passu in right of payment to any other unsecured indebtedness of the related Obligor.

Unsecured Loan” means any loan that is (a) not secured by a pledge of collateral and (b) senior or pari passu in right of payment to any other unsecured indebtedness of the related Obligor.

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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U.S. Borrower” means a Borrower that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(f).

Variable Funding Asset” means any Revolving Loan or other asset that by its terms may require one or more future advances to be made to the related Obligor by any lender thereon or owner thereof.

Volcker Rule” means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.

Warrant Asset” means any equity purchase warrants or similar rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity interests received by the Borrower as an “equity kicker” from the Obligor in connection with a Collateral Obligation.

Warranty Collateral Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.12.

Weighted Average Advance Rate” means, as of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance, the number obtained by (i) summing the products obtained by multiplying (a) the Advance Rate of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation by (b) such Eligible Collateral Obligation’s contribution to the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance and (ii) dividing such sum by the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance.

Weighted Average Coupon” means, as of any day with respect to all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance, the number expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum for each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that is a Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation of (x) the interest rate for each such Collateral Obligation minus the LIBOR Rate multiplied by (y) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation by (ii) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance for Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations.

Weighted Average Life” means, as of any day with respect to all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral, the number of years following such date obtained by (i) summing the products obtained by multiplying (a) the Average Life at such time of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation by (b) the Collateral Obligation Amount of such Collateral Obligation and (ii) dividing such sum by the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral.

Weighted Average Spread” means, as of any day, the number expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the Aggregate Funded Spread divided by (ii) the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount (excluding any interest that has been deferred and capitalized on any Deferrable Collateral Obligation).

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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.

written” or “in writing” (and other variations thereof) means any form of written communication or a communication by means of email, telex, telecopier device, telegraph or cable.

Yield” means, with respect to any period, the daily interest accrued on Advances during such period as provided for in Article III.

Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings as so defined herein when used in the Notes or any other Transaction Document, certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

(b) Each term defined in the singular form in Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall mean the plural thereof when the plural form of such term is used in this Agreement, the Notes or any other Transaction Document, certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, and each term defined in the plural form in Section 1.1 shall mean the singular thereof when the singular form of such term is used herein or therein.

(c) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, the term “including” means “including without limitation,” and article, section, subsection, schedule and exhibit references herein are references to articles, sections, subsections, schedules and exhibits to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d) The following terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof are used herein as so defined: Accounts, Certificated Securities, Chattel Paper, Control, Documents, Equipment, Financial Assets, Funds-Transfer system, General Intangibles, Indorse and Indorsed, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Proceeds, Securities Accounts, Securities Intermediary, Security Certificates, Security Entitlements, Security Interest and Uncertificated Securities.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, on each Measurement Date, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to re-determine the status of each Eligible Collateral Obligation as of such calculation date and to provide notice of any change in the status of any Eligible Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Agent and, as a consequence thereof, (A) Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date and (B) Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on a prior Measurement Date may, upon receipt of a related Approval Notice, be included in the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date.

 

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(f) Unless otherwise specified, each reference in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document to a Transaction Document shall mean such Transaction Document as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents.

(g) All calculations required to be made hereunder with respect to the Collateral Obligations and the Borrowing Base (including, without limitation, to determine whether an Unmatured Facility Termination Event or Facility Termination Event shall have occurred) shall be made on a trade date basis and after giving effect to (x) all purchases or sales to be entered into on such trade date and (y) all Advances requested to be made on such trade date plus the balance of all unfunded Advances to be made in connection with the Borrower’s purchase of previously requested (and approved) Collateral Obligations.

(h) For all purposes under this Agreement, “knowledge” shall mean actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each reference to notice being delivered to both the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent shall mean notice delivered by the applicable party to the Collateral Agent, who shall then promptly deliver notice to the Facility Agent; provided that each Advance Request and each voluntary prepayment notice shall be delivered by the Borrower to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Agent (in the manner and at the times specified in the relevant provisions of this Agreement), and, in doing so, the Borrower shall be entitled to rely solely on the information contained in the Note Register and on Annex A and shall have no liability for any errors or omissions in either thereof.

ARTICLE II

THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES

Section 2.1 Advances. (a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Lender Group hereby agrees to make advances to or on behalf of the Borrower (individually, an “Advance” and collectively the “Advances”) from time to time on any date (each such date on which an Advance is made, an “Advance Date”) during the period from the Effective Date to the end of the Revolving Period; provided that there shall be no more than two (2) Advance Dates during any calendar week.

(b) Under no circumstances shall any Lender make an Advance if, after giving effect to such Advance and any purchase of Eligible Collateral Obligations in connection therewith, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances would exceed the lower of (i) the Facility Amount and (ii) the Borrowing Base on such day. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, during the Revolving Period, the Borrower may borrow, reborrow, repay and prepay (subject to the provisions of Section 2.4) one or more Advances.

 

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Section 2.2 Funding of Advances. (a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, the Borrower may request Advances hereunder by giving notice to the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent of the proposed Advance at or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, at least (x) in the case of Advances of more than 20% of the then-current Facility Amount, thirty-five (35) days or (y) in the case of Advances up to 20% of the then-current Facility Amount, two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed Advance Date. Such notice (herein called the “Advance Request”) shall be in the form of Exhibit C-1 and shall include (among other things) the proposed Advance Date and amount of such proposed Advance, and shall, if applicable, be accompanied by an Asset Approval Request setting forth the information required therein with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be acquired by the Borrower on the Advance Date (if applicable). In the event of any change to the wiring instructions of the Collateral Agent set forth on Schedule 1 to the Advance Request, the Collateral Agent shall provide written notice of such change to each Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to any proposed Advance Date. The amount of any Advance shall at least be equal to the least of (x) $1,000,000, (y) the (1) Borrowing Base on such day minus (2) the Advances outstanding on such day and (z) the (1) Facility Amount on such day minus (2) the Advances outstanding on such day before giving effect to the requested Advance as of such date. Any Advance Request given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.2, shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. The Facility Agent shall have no obligation to lend funds hereunder in its capacity as Facility Agent. Subject to receipt by the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower confirming the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, and the Collateral Agent’s receipt of such funds from the Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall make the proceeds of such requested Advances available to the Borrower by deposit to such account as may be designated by the Borrower (in a written notice received by the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent at least one (1) Business Day prior to such Advance Date) in same day funds no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Advance Date. Each Lender shall notify the Borrower within two (2) Business Days of any Advance Request made pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(x) if it will elect to fund the related Advance on any day prior to the end of the applicable thirty-five (35) day notice period. The Borrower expressly acknowledges and agrees that any election by any Lender on one or more occasions to fund any Advance on any day prior to the full passage of the applicable thirty-five (35) day notice period set forth in Section 2.2(a)(x) shall not constitute or be deemed to be an amendment, waiver or other modification of the requirement for thirty-five (35) days’ notice prior to any Lender funding any Advance made in respect of an Advance Request made pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(x).

(b) Committed Lenders Commitment. At no time will any Uncommitted Lender have any obligation to fund an Advance. At all times on and after the Conduit Advance Termination Date, all Advances shall be made by the Agent on behalf of the applicable Committed Lenders. The Facility Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that Advances are funded in the first instance by the Uncommitted Lenders. At any time when any Uncommitted Lender has failed to or has rejected a request to fund an Advance, its Agent shall so notify the Related Committed Lender and such Related Committed Lender shall fund such Advance. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.2(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, no Committed Lender shall be obligated to provide its Agent or the Borrower with funds in connection with an Advance in an amount that would result in the portion of the Advances then funded by it exceeding its Commitment then in effect. The obligation of the Committed Lender in each Lender Group to remit any Advance shall be several from that of the other Lenders, and the failure of any Committed Lender to so make such amount available to its Agent shall not relieve any other Committed Lender of its obligation hereunder.

 

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(c) Unfunded Commitment Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon the occurrence of the earlier of (i) any acceleration of the maturity of Advances pursuant to Section 14.2 or (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, the Borrower shall request an Advance in the amount of the Aggregate Unfunded Amount minus the amount then on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account. Following receipt of such Advance Request, the Lenders shall fund such requested amount by depositing such amount directly to the Collateral Agent to be deposited into the Unfunded Exposure Account, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including, without limitation, the Borrower’s failure to satisfy any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2).

Section 2.3 Notes. The Borrower shall, upon request of any Lender Group, on or after such Lender Group becomes a party hereto (whether on the Effective Date or by assignment or otherwise), execute and deliver a Note evidencing the Advances of such Lender Group. Each such Note shall be payable to the order of the Agent for such Lender Group in a face amount equal to the applicable Lender Group’s Commitment as of the Effective Date or the effective date on which such Lender Group becomes a party hereto, as applicable. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes each Agent to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to the Notes (or on any continuation of such grid, or at the option of such Agent, in its records), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia, the date of the outstanding principal of the Advances evidenced thereby and each payment of principal thereon. Such notations shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the subject matter thereof absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the Obligations or any payment thereon.

Section 2.4 Repayment and Prepayments. (a) The Borrower shall repay the Advances outstanding (i) on each Distribution Date to the extent required to be repaid hereunder and funds are available therefor pursuant to Section 8.3 and (ii) in full on the Facility Termination Date.

(b) Prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower may, from time to time, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of any Advance using Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account or other funds available to the Borrower on such date; provided, that

(i) all such voluntary prepayments shall require prior written notice to the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and each Agent) by 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to such voluntary prepayment;

(ii) all such voluntary partial prepayments shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000; and

(iii) each prepayment shall be applied on the Business Day received by the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Facility Agent, if received by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day by the Collateral Agent as Amount Available constituting Principal Collections pursuant to Section 8.3(a) as if (x) the date of such prepayment were a Distribution Date and (y) such prepayment occurred during the Collection Period to which such Distribution Date relates.

 

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Each such prepayment shall be subject to the payment of any amounts required by Section 2.5(b) (if any) resulting from a prepayment or payment.

Section 2.5 Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount. (a) The Borrower may at any time (x) during the Revolving Period if an Extension Request has been rejected by any Lender or (y) after the end of the Revolving Period, in each case upon five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Facility Agent and each Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent), permanently reduce the Facility Amount (i) in whole upon payment in full (in accordance with Section 2.4) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances) or (ii) in part by any pro rata amount that the Facility Amount exceeds the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances (after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment thereof). In connection with any permanent reduction of the Facility Amount under this Section 2.5(a), the Commitment of each Committed Lender shall automatically, and without any further action by any party, be reduced pro rata with all other Committed Lenders such that the sum of all Commitments will equal the newly reduced Facility Amount.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may permanently reduce the Facility Amount at any time, provided that if such reduction occurs at any time other than those specified in Section 2.5(a), it shall, unless any Lender has, prior to the date of such permanent reduction in whole or in part, declined an Extension Request, pay the applicable Prepayment Fee to the Collateral Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders.

Section 2.6 Extension of Revolving Period. The Borrower may, at any time after the first anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to the date that is 45 days prior to the last date of the Revolving Period, deliver a written notice to each Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Facility Agent) requesting an extension of the Revolving Period for an additional twelve months (each qualifying request, an “Extension Request”). Each Lender may approve or decline an Extension Request in its sole discretion; provided, that the Lenders shall respond to an Extension Request in writing not later than 30 days following receipt of such Extension Request, and if any Lender does not respond in writing by the end of such 30 day period it shall be deemed to have denied such Extension Request. No request by the Borrower to extend the Revolving Period shall be considered an “Extension Request” if such request is conditioned on an amendment to any other provision of the Transaction Documents.

Section 2.7 Calculation of Discount Factor.

(a) In connection with the purchase of each Collateral Obligation and prior to such Collateral Obligation being purchased by the Borrower and included in the Collateral, the Facility Agent will assign (in its sole discretion) a Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation.

(b) If, but only if, a Revaluation Event occurs with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation may be amended by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion. The Facility Agent will provide written notice of the revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Servicer. The Collateral Agent shall forward a copy of such notice to each Agent. To the extent the Servicer has actual knowledge or, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instruments, has received

 

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notice of any Revaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Servicer shall give prompt notice thereof to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent (but, in any event, not longer than two Business Days after it receives notice or gains actual knowledge thereof). The Collateral Agent shall forward a copy of such notice to each Agent.

(c) The Facility Agent will provide written notice of each revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Servicer, each Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Section 2.8 Increase in Facility Amount. The Borrower may, with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (which consent may be conditioned on one or more conditions precedent in its sole discretion), (i) increase the Commitment of the existing Lender Groups (pro rata), (ii) add additional Lender Group and/or (iii) increase the Commitment of any Lender Group, in each case which shall increase the Facility Amount by the amount of the Commitment of each such existing or additional Lender Group; provided, that after giving effect to the increase described above in clause (i), (ii) and (iii), in no event shall the aggregate Commitment exceed $1,000,000,000.

ARTICLE III

YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, ETC.

Section 3.1 Yield and Undrawn Fee. (a) The Borrower hereby promises to pay, on the dates specified in Section 3.2, Yield on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance (or each portion thereof) for the period commencing on the applicable Advance Date until such Advance is paid in full. No provision of this Agreement or the Notes shall require the payment or permit the collection of Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law.

(b) The Borrower shall pay the Undrawn Fee on the dates specified in Section 3.2.

Section 3.2 Yield Distribution Dates. Yield accrued on each Advance (including any previously accrued and unpaid Yield) and Undrawn Fee (as applicable) shall be payable, without duplication:

(a) on the Facility Termination Date;

(b) on the date of any payment or prepayment, in whole or in part, of principal outstanding on such Advance; and

(c) on each Distribution Date.

Section 3.3 Yield Calculation. Each Note shall bear interest on each day during each Accrual Period at a rate per annum equal to the product of (a) the Interest Rate for such Accrual Period multiplied by (b) the outstanding Advances attributable to such Note on such day. All Yield shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which such Yield is payable over a year comprised of 360 days (other than Yield accruing by the reference rate set forth in clause (a) of the definition of Alternate Base Rate, which shall be computed over a year comprised of 365/366 days).

 

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Section 3.4 Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc. Each Agent (on behalf of its respective Lender Group) and the Facility Agent shall determine the applicable Yield and all Fees to be paid by the Borrower on each Distribution Date for the related Accrual Period and shall advise the Collateral Agent thereof in writing no later than the Determination Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date. Such reporting may also include an accounting of any amounts due and payable pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 5.1.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS; TAXES

Section 4.1 Making of Payments. Subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions hereof, all payments of principal of or Yield on the Advances and other amounts due to the Lenders shall be made pursuant to Section 8.3(a) by no later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day when due in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds. Payments received by any Lender or Agent after 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on any day will be deemed to have been received by such Lender or Agent on its next following Business Day. Each Agent shall allocate to the Lenders in its Lender Group each payment in respect of the Advances received by such Agent as provided by Section 8.3 or Section 2.4. Payments in reduction of the principal amount of the Advances shall be allocated and applied to Lenders pro rata based on their respective portions of such Advances, or in any such case in such other proportions as each affected Lender may agree upon in writing from time to time with such Agent and the Borrower. Payments of Yield and Undrawn Fee shall be allocated and applied to Lenders pro rata based upon the respective amounts of interest and fees due and payable to them.

Section 4.2 Due Date Extension. If any payment of principal or Yield with respect to any Advance falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such due date shall be extended to the next following Business Day, and additional Yield shall accrue and be payable for the period of such extension at the rate applicable to such Advance.

Section 4.3 Taxes. (a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Official Body in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.3) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

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(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Official Body in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Facility Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and its direct and indirect beneficial owners, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 4.3) payable or paid by such Recipient or such beneficial owners or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient or such beneficial owners and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Official Body. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Facility Agent and each Agent), or by the Facility Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of another Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Facility Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Facility Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 15.9 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Facility Agent in connection with any Transaction 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 Official Body. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Facility Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Facility Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by the Facility Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Facility Agent under this Section 4.3(d).

(e) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to an Official Body pursuant to this Section 4.3, the Borrower shall deliver to the Facility Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Official Body evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

(f) Status of Lenders.

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Facility Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Facility Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Facility Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Facility Agent, shall

 

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deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Facility Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Facility Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 4.3(f)(ii)(A), Section 4.3(f)(ii)(B) and Section 4.3(f)(ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is a U.S. Borrower:

(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Facility Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Facility Agent) executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Facility Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Facility Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

(I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Transaction Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Transaction Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(II) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

 

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(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Facility Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Facility Agent) executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Facility Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Facility Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Facility Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Facility Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Facility Agent to (x) comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or (y) determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 4.3(f)(ii)(D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Facility Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 4.3 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 4.3), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 4.3 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Official Body with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 4.3(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Official Body) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Official Body. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.3(g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 4.3(g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 4.3(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.3 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Facility Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE V

INCREASED COSTS, ETC.

Section 5.1 Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy. (a) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change following the date hereof (including, without limitation, any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements) in or in the interpretation, administration or application arising following the date hereof of any Applicable Law, in each case whether foreign or domestic or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request following the date hereof from any central bank or other Official Body (whether or not having the force of law), (A) there shall be any increase in the cost to the Facility Agent, any Agent, any Lender, successor or assign thereof (each of which shall be an “Affected Person”) of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Advance (or any reduction of the amount of any payment (whether of principal, interest, fee, compensation or otherwise) to any Affected Person hereunder), as the case may be, (B) there shall be any reduction in the amount of any sum received or receivable by an Affected Person under this Agreement or under any other Transaction Document, or (C) any Recipient is subject to any Taxes (other than (1) Indemnified Taxes and (2) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, then, in each case, the Borrower shall, from time to time, after written demand by the Facility Agent (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such demand), on behalf of such Affected Person, pay to the Facility Agent, on behalf of such Affected Person, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected Person for such increased costs or reduced payments within thirty (30) days after such demand; provided, that the amounts payable under this Section 5.1 shall be without duplication of amounts payable under Section 4.3.

 

 

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(b) If either (i) the introduction of or any change following the date hereof in or in the interpretation, administration or application arising following the date hereof of any law, guideline, rule or regulation, directive or request or (ii) the compliance by any Affected Person with any law, guideline, rule, regulation, directive or request following the date hereof, from any central bank, any Official Body or agency, including, without limitation, compliance by an Affected Person with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity coverage, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of any Affected Person, as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or any related document or arising in connection herewith or therewith to a level below that which any such Affected Person could have achieved but for such introduction, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of such Affected Person with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity coverage), by an amount deemed by such Affected Person to be material, then, from time to time, after demand by such Affected Person (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such demand), the Borrower shall pay the Facility Agent on behalf of such Affected Person such additional amounts as will compensate such Affected Person for such reduction.

(c) If an Affected Person shall at any time (without regard to whether any Basel III Regulations or Dodd-Frank Regulations are then in effect) suffer or incur (i) any explicit or implicit charge, assessment, cost or expense by reason of the amount or type of assets, capital or supply of funding such Affected Person or any of its Affiliates is required or expected to maintain in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, without regard to (A) whether such charge, assessment, cost or expense is imposed or recognized internally, externally or inter-company or (B) whether it is determined in reference to a reduction in the rate of return on such Affected Person’s or Affiliate’s assets or capital, an inherent cost of the establishment or maintenance of a reserve of stable funding, a reduction in the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Affected Person or its Affiliates or otherwise, or (ii) any other imputed cost or expense arising by reason of the actual or anticipated compliance by such Affected Person or any of its Affiliates with the Basel III Regulations or Dodd-Frank Regulations, then, upon demand by or on behalf of such Affected Person through the Facility Agent, the Borrower shall pay to the Facility Agent, for the benefit of such Affected Person, such amount as will, in the determination of such Affected Person, compensate such Affected Person therefor. A certificate of the applicable Affected Person setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Affected Person under this Section 5.1(c) shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) In determining any amount provided for in this Section 5.1, the Affected Person may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. The Facility Agent, on behalf of any Affected Person making a claim under this Section 5.1, shall submit to the Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for and the computations of such additional or increased costs, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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ARTICLE VI

EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES

Section 6.1 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the first day (the “Effective Date”) on which the Facility Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall have received the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent:

(a) Transaction Documents. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document, in each case duly executed by each party thereto;

(b) Notes. For each Lender Group that has requested the same, a Note duly completed and executed by the Borrower and payable to the Agent for such Lender Group;

(c) Establishment of Account. Evidence that each Account has been established;

(d) Resolutions. Certified copies of the resolutions of the board of managers (or similar items) of the Borrower and the Servicer approving the Transaction Documents to be delivered by it hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by its secretary or assistant secretary;

(e) Organization Documents. The certificate of formation (or similar organization document) of each of the Borrower and the Servicer certified by the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of organization; and a certified, executed copy of the Borrower’s and the Servicer’s organizational documents;

(f) Good Standing Certificates. Good standing certificates for each of the Borrower and the Servicer issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization;

(g) Incumbency. A certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of the general partner of the Equityholder (or the sole member of such general partner) certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized on its behalf to sign this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be delivered by it;

(h) Filings. Copies of proper financing statements, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Facility Agent, desirable under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or any comparable law to perfect the security interest of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in all Collateral in which an interest may be pledged hereunder;

(i) Opinions. Legal opinions of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP counsel for the Borrower and the Servicer, and Nixon Peabody LLP for the Collateral Agent, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent covering such matters as the Facility Agent may reasonably request;

(j) No Facility Termination Event, etc. Each of the Transaction Documents is in full force and effect and no Facility Termination Event or Unmatured Facility Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or will result from the issuance of the Notes and the borrowing hereunder;

 

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(k) Liens. The Facility Agent shall have received (i) the results of a recent search by a Person satisfactory to the Facility Agent, of the UCC, judgment, security interest and tax lien filings which may have been filed with respect to personal property of the Borrower, and bankruptcy and pending lawsuits with respect to the Borrower and the results of such search shall be satisfactory to the Facility Agent and (ii) filed UCC termination statements, if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in any Collateral previously granted by the Borrower and any executed pay-off letters reasonably requested by the Facility Agent;

(l) Payment of Fees. The Facility Agent shall have received evidence, to its sole satisfaction, that all Fees due to the Lenders on the Effective Date have been paid in full;

(m) No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since October 11, 2018 and no litigation shall have commenced which, if successful, could have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(n) Other. Such other approvals, documents, opinions, certificates and reports as the Facility Agent may reasonably request.

Section 6.2 Advances and Reinvestments. The making of any Advance (including the initial Advance hereunder) and any Reinvestment are all subject to the condition that the Effective Date shall have occurred and to the following further conditions precedent that:

(a) No Facility Termination Event, Etc. Each of the Transaction Documents shall be in full force and effect (unless terminated in accordance with their terms) and (i) no Facility Termination Event or Unmatured Facility Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Advance or Reinvestment, (ii) no Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Advance or Reinvestment, (iii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer in the Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the related Funding Date (or if such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, such earlier date), with the same effect as though made on the date of (and after giving effect to) such Advance or Reinvestment, and (iv) after giving effect to such Advance or Reinvestment (and any purchase of Eligible Collateral Obligations in connection therewith), the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Advances will not exceed the Borrowing Base;

(b) Requests. (i) In connection with the funding of any Advance pursuant to Section 2.2(a), the Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent shall have received the Advance Request for such Advance in accordance with Section 2.2(a), together with all items required to be delivered in connection therewith and (ii) in connection with any Reinvestment, the Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent shall have received the Reinvestment Request for such reinvestment in accordance with Section 8.3(b), together with all items required to be delivered in connection therewith;

 

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(c) Revolving Period. The Revolving Period shall not have ended;

(d) Document Checklist. The Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Custodian shall have received a Document Checklist for each Eligible Collateral Obligation to be added to the Collateral on the related Funding Date;

(e) Borrowing Base Confirmation. The Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower or the Servicer (which may be included as part of the Advance Request or Reinvestment Request) computed as of the date of such request and after giving effect thereto and to the purchase by the Borrower of the Collateral Obligations to be purchased by it on such date (if any), demonstrating that the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Advances shall not exceed the Borrowing Base, calculated as of the Funding Date as if the Collateral Obligations purchased by the Borrower on such Funding Date were owned by the Borrower;

(f) Collateral Quality Tests, Minimum Equity Condition. The Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer (which may be included as part of the Advance Request or Reinvestment Request) computed as of the date of such requested Advance or Reinvestment, and after giving effect thereto and to the purchase by the Borrower of the Collateral Obligations to be purchased by it on such Funding Date, demonstrating that (i) with respect to each Advance, all of the Collateral Quality Tests are satisfied or, if not satisfied, maintained or improved, and the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied; and the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied, or (ii) with respect to each Reinvestment, (A)(1) after the first 120 days and before the end of the Ramp-up Period, the Diversity Score is at least 6 and (2) after the Ramp-up Period, the Diversity Score is at least 8 and (B) each other Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or, if not satisfied, maintained or improved, and the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no Diversity Score requirement for the first 120 days after the Effective Date;

(g) Hedging Agreements. The Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders, that the Borrower has entered into Hedging Agreements to the extent required by, and satisfying the requirements of, Section 10.6;

(h) Facility Agent Approval. In connection with the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation by the Borrower, the Borrower shall have received a copy of an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(i) Permitted Use. The proceeds of any Advance will be used solely by the Borrower for general corporate purposes consistent with the terms hereof, which, for the avoidance of doubt, include dividends and distributions to the Equityholder permitted pursuant to Section 10.16, or to acquire Collateral Obligations as identified on the applicable Asset Approval Request or to satisfy any unfunded commitments in connection with any Variable Funding Asset;

 

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(j) Appraised Value. In connection with the acquisition of each Asset Based Loan and within the time periods set forth below, the Borrower or the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall have retained or shall have caused the Obligor to retain an Approved Valuation Firm to calculate the Appraised Value of (A) with respect to any such Collateral Obligation that has intellectual property, equipment or real property, as the case may be, in its borrowing base, the collateral securing such Collateral Obligation within twelve (12) months prior to the acquisition of such Collateral Obligation and inclusion into the Collateral and (B) with respect to all other Asset Based Loans, the collateral securing such Collateral Obligation within six (6) months prior to the acquisition of such Collateral Obligation and inclusion into the Collateral. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to report the Approved Valuation Firm, appraisal metric and Appraised Value for such Collateral Obligation to the Facility Agent (with a copy to each Agent) in the Advance Request or Reinvestment Request, as applicable, related to such Collateral Obligation; and

(k) Borrowers Certification. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent an Officer’s Certificate (which may be included as part of the Advance Request or Reinvestment Request) dated the date of such requested Advance or Reinvestment certifying that the conditions described in Sections 6.2(a) through (j) have been satisfied;

(l) Rating Letters. Solely with respect to the initial advance to be made by each Conduit Lender, each applicable Agent shall have received a letter from each applicable Rating Agency confirming its rating of such Conduit Lender; and

(m) Other. With respect to any Advance, the Facility Agent shall have received such other approvals, documents, opinions, certificates and reports as they may request, which request is reasonable as to content and timing.

Section 6.3 Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments. (a) The Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian shall hold all Certificated Securities (whether Collateral Obligations or Permitted Investments) and Instruments in physical form at the Corporate Trust Office.

(b) On the Effective Date (with respect to each Collateral Obligation and Permitted Investment owned by the Borrower on such date) and each time that the Borrower shall (or shall cause the Servicer to) direct or cause the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment, the Borrower shall (or shall cause the Servicer to), if such Permitted Investment or, in the case of a Collateral Obligation, the related promissory note or assignment documentation has not already been delivered to the Collateral Custodian in accordance with the requirements set forth in the definition of “Collateral Obligation File”, cause the delivery of such Permitted Investment or, in the case of a Collateral Obligation, the related promissory note or assignment documentation in accordance with the requirements set forth in the definition of “Collateral Obligation File” to the Collateral Custodian to be credited by the Collateral Custodian to the Principal Collection Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) The Borrower shall (or shall cause the Servicer to) cause all Collateral Obligations or Permitted Investments acquired by the Borrower to be transferred to the Collateral Agent for credit by it to the Principal Collection Account, and shall cause all Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments acquired by the Borrower to be delivered to the Collateral Agent by one of the following means (and shall take any and all other actions necessary to create

 

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and perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent a valid security interest in each Collateral Obligation and Permitted Investment, which security interest shall be senior (subject to Permitted Liens) to that of any other creditor of the Borrower (whether now existing or hereafter acquired):

(i) in the case of an Instrument or a Certificated Security in registered form by having it Indorsed to the Collateral Agent or in blank by an effective Indorsement or registered in the name of the Collateral Agent and by (A) delivering such Instrument or Security Certificate to the Collateral Agent at the Corporate Trust Office and (B) causing the Collateral Agent to maintain (on behalf of the Secured Parties) continuous possession of such Instrument or Certificated Security at the Corporate Trust Office;

(ii) in the case of an Uncertificated Security, by (A) causing the Collateral Agent to become the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security and (B) causing such registration to remain effective;

(iii) in the case of any Security Entitlement, by causing each such Security Entitlement to be credited to the Account in the name of the Borrower; and

(iv) in the case of General Intangibles (including any Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment not evidenced by an Instrument) by filing, maintaining and continuing the effectiveness of, a financing statement naming the Borrower as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party and describing the Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment (or a description of “all assets” of the Borrower) as the collateral at the filing office of the Secretary of State of Delaware.

ARTICLE VII

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS

Section 7.1 Retention and Termination of the Servicer. The servicing, administering and collection of the Collateral Obligations shall be conducted by the Person designated as Servicer from time to time in accordance with this Section 7.1. Subject to early termination due to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default or as otherwise provided below in this Article VII, the Borrower hereby designates the Equityholder, and the Equityholder hereby agrees to serve, as Servicer until the termination of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer is not an agent of the Facility Agent, any Agent or any Lender.

Section 7.2 Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer. (a) If a Servicer Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Facility Agent by written notice given to the Servicer, may terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer and appoint a successor pursuant to the terms hereof. In addition, if the Servicer is terminated upon the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, the Servicer shall, if so requested by the Facility Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, deliver to any successor servicer copies of its Records within five (5) Business Days after demand therefor and a computer tape or diskette (or any other means of electronic transmission acceptable to such successor servicer) containing as of the close of business on the date of demand all of the data maintained by the Servicer in computer format in connection with servicing the Collateral Obligations.

 

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(b) The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties imposed on it by this Agreement as Servicer.

(c) Any Person (i) into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, (iii) acquiring by conveyance, transfer or lease substantially all of the assets of the Servicer, or (iv) succeeding to the business of the Servicer in any of the foregoing cases, shall execute an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Servicer under this Agreement and, whether or not such assumption agreement is executed, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement, anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to the foregoing and notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Servicer may (in its sole discretion) upon prior written notice to the Facility Agent, at any time and without the consent of any Person, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or delegate its rights or responsibilities under this Agreement to any Affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP; provided that (i) such Affiliate has the ability to professionally and competently perform duties similar to those imposed upon the Servicer hereunder and otherwise qualifies as an Eligible Successor, (ii) such Affiliate is legally qualified to and has the capacity to act as Servicer hereunder and (iii) immediately after the assignment or delegation, such Affiliate employs or otherwise retains the services of principal personnel performing the duties required under this Agreement who are the same individuals who would have performed such duties had the assignment or delegation not occurred.

(d) Subject to the last sentence of this Section 7.2(d), until a successor Servicer has commenced servicing activities in the place of GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP shall continue to perform the obligations of the Servicer hereunder. On and after the termination of the Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.2, the successor servicer appointed by the Facility Agent shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for in this Agreement and shall be subject to all the rights, responsibilities, restrictions, duties, liabilities and termination provisions relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer agrees to cooperate and use reasonable efforts in effecting the transition of the responsibilities and rights of servicing of the Collateral Obligations, including the transfer to any successor servicer for the administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by the Servicer for deposit, or have been deposited by the Servicer, or thereafter received with respect to the Collateral Obligations and the delivery to any successor servicer in an orderly and timely fashion of all files and records in its possession or reasonably obtainable by it with respect to the Collateral Obligations containing all information necessary to enable the successor servicer to service the Collateral Obligations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (except Section 7.2(c)) and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law without causing the Servicer to have liability, the termination of the Servicer shall not become effective until an entity acceptable to the Facility Agent in its sole discretion shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer.

 

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(e) At any time, the Facility Agent or any Lender may irrevocably waive any rights granted to such party under Section 7.2(a). Any such waiver shall be in writing and executed by such party that is waiving its rights hereunder. A copy of such waiver shall be promptly delivered by the waiving party to the Servicer and the Facility Agent.

Section 7.3 Duties of the Servicer. The Servicer shall manage, service, administer and make collections on the Collateral Obligations and perform the other actions required to be taken by the Servicer in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Standard.

(a) The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions, as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to attempt to recover Collections from time to time, all in accordance with (i) Applicable Law, (ii) the applicable Collateral Obligation and its Underlying Instruments and (iii) the Servicing Standard. The Borrower hereby appoints the Servicer, from time to time designated pursuant to Section 7.1, as agent for itself and in its name to enforce and administer its rights and interests in the Collections and the related Collateral Obligations.

(b) The Servicer shall administer the Collections in accordance with the procedures described herein. The Servicer shall (i) instruct all Obligors (and related agents) to deposit Collections directly into the Collection Account, (ii) deposit all Collections received directly by it into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof and (iii) cause the Equityholder and each facility agent that is Affiliated with it to deposit all Collections received directly by the Equityholder or Affiliate into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof. The Servicer shall identify all Collections as either Principal Collections or Interest Collections, as applicable. The Servicer shall make such deposits or payments by electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House system, or by wire transfer.

(c) The Servicer shall maintain for the Borrower and the Secured Parties in accordance with their respective interests all Records that evidence or relate to the Collections not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent and shall, as soon as reasonably practicable upon demand of the Facility Agent, make available, or, upon the Facility Agent’s demand following the occurrence and during the continuation of a Servicer Event of Default, deliver to the Facility Agent copies of all Records in its possession which evidence or relate to the Collections.

(d) The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable following receipt thereof, turn over to the applicable Person any cash collections or other cash proceeds received with respect to each Collateral Obligation that do not constitute Collections or were paid in connection with a Retained Interest.

(e) On each Measurement Date, the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall re-determine the status of each Eligible Collateral Obligation as of such date and provide notice of any change in the status of any Eligible Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Agent and, as a consequence thereof, Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date.

 

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(f) The Servicer may, with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or through its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or attorneys in fact; provided that, it shall remain liable for all such duties as if it performed such duties itself.

Section 7.4 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date as to itself:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. It (i) has been duly organized, and is validly existing as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as such business is presently conducted.

(b) Due Qualification. It (i) is in good standing as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) duly qualified to do business in the State of Delaware and (iii) has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be so qualified or obtain such qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Power and Authority. It (i) has all necessary limited partnership power and authority to (a) execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which it is a party, and (b) perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action, the execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Servicer.

(d) Binding Obligations. Each Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Insolvency Events and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not (i) violate any organizational documents of the Servicer, (ii) violate any Applicable Law in any material respect or (iii) violate any Contractual Obligation of the Servicer except where such violation of a Contractual Obligation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation filed or pending against the Servicer before any Official Body (i) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(g) No Consents. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, filings or other actions of any Person or of any Official Body (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of each Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been obtained or made.

(h) Compliance with Law. The Servicer has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject.

(i) Reports Accurate. All information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished or to be furnished to the Facility Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement (other than projections, forward looking information, general economic data or industry information and, with respect to information prepared by the Servicer or an Affiliate or agent thereof for internal use or consideration, statements as to, or the failure to make a statement as to, the value of, collectibility of, prospects of or potential risks or benefits associated with such Loan or the related Obligor) provided or prepared by a Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, are, as of their respective delivery dates, (or in the case of reports, financial statements or similar information or records, the stated date thereof), true, complete and correct in all material respects; provided that, to the extent any such information was furnished by an Obligor or any other third party, such information is true, correct and complete in all material respects to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer after due inquiry as of the date provided.

(j) Financial Statements. The Equityholder has delivered to each Lender complete and correct copies of (A) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Equityholder for the fiscal year most recently ended, and (B) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Equityholder for the fiscal quarter most recently ended, in each case when required to be delivered under Section 7.6(i). Such financial statements (including the related notes) fairly present the financial condition of the Equityholder as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations for the periods covered thereby, each in accordance with GAAP. There has been no material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Equityholder since the most recent Determination Date with respect to the most recently delivered financial statements under this clause (j).

(k) Eligibility of Collateral Obligations. All Collateral Obligations included as Eligible Collateral Obligations in the most recent calculation of any Borrowing Base required to be determined hereunder were Eligible Collateral Obligations as of the date of such calculation.

(l) Collections. The Servicer acknowledges that all Collections received by it or its Affiliates (other than any Excluded Amount) are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account.

(m) Solvency. The transactions under the Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party do not and will not render the Servicer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, not Solvent.

 

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(n) Equityholder Indebtedness. As of the Effective Date, the Equityholder has no outstanding Secured Recourse Indebtedness for borrowed money except to the extent permitted by its organizational documents and secured primarily by uncalled capital commitments of the underlying investors of the Equityholder and related assets and any non-recourse facility.

(o) No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature materially adversely affects the Servicer’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party.

(p) Selection Procedures. In selecting the Collateral Obligations hereunder and for Affiliates of the Borrower, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of any Agent or Lender.

Section 7.5 Reserved.

Section 7.6 Covenants Relating to the Servicer. Until the date on or after the Facility Termination Date on which the Advances shall have been repaid in full, all Yield shall have been paid, and no other amount shall be owing to the Secured Parties under this Agreement:

(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Law. The Servicer will comply with all material Applicable Law, including those with respect to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

(b) Preservation of Company Existence. The Servicer will (i) preserve and maintain its company existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation and (ii) qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a limited partnership in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Books and Records. (i) The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Servicer in accordance with GAAP, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures, and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or reasonably advisable for the collection of all Collateral Obligations and (ii) the Servicer will on or prior to the date hereof, mark its master data processing records and other books and records relating to the Collateral indicating that the Loans are owned by the Borrower subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder.

(d) Other. The Servicer will promptly furnish to the Borrower and the Facility Agent such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral or the operations of the Servicer as the Facility Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, to the extent such information, documents, records or reports (i) have been prepared or received by the Servicer or (ii) will be prepared or received in the ordinary course of the Servicer’s business.

 

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(e) ERISA. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to give the Facility Agent and each Agent prompt written notice of any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer or any Affiliates of the Servicer to, cause or permit to occur an event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA.

(f) Performance and Compliance with Collateral. The Servicer will exercise its rights hereunder in order to permit the Borrower to duly fulfill and comply with all obligations on the part of the Borrower to be fulfilled or complied with under or in connection with each item of Collateral in all material respects and will take all necessary action to preserve the first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral and shall comply with the Servicing Standard in all material respects with respect to all Collateral Obligations; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.6(f) shall require the Servicer to exercise a standard of care with respect to the Collateral and the Collateral Obligations that is greater than that which is required by the Servicing Standard.

(g) Liens. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its rights under any of the Transaction Documents, whether with respect to the Collateral Obligations or any other Collateral other than Permitted Liens.

(h) Servicer Obligations. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to (i) agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification of any Transaction Document to which it is a party and to which the Facility Agent is not a party without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, (ii) agree or permit the Borrower to agree to a Material Modification with respect to any Collateral Obligation without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, (iii) interpose any claims, offsets or defenses it may have as against the Borrower as a defense to its performance of its obligations in favor of any Affected Person hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents or (iv) change its fiscal year so that the reports described in Section 7.6(i) would be delivered to the Facility Agent and each Agent less frequently than every 12 months.

(i) Financial Reports. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Facility Agent and each Agent:

(i) as soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Equityholder, a copy of the audited consolidated and unaudited consolidating balance sheet of the Equityholder and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income for such year, and the related consolidated statements of changes in net assets and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year; provided, that the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i) which are made available via EDGAR, or any successor system of the Commission, in the Equityholder’s annual report on Form 10-K, shall be deemed delivered to the Facility Agent and each Agent on the date such documents are made so available; provided that the first set of financial reports shall be received by the end of November 2018; and

 

 

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(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year (other than the last fiscal quarter of each fiscal year), an unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Equityholder and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter and including the prior comparable period (if any), and the unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income of the Equityholder and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such fiscal quarter, and the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows of the Equityholder and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such fiscal quarter; provided that the first set of financial reports shall be received by the end of November 2018; provided, further that the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (ii) which are made available via EDGAR, or any successor system of the Commission, in the Equityholder’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q, shall be deemed delivered to the Facility Agent and each Agent on the date such documents are made so available.

(j) Obligor Reports. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to furnish to the Facility Agent, with respect to each Obligor:

(i) within 15 Business Days of the completion of the Servicer’s portfolio review of such Obligor (which, for any individual Obligor, shall occur no less frequently than quarterly), without duplication of any other reporting requirements set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any financial reporting packages with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each Collateral Obligation for such Obligor (including any attached or included information, statements and calculations) received by the Borrower and/or the Servicer as of the date of the completion of such review. In no case, however, shall the Servicer be obligated hereunder to deliver such Obligor reports to the Facility Agent more than once per calendar month. Upon demand by the Facility Agent, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to provide such other information as the Facility Agent may reasonably request with respect to any Collateral Obligation or Obligor (to the extent reasonably available to the Servicer); and

(ii) within 30 days of each one-year anniversary of the date on which the related Collateral Obligation was acquired by the Borrower, updated Obligor Information for such Obligor.

(k) Commingling. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to, and shall not permit any Affiliate of the Servicer to, deposit or permit the deposit of any funds that do not constitute Collections or other proceeds of any Collateral Obligations into the Collection Account.

 

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(l) Proceedings. Promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days), the Servicer will furnish to the Facility Agent after the Servicer receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, notice of any settlement of, material judgment (including a material judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any material labor controversy, material litigation, material action, material suit or material proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.7 Reserved.

Section 7.8 Collateral Reporting. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to cooperate with the Collateral Agent in the performance of the Collateral Agent’s duties under Section 11.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to supply in a timely fashion any information maintained by it that the Collateral Agent may from time to time request with respect to the Collateral Obligations and reasonably necessary to complete the reports and certificates required to be prepared by the Collateral Agent hereunder or required to permit the Collateral Agent to perform its obligations hereunder.

Section 7.9 Reserved.

Section 7.10 Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicers Records. (a) The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Servicer to, at the Borrower’s expense, permit representatives of the Facility Agent at any time and from time to time as the Facility Agent shall reasonably request (A) to inspect and make copies of and abstracts from its records relating to the Collateral Obligations, and (B) to visit its properties in connection with the collection, processing or managing of the Collateral Obligations for the purpose of examining such records, and to discuss matters relating to the Collateral Obligations or such Person’s performance under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents with any officer or employee or auditor (if any) of such Person having knowledge of such matters. The Borrower agrees, and will cause the Servicer, to render to the Facility Agent such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard to the foregoing; provided, that such assistance shall not interfere in any material respect with the Servicer’s business and operations. So long as no Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such visits and inspections shall occur only (i) upon five Business Days’ prior written notice, (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) no more than twice in any calendar year. During the existence of an Unmatured Facility Termination Event, a Facility Termination Event, an Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default, there shall be no limit on the timing or number of such inspections and no prior notice will be required before any inspection.

(b) The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Servicer to, at the Borrower’s expense and as applicable, provide to the Facility Agent access to the documentation evidencing the Collateral Obligations and all other documents regarding the Collateral Obligations included as part of the Collateral and the Related Security in each case, in its possession, in such cases where the Facility Agent is required in connection with the enforcement of the rights or interests of the Lenders, or by applicable statutes or regulations, to review such documentation, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon two Business Days’ prior written notice (so long as no Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Facility Termination Event or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) up to

 

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twice per calendar year (so long as no Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Facility Termination Event or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing). From and after the Effective Date and periodically thereafter at the reasonable discretion of the Facility Agent, the Facility Agent may review the Borrower’s and the Servicer’s collection and administration of the Collateral Obligations in order to assess compliance by the Servicer with the Servicer’s written policies and procedures, as well as this Agreement and may, no more than twice in any calendar year, conduct an audit of the Collateral Obligations and Records in conjunction with such review.

(c) Nothing in this Section 7.10 shall derogate from the obligation of the Borrower and the Servicer to observe any Applicable Law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Obligors, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 7.10.

Section 7.11 Optional Sales. (a) The Borrower shall have the right to sell all or a portion of the Collateral Obligations (each, an “Optional Sale”), subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) immediately after giving effect to such Optional Sale:

(A) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied (or, if any Collateral Quality Test is not satisfied, it is improved);

(B) the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied;

(C) the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to the Advances outstanding; and

(D) no Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided that, no more than once in any twelve-month period, if an Unmatured Facility Termination Event or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default is continuing, the Borrower may make an Optional Sale if, after giving effect to such Optional Sale, such event is cured (although, for the avoidance of doubt, such event shall be continuing for all purposes hereunder until the settlement date of such Optional Sale);

provided, notwithstanding the above, that the Borrower may make (i) any Optional Sale of any Collateral Obligation that, in the Servicer’s reasonable judgment, has a significant risk of declining in credit quality and, with the lapse of time, becoming a Defaulted Collateral Obligation, if after giving effect to such Optional Sale, (a) no Facility Termination Event is continuing and (b) the aggregate Principal Balance of all such Collateral Obligations sold pursuant to this proviso in any twelve-month period does not exceed 20% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount in effect on the date of such sale; provided that if such Optional Sale is made to satisfy any Collateral Quality Test or, if not satisfy, maintain or improve, then such Optional Sale shall not affect compliance with clause (b) above; or (ii) any Optional Sale of any Collateral Obligation if (x) the sale price is equal to or greater than the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation and (y) the proceeds from such Optional Sale are applied to reduce the Advances.

 

 

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(ii) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of any Optional Sale, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to give the Facility Agent, each Agent the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent written notice of such Optional Sale, which notice shall identify the related Collateral subject to such optional sale and the expected proceeds from such Optional Sale and include (x) an Officer’s Certificate computed as of the date of such request and after giving effect to such Optional Sale, demonstrating compliance with clauses (a)(i)(A), (B) and (C) above and all other conditions set forth herein are satisfied and (y) a certificate of the Servicer substantially in the form of Exhibit F-3 requesting the release of the related Collateral Obligation File in connection with such Optional Sale;

(iii) such Optional Sale shall be made by the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower (A) in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (B) reflecting arm’s length market terms and (C) in a transaction in which the Borrower makes no representations, warranties or covenants and provides no indemnification for the benefit of any other party (other than those which are customarily made or provided in connection with the sale of assets of such type);

(iv) if such Optional Sale is to an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Servicer, the Facility Agent has given its prior written consent (such consent shall not be required if such Optional Sale is sold at par); and

(v) on the date of such Optional Sale, all proceeds from such Optional Sale will be sent directly into the Collection Account.

(b) In connection with any Optional Sale, following deposit of all proceeds from such Optional Sale into the Collection Account, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to release and transfer to the Borrower (or the purchaser thereof from the Borrower) without recourse, representation or warranty all of the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, to and under such Collateral Obligation(s) and related Collateral subject to such Optional Sale and such portion of the Collateral so transferred shall be released from the Lien of this Agreement.

(c) The Borrower hereby agrees to pay the reasonable and documented outside counsel legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Custodian, each Agent and each Lender in connection with any Optional Sale (including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in connection with the release of the Lien of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral in connection with such Optional Sale).

(d) In connection with any Optional Sale, the Collateral Agent shall, at the sole expense of the Borrower, execute such instruments of release with respect to the portion of the Collateral subject to such Optional Sale to the Borrower, in recordable form if necessary, as the Borrower, or the Servicer on its behalf, may reasonably request.

 

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Section 7.12 Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations. In the event of a breach of Section 9.5, Section 9.13 or Section 9.26 or of a material breach of any other representation, warranty, undertaking or covenant set forth in Article IX, Article X, Section 18.3 or Section 18.5(b) with respect to a Collateral Obligation (or the Related Security and other related collateral constituting part of the Collateral related to such Collateral Obligation) (each such Collateral Obligation, a “Warranty Collateral Obligation”), no later than 30 days after the earlier of (x) knowledge of such breach on the part of the Equityholder or the Servicer and (y) receipt by the Equityholder or the Servicer of written notice thereof given by the Facility Agent (with a copy to each Agent), the Borrower shall either (a) repay Advances outstanding in an amount equal to the aggregate Repurchase Amount of such Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) to which such breach relates on the terms and conditions set forth below or (b) substitute for such Warranty Collateral Obligation one or more Eligible Collateral Obligations with an aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount at least equal to the Repurchase Amount of the Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) being replaced; provided, that no such repayment or substitution shall be required to be made with respect to any Warranty Collateral Obligation (and such Collateral Obligation shall cease to be a Warranty Collateral Obligation) if, on or before the expiration of such 30 day period the representations and warranties in Article IX with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation shall be made true and correct in all material respects with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had become part of the Collateral on such day, as applicable or if the Advances outstanding do not exceed the Borrowing Base, as applicable.

ARTICLE VIII

ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

Section 8.1 Accounts. (a) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall establish each Account in the name of the Borrower and each Account shall be a segregated, non-interest bearing trust account established with the Securities Intermediary, who shall forward funds from the Collection Account to the Collateral Agent for application by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 8.3 and the applicable Monthly Report. If at any time a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent obtains actual knowledge that any Account ceases to be an Eligible Account (with notice to the Servicer, the Facility Agent and each Agent), then the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to transfer such account to another institution such that such account shall meet the requirements of an Eligible Account.

Except as set forth below, amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account may be withdrawn by the Borrower or at the direction of the Servicer (i) to fund any draw requests of the relevant Obligors under any Variable Funding Asset, or (ii) to make a deposit into the Collections Account as Principal Collections if, after giving effect to such withdrawal, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account is equal to or greater than the Aggregate Unfunded Amount.

Following the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to forward any draw request made by an Obligor under a Variable Funding Asset, along with wiring instructions for the applicable Obligor, to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Facility Agent and each Agent) along with an instruction to the Collateral Agent to withdraw the applicable amount from the Unfunded Exposure Account and a certification that the conditions to fund such draw are satisfied, and the Collateral Agent shall fund such draw request in accordance with such instructions from the Servicer.

 

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Following the end of the Revolving Period, if the Borrower shall receive any Principal Collections from an Obligor with respect to a Variable Funding Asset and, as of the date of such receipt (and after taking into account such repayment), the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account is less than the Aggregate Unfunded Amount (the amount of such shortfall, in each case, the “Unfunded Exposure Shortfall”), the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to direct the Collateral Agent to and the Collateral Agent shall deposit into the Unfunded Exposure Account an amount of such Principal Collections equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of such Principal Collections and (b) the Unfunded Exposure Shortfall.

(b) All amounts held in any Account shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, be invested by the Collateral Agent, as directed by the Servicer in writing (or, if the Servicer fails to provide such direction, such amounts shall remain uninvested), in Permitted Investments that mature (i) with respect to the Collection Account, not later than one Business Day prior to the Distribution Date for the Collection Period to which such amounts relate and (ii) with respect to the Unfunded Exposure Account, on the immediately following Business Day. Any such written direction shall certify that any such investment is authorized by this Section 8.1. Investments in Permitted Investments shall be made in the name of the Securities Intermediary, and, except as specifically required below, such investments shall not be sold or disposed of prior to their maturity. If any amounts are needed for disbursement from the Collection Account and sufficient uninvested funds are not available therein to make such disbursement, the Collateral Agent shall cause to be sold or otherwise converted to cash a sufficient amount of the investments in such account to make such disbursement in accordance with and upon the written direction of the Servicer or, if the Servicer shall fail to give such direction, the Facility Agent. The Collateral Agent shall, upon written request, provide the Facility Agent with all information in its possession regarding transfer into and out of the Collection Account (including, but not limited to, the identity of the counterparty making or receiving such transfer). In no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary be liable for the selection of any investments or any losses in connection therewith, or for any failure of the Servicer or the Facility Agent, as applicable, to timely provide investment instruction to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary and their respective Affiliates shall be permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Collateral Agent’s or the Securities Intermediary’s economic self-interest for (i) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder, servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the Permitted Investments, (ii) using affiliates to effect transactions in certain Permitted Investments, and (iii) effecting transactions in certain investments. Such compensation shall not be considered an amount that is reimbursable or payable pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) Neither the Borrower nor the Servicer shall have any rights of direction or withdrawal, with respect to amounts held in the Collection Account, except to the extent explicitly set forth in Section 8.1(a), Section 8.1(b), Section 8.2, or Section 8.3(b).

 

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Subject to the other provisions hereof, the Collateral Agent shall have sole Control (within the meaning of the UCC) over each Account and each such investment and the income thereon, and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment, if any, shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent or its agent, together with each document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Collateral Agent in a manner that complies with this Section 8.1. All interest, dividends, gains upon sale and other income from, or earnings on, investments of funds in the Accounts shall be deposited or transferred to the Collection Account and distributed pursuant to Section 8.3(a).

(d) The Equityholder may, from time to time in its sole discretion (x) deposit amounts into the Principal Collection Account and/or (y) transfer Eligible Collateral Obligations as equity contributions to the Borrower. All such amounts will be included in each applicable compliance calculation under this Agreement, including, without limitation, calculation of the Borrowing Base and the Minimum Equity Condition.

Section 8.2 Excluded Amounts. The Borrower may cause the Servicer to direct the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary to withdraw from the applicable Account and pay to the Person entitled thereto any amounts credited thereto constituting Excluded Amounts if the Servicer has, prior to such withdrawal and consent, delivered to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent a report setting forth the calculation of such Excluded Amounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, which report shall include a brief description of the facts and circumstances supporting such request and designate a date for the payment of such reimbursement, which date shall not be earlier than two (2) Business Days following delivery of such notice.

Section 8.3 Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Collateral Agent shall distribute from the Collection Account, in accordance with the applicable Monthly Report prepared by the Collateral Agent and approved by the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 8.5, the Amount Available for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(i) From the Interest Collection Account, the Amount Available constituting Interest Collections for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(A) FIRST, to the payment of taxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any, which expenses shall not exceed $50,000 on any Distribution Date;

(B) SECOND, to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian, any accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses for the related Collection Period pursuant to the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, which expenses shall not exceed the amount of the Capped Fees/Expenses;

(C) THIRD, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Primary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period;

 

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(D) FOURTH, pro rata, based on the amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(D), (A) to the Lenders, an amount equal to the Yield on the Advances accrued during the Accrual Period with respect to such Distribution Date (and any Yield with respect to any prior Accrual Period to the extent not paid on a prior Distribution Date), (B) to the Facility Agent and the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders, all accrued and unpaid Fees due to the Lenders, the Agents and the Facility Agent and (C) to the Hedge Counterparties, any amounts owed for the current and prior Distribution Dates to the Hedge Counterparties under Hedging Agreements (other than Hedge Breakage Costs), together with interest accrued thereon;

(E) FIFTH, during the Revolving Period, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amount of the outstanding Advances (1) in the amount necessary to reduce the Advances outstanding to an amount not to exceed the lower of the Borrowing Base and the Maximum Availability and (2) if either (or both of) the Minimum Diversity Test or the Minimum Equity Test is not satisfied on such Distribution Date, in the amount necessary to reduce the Advances outstanding to zero;

(F) SIXTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, first (1) if a Revaluation Diversion Event has occurred, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Advances outstanding in the amount necessary to reduce the Advances outstanding to zero and second (2) to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Advances outstanding, in an amount equal to all remaining Amount Available constituting Interest Collections; provided that all Interest Collections shall be released to the Borrower in full so long as the Diversity Score is greater than 10;

(G) SEVENTH, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Secondary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period, as well as any expenses of the Servicer or other amounts owing to the Servicer;

(H) EIGHTH, pro rata based on amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(H), to the Hedge Counterparties, any unpaid Hedge Breakage Costs, together with interest accrued thereon;

(I) NINTH, to any Affected Persons, any Increased Costs then due and owing;

(J) TENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(A) above, to the payment of taxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any;

 

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(K) ELEVENTH, to the extent not previously paid by or on behalf of the Borrower, to each Indemnified Party, any Indemnified Amounts then due and owing to each such Indemnified Party;

(L) TWELFTH, at the election of the Servicer to pay to the Servicer any deferred and unpaid Primary Servicer Fee or deferred and unpaid Secondary Servicer Fee;

(M) THIRTEENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(B) above, to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian, any Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses due to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents;

(N) FOURTEENTH, to pay any other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and not previously paid pursuant to this Section 8.3(a); and

(O) FIFTEENTH, (A) during the Revolving Period, (1)(x) during an Unmatured Facility Termination Event, to remain in the Interest Collection Account as Interest Collections or (y) otherwise, the remaining Amount Available constituting Interest Collections to the Borrower and (B) after the end of the Revolving Period, to the Borrower.

(ii) From the Principal Collection Account, the Amount Available constituting Principal Collections for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(A) FIRST, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (A) through (E), in that order, but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(B) SECOND, after the end of the Revolving Period and to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(F), to the Lenders pro rata to repay the Advances outstanding;

(C) THIRD, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (G) and (H) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(D) FOURTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (I) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

 

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(E) FIFTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (J) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(F) SIXTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(B) or Section 8.3(a)(i)(K), to the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Custodian, any costs and expenses due to the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents (other than Increased Costs and Indemnified Amounts);

(G) SEVENTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (L) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(H) EIGHTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (M) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(I) NINTH, during the Revolving Period, to remain in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections; and

(J) TENTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, the remaining Amount Available to the Borrower for distribution to the Equityholder.

(b) During the Revolving Period, the Borrower may make distributions pursuant to Section 10.16. The Borrower may also withdraw from the Collection Account (x) any Principal Collections, or (y) if after giving effect to such withdrawal, the Borrower is able to make all required payments pursuant to Section 8.3 on the next Distribution Date on a pro forma basis, Interest Collections, and apply such Collections to (A) prepay the Advances outstanding in accordance with Section 2.4 or (B) acquire additional Collateral Obligations (each such reinvestment of Collections, a “Reinvestment”), subject to the following conditions:

(i) the Borrower shall have given written notice to the Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent of the proposed Reinvestment at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the proposed date of such Reinvestment (the “Reinvestment Date”). Such notice (the “Reinvestment Request”) shall be in the form of Exhibit C-2 and shall include (among other things) the proposed Reinvestment Date, the amount of such proposed Reinvestment and a Schedule of Collateral Obligations setting forth the information required therein with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be acquired by the Borrower on the Reinvestment Date (if applicable);

(ii) each condition precedent set forth in Section 6.2, other than those set forth in clauses (i) and (m) thereof, shall be satisfied;

(iii) upon the written request of the Borrower (or the Servicer on the Borrower’s behalf) delivered to the Collateral Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the Reinvestment Date, the Collateral Agent shall have provided to the Facility Agent and each Agent by facsimile or e-mail (to be received no later than 1:30 p.m. New York City time on that same day) a statement reflecting the total amount on deposit on such day in the Collection Account; and

 

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(iv) any Reinvestment Request given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 8.3(b), shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.

Subject to the Collateral Agent’s receipt of an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer as to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2 (other than clauses (i) and (m) thereof) and this Section 8.3, the Collateral Agent will release funds from the Collection Account to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) the amount requested by the Borrower and (B) the amount of Collections on deposit in the Collection Account.

(c) At any time, the Borrower may withdraw from the Principal Collection Account the proceeds of any Advance on deposit therein as may be needed to settle any pending acquisition of an Eligible Collateral Obligation.

Section 8.4 Fees. The Borrower shall pay, pursuant hereto, the Undrawn Fee, the Make-Whole Fee, the Prepayment Fee and any other fees (collectively, “Fees”) in the amounts and on the dates set forth herein or in one or more fee letter agreements, dated on or after the date hereof, signed by the Borrower, the Facility Agent and/or any applicable Lender Group (as any such fee letter agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, a “Fee Letter”).

Section 8.5 Monthly Report. The Collateral Agent shall prepare (based on information provided to it by the Servicer, the Facility Agent, the Agents and the Lenders as set forth herein) a Monthly Report in the form of Exhibit D determined as of the close of business on each Determination Date and make available such Monthly Report to the Facility Agent, each Agent, the Borrower and the Servicer on each Reporting Date starting with the Reporting Date in November 2018. If any party receiving any Monthly Report disagrees with any items of such report, it shall contact the Collateral Agent and notify it of such disputed item and provide reasonably sufficient information to correct such item, with (if other than the Facility Agent) a copy of such notice and information to the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Servicer. Unless the Collateral Agent is otherwise timely directed by the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent shall distribute a revised Monthly Report on the Business Day after it receives such information. If the Collateral Agent is directed by the Facility Agent that the Collateral Agent should not make such correction, the Collateral Agent shall take such action as instructed by the Facility Agent. The Facility Agent’s reasonable determination with regard to any disputed item in the Monthly Report shall be final.

The Servicer shall cooperate with the Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation of the Monthly Report and any supplement thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall supply any information maintained by it that the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request with respect to the Collateral and reasonably needs to complete the reports, calculations and certificates required to be prepared by the Collateral Agent hereunder or required to permit the Collateral Agent to perform its obligations hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with the preparation of a Monthly Report, (i) the Servicer shall be responsible for providing the Collateral Agent the information required for parts (a) through (c) of Exhibit D of the Monthly Report and (ii) the Facility Agent and the Agents shall be responsible for providing to the Collateral Agent the information required by Section 3.4 for part (d) of Exhibit D for such Monthly Report on which the Collateral

 

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Agent may conclusively rely. The Facility Agent shall review and verify the contents of the aforesaid reports (including the Monthly Report), instructions, statements and certificates. Upon receipt of approval from the Facility Agent, such reports, instructions, statements and certificates shall be executed by the Borrower and the Servicer and, in the case of the Monthly Report, the Collateral Agent shall make the distributions required by Section 8.3 pursuant to such Monthly Report.

ARTICLE IX

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

In order to induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Agreement and, in the case of the Lenders, to make Advances hereunder, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Facility Agent, the Agents and the Lenders as to itself, as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date, as follows:

Section 9.1 Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted. It had at all relevant times and now has, power, authority and legal right (x) to acquire and own the Collateral Obligations and its interest in the Related Security, and to grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the Collateral Obligations and the Related Security and the other Collateral and (y) to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 9.2 Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals and made all necessary filings and registrations in all jurisdictions, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.3 Power and Authority. It has the power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; has full power, authority and legal right to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral Obligations and the other Collateral and has duly authorized such grant by all necessary action.

Section 9.4 Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (C) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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Section 9.5 Security Interest. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, which security interest is validly perfected under Article 9 of the UCC (to the extent such security interest may be perfected under such article), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Borrower; the Collateral is comprised of Instruments, Security Entitlements, General Intangibles, Certificated Securities, Uncertificated Securities, Securities Accounts, Investment Property and Proceeds and such other categories of collateral under the applicable UCC as to which the Borrower has complied with its obligations as set forth herein; with respect to Collateral that constitute Security Entitlements (a) all of such Security Entitlements have been credited to the Accounts and the Securities Intermediary has agreed to treat all assets credited to the Accounts as Financial Assets, (b) the Borrower has taken all steps necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to obtain Control with respect to the Accounts and (c) the Accounts are not in the name of any Person other than the Borrower, subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; the Borrower has not instructed the Securities Intermediary to comply with the entitlement order of any Person other than the Collateral Agent; provided that, until the Collateral Agent delivers a Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined in the Account Control Agreement), the Borrower may, or may cause the Servicer to, cause cash in the Accounts to be invested or distributed in accordance with this Agreement; all Accounts constitute Securities Accounts; the Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens); the Borrower has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Collateral Obligation to the transfer and granting of a security interest in the Collateral Obligations hereunder to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties; the Borrower has taken all necessary steps to file or authorize the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in Delaware; all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note constituting or evidencing any Collateral Obligation have been or, subject to the delivery requirements contained herein and/or Section 18.7, will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian; the Borrower has received, or subject to the delivery requirements contained herein will receive, a written acknowledgment from the Collateral Custodian that the Collateral Custodian or its bailee is holding each underlying promissory note evidencing a Collateral Obligation solely on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; none of the underlying promissory notes that constitute or evidence the Collateral Obligations has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties; with respect to Collateral that constitutes a Certificated Security, such Certificated Security has been delivered to the Collateral Custodian and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed (within the meaning of the UCC) to the Collateral Custodian or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Collateral Custodian upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Borrower of such Certificated Security, in each case to be held by the Collateral Custodian on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and in the case of an Uncertificated Security, by (A) causing the Collateral Agent to become the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security and (B) causing such registration to remain effective.

 

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Section 9.6 No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, shall not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, its organizational documents, or any indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it is bound or any of its properties or revenues are subject; or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument; or violate or exceed any limits or restrictions contained in, or constitute speculation, leverage or concentration of exposure prohibited by any applicable constitutions, charters, laws, rules, regulations, government codes, constituent or governing instruments, trust documents, resolutions, guidelines, policies, investment management agreements, ordinances, orders, writs, judgments, decrees, charges, rulings or similar documents or determinations (including, any Similar Law) to which the Borrower, or the Borrower’s properties or revenues are subject; or in any way materially adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 9.7 No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Borrower, before any court or Official Body having jurisdiction over it or its properties (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or (D) seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Collateral.

Section 9.8 No Consents. It is not required to obtain the material consent of any other Person or any material approval, authorization, consent, license, approval or authorization, or registration or declaration with, any Official Body having jurisdiction over it or its properties in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, in each case other than consents, licenses, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, declarations or filings which have been obtained or made and continuation statements and renewals in respect thereof.

Section 9.9 Solvency. It is solvent and will not become insolvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, it will have an adequate amount of capital to conduct its business in the foreseeable future.

Section 9.10 Compliance with Laws. It has complied and will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, judgments, agreements with governmental authorities, decrees and orders with respect to its business and properties and all Collateral.

Section 9.11 Taxes. For U.S. federal income tax purpose, it is, and always has been, an entity disregarded as separate from the Equityholder and the Equityholder or its parent is treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It has filed on a timely basis all federal and other material Tax returns (including foreign, state, local and otherwise) required to be filed, if any, and has paid all federal and other material Taxes due and payable by it and any

 

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assessments made against it or any of its property and all other Taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Official Body (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower). Other than Permitted Liens, no lien or similar Adverse Claim has been filed, and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any Tax, assessment or other governmental charge. Any Taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable by the Borrower in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby including the transfer of each Collateral Obligation and the Related Security to the Borrower have been paid or shall have been paid if and when due.

Section 9.12 Monthly Report. Each Monthly Report is accurate in all material respects as of the date thereof, subject, in the case of information contained therein (which shall include any statements and calculations to the extent such statements or calculations are inaccurate solely as a result of such information) received from any un-Affiliated third party, to the standard set forth in Section 9.14 with respect to information received from an un-Affiliated third party.

Section 9.13 No Liens, Etc. The Collateral and each part thereof is owned by the Borrower free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Liens) or restrictions on transferability and the Borrower has the full right, power and lawful authority to assign, transfer and pledge the same and interests therein, and upon the making of each Advance, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, will have acquired a perfected, first priority and valid security interest (except, as to priority, for any Permitted Liens) in such Collateral, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Liens) or restrictions on transferability, to the extent (as to perfection and priority) that a security interest in said Collateral may be perfected under the applicable UCC. The Borrower has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral and no effective financing statement (other than with respect to Permitted Liens) or other instrument similar in effect naming or purportedly naming the Borrower or any of its Affiliates as debtor and covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except such as may have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent as “Secured Party” pursuant hereto or as necessary or advisable in connection with the Sale Agreement. There are no judgments or Liens for Taxes with respect to the Borrower and no claim is being asserted with respect to the Taxes of the Borrower.

Section 9.14 Information True and Correct. All information (other than any information provided to the Borrower by an un-Affiliated third party) heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower in writing to any Lender, the Collateral Agent, any Agent or the Facility Agent in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is and will be (when taken as a whole) true and correct in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. With respect to any information received from any un-Affiliated third party, the Borrower (i) will not furnish (and has not furnished) any such information to any Lender, the Collateral Agent, any Agent or the Facility Agent in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby that it knows (or knew) to be incorrect at the time such information is (or was) furnished in any material respect and (ii) has informed (or will inform) the applicable Lender, the Collateral Agent, the applicable Agent or the Facility Agent, as applicable, of any such information which it found to be incorrect in any material respect after such information was furnished.

 

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Section 9.15 Bulk Sales. The grant of the security interest in the Collateral by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, is in the ordinary course of business for the Borrower and is not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

Section 9.16 Collateral. Except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement, no item of Collateral has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Borrower to any Person.

Section 9.17 Selection Procedures. In selecting the Collateral Obligations hereunder and for Affiliates of the Borrower, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of any Agent or Lender.

Section 9.18 Indebtedness. The Borrower has no Indebtedness or other indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (i) Indebtedness incurred under the terms of the Transaction Documents and (ii) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to certain ordinary business expenses arising pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

Section 9.19 No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature adversely affects the Borrower’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party.

Section 9.20 No Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries.

Section 9.21 ERISA Compliance. It has no benefit plans subject to ERISA.

Section 9.22 Investment Company Status. It is not an “investment company” as such term is defined in the 1940 Act.

Section 9.23 Set-Off, Etc. No Collateral Obligation has been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set-off or modified by the Borrower or the Obligor thereof, and no Collateral is subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, deduction, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning the Collateral or otherwise, by the Borrower or the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, pursuant to the Transaction Documents and for amendments, extensions and modifications, if any, to such Collateral otherwise permitted hereby.

Section 9.24 Collections. The Borrower acknowledges that all Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Collateral pledged hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 10.10.

 

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Section 9.25 Value Given. The Borrower has given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value to the Equityholder (including, for this purpose, equity of the Borrower) or the applicable third party seller in exchange for the purchase of the Collateral Obligations (or any number of them). No such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt and no such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of the Bankruptcy Code.

Section 9.26 Regulatory Compliance. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined in Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) of the FRS Board) and none of the proceeds of the Advances will be used, directly or indirectly, for a purpose that violates Regulation T, Regulation U, Regulation X or any other regulation promulgated by the FRS Board from time to time.

Section 9.27 Separate Existence. The Borrower is operated as an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of any of its Affiliates or any Affiliates of the Servicer, and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Facility Agent, each of the Agents and each of the Lenders are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in reliance upon the Borrower’s identity as a separate legal entity. Since its formation, the Borrower has been (and will be) operated in such a manner as to comply with the covenants set forth in Section 10.5.

There is not now, nor will there be at any time in the future, any agreement or understanding between the Borrower and the Servicer (other than as expressly set forth herein and the other Transaction Documents) providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges.

Section 9.28 Transaction Documents. The Transaction Documents delivered to the Facility Agent represent all material agreements between the Equityholder, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other. Upon the purchase and/or contribution of each Collateral Obligation (or an interest in a Collateral Obligation) pursuant to the this Agreement or the Sale Agreement, the Borrower shall be the lawful owner of, and have good title to, such Collateral Obligation and all assets relating thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim; provided that, with respect to any Assigned Participation Interest purchased by the Borrower, the Borrower shall not be the record owner of the underlying Loan until the elevation of such Assigned Participation Interest. All such assets are transferred to the Borrower without recourse to the Equityholder except as described in the Sale Agreement. The purchases of such assets by the Borrower constitute valid and true sales for consideration (and not merely a pledge of such assets for security purposes) and the contributions of such assets received by the Borrower constitute valid and true transfers for consideration, each enforceable against creditors of the Equityholder, and no such assets shall constitute property of the Equityholder; provided that, with respect to any Assigned Participation Interest purchased by the Borrower, the Borrower shall not be the record owner of the underlying Loan until the elevation of such Assigned Participation Interest.

Section 9.29 Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering. Neither the Borrower nor any Affiliate of the Borrower is (i) a country, territory, organization, person or entity named on an Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) list; (ii) a Person that resides or has a place of business in a country or territory named on such lists or which is designated as a “Non-Cooperative

 

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Jurisdiction” by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, or whose subscription funds are transferred from or through such a jurisdiction; (iii) a “Foreign Shell Bank” within the meaning of the USA Patriot Act, i.e., a foreign bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not affiliated with a bank that has a physical presence and an acceptable level of regulation and supervision; or (iv) a person or entity that resides in or is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction designated by the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Sections 311 or 312 of the USA Patriot Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering concerns. The Borrower is in compliance with all applicable OFAC rules and regulations and also in compliance with all applicable provisions of the USA Patriot Act.

Section 9.30 Similar Law. The Borrower is not a plan subject to any Similar Law or an entity subject to any Similar Law by reason of the investment in the Borrower of one or more “governmental plans” (as defined by Section 3(33) of ERISA) or other plans or during any period that the assets, properties or revenues of the Borrower are subject to any Similar Law, by reason of the investment in the Borrower of one or more “governmental plans” (as defined by Section 3(33) of ERISA) or other plans, neither the entering into and performance of the Agreement nor any other transactions entered into under the Transaction Documents will constitute or result in a violation of any Similar Law. The representations in this Section 9.30 shall be deemed repeated on each day that an Obligation is outstanding.

ARTICLE X

COVENANTS

From the date hereof until the first day following the Facility Termination Date on which all Obligations shall have been finally and fully paid and performed (other than as expressly survive the termination of this Agreement), the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Lenders, the Agents and the Facility Agent that:

Section 10.1 Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties. (a) At or prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have filed or caused to be filed a UCC-1 financing statement, naming the Borrower as debtor, naming the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) as secured party and describing the Collateral, with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. From time to time thereafter, the Borrower shall file such financing statements and cause to be filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the Collateral Agent in favor of the Secured Parties under this Agreement in the Collateral and in the proceeds thereof. The Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Collateral Agent file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing. In the event that the Borrower fails to perform its obligations under this subsection, the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent may (but shall have no obligation to) do so, in each case at the expense of the Borrower, however neither the Collateral Agent nor the Facility Agent shall have any liability in connection therewith.

(b) The Borrower shall not change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the Borrower in accordance with subsection (a) above seriously misleading or change its jurisdiction of organization, unless the Borrower shall have given the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent at least 30 days prior written notice thereof, and shall promptly file appropriate

 

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amendments to all previously filed financing statements and continuation statements (and shall provide a copy of such amendments to the Collateral Agent, each Agent and Facility Agent together with an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that all appropriate amendments or other documents in respect of previously filed statements have been filed).

(c) The Borrower shall maintain its computer systems, if any, so that, from and after the time of the first Advance under this Agreement, the Borrower’s master computer records (including archives) that shall refer to the Collateral indicate clearly that such Collateral is subject to the first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Indication of the Collateral Agent’s (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) security interest shall be deleted from or modified on the Borrower’s computer systems when, and only when, the Collateral in question shall have been paid in full, the security interest under this Agreement has been released in accordance with its terms, upon such Collateral Obligation becoming a Repurchased Collateral Obligation, Substituted Collateral Obligation or otherwise as expressly permitted by this Agreement.

(d) Without limiting any of the other provisions hereof, if at any time the Borrower shall propose to sell, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any interest in loan receivables to any prospective lender or other transferee, the Borrower shall give to such prospective lender or other transferee computer tapes, records, or print-outs (including any restored from archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Collateral shall indicate clearly that such Collateral is subject to a first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Section 10.2 Other Liens or Interests. Except for the security interest granted hereunder and as otherwise permitted pursuant to Sections 7.10, 7.11 and 10.16, the Borrower will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on the Collateral or any interest therein (other than Permitted Liens), and the Borrower shall defend the right, title, and interest of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and the Lenders in and to the Collateral against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Borrower (other than Permitted Liens).

Section 10.3 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (or cause to be paid) all of its reasonable costs, charges and disbursements in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents.

Section 10.4 Reporting Requirements. The Borrower shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Agent:

(a) as soon as possible and in any event within three Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall have knowledge of the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default, the statement of an Executive Officer of the Borrower setting forth complete details of such event and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

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(b) promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral Obligations or the Related Security, the other Collateral or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower as such Person may, from time to time, reasonably request; and

(c) promptly, in reasonable detail, (i) of any Adverse Claim known to it that is made or asserted against any of the Collateral and (ii) any Material Modification.

Section 10.5 Separate Existence. (a) The Borrower shall at all times: (i) maintain at least one Independent Manager; (ii) maintain its own separate books and records and bank accounts; (iii) hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate from any other Person; (iv) have a board of managers separate from that of any other Person; (v) file its own Tax returns, except to the extent that the Borrower is treated as a “disregarded entity” for Tax purposes and is not required to file Taxes under Applicable Law, and pay any Taxes so required to be paid under Applicable Law, except for those Taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which the Borrower has established proper reserves on its books in accordance with GAAP; (vi) not commingle its assets with assets of any other Person; (vii) conduct its business in its own name and strictly comply with all organizational formalities to maintain its separate existence; (viii) maintain separate financial statements; provided, however, that the Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate if (A) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of the Borrower from such Affiliate and to indicate that the Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person and (B) such assets shall also be listed on the Borrower’s own separate balance sheet (if the Borrower prepares its own separate balance sheet); (ix) pay its own liabilities only out of its own funds; (x) maintain an arm’s length relationship with the Equityholder and each of its other Affiliates; (xi) not hold out its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of others; (xii) allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with an Affiliate, including for shared office space; (xiii) use separate stationery, invoices and checks; (xiv) except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, not pledge its assets as security for the obligations of any other Person; (xv) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity; (xvi) maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business purpose, transactions and liabilities and pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own assets; (xvii) cause its board of managers to meet at least annually or act pursuant to written consent and keep minutes of such meetings and actions and observe in all respects all other Delaware limited liability company formalities; (xviii) not acquire the obligations or any securities of its Affiliates; (xix) cause the managers, officers, agents and other representatives of the Borrower to act at all times with respect to the Borrower consistently and in furtherance of the foregoing and in the best interests of the Borrower; and (xx) maintain at least one special member, who, upon the dissolution of the sole member or the withdrawal or the disassociation of the sole member from the Borrower, shall immediately become the member of the Borrower in accordance with its organizational documents.

(b) The Borrower shall not (i) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business, other than the actions required or permitted to be performed under the preceding clause (a); (ii) fail to be solvent; (iii) release, sell, transfer, convey or assign any Collateral Obligation unless in accordance with the Transaction Documents; (iv) except for capital contributions or capital

 

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distributions permitted under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and properly reflected on the books and records of the Borrower, enter into any transaction with an Affiliate of the Borrower except on commercially reasonable terms similar to those available to unaffiliated parties in an arm’s-length transaction; (v) identify itself as a department or division of any other Person; or (vi) own any asset or property other than the Collateral and the related assets and incidental personal property necessary for the ownership or operation of these assets.

(c) The Borrower shall not (and shall not permit the Equityholder to) take any action contrary to the “Assumptions and Facts” section in the opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLC, dated the date hereof, relating to certain nonconsolidation matters.

Section 10.6 Hedging Agreements. (a) With respect to any Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation (other than Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations not counted as “excess” pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount”), the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, upon the direction of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion as notified to the Borrower and the Servicer on or prior to the related Funding Date for such Collateral Obligation, the Borrower shall obtain and deliver to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Facility Agent and each Agent) one or more Hedging Agreements from qualified Hedge Counterparties having, singly or in the aggregate, an Aggregate Notional Amount not less than the amount determined by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion, which (1) each shall have a notional principal amount equal to or greater than $1,000,000, (2) may provide for reductions of the Aggregate Notional Amount on each Distribution Date on an amortization schedule for such Aggregate Notional Amount assuming a 0.0 ABS prepayment speed (or such other ABS prepayment speed as may be approved in writing by the Facility Agent) and zero losses, and (3) shall have other terms and conditions and be represented by Hedging Agreements otherwise acceptable to the Facility Agent in its sole discretion.

(b) In the event that any Hedge Counterparty defaults in its obligation to make a payment to the Borrower under one or more Hedging Agreements on any date on which payments are due pursuant to a Hedging Agreement, the Borrower shall make a demand on such Hedge Counterparty, or any guarantor, if applicable, demanding payment by 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on such date. The Borrower shall give notice to each Agent upon the continuing failure by any Hedge Counterparty to perform its obligations during the two Business Days following a demand made by the Borrower on such Hedge Counterparty, and shall take such action with respect to such continuing failure as may be directed by the Facility Agent.

(c) In the event that any Hedge Counterparty no longer maintains the ratings specified in the definition of “Hedge Counterparty,” then within 30 days after receiving notice of such decline in the creditworthiness of such Hedge Counterparty as determined by any Rating Agency, either (x) such Hedge Counterparty, upon the receipt of the consent of the Facility Agent, will enter into an arrangement the purpose of which shall be to assure performance by the Hedge Counterparty of its obligations under the applicable Hedging Agreement; or (y) the Borrower shall, at its option and with the written consent (in its sole discretion) of the Facility Agent, either (i) cause such Hedge Counterparty to pledge securities in the manner provided by applicable law which shall be held by the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, free and clear of the Lien of any third party, in a manner conferring on the Collateral Agent a perfected first Lien in such securities securing such Hedge Counterparty’s performance of its

 

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obligations under the applicable Hedging Agreement, (ii) provided that a Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement meeting the requirements of Section 10.6(d) has been obtained, (A) provide written notice to such Hedge Counterparty (with a copy to the Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent) of its intention to terminate the applicable Hedging Agreement within such 30-day period and (B) terminate the applicable Hedging Agreement within such 30-day period, request the payment to it of all amounts due to the Borrower under the applicable Hedging Agreement through the termination date and deposit any such amounts so received, on the day of receipt, to the Collection Account, or (iii) establish any other arrangement (including an arrangement or arrangements in addition to or in substitution for any prior arrangement made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.6(c)) with the written consent (in its sole discretion) of the Facility Agent (a “Qualified Substitute Arrangement”); provided, that in the event at any time any alternative arrangement established pursuant to the above shall cease to be satisfactory to the Facility Agent, then the provisions of this Section 10.6(c), shall again be applied and in connection therewith the 30-day period referred to above shall commence on the date the Borrower receives notice of such cessation or termination, as the case may be.

(d) Unless an alternative arrangement pursuant to clause (x) or (y)(i) or (y)(iii) of Section 10.6(c) is being established, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to obtain a Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement meeting the requirements of this Section 10.6 during the 30-day period referred to in Section 10.6(c). The Borrower shall not terminate the Hedging Agreement unless, prior to the expiration of the 30-day period referred to in said Section 10.6(c), the Borrower delivers to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Facility Agent and each Agent) (i) a Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement, (ii) to the extent applicable, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent as to the due authorization, execution and delivery and validity and enforceability of such Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement, as the case may be, and (iii) evidence that the Facility Agent has consented in writing to the termination of the applicable Hedging Agreement and its replacement with such Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement.

(e) The Borrower shall notify the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer of such Person shall obtain knowledge that the senior unsecured debt rating of a Hedge Counterparty has been withdrawn or reduced by any Rating Agency.

(f) The Borrower may at any time obtain a Replacement Hedging Agreement with the consent (in its sole discretion) of the Facility Agent.

(g) The Borrower shall not agree to any amendment to any Hedging Agreement without the consent (in its sole discretion) of the Facility Agent.

(h) The Borrower shall notify the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall obtain actual knowledge of the transfer by the related Hedge Counterparty of any Hedging Agreement, or any interest or obligation thereunder.

 

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(i) The Borrower, with the consent of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion, may sell all or a portion of the Hedging Agreements; provided, that no consent of the Facility Agent shall be required for the sale of all or a portion of any Hedging Agreement relating to Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations not counted as “excess” pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount.” The Borrower shall have the duty of obtaining a fair market value price for the sale of any Hedging Agreement, notifying the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent of prospective purchasers and bids, and selecting the purchaser of such Hedging Agreement. The Borrower and, at the Borrower’s request, the Collateral Agent, upon receipt of the purchase price in the Collection Account shall, with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, execute all documentation necessary to release the Lien of the Collateral Agent on such Hedging Agreement and proceeds thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Borrower may include in an Asset Approval Request provisions of Hedging Agreements applicable to such Collateral Obligation, and, if nothing to the contrary is included in the related Approval Notice delivered to the Borrower by the Facility Agent, the provisions relating to Hedging Agreements in the Asset Approval Request shall control to the extent such provisions conflict with this Section 10.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.6, the parties hereto agree that should the Borrower fail to observe or perform any of its obligations under this Section 10.6 with respect to any Hedging Agreement, the sole result will be that the Collateral Obligation or Collateral Obligations that are the subject of such Hedging Agreement shall immediately cease to be Eligible Collateral Obligations for all purposes under this Agreement.

Section 10.7 Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower shall maintain at all times a positive Tangible Net Worth.

Section 10.8 Taxes. For U.S. federal income tax purpose, the Borrower will be an entity disregarded as separate from the Equityholder and the Equityholder or its parent will be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Borrower will file on a timely basis all federal and other material Tax returns required to be filed, if any, and will pay all federal and other material Taxes due and payable by it and any assessments made against it or any of its property (other than any amount the validity of which is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP are provided on the books of the Borrower).

Section 10.9 Merger, Consolidation, Etc. The Borrower shall not merge or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to become the successor to all or substantially all of its business or assets without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion.

Section 10.10 Deposit of Collections. The Borrower shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all Collections to the Collection Account by the close of business on the Business Day following the date such Collections are received by the Borrower, the Equityholder, the Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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Section 10.11 Indebtedness; Guarantees. The Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under the Transaction Documents. The Borrower shall incur no Indebtedness secured by the Collateral other than the Obligations. The Borrower shall not assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise be or become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any Person by, among other things, agreeing to purchase any obligation of another Person, agreeing to advance funds to such Person or causing or assisting such Person to maintain any amount of capital, other than as expressly permitted under the Transaction Documents.

Section 10.12 Collateral Obligation Limitations. The first three Collateral Obligations acquired by the Borrower shall be any of (i) First Lien Loans, (ii) Unitranche Loans or (iii) FILO Loans. Thereafter, the Borrower must (at all times) own no fewer than three Collateral Obligations meeting such requirements.

Section 10.13 Documents. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, it shall not cancel or terminate any of the Transaction Documents to which it is party (in any capacity), or consent to or accept any cancellation or termination of any of such agreements, or amend or otherwise modify any term or condition of any of the Transaction Documents to which it is party (in any capacity) or give any consent, waiver or approval under any such agreement, or waive any default under or breach of any of the Transaction Documents to which it is party (in any capacity) or take any other action under any such agreement not required by the terms thereof, unless (in each case) the Facility Agent shall have consented thereto in its sole discretion.

Section 10.14 Preservation of Existence. It shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a limited liability company and take all reasonable action to maintain its rights and franchises in the jurisdiction of its formation and (ii) qualify and remain qualified as a limited liability company in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to qualify and remain qualified would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.15 Limitation on Investments. The Borrower shall not form, or cause to be formed, any Subsidiaries; or make or suffer to exist any loans or advances to, or extend any credit to, or make any investments (by way of transfer of property, contributions to capital, purchase of stock or securities or evidences of indebtedness, acquisition of the business or assets, or otherwise) in, any Affiliate or any other Person except investments as otherwise permitted herein and pursuant to the other Transaction Documents.

Section 10.16 Distributions. (a) The Borrower shall not declare or make (i) payment of any distribution on or in respect of any equity interests, or (ii) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition of any option, warrant or other right to acquire such equity interests; provided that the Borrower may make a distribution of (A) (1) Interest Proceeds, (2) during any 12-month period, an aggregate amount of Principal Collections or proceeds of any Advance (excluding any such amounts needed such to settle the acquisition of any Eligible Collateral Obligations) equal to 10% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount as of the first day of such 12-month period during the Revolving Period, (3) any Principal Collections or proceeds of any Advance in excess of the amount permitted under the foregoing clause (2), and (4) with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), any Collateral Obligations or other assets of the Borrower, in each case, if after giving effect to such distribution, (v) as certified in

 

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writing by the Borrower and Servicer to the Facility Agent (with a copy to each Agent), sufficient proceeds remain for all payments to be made pursuant to Section 8.3(a) (other than clause (N) thereof) on the next Distribution Date, (w) no Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (x) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied, (y) the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied and (z) the Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied, (B) amounts paid to it pursuant to Section 8.3(a) on the applicable Distribution Date and (C) the proceeds of any Advance on the applicable Advance Date, but only if such Advance is made in respect of an Eligible Collateral Obligation acquired by the Borrower either (1) prior to such Advance Date if such Eligible Collateral Obligation was identified on the related Asset Approval Request as an asset with respect to which the Borrower intends to make a future distribution pursuant to this Section 10.16(C)(1) or (2) on such Advance Date and none of the proceeds from such Advance are needed to settle the acquisition of such Eligible Collateral Obligation..

(b) Prior to foreclosure by the Facility Agent upon any Collateral pursuant to Section 13.3(c), nothing in this Section 10.16 or otherwise in this Agreement shall restrict (i) the Servicer from exercising any Warrant Assets issued to it by Obligors from time to time or (ii) the Borrower from exercising any Warrant Assets issued to it by Obligors from time to time to the extent funds are available to the Borrower under Section 8.3(a) or made available to the Borrower.

Section 10.17 Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements. The Borrower shall (i) perform and observe in all material respects all the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents (including each of the Borrower Assigned Agreements) to which it is a party to be performed or observed by it, maintain such Transaction Documents in full force and effect, and enforce such Transaction Documents in accordance with their terms, and (ii) upon reasonable request of the Facility Agent, make to any other party to such Transaction Documents such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as the Borrower is entitled to make thereunder.

Section 10.18 Material Modifications. The Borrower shall not consent to a Material Modification with respect to any Collateral Obligation without the express written consent of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion).

Section 10.19 Further Assurances; Financing Statements. (a) The Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent (acting at the request of the Facility Agent), it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all reasonable further action, that is necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the assignments and security interests granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement or to enable the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower authorizes the filing of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices as may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Facility Agent’s request) may reasonably request to protect and preserve the assignments and security interests granted by this Agreement. Such financing statements filed against the Borrower may describe the Collateral in the same manner specified in Section 12.1 or in any other manner as the Facility Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to ensure the perfection of such security interest (without disclosing the names of, or any information relating to, the Obligors thereunder), including describing such property as all assets or all personal property of the Borrower whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

 

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(b) The Borrower and each Secured Party hereby severally authorize the Collateral Agent, upon receipt of written direction from the Facility Agent, to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to all or any part of the Collateral.

(c) It shall furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Facility Agent from time to time such statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Related Security and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Facility Agent’s request) or the Facility Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

Section 10.20 Obligor Payment Instructions. The Borrower acknowledges that the power of attorney granted in Section 13.10 to the Collateral Agent permits the Collateral Agent to send (at the Facility Agent’s written direction after the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event) Obligor notification forms to give notice to the Obligors of the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral and the obligation to make payments to an Account as directed by the Collateral Agent (at the written direction of the Facility Agent).

Section 10.21 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. The Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall deliver to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Facility Agent at the following e-mail addresses (for electronic copies): amit.patel@db.com, josh.buckman@db.com and james.kwak@db.com, and a copy to each Agent) the Collateral Obligation Files identified on the related Document Checklist promptly upon receipt but in no event later than five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date; provided that any file stamped document included in any Collateral Obligation File shall be delivered as soon as they are reasonably available (even if not within five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date).

Section 10.22 Beneficial Ownership Certification. Promptly following any request therefor, the Borrower shall deliver to the Facility Agent information and documentation reasonably requested by the Facility Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, including any Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.

Section 10.23 Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates. Other than pursuant to the Sale Agreement, the Borrower shall not purchase any asset from the Equityholder or the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Servicer; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may purchase assets from GSO Holding I L.L.C. or any Affiliate thereof (other than the Equityholder or the Servicer) pursuant to an agreement other than the Sale Agreement, provided such purchase reflects arm’s length market terms.

 

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ARTICLE XI

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank National Association is hereby appointed as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof. The Secured Parties hereby appoint the Collateral Agent to act exclusively as the agent for purposes of perfection of a security interest in the Collateral and Collateral Agent of the Secured Parties to act as specified herein and in the other Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party.

Section 11.2 Monthly Reports. The Collateral Agent shall prepare the Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.5 and distribute funds in accordance with such Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.3.

Section 11.3 Collateral Administration. The Collateral Agent shall maintain a database of certain characteristics of the Collateral on an ongoing basis, and provide to the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent and the Agents certain reports, schedules and calculations, all as more particularly described in this Section 11.3, based upon information and data received from the Borrower and/or the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.8 or from the Agents and/or the Facility Agent.

(a) In connection therewith, the Collateral Agent shall:

(i) within 15 days after the Effective Date, create a Collateral database with respect to the Collateral that has been pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties from time to time, comprised of the Collateral Obligations credited to the Accounts from time to time and Permitted Investments in which amounts held in the Accounts may be invested from time to time, as provided in this Agreement (the “Collateral Database”);

(ii) update the Collateral Database on a periodic basis for changes and to reflect the sale or other disposition of assets included in the Collateral and any additional Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent from time to time, in each case based upon, and to the extent of, information furnished to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower, the Servicer or the Facility Agent as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Agent from time to time or based upon notices received by the Collateral Agent from the issuer, or trustee or agent bank under an underlying instrument, or similar source);

(iii) track the receipt and allocation to the Collection Account of Principal Collections and Interest Collections and any withdrawals therefrom and, on each Business Day, provide to the Servicer and Facility Agent daily reports reflecting such actions to the accounts as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day and the Collateral Agent shall provide any such report to the Facility Agent or the Servicer upon its request therefor;

 

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(iv) prepare and deliver to the Facility Agent, each Agent, the Borrower and the Servicer on each Reporting Date, the Monthly Report and any update pursuant to Section 8.5 when requested by the Servicer, the Borrower or the Facility Agent, on the basis of the information contained in the Collateral Database as of the applicable Determination Date, the information provided by each Agent and the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 3.4 and such other information as may be provided to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent, any Agent or any Lender;

(v) provide other such information with respect to the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent and not released as may be routinely maintained by the Collateral Agent in performing its ordinary Collateral Agent function pursuant hereunder, as the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent, any Agent or any Lender may reasonably request from time to time;

(vi) upon the written request of the Servicer on any Business Day no later than the Business Day following the Collateral Agent’s receipt of such request (if, however, any such request is received after 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on such date such request will be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day), the Collateral Agent shall perform the following functions: as of the date the Servicer commits on behalf of the Borrower to purchase Collateral Obligations to be included in the Collateral, perform a pro forma calculation of the tests and other requirements set forth in Sections 6.2(e) and (f), in each case, based upon information contained in the Collateral Database and report the results thereof to the Servicer in a mutually agreed format;

(vii) upon the Collateral Agent’s receipt on any Business Day of written notification from the Servicer of its intent to sell (in accordance with Section 7.11) Collateral Obligations, the Collateral Agent shall perform, no later than the Business Day following the Collateral Agent’s receipt of such request (if, however, any such request is received after 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on such date such request will be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day), a pro forma calculation of the tests set forth in Sections 7.11(a)(i)(A), (B) and (C) based upon information contained in the Collateral Database and information furnished by the Servicer, compare the results thereof and report the results to the Servicer in a mutually agreed format; and

(viii) track the Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation and report such balances to the Facility Agent and the Servicer upon request.

(b) The Collateral Agent shall provide to the Servicer a copy of all written notices and communications received by it and identified as being sent to it in connection with the Collateral Obligations and the other Collateral held hereunder which it receives from the related Obligor, participating bank and/or agent bank. In no instance shall the Collateral Agent be under any duty or obligation to take any action on behalf of the Servicer in respect of the exercise of any voting or consent rights, or similar actions, unless it receives specific written instructions from the Servicer, prior to the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event or a Servicer Event of Default or the Facility Agent, after the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event or a Servicer Event of Default, in which event the Collateral Agent shall only vote, consent or take such other action in accordance with such instructions.

 

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(c) In addition to the above:

(i) The Facility Agent and each Secured Party further authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In furtherance, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Secured Party hereby appoints the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Facility Agent) as its agent to execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action (at the written direction of the Facility Agent) that the Facility Agent deems necessary or desirable in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interests granted by the Borrower hereunder, or to enable any of them to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the execution or filing by the Collateral Agent as secured party/assignee of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, relative to all or any of the Collateral Obligations now existing or hereafter arising, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate for the purposes stated hereinabove. Nothing in this Section 11.3(c)(i) shall be deemed to relieve the Borrower or the Servicer of their respective obligations to protect the interest of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral, including to file financing and continuation statements in respect of the Collateral in accordance with Section 10.1. It is understood and agreed that any and all actions performed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Section 11.3(c)(i) shall be at the written direction of the Facility Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility or liability in connection with determining any actions necessary or desirable to perfect, protect or more fully secure the security interest granted by the Borrower hereunder or to enable any Person to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder.

(ii) The Facility Agent may direct the Collateral Agent in writing to take any such incidental action hereunder. With respect to other actions which are incidental to the actions specifically delegated to the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such incidental action hereunder, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting) upon the written direction of the Facility Agent; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action hereunder at the request of the Facility Agent, any Secured Parties or otherwise if the taking of such action, in the determination of the Collateral Agent, (x) shall be in violation of any Applicable Law or contrary to any provisions of this Agreement or (y) shall expose the Collateral Agent to liability hereunder or otherwise (unless it has received indemnity which it reasonably deems to be satisfactory with respect thereto). In the event the Collateral Agent requests the consent of the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent does not receive a consent (either positive or negative) from the Facility Agent within 10 Business Days after its receipt of such request, then the Facility Agent shall be deemed to have declined to consent to the relevant action.

 

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(iii) Except as expressly provided herein, the Collateral Agent shall not be under any duty or obligation to take any affirmative action to exercise or enforce any power, right or remedy available to it under this Agreement that might in its judgment involve any expense or liability unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (x) unless and until (and to the extent) expressly so directed by the Facility Agent or (y) prior to the Facility Termination Date (and upon such occurrence, the Collateral Agent shall act in accordance with the written instructions of the Facility Agent pursuant to clause (x)). The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the request or direction of any Secured Party, to the extent that this Agreement provides such Secured Party the right to so direct the Collateral Agent, or the Facility Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any matter hereunder, including a Facility Termination Event or any notice, document, certificate or other information required to be forwarded by the Facility Agent to the Collateral Agent, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent has knowledge of such matter or written notice thereof is received by the Collateral Agent.

(d) If, in performing its duties under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent is required to decide between alternative courses of action, the Collateral Agent may request written instructions from the Facility Agent as to the course of action desired by it. If the Collateral Agent does not receive such instructions within two Business Days after it has requested them, the Collateral Agent may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking any such courses of action. The Collateral Agent shall act in accordance with instructions received after such two Business Day period except to the extent it has already, in good faith, taken or committed itself to take, action inconsistent with such instructions. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely on the advice of legal counsel and independent accountants in performing its duties hereunder and shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if it acts in accordance with such advice.

(e) Concurrently herewith, the Facility Agent directs the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent is authorized to enter into the Account Control Agreement and any other related agreements in the form delivered to the Collateral Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Collateral Agent’s rights, protections and immunities provided herein shall apply to the Collateral Agent for any actions taken or omitted to be taken under the Account Control Agreement and any other related agreements in such capacity. The Facility Agent hereby agrees that it will (i) not direct the Collateral Agent to deliver a Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined in the Account Control Agreement) except after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Facility Termination Event and (ii) direct the Collateral Agent to promptly rescind any delivered Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined in the Account Control Agreement) following the waiver or rescission of a Facility Termination Event in connection with any waiver or rescission of such Facility Termination Event.

Section 11.4 Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent may at any time resign and terminate its obligations under this Agreement upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Servicer, the Borrower, the Facility Agent and each Agent; provided, that no resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent will be permitted unless a successor Collateral Agent has been appointed which successor Collateral Agent, so long as no Unmatured Servicer Event of Default, Servicer Event of Default, Unmatured Facility Termination Event or Facility Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

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Promptly after receipt of notice of the Collateral Agent’s resignation, the Facility Agent shall promptly appoint a successor Collateral Agent (which successor Collateral Agent shall be reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders and the Borrower) by written instrument, in duplicate, copies of which instrument shall be delivered to the Borrower, the Servicer, each Agent, the resigning Collateral Agent and to the successor Collateral Agent. In the event no successor Collateral Agent shall have been appointed within 60 days after the giving of notice of such resignation, the Collateral Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. The Facility Agent upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent, the Borrower and each Agent, may with or without cause remove and discharge the Collateral Agent or any successor Collateral Agent thereafter appointed from the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Promptly after giving notice of removal of the Collateral Agent, the Facility Agent shall appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Collateral Agent (which successor Collateral Agent shall be reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders and the Borrower). Any such appointment shall be accomplished by written instrument and one original counterpart of such instrument of appointment shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent and the successor Collateral Agent, with a copy delivered to the Borrower, each Agent and the Servicer.

Section 11.5 Representations and Warranties. The Collateral Agent represents and warrants to the Borrower, the Facility Agent, the Lenders and Servicer that:

(a) the Collateral Agent has the corporate power and authority and the legal rights to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Agreement, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;

(b) no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Official Body and no consent of any other Person (including any stockholder or creditor of the Collateral Agent) is required in connection with the execution, delivery performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement; and

(c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Collateral Agent and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collateral Agent enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether enforcement is sought in proceedings in equity or at law).

Section 11.6 No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent. By execution of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent represents and warrants that it currently holds and during the existence of this Agreement shall hold, no adverse interest, by way of security or otherwise, in any Collateral Obligation or any document in the Collateral Obligation Files. Neither the Collateral Obligations nor any documents in the Collateral Obligation Files shall be subject to any security interest, lien or right of set-off by the Collateral Agent or any third party claiming through the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall not pledge, encumber, hypothecate, transfer, dispose of, or otherwise grant any third party interest in, the Collateral Obligations or documents in the Collateral Obligation Files, except that the preceding clause shall not apply to the Collateral

 

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Agent or the Collateral Custodian with respect to (i) the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses or the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses, and (ii) in the case of any accounts, with respect to (x) returned or charged-back items, (y) reversals or cancellations of payment orders and other electronic fund transfers, or (z) overdrafts in the Collection Account.

Section 11.7 Reliance of Collateral Agent. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any request, instruction, certificate, opinion or other document furnished to the Collateral Agent, reasonably believed by the Collateral Agent to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement; but in the case of a request, instruction, document or certificate which by any provision hereof is specifically required to be furnished to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent shall be under a duty to examine the same in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement to determine that they conform on their face to the form required by such provision. For avoidance of doubt, Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on Borrowing Base Certificates and an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be within the discretion or powers conferred upon it, or taken by it pursuant to any direction or instruction by which it is governed hereunder, or omitted to be taken by it by reason of the lack of direction or instruction required hereby for such action.

Section 11.8 Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights. (a) The Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected in acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telegram or other document delivered to it and that in good faith it reasonably believes to be genuine and that has been signed by the proper party or parties. The Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on and shall be fully protected in acting upon (a) the written instructions of any designated officer of the Facility Agent or (b) the verbal instructions of the Facility Agent.

(b) The Collateral Agent may consult counsel satisfactory to it with a national reputation in the applicable matter and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(c) The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken or omitted by it, in good faith, or for any mistakes of fact or law, or for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith except in the case of its willful misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard or grossly negligent performance or omission of its duties.

(d) The Collateral Agent makes no warranty or representation and shall have no responsibility (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) as to the content, enforceability, completeness, validity, sufficiency, value, genuineness, ownership or transferability of the Collateral, and will not be required to and will not make any representations as to the validity or value (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) of any of the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to take any action hereunder that might in its judgment involve any expense or liability unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.

 

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(e) The Collateral Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except such duties and responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Agreement against the Collateral Agent.

(f) The Collateral Agent shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds in the performance of its duties hereunder.

(g) It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that the Collateral Agent is not guaranteeing performance of or assuming any liability for the obligations of the other parties hereto or any parties to the Collateral.

(h) In case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder or any other Transaction Document, the Collateral Agent may, prior to the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event, request instructions from the Servicer and may, after the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event, request instructions from the Facility Agent, and shall be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received written instructions from the Servicer or the Facility Agent, as applicable. The Collateral Agent shall in all events have no liability, risk or cost for any action taken pursuant to and in compliance with the instruction of the Facility Agent. In no event shall the Collateral Agent be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Collateral Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(i) In the event that the Collateral Custodian is not the same entity as the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement and shall not be required to monitor the performance of the Collateral Custodian.

(j) Without limiting the generality of any terms of this section, the Collateral Agent shall have no liability for any failure, inability or unwillingness on the part of the Servicer, the Facility Agent or the Borrower to provide accurate and complete information on a timely basis to the Collateral Agent, or otherwise on the part of any such party to comply with the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability for any inaccuracy or error in the performance or observance on the Collateral Agent’s part of any of its duties hereunder that is caused by or results from any such inaccurate, incomplete or untimely information received by it, or other failure on the part of any such other party to comply with the terms hereof.

(k) The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any certificate, report or other document; provided, however, that, if the form thereof is prescribed by this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall examine the same to determine whether it conforms on its face to the requirements hereof. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of any matter unless actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent. It is expressly acknowledged by the Borrower, the Servicer, the

 

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Facility Agent and each Agent that application and performance by the Collateral Agent of its various duties hereunder (including, without limitation, recalculations to be performed in respect of the matters contemplated hereby) shall be based upon, and in reliance upon, data, information and notice provided to it by the Servicer, the Facility Agent, any Agent, the Borrower and/or any related bank agent, obligor or similar party with respect to the Collateral Obligation, and the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for the accuracy of any such information or data provided to it by such persons and shall be entitled to update its records (as it may deem necessary or appropriate). Nothing herein shall impose or imply any duty or obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to verify, investigate or audit any such information or data, or to determine or monitor on an independent basis whether any issuer of the Collateral is in default or in compliance with the underlying documents governing or securing such securities, from time to time. For purposes of tracking changes in ratings, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to use and rely (in good faith) exclusively upon a single reputable electronic financial information reporting service (which for ratings by Standard & Poor’s shall be www.standardpoors.com or www.ratingsdirect.com) and shall have no liability for any inaccuracies in the information reported by, of other errors or omissions of, any such service. It is hereby expressly agreed that Bloomberg Financial Markets is one such reputable service.

(l) The Collateral Agent may exercise any of its rights or powers hereunder (or under any other Transaction Document) or perform any of its duties hereunder either directly or, by or through agents or attorneys, and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed hereunder with due care by it. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees will be liable to the Servicer, Borrower or any other Person, except by reason of acts or omissions by the Collateral Agent constituting bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the Collateral Agent’s duties hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall in no event have any liability for the actions or omissions of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent or any other Person, and shall have no liability for any inaccuracy or error in any duty performed by it that results from or is caused by inaccurate, untimely or incomplete information or data received by it from the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent or another Person except to the extent that such inaccuracies or errors are caused by the Collateral Agent’s own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for failing to perform or delay in performing its specified duties hereunder which results from or is caused by a failure or delay on the part of the Borrower or the Servicer, the Facility Agent or another Person in furnishing necessary, timely and accurate information to the Collateral Agent.

(m) The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise or honor any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement or other Transaction Document at the request or direction of the Facility Agent (or any other Person authorized or permitted to direct the Collateral Agent hereunder) pursuant to this Agreement, unless the Facility Agent (or such other Person) shall have offered the Collateral Agent security or indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent against costs, expenses and liabilities (including any legal fees) that might reasonably be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

Section 11.9 Tax Reports. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the preparation or filing of any reports or returns relating to federal, state or local income taxes with respect to this Agreement, other than in respect of the Collateral Agent’s compensation or for reimbursement of expenses.

 

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Section 11.10 Merger or Consolidation. Any Person (i) into which the Collateral Agent may be merged or consolidated, (ii) that may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, or (iii) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Collateral Agent substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be the successor to the Collateral Agent under this Agreement without further act of any of the parties to this Agreement.

Section 11.11 Collateral Agent Compensation. As compensation for its activities hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent (in each of its capacities hereunder and as Securities Intermediary under the Account Control Agreement) shall be entitled to its fees and expenses from the Borrower as set forth in the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and any other accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower or the Servicer, or both but without duplication, to the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary under the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, Indemnified Amounts payable under Article XVI) (collectively, the “Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses”). The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.3 for all reasonable, out-of-pocket, documented expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Collateral Agent in accordance with any provision of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or in the enforcement of any provision hereof or in the other Transaction Documents.

Section 11.12 Anti-Terrorism Laws. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian are required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian to comply with Applicable Laws as set forth above.

ARTICLE XII

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

Section 12.1 Borrowers Grant of Security Interest. As security for the prompt payment or performance in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations (including Advances, Yield, all Fees and other amounts at any time owing hereunder), the Borrower hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and lien upon, all of the Borrower’s personal property, including the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the following (other than Retained Interests), in each case whether now or hereafter existing or in which Borrower now has or hereafter acquires an interest and wherever the same may be located (collectively, the “Collateral”):

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(b) all Related Security;

(c) the Sale Agreement and all documents now or hereafter in effect to which the Borrower is a party (collectively, the “Borrower Assigned Agreements”), including (i) all rights of the Borrower to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the Borrower Assigned Agreements, (ii) all rights of the Borrower to receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to the Borrower Assigned Agreements, (iii) claims of the Borrower for damages arising out of or for breach of or default under the Borrower Assigned Agreements, and (iv) the right of the Borrower to amend, waive or terminate the Borrower Assigned Agreements, to perform under the Borrower Assigned Agreements and to compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies and rights under the Borrower Assigned Agreements; notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Collateral shall not include the right of the Borrower to terminate the Servicer or replace the Servicer;

(d) all of the following (the “Account Collateral”):

(i) each Account, all funds held in any Account (other than Excluded Amounts), and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing any Account or such funds,

(ii) all investments from time to time of amounts in the Accounts and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing such investments,

(iii) all notes, certificates of deposit and other instruments from time to time delivered to or otherwise possessed by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party or any assignee or agent on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party in substitution for or in addition to any of the then existing Account Collateral, and

(iv) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any and all of the then existing Account Collateral;

(e) all additional property that may from time to time hereafter be granted and pledged by the Borrower or by anyone on its behalf under this Agreement;

(f) all Accounts, all Certificated Securities, all Chattel Paper, all Documents, all Equipment, all Financial Assets, all General Intangibles, all Instruments, all Investment Property, all Inventory, all Securities Accounts, all Security Certificates, all Security Entitlements and all Uncertificated Securities of the Borrower;

 

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(g) each Hedging Agreement, including all rights of the Borrower to receive moneys due and to become due thereunder; and

(h) all proceeds, accessions, substitutions, rents and profits of any and all of the foregoing Collateral (including proceeds that constitute property of the types described in subsections (a) through (g) above) and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments under insurance (whether or not the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party or any assignee or agent on behalf of the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party is the loss payee thereof) or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral.

Section 12.2 Borrower Remains Liable. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, (a) except to the extent of the Servicer’s duties under the Transaction Documents, the Borrower shall remain liable under the Collateral Obligations, Borrower Assigned Agreements and other agreements included in the Collateral to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by a Secured Party or the Collateral Agent of any of its rights under this Agreement shall not release the Borrower or the Servicer from any of their respective duties or obligations under the Collateral Obligations, Borrower Assigned Agreements or other agreements included in the Collateral, (c) the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation or liability under the Collateral Obligations, Borrower Assigned Agreements or other agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, and (d) neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the Secured Parties shall be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Borrower or the Servicer under the Collateral Obligations, Borrower Assigned Agreements or other agreements included in the Collateral or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned under this Agreement.

Section 12.3 Release of Collateral. Until the Obligations have been paid in full, the Collateral Agent may not release any Lien covering any Collateral except for (i) Collateral Obligations sold pursuant to Section 7.10, (ii) any Related Security identified by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) to the Collateral Agent so long as the Facility Termination Date has not occurred or (iii) Repurchased Collateral Obligations or Substituted Collateral Obligation pursuant to Section 7.12.

In connection with the release of a Lien on any Collateral permitted pursuant to this Section 12.3 and conducted in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry standards and practices (including the use of escrows), the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will, at the sole expense of the Borrower, execute and deliver to the Borrower any assignments, bills of sale, termination statements and any other releases and instruments as the Borrower may reasonably request in order to effect the release and transfer of such Collateral; provided, that the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to any such Collateral in connection with such sale or transfer and assignment.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

FACILITY TERMINATION EVENTS

Section 13.1 Facility Termination Events. Each of the following shall constitute a Facility Termination Event under this Agreement:

(a) any default in the payment when due of (i) any principal of any Advance or (ii) any other amount payable by the Borrower or the Servicer hereunder, including any Yield on any Advance, any Undrawn Fee or any other Fee, in each case, which default shall continue for two Business Days;

(b) the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, or any other Transaction Document on its part to be performed or observed and, except in the case of the covenants and agreements contained in Section 10.7, Section 10.9, Section 10.11 and Section 10.16 as to each of which no grace period shall apply, any such failure shall remain unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Borrower or the Servicer, and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;

(c) any representation or warranty of the Borrower or the Servicer made or deemed to have been made hereunder or in any other Transaction Document or any other writing or certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Servicer to the Facility Agent, any Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including any Monthly Report) shall prove to have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed to have been made and the same continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (if such failure can be remedied) after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Borrower or the Servicer, and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof; provided, that no breach shall be deemed to occur hereunder in respect of any representation or warranty relating to the “eligibility” of any Collateral Obligation if the Borrower complies with its obligations in Section 7.12 with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(d) an Insolvency Event shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to either the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder;

(e) the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunder exceeds the Borrowing Base and such condition continues unremedied for (x) two consecutive Business Days or (y) if an Equity Cure Notice was delivered with respect to such event, twelve (12) consecutive Business Days;

(f) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any of the assets of the Borrower (other than a Permitted Lien), or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the assets of the Borrower;

 

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(g) (i) any Transaction Document or any lien or security interest granted thereunder by the Borrower shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in material part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrower; or (ii) the Borrower or the Servicer or any other party shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Transaction Document; or (iii) any security interest securing any Obligation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a perfected first priority security interest (except, as to priority, for Permitted Liens) against the Borrower;

(h) a Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing past any applicable notice or cure period provided in the definition thereof;

(i) the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 or greater (or in the case of the Servicer $5,000,000 or greater), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, or any other event, shall occur and such default or event shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any early amortization event, pay out event or other similar event (other than as a result of a voluntary prepayment) shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness if the effect of such event is to cause the principal of such Indebtedness to be amortized on an accelerated basis;

(j) a Change of Control shall have occurred;

(k) failure on the part of the Borrower or the Servicer to (i) make any payment or deposit (including, without limitation, with respect to bifurcation and remittance of Principal Collections and Interest Collections or any other payment or deposit required to be made by the terms of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, to any Secured Party, Affected Person or Indemnified Party) required by the terms of any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 10.10 or (ii) otherwise observe or perform any covenant, agreement or obligation with respect to the management and distribution of funds received with respect to the Collateral;

(l) (i) failure of the Borrower to maintain at least one Independent Manager or (ii) the removal of any Independent Manager without Cause or prior written notice to the Facility Agent and each Agent (in each case as required by the organization documents of the Borrower); provided that, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), the Borrower shall have five (5) Business Days to replace any Independent Manager upon the death or incapacitation of the current Independent Manager;

 

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(m) the Borrower makes any assignment or attempted assignment of its respective rights or obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document without first obtaining the specific written consent of the Majority Lenders, which consent may be withheld in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion;

(n) any court shall render a final, non-appealable judgment against the Borrower or the Servicer (i) in an amount in excess of $250,000 (or, with respect to the Servicer, $5,000,000) which shall not be satisfactorily stayed, discharged, vacated, set aside or satisfied within 60 days of the making thereof or (ii) for which the Facility Agent shall not have received evidence satisfactory to it that an insurance provider for the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, has agreed to satisfy such judgment in full subject to any deductibles not exceeding $250,000 (or, with respect to the Servicer, $5,000,000); or the attachment of any material portion of the property of the Borrower or the Servicer which has not been released or provided for to the reasonable satisfaction of the Facility Agent within 30 days after the making thereof;

(o) the Borrower shall fail to qualify as a bankruptcy-remote entity based upon customary criteria such that neither Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP nor any other reputable counsel could render a substantive nonconsolidation opinion with respect to the Borrower being substantively consolidated into the Equityholder upon an Insolvency Event with respect to the Equityholder;

(p) failure to pay, on the Facility Termination Date, all outstanding Obligations; or

(q) during the Revolving Period, the Minimum Equity Condition is not satisfied and such condition continues unremedied for (x) two (2) consecutive Business Days or (y) if an Equity Cure Notice was delivered with respect to such event, twelve (12) consecutive Business Days.

Section 13.2 Effect of Facility Termination Event.

(a) Optional Termination. Upon notice by the Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Facility Agent or the Majority Lenders, that a Facility Termination Event (other than a Facility Termination Event described in Section 13.1(d)) has occurred, the Revolving Period will automatically terminate and no Advances will thereafter be made, and the Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Facility Agent or the Majority Lenders, may declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances and other Obligations to be due and payable, whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Advances and other Obligations which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and become immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or presentment (all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower) and the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred.

(b) Automatic Termination. Upon the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event described in Section 13.1(d), the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred automatically, and all outstanding Advances under this Agreement and all other Obligations under this Agreement shall become immediately and automatically due and payable, all without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind (all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower).

 

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Section 13.3 Rights upon Facility Termination Event. If a Facility Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Facility Agent may, in its sole discretion, or shall at the direction of the Majority Lenders, direct the Collateral Agent to exercise any of the remedies specified herein in respect of the Collateral and the Collateral Agent shall promptly, at the written direction of the Facility Agent or the Majority Lenders, also do one or more of the following (subject to Section 13.9):

(a) institute proceedings in its own name and on behalf of the Secured Parties as Collateral Agent for the collection of all Obligations, whether by declaration or otherwise, enforce any judgment obtained, and collect from the Borrower and any other obligor with respect thereto moneys adjudged due, for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in any Transaction Document or in the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Collateral Agent by Applicable Law or any Transaction Document;

(b) exercise any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the right and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties which rights and remedies shall be cumulative; and

(c) require the Borrower and the Servicer, at the Servicer’s expense, to (1) assemble all or any part of the Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Facility Agent) and make the same available to the Collateral Agent at a place to be designated by the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Facility Agent) that is reasonably convenient to such parties and (2) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at a public or private sale, at any of the Collateral Agent’s or the Facility Agent’s offices or elsewhere in accordance with Applicable Law. The Borrower agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten days’ notice to the Borrower of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Facility Agent) may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. All cash proceeds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral (after payment of any amounts incurred in connection with such sale) shall be deposited into the Collection Account and to be applied against all or any part of the outstanding Advances pursuant to Section 4.1 or otherwise in such order as the Collateral Agent shall be directed by the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion).

Section 13.4 Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes. All rights of action and of asserting claims under the Transaction Documents, may be enforced by the Collateral Agent without the possession of the Notes or the production thereof in any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Collateral Agent shall be brought in its own name as Collateral Agent and any recovery of judgment,

 

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subject to the payment of the reasonable, out-of-pocket and documented expenses, disbursements and compensation of the Collateral Agent each predecessor Collateral Agent and their respective agents and attorneys, shall be for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes and other Secured Parties.

Section 13.5 Collective Proceedings. In any proceedings brought by the Collateral Agent to enforce the Liens under the Transaction Documents (and also any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of any Transaction Document), the Collateral Agent shall be held to represent all of the Secured Parties, and it shall not be necessary to make any Secured Party a party to any such proceedings.

Section 13.6 Insolvency Proceedings. In case there shall be pending, relative to the Borrower or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Person having or claiming an ownership interest in the Collateral, proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Borrower, its property or such other obligor or Person, or in case of any other comparable judicial proceedings relative to the Borrower or other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors of property of the Borrower or such other obligor, the Collateral Agent irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Collateral Agent shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall be entitled and empowered but without any obligation, subject to Section 13.9(a), by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and Yield owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes, all other amounts owing to the Lenders and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Collateral Agent (including any claim for reimbursement of all expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel) and liabilities incurred, and all advances, if any, made, by the Collateral Agent and each predecessor Collateral Agent except as determined to have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) and of each of the other Secured Parties allowed in such proceedings;

(b) unless prohibited by Applicable Law and regulations, to vote (with the consent of the Facility Agent) on behalf of the holders of the Notes in any election of a trustee, a standby trustee or person performing similar functions in any such proceedings;

(c) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Secured Parties on their behalf; and

(d) to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Borrower, its creditors and its property;

 

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and any trustee, receiver, liquidator, collateral agent or trustee or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each of such Secured Parties to make payments to the Collateral Agent and, in the event that the Collateral Agent shall consent to the making of payments directly to such Secured Parties, to pay to the Collateral Agent such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Collateral Agent and each predecessor Collateral Agent except as determined to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 13.7 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Collateral Agent or of any other Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Facility Termination Event shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Facility Termination Event or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Section 13.7 or by law to the Collateral Agent or to the other Secured Parties may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Collateral Agent or by the other Secured Parties, as the case may be.

Section 13.8 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Borrower waives and covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force (including filing a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and by the voluntary commencement of a proceeding or the filing of a petition seeking winding up, liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect), which may affect the covenants, the performance of or any remedies under this Agreement; and the Borrower (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Collateral Agent, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

Section 13.9 Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral. (a) Beyond the safekeeping of the Collateral Obligation Files in accordance with Article XVIII, neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Custodian shall have any duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Custodian shall be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Custodian shall be liable or responsible for any misconduct, negligence or loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent, attorney or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian in good faith and with due care hereunder.

(b) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Custodian shall be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, or for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.

 

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(c) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Custodian shall have any duty to act outside of the United States in respect of any Collateral located in any jurisdiction other than the United States.

Section 13.10 Power of Attorney. (a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its true and lawful attorney (with full power of substitution) in its name, place and stead and at its expense, in connection with the enforcement of the rights and remedies provided for (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth) in this Agreement including without limitation the following powers: (i) to give any necessary receipts or acquittance for amounts collected or received hereunder, (ii) to make all necessary transfers of the Collateral in connection with any such sale or other disposition made pursuant hereto, (iii) to execute and deliver for value all necessary or appropriate bills of sale, assignments and other instruments in connection with any such sale or other disposition, the Borrower hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney (or any substitute) shall lawfully do hereunder and pursuant hereto, and (iv) to sign any agreements, orders or other documents in connection with or pursuant to any Transaction Document. Nevertheless, if so requested by the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Facility Agent), the Borrower shall ratify and confirm any such sale or other disposition by executing and delivering to the Collateral Agent all proper bills of sale, assignments, releases and other instruments as may be designated in any such request.

(b) No person to whom this power of attorney is presented as authority for the Collateral Agent to take any action or actions contemplated by clause (a) shall inquire into or seek confirmation from the Borrower as to the authority of the Collateral Agent to take any action described below, or as to the existence of or fulfillment of any condition to the power of attorney described in clause (a), which is intended to grant to the Collateral Agent unconditionally the authority to take and perform the actions contemplated herein, and the Borrower irrevocably waives any right to commence any suit or action, in law or equity, against any person or entity that acts in reliance upon or acknowledges the authority granted under this power of attorney. The power of attorney granted in clause (a) is coupled with an interest and may not be revoked or canceled by the Borrower until all obligations of the Borrower under the Transaction Documents have been paid in full and the Collateral Agent has provided its written consent thereto.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 13.10 shall only be effective after the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

THE FACILITY AGENT

Section 14.1 Appointment. Each Lender and each Agent hereby irrevocably designates and appoints DBNY as Facility Agent hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, and authorizes the Facility Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Facility Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Lender in each Lender Group hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Agent for such Lender Group as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes such Agent, as the agent for such Lender, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties thereunder as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, neither the Facility Agent nor any Agent (the Facility Agent and each Agent being referred to in this Article as a “Note Agent”) shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against any Note Agent.

Section 14.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Note Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or through its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Note Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

Section 14.3 Exculpatory Provisions. No Note Agent (acting in such capacity) nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or them or any Person described in Section 14.2 under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (except, solely with respect to liability to the Borrower, for its, their or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) responsible in any manner to any Person for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties of any Person (other than itself) contained in the Transaction Documents or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received under or in connection with, the Transaction Documents or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of the Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection therewith or herewith, or for any failure of any Person (other than itself or its directors, officers, agents or employees) to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document or for the satisfaction of any condition specified in a Transaction Document. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Note Agent shall be under any obligation to any Person to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements or covenants contained in, or conditions of, the Transaction Documents, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower or the Servicer.

Section 14.4 Reliance by Note Agents. Each Note Agent shall in all cases be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to each of the Lenders), Independent Accountants and other experts selected by such Note Agent. Each Note Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in

 

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failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Lenders, as it deems appropriate, or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction (i) in the case of the Facility Agent, by the Lenders or (ii) in the case of an Agent, by the Lenders in its Lender Group, against any and all liability, cost and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Facility Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith in accordance with a request of the Lenders in its Lender Group holding greater than 50% of the outstanding Advances held by such Lender Group, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders in such Lender Group.

Section 14.5 Notices. No Note Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any breach of this Agreement or the occurrence of any Facility Termination Event unless it has received notice from the Servicer, the Borrower or any Lender, referring to this Agreement and describing such event. In the event that any Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Lenders in its Lender Group. The Facility Agent shall take such action with respect to such event as shall be reasonably directed in writing by the Required Lenders, and each Agent shall take such action with respect to such event as shall be reasonably directed by Lenders in its Lender Group holding greater than 50% of the outstanding Advances held by such Lender Group; provided, that unless and until such Note Agent shall have received such directions, such Note Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such event as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders or of the Lenders in its Lender Group, as applicable.

Section 14.6 Non-Reliance on Note Agents. The Lenders expressly acknowledge that no Note Agent, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Note Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or the Servicer, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Note Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to each Note Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Note Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Servicer, and the Collateral Obligations and made its own decision to purchase its interest in the Notes hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Note Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under any of the Transaction Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Servicer, and the Collateral Obligations. Except as expressly provided herein, no Note Agent shall have any

 

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duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the Collateral or the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Servicer or the Lenders which may come into the possession of such Note Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.

In no event shall any Note Agent be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including, but not limited to, lost profits, even if such Note Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. In no event shall such Note Agent be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations, governmental action or the like which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 14.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Facility Agent and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or the Servicer under the Transaction Documents, and without limiting the obligation of such Persons to do so in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents), ratably according to the outstanding amounts of their Advances from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Facility Agent or the affected Person in connection with any investigative, or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not the Facility Agent or such affected Person shall be designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Facility Agent or such affected Person as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to or by reason of, any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith.

Section 14.8 Successor Note Agent. If the Facility Agent shall resign as Facility Agent under this Agreement, then the Majority Lenders shall appoint a successor agent, whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Facility Agent, and the term “Facility Agent” shall mean such successor agent, effective upon its acceptance of such appointment, and the former Facility Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Facility Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Facility Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. In addition, prior to any assignment or participation by DBNY of any interest in its Commitment which, in either case, after giving effect to such assignment or participation would result in DBNY holding (unparticipated) less than 25% of the Facility Amount, the Required Lenders shall be permitted to appoint a new Facility Agent with the consent of the Servicer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Any Agent may resign as Agent upon ten days’ notice to the Lenders in its Lender Group and the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) with such resignation becoming effective upon a successor agent succeeding to the rights, powers and duties of the Agent pursuant to this Section 14.8. If an Agent shall resign as Agent under this Agreement, then Lenders in its Lender Group holding greater than 50% of the outstanding Advances held by such

 

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Lender Group shall appoint a successor agent for such Lender Group. After any Note Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article XIV shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Note Agent under this Agreement. No resignation of any Note Agent shall become effective until a successor Note Agent shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of such Note Agent hereunder; provided, that in the event a successor Note Agent is not appointed within 60 days after such notice of its resignation is given as permitted by this Section 14.8, the applicable Note Agent may petition a court for its removal.

Section 14.9 Note Agents in their Individual Capacity. Each Note Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or the Servicer as though such Note Agent were not an agent hereunder. Any Person which is a Note Agent may act as a Note Agent without regard to and without additional duties or liabilities arising from its role as such administrator or agent or arising from its acting in any such other capacity.

Section 14.10 Borrower Procedural Review. The Facility Agent shall, at the Borrower’s expense, retain Protiviti, Inc. (or another nationally recognized audit firm acceptable to the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) to conduct and complete a procedural review of the Collateral Obligations in compliance with the standards set forth on Exhibit B hereto (as such Exhibit B may be updated from time to time with the consent of the Facility Agent and the Servicer, each in their reasonable discretion), (i) within 120 days after the Effective Date and (ii) annually at the request of the Facility Agent thereafter. The Facility Agent shall promptly forward the results of such audit to the Servicer.

ARTICLE XV

ASSIGNMENTS

Section 15.1 Restrictions on Assignments. Except as specifically provided herein, the Borrower may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent and the Majority Lenders in their respective sole discretion and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 15.1 shall be null and void.

Section 15.2 Documentation. In connection with any permitted assignment, each Lender shall deliver to each assignee an assignment, in such form as such Lender and the related assignee may agree, duly executed by such Lender assigning any such rights, obligations, Advance or Note to the assignee; and such Lender shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that the assignee may reasonably request, in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the assignee’s right, title and interest in and to the items assigned, and to enable the assignee to exercise or enforce any rights hereunder or under the Notes evidencing such Advance.

Section 15.3 Rights of Assignee. Upon the foreclosure of any assignment of any Advances made for security purposes, or upon any other assignment of any Advance from any Lender pursuant to this Article XV, the respective assignee receiving such assignment shall have all of the rights of such Lender hereunder with respect to such Advances and all references to the Lender or Lenders in Sections 4.3 or 5.1 shall be deemed to apply to such assignee.

 

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Section 15.4 Assignment by Lenders. So long as no Facility Termination Event or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender may make any assignment, and no such assignment shall be permitted, other than any proposed assignment (i) to an Affiliate of such Lender, (ii) to another Lender hereunder or (iii) if (x) such Lender makes a reasonable determination that its ownership of any of its rights or obligations hereunder (and under other similar facilities (if any) held by such Lender) is prohibited by the Volcker Rule and (y) to the extent such Lender is permitted by the applicable documentation, such Lender is making commercially reasonable efforts to assign its interest in other similar facilities in a manner similar to such proposed assignment, to any Person other than a Competitor, without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent, if such assignment is to a Person other than a Competitor, shall not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Each Lender shall endorse the Notes to reflect any assignments made pursuant to this Article XV or otherwise.

Section 15.5 Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange. (a) The Facility Agent, acting solely for this purpose agent for the Borrower (and, in such capacity, the “Note Registrar”), shall maintain a register for the recordation of the name and address of each Lender (including any assignees), and the principal amounts (and stated interest) owing to such Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Note Register”). The entries in the Note Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Facility Agent, each Agent and each Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Note Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder. The Note Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(b) Each Person who has or who acquired an interest in a Note shall be deemed by such acquisition to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Section 15.5. A Note may be exchanged (in accordance with Section 15.5(c)) and transferred to the holders (or their agents or nominees) of the Advances and to any assignee (in accordance with Section 15.1) (or its agent or nominee) of all or a portion of the Advances. The Note Registrar shall not register (or cause to be registered) the transfer of such Note, unless the proposed transferee shall have delivered to the Note Registrar either (i) an Opinion of Counsel that the transfer of such Note is exempt from registration or qualification under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all applicable state securities laws and that the transfer does not constitute a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under ERISA or (ii) an express agreement by the proposed transferee to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 15.5 and the restrictions noted on the face of such Note.

(c) At the option of the holder thereof, a Note may be exchanged for one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like class and aggregate principal amount at an office or agency of the Borrower. Whenever any Note is so surrendered for exchange, the Borrower shall execute and deliver (through the Note Registrar) the new Note which the holder making the exchange is entitled to receive at the Note Registrar’s office, located at DB Services Americas Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, Attention: Transfer Unit.

 

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(d) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at an office or agency of the Borrower, the Borrower shall execute and deliver (through the Note Registrar), in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like class and aggregate principal amount.

(e) All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of any Note in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be the valid obligations of the Borrower, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement, as the Note(s) surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(f) Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Borrower or the Note Registrar) be fully endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Note Registrar, duly executed by the holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

(g) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of a Note, but the Borrower may require payment from the transferee holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer of exchange of a Note.

(h) The holders of the Notes shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 15.6 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes. (a) If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Note Registrar, the Borrower shall execute and deliver (through the Note Registrar) in exchange therefor a new Note of like class and tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

(b) If there shall be delivered to the Borrower and the Note Registrar prior to the payment of the Notes (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Borrower or the Note Registrar that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide Lender, the Borrower shall execute and deliver (through the Note Registrar), in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like class, tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

(c) Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section 15.6, the Borrower may require the payment from the transferor holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith.

(d) Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 15.6 and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Borrower, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

 

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(e) The provisions of this Section 15.6 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note.

Section 15.7 Persons Deemed Owners. The Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and any agent for any of the foregoing may treat the holder of any Note as the owner of such Note for all purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note may be overdue, and none of Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 15.8 Cancellation. All Notes surrendered for payment or registration of transfer or exchange shall be promptly canceled. The Borrower shall promptly cancel and deliver to the Note Registrar any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Borrower may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Borrower. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section 15.8, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement.

Section 15.9 Participations; Pledge. (a) At any time and from time to time, each Lender may, in accordance with Applicable Law, at any time grant participations in all or a portion of its Note and/or its interest in the Advances and other payments due to it under this Agreement to any Person other than a Competitor (each, a “Participant”). Each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that (A) any such participation will not alter or affect such Lender’s direct obligations hereunder, and (B) none of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent, any Agent, any Lender, the Collateral Agent nor the Servicer shall have any obligation to have any communication or relationship with any Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.3 and Section 5.1 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 4.3(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 4.3(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to this Article XV; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 17.16 as if it were an assignee under this Article XV; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent that such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in any Applicable Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 17.16(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 17.1 as though it were a Lender.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 15.9(a) to the contrary, each Lender may pledge its interest in the Advances and the Notes to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral in accordance with Applicable Law without the prior written consent of any Person.

 

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(c) Each Lender that sells a participation 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 the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the obligations under the Transaction Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any obligations under any Transaction Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Facility Agent (in its capacity as Facility Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

Section 15.10 Reallocation of Advances. Any reallocation of Advances among Committed Lenders pursuant to an assignment executed by such Committed Lender and its assignee(s) and delivered pursuant to Article XV executed and delivered pursuant to Article XV in each case shall be wired by the applicable purchasing Lender(s) to the Collateral Custodian pursuant to the wiring instructions provided by the Collateral Custodian; provided that the Custodian shall not fund such wire until it has received an executed assignment.

ARTICLE XVI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 16.1 Borrower Indemnity. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Borrower agrees to indemnify the Facility Agent, the Agents, the Lenders, the Note Registrar, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Agent and each of their Affiliates, and each of their respective successors, transferees, participants and assigns and all officers, directors, shareholders, controlling persons, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (each of the foregoing Persons being individually called an “Indemnified Party”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages (including punitive damages), losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Indemnified Amounts”) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the use of proceeds therefrom by the Borrower, including in respect of the funding of any Advance or any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Borrower or the Servicer in any Transaction Document or in any certificate or other written material delivered by any of them pursuant to any Transaction Document, excluding, however, Indemnified Amounts payable to an Indemnified Party (a) to the extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party and (b) resulting from the performance of the Collateral Obligations. This Section 16.1 shall not apply to Taxes (other than Taxes that are damages, losses, claims and liabilities arising in connection with a non-Tax claim).

 

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Indemnification under this Section 16.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of any Indemnified Party and shall include reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation.

Section 16.2 Reserved.

Section 16.3 Contribution. If for any reason (other than the exclusions set forth in the first paragraph of Section 16.1) the indemnification provided above in Section 16.1 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless, then the Borrower agrees to contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Indemnified Party, on the one hand, and the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the other hand, but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party, on the one hand, and the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

Section 16.4 Net After-Tax Basis. Indemnification under Section 16.1 and Section 16.2 shall be in an amount necessary to make the Indemnified Party whole after taking into account any Tax consequences, on a net after-Tax basis (including, for example, taking into account the deductibility of an applicable underlying damage, cost or expense) to the Indemnified Party of the receipt of the indemnity provided hereunder (or of the incurrence of such applicable underlying damage, cost or expense), including the effect of such Tax or refund on the amount of Tax measured by net income or profits that is or was payable by the Indemnified Party.

ARTICLE XVII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 17.1 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Agent, any Indemnified Party or any Affected Person to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by any of them of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender is hereby authorized by the Borrower during the existence of a Facility Termination Event, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by it to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower to the amounts owed by the Borrower under this Agreement, to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, any Agent, any Affected Person, any Indemnified Party or any Lender or their respective successors and assigns.

Section 17.2 Amendments, Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified nor may any provision hereof be waived except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 17.2. The Borrower and the Facility Agent may, upon written notice to the Servicer and each Agent, from time to time enter into written amendments,

 

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supplements, waivers or modifications hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or changing in any manner the rights of any party hereto or waiving, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement; provided, that no such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification shall (i) reduce the amount of or extend the maturity of any payment with respect to an Advance or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of Yield thereon, or reduce or alter the timing of any other amount payable to any Lender hereunder, in each case without the consent of each Lender affected thereby, (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 17.2 or Section 17.11, or reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders, (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision adversely affecting the obligations or duties of the Collateral Agent, in each case without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision adversely affecting the obligations or duties of the Facility Agent, in each case without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, (v) amend, modify or waive any provision adversely affecting the obligations or duties of the Collateral Custodian, in each case without the prior written consent of the Collateral Custodian, (vi) constitute a Fundamental Amendment without the prior written consent of each Lender, (vii) waive any Facility Termination Event or Servicer Event of Default without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders or (viii) materially affect the rights or duties of the Servicer unless the Servicer has consented thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate ceases to exist or is reasonably expected to cease to exist within the succeeding three (3) months, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent may (and such parties will reasonably cooperate with each other in good faith in order to) amend this Agreement to replace references herein to the LIBOR Rate (and any associated terms and provisions) with any alternative floating reference rate (and any associated terms and provisions) that is then being generally used in U.S. credit markets for similar types of facilities. Upon execution of any amendments by the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent as provided herein, the Servicer shall deliver a copy of such amendment to the Collateral Agent. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be limited to the provisions specifically set forth therein for the period of time set forth therein and shall not be construed to be a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement.

Section 17.3 Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by certified mail, electronic mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, to the intended party at the address or facsimile number of such party set forth under its name on Annex A or at such other address or facsimile number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered, when received, (b) if sent by certified mail, three Business Days after having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, (c) if sent by overnight courier, one Business Day after having been given to such courier, and (d) if transmitted by facsimile, when sent, receipt confirmed by telephone or electronic means, except that notices and communications pursuant to Section 2.2, shall not be effective until received. In connection with any instructions, requests or directions sent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Custodian shall be entitled to request from such Person a list of authorized signers and any evidence of such related signatures (as may be amended from time to time).

 

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Section 17.4 Costs and Expenses. In addition to the rights of indemnification granted under Section 16.1, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, syndication and administration of this Agreement, any liquidity support facility and the other documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder or with respect hereto, in each case, subject to any cap on such costs and expenses agreed upon in a separate letter agreement among the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, as applicable, and the Borrower further agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Facility Agent in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents executed in connection with this Agreement, including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket, documented expenses of counsel for the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Securities intermediary, the Collateral Custodian, the Agents and the Lenders with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Facility Agent and the Lenders as to its rights and remedies under this Agreement, and to pay all reasonable, documented and out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses), of the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Agents and the Lenders, in connection with the enforcement against the Servicer or the Borrower of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents and the other documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder or with respect hereto; provided, that in the case of reimbursement of (A) counsel for the Lenders other than the Facility Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for all the Facility Agent, the Agents and Lenders and (B) counsel for the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian shall be limited to one counsel for such Persons. For the avoidance of doubt, the costs and expenses described in this Section 17.4 shall not include Taxes.

Section 17.5 Binding Effect; Survival. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower, the Lenders, the Facility Agent, the Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and their respective successors and assigns, and the provisions of Section 4.3, Article V, and Article XVI shall inure to the benefit of the Affected Persons and the Indemnified Parties, respectively, and their respective successors and assigns; provided, nothing in the foregoing shall be deemed to authorize any assignment not permitted by Article XV. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until (subject to the immediately following sentence) such time when all Obligations have been finally and fully paid in cash and performed. The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made by the Borrower pursuant to Article IX and the indemnification and payment provisions of Article V. Article XVI and the provisions of Section 17.10, Section 17.11 and Section 17.12 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement and any termination of the Servicer.

Section 17.6 Captions and Cross References. The various captions (including the table of contents) in this Agreement are provided solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Agreement to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are to such Section of or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section, subsection, or clause to any subsection, clause or subclause are to such subsection, clause or subclause of such Section, subsection or clause.

 

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Section 17.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 17.8 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 17.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.

Section 17.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE FACILITY AGENT, THE AGENTS, THE INVESTORS OR ANY OTHER AFFECTED PERSON. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR ITS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH SUCH OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.

Section 17.11 No Proceedings.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, each Agent, each Lender and the Facility Agent hereby agrees that it will not institute against the Borrower, or join any other Person in instituting against the Borrower, any insolvency proceeding (namely, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Insolvency Event) so long as any Advances or other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder shall be outstanding or there shall not have elapsed one year plus one day since the last day on which any such Advances or other amounts shall be outstanding. The foregoing shall not limit such Person’s right to file any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any insolvency proceeding that was instituted by any Person other than such Person.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against any Conduit Lender, any insolvency proceeding (namely, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Insolvency Event) so long as any commercial paper note issued by such applicable Conduit Lender shall be outstanding or there shall not have elapsed one year plus one day since the last day on which any such commercial paper notes shall be outstanding.

 

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(c) The provisions of this Section 17.11 are a material inducement for the Secured Parties to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and are an essential term hereof. The parties hereby agree that monetary damages are not adequate for a breach of the provisions of this Section 17.11 and the Facility Agent may seek and obtain specific performance of such provisions (including injunctive relief), including, without limitation, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, winding up, insolvency, moratorium, winding up or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under United States federal or state bankruptcy laws or any similar laws. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 17.12 Limited Recourse. No recourse under any obligation, covenant or agreement of a Lender contained in this Agreement shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, member, manager, employee or agent of any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (solely by virtue of such capacity) by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Agreement is solely a corporate obligation of each Lender, and that no personal liability whatever shall attach to or be incurred by any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, member, manager, employee or agent of any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (solely by virtue of such capacity) or any of them under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements of a Lender contained in this Agreement, or implied therefrom, and that any and all personal liability for breaches by a Lender of any of such obligations, covenants or agreements, either at common law or at equity, or by statute, rule or regulation, of every such incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, member, manager, employee or agent is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any of the Transaction Documents, the parties hereto acknowledge that the obligations of any Conduit Lender arising hereunder are limited recourse obligations payable solely from the unsecured assets of such Conduit Lender (the “Available Funds”) and, following the application of such Available Funds or the proceeds thereof, any claims of the parties hereto (and the obligations of such Conduit Lender) shall be extinguished. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing under this Agreement against any officer, member, director, employee, security holder or incorporator of any Conduit Lender or its successors or assigns, and no action may be brought against any officer, member, director, employee, security holder or incorporator of any Conduit Lender personally; provided that the foregoing shall not relieve any such Persons from any liability they might otherwise have as a result of fraudulent actions taken or omissions made by them. The parties hereto agree that they will not petition a court, or take any action or commence any proceedings, for the liquidation or the winding-up of, or the appointment of an examiner to, any Conduit Lender or any other bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to such Conduit Lender; provided that nothing in this sentence shall limit the right of any party hereto to file any claim or otherwise take any action with respect to any proceeding of the type described in this sentence that was instituted against any Conduit Lender by any Person other than such party. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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Each Conduit Lender shall only be required to pay (a) any fees or liabilities that it may incur under this Agreement only to the extent such Conduit Lender has Excess Funds on the date of such determination and (b) any expenses, indemnities or other liabilities that it may incur under this Agreement or any fees, expenses, indemnities or other liabilities under any other Transaction Agreement only to the extent such Conduit Lender receives funds designated for such purposes or to the extent it has Excess Funds not required, after giving effect to all amounts on deposit in its commercial paper account, to pay or provide for the payment of all of its outstanding commercial paper notes as of the date of such determination. In addition, no amount owing by any Conduit Lender hereunder in excess of the liabilities that such Conduit Lender is required to pay in accordance with the preceding sentence shall constitute a “claim” (as defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) against such Conduit Lender.

Section 17.13 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

Section 17.14 Confidentiality. (a) The Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent shall hold in confidence, and not disclose to any Person, the identity of any Lender or the terms of any fees payable in connection with this Agreement except they may disclose such information (i) to their officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, auditors, advisors, prospective lenders, equity investors or representatives, (ii) with the consent of such Lender, (iii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through such Person, or (iv) to the extent the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian or the Collateral Agent or any Affiliate of any of them should be required by any law or regulation applicable to it (including securities laws) or requested by any Official Body to disclose such information.

(b) The Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, each Agent and each Lender, severally and with respect to itself only, covenants and agrees that any information about the Borrower or its Affiliates or the Obligors, the Collateral Obligations, the Related Security or otherwise obtained by the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, such Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Agreement shall be held in confidence (it being understood that documents provided to the Facility Agent hereunder may in all cases be distributed by the Facility Agent to the Lenders and Agents) except that the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, such Agent or such Lender may disclose such information (i) to its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, auditors, advisors or representatives, (ii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, such Agent or such Lender, (iii) to the extent such information was available to the Facility Agent, such Agent or such Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to the Facility Agent, such Agent or such Lender hereunder, (iv) with the consent of the Servicer, (v) to the extent permitted by Article XV, or (vi) to the extent the Facility Agent, such Agent or such Lender should be (A) required in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding or (B) requested by any Official Body to disclose such information; provided, that in the case of clause (vi) above, the Facility Agent, such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by law) notify the Servicer of its intention to make any such disclosure prior to making any such disclosure.

 

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Section 17.15 Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment. All parties hereto agree that each of them and each of their employees, representatives, and other agents may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind (including, without limitation, opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to any of them relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. “Tax treatment” and “tax structure” shall have the same meaning as such terms have for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4; provided that with respect to any document or similar item that in either case contains information concerning the tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction as well as other information, the provisions of this Section 17.15 shall only apply to such portions of the document or similar item that relate to the tax treatment or tax structure of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 17.16 Replacement of Lenders.

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.1, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or Official Body for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.3, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking the Obligations or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially 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.

(b) At any time there is more than one Lender, the Borrower shall be permitted, at its sole expense and effort, to replace any Lender, except (i) the Facility Agent or (ii) any Lender which is administered by the Facility Agent or an Affiliate of the Facility Agent, that (a) requests reimbursement, payment or compensation for any amounts owing pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1 or (b) has received a written notice from the Borrower of an impending change in law that would entitle such Lender to payment of additional amounts pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, unless such Lender designates a different lending office before such change in law becomes effective pursuant to Section 17.16(a) and such alternate lending office obviates the need for the Borrower to make payments of additional amounts pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1 or (c) has not consented to any proposed amendment, supplement, modification, consent or waiver, each pursuant to Section 17.2 or (d) defaults in its obligation to make Advances hereunder; provided, that (i) nothing herein shall relieve a Lender from any liability it might have to the Borrower or to the other Lenders for its failure to make any Advance, (ii) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Advances and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (iii) during the Revolving Period, the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, (iv) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make

 

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such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.5, (v) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) for Increased Costs or Indemnified Taxes, as the case may be, (vi) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Facility Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender, and (vii) if such replacement is being effected as a result of a Lender requesting compensation pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, such replacement, if effected, will result in a reduction in such compensation or payment thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Fee Letter, in the event that the Facility Agent or an Affiliate of the Facility Agent takes any action described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (d), the Borrower may elect to prepay all outstanding Advances and terminate the remaining Commitments hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Agreement, no Lender removed or replaced under the provisions hereof shall have any right to receive any amounts set forth in Section 2.5(b) in connection with such removal or replacement. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 17.17 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Section 17.18 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction 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 Transaction 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 Transaction 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 17.19 Lender Representation. Each Lender hereby individually represents and warrants, as to itself, that (i) it is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act, and (ii) it is making Advances and acquiring its Note, as applicable, for investment for its own account and not with a view to any distribution of such Advances or Note (but without prejudice to its right at all times to assign its interest in its Advances and/or its Note in accordance herewith).

ARTICLE XVIII

COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN

Section 18.1 Designation of Collateral Custodian. The role of Collateral Custodian with respect to the Collateral Obligation Files shall be conducted by the Person designated as Collateral Custodian hereunder from time to time in accordance with this Section 18.1. U.S. Bank National Association is hereby appointed as, and hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.

Section 18.2 Duties of the Collateral Custodian.

(a) Duties. The Collateral Custodian shall perform, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the following duties and obligations:

(i) The Collateral Custodian, as the duly appointed agent of the Secured Parties, for these purposes, acknowledges that the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to deliver, on or prior to the applicable Funding Date (but no more than five (5) Business Days after such Funding Date, except as set forth in Section 10.21), the Collateral Obligation Files delivered to it for each Collateral Obligation listed on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations attached to the related Asset Approval Request. The Collateral Custodian acknowledges that in connection with any Asset Approval Request, additional Collateral Obligation Files (specified on an accompanying Schedule of Collateral Obligations supplement) may be delivered to the Collateral Custodian from time to time, and that the Collateral Agent will credit each Collateral Obligation File to the Collection Account in accordance with the terms hereof. Promptly upon the receipt of any such delivery of Collateral Obligation Files and without any review, the Collateral Custodian shall send notice of such receipt to the Servicer, the Facility Agent and each Agent.

 

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(ii) With respect to each Collateral Obligation File which has been or will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Custodian is acting exclusively as the custodian of the Secured Parties, and has no instructions to hold any Collateral Obligation File for the benefit of any Person other than the Secured Parties and undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. In so taking and retaining custody of the Collateral Obligation Files, the Collateral Custodian shall be deemed to be acting for the purpose of perfecting the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein under the UCC. Except upon compliance with the provisions of Section 18.5, no Collateral Obligation File or other document constituting a part of a Collateral Obligation File shall be released from the possession of the Collateral Custodian.

(iii) The Collateral Custodian shall maintain continuous custody of all items in its possession in secure facilities in accordance with customary standards for such custody and shall reflect in its records the interest of the Secured Parties therein. Each Collateral Obligation File which comes into the possession of the Collateral Agent (other than documents delivered electronically) shall be maintained in fire-resistant vaults or cabinets at the office of the Collateral Custodian. Each Collateral Obligation File shall be marked with an appropriate identifying label and maintained in such manner so as to permit retrieval and access by the Collateral Custodian and the Facility Agent. The Collateral Custodian shall keep the Collateral Obligation Files clearly segregated from any other documents or instruments in its files.

(iv) With respect to the documents comprising each Collateral Obligation File, the Collateral Custodian shall (i) act exclusively as Collateral Custodian for the Secured Parties, (ii) hold all documents constituting such Collateral Obligation File received by it for the exclusive use and benefit of the Secured Parties and (iii) make disposition thereof only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or with written instructions furnished by the Facility Agent; provided, that in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the written instructions of the Facility Agent, the Facility Agent’s written instructions shall control.

(v) The Collateral Custodian shall accept only written instructions of an Executive Officer, in the case of the Borrower or the Servicer, or a Responsible Officer, in the case of the Facility Agent, concerning the use, handling and disposition of the Collateral Obligation Files.

(vi) In the event that (i) the Borrower, the Facility Agent, any Agent, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian or the Collateral Agent shall be served by a third party with any type of levy, attachment, writ or court order with respect to any Collateral Obligation File or a document included within a Collateral Obligation File or (ii) a third party shall institute any court proceeding by which any Collateral Obligation File or a document included within a Collateral Obligation File shall be required to be delivered otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the party receiving such service shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the other parties to this Agreement (to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law) copies of all court papers, orders, documents and other materials concerning such proceedings. The Collateral Custodian shall, to the extent permitted by law, continue to hold and maintain all the Collateral Obligation Files that are the subject of such proceedings pending a final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction permitting or directing

 

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disposition thereof. Upon final determination of such court, the Collateral Custodian shall dispose of such Collateral Obligation File or a document included within such Collateral Obligation File as directed by the Facility Agent, which shall give a direction consistent with such determination. Expenses of the Collateral Custodian incurred as a result of such proceedings shall be borne by the Borrower.

(vii) The Facility Agent may direct the Collateral Custodian to take any such incidental action hereunder. With respect to other actions which are incidental to the actions specifically delegated to the Collateral Custodian hereunder, the Collateral Custodian shall not be required to take any such incidental action hereunder, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting) upon the direction of the Facility Agent; provided that the Collateral Custodian shall not be required to take any action hereunder at the request of the Facility Agent, any Secured Parties or otherwise if the taking of such action, in the reasonable determination of the Collateral Custodian, (x) shall be in violation of any Applicable Law or contrary to any provisions of this Agreement or (y) shall expose the Collateral Custodian to liability hereunder or otherwise (unless it has received indemnity which it reasonably deems to be satisfactory with respect thereto). In the event the Collateral Custodian requests the consent of the Facility Agent and the Collateral Custodian does not receive a consent (either positive or negative) from the Facility Agent within ten (10) Business Days of its receipt of such request, then the Facility Agent shall be deemed to have declined to consent to the relevant action.

(viii) The Collateral Custodian shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the request or direction of any Secured Party, to the extent that this Agreement provides such Secured Party the right to so direct the Collateral Custodian, or the Facility Agent. The Collateral Custodian shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any matter hereunder, including a Facility Termination Event, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Custodian has knowledge of such matter or written notice thereof is received by the Collateral Custodian.

Section 18.3 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. (a) In connection with each delivery of a Collateral Obligation File to the Collateral Custodian, the Borrower shall represent, warrant and agree that the Collateral Obligation Files delivered to the Collateral Custodian shall include all of the documents listed in the related Document Checklist and all of such documents and the information contained in the Schedule of Collateral Obligations are complete in all material respects and correct pursuant to a certification in the form of Exhibit H executed by or on behalf of the Borrower.

(b) Reserved.

(c) With respect to any documents comprising the Collateral Obligation File that have been delivered or are being delivered to recording offices for recording and have not been returned to the Borrower or the Servicer in time to permit their delivery hereunder at the time required, in lieu of delivering such original documents, the Borrower or the Servicer shall indicate such on a Schedule of Collateral Obligations supplement and deliver to the Collateral Custodian a true copy thereof. The Borrower or the Servicer shall deliver such original documents to the Collateral Custodian promptly when they are received.

 

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Section 18.4 Collateral Obligation File Certification. (a) On or prior to each Funding Date, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to provide a Schedule of Collateral Obligations and related Document Checklist dated as of such Funding Date to the Collateral Custodian, the Facility Agent and each Agent (such information contained on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations shall also be delivered to the Collateral Custodian, the Facility Agent and each Agent simultaneously in Microsoft Excel format or another format reasonably acceptable to it) with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be delivered to the Collateral Agent on such Funding Date.

(b) In connection with (and as a part of) each Monthly Report, with respect to the Collateral Obligation Files delivered at least three (3) Business Days’ prior to the related Reporting Date, the Collateral Custodian shall prepare a report (to be included as a part of each Monthly Report) in respect of each of the Collateral Obligations, to the effect that, as to each Collateral Obligation listed on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations attached to the related Advance Request or Reinvestment Request, based on the Collateral Custodian’s examination of the Collateral Obligation File for each Collateral Obligation and the related Document Checklist, except for variances from the documents identified in the Document Checklist with respect to the related Collateral Obligation Files (“Exceptions”), (i) all documents required to be delivered in respect of such Collateral Obligations pursuant to the Document Checklist have been delivered and are in the possession of the Collateral Custodian as part of the Collateral Obligation File for such Collateral Obligation (other than those released pursuant to Section 18.5), and (ii) all such documents have been reviewed by the Collateral Custodian and appear on their face to be regular and to relate to such Collateral Obligation. The Collateral Custodian shall also maintain records of the total number of Collateral Obligation Files that do not have the documents provided on the Document Checklist and will include such total in each Monthly Report.

(c) Notwithstanding any language to the contrary herein, the Collateral Custodian shall make no representations as to, and shall not be responsible to verify, (i) the validity, legality, ownership, title, perfection, priority, enforceability, due authorization, recordability, sufficiency for any purpose, or genuineness of any of the documents contained in each Collateral Obligation File or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Collateral Obligation.

Section 18.5 Release of Collateral Obligation Files. (a) Upon satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Section 12.3, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to provide an Officer’s Certificate to such effect to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) and shall delivered to the Collateral Custodian a Request for Release and Receipt (substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2) of the Collateral Obligation File and a copy thereof shall be sent concurrently by the Servicer to the Facility Agent and each Agent. Upon receipt of such certification and request, unless it receives notice to the contrary from the Facility Agent, the Collateral Custodian shall within three Business Days release the related Collateral Obligation File to the Servicer and the Servicer will not be required to return the related Collateral Obligation File to the Collateral Custodian.

 

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(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the management or foreclosure of any of the Collateral Obligations, including, for this purpose, collection under any insurance policy relating to the Collateral Obligations, the Collateral Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release and Receipt substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 from an authorized representative of the Servicer (as listed on Exhibit F-1, as such exhibit may be amended from time to time by the Servicer with notice to the Collateral Custodian, the Facility Agent and each Agent), release the related Collateral Obligation File or the documents set forth in such Request for Release and Receipt to the Servicer. In the event an Unmatured Facility Termination Event, a Facility Termination Event, an Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to make any such request with respect to any original documents unless the Facility Agent shall have consented in writing thereto (which consent may be evidenced by an executed counterpart to such request). The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to return each and every original document previously requested from the Collateral Obligation File to the Collateral Custodian when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists unless (x) the Collateral Obligation File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Related Security either judicially or non-judicially, and (y) the Servicer has delivered to the Collateral Custodian a certificate executed by an Executive Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Collateral Obligation File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery, in which case the Servicer shall complete such return as soon as possible. Upon receipt of a certificate of the Servicer substantially in the form of Exhibit F-3, with a copy to the Facility Agent and each Agent, stating that such Collateral Obligation was either (x) liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation that are required to be deposited have been so deposited, or (y) sold pursuant to an Optional Sale in accordance with Section 7.11, the Collateral Custodian shall within three (3) Business Days release the Request for Release and Receipt to the Servicer, or, in connection with an Optional Sale, the requested Collateral Obligation File, and the Servicer will not be required to return the related Collateral Obligation File to the Collateral Custodian.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to, without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, request any documents (other than copies thereof) held by the Collateral Custodian if the sum of the unpaid Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations for which the Servicer is then in possession of the related Collateral Obligation File or any document comprising such Collateral Obligation File (other than for Collateral Obligations then held by the Servicer which have been sold, repurchased, paid off or liquidated in accordance with this Agreement) (including the documents to be requested) exceeds 5% of the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance. The Servicer may hold, and hereby acknowledges that it shall hold, any documents and all other property included in the Collateral that it may from time to time receive hereunder as Collateral Custodian for the Secured Parties solely at the will of the Collateral Custodian and the Secured Parties for the sole purpose of facilitating the management of the Collateral Obligations and such retention and possession shall be in a custodial capacity only. To the extent the Servicer, as agent of the Collateral Custodian and the Borrower, holds any Collateral, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to do so as such standard applies to Servicers acting as custodial agent. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to promptly report to the Collateral

 

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Custodian and the Facility Agent the loss by it of all or part of any Collateral Obligation File previously provided to it by the Collateral Custodian and shall promptly take appropriate action to remedy any such loss. In such custodial capacity, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to perform the following powers and duties:

(i) hold the Collateral Obligation Files and any document comprising a Collateral Obligation File that it may from time to time receive hereunder from the Collateral Custodian for the benefit of the Collateral Custodian, on behalf of the Secured Parties, maintain accurate records pertaining to each Collateral Obligation to enable it to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and maintain a current inventory thereof;

(ii) implement policies and procedures and requirements of this Agreement so that the integrity and physical possession of such Collateral Obligation Files will be maintained; and

(iii) take all other actions, in connection with maintaining custody of such Collateral Obligation Files on behalf of the Collateral Agent.

Acting as custodian of the Collateral Obligation Files pursuant to this Section 18.5, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to agree that it does not and will not have or assert any beneficial ownership interest in the Collateral Obligations or the Collateral Obligation Files.

Section 18.6 Examination of Collateral Obligation Files. Upon reasonable prior notice to the Collateral Custodian, the Borrower, the Servicer and their agents, accountants, attorneys and auditors will be permitted during normal business hours to examine and make copies of the Collateral Obligation Files, documents, records and other papers in the possession of or under the control of the Collateral Custodian relating to any or all of the Collateral Obligations. Prior to the occurrence of an Unmatured Facility Termination Event, a Facility Termination Event, an Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default, upon the request of the Facility Agent and at the cost and expense of the Borrower, the Collateral Custodian shall promptly provide the Facility Agent with the Collateral Obligation Files or copies, as designated by the Facility Agent, subject to any applicable cap on costs and expenses, the Collateral Custodian shall promptly provide the Facility Agent with the Collateral Obligation Files or copies, as designated by the Facility Agent; provided, the Collateral Custodian shall not be required to provide such copies if it does not receive adequate assurance of payment.

Section 18.7 Lost Note Affidavit. In the event that the Collateral Custodian fails to produce any original promissory note delivered to it related to a Collateral Obligation that was in its possession pursuant to Section 10.21 within five (5) Business Days after required or requested by the Facility Agent and provided that (a) the Collateral Custodian previously certified in writing to the Facility Agent that it had received such original promissory note and (b) such original promissory note is not outstanding pursuant to a Request for Release and Receipt, then the Collateral Custodian shall with respect to any missing original promissory note, promptly deliver to the Facility Agent upon request a lost note affidavit.

 

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Section 18.8 Transmission of Collateral Obligation Files. Written instructions as to the method of shipment and shipper(s) the Collateral Custodian is directed to utilize in connection with the transmission of Collateral Obligation Files in the performance of the Collateral Custodian’s duties hereunder shall be delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer to the Collateral Custodian prior to any shipment of any Collateral Obligation Files hereunder. In the event the Collateral Custodian does not receive such written instruction from the Borrower or the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian shall be authorized and indemnified as provided herein to utilize a nationally recognized courier service. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to arrange for the provision of such services at its sole cost and expense (or, at the Collateral Custodian’s option, reimburse the Collateral Custodian for all costs and expenses incurred by the Collateral Custodian consistent with such instructions) and shall maintain such insurance against loss or damage to the Collateral Obligation Files as the Servicer deems appropriate.

Section 18.9 Merger or Consolidation. Any Person (i) into which the Collateral Custodian may be merged or consolidated, (ii) that may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Custodian shall be a party, or (iii) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Collateral Custodian substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Collateral Custodian hereunder, shall be the successor to the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement without further act of any of the parties to this Agreement.

Section 18.10 Collateral Custodian Compensation. As compensation for its Collateral Custodian activities hereunder, the Collateral Custodian shall be entitled to its fees and expenses from the Borrower as set forth in the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and any other accrued and unpaid fees, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower or the Servicer, or both but without duplication, to the Collateral Custodian (including Indemnified Amounts under Article XVI) under the Transaction Documents (collectively, the “Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses”). The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Collateral Custodian in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.3 for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Collateral Custodian in accordance with any provision of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or in the enforcement of any provision hereof or in the other Transaction Documents.

Section 18.11 Removal or Resignation of Collateral Custodian. (a) The Collateral Custodian may at any time resign and terminate its obligations under this Agreement upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Servicer, the Borrower and the Facility Agent and each Agent; provided, that no resignation or removal of the Collateral Custodian will be permitted unless a successor Collateral Custodian has been appointed which successor Collateral Custodian, so long as no Unmatured Servicer Event of Default, Servicer Event of Default, Unmatured Facility Termination Event or Facility Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer. Promptly after receipt of notice of the Collateral Custodian’s resignation, the Facility Agent shall promptly appoint a successor Collateral Custodian by written instrument, in duplicate, copies of which instrument shall be delivered to the Borrower, the Servicer, each Agent, the resigning Collateral Custodian and to the successor Collateral Custodian.

 

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(b) The Facility Agent upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Custodian and each Agent, may (or shall upon the request of the Majority Lenders) remove and discharge the Collateral Custodian or any successor Collateral Custodian thereafter appointed from the performance of its duties under this Agreement for cause. Promptly after giving notice of removal of the Collateral Custodian, the Facility Agent shall appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Collateral Custodian (which successor Collateral Custodian shall be reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders and the Borrower). Any such appointment shall be accomplished by written instrument and one original counterpart of such instrument of appointment shall be delivered to the Collateral Custodian and the successor Collateral Custodian, with a copy delivered to the Borrower and the Servicer.

(c) In the event of any such resignation or removal, the Collateral Custodian shall, no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice of the successor Collateral Custodian, transfer to the successor Collateral Custodian, as directed in writing by the Facility Agent, all the Collateral Obligation Files being administered under this Agreement. The cost of the shipment of Collateral Obligation Files arising out of the resignation of the Collateral Custodian pursuant to Section 18.11(a), or the termination for cause of the Collateral Custodian pursuant to Section 18.11(b), shall be at the expense of the Collateral Custodian. Any cost of shipment arising out of the removal or discharge of the Collateral Custodian without cause pursuant to Section 18.11(b) shall be at the expense of the Borrower.

Section 18.12 Limitations on Liability. (a) The Collateral Custodian may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected in acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telegram or other document delivered to it and that in good faith it reasonably believes to be genuine and that has been signed by the proper party or parties. The Collateral Custodian may rely conclusively on and shall be fully protected in acting upon (a) the written instructions of any designated officer of the Facility Agent or (b) the verbal instructions of the Facility Agent.

(b) The Collateral Custodian may consult counsel satisfactory to it and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(c) The Collateral Custodian shall not be liable for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken or omitted by it, in good faith, or for any mistakes of fact or law, or for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith except in the case of its willful misconduct or grossly negligent performance or omission of its duties and in the case of the grossly negligent performance of its duties in taking and retaining custody of the Collateral Obligation Files; provided that, the Collateral Custodian hereby agrees that any failure of the Collateral Custodian to produce an original promissory note satisfying the conditions described in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 18.7 shall constitute negligence.

(d) The Collateral Custodian makes no warranty or representation and shall have no responsibility (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) as to the content, enforceability, completeness, validity, sufficiency, value, genuineness, ownership or transferability of the Collateral, and will not be required to and will not make any representations as to the validity or value (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) of any of the Collateral. The Collateral Custodian shall not be obligated to take any action hereunder that might in its judgment involve any expense or liability unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.

 

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(e) The Collateral Custodian shall have no duties or responsibilities except such duties and responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Agreement against the Collateral Custodian.

(f) The Collateral Custodian shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds in the performance of its duties hereunder. In no event shall the Collateral Custodian be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, embargo, government action (including any laws, ordinances, regulations) or the like that delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of services by the Collateral Custodian as contemplated by this Agreement.

(g) It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that the Collateral Custodian is not guaranteeing performance of or assuming any liability for the obligations of the other parties hereto or any parties to the Collateral.

(h) In case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder, the Collateral Custodian may, prior to the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event or the Facility Termination Date, request instructions from the Servicer and may, after the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event or the Facility Termination Date, request instructions from the Facility Agent, and shall be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received instructions from the Servicer or the Facility Agent, as applicable. The Collateral Custodian shall in all events have no liability, risk or cost for any action taken pursuant to and in compliance with the instruction of the Facility Agent. In no event shall the Collateral Custodian be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Collateral Custodian has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(i) Each of the protections, reliances, indemnities and immunities offered to the Collateral Agent in Section 11.7 and Section 11.8 shall be afforded to the Collateral Custodian.

Section 18.13 Collateral Custodian as Agent of Collateral Agent. The Collateral Custodian agrees that, with respect to any Collateral Obligation File at any time or times in its possession or held in its name, the Collateral Custodian shall be the agent and custodian of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, for purposes of perfecting (to the extent not otherwise perfected) the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral and for the purpose of ensuring that such security interest is entitled to first priority status under the UCC. For so long as the Collateral Custodian is the same entity as the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian shall be entitled to the same rights and protections afforded to the Collateral Agent hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, as Borrower

By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, its member

By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D
Associates LLC, its general partner

By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer
  By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D
Associates LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent

By:   /s/ Ralph J. Creasia, Jr.
  Name: Ralph J. Creasia, Jr.
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Custodian

By:   /s/ Kenneth Brandt
  Name: Kenneth Brandt
  Title: Assistant Vice President

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Facility Agent

By:   /s/ Kevin Tanzer
  Name: Kevin Tanzer
  Title: Managing Director
By:   /s/ Steven Flowers
  Name: Steven Flowers
  Title: Vice President

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as an Agent and as a Committed Lender
By:   /s/ Kevin Tanzer
  Name: Kevin Tanzer
  Title: Managing Director
By:   /s/ Steven Flowers
  Name: Steven Flowers
  Title: Vice President

 

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ANNEX A

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: (212) 503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian and Securities Intermediary

For delivery of Collateral Obligation files only:

U.S. Bank National Association

1719 Otis Way

Florence, South Carolina 29501

Attention: Steve Garret

Telephone: (843) 673-0162

Facsimile: (843) 676-8901

Email: steven.garret@usbank.com

For all other notices and communications:

U.S. Bank National Association

Global Corporate Trust Services

One Federal Street, Third Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Attention: Lynora Caulfield

Ref: GSO Downing Street LLC

Telephone: (617) 603-6641 Facsimile: (855) 791-2099

Email: Lynora.caulfield@usbank.com

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Facility Agent

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Asset Finance Department

Facsimile: 212-797-5160

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as an Agent and as a Committed Lender

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Asset Finance Department

Facsimile: 212-797-5160

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

   Commitment  

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch

   $ 150,000,000  

 

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Exhibit 10.2.2

EXECUTION VERSION

OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, dated as of September 9, 2019 (this “Amendment”), among GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”), each LENDER from time to time party hereto, the AGENTS for the Lender Groups from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, an “Agent”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent and collateral custodian.

WHEREAS, (i) the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Facility Agent and each Lender party thereto are party to the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) and (ii) the Servicer, as seller and the Borrower, as purchaser are party to the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sale and Contribution Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, (i) the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with Section 17.2 of the Loan Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and (ii) the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent have agreed to amend the Sale and Contribution Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Facility Agent hereby authorizes and directs U.S. Bank National Association in its capacity as collateral agent and collateral custodian to acknowledge this Amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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 I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement and the Sale and Contribution Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE II

Amendments

SECTION 2.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. (a) As of the date of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.

(b) For purposes of determining compliance with Section 6.2(h) of the Loan Agreement and in connection with the delivery of Eligible Collateral Obligations, any information set forth on an Asset Approval Request in effect prior to the date of this Amendment and acknowledged by the Facility Agent shall be continue to be valid after giving effect to this Amendment, notwithstanding the changes made to the Asset Approval Request and the addition of the Asset Approval Notice in connection with this Amendment.

SECTION 2.2. Amendments to the Exhibits and Schedules to the Loan Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Exhibits and Schedules to the Loan Agreement are hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Exhibits and Schedules to the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix B hereto.

SECTION 2.3. Amendments to the Sale and Contribution Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Sale and Contribution Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Sale and Contribution Agreement attached as Appendix C hereto.

ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto;

(b) the Facility Agent’s receipt of (i) legal opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel for the Borrower and the Servicer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent covering such matters as the Facility Agent may reasonably request, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) a copy of the resolutions of the board of managers of the Borrower approving this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by its secretary or assistant secretary or other authorized officer; and

 

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(c) all fees (including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) due to the Lenders on or prior to the effective date of this Amendment have been paid in full.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 4.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Facility Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Servicer Default or Unmatured Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

SECTION 5.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 5.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 5.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5.4. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 5.5. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK

BRANCH, as Facility Agent

By:   /s/ Amit Patel
  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Managing Director
By:   /s/ Peter Sabino
  Name: Peter Sabino
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK

BRANCH, as an Agent and as a Committed

Lender

By:   /s/ Amit Patel
  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Managing Director
By:   /s/ Peter Sabino
  Name: Peter Sabino
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED

as of the date first set forth above:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent

By:   /s/ Ralph J. Creasia, Jr.
Name:   Ralph J. Creasia, Jr.
Title:   Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Custodian

By:   /s/ Ralph J. Creasia, Jr.
Name:   Ralph J. Creasia, Jr.
Title:   Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]


APPENDIX A


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Omnibus Amendment, dated as of September 9, 2019

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Servicer

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Facility Agent

THE OTHER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

  DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.1

  Defined Terms.      1  

Section 1.2

  Other Definitional Provisions.      47 48  

ARTICLE II

  THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES      4849  

Section 2.1

  Advances.      48 49  

Section 2.2

  Funding of Advances.      48 50  

Section 2.3

  Notes.      50 51  

Section 2.4

  Repayment and Prepayments.      50 51  

Section 2.5

  Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount.      51 52  

Section 2.6

  Extension of Revolving Period.      51 52  

Section 2.7

  Calculation of Discount Factor.      51 52  

Section 2.8

  Increase in Facility Amount.      52 53  

ARTICLE III

  YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, ETC.      52 53  

Section 3.1

  Yield and Undrawn Fee.      52 53  

Section 3.2

  Yield Distribution Dates.      52 53  

Section 3.3

  Yield Calculation.      52 54  

Section 3.4

  Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc.      53 54  

ARTICLE IV

  PAYMENTS; TAXES      53 54  

Section 4.1

  Making of Payments.      53 54  

Section 4.2

  Due Date Extension.      53 54  

Section 4.3

  Taxes.      53 54  

 

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ARTICLE V

  INCREASED COSTS, ETC.      57 58  

Section 5.1

  Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy.      57 58  

ARTICLE VI

  EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES      59 60  

Section 6.1

  Effectiveness.      59 60  

Section 6.2

  Advances and Reinvestments.      60 61  

Section 6.3

  Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments.      62 63  

ARTICLE VII

  ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS      63 64  

Section 7.1

  Retention and Termination of the Servicer.      63 64  

Section 7.2

  Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer.      63 64  

Section 7.3

  Duties of the Servicer.      65 66  

Section 7.4

  Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.      66 67  

Section 7.5

  Reserved.      68 69  

Section 7.6

  Covenants Relating to the Servicer.      68 69  

Section 7.7

  Reserved.      71 72  

Section 7.8

  Collateral Reporting.      71 72  

Section 7.9

  Reserved.      71 72  

Section 7.10

  Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records.      71 72  

Section 7.11

  Optional Sales.      72 73  

Section 7.12

  Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations.      74 75  

ARTICLE VIII

  ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS      74 75  

Section 8.1

  Accounts.      74 75  

Section 8.2

  Excluded Amounts.      76 77  

Section 8.3

  Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends.      76 77  

Section 8.4

  Fees.      80 81  

Section 8.5

  Monthly Report.      80 81  

 

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ARTICLE IX   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER      8182  

Section 9.1

  Organization and Good Standing.      81 82  

Section 9.2

  Due Qualification.      81 82  

Section 9.3

  Power and Authority.      81 82  

Section 9.4

  Binding Obligations.      81 83  

Section 9.5

  Security Interest.      81 83  

Section 9.6

  No Violation.      82 84  

Section 9.7

  No Proceedings.      83 84  

Section 9.8

  No Consents.      83 84  

Section 9.9

  Solvency.      83 85  

Section 9.10

  Compliance with Laws.      83 85  

Section 9.11

  Taxes.      83 85  

Section 9.12

  Monthly Report.      84 85  

Section 9.13

  No Liens, Etc.      84 85  

Section 9.14

  Information True and Correct.      84 86  

Section 9.15

  Bulk Sales.      85 86  

Section 9.16

  Collateral.      85 86  

Section 9.17

  Selection Procedures.      85 86  

Section 9.18

  Indebtedness.      85 86

Section 9.19

  No Injunctions.      85 86  

Section 9.20

  No Subsidiaries.      85 86  

Section 9.21

  ERISA Compliance. Matters      8586  

Section 9.22

  Investment Company Status.      85 86  

Section 9.23

  Set-Off, Etc.      85 86  

Section 9.24

  Collections.      85 87  

Section 9.25

  Value Given.      86 87  

Section 9.26

  Regulatory Compliance.      86 87  

Section 9.27

  Separate Existence.      86 87  

Section 9.28

  Transaction Documents.      86 87  

Section 9.29

  Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering.      86 88  

Section 9.30

  Anti-Bribery and Corruption      88  

Section 9.31

  EEA Financial Institution      89  

Section 9.32

  Volcker Rule      89  

Section 9.33

  AIFMD      89  

Section 9.34

  Similar Law.      87 89  

ARTICLE X

  COVENANTS      87 89  

Section 10.1

  Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties.      87 89  

Section 10.2

  Other Liens or Interests.      88 89  

 

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Section 10.3

  Costs and Expenses.      88 90  

Section 10.4

  Reporting Requirements.      88 91  

Section 10.5

  Separate Existence.      88 91  

Section 10.6

  Hedging Agreements.      90 92  

Section 10.7

  Tangible Net Worth.      92 94  

Section 10.8

  Taxes.      92 94  

Section 10.9

  Merger, Consolidation, Etc.      92 95  

Section 10.10

  Deposit of Collections.      92 95  

Section 10.11

  Indebtedness; Guarantees.      92 95  

Section 10.12

  Collateral Obligation Limitations.      93 95  

Section 10.13

  Documents.      93 95  

Section 10.14

  Preservation of Existence.      93 95  

Section 10.15

  Limitation on Investments.      93 95  

Section 10.16

  Distributions.      93 96  

Section 10.17

  Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements.      94 96  

Section 10.18

  Material Modifications.      94 96  

Section 10.19

  Further Assurances; Financing Statements.      94 97  

Section 10.20

  Obligor Payment Instructions.      94 97  

Section 10.21

  Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files.      95 98  

Section 10.22

  Beneficial Ownership Certification.      95 98  

Section 10.23

  Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates.      95 98  

Section 10.24

  ERISA      98  

Section 10.25

  Policies and Procedures for Sanctions      98  

Section 10.26

  Compliance with Sanctions      98  

Section 10.27

  Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering      99  

ARTICLE XI

  THE COLLATERAL AGENT      96 99  

Section 11.1

  Appointment of Collateral Agent.      96 99  

Section 11.2

  Monthly Reports.      96 99  

Section 11.3

  Collateral Administration.      96 99  

Section 11.4

  Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent.      99 102  

Section 11.5

  Representations and Warranties.      100 103  

Section 11.6

  No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent.      100 103  

Section 11.7

  Reliance of Collateral Agent.      101 104  

Section 11.8

  Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights.      101 104  

Section 11.9

  Tax Reports.      103 107  

Section 11.10

  Merger or Consolidation.      104 107  

Section 11.11

  Collateral Agent Compensation.      104 107  

Section 11.12

  Anti-Terrorism Laws.      104 107  

 

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ARTICLE XII

  GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST      104108  

Section 12.1

  Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest.      104 108  

Section 12.2

  Borrower Remains Liable.      106 109  

Section 12.3

  Release of Collateral.      106 109  

ARTICLE XIII

  FACILITY TERMINATION EVENTS      107 110  

Section 13.1

  Facility Termination Events.      107 110  

Section 13.2

  Effect of Facility Termination Event.      109 112  

Section 13.3

  Rights upon Facility Termination Event.      110 113  

Section 13.4

  Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.      110 114  

Section 13.5

  Collective Proceedings.      111 114  

Section 13.6

  Insolvency Proceedings.      111 114  

Section 13.7

  Delay or Omission Not Waiver.      112 115  

Section 13.8

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.      112 115  

Section 13.9

  Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral.      112 115  

Section 13.10

  Power of Attorney.      113 116  

ARTICLE XIV

  THE FACILITY AGENT      113 117  

Section 14.1

  Appointment.      113 117  

Section 14.2

  Delegation of Duties.      114 117  

Section 14.3

  Exculpatory Provisions.      114 117  

Section 14.4

  Reliance by Note Agents.      114 117  

Section 14.5

  Notices.      115 118  

Section 14.6

  Non-Reliance on Note Agents.      115 118  

Section 14.7

  Indemnification.      116 119  

Section 14.8

  Successor Note Agent.      116 119  

Section 14.9

  Note Agents in their Individual Capacity.      117 120  

Section 14.10

  Borrower Procedural Review.      117 120  

ARTICLE XV

  ASSIGNMENTS      117 120  

Section 15.1

  Restrictions on Assignments.      117 120  

 

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Section 15.2

  Documentation.      117 120  

Section 15.3

  Rights of Assignee.      117 121  

Section 15.4

  Assignment by Lenders.      118 121  

Section 15.5

  Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange.      118 121  

Section 15.6

  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.      119 122  

Section 15.7

  Persons Deemed Owners.      120 123  

Section 15.8

  Cancellation.      120 123  

Section 15.9

  Participations; Pledge.      120 123  

Section 15.10

  Reallocation of Advances.      121 124  

ARTICLE XVI

  INDEMNIFICATION      121 124  

Section 16.1

  Borrower Indemnity.      121 124  

Section 16.2

  Reserved.      122 125  

Section 16.3

  Contribution.      122 125  

Section 16.4

  Net After-Tax Basis.      122 125  

ARTICLE XVII

  MISCELLANEOUS      122 125  

Section 17.1

  No Waiver; Remedies.      122 125  

Section 17.2

  Amendments, Waivers.      122 126  

Section 17.3

  Notices, Etc.      123 126  

Section 17.4

  Costs and Expenses.      124 127  

Section 17.5

  Binding Effect; Survival.      124 127  

Section 17.6

  Captions and Cross References.      124 128  

Section 17.7

  Severability.      125 128  

Section 17.8

  GOVERNING LAW.      125 128  

Section 17.9

  Counterparts.      125 128  

Section 17.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.      125 128  

Section 17.11

  No Proceedings.      125 128  

Section 17.12

  Limited Recourse.      126 129  

Section 17.13

  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.      127 130  

Section 17.14

  Confidentiality.      127 130  

Section 17.15

  Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment.      128 131  

Section 17.16

  Replacement of Lenders.      128 131  

Section 17.17

  Consent to Jurisdiction.      129 132  

Section 17.18

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.      129 132  

Section 17.19

  Lender Representation.      130 133  

 

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ARTICLE XVIII

  COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN      130133  

Section 18.1

  Designation of Collateral Custodian.      130 133  

Section 18.2

  Duties of the Collateral Custodian.      130 133  

Section 18.3

  Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files.      132 135  

Section 18.4

  Collateral Obligation File Certification.      133 136  

Section 18.5

  Release of Collateral Obligation Files.      133 137  

Section 18.6

  Examination of Collateral Obligation Files.      135 138  

Section 18.7

  Lost Note Affidavit.      135 139  

Section 18.8

  Transmission of Collateral Obligation Files.      136 139  

Section 18.9

  Merger or Consolidation.      136 139  

Section 18.10

  Collateral Custodian Compensation.      136 139  

Section 18.11

  Removal or Resignation of Collateral Custodian.      136 139  

Section 18.12

  Limitations on Liability.      137 140  

Section 18.13

  Collateral Custodian as Agent of Collateral Agent.      138 141  

 

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EXHIBIT A    Form of Note
EXHIBIT B    Audit Standards
EXHIBIT C-1    Form of Advance Request
EXHIBIT C-2    Form of Reinvestment Request
EXHIBIT C-3    Form of Electronic Asset Approval Request
EXHIBIT C-4    Form of Electronic Asset Approval Notice
EXHIBIT D    Form of Monthly Report
EXHIBIT E    Form of Approval NoticeReserved
EXHIBIT F-1    Authorized Representatives of Servicer
EXHIBIT F-2    Request for Release and Receipt
EXHIBIT F-3    Request for Release of Request for Release and Receipt
EXHIBIT G-1    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lender - non-Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-2    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participant - non-Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-3    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants - Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-4    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders - Partnerships)
EXHIBIT H    Schedule of Collateral Obligations Certification
SCHEDULE 1    Diversity Score Calculation
SCHEDULE 2    Moody’s Industry Classification Group List
SCHEDULE 3    Collateral Obligations

 

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multiplied by (ii) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation plus (b) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that bears interest at a spread over an index other than a London interbank offered rate based index, (A) the excess for each such Collateral Obligation of the sum of such spread for each such Collateral Obligation and such index for each such Collateral Obligation over the LIBOR Rate for such applicable period of time (which spread or excess may be expressed as a negative percentage) multiplied by (B) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation plus (c) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that is a Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation, (x) the interest rate for such Collateral Obligation minus the LIBOR Rate multiplied by (y) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation.

Aggregate Notional Amount” shall mean, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the notional amounts or equivalent amounts of all outstanding Hedging Agreements, Replacement Hedging Agreements and Qualified Substitute Arrangements, each as of such date of determination.

Aggregate Unfunded Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the unfunded commitments and all other standby or contingent commitments associated with each Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date.

Agreement” means this Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“AIF” has the meaning given to the term under the AIFMD.

“AIFM” has the meaning given to the term under the AIFMD.

“AIFMD” means Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and 2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) No. 1060/2009 and (EU) No. 1095/2010, as the same may be amended, supplemented, superseded or re-adopted from time to time (whether with or without qualification).

Alternate Base Rate” means a fluctuating rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate shall be at all times equal to the highest of:

(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by DBNY in New York, New York, from time to time as DBNY’s base commercial lending rate;

(b) 12 of one percent above the Federal Funds Rate; and

(c) zero.

 

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Amount Available” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amount of Collections with respect to the related Collection Period and any amounts paid into the Collection Account under any Hedging Agreement with respect to the Accrual Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date (excluding any Collections necessary to settle the acquisition of Eligible Collateral Obligations), plus (b) any investment income earned on amounts on deposit in the Collection Account since the immediately prior Distribution Date (or since the Effective Date in the case of the first Distribution Date), plus (c) any Repurchase Amounts deposited in the Collection Account with respect to the related Collection Period.

“Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.30(a).

“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(b).

Applicable Law” means for any Person all existing and future laws, rules, regulations (including temporary and final income tax regulations), statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders, licenses of and interpretations by any Official Body applicable to such Person (including, without limitation, predatory and abusive lending laws, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulations “B” and “Z”, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 and state adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and all other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws) and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, awards or orders of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.

Applicable Margin” means (i) prior to the occurrence of any Facility Termination Event, 2.00% per annum and (ii) after the Revolving Period, 2.25% per annum; provided that, during any period while a Facility Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Margin otherwise in effect shall be increased by the addition thereto of 2.00% per annum.

Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the appraised value of the pro rata portion of the underlying collateral securing such Collateral Obligation as determined by an Approved Valuation Firm.

Approval Notice” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, a copy of a notice executed by the Facility Agent in the form of Exhibit E, evidencing, among other things, the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, of such Collateral Obligation and the applicable Discount Factor, the jurisdiction (if other than the United States or any State thereof) of the applicable Obligor, the loan type and lien priority (including the division of any unitranche Loan), the Effective LTV and the Original Effective LTV (if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan), the Original Leverage Multiple, other non-cash charges included in EBITDA and each other item listed in Section 6.2(h).

Approved Valuation Firm” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, any valuation firm either (a) specified on the related Asset Approval Request and approved on the related Approval Notice or (b) otherwise approved in writing by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

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Asset Approval Request” means a noticean electronic notice to the Facility Agent in the form of an email that (a) either (i) is in the form of Exhibit C-3 which requests an Approval Notice with respect toor (ii) notifies the Facility Agent that the information required by Exhibit C-3, to the extent available (and if not available, the Facility Agent has approved the unavailability of such information), has been posted to the relevant data site and (b) requests the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, of one or more Collateral Obligations and shall include (among other things):.

(a) the proposed date of each related acquisition;“Asset Approval Notice” means an electronic notice containing the information from Exhibit C-4 and that provides the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, to the acquisition (or incremental pledge) of one or more Collateral Obligations.

(b) the Servicer’s internal risk rating (including all other output and related calculations) for each such Collateral Obligation;

(c) the Original Leverage Multiple (and attaching Original Leverage Multiple, if any), and, if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan, Original Effective LTV (and attaching Original Effective LTV, if any) for each such Collateral Obligation, measured as of the date of such notice;

(d) each requested other non-cash charge to be included in EBITDA (if any);

(e) a list, for each such Second Lien Loan, of any Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are permitted to (i) secure borrowed money in excess of $500,000, whether individually or in the aggregate and (ii) rank in priority senior to or pari passu with such Second Lien Loan;

(f) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations; and

(g) all Obligor Information.

Asset Based Loan” means any Loan which the Servicer identifies on the related Asset Approval Request that (i) was underwritten primarily on the appraised value of the assets securing such Loan and (ii) is governed by a borrowing base.

Assigned Participation Interest” means a participation interest in a loan that would, at the time of acquisition or the Borrower’s commitment to acquire the same, satisfy each of the following criteria: (i) such participation would constitute an Eligible Collateral Obligation were it acquired directly, (ii) the seller of the participation is the lender on the subject loan, (iii) the aggregate participation in the loan does not exceed the principal amount or commitment of such loan, (iv) such participation does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation a greater interest than the seller holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation is paid in full at the time of its acquisition, (vi) the participation provides the participant all of the economic benefit and risk of the whole or part of the loan or commitment that is the subject of the loan participation and (vii) is elevated within 30 days of the related Cut-Off Date.

 

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of the principles set forth in the foregoing documents of strengthening capital and liquidity, in each case as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Basel III Regulation” shall include Part 6 of the European Union regulation on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (the “CRR”) and any law, regulation, standard, guideline, directive or other publication supplementing or otherwise modifying the CRR.

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

“Benefit Plan Investor” means (a) any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of Title I of ERISA) that is subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of Title I of ERISA, (b) any “plan” as defined in Section 4975(e) of the Code that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (c) any governmental or other plan or arrangement that is not subject to ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code but is subject to any law or restriction substantially similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or (d) any entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” of the foregoing employee benefit plans or plans (within the meaning of the DOL Regulations or otherwise).

Bond” means a Senior Secured Bond or an Unsecured Bond.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Borrower Assigned Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c).

Borrowing Base” means, on any day of determination, (i) the product of the lower of (a) the Weighted Average Advance Rate and (b) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate multiplied by the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (ii) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus (iii) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount plus (iv) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

Borrowing Base Condition” means, both before and after giving pro forma effect to any such distribution, (i) with respect to any distribution permitted under Sections 10.16(a)(A)(1) and 10.16(a)(A)(2), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to the Advances outstanding, and (ii) with respect to any distribution permitted under Sections 10.16(a)(A)(3) and 10.16(a)(A)(4), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to 110% of the Advances outstanding.

Business Day” means any day that is not (i) a Saturday or, Sunday, (ii) any other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or the city in which the offices of the Collateral Agent or Collateral Custodian are located are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or government decree to remain closed or (iii) if the applicable Business Day relates to the advance or continuation of, or payment of an Advance bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate or the determination of the LIBOR Rate, days on which banks are dealing in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market in London, England are closed. All references to any “day” or any particular day of any “calendar month” shall mean calendar day unless otherwise specified.

 

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Capped Fees/Expenses” means, at any time, the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses such that the aggregate amount of such Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents in any calendar year do not exceed the sum of (i) 0.03% per annum of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount plus (ii) $100,000.

Cause” means, with respect to an Independent Manager, (i) acts or omissions by such Independent Manager that constitute willful disregard of such Independent Manager’s duties as set forth in the Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) that such Independent Manager has engaged in or has been charged with, or has been convicted of, fraud or other acts constituting a crime under any law applicable to such Independent Manager, (iii) that such Independent Manager is unable to perform his or her duties as Independent Manager due to death, disability or incapacity, or (iv) that such Independent Manager no longer meets the definition of Independent Manager.

Change of Control” means any of (a) the Equityholder shall no longer be the sole equityholder of the Borrower (free and clear of any liens), (b) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC or an Affiliate thereof shall not be the general partner of the Equityholder and (c) GSO Holdings I L.L.C. or an Affiliate thereof shall no longer be the sole owner of the general partner of the Equityholder.

Charges” means (i) all federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other governmental taxes (including taxes owed to the PBGC at the time due and payable); (ii) all levies, assessments, charges, or claims of any governmental entity or any claims of statutory lienholders, the nonpayment of which could give rise by operation of law to a Lien on the Collateral Obligations or any other property of the Borrower and (iii) any such taxes, levies, assessment, charges or claims which constitute a lien or encumbrance on any property of the Borrower.

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

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

Collateral Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association, solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter” means that certain letter agreement among the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by the parties thereto with the consent of the Facility Agent.

Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.

 

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Collateral Custodian” means U.S. Bank National Association, solely in its capacity as collateral custodian, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.10.

Collateral Database” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(a)(i).

Collateral Obligation” means a Loan, a Bond or Participation Interest therein owned by the Borrower, excluding the Retained Interest thereon.

Collateral Obligation Amount” means for any Collateral Obligation, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation at such time multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation at such time.

The Collateral Obligation Amount of any Collateral Obligation that ceases to be (or otherwise is not) an Eligible Collateral Obligation shall be zero.

Collateral Obligation File” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation as identified on the related Document Checklist, (i) if the Collateral Obligation includes a promissory note, (x) an original, executed copy of such promissory note, or (y) in the case of a lost promissory note, a copy of such executed promissory note accompanied by an original executed affidavit and indemnity endorsed by the Borrower in blank, in each case with respect to clause (x) or clause (y) with an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder of such promissory note to the Borrower or in blank (unless such note is in bearer form, in which case delivery alone shall suffice), or (z) in the case of a noteless Collateral Obligation, a copy of each executed document or instrument evidencing the assignment of such Collateral Obligation to the Borrower, (ii) copies (as indicated on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations and the related Document Checklist) of any related loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, moveable or immoveable hypothec, deed of hypothec, guarantees, note purchase agreement, intercreditor and/or subordination agreement, each to the extent in the possession of the Borrower, (iii) copies of the file-stamped (or the electronic equivalent of) UCC financing statements and continuation statements (including amendments or modifications thereof) authorized by the Obligor thereof or by another Person on the Obligor’s behalf in respect of such Collateral Obligation, and (iv) any other document included by the Servicer on the related Document Checklist.

Collateral Obligation Schedule” means the list of Collateral Obligations set forth on Schedule 3, as the same may be updated by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) from time to time.

Collateral Quality Tests” means, collectively or individually as the case may be, the Minimum Diversity Test, the Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test, the Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test and the Maximum Weighted Average Life Test.

Collection Account” means, collectively, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account.

 

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referred to in clause (a) above, or (c) any Person for which a Person referred to in clause (a) above serves as an investment advisor with discretionary investment authority.

Conduit Advance Termination Date” means, with respect to a Conduit Lender, the date of the delivery by such Conduit Lender to the Borrower of written notice that such Conduit Lender elects, in its sole discretion, to permanently cease funding Advances hereunder.

Conduit Lender” means any Person that shall become a party to this Agreement in the capacity as a “Conduit Lender” and any assignee of any of the foregoing.

Contractual Obligation” means with respect to any Person, any provision of any securities issued by such Person or any mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement, instrument or other document to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which either is subject.

Corporate Trust Office” means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, specified on Annex A, or such other address within the United States as it may designate from time to time by notice to the Facility Agent.

Cost of Funds Rate” means, for any Accrual Period and any Lender, the rate determined as set forth below:

(a) With respect to each Conduit Lender and each day of such Accrual Period, such Conduit Lender’s Commercial Paper Rate for such day; provided, that if and to the extent that, and only for so long as, a Conduit Lender at any time determines in good faith that it is unable to raise or is precluded or prohibited from raising, or that it is not advisable to raise, funds through the issuance of commercial paper notes in the commercial paper market of the United States to finance its making or maintenance of its portion of any Advance or any portion thereof (which determination may be based on any allocation method employed in good faith by such Conduit Lender), upon notice from such Conduit Lender to the Agent for its Lender Group and the Facility Agent, such Conduit Lender’s portion of such Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate.

(b) With respect to each Committed Lender, the Base Rate

“Critical Component” means, in respect of a weapons system referred to in the definition of Prohibited Defense Asset, a fundamental component used specifically in the production of the weapon system or plays a direct role in the lethality of the weapon system.

Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation, the date such Collateral Obligation becomes a part of the Collateral.

DBNY” means Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, and its successors.

Defaulted Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation as to which any one of the following events has occurred:

 

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Determination Date” means the last day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

DIP Loan” means any Loan made to a debtor-in-possession pursuant to Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code having the priority allowed by either Section 364(c) or 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and fully secured by senior Liens.

Discount Factor” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation and as of any date of determination pursuant to Section 2.7, the value (expressed as a percentage of par) of such Collateral Obligation as determined by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion in accordance with Section 2.7.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each February, May, August and November, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing in May 2019.

Diversity Score” means, as of any day, a single number that indicates collateral concentration in terms of both issuer and industry concentration, calculated as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, as such diversity scores shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised criteria and the application of such revised criteria to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Facility Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Document Checklist” means an electronic or hard copy list delivered by the Borrower (or by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) to the Collateral Custodian that identifies each of the documents contained in each Collateral Obligation File and whether such document is an original or a copy and whether a hard copy or electronic copy will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian related to a Collateral Obligation and includes the name of the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Obligation, in each case as of the related Funding Date.

Dodd-Frank Regulation” means, with respect to any Affected Person, any rule, regulation or guideline applicable to such Affected Person and arising directly or indirectly from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all laws, regulations requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith.

Dollar(s)” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States of America.

EBITDA” means, with respect to any period and any Collateral Obligation, the meaning of “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for each such Collateral Obligation. In any case that “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, an amount, for the related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such Collateral Obligation pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) equal to earnings from continuing operations for such period plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and, to the extent reported pursuant to the related Underlying Instruments and set forth on the related Asset Approval Notice or otherwise approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion, other non-cash charges that were deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period and, to the extent approved by the Facility Agent on a Collateral Obligation by Collateral Obligation basis, any other costs and expenses reducing earnings and other extraordinary non-recurring costs and expenses for such period (to the extent deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period).

 

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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 to the extent such public administrative authority or Person has the authority to exercise Write-Down and Conversion Powers.

Effective Advance Rate” means, on any date of determination, (a) the Advances outstanding on such date divided by (b) the sum of (i) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance on such date plus (ii) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account on such date minus (iii) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount on such date plus (iv) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account on such date.

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Effective Equity” means, as of any day, the greater of (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations minus (ii)on such date plus the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account on such date plus the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account on such date minus the Aggregate Unfunded Amount on such date minus the outstanding principal amount of all Advances on such date and (y) $0.

Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan as of any date of determination, the product of (i) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation divided by (ii) the Appraised Value of such Collateral Obligation as of such date of determination.

Eligible Account” means (i) a segregated trust account or (ii) a segregated direct deposit account, in each case, maintained with a securities intermediary or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America, or any of the States thereof, or the District of Columbia, having a certificate of deposit, short term deposit or commercial paper rating of at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s. In either case, such depository institution or trust company shall have been approved by the Facility Agent, acting in its reasonable discretion, by written notice to the Borrower. DBNY and U.S. Bank National Association are deemed to be acceptable securities intermediaries to the Facility Agent.

 

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Eligible Collateral Obligation” means, on any Measurement Date, each Collateral Obligation that satisfies the following conditions (unless otherwise added with the consent of the Borrower or waived by the Facility Agent and the Majority Lenders (provided, that if there is more than one Lender on such Measurement Date, at least two Lenders) in their respective sole discretion on the applicablerelated Asset Approval Notice; provided, that the Borrower shall be permitted, at its sole expense and effort, to replace any Lender that has not consented to any such proposed waiver in accordance with Section 17.16(b)):

(a) the Facility Agent in its sole discretion has delivered an Asset Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(b) such Collateral Obligation is a First Lien Loan, a FILO Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Unitranche Loan or a Bond;

(c) such Collateral Obligation is not a Defaulted Collateral Obligation;

(d) such Collateral Obligation is not an Equity Security and is not convertible into an Equity Security at the option of the applicable Obligor or any other Person other than the Borrower;

(e) such Collateral Obligation is not a Structured Finance Obligation, an Unsecured Loan or participation interest (unless it is a Participation Interest);

(f) such Collateral Obligation is denominated in Dollars and is not convertible by the Obligor thereof into any currency other than Dollars;

(g) such Collateral Obligation is not a single-purpose real estate based loan (unless the related real estate is a hotel, casino or other operating company), a construction loan or a project finance loan;

(h) such Collateral Obligation is not a lease (including a financing lease);

(i) if such Collateral Obligation is a Deferrable Collateral Obligation, it provides for periodic payments of interest thereon in cash no less frequently than semi-annually and the portion of interest required to be paid in cash under the terms of the related Underlying Instruments results in the outstanding principal amount of such Collateral Obligation having an effective rate of current interest paid in cash on such day of not less than (i) if such Deferrable Collateral Obligation is a Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation, 3.00% per annum over the LIBOR Rate or (ii) otherwise, 3.00% per annum over the applicable index rate;

(j) reserved;

 

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(k) such Collateral Obligation is not incurred or issued in connection with a merger, acquisition, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, restructuring or similar transaction, which obligation or security by its terms is required to be repaid within one year of the incurrence thereof with proceeds from additional borrowings or other refinancings (other than any additional borrowing or refinancing if one or more financial institutions has provided the issuer of such obligation or security with a binding written commitment to provide the same, so long as (i) such commitment is equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Collateral Obligation and (ii) such committed replacement facility has a maturity of at least one year and cannot be extended beyond such one year maturity pursuant to the terms thereof);

(l) such Collateral Obligation is not a trade claim and the value of such Collateral Obligation is not primarily derived from an insurance policy;

(m) such Collateral Obligation does not have either (x) a public rating by Standard & Poor’s of “CCC-” or below or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa3” or below;

(n) the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Obligor;

(o) such Collateral Obligation is not Margin Stock;

(p) such Collateral Obligation is not a security or swap transaction that has payments associated with either payments of interest on and/or principal of a reference obligation or the credit performance of a reference obligation;

(q) such Collateral Obligation provides for the periodic payment of cash interest;

(r) such Collateral Obligation is not subject to substantial non-credit related risk, as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard, other than non-credit related risks that have previously been disclosed to the Facility Agent during the process of obtaining an Asset Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(s) the acquisition of which will not cause the Borrower to be deemed to own 5.0% or more of any class of voting securities of any Obligor or 25.0% or more of the total equity of any Obligor or any securities that are immediately convertible into or immediately exercisable or exchangeable for 5.0% or more of any class of voting securities of any Obligor or 25.0% or more of the total equity of any Obligor, in each case as determined by the Servicer;

(t) the Underlying Instrument for which does not contain confidentiality provisions that restrict the ability of the Facility Agent to exercise its rights under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its rights to review such debt obligation or participation, the Underlying Instrument and related documents and credit approval file;

(u) the acquisition of which is not in violation of Regulations T, U or X of the FRS Board;

 

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(v) such Collateral Obligation is capable of being transferred to and owned by the Borrower (whether directly or by means of a security entitlement) and of being pledged, assigned or novated by the owner thereof or of an interest therein (a) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to the Facility Agent, (b) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to any assignee of the Facility Agent permitted or contemplated under this Agreement, (c) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to any Person at any foreclosure or strict sale or other disposition initiated by a secured creditor in furtherance of its security interest, and (d) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to commercial banks, financial institutions, offshore and other funds (in each case, including transfer permitted by operation of the Uniform Commercial Code);

(w) the proceeds of such Loan will not be used to finance activities of the type engaged in by businesses classified under NAICS Codes 2361 (Residential Building Construction), 2362 (Nonresidential Building Construction), 2371 (Utility System Construction), or 2372 (Land Subdivision);

(x) the Related Security for such Collateral Obligation is primarily located in the United States or an Eligible Jurisdiction;

(y) if such Collateral Obligation is an Assigned Participation Interest, such Assigned Participation Interest has been elevated to a full assignment within the earlier to occur of (x) thirty (30) days of the related Cut-Off Date and (y) two (2) Business Days following the occurrence of an Unmatured Facility Termination Event or a Facility Termination Event; and

(z) if such Collateral Obligation is a Participation Interest, the seller thereof has (x) long-term unsecured ratings of at least “Baa1” by Moody’s and “BBB+” by S&P and (y) short-term unsecured ratings of at least “A-1” by S&P and “P-1” by Moody’s;

(aa) such Collateral Obligation does not have an Obligor in a Prohibited Industry; and

(bb) the proceeds of such Collateral Obligation will not be used to finance the growth and sale of recreational marijuana, the sale of firearms or any other defense equipment, the development of adult entertainment, any form of betting and gambling or the making or collection of pay day loans, nor will they be used to provide financing to any other industry which is illegal under Applicable Law at the time of acquisition of such Collateral Obligation.

Eligible Jurisdiction” means Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a business organization (and not a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof (or any other Eligible Jurisdiction), (ii) is a legal operating entity or holding company, (iii) is not an Official Body and (iv, (iv) is not insolvent, (v) is required to pay all maintenance, repair, insurance and taxes related to the related Collateral Obligation, (vi) is not an Affiliate of, or controlled by, the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder and (vii) is not a Non-Sustainable Obligor.

 

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Eligible Successor” means an entity (1) that is legally qualified and has the capacity to act as Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and (2) the appointment of which will not cause either of the Borrower or the pool of Collateral Obligation to become required to register under the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Enterprise Value Loan” means any Loan that is not an Asset Based Loan.

Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or any other Official Body, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials. Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 331 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 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 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300, et seq.), the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations relating to underground storage tanks (40 C.F.R. Parts 280 and 281), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Equityholder” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

Equity Cure Notice” means a notice from the Borrower to the Facility Agent which satisfies each of the following conditions:

(a) such notice is delivered to the Facility Agent not later than two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of an event specified in Section 13.1(e) or (q), as applicable;

(b) such notice sets forth evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent that (i) the Equityholder has rights pursuant to its organizational documents to call capital from its investors in an aggregate amount sufficient to cure the event specified in clause (a) and (ii) the Equityholder has made a capital call on its investors in an aggregate amount sufficient (when aggregated with other available cash of the Equityholder) to cure such event, and the proceeds of such capital call will be paid by the Equityholder to the Borrower; and

(c) not more than one (1) other Equity Cure Notice has been delivered within the previous twelve (12) calendar months.

Equity Security” means any asset that is not a First Lien Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Bond or a Permitted Investment.

 

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

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.

Exceptions” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.4(b).

Excess Concentration Amount” means, as of the most recent Measurement Date (and after giving effect to all Collateral Obligations to be purchased or sold by the Borrower on such date), the sum, without duplication, of the following amounts, in each case multiplied by the Discount Factor applicable to each such individual Collateral Obligation:

(a) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are (x) Second Lien Loans (excluding the portion of any Unitranche Loan or FILO Loan that is deemed to be a Second Lien Loan) or (y) Unsecured Bonds, over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(b) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Second Lien Loans solely because they are the portion of a Unitranche Loan designated as such by the Facility Agent on the related Asset Approval NoticeRequest over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(c) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of any single Obligor (other than an Obligor described in the following proviso) over 5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, that with respect to any three Obligors that represent Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in excess of all other single Obligors), the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of each of such Obligors may be up to 7.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(d) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso) over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided that (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in the largest Moody’s Industry Classification, may be up to 30.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (y) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in the second largest Moody’s Industry Classification may be up to 20.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided further, subject to the above limitation, that the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations with Obligors in (x) “Utilities: Oil & Gas” and “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classifications may be up to an aggregate 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (y) “Corp-Metals & Mining” Moody’s Industry Classifications may be up to an aggregate 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

 

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Facility Amount” means (a) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, $150,000,000,200,000,000, unless this amount is permanently reduced pursuant to Section 2.5 or increased pursuant to Section 2.8, in which event it means such lower or higher amount and (b) from and after the end of the Revolving Period, the aggregate principal amount of all the Advances outstanding.

Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) the date that is twenty-four months after the last day of the Revolving Period and (ii) the effective date on which the facility hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.

Facility Termination Event” means any of the events described in Section 13.1.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with such sections of the Code and any legislation, law, regulation or practice enacted or promulgated pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) a fluctuating rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Facility Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

FILO Loan” means any Loan that (i) becomes, by its terms, subordinate in right of payment to one or more other obligations of the related Obligor, in each case issued under the same Underlying Instruments as such Loan, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral or the enterprise value securing the Loan on or about the time of origination or acquisition by the Borrower equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by the same collateral; provided that any Loan that would otherwise be a FILO Loan hereunder but has, on any date of determination, (a) a Leverage Multiple that attaches less than 1.25x of leverage of such Obligor, as reasonably determined by

 

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the Facility Agent, and (b) all such obligations that are senior to such Loan is less than an amount equal to the product of (i) 25% multiplied by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of senior tranches of such credit facility (including any such revolving tranche or senior tranche as well as the “first lien” tranche acquired by the Borrower) shall be deemed to be a First Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder; provided that if such Loan has a Leverage Multiple that attaches greater than 2.5x of leverage of such Obligor, such Loan shall be deemed to be a Second Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder.

Financial Sponsor” means any Person, including any Subsidiary of such Person, whose principal business activity is acquiring, holding, and selling investments (including controlling interests) in otherwise unrelated companies that each are distinct legal entities with separate management, books and records and bank accounts, whose operations are not integrated with one another and whose financial condition and creditworthiness are independent of the other companies so owned by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, each of GSO Capital Partners LP and The Blackstone Group L.P. and their respective Affiliates, investment funds and investment vehicles controlled, managed or advised, directly or indirectly, by GSO Capital Partners LP, The Blackstone Group L.P. or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be a Financial Sponsor.

“First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan” means any Loan that satisfied the requirements of a First Lien Loan and that (i) is a broadly syndicated commercial loan, (ii) as of the Cut-offOff Date, has a tranche size of $200,000,000 or greater, (iii) the relevant Obligor has an EBITDA for the prior twelve calendar months of at least $50,000,000 (after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition in connection therewith) and (iv) it is (A) rated by both S&P and Moody’s (or the relevant Obligor is rated by both S&P and Moody’s) and such ratings are not lower than “B3” by Moody’s and “B-” by S&P and (B) actively quoted by at least two (2) Approved Broker Dealers and such quotes have been determined with respect to such Loan by Loan X Mark-It Partners, Loan Pricing Corporation or another nationally recognized pricing service.

First Lien Loan” means any Loan that (i) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral for such loan or the enterprise value securing the loan on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a first priority Lien over the same collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, DIP Loans shall constitute First Lien Loans.

First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan” means any Loan that satisfied the requirements of a First Lien Loan and that (i) is a broadly syndicated commercial loan, (ii) as of the Cut-off Date, has a tranche size of $200,000,000 or greater, (iii) the relevant Obligor has an EBITDA for the prior twelve calendar months of at least $50,000,000 (after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition in connection therewith) and (iv) it is (A) rated by both S&P and Moody’s (or the relevant Obligor is rated by both S&P and Moody’s) and such ratings are not lower than “B3” by Moody’s and “B-” by S&P and (B) actively quoted by at least two (2) Approved Broker Dealers and such quotes have been determined with respect to such Loan by Loan X Mark-It Partners, Loan Pricing Corporation or another nationally recognized pricing service.

 

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First Lien Middle Market Loan” means any Loan that satisfies the requirements of a First Lien Loan and is a (a) Loan (other than a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan), excluding the Retained Interest thereon or (b) a Loan that was a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan on the related Cut-Off Date which, pursuant to this clause (b), no longer satisfies any of the following: (1) the criteria set forth in clause (iv)(B) of the definition thereof or (2) with respect to clause (iii) of the definition thereof, the relevant Obligor fails to have an EBITDA for the prior twelve calendar months of at least $50,000,000 (after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition in connection therewith).

First Out Loan” means any First Lien Loan that, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium, post-event of default scenario or liquidation proceedings, is senior in right of payment to (and documented under the same Underlying Instruments as) a FILO Loan to the same Obligor.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., Fitch Ratings Ltd. and their subsidiaries, including Derivative Fitch Inc. and Derivative Fitch Ltd. and any successor thereto.

Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation that bears a fixed rate of interest.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

FRS Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and, as applicable, the staff thereof.

Fundamental Amendment” means any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement that would have a material and adverse effect on any Lender and (a) increase or extend the term of the Commitments (other than an increase in the Commitment of another Lender or the addition of a new Lender) or change the Facility Termination Date, (b) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on any Advance or any fee hereunder, in each case owing to such Lender, (c) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal or interest owing to such Lender, (d) reduce the rate at which interest is payable to such Lender or any fee is payable hereunder to such Lender, excluding in each case, any such reduction as a result of a full or partial waiver of interest or fees accruing at a default rate imposed during a Facility Termination Event or a result of a waiver of a Facility Termination Event), (e) release any material portion of the Collateral, except in connection with dispositions permitted hereunder, (f) alter the terms of Section 2.4(a), Section 8.3, or Section 17.2 or any related definitions or provisions in a manner that would alter the effect of such Sections, (g) modify the definition of the “Required Lenders” or “Majority Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof, (h) modify the definition of the terms “Advance Rate”, “Borrowing Base”, “Eligible Collateral Obligation”, “Eligible Jurisdiction”,

 

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time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Accrual Period (it being understood that if at least two such rates appear on such page, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of such displayed rates); provided, further, that in the event fewer than two such rates are displayed, or if no such rate is relevant, the LIBOR Rate shall be a rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the principal office of the Facility Agent in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Accrual Period for delivery on such first day and for a period equal to such Accrual Period.

Lien” means any security interest, lien, charge, pledge, preference, equity or encumbrance of any kind, including tax liens, mechanics’ liens and any liens that attach by operation of law.

Loan” means any commercial loan.

Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Required Lenders; provided that, in addition to the foregoing, if there are more than two (2) Lenders at such time, at least two (2) Lenders shall be required to constitute “Majority Lenders”.

Make-Whole Fee” means a fee equal to the positive difference (if any) of (x) the product of (1) the Applicable Margin multiplied by (2) the average daily Commitment of the applicable Lender Group during the related Accrual Period multiplied by (3) Make-Whole Fee Percentage minus (y) the product of (1) the Applicable Margin multiplied by (2) the daily average Advances funded by the applicable Lender Group during such Accrual Period minus (z) the Undrawn Fee accrued during such Accrual Period with respect to the amount of the unutilized Commitment for which a Make-Whole Fee is owing pursuant to the foregoing clauses (x) and (y).

Make-Whole Fee Percentage” means on any day (a) prior to the six-month anniversary of the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date, 5065 % and (b) thereafter until the end of the Revolving Period, 75%. The Make-Whole Fee shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which the Make-Whole Fee is payable over a year comprised of 360 days.

Margin Stock” means “Margin Stock” as defined under Regulation U issued by the FRS Board.

Material Action” means an action to institute proceedings to have the Borrower be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, to file any insolvency case or proceeding, to institute proceedings under any applicable insolvency law, to seek relief under any law relating to relief from debts or the protection of debtors, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Borrower or file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to the Borrower under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Borrower or a substantial part of its property, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Borrower, or admit in writing the Borrower’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take action in furtherance of any such action.

 

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Modification if any such amendment, waiver, modification or supplement grants an extension (or extensions) of not more than 30 days of the time for delivery of quarterly or annual financial statements or grants an extension (or extensions) of the time for delivery of, or waives delivery of, financial statements other than quarterly and annual financial statements;

(g) results in any change in the currency or composition of any payment of interest or principal to any currency other than that in which such Collateral Obligation was originally denominated unless the related currency risk is mitigated by a Hedging Agreement acceptable to the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion;

(h) with respect to an Asset Based Loan, results in a material (as determined by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion) change to or grants material (as determined by the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion) relief from the borrowing base or any related definition;

(i) with respect to an Asset Based Loan, any of (i) if the Borrower has the authority to change the appraiser with respect to such Asset Based Loan as set forth on the related Asset Approval Request, the appraiser is changed to a Person other than an Approved Valuation Firm without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, (ii) the frequency of the appraisals is reduced from the frequency set forth on the related Asset Approval Request or (iii) the related appraiser changes the metric for valuing the collateral of such Loan other than in accordance with its ordinary practices, and such change results in an increase in the value of the collateral for such Asset Based Loan; or

(j) results in a modification of the calculation of EBITDA for any Obligor during any period hereunder, by including any other non-cash charges that were deducted in determining earnings of such Obligor from continuing operations for such period, unless (w) such modification or non-cash charges were set forth on the related Asset Approval NoticeRequest, (x) such modification or non-cash charges were otherwise approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion, (y) the Servicer continues to calculate the EBITDA of such Obligor without giving effect to such modification for all purposes under this Agreement, or if the Servicer elects to calculate the EBITDA of such Obligor after giving effect to such modification, the Servicer shall recalculate the Original Leverage Multiple for such Collateral Obligation by giving pro forma effect to such modification of the calculation of EBITDA or (z) both (1) at the time of such modification, the Equityholder and its Subsidiaries did not collectively possess an ability to prevent the effectiveness of such modification and (2) no Revaluation Event described in clause (g) of the definition thereof occurs with respect to such Collateral Obligation as a result of such modification

provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Material Modification” shall not include any change to the base rate in respect of a Collateral Obligation from LIBOR to an alternative rate, including any applicable spread or payment frequency adjustments thereto that in the Servicer’s commercially reasonable judgment is consistent with the successor for LIBOR.

 

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“Maximum Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the difference of (i) the Facility Amount minus (ii) the balance of all unfunded Advances approved but not yet funded minus (iii) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount plus (iv) all amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account, each as of such date of determination plus (v) for collateral for which a sale trade confirmation is available, the aggregate sale proceeds of all Collateral Obligations that the Borrower shall have committed to sell as of such date but for which the settlement date has not yet occurred.

Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate” means:

 

Diversity Score

   Maximum Portfolio Advance  
   Rate  

Any score for 120 days after the Effective Date

     50.0

Greater than or equal to 6 but less than or equal to 10

     60.0

Greater than 10 but less than or equal to 15

     62.5

Greater than 15 but less than or equal to 20

     65.0

Greater than 20

     67.5

Maximum Weighted Average Life Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any day if the Weighted Average Life of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral is less than or equal to 6.0 years.

Measurement Date” means each of the following, as applicable: (i) the Effective Date; (ii) each Determination Date, (iii) each Funding Date; (iv) the date of any repayment or prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4; (v) the date that the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Revaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation; (vi) the date of any optional repurchase or substitution pursuant to Section 7.12; (vii) the date of any Optional Sale; and (viii) the date the Diversity Score first is equal to or greater than 6.

Minimum Diversity Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Diversity Score of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral is equal to or greater than (x) prior to the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date, 6, during the Ramp-up Period, and (y) 10, thereafter, 10; provided that no such Minimum Diversity Test shall be required within 120 days of the Effective Date.

Minimum Equity Condition” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination on or after the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date if the Effective Equity is greater than as specified in the applicable row under the “Minimum Equity Condition” column below:the greater of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the aggregate of the outstanding Principal Balances of the Collateral Obligations that comprise the four largest Obligors.

 

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Advances Outstanding/Time    Minimum Equity Condition

Initial Advances outstanding

   Greater of (i) $15,000,000 and
   (ii) the largest two Obligors

Earlier of (i) 120 days and (ii)

   Greater of (i) $20,000,000 and

the Advances outstanding are

   (ii) the largest three Obligors

equal to $100,000,000

Earlier of (i) 180 days and (ii)

   Greater of (i) $25,000,000 and

the Advances outstanding are

   (ii) the largest four Obligors

equal to $150,000,000

Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Coupon on such date is equal to or greater than 6.50%.

Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any day if the Weighted Average Spread of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 5.5%

Monthly Report” means a report prepared by the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Moody’s Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2 hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised industry classifications and the application of such revised industry classifications to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Facility Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Non-Assigned Participation Interest” means a participation interest in a loan that would, at the time of acquisition or the Borrower’s commitment to acquire the same, satisfy each of the following criteria: (i) such participation would constitute an Eligible Collateral Obligation were it acquired directly, (ii) the seller of the participation is the lender on the subject loan, (iii) the aggregate participation in the loan does not exceed the principal amount or commitment of such loan, (iv) such participation does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation a greater interest than the seller holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation is paid in full at the time of its acquisition, and (vi) the participation provides the participant all of the economic benefit and risk of the whole or part of the loan or commitment that is the subject of the loan participation.

“Non-Sustainable Obligor” means any Obligor (a) currently engaged (i) in activities within or in close proximity to World Heritage Sites that might impact the outstanding universal values of the site as defined by UNESCO, (ii) in activities located in or involving the clearing of primary tropical moist forests, illegal logging or uncontrolled and/or illegal use of fire (iii) as an

 

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upstream producer and / or processor of palm oil and palm fruit products that is not a member or certified in accordance with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (“RSPO”) or time-bound committed toward RSPO certification, (iv) in expanding an existing or developing a new coal-fired power irrespective of location, (v) in developing greenfield thermal coal mining, or (vi) in using mountain top removal as an extraction method in mining or (b) in relation to which there is evidence of child or forced labor in accordance with international labor conventions or other human rights violations such as slavery, forced or compulsory labor and human trafficking as defined by the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Note” means a promissory grid note, in the form of Exhibit A, made payable to the order of an Agent, on behalf of the related Lenders.

Note Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

Note Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.5(a).

Note Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.5(a).

Obligations” means all obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, the Facility Agent or any other Affected Person or Indemnified Party arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes and each other Transaction Document.

Obligor” means any Person that owes payments under any Loan and, solely for purposes of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of the definition thereof, any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor shall be treated as the same Obligor.

Obligor Information” means, with respect to any obligor, (i) the legal name and address and, if available to the Servicer using commercially reasonable efforts, tax identification number of such Obligor, (ii) the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is domiciled, (iii) the audited financial statements for the three prior fiscal years of such Obligor (or such shorter period of time for which such audited financial statements have been prepared and are available, unless the Servicer has notified the Facility Agent that such audited financial statements are unavailable and the Facility Agent has, in its sole discretion, waived the requirement to deliver such audited financial statements), (iv) the Servicer’s internal credit memo with respect to the Obligor and the related Collateral Obligation and any non-privileged updates or supplements to such memo, which memo is expected to include (a) an executive deal summary setting forth the purpose and terms of the loan transaction underlying the related Collateral Obligation, (b) a company overview of the Obligor including sources and uses, pro-forma capitalization and organizational chart and corporate structure, (c) indicative terms of the related Collateral Obligation(s), (d) an overview of the industry of such Obligor, (e) a summary of historical financial statements and performance of such Obligor, (f) a valuation and comparables, (g) a company forecast of such Obligor including plans related to capital expenditures, (h) the business model, company strategy and names of known peers of such Obligor, (i) the shareholding pattern and details of the management team of such Obligor and (j) details of any banking facilities and the debt maturity schedule of such Obligor; provided that the items set forth in clauses (a) through (j) above shall not be required with respect to each such internal credit memo but are indicative of the expected

 

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contents of such internal credit memos prepared by the Servicer generally; and (v) such other information reasonably available to the Servicer as the Facility Agent may reasonably request; provided, further, that to the extent any of the above information is unavailable, the Servicer will notify the Facility Agent of such missing information, and the Facility Agent may, in its sole discretion, provide a waiver with respect to such information.

“OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Executive Officer.

Official Body” means any government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, regulatory body, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of any such government or political subdivision, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic.

“Omnibus Amendment Effective Date” means September 9, 2019.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of independent counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance and from counsel acceptable to the Facility Agent.

Optional Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.

Original Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation as calculated by the Facility Agent in accordance with the definitions of Effective LTV and the definitions used therein and set forth in the related Asset Approval NoticeRequest.

Original Leverage Multiple” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Leverage Multiple applicable to such Collateral Obligation as calculated by the Servicer and approved by the Facility Agent in accordance with the definition of Leverage Multiple and the definitions used therein and set forth in the related Asset Approval NoticeRequest (as such calculation may be updated in connection with a modification of such Collateral Obligation described in clause (j) of the definition of “Material Modification”).

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in the Obligations or any Transaction Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment pursuant to Section 17.16).

 

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Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9.

Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9.

Participation Interest” means an Assigned Participation Interest and a Non-Assigned Participation Interest.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and its successors and assigns.

“Permitted Gaming Industry” means an industry in respect of which the following conditions must be satisfied:

(a) the Obligor or any of its Affiliates hold the required licenses for the jurisdiction and are in compliance with the applicable local gaming, betting and gambling legislation and regulation; and

(b) the Obligor or any of its Affiliates have satisfactory anti-financial crime policies (including anti-money laundering and anti-bribery and corruption) in place which satisfy the applicable policies of the Servicer.

Permitted Investment” means, at any time:

(a) direct interest-bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;

(b) demand or time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, demand notes of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including any federal or state branch or agency of a non-U.S. depository institution or trust company) and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities (including, if applicable, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or Facility Agent or any agent thereof acting in its commercial capacity); provided, that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment, or contractual commitment providing for such investment, are rated at least “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” by Moody’s;

(c) repurchase obligations pursuant to a written agreement (i) with respect to any obligation described in clause (a) above, where the Securities Intermediary has taken actual or constructive delivery of such obligation in accordance with Article VIII of this Agreement, and (ii) entered into with (x) the Securities Intermediary or (y) the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” by Moody’s (including, if

 

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Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Prepayment Fee” means a nonrefundable fee equal to (a) 1.0% from the Effective Date to but excluding October 11, 2019, (b) 0.50% from and including the Effective Date to October 11, 2019 to October 9, 2020, and (c) thereafter, 0.00%.

Primary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Primary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Primary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Primary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.45%.

Principal Balance” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation and as of any date, the lower of (x) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and (y) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation, exclusive of (x) any deferred or capitalized interest on any Deferrable Collateral Obligation that is deferred or capitalized after the Cut-Off Date applicable to such Deferrable Collateral Obligation and (y) any unfunded amounts with respect to any Variable Funding Asset; provided, that for purposes of calculating the “Principal Balance” of any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, principal payments received on such Collateral Obligation shall first be applied to reducing or eliminating any outstanding deferred or capitalized interest; provided, further, that the “Principal Balance” of any revolving loanRevolving Loan as of any date shall be equal to the outstanding principal balance thereof plus amounts on deposit in respect thereof in the Unfunded Exposure Account. The “Principal Balance” of any Equity Security shall be zero.

Principal Collections” means any and all amounts of collections received with respect to the Collateral other than Interest Collections and Excluded Amounts, including (but not limited to) (i) all collections attributable to principal on such Collateral, (ii) the earnings on Principal Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, (iii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement that is an interest rate swap or index rate swap transaction and (iv) all Repurchase Amounts, in each case other than Retained Interests.

Principal Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 191996-202, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Principal Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

 

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Proceeding” means any voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person.

“Prohibited Defense Asset” means a Collateral Obligation in respect of which the related Obligor’s primary direct business is the production or distribution of antipersonnel landmines, cluster munitions, biological and chemical, radiological and nuclear weapons or their Critical Components.

“Prohibited Industry” means with respect to any Obligor, its primary business is (a) within an industry referred to in the definition of Prohibited Defense Asset; (b) the manufacture of fully completed and operational assault weapons or firearms; (c) in pornography or adult entertainment; or (d) in the gaming industry (other than (i) a Permitted Gaming Industry or (ii) hospitality and/or resorts development or the management thereof).

Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the actual price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation minus all Principal Collections described in clause (i) of the definition thereof in respect of such Collateral Obligation.

Ramp-up Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to the earlier of (i) the first date on which the sum of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount equals or is greater than the Target Portfolio Amount and (ii) the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date.January 9, 2020.

Rating Agencies” means Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

Recipient” means (a) the Facility Agent, (b) any Agent, (c) any Lender and (d) any other recipient of a payment hereunder.

Records” means the Collateral Obligation File for any Collateral Obligation and all other documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by or on behalf of the Borrower with respect to any Collateral Obligation and the Obligors thereunder, including all documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by the Borrower or the Servicer with respect to such Collateral Obligation or Obligors.

Reinvestment” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Reinvestment Request” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where the Equityholder or any Subsidiary of the Equityholder owns a Variable Funding Asset pursuant to the same Underlying Instruments; provided that any such asset will cease to be a Related Collateral Obligation once all commitments by the Equityholder or any such Subsidiary to make advances

 

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(h) with respect to any Asset Based Loan, (A) the Borrower fails (or fails to cause the Obligor) to retain an Approved Valuation Firm to re-calculate the Appraised Value of (x) with respect to any such Asset Based Loan that has intellectual property, equipment or real property, as the case may be, in its borrowing base, the collateral securing such Asset Based Loan that at least once every twelve (12) months that such Loan is included in the Collateral (subject to a 30 day grace period with respect to any such review) and (y) with respect to all other Asset Based Loans included in the Collateral, the collateral securing such Loan at least once every six (6) months that such Loan in included in the Collateral (subject to a 30 day grace period with respect to any such review) or (B) the Borrower (or the related Obligor, as applicable) changes the Approved Valuation Firm with respect to any Asset Based Loan that or the related Approved Valuation Firm changes the metric for valuing the collateral of such Loan, each without the written approval of the Facility Agent; or

(i) with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation increases by more than an amount equal to 15% of the Original Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation; provided that each subsequent increase of an additional 15% over the applicable Original Effective LTV shall be an additional Revaluation Event.

Revolving Loan” means a Collateral Obligation that specifies a maximum aggregate amount that can be borrowed by the related Obligor and permits such Obligor to re-borrow any amount previously borrowed and subsequently repaid during the term of such Collateral Obligation.

Revolving Period” means the period of time starting on the Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) October 11, 2021 or, if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.6, the date mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and each Agent, (ii) the date on which the Facility Amount is terminated in full pursuant to Section 2.5 or (iii) the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event.

Sale Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Equityholder, as seller, and the Borrower, as purchaser.

“Sanctioned Countries” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

“Sanction Target” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

“Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Schedule of Collateral Obligations” means the list or lists of Collateral Obligations attached to each Asset Approval Request. Each such schedule shall identify the assets that will become Collateral Obligations, shall set forth such information with respect to each such Collateral Obligation as the Borrower or the Facility Agent may reasonably require and shall supplement any such schedules attached to previously-delivered Asset Approval Requests.

 

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Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal and/or interest in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

Second Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a loan designated as “Second Lien Loan” by the Facility Agent in the related Asset Approval NoticeRequest) that (i) is not (and that by its terms is not permitted to become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the related Obligor other than a First Lien Loan with respect to the liquidation of such Obligor or the collateral for such Loan and (ii) is secured by a valid second priority perfected Lien to or on specified collateral securing the related Obligor’s obligations under the Loan, which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien securing any other debt for borrowed money other than a First Lien Loan on such specified collateral (subject to Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instrument that are reasonable for similar loans and, if permitted to secure borrowed money in excess of $500,000 and rank in priority senior to or pari passu with such Second Lien Loan, whether individually or in the aggregate, are set forth on the related Asset Approval Request); provided that, if, as of any date, the portion of a FILO Loan or Unitranche Loan designated as a “Second Lien Loan” by the Facility Agent improves such that the Leverage Multiple with respect to such portion as of such date is lower than the related Original Leverage Multiple, the Servicer may present such change to the Facility Agent who may re-determine the designation in its sole discretion.

Secondary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Secondary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.30%.

Secured Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person as of a given date, all Indebtedness of such Person outstanding on such date that is secured in any manner by any Lien on any property.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, each Lender, the Facility Agent, each Agent, each other Affected Person, Indemnified Party and Hedge Counterparty and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

Secured Recourse Indebtedness” means Secured Indebtedness in respect of which recourse for payment is to all assets of a Person, provided that Secured Indebtedness that is only recourse to all assets of a Person as a result of customary exceptions to non-recourse liability such as fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, and other similar exceptions shall not be deemed to be Secured Recourse Indebtedness.

 

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effect for any period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days without a stay of execution;

(h) a Change of Control occurs;

(i) the Servicer shall be indicted, or any of its senior executive officers shall be convicted, of a criminal offense under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or the laws of any other jurisdiction in which it conducts business, materially related to the Servicer’s asset management business, unless, in the case of a conviction of a senior executive officer of the Servicer, such senior executive officer has, within 30 days after such occurrence, been removed from performing work in fulfillment of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement; or

(j) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP or another affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP ceases to be the Servicer.

Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties (including in respect of any exercise of discretion) with reasonable care (i) using a similar degree of care, skill and attention as it employs with respect to similar collateral that which the Servicer or GSO Capital Partners LP exercises with respect to comparable assets and/or portfolios that such Person manages for itself and others having similar investment objectives and restrictions and (ii) to the extent not inconsistent with clause (i), the Servicer’s or GSO Capital Partners LP’s customary standards, policies and procedures.

Similar Law” means any federal, state or local law, regulation or other legal constraint that is materially similar to the fiduciary and/or prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Solvent” means as to any Person at any time, having a state of affairs such that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business;

(d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.

Standard & Poor’sor “S&P” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.

 

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Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation owing or issued by a special purpose vehicle and secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other financial assets of any Obligor, including collateralized debt obligations and mortgage-backed securities, including (but not limited to) collateral debt obligations, collateral loan obligations, asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities or any resecuritization thereof.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which such Person and/or its other Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares as have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors.

Substituted Collateral Obligation” means, with respect to any Collection Period, any Warranty Collateral Obligation with respect to which the Equityholder has substituted in a replacement Eligible Collateral Obligation pursuant to Section 7.12 and the Sale Agreement.

Tangible Net Worth” means, with respect to any Person, the consolidated net worth of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP after subtracting therefrom the aggregate amount of the intangible assets of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, goodwill, franchises, licenses, patents, trademarks, tradenames, copyrights and service marks.

Target Portfolio Amount” means $250,000,000.400,000,000.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Sale Agreement, the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, each Fee Letter, the Account Control Agreement, and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer in connection with this Agreement.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.

Uncommitted Lender” means any Conduit Lender designated as an “Uncommitted Lender” for any Lender Group and any of its assignees.

Underlying Instrument” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Collateral Obligation or of which the holders of such Collateral Obligation are the beneficiaries.

Undrawn Fee” a fee payable pursuant to Section 3.1(b) for each day of the related Collection Period during the Revolving Period equal to the product of (x) the difference between the aggregate Commitments on such day minus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Advances on such day, times (y) the Undrawn Fee Rate times (z) 1/360.

 

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Undrawn Fee Rate” means, (a) beginning on the Effective Date and ending on January 11, 2019, 0.0%, (b) from January 11, 2019 to April 11, 2019, 0.25% and (c) thereafter,beginning on the date of the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date, (a) with respect to the difference between the aggregate Commitments on such day minus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Advances on such day (the “Undrawn Amount”) up to (i) prior to any increase of the Facility Amount to $250,000,000 pursuant to Section 2.8, $50,000,000, and (ii) after any increase of the Facility Amount pursuant to Section 2.8, $100,000,000, (A) from the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date to January 9, 2020, 0.25% and (B) thereafter, 0.50% and (b) with respect to any Undrawn Amount above and beyond (i) prior to any increase of the Facility Amount to $250,000,000 pursuant to Section 2.8, $50,000,000, and (ii) after such increase, $100,000,000, 0.50%.

Unfunded Exposure Account” means the account designated as the Unfunded Exposure Account in, and which is established and maintained pursuant to, Section 8.1(a).

Unfunded Exposure Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).

Unitranche Loan” means any First Lien Loan (including First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans and First Lien Middle Market Loans) or FILO Loan that (i)(A) has an attaching Leverage Multiple of equal or greater than 4.0x, (B) is not a First Out Loan and (C) has a portion of such loan designated as a “Second Lien Loan” by the Facility Agent in the related Asset Approval NoticeRequest.

Unmatured Facility Termination Event” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute a Facility Termination Event.

Unmatured Servicer Event of Default” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute a Servicer Event of Default.

Unsecured Bond” means any bond that is (a) not secured by a pledge of collateral and (b) senior or pari passu in right of payment to any other unsecured indebtedness of the related Obligor.

Unsecured Loan” means any loan that is (a) not secured by a pledge of collateral and (b) senior or pari passu in right of payment to any other unsecured indebtedness of the related Obligor.

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.

U.S. Borrower” means a Borrower that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

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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.

written” or “in writing” (and other variations thereof) means any form of written communication or a communication by means of email, telex, telecopier device, telegraph or cable.

Yield” means, with respect to any period, the daily interest accrued on Advances during such period as provided for in Article III.

Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings as so defined herein when used in the Notes or any other Transaction Document, certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

(b) Each term defined in the singular form in Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall mean the plural thereof when the plural form of such term is used in this Agreement, the Notes or any other Transaction Document, certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, and each term defined in the plural form in Section 1.1 shall mean the singular thereof when the singular form of such term is used herein or therein.

(c) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, the term “including” means “including without limitation,” and article, section, subsection, schedule and exhibit references herein are references to articles, sections, subsections, schedules and exhibits to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d) The following terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof are used herein as so defined: Accounts, Certificated Securities, Chattel Paper, Control, Documents, Equipment, Financial Assets, Funds-Transfer system, General Intangibles, Indorse and Indorsed, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Proceeds, Securities Accounts, Securities Intermediary, Security Certificates, Security Entitlements, Security Interest and Uncertificated Securities.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, on each Measurement Date, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to re-determine the status of each Eligible Collateral Obligation as of such calculation date and to provide notice of any change in the status of any Eligible Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Agent and, as a consequence thereof, (A) Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date and (B) Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on a prior Measurement Date may, upon receipt of a related Asset Approval NoticeRequest, be included in the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date.

 

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(f) Unless otherwise specified, each reference in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document to a Transaction Document shall mean such Transaction Document as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents.

(g) All calculations required to be made hereunder with respect to the Collateral Obligations and the Borrowing Base (including, without limitation, to determine whether an Unmatured Facility Termination Event or Facility Termination Event shall have occurred) shall be made on a trade date basis and after giving effect to (x) all purchases or sales to be entered into on such trade date and (y) all Advances requested to be made on such trade date plus the balance of all unfunded Advances to be made in connection with the Borrower’s purchase of previously requested (and approved) Collateral Obligations.

(h) For all purposes under this Agreement, “knowledge” shall mean actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each reference to notice being delivered to both the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent shall mean notice delivered by the applicable party to the Collateral Agent, who shall then promptly deliver notice to the Facility Agent; provided that each Advance Request and each voluntary prepayment notice shall be delivered by the Borrower to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Agent (in the manner and at the times specified in the relevant provisions of this Agreement), and, in doing so, the Borrower shall be entitled to rely solely on the information contained in the Note Register and on Annex A and shall have no liability for any errors or omissions in either thereof.

(j) Unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, if at any time any change in generally accepted accounting principles (including the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards) would affect the computation of any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, Borrower and Facility Agent shall negotiate in good faith to amend such covenant to preserve the original intent in light of such change; provided, that, until so amended, (i) such covenant shall continue to be computed in accordance with the application of generally accepted accounting principles prior to such change and (ii) Borrower shall provide to the Facility Agent a written reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, between calculations of such covenant made before and after giving effect to such change in generally accepted accounting principles.

ARTICLE II

THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES

Section 2.1 Advances. (a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Lender Group hereby agrees to make advances to or on behalf of the Borrower (individually, an “Advance” and collectively the “Advances”) from time to time on any date (each such date on which an Advance is made, an “Advance Date”) during the period from the

 

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deemed to have denied such Extension Request. No request by the Borrower to extend the Revolving Period shall be considered an “Extension Request” if such request is conditioned on an amendment to any other provision of the Transaction Documents.

Section 2.7 Calculation of Discount Factor.

(a) In connection with the purchase of each Collateral Obligation and prior to such Collateral Obligation being purchased by the Borrower and included in the Collateral, the Facility Agent will assign (in its sole discretion) a Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation.

(b) If, but only if, a Revaluation Event occurs with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation may be amended by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion. The Facility Agent will provide written notice of the revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Servicer. The Collateral Agent shall forward a copy of such notice to each Agent. To the extent the Servicer has actual knowledge or, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instruments, has received notice of any Revaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Servicer shall give prompt notice thereof to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent (but, in any event, not longer than two Business Days after it receives notice or gains actual knowledge thereof). The Collateral Agent shall forward a copy of such notice to each Agent.

(c) The Facility Agent will provide written notice of each revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Servicer, each Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Section 2.8 Increase in Facility Amount. The Borrower may, with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (which consent may be conditioned on one or more conditions precedent in its sole discretion), (i) within three (3) months of the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date, increase the Commitment of the existing Lender Groups (pro rata), (ii to an aggregate Facility Amount of $250,000,000, (ii) increase the Commitment of the existing Lender Groups (pro rata), (iii) add additional Lender Group and/or (iiiiv) increase the Commitment of any Lender Group, in each case which shall increase the Facility Amount by the amount of the Commitment of each such existing or additional Lender Group; provided, that after giving effect to the increase described above in clause (i), (ii), (iii) and (iiiiv ), in no event shall the aggregate Commitment exceed $1,000,000,000.

ARTICLE III

YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, ETC.

Section 3.1 Yield and Undrawn Fee. (a) The Borrower hereby promises to pay, on the dates specified in Section 3.2, Yield on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance (or each portion thereof) for the period commencing on the applicable Advance Date until such Advance is paid in full. No provision of this Agreement or the Notes shall require the payment or permit the collection of Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law.

 

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on such Funding Date, demonstrating that (i) with respect to each Advance, all of the Collateral Quality Tests are satisfied or, if not satisfied, maintained or improved, and the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied; and the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied, or (ii) with respect to each Reinvestment, (A)(1) after the first 120 days and before the end of the Ramp-up Periodprior to the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date, the Diversity Score is at least 6 and (2) after the Ramp-up PeriodOmnibus Amendment Effective Date, the Diversity Score is at least 8 and (B) each other Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or, if not satisfied, maintained or improved, and the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no Diversity Score requirement for the first 120 days after the Effective Date;

(g) Hedging Agreements. The Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders, that the Borrower has entered into Hedging Agreements to the extent required by, and satisfying the requirements of, Section 10.6;

(h) Facility Agent Approval. In connection with the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation by the Borrower, or the incremental pledge of any Collateral Obligation owned by the Borrower, (1) the Borrower shall have received a copy of an Asset Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation from the Facility Agent (who shall forward a copy to the Collateral Agent, who shall forward a copy to each Agent) and (2) the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall have given electronic notice back to the Facility Agent that it acknowledges and agrees to the terms set forth in the related Asset Approval Notice;

(i) Permitted Use. The proceeds of any Advance will be used solely by the Borrower for general corporate purposes consistent with the terms hereof, which, for the avoidance of doubt, include dividends and distributions to the Equityholder permitted pursuant to Section 10.16, or to acquire Collateral Obligations as identified on the applicable Asset Approval Request or to satisfy any unfunded commitments in connection with any Variable Funding Asset;

(j) Appraised Value. In connection with the acquisition of each Asset Based Loan and within the time periods set forth below, the Borrower or the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall have retained or shall have caused the Obligor to retain an Approved Valuation Firm to calculate the Appraised Value of (A) with respect to any such Collateral Obligation that has intellectual property, equipment or real property, as the case may be, in its borrowing base, the collateral securing such Collateral Obligation within twelve (12) months prior to the acquisition of such Collateral Obligation and inclusion into the Collateral and (B) with respect to all other Asset Based Loans, the collateral securing such Collateral Obligation within six (6) months prior to the acquisition of such Collateral Obligation and inclusion into the Collateral. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to report the Approved Valuation Firm, appraisal metric and Appraised Value for such Collateral Obligation to the Facility Agent (with a copy to each Agent) in the Advance Request or Reinvestment Request, as applicable, related to such Collateral Obligation; and

 

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(k) Borrower’s Certification. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent an Officer’s Certificate (which may be included as part of the Advance Request or Reinvestment Request) dated the date of such occur an event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA, or fail to make any required contributions or payments of withdrawal liability to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).

(f) Performance and Compliance with Collateral. The Servicer will exercise its rights hereunder in order to permit the Borrower to duly fulfill and comply with all obligations on the part of the Borrower to be fulfilled or complied with under or in connection with each item of Collateral in all material respects and will take all necessary action to preserve the first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral and shall comply with the Servicing Standard in all material respects with respect to all Collateral Obligations; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.6(f) shall require the Servicer to exercise a standard of care with respect to the Collateral and the Collateral Obligations that is greater than that which is required by the Servicing Standard.

(g) Liens. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its rights under any of the Transaction Documents, whether with respect to the Collateral Obligations or any other Collateral other than Permitted Liens.

(h) Servicer Obligations. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to (i) agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification of any Transaction Document to which it is a party and to which the Facility Agent is not a party without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, (ii) agree or permit the Borrower to agree to a Material Modification with respect to any Collateral Obligation without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, (iii) interpose any claims, offsets or defenses it may have as against the Borrower as a defense to its performance of its obligations in favor of any Affected Person hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents or (iv) change its fiscal year so that the reports described in Section 7.6(i) would be delivered to the Facility Agent and each Agent less frequently than every 12 months.

(i) Financial Reports. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Facility Agent and each Agent:

(i) as soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Equityholder, a copy of the audited consolidated and unaudited consolidating balance sheet of the Equityholder and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income for such year, and the related consolidated statements of changes in net assets and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year; provided, that the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i) which are made available via EDGAR, or any successor system of the Commission, in the Equityholder’s annual report on Form 10-K, shall be deemed delivered to the Facility Agent and each Agent on the date such documents are made so available; provided that the first set of financial reports shall be received by the end of November 2018; and

 

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Subject to the other provisions hereof, the Collateral Agent shall have sole Control (within the meaning of the UCC) over each Account and each such investment and the income thereon, and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment, if any, shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent or its agent, together with each document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Collateral Agent in a manner that complies with this Section 8.1. All interest, dividends, gains upon sale and other income from, or earnings on, investments of funds in the Accounts shall be deposited or transferred to the Collection Account and distributed pursuant to Section 8.3(a).

(d) The Equityholder may, from time to time in its sole discretion (x) deposit amounts into the Principal Collection Account and/or (y) transfer Eligible Collateral Obligations as equity contributions to the Borrower. All such amounts will be included in each applicable compliance calculation under this Agreement, including, without limitation, calculation of the Borrowing Base and the Minimum Equity Condition.

Section 8.2 Excluded Amounts. The Borrower may cause the Servicer to direct the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary to withdraw from the applicable Account and pay to the Person entitled thereto any amounts credited thereto constituting Excluded Amounts if the Servicer has, prior to such withdrawal and consent, delivered to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent a report setting forth the calculation of such Excluded Amounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, which report shall include a brief description of the facts and circumstances supporting such request and designate a date for the payment of such reimbursement, which date shall not be earlier than two (2) Business Days following delivery of such notice.

Section 8.3 Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Collateral Agent shall distribute from the Collection Account, in accordance with the applicable Monthly Report prepared by the Collateral Agent and approved by the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 8.5, the Amount Available for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(i) From the Interest Collection Account, the Amount Available constituting Interest Collections for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(A) FIRST, to the payment of taxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any, which expenses shall not exceed $50,000 on any Distribution Date;

(B) SECOND, to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian, any accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses for the related Collection Period pursuant to the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, which expenses shall not exceed the amount of the Capped Fees/Expenses;

(C) THIRD, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Primary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period;

 

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(D) FOURTH, pro rata, based on the amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(D), (A) to the Lenders, an amount equal to the Yield on the Advances accrued during the Accrual Period with respect to such Distribution Date (and any Yield with respect to any prior Accrual Period to the extent not paid on a prior Distribution Date), (B) to the Facility Agent and the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders, all accrued and unpaid Fees due to the Lenders, the Agents and the Facility Agent and (C) to the Hedge Counterparties, any amounts owed for the current and prior Distribution Dates to the Hedge Counterparties under Hedging Agreements (other than Hedge Breakage Costs), together with interest accrued thereon;

(E) FIFTH, during the Revolving Period, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amount of the outstanding Advances (1) in the amount necessary to reduce the Advances outstanding to an amount not to exceed the lower of the Borrowing Base and the Maximum Availability and (2) if either (or both of) the Minimum Diversity Test or the Minimum Equity TestCondition is not satisfied on such Distribution Date, in the amount necessary to reduce the Advances outstanding to zero;

(F) SIXTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, first (1) if a Revaluation Diversion Event has occurred, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Advances outstanding in the amount necessary to reduce the Advances outstanding to zero and second (2) to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Advances outstanding, in an amount equal to all remaining Amount Available constituting Interest Collections; provided that all Interest Collections shall be released to the Borrower in full so long as the Diversity Score is greater than 10;

(G) SEVENTH, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Secondary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period, as well as any expenses of the Servicer or other amounts owing to the Servicer;

(H) EIGHTH, pro rata based on amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(H), to the Hedge Counterparties, any unpaid Hedge Breakage Costs, together with interest accrued thereon;

(I) NINTH, to any Affected Persons, any Increased Costs then due and owing;

(J) TENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(A) above, to the payment of taxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any;

 

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required by Section 3.4 for part (d) of Exhibit D for such Monthly Report on which the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely. The Facility AgentServicer shall review and verify the contents of the aforesaid reports (including the Monthly Report), instructions, statements and certificates. Upon receipt of approval from the Facility AgentServicer, such reports, instructions, statements and certificates shall be executed by the Borrower and the Servicer and, in the case of the Monthly Report, the Collateral Agent shall make the distributions required by Section 8.3 pursuant to such Monthly Report.

ARTICLE IX

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

In order to induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Agreement and, in the case of the Lenders, to make Advances hereunder, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Facility Agent, the Agents and the Lenders as to itself, as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date, as follows:

Section 9.1 Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted. It had at all relevant times and now has, power, authority and legal right (x) to acquire and own the Collateral Obligations and its interest in the Related Security, and to grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the Collateral Obligations and the Related Security and the other Collateral and (y) to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 9.2 Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals and made all necessary filings and registrations in all jurisdictions, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.3 Power and Authority. It has the power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; has full power, authority and legal right to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral Obligations and the other Collateral and has duly authorized such grant by all necessary action.

Section 9.4 Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (C) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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Borrower (i) will not furnish (and has not furnished) any such information to any Lender, the Collateral Agent, any Agent or the Facility Agent in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby that it knows (or knew) to be incorrect at the time such information is (or was) furnished in any material respect and (ii) has informed (or will inform) the applicable Lender, the Collateral Agent, the applicable Agent or the Facility Agent, as applicable, of any such information which it found to be incorrect in any material respect after such information was furnished.

Section 9.15 Bulk Sales. The grant of the security interest in the Collateral by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, is in the ordinary course of business for the Borrower and is not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

Section 9.16 Collateral. Except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement, no item of Collateral has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Borrower to any Person.

Section 9.17 Selection Procedures. In selecting the Collateral Obligations hereunder and for Affiliates of the Borrower, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of any Agent or Lender.

Section 9.18 Indebtedness. The Borrower has no Indebtedness or other indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (i) Indebtedness incurred under the terms of the Transaction Documents and (ii) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to certain ordinary business expenses arising pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

Section 9.19 No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature adversely affects the Borrower’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party.

Section 9.20 No Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries.

Section 9.21 ERISA ComplianceMatters. It has no benefit plans subject to ERISA. It is not a Benefit Plan Investor.

Section 9.22 Investment Company Status. It is not an “investment company” as such term is defined in the 1940 Act.

Section 9.23 Set-Off, Etc. No Collateral Obligation has been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set-off or modified by the Borrower or the Obligor thereof, and no Collateral is subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, deduction, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning the Collateral or otherwise, by the Borrower or the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, pursuant to the Transaction Documents and for amendments, extensions and modifications, if any, to such Collateral otherwise permitted hereby.

 

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Section 9.24 Collections. The Borrower acknowledges that all Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Collateral pledged hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 10.10.

Section 9.25 Value Given. The Borrower has given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value to the Equityholder (including, for this purpose, equity of the Borrower) or the applicable third party seller in exchange for the purchase of the Collateral Obligations (or any number of them). No such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt and no such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of the Bankruptcy Code.

Section 9.26 Regulatory Compliance. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined in Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) of the FRS Board)Margin Stock and none of the proceeds of the Advances will be used, directly or indirectly, for a purpose that violates Regulation T, Regulation U, Regulation X or any other regulation promulgated by the FRS Board from time to time.

Section 9.27 Separate Existence. The Borrower is operated as an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of any of its Affiliates or any Affiliates of the Servicer, and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Facility Agent, each of the Agents and each of the Lenders are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in reliance upon the Borrower’s identity as a separate legal entity. Since its formation, the Borrower has been (and will be) operated in such a manner as to comply with the covenants set forth in Section 10.5.

There is not now, nor will there be at any time in the future, any agreement or understanding between the Borrower and the Servicer (other than as expressly set forth herein and the other Transaction Documents) providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges.

Section 9.28 Transaction Documents. The Transaction Documents delivered to the Facility Agent represent all material agreements between the Equityholder, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other. Upon the purchase and/or contribution of each Collateral Obligation (or an interest in a Collateral Obligation) pursuant to the this Agreement or the Sale Agreement, the Borrower shall be the lawful owner of, and have good title to, such Collateral Obligation and all assets relating thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim; provided that, with respect to any Assigned Participation Interest purchased by the Borrower, the Borrower shall not be the record owner of the underlying Loan until the elevation of such Assigned Participation Interest. All such assets are transferred to the Borrower without recourse to the Equityholder except as described in the Sale Agreement. The purchases of such assets by the Borrower constitute valid and true sales for consideration (and not merely a pledge of such assets for security purposes) and the contributions of such assets received by the Borrower constitute valid and true transfers for consideration, each enforceable against creditors of the Equityholder, and no such assets shall constitute property of the Equityholder; provided that, with respect to any Assigned Participation Interest purchased by the Borrower, the Borrower shall not be the record owner of the underlying Loan until the elevation of such Assigned Participation Interest.

 

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Section 9.29 Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering. (a) Neither the Borrower nor any Affiliate, officer, employee or director, acting on behalf of the Borrower is (i) a country, territory, organization, person or entity named on anany sanctions list administered or imposed by the U.S. Government including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) list”) list, or any other list maintained for the purposes of sanctions enforcement by any of the United Nations, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury in the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, and any other country or multilateral organization (collectively, “Sanctions”), including but not limited to Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and the Crimea region in Ukraine (the “Sanctioned Countries”); (ii) a Person that resides or has a place of business in a country or territory named on such lists, is organized or located in any of the Sanctioned Countries or which is designated as a “Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction” by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, or whose subscription funds are transferred from or through such a jurisdiction or any Sanctioned Countries (a “Sanction Target”) or is owned 50% or more or otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly by, or acting on behalf of, one or more Person who is the subject or target of Sanctions; (iii) a “Foreign Shell Bank” within the meaning of the USA Patriot Act, i.e., a foreign bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not affiliated with a bank that has a physical presence and an acceptable level of regulation and supervision; or (iv) a person or entity that resides in or is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction designated by the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Sections 311 or 312 of the USA Patriot Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering concerns. The Borrower is in compliance with (a) all applicable OFAC rules and regulations and also in, (b) all United States of America, United Kingdom, United Nations, European Union, German, Canadian, Australian and all other sanctions, embargos and trade restrictions that the Borrower or any of its Affiliates is subject and (c) the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. In addition, the described purpose does not include any kind of activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that is subject to or the target of any sanctions administered by the U.S. Government, OFAC, the United Kingdom, the European Union or the United Nations Security Council (including the Sanctioned Countries) and does not involve commodities or services of a Sanctioned Country origin or shipped to, through or from a Sanctioned Country, or on vessels or aircrafts owned or registered by a Sanctioned Country, or financed or subsidized any of the foregoing.

(b) The Borrower has complied, in all material respects, with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”).

Section  9.30 Anti-Bribery and Corruption. (a) Neither the Borrower nor, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, or anyone acting on behalf of the Borrower has engaged in any activity, or will take any action, directly or indirectly, which would breach applicable anti-bribery and corruption laws and regulations, including but not limited to the US Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act 1977, as amended, and the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom (the “Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws”).

 

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(b) The Borrower has instituted and maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote continued compliance with all applicable provisions of the USA Patriot ActAnti-Bribery and Corruption Laws.

(c) The Borrower will not directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly use, lend or contribute the proceeds of the Advances for any purpose that would breach the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws.

Section  9.31 EEA Financial Institution. The Borrower is not an EEA Financial Institution.

Section  9.32 Volcker Rule. To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge and belief, the Advances do not constitute an “ownership interest” in the Borrower for purposes of the Volcker Rule.

Section  9.33 AIFMD. The Borrower is not (i) an AIFM or (ii) an AIF managed by an AIFM (as such term is defined in the AIFMD) required to be authorized or registered in accordance with AIFMD.

Section  9.34 Section 9.30 Similar Law. The Borrower is not a plan subject to any Similar Law or an entity subject to any Similar Law by reason of the investment in the Borrower of one or more “governmental plans” (as defined by Section 3(3332) of ERISA) or other plans or during any period that the assets, properties or revenues of the Borrower are subject to any Similar Law, by reason of the investment in the Borrower of one or more “governmental plans” (as defined by Section  3(3332 ) of ERISA) or other plans, neither the entering into and performance of the Agreement nor any other transactions entered into under the Transaction Documents will constitute or result in a violation of any Similar Law. The representations in this Section  9.309.34 shall be deemed repeated on each day that an Obligation is outstanding.

ARTICLE X

COVENANTS

From the date hereof until the first day following the Facility Termination Date on which all Obligations shall have been finally and fully paid and performed (other than as expressly survive the termination of this Agreement), the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Lenders, the Agents and the Facility Agent that:

Section 10.1 Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties. (a) At or prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have filed or caused to be filed a UCC-1 financing statement, naming the Borrower as debtor, naming the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) as secured party and describing the Collateral, with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. From time to time thereafter, the Borrower shall file such financing statements and cause to be filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the Collateral Agent in favor of the Secured Parties under this Agreement in the Collateral and in

 

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Section 10.4 Reporting Requirements. The Borrower shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Agent:

(a) as soon as possible and in any event within three Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall have knowledge of the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default, the statement of an Executive Officer of the Borrower setting forth complete details of such event and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto;

(b) promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral Obligations or the Related Security, the other Collateral or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower as such Person may, from time to time, reasonably request; and

(c) promptly, in reasonable detail, (i) of any Adverse Claim known to it that is made or asserted against any of the Collateral and (ii) any Material Modification; and

(d) promptly following any request therefor, the Borrower shall deliver to the Facility Agent information and documentation reasonably requested by the Facility Agent for purposes of compliance with its Beneficial Ownership Certification.

Section 10.5 Separate Existence. (a) The Borrower shall at all times: (i) maintain at least one Independent Manager; (ii) maintain its own separate books and records and bank accounts; (iii) hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate from any other Person; (iv) have a board of managers separate from that of any other Person; (v) file its own Tax returns, except to the extent that the Borrower is treated as a “disregarded entity” for Tax purposes and is not required to file Taxes under Applicable Law, and pay any Taxes so required to be paid under Applicable Law, except for those Taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which the Borrower has established proper reserves on its books in accordance with GAAP; (vi) not commingle its assets with assets of any other Person; (vii) conduct its business in its own name and strictly comply with all organizational formalities to maintain its separate existence; (viii) maintain separate financial statements; provided, however, that the Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate if (A) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of the Borrower from such Affiliate and to indicate that the Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person and (B) such assets shall also be listed on the Borrower’s own separate balance sheet (if the Borrower prepares its own separate balance sheet); (ix) pay its own liabilities only out of its own funds; (x) maintain an arm’s length relationship with the Equityholder and each of its other Affiliates; (xi) not hold out its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of others; (xii) allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with an Affiliate, including for shared office space; (xiii) use separate stationery, invoices and checks; (xiv) except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, not pledge its assets as security for the obligations of any other Person; (xv) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity; (xvi) maintain adequate capital in light of its

 

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(e) The Borrower shall notify the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer of such Person shall obtain knowledge that the senior unsecured debt rating of a Hedge Counterparty has been withdrawn or reduced by any Rating Agency.

(f) The Borrower may at any time obtain a Replacement Hedging Agreement with the consent (in its sole discretion) of the Facility Agent.

(g) The Borrower shall not agree to any amendment to any Hedging Agreement without the consent (in its sole discretion) of the Facility Agent.

(h) The Borrower shall notify the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall obtain actual knowledge of the transfer by the related Hedge Counterparty of any Hedging Agreement, or any interest or obligation thereunder.

(i) The Borrower, with the consent of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion, may sell all or a portion of the Hedging Agreements; provided, that no consent of the Facility Agent shall be required for the sale of all or a portion of any Hedging Agreement relating to Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations not counted as “excess” pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount.” The Borrower shall have the duty of obtaining a fair market value price for the sale of any Hedging Agreement, notifying the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent of prospective purchasers and bids, and selecting the purchaser of such Hedging Agreement. The Borrower and, at the Borrower’s request, the Collateral Agent, upon receipt of the purchase price in the Collection Account shall, with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, execute all documentation necessary to release the Lien of the Collateral Agent on such Hedging Agreement and proceeds thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Borrower may include in an Asset Approval Request provisions of Hedging Agreements applicable to such Collateral Obligation, and, if nothing to the contrary is included in the related Asset Approval NoticeRequest delivered to the Borrower by the Facility Agent, the provisions relating to Hedging Agreements in the Asset Approval Request shall control to the extent such provisions conflict with this Section 10.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.6, the parties hereto agree that should the Borrower fail to observe or perform any of its obligations under this Section 10.6 with respect to any Hedging Agreement, the sole result will be that the Collateral Obligation or Collateral Obligations that are the subject of such Hedging Agreement shall immediately cease to be Eligible Collateral Obligations for all purposes under this Agreement.

Section 10.7 Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower shall maintain at all times a positive Tangible Net Worth; provided that this Section 10.7 shall be deemed to be satisfied if the Minimum Equity Condition is satisfied as of such date of determination.

Section 10.8 Taxes. For U.S. federal income tax purpose, the Borrower will be an entity disregarded as separate from the Equityholder and the Equityholder or its parent will be demands and requests for information and reports or for action as the Borrower is entitled to make thereunder.

 

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Section 10.18 Material Modifications. The Borrower shall not consent to a Material Modification with respect to any Collateral Obligation without the express written consent of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion).

Section 10.19 Further Assurances; Financing Statements. (a) The Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent (acting at the request of the Facility Agent), it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all reasonable further action, that is necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the assignments and security interests granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement or to enable the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower authorizes the filing of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices as may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Facility Agent’s request) may reasonably request to protect and preserve the assignments and security interests granted by this Agreement. Such financing statements filed against the Borrower may describe the Collateral in the same manner specified in Section 12.1 or in any other manner as the Facility Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to ensure the perfection of such security interest (without disclosing the names of, or any information relating to, the Obligors thereunder), including describing such property as all assets or all personal property of the Borrower whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

(b) The Borrower and each Secured Party hereby severally authorize the Collateral Agent, upon receipt of written direction from the Facility Agent, to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to all or any part of the Collateral.

(c) It shall furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Facility Agent from time to time such statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Related Security and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Facility Agent’s request) or the Facility Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

Section 10.20 Obligor Payment Instructions. (a) The Borrower acknowledges that the power of attorney granted in Section 13.10 to the Collateral Agent permits the Collateral Agent to send (at the Facility Agent’s written direction after the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event) Obligor notification forms to give notice to the Obligors of the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral and the obligation to make payments to an Account as directed by the Collateral Agent (at the written direction of the Facility Agent).

(b) The Borrower shall deliver the following: (i) all Asset Approval Requests to lenderfinance_collatreview@list.db.com, (ii) Monthly Reports delivered in connection with Section 8.5 to csg.india@db.com, abs.conduits@db.com, dbinvestor@list.db.com, amit.patel@db.com, james.kwak@db.com, thorben.wedderien@db.com and andrew.goldsmith@db.com, (iii) requests or notices delivered in accordance with Sections 2.2,

 

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2.4 or 8.3(b), to abs.conduits@db.com, lenderfinance_collatreview@list.db.com, amit.patel@db.com, james.kwak@db.com, thorben.wedderien@db.com and andrew.goldsmith@db.com and (iv) obligor reports delivered in connection with Section 7.6(j) to gcrt.ratingrequests@db.com and lenderfinance_collatreview@list.db.com; provided that any document delivered pursuant to this Section 10.20 shall be deemed as delivered if it is posted to an electronic system agreed upon between the Borrower and Facility Agent.

Section 10.21 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. The Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall deliver to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Facility Agent at the following e-mail addresses (for electronic copies): amit.patel@db.com, josh.buckman@db.com and james.kwak@db.com, and a copy to each Agent) the Collateral Obligation Files identified on the related Document Checklist promptly upon receipt but in no event later than five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date; provided that any file stamped document included in any Collateral Obligation File shall be delivered as soon as they are reasonably available (even if not within five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date).

(b) The Borrower shall deliver the following: (i) all Asset Approval Requests to lenderfinance_collatreview@list.db.com, (ii) Monthly Reports delivered in connection with Section 8.5 to csg.india@db.com, abs.conduits@db.com, dbinvestor@list.db.com, amit.patel@db.com, james.kwak@db.com, erica.flor@db.com and andrew.goldsmith@db.com, (iii) requests or notices delivered in accordance with Sections 2.2, 2.4 or 8.3(b), to abs.conduits@db.com, lenderfinance_collatreview@list.db.com, amit.patel@db.com, james.kwak@db.com, erica.flor@db.com and andrew.goldsmith@db.com and (iv) obligor reports delivered in connection with Section 7.6(j) to gcrt.ratingrequests@db.com and lenderfinance_collatreview@list.db.com.

Section 10.22 Beneficial Ownership Certification. Promptly following any request therefor, the Borrower shall deliver to the Facility Agent information and documentation reasonably requested by the Facility Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, including any Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.

Section 10.23 Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates. Other than pursuant to the Sale Agreement, the Borrower shall not purchase any asset from the Equityholder or the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Servicer; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may purchase assets from GSO Holding I L.L.C. or any Affiliate thereof (other than the Equityholder or the Servicer) pursuant to an agreement other than the Sale Agreement, provided such purchase reflects arm’s length market terms.

Section  10.24 ERISA. The Borrower shall not become a Benefit Plan Investor at any time while any Obligations are outstanding.

Section  10.25 Policies and Procedures for Sanctions. The Borrower has instituted and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with Sanctions.

 

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Section  10.26 Compliance with Sanctions. The Borrower shall not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Advances, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture, partner or other Person or entity, to fund or facilitate (i) any activities of or business with any Sanction Target, (ii) any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that would result in a violation by any Person of Sanctions.

Section 10.27 Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering. The Borrower shall comply in all material respects with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws and shall provide notice to the Facility Agent, within five (5) Business Days, of the Borrower’s receipt of any Anti-Money Laundering Law regulatory notice or action involving the Borrower.

ARTICLE XI

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank National Association is hereby appointed as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof. The Secured Parties hereby appoint the Collateral Agent to act exclusively as the agent for purposes of perfection of a security interest in the Collateral and Collateral Agent of the Secured Parties to act as specified herein and in the other Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party.

Section 11.2 Monthly Reports. The Collateral Agent shall prepare the Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.5 and distribute funds in accordance with such Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.3.

Section 11.3 Collateral Administration. The Collateral Agent shall maintain a database of certain characteristics of the Collateral on an ongoing basis, and provide to the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent and the Agents certain reports, schedules and calculations, all as more particularly described in this Section 11.3, based upon information and data received from the Borrower and/or the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.8 or from the Agents and/or the Facility Agent.

(a) In connection therewith, the Collateral Agent shall:

(i) within 15 days after the Effective Date, create a Collateral database with respect to the Collateral that has been pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties from time to time, comprised of the Collateral Obligations credited to the Accounts from time to time and Permitted Investments in which amounts held in the Accounts may be invested from time to time, as provided in this Agreement (the “Collateral Database”);

(ii) update the Collateral Database on a periodic basis for changes and to reflect the sale or other disposition of assets included in the Collateral and any additional Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent from time to time, in each case based upon, and to the extent of, information furnished to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower, the

 

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Obligations sold pursuant to Section 7.10, (ii) any Related Security identified by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) to the Collateral Agent so long as the Facility Termination Date has not occurred or (iii) Repurchased Collateral Obligations or Substituted Collateral Obligation pursuant to Section 7.12.

In connection with the release of a Lien on any Collateral permitted pursuant to this Section 12.3 and conducted in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry standards and practices (including the use of escrows), the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will, at the sole expense of the Borrower, execute and deliver to the Borrower any assignments, bills of sale, termination statements and any other releases and instruments as the Borrower may reasonably request in order to effect the release and transfer of such Collateral; provided, that the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to any such Collateral in connection with such sale or transfer and assignment.

ARTICLE XIII

FACILITY TERMINATION EVENTS

Section 13.1 Facility Termination Events. Each of the following shall constitute a Facility Termination Event under this Agreement:

(a) any default in the payment when due of (i) any principal of any Advance or (ii) any other amount payable by the Borrower or the Servicer hereunder, including any Yield on any Advance, any Undrawn Fee or any other Fee, in each case, which default shall continue for two Business Days;

(b) the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, or any other Transaction Document on its part to be performed or observed and, except in the case of the covenants and agreements contained in Section 10.7, Section 10.9, Section 10.11 and, Section 10.16 and Section 10.24, as to each of which no grace period shall apply, any such failure shall remain unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Borrower or the Servicer, and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;

(c) any representation or warranty of the Borrower or the Servicer made or deemed to have been made hereunder or in any other Transaction Document or any other writing or certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Servicer to the Facility Agent, any Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including any Monthly Report) shall prove to have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed to have been made and the same continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (if such failure can be remedied) after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Borrower or the Servicer, and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof; provided, that no breach shall be deemed to occur hereunder in respect of any representation or warranty relating to the “eligibility” of any Collateral Obligation if the Borrower complies with its obligations in Section 7.12 with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

 

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(d) an Insolvency Event shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to either the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder;

(e) the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunder exceeds the Borrowing Base and such condition continues unremedied for (x) two consecutive Business Days or (y) if an Equity Cure Notice was delivered with respect to such event, twelve (12) consecutive Business Days;

(f) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any of the assets of the Borrower (other than a Permitted Lien), or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA with regardrespect to any of the assets of the Borrower;

(g) (i) any Transaction Document or any lien or security interest granted thereunder by the Borrower shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in material part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrower; or (ii) the Borrower or the Servicer or any other party shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Transaction Document; or (iii) any security interest securing any Obligation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a perfected first priority security interest (except, as to priority, for Permitted Liens) against the Borrower;

(h) a Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing past any applicable notice or cure period provided in the definition thereof;

(i) the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 or greater (or in the case of the Servicer $5,000,000 or greater), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, or any other event, shall occur and such default or event shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any early amortization event, pay out event or other similar event (other than as a result of a voluntary prepayment) shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness if the effect of such event is to cause the principal of such Indebtedness to be amortized on an accelerated basis;

 

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ARTICLE XV

ASSIGNMENTS

Section 15.1 Restrictions on Assignments. Except as specifically provided herein, the Borrower may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent and the Majority Lenders in their respective sole discretion and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 15.1 shall be null and void.

Section 15.2 Documentation. In connection with any permitted assignment, each Lender shall deliver to each assignee an assignment, in such form as such Lender and the related assignee may agree, duly executed by such Lender assigning any such rights, obligations, Advance or Note to the assignee; and such Lender shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that the assignee may reasonably request, in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the assignee’s right, title and interest in and to the items assigned, and to enable the assignee to exercise or enforce any rights hereunder or under the Notes evidencing such Advance.

Section 15.3 Rights of Assignee. Upon the foreclosure of any assignment of any Advances made for security purposes, or upon any other assignment of any Advance from any Lender pursuant to this Article XV, the respective assignee receiving such assignment shall have all of the rights of such Lender hereunder with respect to such Advances and all references to the Lender or Lenders in Sections 4.3 or 5.1 shall be deemed to apply to such assignee.

Section 15.4 Assignment by Lenders. So long as no Facility Termination Event or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender may make any assignment, and no such assignment shall be permitted, other than any proposed assignment (i) to an Affiliate of such Lender, (ii) to another Lender hereunder or (iii) if (x) such Lender makes a reasonable determination that its ownership of any of its rights or obligations hereunder (and under other similar facilities (if any) held by such Lender) is prohibited by the Volcker Rule and (y) to the extent such Lender is permitted by the applicable documentation, such Lender is making commercially reasonable efforts to assign its interest in other similar facilities in a manner similar to such proposed assignment, to any Person other than a Competitor, without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent, if such assignment is to a Person other than a Competitor, shall not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that the Lenders shall not assign any interest in, or sell a participation in any Advance (or portion thereof) or its Commitment (or any portion thereof), to the Equityholder or any Affiliate of the Equityholder. Each Lender shall endorse the Notes to reflect any assignments made pursuant to this Article XV or otherwise.

Section 15.5 Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange. (a) The Facility Agent, acting solely for this purpose agent for the Borrower (and, in such capacity, the “Note Registrar”), shall maintain a register for the recordation of the name and address of each Lender (including any assignees), and the principal amounts (and stated interest) owing to such Lender

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

   Commitment         

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch

   $ 150,000,000        200,000,000  
     

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX B


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Omnibus Amendment, dated as of September 9, 2019

 

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
TO
LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 11, 2018
(GSO DOWNING STREET LLC)

 

EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A

   Form of Note

EXHIBIT B

   Audit Standards

EXHIBIT C-1

   Form of Advance Request

EXHIBIT C-2

   Form of Reinvestment Request

EXHIBIT C-3

   Form of Electronic Asset Approval Request

EXHIBIT C-4

   Form of Electronic Asset Approval Notice

EXHIBIT D

   Form of Monthly Report

EXHIBIT E

   Form of Approval NoticeReserved

EXHIBIT F-1

   Reserved

EXHIBIT F-2

   Request for Release and Receipt

EXHIBIT F-3

   Request for Release of Request for Release and Receipt

EXHIBIT G-1

   U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lender - non-Partnerships)

EXHIBIT G-2

   U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participant -
   non-Partnerships)

EXHIBIT G-3

   U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants - Partnerships)

EXHIBIT G-4

   U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders - Partnerships)

EXHIBIT H

   Schedule of Collateral Obligations Certification

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

   Diversity Score Calculation

SCHEDULE 2

   Moody’s Industry Classification Group List

SCHEDULE 3

   Collateral Obligations


EXHIBIT B

AUDIT STANDARDS

 

1.

Collateral Asset Monitoring

 

1.

On a semi-annual basis, select a random sample size of 15 credit files (15 separate obligors including the 5 largest loans) from the three most recent month-end loan tapes supporting the three most recent Monthly Reports. Attempt to select items not previously tested. Test that the data reported on the loan tape agrees to the following source documentation: public information (i.e. Bloomberg), information included within the credit files (i.e. contracts) and, the system of record. This data should at a minimum include:

 

   

Loan balance

 

   

Ownership %

 

   

Tranche size

 

   

Purchase price of assets if lower than par

 

   

Confirm each loan is current on interest and principal

 

   

Note any covenant breaches

 

   

Loan Type and Lien position (including any synthetic tranching updates or information)

 

   

Maturity Date

 

 

Sale date

 

 

Sale settlement date

 

 

Trade date

 

 

Trade settlement date

 

   

Pricing (floating / fixed)

 

   

LIBOR / Prime floor

 

   

Current Cash Pay %

 

   

Date of Financials used for financial metrics

 

   

Last 12 months EBITDA

 

   

Debt/EBITDA

 

 

Leverage Multiple

 

 

Net Senior Secured Leverage Multiple / Net Leverage Multiple through tranche

 

   

Haircuts (if any)

 

   

Material modifications to ensure no such events occurred

 

 

Loans with Revolvers (outside of our deal) that are held by any Affiliate of the Borrower, Equityholder or Servicer are in good standing

 

 

Revaluation Events

 

 

Industry

 

 

Permitted Working Capital Liens

 

 

Settlement date (test against assignment and assumption agreement, ideally the assignment would be received directly from the custodian)

For each of the 15 eligible sample items above, review the related Electronic Asset Approval Request to note each sample item accurately reflects the contents of the related Electronic Asset Approval Request (note this is a recent change by Deutsche Bank to not require asset approval forms and the transaction documents may not yet reflect this change in the asset approval process).


2.

For each of the 15 eligible sample items above, discuss with management and include in your report the source of management’s pricing. Review the most recent support on file for pricing and confirm it agrees with management’s explanation.

 

3.

Document each position that has been added to the facility as of [date] for which the position has not yet settled. For each position which is greater than 60 days from the trade date, ask Management to provide an explanation as to why it has not settled and a copy of the related trade ticket/assignment and assumption agreement. Attach the trade ticket/assignment and assumption agreement as an attachment to the report.

 

4.

Summarize the process by which how quickly financial information on the underlying positions (once received by the Servicer from the underlying borrower), is being updated into the data tape and included in the borrowing base calculation. Comment for the sample items tested above what the average lag time was.

 

2.

Cash Procedures

 

a.

Request the Servicer to (i) summarize the cash collection for receipts of principal and interest and reconciliation process and (ii) identify the bank accounts currently utilized, account signatories, flows and reconciliations. Note the account number and name on key bank accounts and review a recent bank statement/GL reconciliation on each account, recording any large or unreconciled variances. Compare number of and name on bank accounts to that in the transaction documents and that account is subject to a control agreement that is part of the security package for this transaction. Document in your report if the accounts utilized are in agreement with those outlined in the legal agreements.

 

b.

Include in the report a summary of the process whereby the company receives payments (noting various types) and discuss how quickly payments are posted to the system of record and bank account. Is there any unapplied cash as of any month-end? Are there any deposits other than collections on Collateral Obligations that flow through these accounts? If so, what are the reasons?

 

c.

For each of the loans tested in Scope Step 1 above, obtain support for the most recent payment (i.e. check copy, wire copy, etc.) and tie this payment to:

 

   

Deposit on the Bank statements

 

   

Underlying accounts and system of record of the Servicer

 

   

Servicer credit file (to confirm proper payment amount)

Note how timely payments are posted in the system of record and deposited at the bank. Document the lag time from initial deposit to transfer into the SPV collection account. Are the payments transferred in accordance with the requirements outlined in the transaction documents?


d.

Discuss the process for funding the Collateral Obligations with the Lender, Collateral Agent and Borrower. Understand the timing from when the Lender makes an Advance to fund Collateral Obligations to when the collateral settles. Note who instructs the Collateral Agent on how to use the Advance and if there is any control in place for how the Advance is used (i.e. only to settle collateral).

 

 

If the Borrowing Base is on a trade date basis per Scope Step 4a., select the five most recent Lender Advances since the inception of the facility. Obtain the applicable Advance Requests from the Borrower or the Lender. Obtain disbursement instructions from the Borrower to the Collateral Agent on how to use the Advance and obtain the disbursement wire confirmations from the Collateral Agent.

 

  i.

Review the Agreement and determine what the Borrower is allowed to use fundings for, note in the report. Note how the Borrower used the funds, detailing each Collateral Obligation that the funds were used to settle. Note if each obligation was approved by the Lender by obtaining the form of Approval Notice.

 

  1.

If the Advance is used for anything besides settling collateral, highlight it in the report and provide a detailed description of what it was used for and if it is allowed per the Agreement.

 

  ii.

Calculate the lag from the Advance request to the Advance funding and the lag from the Advance funding to the date each Collateral Obligation settled. Highlight any instances where the lag from the Advance funding to Collateral Obligation settling is more than two business days.

 

  iii.

Review the wire confirmations from the Collateral Agent to ensure the funds were used for their intended purposes.

 

e.

From the Collateral Agent, obtain a list of the documents they received prior to wire disbursement. If applicable, note specifically if the executed assignment and assumption agreement was received prior to the wire disbursement. If applicable, review the executed assignment and assumption agreement noting if the execution date was prior to or same day as the disbursement date.

 

3.

Custodian Reconciliation

 

a.

Request the Servicer to facilitate a request to the Collateral CustodianAgent (U.S. Bank National Association) to prepare a custodian report that contains the following information (for the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral CustodianAgent’s reporting obligations in this regard shall be limited to providing the below information):

 

   

Amount Outstanding

 

   

Lien Position (seniority)

 

   

Participation Percentage

 

   

Borrower Name

 

   

Interest Rate (if applicable)

 

b.

Using the data tape referenced above, compare the information contained in the data tape to the information on the custodian report, documenting any exceptions and obtaining explanations from management for any exceptions.


c.

Review the Agreement to identify the documents the Collateral Custodian is required to hold (likely defined as Collateral Obligation File). If the Agreement does not list sufficient documents in your experience, recommend which documents should be included in the Agreement. Request the list of Collateral Obligation Files being held by the Collateral Custodian and any exception reports from the Collateral Custodian. Review the reports and note if there are any exceptions. Compare the documents listed on the list of Collateral Obligation Files being held by the Collateral Custodian to the types of documents listed per the Agreement and identify if the list of Collateral Obligation Files being held by the Collateral Custodian does not list the necessary documents. Discuss with the Collateral Custodian how often the list of Collateral Obligation Files being held by the Collateral Custodian and any exception reports (if applicable) are provided to DB and the Servicer. Whom at DB is receiving the reports?

 

d.

Discuss with the Servicer to find out if any positions are documented via physical notes. If so, confirm the Collateral Custodian is holding copies of all original physical notes. If the position is noteless, confirm with the Collateral Custodian (or via reporting from the Collateral Custodian) there is an executed assignment and assumption agreement in each loan file. Summarize the results in your report.

 

4.

Monthly Reconciliation Report

 

a.

Request a summary of the Servicer’s process and procedures for preparing each Monthly Report. Record information given on (i) source of information and (ii) calculation sources. Confirm that the calculations are correct and cut-off and reporting dates of the information recorded in the Monthly Reports are in accordance with the Agreement. Understand if the Borrowing Base is calculated based off Collateral Obligations that have been traded or settled and confirm this it is in accordance with the Agreement. If the Borrowing Base is on a trade date basis, ensure the Monthly Report is listing all Collateral Obligations that have yet to settle and the cost to settle them.

 

b.

Tie out of the [insert previous 3 months] Monthly Reports inputs to appropriate source documentation and the underlying Servicer’s system of record. These procedures should include arithmetical testing/accuracy, recalculation of ratios, and comparison to the legal Agreement for all sections of the Monthly Reports.

 

c.

Record the reconciliations made between the Servicer’s source systems and the Monthly Reports as of [insert previous three months] and summarize any differences noted. Request the Servicer to comment on the differences and record the findings.

 

5.

Treatment of the Borrower as a Special Purpose Entity

 

a.

Confirm the existence of a Certificate of Formation from Delaware in the name of the Borrower as well as an executed copy of the Limited Liability Company Agreement.

 

b.

Inquire to the Servicer of any amendments to the executed LLC Agreement and attach to the final report.


c.

Confirm the Borrower maintains a stand-alone bank account in its name.

 

d.

Obtain and read board resolutions since closing and document if the board resolutions do not support the treatment of the Borrower as a SPE.

 

e.

Obtain the current contact information, including name, address, phone number, and facsimile number, for the independent director of the Borrower and attach to the final report.

 

f.

Examine bank statements for all payments made to the independent director since closing, obtain invoices for payments, and document the dates for which the services were provided.

 

g.

Obtain and confirm the existence of a current Certificate of Good Standing for the Borrower.

 

6.

Maintenance of Legal Names and UCC

 

a.

Confirm with the Secretary of the State of Delaware that the legal entity name of GSO Downing Street LLC has not changed. Obtain and document the existence of valid UCCs as of the date of the consulting procedures that protect the Agent’s first priority perfected security interest. Document the UCC’s filing dates.

 

7.

Defaulted and Restructured Obligations

 

a.

Obtain a list of Defaulted Collateral Obligations since the Closing Date, and select the 5 largest Collateral Obligations (or all if less than 5) that are classified as such (“Defaulted Obligation”). Inquire of the Servicer and document the status of such obligations and steps the Servicer is taking to maximize recoveries and work out the account. The list from the Servicer shall indicate whether each such obligation is a bi-lateral (between the Borrower and the Obligor) or syndicated transaction, the involvement of the Borrower (sole lender, assignee, participant, agent, etc.) and what position, if any, the Borrower has taken in the relevant steering or creditors’ committees if applicable. For each of the selected Defaulted Collateral Obligations, obtain from the Servicer the Appraised Value and market value (as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard, “Market Value”). [If such carrying value is Market Value, obtain documentation regarding dealer quotes provided for such market values and reconcile the carrying value for each Defaulted Obligation to the methodology as prescribed in the definition of “Collateral Obligation Amount” in the Agreement.]

 

b.

Obtain from the Servicer a list of Collateral Obligations that experienced a Material Modification during ownership by the Borrower over the past 24 months. For the 5 largest (or all if less than 5) Collateral Obligations, obtain and document the explanation from the Servicer for the Material Modifications and note any non-compliance of periodic payments in accordance with the terms of the Material Modifications since the Material Modifications occurred.

 

c.

Obtain from the Servicer a list of Collateral Obligations that experienced a Revaluation Event during ownership by the Borrower since the transaction closed. For the five largest Revaluation Events that have occurred during the Review Period (or all if less than 5), obtain and document the explanation from the Servicer for the Revaluation Event and note what actions have been taken by the bank. Confirm the leverage multiple on which the obligation was initially approved into the facility by obtaining the form of Approval Notice and recalculate the current leverage multiple for each position.


EXHIBIT C-3

FORM OF ELECTRONIC ASSET APPROVAL REQUEST

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch

as Facility Agent

60 Wall StreetEmail: amit.patel@db.com, james.kwak@db.com,

New

York, NY 10005

Attention: Asset Finance Department

Fax: (212) 797-8160

lenderfinance_collateralreview@list.db.com

U.S. Bank National Association

Global Corporate Trust Services

One Federal Street, Third Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Attention: Lynora Caulfield

Ref: GSO Downing Street LLC

Telephone: (617) 603-6641

Facsimile: (855) 791-2099

Email: Lynora.caulfield@usbank.com

Each Agent at the electronic email address set forth in Annex A to the Loan Financing Agreement

            , 201_

RE: Asset Approval Request

Gentlemen and Ladies:

This Electronic Asset Approval Request is delivered to you via email pursuant to [Section 2.26.2(a)][Section 8.3(b)(i)]h) of the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Financing Agreement”), among GSO Downing Street LLC, as Borrower, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder, U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian, the Agents and Lenders from time to time parties thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Facility Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Financing Agreement.

The Borrower hereby requests that the Facility Agent deliver to the Borrower an Approval Notice in connection with this Asset Approval Request.


Attached hereto is a Schedule of Collateral Obligations setting forth information required in the Loan Financing Agreement with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be acquired by the Borrower on the [Advance Date][Reinvestment Date].

The proposed date of the acquisition of the Collateral Obligations to be acquired by the Borrower is [            ].

As of the date hereof, with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be acquired by the Borrower in connection herewith:

I. USE FOR ENTERPRISE VALUE LOANS

COLLATERAL OBLIGATION INFORMATION

Obligor Name

Domicile

Eligible Currency

Obligor EBITDA (including cash and non-cash adjustments)

Collateral Obligation rating

Pledged Amount

Purchase price

1.                                                                                                                                           the Original Leverage Multiple of each such Collateral Obligation is [            ];

 

  2.

[the Original Effective LTV of such Asset Based Loan is [            ];]

 

  3.

the applicable Eligible Jurisdiction is             ;

 

  4.

[(i) the Approved Valuation Firm is [            ], (ii) the Appraised Value is [            ] and (iii) the related appraisal metric is [            ]];

 

  5.

[(i) the determination of (A) the appraiser and (B) the required frequency of appraisals with respect to such Asset Based Loan is made by [            ] and (ii) the required frequency of appraisals is [            ]];

Loan Type (Lien Position)

Moody’s Industry Classification

6.                     the Servicer’s internal risk rating for each such Collateral Obligation is [            ], such rating being based on [include output and related calculations];Servicer’s internal risk rating


7.                     [add requested non-cash charges to be included in EBITDA for such Collateral Obligation].

[After giving effect to the [Advance][Reinvestment] and the Collateral Obligation(s) to be purchased by the Borrower with the [Advance][Reinvestment Amount], as calculated as of the [Advance Date][Reinvestment Date], the aggregate principal amount of all Advances shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the Facility Amount, and (b) the Borrowing Base.

By [its acceptance of the Advances][making the Reinvestment], the Borrower represents that the conditions described in Section 6.2 of the Loan Financing Agreement have been satisfied with respect to such [Advances][Reinvestment].

The Borrower agrees that if, prior to the [Advance Date][Reinvestment Date], any matter certified to herein by it will not be true and correct in all material respects at such time as if then made, it will promptly so notify the Facility Agent. Except to the extent, if any, that prior to the time of the [Advance][Reinvestment] requested hereby the Facility Agent shall receive written notice to the contrary from the Borrower, each matter certified to herein shall be deemed once again to be certified as true and correct at the date of such [Advance][Reinvestment] as if then made.]

 

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC
By:  

                                                  

Name:  
Title:  


SCHEDULE 1

BORROWING BASE RELATED INFORMATION

Advance Rate

Discount Factor

OTHER (describe any conditions to the Eligible Collateral Obligations that are being requested to be added or waived by the Facility Agent, proposed custom Revaluation Events, or any occurrence of a Revaluation Event)

II. USE FOR ASSET BASED LOANS

COLLATERAL OBLIGATION INFORMATION

Obligor Name

Domicile

Eligible Currency

Obligor EBITDA (including cash and non-cash adjustments)

Pledged Amount

Purchase price

Original Leverage Multiple

Original Effective LTV

Detaching Effective LTV

Maximum Effective LTV (before triggering a Revaluation Event)

Collateral Type (working capital, fixed assets, IP, other (identify))

Approved Valuation Firm

Date of Last Appraisal

Appraised Value

Required Appraisal Frequency [6 months][12 months]

Loan Type (Lien Position)

Moody’s Industry Classification

BORROWING BASE RELATED INFORMATION

Advance Rate

Discount Factor

SCHEDULE OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONSOTHER (describe any conditions to the Eligible Collateral Obligations that are being requested to be added or waived by the Facility Agent, proposed custom Revaluation Events, or any occurrence of a Revaluation Event)


EXHIBIT C-4

FORM OF ELECTRONIC ASSET APPROVAL NOTICE

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch

as Facility Agent

Email: amit.patel@db.com, james.kwak@db.com,

lenderfinance_collateralreview@list.db.com

U.S. Bank National Association

Email: Lynora.caulfield@usbank.com

Each Agent at the electronic email address set forth in Annex A to the Loan Financing Agreement

             , 201_

                    RE: Asset Approval Request

Gentlemen and Ladies:

This Electronic Asset Approval Notice is delivered to you via email pursuant to Section 6.2(h) of the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Financing Agreement”), among GSO Downing Street LLC, as Borrower, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder, U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian, the Agents and Lenders from time to time parties thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Facility Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Financing Agreement.

The Facility Agent hereby approves for acquisition (or incremental pledge, as applicable) the Collateral Obligation referenced below in accordance with the terms and information set forth below:

I. USE FOR ENTERPRISE VALUE LOANS

COLLATERAL OBLIGATION INFORMATION

Obligor Name

Domicile

Eligible Currency

Obligor EBITDA (including cash and non-cash adjustments)


Collateral Obligation rating

Pledged Amount

Purchase price

Original Leverage Multiple

Loan Type (Lien Position)

Moody’s Industry Classification

BORROWING BASE RELATED INFORMATION

Advance Rate

Discount Factor

OTHER (describe any conditions to the Eligible Collateral Obligations that are being requested to be added or waived by the Facility Agent, proposed custom Revaluation Events, or any occurrence of a Revaluation Event)

II. USE FOR ASSET BASED LOANS

COLLATERAL OBLIGATION INFORMATION

Obligor Name

Domicile

Eligible Currency

Obligor EBITDA (including cash and non-cash adjustments)

Pledged Amount

Purchase price

Original Leverage Multiple

Original Effective LTV

Detaching Effective LTV

Maximum Effective LTV (before triggering a Revaluation Event)

Collateral Type (working capital, fixed assets, IP, other (identify))

Approved Valuation Firm

Date of Last Appraisal

Appraised Value

Required Appraisal Frequency [6 months][12 months]

Loan Type (Lien Position)

Moody’s Industry Classification


BORROWING BASE RELATED INFORMATION

Advance Rate

Discount Factor

OTHER (describe any conditions to the Eligible Collateral Obligations that are being requested to be added or waived by the Facility Agent, proposed custom Revaluation Events, or any occurrence of a Revaluation Event)


(iii) an itemized list and brief description of any Collections received during the related Collection Period from or on behalf of the related Obligor and not credited to the Collections Account by the close of business on the second Business Day following such receipt;

(iv) an itemized list of all Excluded Amounts withdrawn from the Collections Account during the related Collection Period;

(v) the identity of each Defaulted Collateral Obligation, and date of default thereof;

(vi) an itemized list of each Collateral Obligation that would have become a Defaulted Collateral Obligation (and the related date of such event) but for the proviso in clause (a) of the definition of “Defaulted Collateral Obligation”, including a brief description detailing the nature and cause of the missed payment;

(vii) a list of all Collateral Obligations that were acquired, disposed of, substituted for or otherwise refinanced in such Collection Period and indicating, for each such Collateral Obligation, whether such Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Collateral Obligation, the price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and, with respect to any disposal of a Collateral Obligation, the price received by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation;

(viii) a list of all Collateral Obligations that ceased to be Eligible Collateral Obligations during such Collection Period;

(ix) a list of all Collateral Obligations acquired on (i) the sale date and (ii) the sale settlement date;

(x) a list of all Collateral Obligations acquired on (i) the trade date and (ii) the trade settlement date; and

(xi) (ix) such other information as the Collateral Custodian, the Servicer may reasonably request.

(d) Distribution Information (with respect to months in which a Distribution Date occurs)

(i) the Amount Available;

(ii) the aggregate Advances outstanding; and

(iii) an itemization of the amounts to be disbursed or paid pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement.

(e) Risk Retention Certification. A representation from the GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as Seller, that all conditions set forth in Section 5.1(o)(i) of the Sale and


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF APPROVAL NOTICE

DATE

COLLATERAL OBLIGATION INFORMATION

Obligor Name

Maturity Date

Interest Spread (above LIBOR)

Discount Factor

Original Leverage Multiple

Attaching Leverage Multiple

Detaching Leverage Multiple

Original Effective LTV2                                                                                                                                               

Attaching Effective LTV

Detaching Effective LTV

 

Loan Type

  [Enterprise Value Loan][Asset Based Loan]
 

[First Lien Loan][FILO Loan][First Lien Broadly

 

Syndicated Loan][First Lien Middle Market Loan]

 

[Second Lien Loan][First Out Loan]

 

[Unitranche Loan][participation]

 

[Senior Secured Bond][Unsecured Bond]

 

Waived Conditions

 

    

[Valuation Firm

 

       ]  

[Jurisdiction3

 

       ]  

Lien Priority

 

    

Effective LTV4

                                                                                       

BORROWING BASE RELATED

Principal Balance

Advance Rate

DEUTSCHE BANK APPROVAL

Approval Good Until

 

2 

Include only with respect to Asset Based Loans.

3 

Include only if jurisdiction other than United States or any state thereof.

4 

Include only with respect to Asset Based Loans.


Approval Conditioned Upon

SYNTHETIC TRANCHNG5

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviewed by:                                                                         

Name:                                                               

Telephone No.:                                                 

Reserved.

 

5 

Include (i) loan type, (ii) Leverage Multiple, (iii) what portion is designated as “Second Lien Loan” and (iv) any other necessary information.

6 

Include (i) non-credit related risks, if any, (ii) confirmation of modifications to Section 6.2(j) of the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement and (iii) confidentiality restrictions applicable to obligor.

 

 

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APPENDIX C


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Omnibus Amendment, dated as of September 9, 2019

SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Seller

and

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC,

as Purchaser

Dated as of October 11, 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1  

SECTION 1.1

  Definitions      1  

SECTION 1.2

  Other Terms      23  

SECTION 1.3

  Computation of Time Periods      3  

ARTICLE II CONVEYANCES OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS

     3  

SECTION 2.1

  Conveyances      3  

SECTION 2.2

  Indemnification      45  

ARTICLE III CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT; REPORTING

     5  

SECTION 3.1

  Purchase Price      5  

SECTION 3.2

  Payment of Purchase Price      5  

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     5  

SECTION 4.1

  Seller’s Representations and Warranties      5  

SECTION 4.2

  Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by the Seller; .Notice of Breach      1110  

ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

     1110  

SECTION 5.1

  Covenants of the Seller      1110  

ARTICLE VI WARRANTY LOANS

     14  

SECTION 6.1

  Warranty Collateral Obligations      14  

SECTION 6.2

  Dilutions, Etc.      14  

ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     15  

SECTION 7.1

  Conditions Precedent      15  

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     15  

SECTION 8.1

  Amendments, Etc.      15  

SECTION 8.2

  Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction      15  

 

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SECTION 8.3

  Notices      16  

SECTION 8.4

  Severability of Provisions      16  

SECTION 8.5

  AssignmentReserved      1617  

SECTION 8.6

 

Further Assurances

     17  

SECTION 8.7

  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      17  

SECTION 8.8

  Counterparts      17  

SECTION 8.9

  Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries      17  

SECTION 8.10

  Merger and Integration      1718  

SECTION 8.11

  Headings      18  

 

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This SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), between GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”) and GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as purchaser (in such capacity, the “Purchaser”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase certain loans and related assets existing on the Effective Date and from time to time thereafter;

WHEREAS, the Seller may also wish to contribute certain loans and related contracts to the capital of the Purchaser on the Effective Date and from time to time on each Purchase Date;

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, assign and contribute such loans and related contracts to the Purchaser upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Purchaser and the Seller as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined). All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in, or incorporated by reference into, the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Purchaser, as borrower, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as servicer, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Facility Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and collateral custodian, and the agents and lenders party from time to time thereto.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

“Capital Requirements Regulation” means the European Union Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 575/2013).

Convey” means to sell, transfer, assign, contribute or otherwise convey assets hereunder.

 

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Conveyance” means, as the context may require, the Initial Conveyance or a Subsequent Conveyance.

“EU Securitization Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402.

“EU Securitization Rules” means the EU Securitization Regulation, together with any relevant regulatory and/or implementing technical standards adopted by the European Commission in relation thereto, any relevant regulatory and/or implementing technical standards applicable in relation thereto pursuant to any transitional arrangements made pursuant to the EU Securitization Regulation, and, in each case, any relevant guidance published by the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority (or, in either case, any predecessor or successor authority) or by the European Commission.

Indorsement” has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(11) of the UCC, and “Indorsed” has a corresponding meaning.

Initial Conveyance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Payment Date” means each Subsequent Conveyance Date and the date of the Initial Conveyance.

Purchase Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Purchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

“Restricted Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(o)(ii).

Retained Economic Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(o)(i).

Retention Requirementsmeans (i) Part Five of the Capital Requirements Regulation, as amended and as supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 625/2014 of 13 March 2014 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 602/2014 of 4 June 2014; (ii) any guidelines and related documents published from time to time in relation thereto by the European Banking Authority (or successor agency or authority) and adopted by the European Commission; and (iii) the guidelines and related documents previously published in relation to the preceding risk retention legislation by the European Banking Authority (and/or its predecessor, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors) which as at the date hereof continue to apply to the Capital Requirements Regulation.Holder Originated Collateral Obligation” means a Collateral Obligation with respect to which the Seller itself or through related entities (including without limitation the Purchaser), directly or indirectly, was involved in the Underlying Instrument which created such Collateral Obligation.

Schedule of Collateral Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

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(n) Nonconsolidation Opinion. The Seller shall not take any action contrary to the “Assumptions and Facts” section in the opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, dated the date hereof, relating to certain nonconsolidation matters.

(o) Risk Retention.

i. For so long as any Obligations are outstanding and any Lender is subject to the EU Securitization Rules, the Seller, in its capacity represents and undertakes that: (A) as anoriginator for the purposes of the Retention Requirements, represents and undertakes to the Lender for the purposes of the Retention Requirements that: (A) itEU Securitization Rules, the Seller holds and will retain on an on-going basis, a material net economic interest in relation to the transaction contemplated by the Loan Agreement in the form of equity ownership of the Purchaser, which shall not be less than 5% (or such lesser amount that may be permitted under the EU Securitization Rules) of the aggregate nominal value of all the Collateral Obligations owned by the Purchaser (the “Retained Economic Interest”), measured at the time of origination (being the occasion of each origination or acquisition of a Collateral Obligation by the Borrower), with suchPurchaser); (B) the Retained Economic Interest to taketakes the form of a first loss tranche constitutedin accordance with paragraph (d) of Article 6(3) of the EU Securitization Regulation, as represented by the Seller’s limited company interestdirect equity interests in the BorrowerPurchaser; (BC) itthe Seller holds and will retain up to 100% of the limited liability company interests of the Borrower and the Borrower shall have no other issued equity interests in the Purchaser; (CD) the aggregate capital contributions made by the Seller with respect to the limited liability companyits equity interests in the BorrowerPurchaser shall represent at least 5%5.0% (or such lesser amount that may be permitted under the EU Securitization Rules) of the aggregate of the nominal value of all the Collateral Obligations measured at the time of origination as described in (A) above; and (D) the Seller shall not sell or enter into any credit risk mitigation, short positions or any other hedges or otherwise seek to(E) the Seller shall not, and it will procure that its Affiliates (including without limitation, the Purchaser) do not, short, hedge, otherwise mitigate its credit risk with respect to its limited liability company interests in the Borroweror sell, transfer or otherwise surrender all or part of the rights, benefits or obligations arising from or associated with the Retained Economic Interest or the Collateral Obligations (except as permitted by the Retention Requirements)EU Securitization Rules and with respect to the sale of any Collateral Obligations, as permitted by the Transaction Documents); and (F) greater than 50% of all of the Collateral Obligations will be Retention Holder Originated Collateral Obligations, with such proportion of Retention Holder Originated Collateral Obligations being measured on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Collateral Obligations following the settlement of each acquisition or origination of a Collateral Obligation by the Purchaser.

 

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ii. Each Monthly Report shall contain or be accompanied by a certification from the Seller containing a representation that all of the conditions set forth in clause (i) above are true and have been true up to and on each date of the related Collection Period. For so long as any Obligations are outstanding, theThe Seller shall provide to the Facility Agent and/or any Lender that is subject to the Retention RequirementsEU Securitization Rules: (A) prompt written notice of any breach of itsthe obligations set forth in Section  5.1(o)clause (i) above; (B) confirmation that all of the conditions set forth in clause (i) above continue to be complied with (x) in the event of a material change in the performance of the Collateral Obligations or the risk characteristics of the Collateral Obligations orand the Advances made with respect thereto and (y) upon the occurrence of any Facility Termination Event of Default or it becoming aware of any breach of the obligations contained in any Transaction Documents; and (C) subject to any duties of confidentiality by which it is bound and in respect of which the Seller shall use all reasonable efforts to cause any applicable confidentiality restrictions to be removed, all information, documents and reports that any such entity reasonably requests in connection with its obligations under the Retention RequirementsEU Securitization Rules.

iii. The Seller represents that: (A) it is not an entity that has been established or that operates for the sole purpose of securitizing exposures; (B) it has substantial other assets and is engaged in activities other than its interests in the Collateral Obligations and activities related to the Transaction; (C) its limited liability company interest in the Borrower was duly approved in accordance with its governing documents and investment policies; and (D) it established thehas been involved in the establishment of the securitization transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents by: (xA) causing the incorporation of the BorrowerPurchaser as itsa wholly-owned subsidiary; (y)B) selecting the Servicer for appointment by the Purchaser; (C) by approving the eligibility criteria for the Purchaser’s origination and acquisition of Collateral Obligations, including the terms and conditions of the agreements and documents evidencing the Purchaser’s origination and acquisition of any such Collateral Obligations; and (z) determining the transaction structure andD) negotiating and approving the execution of the Transaction Documents with the various transaction partiesby the Purchaser.

iv. The Seller represents that it was not established for, and does not operate for, the sole purpose of securitizing exposures.

v. The Seller represents and undertakes that: (A) the Retention Holder Originated Collateral Obligations have been, and will continue to be, originated pursuant to a sound and well-defined criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, modifying, renewing and financing the Underlying Instruments related to such Collateral Obligations and the Seller has, and it shall maintain effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that such Underlying Instruments are granted and approved based on a thorough assessment of each Obligor’s creditworthiness; and (B) in relation to each other Collateral Obligation acquired by the Purchaser, the Seller has verified, and will continue to verify, that the entity which was, directly or indirectly, involved in the Underlying Instruments which created the Collateral Obligations granted such Underlying Instruments pursuant to a sound and well-defined criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, modifying, renewing and financing the Underlying Instruments and it had effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that the Underlying Instruments were granted and approved based on a thorough assessment of the relevant Obligor’s creditworthiness.

 

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ARTICLE VI

WARRANTY LOANS

SECTION 6.1 Warranty Collateral Obligations. The Seller agrees that, with respect to any Transferred Collateral Obligation, in the event of a breach of any representation or warranty or covenant applicable to a Transferred Asset set forth in Article IV or Article V (each such Transferred Collateral Obligation, a “Warranty Collateral Obligation”), no later than 30 days after the earlier of (x) knowledge of such breach on the part of the Seller and (y) receipt by the Seller of written notice thereof given by the Purchaser, the Facility Agent or any other Secured Party, the Seller shall either (a) pay to the Collection Account in immediately available funds the Repurchase Amount with respect to the Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) to which such breach relates or (b) substitute for such Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) one or more Eligible Collateral Obligation with an aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount at least equal to the Repurchase Amount of the Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) being replaced; provided, that no such repayment or substitution shall be required to be made with respect to any Warranty Collateral Obligation (and such Collateral Obligation shall cease to be a Warranty Collateral Obligation) if, on or before the expiration of such 30 day period the representations and warranties in Article IV and the covenants in Article V with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation shall be made true and correct in all material respects with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had been Conveyed to the Purchaser on such day, as applicable.

SECTION 6.2 Dilutions, Etc. The Seller agrees that if, on any day following the Revolving Period, the Principal Balance of a Transferred Collateral Obligation that has been sold by the Seller hereunder is either reduced or adjusted as a result of any valid setoff by the Obligor against the Seller, the Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day a Collection of such Transferred Collateral Obligation in the amount of such setoff and shall, within three (3) Business Days, pay to the Collection Account in immediately available funds an amount equal to such setoff.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

SECTION 7.1 Conditions Precedent. The obligations of the Purchaser to pay the Purchase Price for the Transferred Assets sold on the Effective Date and any Purchase Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) All representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on such Purchase Date;

 

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Exhibit 10.2.3

EXECUTION VERSION

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of November 12, 2020 (this “Amendment”), among GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”), each LENDER from time to time party hereto, the AGENTS for the Lender Groups from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, an “Agent”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent and collateral custodian.

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Facility Agent and each Lender party thereto are party to the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with Section 17.2 of the Loan Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Facility Agent hereby authorizes and directs U.S. Bank National Association in its capacity as collateral agent and collateral custodian to acknowledge this Amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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 I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement and the Sale and Contribution Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments

SECTION 2.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.

 

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ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto; and

(b) all fees (including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) due to the Lenders on or prior to the effective date of this Amendment have been paid in full.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 4.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Facility Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Servicer Default or Unmatured Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

SECTION 5.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 5.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 5.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5.4. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

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SECTION 5.5. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

SECTION 5.6. Electronic Signatures. The parties agree that this Agreement may be executed and delivered by electronic signatures (including by facsimile or electronic transmission (including .pdf file, .jpeg file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, including Orbit, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Borrower and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Collateral Agent), and that the signatures appearing on this Agreement are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility. Delivery of an executed counterpart signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any such electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, as Borrower

 

By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, its member

 

By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC, its general partner

By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
 

Name: Marisa J. Beeney

Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to LFSA]


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer

 

By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC, its general partner

By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
 

Name: Marisa J. Beeney

Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to LFSA]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent
By:   /s/ Amit Patel
 

Name: Amit Patel

Title:   Managing Director

By:   /s/ Ho Min Kwak
 

Name: Ho Min Kwak

Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to LFSA]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Agent and as a Committed Lender
By:   /s/ Amit Patel
 

Name: Amit Patel

Title:   Managing Director

By:   /s/ Ho Min Kwak
 

Name: Ho Min Kwak

Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to LFSA]


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED as of the date first set forth above:

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent

By:   /s/ Ralph J. Creasia, Jr.

Name: Ralph J. Creasia, Jr.

Title:   Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to LFSA]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Custodian
By:   /s/ Kenneth Brandt

Name: Kenneth Brandt

Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to LFSA]


APPENDIX A


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through OmnibusSecond Amendment, dated as of September 9,

2019November 12, 2020

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Servicer

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Facility Agent

THE OTHER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian


any other Person, the President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President or any Vice President.

Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Facility” means the loan facility to be provided to the Borrower pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Agreement.

Facility Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Facility Amount” means (a) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, $250,000,000,205,229,761.32, unless this amount is permanently reduced pursuant to Section 2.5 or increased pursuant to Section 2.8, in which event it means such lower or higher amount and (b) from and after the end of the Revolving Period, the aggregate principal amount of all the Advances outstanding.

Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) the date that is twenty-four months after the last day of the Revolving Period and (ii) the effective date on which the facility hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.

Facility Termination Event” means any of the events described in Section 13.1.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with such sections of the Code and any legislation, law, regulation or practice enacted or promulgated pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) a fluctuating rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Facility Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

FILO Loan” means any Loan that (i) becomes, by its terms, subordinate in right of payment to one or more other obligations of the related Obligor, in each case issued under the same Underlying Instruments as such Loan, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to

 

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Revolving Period” means the period of time starting on the Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) (a) October 11, 2021 or,2021, (b) if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.6, the date mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and each Agent or (c) the date the Borrower provides notice to the Facility Agent of termination of the Revolving Period, (ii) the date on which the Facility Amount is terminated in full pursuant to Section 2.5 or (iii) the occurrence of a Facility Termination Event.

Sale Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Equityholder, as seller, and the Borrower, as purchaser.

Sanctioned Countries” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Sanction Target” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Schedule of Collateral Obligations” means the list or lists of Collateral Obligations attached to each Asset Approval Request. Each such schedule shall identify the assets that will become Collateral Obligations, shall set forth such information with respect to each such Collateral Obligation as the Borrower or the Facility Agent may reasonably require and shall supplement any such schedules attached to previously-delivered Asset Approval Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal and/or interest in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

Second Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a loan designated as “Second Lien Loan” by the Facility Agent in the related Asset Approval Request) that (i) is not (and that by its terms is not permitted to become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the related Obligor other than a First Lien Loan with respect to the liquidation of such Obligor or the collateral for such Loan and (ii) is secured by a valid second priority perfected Lien to or on specified collateral securing the related Obligor’s obligations under the Loan, which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien securing any other debt for borrowed money other than a First Lien Loan on such specified collateral (subject to Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instrument that are reasonable for similar loans and, if permitted to secure borrowed money in excess of $500,000 and rank in priority senior to or pari passu with such Second Lien Loan, whether individually or in the aggregate, are set forth on the related Asset Approval Request); provided that, if, as of any date, the portion of a FILO Loan or Unitranche Loan designated as a “Second Lien Loan” by the Facility Agent improves such that the Leverage Multiple with respect to such portion as of such date is lower than the related Original Leverage Multiple, the Servicer may present such change to the Facility Agent who may re-determine the designation in its sole discretion.

Secondary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation

 

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principal of the Advances evidenced thereby and each payment of principal thereon. Such notations shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the subject matter thereof absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the Obligations or any payment thereon.

Section 2.4 Repayment and Prepayments. (a) The Borrower shall repay the Advances outstanding (i) on each Distribution Date to the extent required to be repaid hereunder and funds are available therefor pursuant to Section 8.3 and (ii) in full on the Facility Termination Date.

(b) Prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower may, from time to time, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of any Advance using Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account or other funds available to the Borrower on such date; provided, that

(i) all such voluntary prepayments shall require prior written notice to the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and each Agent) by 11:00 a.m. two

(2) Business Days prior to such voluntary prepayment;

(ii) all such voluntary partial prepayments shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000; and

(iii) each prepayment shall be applied on the Business Day received by the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Facility Agent, if received by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day by the Collateral Agent as Amount Available constituting Principal Collections pursuant to Section 8.3(a) as if (x) the date of such prepayment were a Distribution Date and (y) such prepayment occurred during the Collection Period to which such Distribution Date relates.

Each such prepayment shall be subject to the payment of any amounts required by Section 2.5(b) (if any) resulting from a prepayment or payment.

Section 2.5 Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount. (a) The Borrower may at any time (x) during the Revolving Period if an Extension Request has been rejected by any Lender or (y) after the end of the Revolving Period, in each case upon five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Facility Agent and each Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent), permanently reduce the Facility Amount (i) in whole upon payment in full (in accordance with Section 2.4) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances) or (ii) in part by any pro rata amount that the Facility Amount exceeds the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances (after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment thereof). In connection with any permanent reduction of the Facility Amount under this Section 2.5(a), the Commitment of each Committed Lender shall automatically, and without any further action by any party, be reduced pro rata with all other Committed Lenders such that the sum of all Commitments will equal the newly reduced Facility Amount.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may permanently reduce the Facility Amount at any time, provided that if such reduction occurs at any time other than those specified in Section 2.5(a), it shall, unless any Lender has, prior to the date of such permanent reduction in whole or in part, declined an Extension Request, pay the applicable Prepayment Fee to the Collateral Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders.

 

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(c) Unless otherwise notified in writing by the Borrower to the Facility Agent in connection with a prepayment, any prepayment under this Section 2.5 must also be accompanied by a concurrent reduction of Commitments pursuant to Section 2.5 in an identical amount.

Section 2.6 Extension of Revolving Period. The Borrower may, at any time after the first anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to the date that is 45 days prior to the last date of the Revolving Period, deliver a written notice to each Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Facility Agent) requesting an extension of the Revolving Period for an additional twelve months (each qualifying request, an “Extension Request”). Each Lender may approve or decline an Extension Request in its sole discretion; provided, that the Lenders shall respond to an Extension Request in writing not later than 30 days following receipt of such Extension Request, and if any Lender does not respond in writing by the end of such 30 day period it shall be deemed to have denied such Extension Request. No request by the Borrower to extend the Revolving Period shall be considered an “Extension Request” if such request is conditioned on an amendment to any other provision of the Transaction Documents.

Section 2.7 Calculation of Discount Factor.

(a) In connection with the purchase of each Collateral Obligation and prior to such Collateral Obligation being purchased by the Borrower and included in the Collateral, the Facility Agent will assign (in its sole discretion) a Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation.

(b) If, but only if, a Revaluation Event occurs with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation may be amended by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion. The Facility Agent will provide written notice of the revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Servicer. The Collateral Agent shall forward a copy of such notice to each Agent. To the extent the Servicer has actual knowledge or, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instruments, has received notice of any Revaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Servicer shall give prompt notice thereof to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent (but, in any event, not longer than two Business Days after it receives notice or gains actual knowledge thereof). The Collateral Agent shall forward a copy of such notice to each Agent.

(c) The Facility Agent will provide written notice of each revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Servicer, each Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Section 2.8 Increase in Facility Amount. The Borrower may, with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (which consent may be conditioned on one or more conditions precedent in its sole discretion), (i) within three (3) months of the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date, increase the Commitment of the existing Lender Groups (pro rata) to an aggregate Facility Amount of $250,000,000, (ii) increase the Commitment of the existing Lender Groups (pro rata), (iii) add additional Lender Group and/or (iv) increase the Commitment of any

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

   Commitment  

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch

   $ 250,000,000        205,229,761.32  
     

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2.4

EXECUTION VERSION

SECOND OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, dated as of March 5, 2021 (this “Amendment”), among GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”), each LENDER from time to time party hereto, the AGENTS for the Lender Groups from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, an “Agent”) and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”).

WHEREAS, (i) the Borrower, the Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and collateral custodian, the Facility Agent and each Lender party thereto are party to the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) and (ii) the Servicer, as seller and the Borrower, as purchaser are party to the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sale and Contribution Agreement”);

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, (i) GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP shall convert from a Delaware limited partnership to BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) the Borrower shall convert to BCRED DENALI PEAK FUNDING LLC and (iii) all of the outstanding equity interests of BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC shall be acquired by Blackstone Private Credit Fund (the foregoing transactions, the “Restructuring”);

WHEREAS, (i) the Borrower, the Servicer, the Facility Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with Section 17.2 of the Loan Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and (ii) the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent have agreed to amend the Sale and Contribution Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Facility Agent hereby authorizes and directs U.S. Bank National Association in its capacity as collateral agent and collateral custodian to acknowledge this Amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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:

 

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ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement and the Sale and Contribution Agreement, as applicable.

ARTICLE II

Limited Consent

SECTION 2.1. Limited Consent. As of the date of this Amendment, each of the parties hereto hereby (i) consents to the consummation of the Restructuring, (ii) waives any notice requirement in the Loan Documents with respect to any of the transactions comprising the Restructuring (including pursuant to Section 5.1(i) of the Sale Agreement), (iii) waives the 30 day notice period in Section 10.1(b) of the Loan Agreement with respect to the change of the Borrower’s name, (iv) acknowledges and confirms that automatically upon consummation of the Restructuring, each of the Transaction Documents is hereby amended to the extent necessary to give effect to the consummation of the Restructuring, including by deeming all references in the Transaction Documents to the Equityholder, the Servicer or the Seller, respectively, to refer to BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, and all references to such entity’s status as a “limited partnership” shall be deemed to refer to such entity’s status as a “limited liability company”, (v) acknowledges and confirms that upon consummation of the Restructuring, notice of such consummation will be provided by the Servicer to the Facility Agent within 30 days of the Second Omnibus Amendment Effective Date and (vi) acknowledges and confirms that notwithstanding any provision of the Transaction Documents, the consummation of the Restructuring shall not be deemed to violate any representation or covenant in the Transaction Documents and shall not otherwise result in an no Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document. This Section 2.1 is a limited consent and shall only be relied upon and used for the specific purpose set forth herein and shall not constitute nor be deemed to constitute a consent by any party hereto to any matter other than the specific purpose set forth herein.

ARTICLE III

Amendments

SECTION 3.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. In furtherance of the provisions of Section 2.1, effective automatically upon consummation of the Restructuring, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.

 

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SECTION 3.2. Amendments to the Sale and Contribution Agreement. In furtherance of the provisions of Section 2.1, effective automatically upon consummation of the Restructuring, the Sale Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Sale Agreement attached as Appendix B hereto.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 4.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto; and

(b) all fees (including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) due to the Lenders on or prior to the effective date of this Amendment have been paid in full.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 5.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Facility Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 6.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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SECTION 6.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6.4. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 6.5. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

SECTION 6.6. Electronic Signatures. The parties agree that this Agreement may be executed and delivered by electronic signatures (including by facsimile or electronic transmission (including .pdf file, .jpeg file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, including Orbit, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Borrower and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Collateral Agent), and that the signatures appearing on this Agreement are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility. Delivery of an executed counterpart signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or any such electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO DOWNING STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Second Omnibus Amendment]


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Second Omnibus Amendment]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent
By:   /s/ Amit Patel
  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Managing Director
By:   /s/ Ho Min Kwak
  Name: Ho Min Kwak
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Second Omnibus Amendment]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Agent and as a Committed Lender
By:   /s/ Amit Patel
  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Managing Director
By:   /s/ Ho Min Kwak
  Name: Ho Min Kwak
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Second Omnibus Amendment]


APPENDIX A


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Second Omnibus Amendment, dated as of November 12March 5,

20202021

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO DOWNING STREETBCRED DENALI PEAK FUNDING LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC,

as Servicer

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Facility Agent

THE OTHER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian


LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2018, among GSO DOWNING STREETBCRED DENALI PEAK FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, a Delaware limited partnershipliability company (the “Servicer”), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the AGENTS for the Lender Groups (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, an “Agent”), U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (each as hereinafter defined), and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that each Lender extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

Account” means the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, together with any sub-accounts deemed appropriate or necessary by the Securities Intermediary, for convenience in administering such accounts.

Account Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(d).

Account Control Agreement” means the Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary.


Accrual Period” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the period from and including the previous Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the Effective Date) through and including the day preceding such Distribution Date.

Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance” means, as of any date, the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount minus the Excess Concentration Amount on such date.

Advance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Advance Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Advance Rate” with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation on any date of determination that is a (a) First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, 75%, (b) First Lien Middle Market Loan, 72.5%, (c) Unitranche Loan, 70%, (d) FILO Loan, 65%, (e) Second Lien Loan, 30%, (f) Senior Secured Bond 65% or (g) Unsecured Bond 35%.

Advance Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

Adverse Claim” means any claim of ownership or any Lien, title retention, trust or other charge or encumbrance, or other type of preferential arrangement having the effect or purpose of creating a Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affected Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or is a director or officer of such Person; provided that for purposes of determining whether any Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Collateral Obligation or any Obligor is an Eligible Obligor, the term Affiliate shall not include any Affiliate relationship which may exist solely as a result of direct or indirect ownership of, or control by, a common Financial Sponsor. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote 20% or more of the voting securities of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount” means, as of any date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations.

Aggregate Funded Spread” means, as of any day, the sum of: (a) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that bears interest at a spread over a London interbank

 

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Asset Approval Notice” means an electronic notice containing the information from Exhibit C-4 and that provides the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, to the acquisition (or incremental pledge) of one or more Collateral Obligations.

Asset Based Loan” means any Loan which the Servicer identifies on the related Asset Approval Request that (i) was underwritten primarily on the appraised value of the assets securing such Loan and (ii) is governed by a borrowing base.

Assigned Participation Interest” means a participation interest in a loan that would, at the time of acquisition or the Borrower’s commitment to acquire the same, satisfy each of the following criteria: (i) such participation would constitute an Eligible Collateral Obligation were it acquired directly, (ii) the seller of the participation is the lender on the subject loan, (iii) the aggregate participation in the loan does not exceed the principal amount or commitment of such loan, (iv) such participation does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation a greater interest than the seller holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation is paid in full at the time of its acquisition, (vi) the participation provides the participant all of the economic benefit and risk of the whole or part of the loan or commitment that is the subject of the loan participation and (vii) is elevated within 30 days of the related Cut-Off Date.

Available Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.12.

Average Life” means, as of any day and with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years (rounded up to the nearest one hundredth thereof) from such day to the respective dates of each successive Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment of principal on such Collateral Obligation multiplied by (b) the respective amounts of principal of such Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payments by (ii) the sum of all successive Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payments of principal on such Collateral Obligation.

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 EEAAffected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq., as amended.

 

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Change of Control” means any of (a) the Equityholder shall no longer be the sole equityholder of the Borrower (free and clear of any liens), and (b) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D AssociatesAsset Management LLC, or an Affiliate thereof shall not be the general partner of the Equityholder and (c) GSO Holdings I L.L.C. or an Affiliate thereof shall no longer be the sole owner of the general partnerof The Blackstone Group, Inc. ceases to be the investment adviser to, and otherwise control the investment management and investment policies of, the Equityholder or the Servicer.

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

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

Collateral Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association, solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter” means that certain letter agreement among the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by the parties thereto with the consent of the Facility Agent.

Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.

Collateral Custodian” means U.S. Bank National Association, solely in its capacity as collateral custodian, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.10.

Collateral Database” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(a)(i).

Collateral Obligation” means a Loan, a Bond or Participation Interest therein owned by the Borrower, excluding the Retained Interest thereon.

Collateral Obligation Amount” means for any Collateral Obligation, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation at such time multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation at such time.

The Collateral Obligation Amount of any Collateral Obligation that ceases to be (or otherwise is not) an Eligible Collateral Obligation shall be zero.

Collateral Obligation File” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation as identified on the related Document Checklist, (i) if the Collateral Obligation includes a promissory note, (x) an original, executed copy of such promissory note, or (y) in the case of a lost promissory note, a copy of such executed promissory note accompanied by an original executed affidavit and indemnity endorsed by the Borrower in blank, in each case with respect to clause (x) or clause (y) with an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder of such promissory note to the Borrower or in blank (unless such note is in bearer form, in which case

 

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industry which is illegal under Applicable Law at the time of acquisition of such Collateral Obligation.

Eligible Jurisdiction” means Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a business organization (and not a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof (or any other Eligible Jurisdiction), (ii) is a legal operating entity or holding company, (iii) is not an Official Body, (iv) is not insolvent, (v) is required to pay all maintenance, repair, insurance and taxes related to the related Collateral Obligation, (vi) is not an Affiliate of, or controlled by, the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder and (vii) is not a Non-Sustainable Obligor.

Eligible Successor” means an entity (1) that is legally qualified and has the capacity to act as Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and (2) the appointment of which will not cause either of the Borrower or the pool of Collateral Obligation to become required to register under the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Enterprise Value Loan” means any Loan that is not an Asset Based Loan.

Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or any other Official Body, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials. Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 331 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 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 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300, et seq.), the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations relating to underground storage tanks (40 C.F.R. Parts 280 and 281), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Equityholder” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC, a Delaware limited partnershipliability company, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

Equity Cure Notice” means a notice from the Borrower to the Facility Agent which satisfies each of the following conditions:

(a) such notice is delivered to the Facility Agent not later than two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of an event specified in Section 13.1(e) or (q), as applicable;

 

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“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or authorized signatory’s knowledge of familiarity with the particular subject and with respect to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian or Securities Intermediary, an officer to whom a corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and having direct responsibility for the administration of this transaction.

Retained Interest” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation included in the Collateral, (a) such obligations to provide additional funding with respect to such Collateral Obligation that have been retained by the other lender(s) of such Collateral Obligation, (b) all of the rights and obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the Underlying Instruments, (c) any unused commitment fees associated with the additional funding obligations that are being retained in accordance with clause (a) above, and (d) any agency or similar fees associated with the rights and obligations of the agent(s) that are being retained in accordance with clause (b) above.

Revaluation Diversion Event” means an event that shall occur (and be deemed continuing at all times thereafter) if, at any time after the end of the Revolving Period (a) the sum of all decreases in the Collateral Obligation Amount (solely as a result of (x) decreases in the related Discount Factor pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or (y) any such Collateral Obligation becoming a Defaulted Collateral Obligation) first equals or exceeds the product of (A) 7.5% multiplied by (B) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance as of the first Business Day after the end of the Revolving Period and (b) a Revaluation Event shall occur with respect to two (2) or more Collateral Obligations after the end of the Revolving Period.

Revaluation Event” means each occurrence of any of the following with respect to any Collateral Obligation during the time such Collateral Obligation is Collateral:

(a) the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Collateral Obligation (after giving effect to the shorter of any grace period applicable thereto and five (5) Business Days from the due date);

(b) the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Servicer obtains actual knowledge that a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing (after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto) with respect to another debt obligation of the same Obligor that is (i) secured by the same collateral, (ii) senior to or

 

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Multiple, the Servicer may present such change to the Facility Agent who may re-determine the designation in its sole discretion.

“Second Omnibus Amendment Effective Date” means March 5, 2021.

Secondary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Secondary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.30%.

Secured Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person as of a given date, all Indebtedness of such Person outstanding on such date that is secured in any manner by any Lien on any property.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary, each Lender, the Facility Agent, each Agent, each other Affected Person, Indemnified Party and Hedge Counterparty and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

Secured Recourse Indebtedness” means Secured Indebtedness in respect of which recourse for payment is to all assets of a Person, provided that Secured Indebtedness that is only recourse to all assets of a Person as a result of customary exceptions to non-recourse liability such as fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, and other similar exceptions shall not be deemed to be Secured Recourse Indebtedness.

Securities Intermediary” means the Collateral Agent, or any subsequent institution acceptable to the Facility Agent at which the Accounts are kept.

Senior Secured Bond” means a debt security (that is not a loan) that is (a) issued by a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust and (b) secured by a valid first priority perfected security interest on specified collateral.

Servicer” means initially GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC or any successor servicer appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

Servicer Event of Default” means the occurrence of one of the following events:

(a) any failure by the Servicer to deposit or credit, or to deliver for deposit, in the Collection Account any amount required hereunder to be so deposited, credited or delivered or to make any required distributions therefrom;

(b) failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or to perform in any respect any other covenant or agreement of the Servicer which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (if such failure can be remedied) after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent (with a copy to each Agent);

 

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(c) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Servicer;

(d) any representation, warranty or statement of the Servicer made in this Agreement or any certificate, report or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall prove to be incorrect as of the time when the same shall have been made (i) which incorrect representation, warranty or statement has a material and adverse effect on (1) the validity, enforceability or collectability of any other Transaction Document or (2) the rights and remedies of any Secured Party with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and (ii) within 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent, the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation, warranty or statement was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured;

(e) a Facility Termination Event occurs;

(f) the failure of the Servicer to make any payment when due (after giving effect to any related grace period) under one or more agreements for borrowed money to which it is a party in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate; or (ii) the occurrence of any event or condition that has resulted in or permits the acceleration of such recourse debt, whether or not waived;

(g) the rendering against the Servicer of one or more final, non-appealable judgments, decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, and the continuance of such judgment, decree or order unsatisfied and in effect for any period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days without a stay of execution;

(h) a Change of Control occurs;

(i) the Servicer shall be indicted, or any of its senior executive officers shall be convicted, of a criminal offense under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or the laws of any other jurisdiction in which it conducts business, materially related to the Servicer’s asset management business, unless, in the case of a conviction of a senior executive officer of the Servicer, such senior executive officer has, within 30 days after such occurrence, been removed from performing work in fulfillment of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement; or

(j) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC or another affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP ceases to be the Servicer.

Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties (including in respect of any exercise of discretion) with reasonable care (i) using a similar degree of care, skill and attention as it employs with respect to similar collateral that which the Servicer or GSO Capital

 

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Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Sale Agreement, the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, each Fee Letter, the Account Control Agreement, and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer in connection with this Agreement.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.

“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

Uncommitted Lender” means any Conduit Lender designated as an “Uncommitted Lender” for any Lender Group and any of its assignees.

Underlying Instrument” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Collateral Obligation or of which the holders of such Collateral Obligation are the beneficiaries.

Undrawn Fee” a fee payable pursuant to Section 3.1(b) for each day of the related Collection Period during the Revolving Period equal to the product of (x) the difference between the aggregate Commitments on such day minus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Advances on such day, times (y) the Undrawn Fee Rate times (z) 1/360.

Undrawn Fee Rate” means, beginning on the date of the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date, (a) with respect to the difference between the aggregate Commitments on such day minus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Advances on such day (the “Undrawn Amount”) up to (i) prior to any increase of the Facility Amount to $250,000,000 pursuant to Section 2.8, $50,000,000, and (ii) after any increase of the Facility Amount pursuant to Section 2.8, $100,000,000, (A) from the Omnibus Amendment Effective Date to January 9, 2020, 0.25% and (B) thereafter, 0.50% and (b) with respect to any Undrawn Amount above and beyond (i) prior to any increase of the Facility Amount to $250,000,000 pursuant to Section 2.8, $50,000,000, and (ii) after such increase, $100,000,000, 0.50%.

 

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Warranty Collateral Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.12.

Weighted Average Advance Rate” means, as of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance, the number obtained by (i) summing the products obtained by multiplying (a) the Advance Rate of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation by (b) such Eligible Collateral Obligation’s contribution to the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance and (ii) dividing such sum by the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance.

Weighted Average Coupon” means, as of any day with respect to all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance, the number expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum for each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that is a Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation of (x) the interest rate for each such Collateral Obligation minus the LIBOR Rate multiplied by (y) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation by (ii) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance for Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations.

Weighted Average Life” means, as of any day with respect to all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral, the number of years following such date obtained by (i) summing the products obtained by multiplying (a) the Average Life at such time of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation by (b) the Collateral Obligation Amount of such Collateral Obligation and (ii) dividing such sum by the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral.

Weighted Average Spread” means, as of any day, the number expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the Aggregate Funded Spread divided by (ii) the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount (excluding any interest that has been deferred and capitalized on any Deferrable Collateral Obligation).

Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, the Facility Agent, and the Servicer.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under the Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

written” or “in writing” (and other variations thereof) means any form of written communication or a communication by means of email, telex, telecopier device, telegraph or cable.

 

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(d) Subject to the last sentence of this Section 7.2(d), until a successor Servicer has commenced servicing activities in the place of GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC, BCRED Twin Peaks LLC shall continue to perform the obligations of the Servicer hereunder. On and after the termination of the Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.2, the successor servicer appointed by the Facility Agent shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for in this Agreement and shall be subject to all the rights, responsibilities, restrictions, duties, liabilities and termination provisions relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer agrees to cooperate and use reasonable efforts in effecting the transition of the responsibilities and rights of servicing of the Collateral Obligations, including the transfer to any successor servicer for the administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by the Servicer for deposit, or have been deposited by the Servicer, or thereafter received with respect to the Collateral Obligations and the delivery to any successor servicer in an orderly and timely fashion of all files and records in its possession or reasonably obtainable by it with respect to the Collateral Obligations containing all information necessary to enable the successor servicer to service the Collateral Obligations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (except Section 7.2(c)) and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law without causing the Servicer to have liability, the termination of the Servicer shall not become effective until an entity acceptable to the Facility Agent in its sole discretion shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer.

(e) At any time, the Facility Agent or any Lender may irrevocably waive any rights granted to such party under Section 7.2(a). Any such waiver shall be in writing and executed by such party that is waiving its rights hereunder. A copy of such waiver shall be promptly delivered by the waiving party to the Servicer and the Facility Agent.

Section 7.3 Duties of the Servicer. The Servicer shall manage, service, administer and make collections on the Collateral Obligations and perform the other actions required to be taken by the Servicer in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Standard.

(a) The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions, as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to attempt to recover Collections from time to time, all in accordance with (i) Applicable Law, (ii) the applicable Collateral Obligation and its Underlying Instruments and (iii) the Servicing Standard. The Borrower hereby appoints the Servicer, from time to time designated pursuant to Section 7.1, as agent for itself and in its name to enforce and administer its rights and interests in the Collections and the related Collateral Obligations.

(b) The Servicer shall administer the Collections in accordance with the procedures described herein. The Servicer shall (i) instruct all Obligors (and related agents) to deposit Collections directly into the Collection Account, (ii) deposit all Collections received directly by it into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof and (iii) cause the Equityholder and each facility agent that is Affiliated with it to deposit all Collections received directly by the Equityholder or Affiliate into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof. The Servicer shall identify all Collections as either Principal Collections or Interest Collections, as applicable. The Servicer shall make such deposits or payments by electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House system, or by wire transfer.

 

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(c) The Servicer shall maintain for the Borrower and the Secured Parties in accordance with their respective interests all Records that evidence or relate to the Collections not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent and shall, as soon as reasonably practicable upon demand of the Facility Agent, make available, or, upon the Facility Agent’s demand following the occurrence and during the continuation of a Servicer Event of Default, deliver to the Facility Agent copies of all Records in its possession which evidence or relate to the Collections.

(d) The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable following receipt thereof, turn over to the applicable Person any cash collections or other cash proceeds received with respect to each Collateral Obligation that do not constitute Collections or were paid in connection with a Retained Interest.

(e) On each Measurement Date, the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall re-determine the status of each Eligible Collateral Obligation as of such date and provide notice of any change in the status of any Eligible Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Agent and, as a consequence thereof, Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date.

(f) The Servicer may, with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or through its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or attorneys in fact; provided that, it shall remain liable for all such duties as if it performed such duties itself.

Section 7.4 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date as to itself:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. It (i) has been duly organized, and is validly existing as a limited partnershipliability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) has all requisite limited partnershipliability company power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as such business is presently conducted.

(b) Due Qualification. It (i) is in good standing as a limited partnershipliability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) duly qualified to do business in the State of Delaware and (iii) has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be so qualified or obtain such qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Power and Authority. It (i) has all necessary limited partnershipliability company power and authority to (a) execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which it is a party, and (b) perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited partnershipliability company action, the

 

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formation and (ii) qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a limited partnershipliability company in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Books and Records. (i) The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Servicer in accordance with GAAP, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures, and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or reasonably advisable for the collection of all Collateral Obligations and (ii) the Servicer will on or prior to the date hereof, mark its master data processing records and other books and records relating to the Collateral indicating that the Loans are owned by the Borrower subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder.

(d) Other. The Servicer will promptly furnish to the Borrower and the Facility Agent such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral or the operations of the Servicer as the Facility Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, to the extent such information, documents, records or reports (i) have been prepared or received by the Servicer or (ii) will be prepared or received in the ordinary course of the Servicer’s business.

(e) ERISA. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to give the Facility Agent and each Agent prompt written notice of any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer or any Affiliates of the Servicer to, cause or permit to occur an event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA, or fail to make any required contributions or payments of withdrawal liability to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).

(f) Performance and Compliance with Collateral. The Servicer will exercise its rights hereunder in order to permit the Borrower to duly fulfill and comply with all obligations on the part of the Borrower to be fulfilled or complied with under or in connection with each item of Collateral in all material respects and will take all necessary action to preserve the first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral and shall comply with the Servicing Standard in all material respects with respect to all Collateral Obligations; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.6(f) shall require the Servicer to exercise a standard of care with respect to the Collateral and the Collateral Obligations that is greater than that which is required by the Servicing Standard.

(g) Liens. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its rights under any of the Transaction Documents, whether with respect to the Collateral Obligations or any other Collateral other than Permitted Liens.

 

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effected, will result in a reduction in such compensation or payment thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Fee Letter, in the event that the Facility Agent or an Affiliate of the Facility Agent takes any action described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (d), the Borrower may elect to prepay all outstanding Advances and terminate the remaining Commitments hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Agreement, no Lender removed or replaced under the provisions hereof shall have any right to receive any amounts set forth in Section 2.5(b) in connection with such removal or replacement. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 17.17 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Section 17.18 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEAAffected Financial Institution arising under any Transaction Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEAAffected Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEAAffected Financial Institution, its parent 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 Transaction Document; or

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO DOWNING STREETBCRED DENALI
PEAK FUNDING LLC, as Borrower
By:  

                 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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ANNEX A

GSO DOWNING STREETBCRED DENALI PEAK FUNDING LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: (212) 503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian and Securities Intermediary

For delivery of Collateral Obligation files only:

U.S. Bank National Association

1719 Otis Way

Florence, South Carolina 29501

Attention: Steve Garret

Telephone: (843) 673-0162

Facsimile: (843) 676-8901

Email: steven.garret@usbank.com

For all other notices and communications:

U.S. Bank National Association

Global Corporate Trust Services

One Federal Street, Third Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Attention: Lynora Caulfield

Ref: GSO Downing StreetBCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC

Telephone: (617) 603-6641

Facsimile: (855) 791-2099

Email: Lynora.caulfield@usbank.com

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Facility Agent

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Asset Finance Department

Facsimile: 212-797-5160

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as an Agent and as a Committed Lender

 

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APPENDIX B


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Second Omnibus Amendment, dated as of September 9March 5,

20192021

SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC,

as Seller

and

GSO DOWNING STREETBCRED DENALI PEAK FUNDING LLC,

as Purchaser

Dated as of October 11, 2018


This SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), between GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, a Delaware limited partnershipliability company, as seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”) and GSO DOWNING STREETBCRED DENALI PEAK FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as purchaser (in such capacity, the “Purchaser”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase certain loans and related assets existing on the Effective Date and from time to time thereafter;

WHEREAS, the Seller may also wish to contribute certain loans and related contracts to the capital of the Purchaser on the Effective Date and from time to time on each Purchase Date;

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, assign and contribute such loans and related contracts to the Purchaser upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Purchaser and the Seller as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined). All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in, or incorporated by reference into, the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Purchaser, as borrower, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC, as servicer, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Facility Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and collateral custodian, and the agents and lenders party from time to time thereto.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Convey” means to sell, transfer, assign, contribute or otherwise convey assets hereunder.

Conveyance” means, as the context may require, the Initial Conveyance or a Subsequent Conveyance.

 

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(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is a limited partnershipliability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction in which the nature of its business and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the validity or enforceability of the Transferred Assets and the Related Security and (iii) its ability to perform its obligations under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

(b) Power and Authority. The Seller has the power and authority to own, pledge, mortgage, operate and convey the Transferred Assets, to conduct its business as now, or proposed to be, conducted and to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

(c) Authorization; Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement, each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and all other agreements, instruments and documents which may be delivered by it pursuant hereto or thereto and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller, (ii) do not contravene or cause the Seller to be in default in any material respect under (A) its certificate of formation or limited partnershipliability company agreement, (B) any contractual restriction with respect to any Indebtedness of the Seller or contained in any indenture, loan or credit agreement, lease, mortgage, security agreement, bond, note or other agreement or instrument binding on or affecting it or its property, or (C) any law, rule, regulation, order, license, requirement, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree applicable to, binding on or affecting it or any of its property and (iii) do not result in or require the creation of any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties (other than Liens created pursuant to this Agreement).

(d) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Seller.

(e) Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent of, notice to, filing with or permits, licenses, qualifications or other action by any Official Body having jurisdiction over it or its properties is required or necessary (i) for the conduct of the Seller’s business as currently conducted, for the ownership, use, operation or maintenance of its properties and for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) for the perfection of or the exercise by each of the Borrower and the Facility Agent of any of its rights or remedies under the Loan Agreement or hereunder, or (iii) to ensure the legality, validity, or enforceability of this Agreement in any jurisdiction in which the Seller does business, in each case other than (A) consents, notices, filings and other actions which have been obtained or made (or will be obtained or made substantially simultaneously with the Effective Date), and continuation statements and renewals in respect thereof and (B) where the lack of such consent, notice, filing or other action would not

 

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to this Agreement have been paid in full (other than as expressly survive the termination of this Agreement), unless the Purchaser otherwise consents in writing:

(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws. The Seller shall perform each of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and comply with all Applicable Laws, including those applicable to the Transferred Collateral Obligations and all proceeds thereof, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) its ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business or (iii) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

(b) Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business. The Seller shall: (i) do or cause to be done all things necessary to (A) preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a limited partnershipliability company and maintain its rights and franchises in its jurisdiction of formation and (B) qualify and remain qualified as a Delaware limited partnershipliability company in good standing and preserve its rights and franchises in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify and remain qualified and preserve its rights and franchises would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business; (ii) continue to conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder and under its organizational documents; and (iii) at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its licenses, permits, charters and registrations in each case except where the failure to maintain such liens, permits, charters and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business.

(c) Cash Management Systems: Deposit of Collections. The Seller shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all Collections received by the Seller to the Collection Account by the close of business on the Business Day following the date such Collections are received.

(d) Books and Records. The Seller shall keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all transactions with the Purchaser and the assets and business of the Seller related to its obligations under this Agreement or any Transferred Assets or assets proposed to be transferred in accordance with GAAP, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures necessary to fulfill its obligations hereunder; and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or reasonably advisable and relating to the Transferred Assets prior to their Conveyance hereunder for the collection of all Transferred Assets.

(e) Reserved.

(f) Taxes. The Seller will file on a timely basis all federal and other material Tax returns required to be filed and will pay all federal and other material Taxes due and payable by it (other than any amount the validity of which is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP are provided on the books of the Seller).

 

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(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

SECTION 8.3 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by certified mail, electronic mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, to the intended party at the address or facsimile number of such party set forth below:

 

  (a)

in the case of the Purchaser:

GSO Downing StreetBCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: (212) 503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

 

  (b)

in the case of the Seller:

GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Shaker Choudhury

Telephone: (212) 503-2010

Email: GSOTreasury@Blackstone.com

(in each case, with a copy to the Facility Agent at the address for notice provided under the Loan Agreement)

All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered, when received, (b) if sent by certified mail, three Business Days after having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, (c) if sent by two-day mail, two Business Days after having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, (d) if sent by overnight courier, one Business Day after

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Seller each have caused this Sale and Contribution Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, as Seller

By:  

                                                          

Name:
Title:
GSO DOWNING STREETBCRED DENALI PEAK FUNDING LLC, as Purchaser
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

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Schedule B

FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE

 

   [Date]                            
To:    GSO Downing StreetBCRED Denali Peak Funding LLC
   345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
   New York, NY 10154
   Attention: Jana Douglas
   Telephone: (212) 503-2025
Re:    Purchase Notice for Conveyance
   Date of ______________, 20__

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Purchase Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Sale Agreement”), between GSO DOWNING STREETBCRED DENALI PEAK FUNDING LLC, as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, as seller. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Sale Agreement.

In accordance with Section 2.1(b) of the Sale Agreement, the Seller hereby offers to Convey to the Purchaser on the above-referenced Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Sale Agreement the Collateral Obligations and Collateral Obligation Payments listed on Schedule I hereto, together with the Related Security and all proceeds of the foregoing.

To the extent applicable, please wire the Purchase Price to the Seller pursuant to the wiring instructions included at the end of this letter.

The Seller represents that the conditions described in Section 7.1 of the Sale Agreement have been satisfied with respect to such Conveyance.

The Seller agrees that if prior to the Purchase Date any matter certified to herein by it will not be true and correct at such time as if then made, it will promptly so notify the Purchaser. Except to the extent, if any, that prior to the Purchase Date the Purchaser shall receive written notice to the contrary from the Seller, each matter certified to herein shall be deemed once again to be certified as true and correct at the Purchase Date as if then made.

The Seller has caused this Purchase Notice to be executed and delivered, and the certification and warranties contained herein to be made, by its duly authorized officer this              day of             , 20__.


Very truly yours,
GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP
BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC
By:  

                                              

Name:
Title:

Exhibit 10.3.1

EXECUTION VERSION

LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO STONE STREET LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Servicer and Equityholder

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

THE OTHER LENDER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

ARTICLE I

  DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.1

 

Defined Terms

     1  

Section 1.2

 

Other Definitional Provisions

     43  

ARTICLE II

  THE FACILITY, LENDING PROCEDURES AND NOTES      45  

Section 2.1

 

Loans

     45  

Section 2.2

 

Funding of Loans

     45  

Section 2.3

 

Notes

     46  

Section 2.4

 

Repayment and Prepayments

     46  

Section 2.5

 

Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount

     47  

Section 2.6

 

Extension of Revolving Period

     47  

Section 2.7

 

Calculation of Haircut

     48  

Section 2.8

 

Change in Advance Rate

     48  

Section 2.9

 

Increase in Facility Amount

     49  

Section 2.10

 

Defaulting Lenders

     49  

ARTICLE III

 

INTEREST, ETC.

     50  

Section 3.1

 

Interest

     50  

Section 3.2

 

Interest Distribution Dates

     50  

Section 3.3

 

Interest Calculation

     51  

Section 3.4

 

Computation of Interest, Fees, Etc.

     51  

ARTICLE IV

 

PAYMENTS; TAXES

     51  

Section 4.1

 

Making of Payments

     51  

Section 4.2

 

Due Date Extension

     51  

Section 4.3

 

Taxes

     51  

 

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ARTICLE V

  INCREASED COSTS, ETC.      55  

Section 5.1

 

Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy

     55  

ARTICLE VI

  CONDITIONS TO LOANS      57  

Section 6.1

 

Effectiveness

     57  

Section 6.2

 

Loans and Reinvestments

     58  

Section 6.3

 

Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments

     60  

ARTICLE VII

  ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS      61  

Section 7.1

 

Retention and Termination of the Servicer

     61  

Section 7.2

 

Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer

     61  

Section 7.3

 

Duties of the Servicer

     63  

Section 7.4

 

Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

     64  

Section 7.5

 

Covenants Relating to the Servicer

     66  

Section 7.6

 

Reserved

     69  

Section 7.7

 

Collateral Reporting

     69  

Section 7.8

 

Reserved

     69  

Section 7.9

 

Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records

     69  

Section 7.10

 

Optional Sales

     70  

Section 7.11

 

Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations

     72  

ARTICLE VIII

  ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS      72  

Section 8.1

 

Accounts

     72  

Section 8.2

 

Excluded Amounts

     74  

Section 8.3

 

Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends

     74  

 

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Section 8.4

 

Fees

     78  

Section 8.5

 

Monthly Report

     78  

ARTICLE IX

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER      79  

Section 9.1

 

Organization and Good Standing

     79  

Section 9.2

 

Due Qualification

     79  

Section 9.3

 

Power and Authority

     79  

Section 9.4

 

Binding Obligations

     80  

Section 9.5

 

Security Interest

     80  

Section 9.6

 

No Violation

     81  

Section 9.7

 

No Proceedings

     81  

Section 9.8

 

No Consents

     81  

Section 9.9

 

Solvency

     81  

Section 9.10

 

Compliance with Laws

     82  

Section 9.11

 

Taxes

     82  

Section 9.12

 

Monthly Report

     82  

Section 9.13

 

No Liens, Etc.

     82  

Section 9.14

 

Information True and Correct

     83  

Section 9.15

 

No Sovereignty

     83  

Section 9.16

 

Collateral

     83  

Section 9.17

 

Selection Procedures

     83  

Section 9.18

 

Indebtedness

     83  

Section 9.19

 

No Injunctions

     83  

Section 9.20

 

No Subsidiaries

     83  

Section 9.21

 

ERISA Compliance

     83  

Section 9.22

 

Investment Company Status

     83  

 

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Section 9.23

 

Set-Off, Etc.

     83  

Section 9.24

 

Collections

     84  

Section 9.25

 

Value Given

     84  

Section 9.26

 

Regulatory Compliance

     84  

Section 9.27

 

Separate Existence

     84  

Section 9.28

 

Transaction Documents

     84  

Section 9.29

 

Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     85  

Section 9.30

 

Compliance with Sanctions

     85  

Section 9.31

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     85  

Section 9.32

 

Similar Law

     85  

ARTICLE X

  COVENANTS      85  

Section 10.1

 

Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties

     85  

Section 10.2

 

Other Liens or Interests

     86  

Section 10.3

 

Costs and Expenses

     87  

Section 10.4

 

Initial Eligible Collateral Obligation

     87  

Section 10.5

 

Separate Existence

     87  

Section 10.6

 

Hedging Agreements

     88  

Section 10.7

 

Know Your Customer

     90  

Section 10.8

 

Taxes

     90  

Section 10.9

 

Merger, Consolidation, Etc.

     90  

Section 10.10

 

Deposit of Collections

     90  

Section 10.11

 

Indebtedness; Guarantees

     91  

Section 10.12

 

Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates

     91  

Section 10.13

 

Documents

     91  

 

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Section 10.14

 

Preservation of Existence

     91  

Section 10.15

 

Limitation on Investments

     91  

Section 10.16

 

Distributions

     91  

Section 10.17

 

Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements

     92  

Section 10.18

 

Material Modifications

     92  

Section 10.19

 

Further Assurances; Financing Statements

     92  

Section 10.20

 

Obligor Payment Instructions

     93  

Section 10.21

 

Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files

     93  

Section 10.22

 

Sanctions

     93  

Section 10.23

 

Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     94  

Section 10.24

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     94  

ARTICLE XI

  THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR      94  

Section 11.1

 

Appointment of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     94  

Section 11.2

 

Monthly Reports

     94  

Section 11.3

 

Collateral Administration

     94  

Section 11.4

 

Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     98  

Section 11.5

 

Representations and Warranties

     99  

Section 11.6

 

No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent

     99  

Section 11.7

 

Reliance of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     100  

Section 11.8

 

Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Rights

     100  

Section 11.9

 

Tax Reports

     104  

Section 11.10

 

Merger or Consolidation

     104  

Section 11.11

 

Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Compensation

     104  

Section 11.12

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws

     105  

 

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ARTICLE XII

  GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST      105  

Section 12.1

 

Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest

     105  

Section 12.2

 

Borrower Remains Liable

     107  

Section 12.3

 

Release of Collateral

     107  

ARTICLE XIII

  EVENT OF DEFAULTS      107  

Section 13.1

 

Event of Defaults

     107  

Section 13.2

 

Effect of Event of Default

     110  

Section 13.3

 

Rights upon Event of Default

     110  

Section 13.4

 

Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes

     111  

Section 13.5

 

Collective Proceedings

     111  

Section 13.6

 

Insolvency Proceedings

     111  

Section 13.7

 

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     112  

Section 13.8

 

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     113  

Section 13.9

 

Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral

     113  

Section 13.10

 

Power of Attorney

     113  

ARTICLE XIV

  THE AGENT      114  

Section 14.1

 

Appointment

     114  

Section 14.2

 

Delegation of Duties

     114  

Section 14.3

 

Exculpatory Provisions

     115  

Section 14.4

 

Reliance by Note Agents

     115  

Section 14.5

 

Notices

     116  

Section 14.6

 

Non-Reliance on Note Agents

     116  

Section 14.7

 

Indemnification

     117  

 

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Section 14.8

 

Successor Note Agent

     117  

Section 14.9

 

Note Agents in their Individual Capacity

     118  

Section 14.10

 

Borrower Procedural Review

     118  

Section 14.11

 

Certain ERISA Matters

     118  

ARTICLE XV

  ASSIGNMENTS      120  

Section 15.1

 

Restrictions on Assignments

     120  

Section 15.2

 

Documentation

     120  

Section 15.3

 

Rights of Assignee

     120  

Section 15.4

 

Assignment by Lenders

     120  

Section 15.5

 

Participations; Pledge

     121  

ARTICLE XVI

  INDEMNIFICATION      122  

Section 16.1

 

Borrower Indemnity

     122  

Section 16.2

 

Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.

     123  

Section 16.3

 

Contribution

     123  

Section 16.4

 

Net After-Tax Basis

     123  

ARTICLE XVII

  MISCELLANEOUS      124  

Section 17.1

 

No Waiver; Remedies

     124  

Section 17.2

 

Amendments, Waivers

     124  

Section 17.3

 

Notices, Etc.

     125  

Section 17.4

 

Costs and Expenses

     125  

Section 17.5

 

Binding Effect; Survival

     126  

Section 17.6

 

Captions and Cross References

     126  

Section 17.7

 

Severability

     126  

Section 17.8

 

GOVERNING LAW

     127  

 

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Section 17.9

 

Counterparts

     127  

Section 17.10

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     127  

Section 17.11

 

No Proceedings

     127  

Section 17.12

 

Limited Recourse

     128  

Section 17.13

 

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     129  

Section 17.14

 

Confidentiality

     129  

Section 17.15

 

Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment

     130  

Section 17.16

 

Replacement of Lenders

     130  

Section 17.17

 

Consent to Jurisdiction

     131  

Section 17.18

 

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     131  

Section 17.19

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     132  

Section 17.20

 

USA Patriot Act

     132  

Section 17.21

 

Right of Setoff

     132  

 

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EXHIBIT A    Form of Note
EXHIBIT B    Audit Standards
EXHIBIT C-1    Form of Loan Request
EXHIBIT C-2    Form of Reinvestment Request
EXHIBIT C-3    Form of Asset Approval Request
EXHIBIT D    Form of Monthly Report
EXHIBIT E    Form of Approval Notice
EXHIBIT F-1    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT F-2    Request for Release and Receipt
EXHIBIT F-3    Request for Release of Request for Release and Receipt
EXHIBIT G-1    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lender—non-Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-2    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participant—non-Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-3    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants—Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-4    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders—Partnerships)
EXHIBIT H    Schedule of Collateral Obligations Certification
EXHIBIT I    Form of Assignment Agreement
SCHEDULE 1    Diversity Score Calculation
SCHEDULE 2    Moody’s Industry Classification Group List
SCHEDULE 3    Collateral Obligations
SCHEDULE 4    Disqualified Investor List

 

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LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2018, among GSO STONE STREET LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as Servicer (as hereinafter defined) and as Equityholder (as hereinafter defined), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the LENDER AGENTS for the Lender Groups (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, a “Lender Agent”), Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator (as hereinafter defined), Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (each as hereinafter defined), and SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that each Lender extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

Account” means the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Custodial Account, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, together with any sub-accounts deemed appropriate or necessary by the Securities Intermediary, for convenience in administering such accounts.

Account Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(d).

Account Control Agreement” means the Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and the Collateral Custodian, as Securities Intermediary.


Accrual Period” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the period from and including the previous Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the Effective Date) through and including the day preceding such Distribution Date.

Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance” means, as of any date, the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount minus the Excess Concentration Amount on such date.

Advance Rate” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation and as of any date of determination, the applicable percentage assigned to such Eligible Collateral Obligation by the Agent consistent with the categorization of such Eligible Collateral Obligation as reasonably determined by the Agent and using the guidelines set forth in the following chart determined based on the Diversity Score as of such date:

 

Advance Rates
for Diversity Score
above 8
  

For first Lien-types of Eligible BSL

      
  

BSL type

   Advance Rate  
   First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan rated “B” or above by S&P (or an equivalent rating of another Rating Agency)      70-80%  
   First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan rated “B-” or below by S&P (or an equivalent rating of another Rating Agency)      60-70%  
    

For first Lien-types of Eligible MML

      
    

MML type

   Advance Rate  
   Traditional Middle Market Loan / Unitranche A      70%  
   Unitranche B      60%  
   Unitranche C      50%  
   Unitranche D      30%  
   Unitranche E      0%  
    

For second Lien-types of Eligible MML

      
    

MML type

   Advance Rate  
   FILO A      65%  
   FILO B      55%  
   FILO C      45%  
   FILO D      25%  
   FILO E      0%  
   Second Lien with Total Net Leverage Ratio Less Than or Equal to 6.5x      30%  
   Second Lien with Total Net Leverage Ratio Greater Than 6.5x but Less Than or Equal to 7.5x      20%  
   Second Lien with Total Net Leverage Ratio Greater than 7.5x      0%  
    

For Bonds

      
    

Bond type

   Advance Rate  
   Senior Secured Bonds      50%  

Advance Rates
for Diversity Score
equal to or below 8

   Same as above, capped at 50%   

 

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Adverse Claim” means any claim of ownership or any Lien, title retention, trust or other charge or encumbrance, or other type of preferential arrangement having the effect or purpose of creating a Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

Affected Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or is a director or officer of such Person; provided that for purposes of determining whether any Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Collateral Obligation or any Obligor is an Eligible Obligor, the term Affiliate shall not include any Affiliate relationship which may exist solely as a result of direct or indirect ownership of, or control by, a common Financial Sponsor. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote 20% or more of the voting securities of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount” means, as of any date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations.

Aggregate Notional Amount” shall mean, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the notional amounts or equivalent amounts of all outstanding Hedging Agreements, Replacement Hedging Agreements and Qualified Substitute Arrangements, each as of such date of determination.

Aggregate Unfunded Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the unfunded commitments and all other standby or contingent commitments associated with each Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date.

 

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Agreement” means this Loan and Servicing Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day in any Accrual Period with respect to any Loan, the higher of (A) the Federal Funds Rate in effect for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately prior Business Day) (as determined by the Agent) plus 1/2 of 1% and (B) the “prime rate” as quoted by Bloomberg L.P. in its “PRIMBB Index” (or any successor or replacement index) for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately prior Business Day).

Amount Available” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amount of Collections with respect to the related Collection Period and any amounts paid into the Collection Account under any Hedging Agreement with respect to the Accrual Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date, plus (b) any investment income earned on amounts on deposit in the Collection Account since the immediately prior Distribution Date (or since the Effective Date in the case of the first Distribution Date), plus (c) any Repurchase Amounts deposited in the Collection Account with respect to the related Collection Period.

Anti-Corruption Laws” means any laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable from time to time to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, concerning bribery or corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.) and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any laws, rules and regulations applicable from time to time to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates relating to money laundering or terrorist financing.

Applicable Law” means for any Person all existing and future laws, rules, regulations (including temporary and final income tax regulations), statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders, licenses of and interpretations by any Official Body applicable to such Person (including, without limitation, predatory and abusive lending laws, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulations “B” and “Z”, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 and state adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and all other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws) and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, awards or orders of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.

Applicable Margin” means (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, 2.00% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, 4.00%.

Appropriate Accounting Principles” means 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.

 

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Approval Date” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the date on which the Agent executes an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation.

Approval Notice” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, a copy of a notice executed by the Agent in the form of Exhibit E, evidencing, among other things, the approval of the Agent, in its sole discretion, of such Collateral Obligation and the applicable Haircut, the jurisdiction (if other than the United States or any State thereof) of the applicable Obligor, the loan type and lien priority, the Effective LTV, Total Net Leverage Ratio, other non-cash charges included in EBITDA.

Approved Broker Dealer” means (a) any of JPMorgan Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Société Générale Securities Services, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nomura Securities International, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (UA) LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Jefferies LLC or RBC Capital Markets LLC, (b) any other financial institution designated as an “Approved Broker Dealer” by the Servicer and reasonably acceptable to the Agent or (c) any banking or securities Affiliate of any Person specified in clause (a) or (b).

Asset Approval Request” means a notice in the form of Exhibit C-3 which requests an Approval Notice with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations and shall include (among other things):

(a) the proposed date of each related acquisition;

(b) the Servicer’s internal risk rating (including all other output and related calculations) for each such Collateral Obligation;

(c) the Total Net Leverage Ratio and Effective LTV for each such Collateral Obligation, measured as of the date of such notice;

(d) each requested other non-cash charge to be included in EBITDA (if any);

(e) a list, for each such Second Lien Loan, of any Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are permitted to (i) secure borrowed money in excess of $500,000, whether individually or in the aggregate and (ii) rank in priority senior to or pari passu with such Second Lien Loan;

(f) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations; and

(g) the Information Package.

Assignment Agreement”: An agreement in the form of Exhibit I to this Agreement (or in such other form as reasonably approved by Agent) appropriately completed and delivered in connection with a Person becoming a Lender hereunder after the Effective Date, as acknowledged and agreed by the Agent and/or the Borrower to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Available Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.12.

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.

Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq., as amended.

Base Rate” for any Loan means a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for such Loan or portion thereof; provided, that in the case of

(a) any day on or after the first day on which a Committed Lender shall have notified the Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Official Body asserts that it is unlawful, for such Committed Lender to fund such Loan at the Base Rate set forth above (and such Committed Lender shall not have subsequently notified the Agent that such circumstances no longer exist), or

(b) any period in the event the LIBOR Rate is not reasonably available to any Lender for such period,

the “Base Rate” shall be a floating rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect on each day of such period.

Basel III Regulation” shall mean, with respect to any Affected Person, any rule, regulation or guideline applicable to such Affected Person and arising directly or indirectly from (a) any of the following documents prepared by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank of International Settlements: (i) Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring (December 2010), (ii) Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems (June 2011), (iii) Basel III: The Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools (January 2013), or (iv) any document supplementing, clarifying or otherwise relating to any of the foregoing, or (b) any accord, treaty, statute, law, rule, regulation, guideline or pronouncement (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental authority implementing, furthering or complementing any of the principles set forth in the foregoing documents of strengthening capital and liquidity, in each case as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Basel III Regulation” shall include Part 6 of the European Union regulation on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (the “CRR”) and any law, regulation, standard, guideline, directive or other publication supplementing or otherwise modifying the CRR.

 

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Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Borrower Assigned Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c).

Borrowing Base” means the sum of (a) with respect to Collateral Obligations that are not First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans or Senior Secured Bonds, the product of (i) the weighted average of the Advance Rates with respect to each of the Eligible Collateral Obligations that are not First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans or Senior Secured Bonds provided that such weighted average shall be calculated, for the avoidance of doubt, using the Collateral Obligation Amount for each such Eligible Collateral Obligation net of the Excess Concentration Amount attributable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation and (ii) the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are not First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans or Senior Secured Bonds minus the Excess Concentration Amount attributable to such Eligible Collateral Obligations on such date, (b) with respect to Collateral Obligations that are First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans or Senior Secured Bonds, the product of (x) the aggregate Market Value of First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans and/or Senior Secured Bonds, as applicable minus the Excess Concentration Amount attributable to such Eligible Collateral Obligations on such date on such date and (y) the weighted average of the Advance Rates with respect to each such First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, and (c) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account.

Borrowing Base Deficiency” means an event that occurs and is continuing on any date of determination that the Outstanding Loan Amount exceeds the Borrowing Base.

Borrowing Base Condition” means, both before and after giving pro forma effect to any such distribution, (i) with respect to any distribution permitted under Sections 10.16(a)(A)(1) and 10.16(a)(A)(2), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to the Loans outstanding, and (ii) with respect to any distribution permitted under Sections 10.16(a)(A)(3) and 10.16(a)(A)(4), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to 110% of the Loans outstanding.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Applicable Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York or Paris, France and, if such day relates to any Collateral Obligation, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

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Capped Fees/Expenses” means, at any time, the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, the Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses such that the aggregate amount of such Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents in any calendar year do not exceed (x) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, $200,000 or (y) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, $300,000.

Cash Interest Expense” means with respect to any Obligor for any period, the amount which, in conformity with Appropriate Accounting Principles, would be set forth opposite the caption “interest expense” (exclusive of any Retained Interest that, according to the term of the Underlying Instruments, can never be converted to cash interest that is due and payable prior to maturity) or any like caption reflected on the most recent financial statements delivered by such Obligor to a Borrower for such period.

Cause” means, with respect to an Independent Manager, (i) acts or omissions by such Independent Manager that constitute willful disregard of such Independent Manager’s duties as set forth in the Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) that such Independent Manager has engaged in or has been charged with, or has been convicted of, fraud or other acts constituting a crime under any law applicable to such Independent Manager, (iii) that such Independent Manager is unable to perform his or her duties as Independent Manager due to death, disability or incapacity, or (iv) that such Independent Manager no longer meets the definition of Independent Manager.

Change of Control” means any of (a) the Equityholder shall no longer be the sole equityholder of the Borrower (free and clear of any liens), (b) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC or an Affiliate thereof shall not be the general partner of the Equityholder and (c) GSO Holdings I L.L.C. or an Affiliate thereof shall no longer be the sole owner of the general partner of the Equityholder.

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

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

Collateral Administrator” means Virtus Group, LP, solely in its capacity as Collateral Administrator, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity

Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.

Collateral Agent” means Citibank, N.A., solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter” means that certain letter agreement among the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian and the Borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by the parties thereto with the consent of the Agent.

Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.

 

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Collateral Custodian” means Citibank, N.A., solely in its capacity as collateral custodian, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.

Collateral Database” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(a)(i).

Collateral Obligation” means a commercial loan or participation interest therein or bond owned by the Borrower, excluding the Retained Interest thereon.

Collateral Obligation Amount” means for any Collateral Obligation, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Haircut of such Collateral Obligation at such time multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation at such time.

The Collateral Obligation Amount of any Collateral Obligation that ceases to be (or otherwise is not) an Eligible Collateral Obligation (other than the requirement set forth in clause (x) in the definition thereof) shall be zero.

Collateral Obligation File” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation as identified on the related Document Checklist, (i) if the Collateral Obligation includes a promissory note, (x) an original, executed copy of such promissory note, or (y) in the case of a lost promissory note, a copy of such executed promissory note accompanied by an original executed affidavit and indemnity endorsed by the Borrower in blank, in each case with respect to clause (x) or clause (y) with an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder of such promissory note to the Borrower or in blank (unless such note is in bearer form, in which case delivery alone shall suffice), or (z) in the case of a noteless Collateral Obligation, a copy of each executed document or instrument evidencing the assignment of such Collateral Obligation to the Borrower, (ii) copies (as indicated on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations and the related Document Checklist) of any related loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, moveable or immoveable hypothec, deed of hypothec, guarantees, note purchase agreement, intercreditor and/or subordination agreement, each to the extent in the possession of the Borrower, (iii) copies of the file-stamped (or the electronic equivalent of) UCC financing statements and continuation statements (including amendments or modifications thereof) authorized by the Obligor thereof or by another Person on the Obligor’s behalf in respect of such Collateral Obligation and (iv) any other document included by the Servicer on the related Document Checklist.

Collateral Obligation Schedule” means the list of Collateral Obligations set forth on Schedule 3, as the same may be updated by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) from time to time.

Collection Account” means, collectively, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account.

Collection Period” means, with respect to the first Distribution Date, the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the first Distribution Date; and thereafter, the period from but excluding the Determination Date preceding the previous Distribution Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the current Distribution Date.

 

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Collections” means the sum of all Interest Collections and all Principal Collections received with respect to the Collateral.

Commitment” means, for each Committed Lender, (a) prior to the Facility Termination Date, the commitment of such Committed Lender to make Loans to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, the amount set forth opposite such Committed Lender’s name on Annex B or pursuant to the assignment executed by such Committed Lender and its assignee(s) and delivered pursuant to Article XV (as such Commitment may be reduced as set forth in Section 2.5), and (b) on and after the earlier to occur of (i) Facility Termination Date and (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, such Committed Lender’s pro rata share of all Loans outstanding.

Commitment Fee Rate A” means, with respect to a calculation date that occurs (x) prior to the 3-month anniversary from the Effective Date, 0%, (y) on or after the 3-month anniversary from the Effective Date and prior to the 6-month anniversary from the Effective Date, 0.25% (z) on or after the 6-month anniversary from the Effective Date and prior to the last day of the Reinvestment Period, 0.50%.

Commitment Fee Rate B” means 1.50%.

Committed Lenders” means, for any Lender Group, the Persons executing this Agreement in the capacity of a “Committed Lender” for such Lender Group (or an assignment hereof) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Competitor” means (a) any Person primarily engaged in the business of private asset management as a business development company, mezzanine fund, private debt fund, hedge fund or private equity fund, which is in direct or indirect competition with the Borrower, the Servicer, or any Affiliate thereof that is an investment advisor, (b) any Person controlled by, or controlling, or under common control with, a Person referred to in clause (a) above, or (c) any Person for which a Person referred to in clause (a) above serves as an investment advisor with discretionary investment authority.

Conduit Lender” means any Person that shall become a party to this Agreement in the capacity as a “Conduit Lender” and any assignee of any of the foregoing.

Contractual Obligation” means with respect to any Person, any provision of any securities issued by such Person or any mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement, instrument or other document to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which either is subject.

Corporate Trust Office” means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, specified on Annex A, or such other address within the United States as it may designate from time to time by notice to the Agent.

Custodial Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 12084400, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Custodial Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

 

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Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation, the date such Collateral Obligation becomes a part of the Collateral.

Daily Commitment Fee” means, on any date, (A) the sum of (i) the product of (x) Commitment Fee Rate A and (y) Unused Commitment A and (ii) the product of (x) Commitment Fee Rate B and (y) Unused Commitment B divided by (B) 360.

Defaulted Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation as to which any one of the following events has occurred:

(a) any Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment or part thereof is unpaid more than 2 Business Days beyond the grace period (if any) permitted by the related Underlying Instrument;

(b) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Obligor thereof;

(c) the Servicer or the Borrower has actual knowledge of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest that has occurred and continues for more than two Business Days on another loan or other debt obligation of the same Obligor that is (a) senior or pari passu in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation, (b) either a full recourse obligation of the Obligor or secured by the same collateral securing such Collateral Obligation and (c) in an amount (whether separately or in the aggregate) in excess of $250,000;

(d) such Collateral Obligation has (x) a public rating by Standard & Poor’s of “CC” or below, or “SD” or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “D” or “LD” or, in each case, had such ratings before they were withdrawn by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, as applicable;

(e) the Servicer or the Borrower has actual knowledge that such Collateral Obligation is pari passu or junior in right of payment as to the payment of principal and/or interest to another debt obligation of the same issuer which has (i) a public rating by Standard & Poor’s of “CC” or below, or “SD” or (ii) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “D” or “LD”, and in each case such other debt obligation remains outstanding (provided that both the Collateral Obligation and such other debt obligation are full recourse obligations of the applicable Obligor);

(f) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or the Borrower has received written notice or has actual knowledge that a default has occurred under the Underlying Instruments, any applicable grace period has expired and the holders of such Collateral Obligation have accelerated the repayment of such Collateral Obligation (but only until such default is cured or waived) in the manner provided in the Underlying Instruments;

(g) with respect to any Related Collateral Obligation, (i) the Equityholder or any of its subsidiaries fails to comply with any funding obligation under such Variable Funding Asset, and (ii) the Equityholder fails to notify the Agent prior to such failure to fund and in reasonable detail that, to the knowledge of the Equityholder, such failure to comply was not solely as a result of the Equityholder’s or such subsidiary’s inability to fund such obligation; or

 

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(h) the Servicer determines, in its sole discretion, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all or a material portion of such Collateral Obligation is not collectible or otherwise places such Collateral Obligation on non-accrual status.

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (i) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (ii) has otherwise failed to pay to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder to such applicable Person within three (3) Business Days of the date when due, unless such amount is the subject of a good faith dispute, (iii) has notified the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply or has failed to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or generally under other agreements in which it commits or is obligated to extend credit, (iv) has failed, within one (1) Business Day after request by the Agent or the Borrower, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund Loans under this Agreement, or (v) has (or has a parent company) become or is insolvent or has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or become the subject of a Bail-in Action, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.

Deferrable Collateral Obligation” means a Collateral Obligation that by its terms permits the deferral or capitalization of payment of accrued and unpaid interest.

Determination Date” means the last day of each calendar month, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

Disqualified Investor List” means the list of disqualified investors set forth on Schedule 4.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each February, May, August and November, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing in May 2019; provided that, the last Distribution Date shall occur on the Facility Termination Date.

Diversity Score” means, as of any day, a single number that indicates collateral concentration in terms of both issuer and industry concentration, calculated as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, as such diversity scores shall be updated at the option of the Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised criteria and the application of such revised criteria to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Document Checklist” means an electronic or hard copy list delivered by the Borrower (or by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) to the Agent that identifies each of the documents contained in each Collateral Obligation File and whether such document is an original or a copy and whether a hard copy or electronic copy will be delivered to the Agent related to a Collateral Obligation and includes the name of the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Obligation, in each case as of the related Funding Date.

 

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Dodd-Frank Regulation” means, with respect to any Affected Person, any rule, regulation or guideline applicable to such Affected Person and arising directly or indirectly from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all laws, regulations requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith.

Dollar(s)” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States of America.

EBITDA” means, with respect to any Relevant Test Period and any Collateral Obligation, the meaning of “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for each such Collateral Obligation. In any case that “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, an amount, for the related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such Collateral Obligation pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles) equal to earnings from continuing operations for such period plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and, to the extent reported pursuant to the related Underlying Instruments and set forth on the related Approval Notice or otherwise approved by the Agent in its sole discretion, other non-cash charges that were deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period and, to the extent approved by the Agent on a Collateral Obligation by Collateral Obligation basis, any other costs and expenses reducing earnings and other extraordinary non-recurring costs and expenses for such period (to the extent deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period).

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 to the extent such public administrative authority or Person has the authority to exercise Write-Down and Conversion Powers.

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Effective Equity” means, as of any day, the greater of (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations minus (ii) the outstanding principal amount of all Loans and (y) $0.

 

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Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation as of its origination date, the meaning of “LTV” or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for such Eligible Collateral Obligation. In case that “Effective LTV” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, a ratio of (i) the total indebtedness of the related Obligor divided by (ii) the Enterprise Value of the related Obligor.

Eligible Account” means (i) a segregated trust account or (ii) a segregated direct deposit account, in each case, maintained with a securities intermediary or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America, or any of the States thereof, or the District of Columbia, having a certificate of deposit, short term deposit or commercial paper rating of at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s. In either case, such depository institution or trust company shall have been approved by the Agent, acting in its reasonable discretion, by written notice to the Borrower.

Eligible Collateral Obligation” means, as of its related Funding Date (and solely with respect to clauses (c) and (aa), as of each Measurement Date), each Collateral Obligation that satisfies the following conditions (unless otherwise waived by the Agent and the Majority Lenders in their respective sole discretion on the applicable Approval Notice; provided, that the Borrower shall be permitted, at its sole expense and effort, to replace any Lender that has not consented to any such proposed waiver in accordance with Section 17.16(b)):

(a) the Agent in its sole discretion has delivered an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation within three (3) Business Days of receipt of the related Asset Approval Request;

(b) such Collateral Obligation is a First Lien Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Traditional Middle Market Loan, a Unitranche Loan, a FILO Loan, a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or a Senior Secured Bond;

(c) such Collateral Obligation is not a Defaulted Collateral Obligation;

(d) such Collateral Obligation is not an Equity Security and is not convertible into an Equity Security at the option of the applicable Obligor or any other Person other than the Borrower;

(e) such Collateral Obligation is not a Structured Finance Obligation;

(f) such Collateral Obligation is denominated in Dollars and is not convertible by the Obligor thereof into any currency other than Dollars;

(g) such Collateral Obligation is not a single-purpose real estate based loan (unless the related real estate is a hotel, casino or other operating company), a construction loan or a project finance loan;

(h) such Collateral Obligation is not a lease (including a financing lease);

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(j) such Collateral Obligation is not a trade claim;

(k) reserved;

(l) the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Obligor;

(m) such Collateral Obligation is not Margin Stock;

(n) such Collateral Obligation is not a security or swap transaction that has payments associated with either payments of interest on and/or principal of a reference obligation or the credit performance of a reference obligation;

(o) such Collateral Obligation provides for the periodic payment of cash interest;

(p) such Collateral Obligation is not subject to substantial non-credit related risk, as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard, other than non-credit related risks that have previously been disclosed to the Agent during the process of obtaining an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(q) the acquisition of which will not cause the Borrower to be deemed to own 5.0% or more of any class of voting securities of any Obligor or 25.0% or more of the total equity of any Obligor or any securities that are immediately convertible into or immediately exercisable or exchangeable for 5.0% or more of any class of voting securities of any Obligor or 25.0% or more of the total equity of any Obligor, in each case as determined by the Servicer;

(r) the Underlying Instrument for which does not contain confidentiality provisions that restrict the ability of the Agent to exercise its rights under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its rights to review such debt obligation or participation, the Underlying Instrument and related documents and credit approval file;

(s) the acquisition of which is not in violation of Regulations T, U or X of the FRS Board;

(t) such Collateral Obligation is capable of being transferred to and owned by the Borrower (whether directly or by means of a security entitlement) and of being pledged, assigned or novated by the owner thereof or of an interest therein (a) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to the Agent, (b) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to any assignee of the Agent permitted or contemplated under this Agreement, (c) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to any Person at any foreclosure or strict sale or other disposition initiated by a secured creditor in furtherance of its security interest, and (d) subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation, to commercial banks, financial institutions, offshore and other funds (in each case, including transfer permitted by operation of the Uniform Commercial Code);

 

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(u) the proceeds of such Collateral Obligation will not be used to finance activities of the type engaged in by businesses classified under NAICS Codes 2361 (Residential Building Construction), 2362 (Nonresidential Building Construction), 2371 (Utility System Construction), or 2372 (Land Subdivision);

(v) the Related Security for such Collateral Obligation is primarily located in the United States or an Eligible Jurisdiction;

(w) such Collateral Obligation has a stated maturity that does not exceed eight years from the related issuance date;

(x) such Collateral Obligation has (i) an Interest Coverage Ratio for the current fiscal year (on a trailing twelve-month basis) and the prior fiscal year of the related Obligor of more than 1.50x and (ii) a Total Net Leverage Ratio of for the current fiscal year (on a trailing twelve-month basis) and the prior fiscal year of the Related Obligor of less than 6.50x;

(y) such Collateral Obligation is a part of a loan tranche with a minimum face value of at least $10,000,000;

(z) if such Collateral Obligation is a Deferrable Collateral Obligation, it has a minimum current required cash pay coupon equal to at least half of the stated coupon thereon; and

(aa) such Collateral Obligation is secured by a valid and enforceable security interest.

Eligible Jurisdiction” means Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a business organization (and not a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof (or any other Eligible Jurisdiction), (ii) is a legal operating entity or holding company, (iii) is not an Official Body, (iv) is not an Affiliate of, or controlled by, the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder and (v) has a most recently reported trailing twelve-month EBITDA of $20,000,000 or greater.

Eligible Successor” means an entity (1) that is legally qualified and has the capacity to act as Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and (2) the appointment of which will not cause either of the Borrower or the pool of Collateral Obligations to become required to register under the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Enterprise Value” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation as of its origination date, the meaning of “Enterprise Value” or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for such Eligible Collateral Obligation. In case that “Enterprise Value” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, an amount, for the related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such

 

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Collateral Obligation pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles) equal to (A) if there is an observable public price for the common stock of such Obligor or the value of the equity capital of the Obligor can be established based on available acquisition price or paid-in capital contribution by a sponsoring investor, the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness of such Obligor (y) the outstanding principal amount of any preferred stock issued by such Obligor and (z) the market value of such Obligor’s common stock or (B) otherwise (x) the product of (A) the trailing-twelve-months EBITDA with respect to such Obligor and (B) a multiple as reasonably determined by the Servicer based on known enterprise value/EBITDA multiples for businesses in the same industry or otherwise with similar characteristics to those of the related Obligor plus (y) the unrestricted cash of such Obligor on such date.

Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or any other Official Body, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials. Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 331 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 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 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300, et seq.), the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations relating to underground storage tanks (40 C.F.R. Parts 280 and 281), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Equityholder” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

Equity Security” means any asset that is not a First Lien Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a FILO Loan, a Permitted Investment or a Senior Secured Bond.

ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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.

Evaluation Event” means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation:

(a) the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest with respect to (i) such Collateral Obligation or (ii) another debt obligation of the same Obligor that is (1) secured by the same collateral and (2) senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation;

 

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(b) Insolvency Event of the underlying Obligor;

(c) Servicer places all or a portion of such Collateral Obligation on non-accrual status;

(d) occurrence of a Material Modification with respect to such Collateral Obligation that is not approved by the Agent, in its sole discretion;

(e) the related Obligor fails to deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer any financial reporting information as required by the Underlying Instruments of such Collateral Obligation (including any grace periods thereunder) but in no event less frequently than quarterly;

(f) the Senior Net Leverage Ratio related to such Collateral Obligation (x) increases by 0.5x (or any subsequent increase of an additional 0.5x) compared to the Senior Net Leverage Ratio as of the later of the Approval Date or the last Evaluation Event date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, as applicable, and (y) is above 3.5x; or

(g) the Interest Coverage Ratio related to such Collateral Obligation (x) decreases by 15% (or any subsequent decrease of an additional 15%) compared to the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the later of the Approval Date or the last Evaluation Event date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, as applicable, and (y) such ratio is below 1.5x.

Event of Default” means any of the events described in Section 13.1.

Excess Concentration Amount” means, as of the most recent Measurement Date (and after giving effect to all Collateral Obligations to be purchased or sold by the Borrower on such date), the sum, without duplication, of the following amounts, in each case multiplied by (x) with respect to any First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, the bid side market price (expressed as a percentage) and (y) with respect to any other Collateral Obligation, the Haircut, in each case, as applicable to each such individual Collateral Obligation:

(a) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Second Lien Loans over 15.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(b) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of any single Obligor (other than an Obligor described in the following proviso) over 5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, the sums of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (individually per Obligor) that are obligations of any three Obligors that represent Principal Balances in excess of all other single Obligors may be up to 7% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

 

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(c) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, that (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of Obligors in the largest Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) may be up to 30% of the Excess Concentration Measure, (y) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of Obligors in the second largest Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) other than the Moody’s Industry Classification specified in clause (x) may be up to 20% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (z) the Moody’s Industry Classification of Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas may be up to 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(d) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(e) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Unitranche B Loans, Unitranche C Loans, Unitranche D Loans, FILO A Loans, FILO B Loans, FILO C Loans or FILO D Loans over 50.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(f) the excess, if any and without duplication of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations, which have an Obligor organized in a country other than the United States over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(g) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Deferrable Collateral Obligations over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(h) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Senior Secured Bonds over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(i) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Variable Funding Assets over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(j) the excess, if any and without duplication of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations, which have an Obligor organized in Canada over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(k) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans over 40% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means (a) during the Ramp-up Period, the Target Portfolio Amount, and (b) after the Ramp-up Period, the sum of (x) the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount, (y) all Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account and (z) all amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

 

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Excess Funds” as of any date of determination and with respect to any Conduit Lender, funds of such Conduit Lender not required, after giving effect to all amounts on deposit in its commercial paper account, to pay or provide for the payment of (i) all of its matured and maturing commercial paper notes on such date of such determination, (ii) the principal of and interest on all of its loans outstanding on such date of such determination and (iii) and other amounts in accordance with its commercial paper notes and applicable transaction documents.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by the Borrower of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Official Body on such Collateral Obligation or on any Related Security, (ii) any interest or fees (including origination, agency, structuring, management or other up-front fees) that are for the account of the applicable Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Collateral Obligation, (iii) any reimbursement of insurance premiums, (iv) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Collateral Obligations which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under Underlying Instruments, (v) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error or (vi) payments by the Obligors of indemnification obligations and reimbursements for actually incurred out-of-pocket expenses, in each case that are not received in lieu of principal, interest or fees owed under the related Underlying Instruments.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in the Obligations pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Obligations (other than pursuant to Section 17.16) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.3, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.3(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Executive Officer” means, with respect to the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Executive Vice President of such Person or any other Person included on the incumbency of the Borrower, Servicer or Equityholder, as applicable, delivered hereunder and, with respect to any other Person, the President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President or any Vice President.

Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Facility” means the loan facility to be provided to the Borrower pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Agreement.

 

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Facility Amount” means $150,000,000 (or such greater amount as may be agreed by the Lenders).

Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) October 11, 2023 and (ii) the effective date on which the facility hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with such sections of the Code and any legislation, law, regulation or practice enacted or promulgated pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) a fluctuating rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

FILO A Loan” means a FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of less than or equal to 60% and Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 5.5x.

FILO B Loan” means a FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of greater than 60% but less than or equal to 75% and Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 5.5x but less than or equal to 6.5x.

FILO C Loan” means any FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 6.5x but less than or equal to 7.0x, provided that any FILO Loan that would have constituted a FILO A Loan or a FILO B Loan but for the fact that it fails to meet the provisions thereto with respect to Effective LTV shall constitute a FILO C Loan.

FILO D Loan” means any FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.0x but less than or equal to 7.5x.

FILO E Loan” means any FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, is not a FILO A Loan, FILO B Loan, FILO C Loan or FILO D Loan.

 

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FILO Loan” means a commercial loan that (x) would have constituted a First Lien Loan but for the fact that, at any time prior to and/or after an event of default under the related loan agreement of such loan, will be paid after one or more tranches of First Out Loans issued by the same Obligor have been paid in full in accordance with a specified waterfall or other priority of payments and (y) the total size of First Out Loans repayable ahead of the FILO Loan shall be less than 25% of the sum of the sizes of such First Out Loans and such FILO Loan.

Financial Sponsor” means any Person, including any Subsidiary of such Person, whose principal business activity is acquiring, holding, and selling investments (including controlling interests) in otherwise unrelated companies that each are distinct legal entities with separate management, books and records and bank accounts, whose operations are not integrated with one another and whose financial condition and creditworthiness are independent of the other companies so owned by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, each of GSO Capital Partners LP and The Blackstone Group L.P. and their respective Affiliates, investment funds and investment vehicles controlled, managed or advised, directly or indirectly, by GSO Capital Partners LP, The Blackstone Group L.P. or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be a Financial Sponsor.

First Lien Loan” means any Loan that (i) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral for such loan or the enterprise value securing the loan on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a first priority Lien over the same collateral.

First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan” means a commercial loan (a) that is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (b) that is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable and customary for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of the United States or any State or agency or any Eligible Jurisdiction), (c) the value of the collateral securing the Collateral Obligation together with other attributes of the Obligor (including, without limitation, its general financial condition, ability to generate cash flow available for debt service and other demands for that cash flow) is adequate (in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Borrower, as certified to the Agent in writing) to repay the Collateral Obligation in accordance with its terms and to repay all other loans of equal seniority secured by a first lien or security interest in the same collateral, (d) is not secured solely or primarily by common stock or other equity interests and (e)(i) is a broadly syndicated commercial loan, (ii) has a tranche size of $150,000,000 or greater, (iii) as of the date such Collateral Obligation was added to the Collateral, the relevant Obligor has an EBITDA for the prior twelve calendar months of at least $50,000,000 (after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition in connection therewith), (iv) is governed under the laws of the State of New York, (v) is publically rated by a Rating Agency, (vi) is an obligation where the related Obligor, at the time of issuance, has a total indebtedness in excess of $350,000,000, (vii) has an observable

 

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quote from at least one nationally recognized pricing service, including, without limitation, LoanX Mark-It Partners or Loan Pricing Corporation and (viii) does not contain any restrictions on transferability or assignment and is capable of being transferred or assigned subject only to usual and customary restrictions (which may include reasonable disqualified investor lists); provided that the limitation set forth in clause (d) above shall not apply with respect to a Collateral Obligation made to a parent entity that is secured solely or primarily by the stock of one or more of the subsidiaries of such parent entity to the extent that the granting by any such subsidiary of a lien on its own property would violate law or regulations applicable to such subsidiary (whether the obligation secured is such Collateral Obligation or any other similar type of indebtedness owing to third parties).

First Out Loan” means any First Lien Loan that, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium, post-event of default scenario or liquidation proceedings, is senior in right of payment to (and documented under the same Underlying Instruments as) a FILO Loan to the same Obligor.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., Fitch Ratings Ltd. and their subsidiaries, including Derivative Fitch Inc. and Derivative Fitch Ltd. and any successor thereto.

Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation that bears a fixed rate of interest.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

FRS Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and, as applicable, the staff thereof.

Fundamental Amendment” means any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement that would have a material and adverse effect on any Lender and (a) increase or extend the term of the Commitments (other than an increase in the Commitment of another Lender or the addition of a new Lender) or change the Facility Termination Date, (b) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee hereunder, in each case owing to such Lender, (c) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal or interest owing to such Lender, (d) reduce the rate at which interest is payable to such Lender or any fee is payable hereunder to such Lender, excluding in each case, any such reduction as a result of a full or partial waiver of interest or fees accruing at a default rate imposed during an Event of Default or a result of a waiver of an Event of Default), (e) release any material portion of the Collateral, except in connection with dispositions permitted hereunder, (f) alter the terms of Section 2.4(a), Section 8.3, or Section 17.2 or any related definitions or provisions in a manner that would alter the effect of such Sections, (g) modify the definition of the “Required Lenders” or “Majority Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof, (h) modify the definition of the terms “Advance Rate”, “Borrowing Base”, “Eligible Collateral Obligation”, “Eligible Jurisdiction”, “Excess Concentration Amount”, “Facility Termination Date”, “First Lien Loan”, “First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan”, “Second Lien Loan”, “Unitranche A Loan”, “Unitranche B Loan”,

 

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“Unitranche C Loan”, “Unitranche D Loan”, “Unitranche E Loan”, “Unitranche Loan”, “FILO A Loan”, “FILO B Loan”, “FILO C Loan”, “FILO D Loan”, “FILO E Loan”, “FILO Loan”, “Traditional Middle Market Loan”, or “Fundamental Amendment”, or any defined term used therein, in each case in a manner which would have the effect of making more credit available to the Borrower, or make such provision less restrictive on the Borrower in any other material fashion, (i) extend the Revolving Period or (j) modify the form or details of the Monthly Report in a manner that reduces the reporting requirements.

Funding Date” means any Loan Date or any Reinvestment Date, as applicable.

Haircut” means, for any Eligible Collateral Obligation, a percentage of par determined in accordance with Section 2.7.

Hazardous Materials” means all materials subject to any Environmental Law, including materials listed in 49 C.F.R. § 172.101, materials defined as hazardous pursuant to § 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, flammable, explosive or radioactive materials, hazardous or toxic wastes or substances, lead-based materials, petroleum or petroleum distillates or asbestos or material containing asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory”, “usable work in process” or similar classification that would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

Hedge Breakage Costs” means, with respect to each Hedge Counterparty upon the early termination of any Hedge Transaction with such Hedge Counterparty, the net amount, if any, payable by the Borrower to such Hedge Counterparty for the early termination of that Hedge Transaction or any portion thereof.

Hedge Counterparty” means (a) Société Generale and its Affiliates and (b) any other entity that (i) on the date of entering into any Hedge Transaction (x) is an interest rate swap dealer that has been approved in writing by the Agent, and (y) has a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A” by S&P, not less than “A2” by Moody’s and not less than “A” by Fitch (if such entity is rated by Fitch) (the “Long-term Rating Requirement”) and a short-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A-1” by S&P, not less than “P-1” by Moody’s and not less than “Fl” by Fitch (if such entity is rated by Fitch) (the “Short-term Rating Requirement”), and (ii) in a Hedging Agreement (x) consents to the assignment hereunder of the Borrower’s rights under the Hedging Agreement to the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and (y) agrees that in the event that Moody’s, S&P or Fitch reduces its long-term unsecured debt rating below the Long-term Rating Requirement or reduces it short-term debt rating below the Short-term Rating Requirement, it shall either collateralize its obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, or transfer its rights and obligations under each Hedging Agreement (excluding, however, any right to net payments or Hedge Breakage Costs under any Hedge Transaction, to the extent accrued to such date or to accrue thereafter and owing to the transferring Hedge Counterparty as of the date of such transfer) to another entity that meets the requirements of clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) hereof and has entered into a Hedging Agreement with the Borrower on or prior to the date of such transfer.

 

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Hedge Transaction” means each interest rate swap, index rate swap or interest rate cap transaction or comparable derivative arrangement between the Borrower and a Hedge Counterparty that is entered into pursuant to Section 10.6 and is governed by a Hedging Agreement.

Hedging Agreement” means the agreement between the Borrower and a Hedge Counterparty that governs one or more Hedge Transactions entered into by the Borrower and such Hedge Counterparty pursuant to Section 10.6, which agreement shall consist of a “Master Agreement” in a form published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., together with a “Schedule” thereto, and each “Confirmation” thereunder confirming the specific terms of each such Hedge Transaction or a “Confirmation” that incorporates the terms of such a “Master Agreement” and “Schedule.”

Increased Costs” means collectively, any increased cost, loss or liability owing to the Agent and/or any other Affected Person under Article V of this Agreement.

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles: (i) 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, (ii) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (iii) the net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract, (iv) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (x) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business , in each case, not past due for more than ninety days after the date on which such trade account payable was created and (y) obligations relating to clearing and settling purchases and sales of securities, in each case not past due more than five Business Days after such purchase or sale), (v) all 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), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse, (vi) all capital leases and synthetic lease obligations, (vii) all commitments of such Person to make an investment in another Person or to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any equity interest in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, (ix) all obligations of such Person to post margin or collateral (however characterized) under any prime brokerage, securities account, options or similar agreements, (x) any other obligation of such Person that would constitute indebtedness evidenced by senior securities under the Investment Company Act and (xi) all guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. 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 any capital lease or synthetic lease obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of attributable indebtedness in respect thereof in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles as of such date.

 

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Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1.

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1.

Independent Accountants” means a firm of nationally recognized independent certified public accountants.

Independent Manager” means an individual who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, Puglisi & Associates, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Global Securitization Services, LLC, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional Independent Managers, another nationally-recognized company reasonably approved by the Required Lenders, in each case that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower and that provides professional Independent Managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business, and which individual is duly appointed as an Independent Manager and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as Independent Manager be, any of the following:

(a) a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of the Borrower, the Equityholder, or any of their respective equityholders or Affiliates (other than as an Independent Manager of the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower that is not in the direct chain of ownership of the Borrower and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity; provided that such Independent Manager is employed by a company that routinely provides professional Independent Managers or managers in the ordinary course of its business);

(b) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to the Borrower, the Equityholder, or any of their respective equityholders or Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional Independent Managers and other corporate services to the Borrower, the Equityholder or any of their respective Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

(c) a family member of any such member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer, employee, creditor, supplier or service provider; or

(d) a Person that controls (whether directly, indirectly or otherwise) any of (a), (b) or (c) above.

 

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Information Package” means, with respect to each Eligible Collateral Obligation, the following information (to the extent reasonably accessible): (i) legal Borrower name, detailed legal term-sheet and up to date legal documentation; (ii) most recent due diligence reports (including domicile of Obligor); (iii) most recent Servicer investment committee memo; (iv) most recent two years of detailed audited financials of the related Obligor; (v) most recent company forecast with capital expenditure plans; (vi) most recent shareholding pattern and details of management team, (vi) details of outstanding banking facilities and debt maturity schedule and (vii) such other information reasonably available to the Servicer as the Agent may reasonably request.

Insolvency Event” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such Person’s affairs, or the commencement of an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereinafter in effect, or another present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law and such case is not dismissed within 60 days; or (b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or such Person shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

Instrument” has the meaning given such term in the UCC.

Interest” means, with respect to any period, the daily interest accrued on Loans during such period as provided for in ARTICLE III.

Interest Collections” means, with respect to the Collateral following the applicable Cut-Off Date, (i) all payments and collections owing to the Borrower in its capacity as lender and attributable to interest on any Collateral Obligation or other Collateral, including scheduled payments of interest and payments of interest relating to principal prepayments, all guaranty payments attributable to interest and proceeds of any liquidations, sales, dispositions or securitizations attributable to interest on such Collateral Obligation or other Collateral, (ii) any commitment, ticking, upfront, underwriting, origination or amendment fees received in respect of any Collateral Obligation (including any proceeds received by the Borrower as a result of exercising any Warrant Asset at any time), (iii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement that is an interest rate cap transaction and (iv) the earnings on Interest Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, in each case other than Retained Interests.

Interest Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 12084300, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Interest Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

 

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Interest Coverage Ratio” means respect to any Collateral Obligation for any Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of “Interest Coverage Ratio” or comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Collateral Obligation, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Obligation with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Interest Coverage Ratio” or comparable definition, the ratio of (i) EBITDA to (ii) Cash Interest Expense of such Obligor as of such Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor in accordance with the requirements of the Underlying Instruments.

Interest Rate” means, for any Accrual Period and any Lender, a rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) the Applicable Margin and (b) the Base Rate for such Accrual Period and such Lender.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lender” means each Conduit Lender, each Committed Lender and each Uncommitted Lender, as the context may require.

Lender Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Lender Group” means each Lender and related Lender Agent from time to time party hereto.

LIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Accrual Period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) the rate per annum shown by the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL Service as the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a period equal to such Accrual Period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Accrual Period; provided, that in the event no such rate is shown, the LIBOR Rate shall be the rate per annum based on the rates at which Dollar deposits for a period equal to such Accrual Period are displayed on page “LIBOR” of the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service or such other page as may replace the LIBOR page on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Accrual Period (it being understood that if at least two such rates appear on such page, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of such displayed rates); provided, further, that in the event fewer than two such rates are displayed, or if no such rate is relevant, the LIBOR Rate shall be a rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the principal office of the Agent in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Accrual Period for delivery on such first day and for a period equal to such Accrual Period (or with respect to any Loan disbursed during such Accrual Period, two Business Days prior to the day such Loan was disbursed).

 

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Lien” means any security interest, lien, charge, pledge, preference, equity or encumbrance of any kind, including tax liens, mechanics’ liens and any liens that attach by operation of law.

Liquidity Agreement” means any agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Bank agrees to make purchases from or advances to, or purchase assets from, any Conduit Lender in order to provide liquidity support for such Conduit Lender’s Loans hereunder.

Liquidity Bank” means the Person or Persons who provide liquidity support to any Conduit Lender pursuant to a Liquidity Agreement in connection with the issuance by such Conduit Lender of commercial paper notes.

Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Loan Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Loan Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Required Lenders.

Margin Stock” means “Margin Stock” as defined under Regulation U issued by the FRS Board.

Market Value” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation that is a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, at any date of determination thereof selected by the Agent, the product of (x) the bid side market price (expressed as a percentage) of such Collateral Obligation as reasonably determined by the Agent and (y) the Principal Balance of such First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond provided, that the Borrower may dispute the determination of the Market Value of any Collateral Obligation by the Agent upon written notice to the Agent (a “Market Value Dispute Notice”) no later than one Business Day after the Borrower is notified of such determination, and if the Borrower obtains firm executable bids of the then full outstanding principal amount of such Eligible Collateral Obligation from two Approved Broker Dealers that are not Affiliates of the Borrower within one Business Day after the Market Value Dispute Notice is delivered to the Agent, the Market Price shall be the median of such bids until the next date of determination of the Market Value of such Eligible Collateral Obligation.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on: (a) the assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business of the Borrower or the Servicer taken as a whole; (b) the ability of the Borrower or the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder or thereunder taken as a whole; or (d) the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the collateral assignments and Liens granted by the Borrower in this Agreement taken as a whole.

 

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Material Modification” means (a) any amendment, waiver, modification or supplement of any Eligible Collateral Obligation which:

(i) reduces or forgives any or all of the principal amount or non-default interest due under such Collateral Obligation;

(ii) delays or extends the stated maturity date for such Collateral Obligation;

(iii) increases the advance rate for such Collateral Obligation by more than 10% (including any subsequent increase of an additional 10%);

(iv) waives one or more interest payments, permits any interest due in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Loans Asset, or reduces the spread or coupon with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(v) substitutes, alters or releases the underlying collateral securing such Collateral Obligation and any such substitution, alteration or release, as determined in the sole discretion of the Agent, materially and adversely affects the value of such Eligible Collateral Obligation; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any release in conjunction with a relatively contemporaneous disposition by the related Obligor accompanied by a mandatory reinvestment of net proceeds or mandatory repayment of the related loan facility with the net proceeds; or

(b) any other type of amendment, waiver, modification or supplement with respect to a particular Eligible Collateral Obligation that is specified to Borrower by the Agent in writing;

provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Material Modification” shall not include any change to the base rate in respect of a Collateral Obligation from LIBOR to an alternative rate, including any applicable spread or payment frequency adjustments thereto that in the Servicer’s commercially reasonable judgment is consistent with the successor for LIBOR.

Measurement Date” means each of the following, as applicable: (i) the Effective Date; (ii) each Determination Date, (iii) each Funding Date; (iv) the date of any repayment or prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4; (v) the date that the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Evaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation; (vi) the date of any optional repurchase or substitution pursuant to Section 7.11; (vii) the date of any Optional Sale; and (viii) for purposes of calculating the Market Value of each Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, each Business Day.

Minimum Commitment Usage” means, the product of (i) the Commitment and (ii) (x) on any calculation date prior to the 6-month anniversary from the Effective Date, 0% or (y) on any calculation date thereafter, 75%.

Monthly Report” means a report prepared by the Collateral Administrator, on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

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Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Moody’s Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2 hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised industry classifications and the application of such revised industry classifications to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Note” means a promissory grid note, in the form of Exhibit A, made payable to the order of a Lender Agent, on behalf of the related Lenders.

Note Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

Obligations” means all obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Lender Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, the Agent or any other Affected Person or Indemnitee arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes and each other Transaction Document.

Obligor” means any Person that owes payments under any loan and, solely for purposes of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of the definition thereof, any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor shall be treated as the same Obligor.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Executive Officer.

Official Body” means any government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, regulatory body, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of any such government or political subdivision, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of independent counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance and from counsel acceptable to the Agent.

Optional Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in the Obligations or any Transaction Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

 

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Outstanding Loan Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate of all loans outstanding under this Agreement.

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.5.

Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.5.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and its successors and assigns.

Permitted Investment” means, at any time:

(a) direct interest-bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;

(b) demand or time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, demand notes of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including any federal or state branch or agency of a foreign depository institution or trust company) and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities (including, if applicable, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian or Agent or any Lender Agent thereof acting in its commercial capacity); provided, that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment, or contractual commitment providing for such investment, are rated at least “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” by Moody’s;

(c) commercial paper that (i) is payable in Dollars and (ii) is rated at least “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s and “P-1” by Moody’s; or

(d) shares or other securities of non-United States registered money market funds which funds have, at all times, credit ratings of “Aaa-mf” by Moody’s and “AAAm” by Standard & Poor’s.

Permitted Investments may be purchased by or through the Collateral Custodian or any of its Affiliates. All Permitted Investments shall be held in the name of the Securities Intermediary. No Permitted Investment shall have an “f”, “r”, “p”, “pi”, “q”, “sf” or “t” subscript affixed to its Standard & Poor’s rating. Any such investment may be made or acquired from or through the Collateral Agent or the Agent or any of their respective affiliates, or any entity for whom the Collateral Agent or the Agent or any of their respective affiliates provides services and receives compensation (so long as such investment otherwise meets the applicable requirements of the foregoing definition of Permitted Investment at the time of acquisition); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), unless the Borrower and the Servicer have received the written advice of counsel of national reputation experienced in such matters to the contrary (together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower or the Servicer to the Agent and the Collateral Agent that the advice specified in this definition has been received by the Borrower and the Servicer), Permitted Investments may only include obligations or securities that constitute cash equivalents for purposes of the rights and assets in paragraph (c)(8)(i)(B) of the exclusions from the definition of “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule.

 

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Permitted Lien” means (i) the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (ii) Liens for Taxes and mechanics’ or suppliers’ liens for services or materials supplied, in either case, not yet due and payable and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles, (iii) as to Related Security (1) the Lien in favor of the Borrower herein and (2) any Liens on the Related Security permitted pursuant to the applicable Underlying Instruments and (iv) as to agented loans, Liens in favor of the agent on behalf of all the lenders of the related Obligor.

Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Prepayment Fee” means (x) prior to the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date, a nonrefundable fee equal to the product of (a) the amount of each permanent reduction in the aggregate amount of the applicable Lender Group’s Commitment, and (b) 1.00% and (y) thereafter, zero.

Primary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Primary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Primary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Primary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.45%.

Principal Balance” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation and as of any date, the lower of (x) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and (y) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation, exclusive of (x) any deferred or capitalized interest on any Deferrable Collateral Obligation that is deferred or capitalized after the Cut-Off Date applicable to such Deferrable Collateral Obligation and (y) any unfunded amounts with respect to any Variable Funding Asset; provided, that for purposes of calculating the “Principal Balance” of any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, principal payments received on such Collateral Obligation shall first be applied to reducing or eliminating any outstanding deferred or capitalized interest; provided, further, that the “Principal Balance” of any Variable Funding Asset as of any date shall be equal to the outstanding principal balance thereof plus amounts on deposit in respect thereof in the Unfunded Exposure Account. The “Principal Balance” of any Equity Security shall be zero.

Principal Collections” means any and all amounts of collections received with respect to the Collateral other than Interest Collections and Excluded Amounts, including (but not limited to) (i) all collections attributable to principal on such Collateral, (ii) the earnings on Principal Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, (iii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement that is an interest rate swap or index rate swap transaction and (iv) all Repurchase Amounts, in each case other than Retained Interests.

 

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Principal Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 12084200, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Principal Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

Proceeding” means any voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person.

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the actual price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation minus all Principal Collections described in clause (i) of the definition thereof in respect of such Collateral Obligation.

Ramp-up Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to the earlier of (i) the first date on which the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations equals or is greater than the Target Portfolio Amount and (ii) the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date.

Rating Agencies” means Standard & Poor’s, Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, Moody’s and any other rating agency that has been requested to issue a rating with respect to the commercial paper notes issued by any Conduit Lender.

Recipient” means (a) the Agent, (b) any Lender Agent, (c) any Lender and (d) any other recipient of a payment hereunder.

Records” means the Collateral Obligation File for any Collateral Obligation and all other documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by or on behalf of the Borrower with respect to any Collateral Obligation and the Obligors thereunder, including all documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by the Borrower or the Servicer with respect to such Collateral Obligation or Obligors.

Reinvestment” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Reinvestment Request” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where the Equityholder or any Subsidiary of the Equityholder owns a Variable Funding Asset pursuant to the same Underlying Instruments; provided that any such asset will cease to be a Related Collateral Obligation once all commitments by the Equityholder or any such Subsidiary to make advances or fund such Variable Funding Asset to the related Obligor expire or are irrevocably terminated or reduced to zero.

 

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Related Property” means, with respect to a Collateral Obligation, any property or other assets designated and pledged or mortgaged as collateral to secure repayment of such Collateral Obligation, including, without limitation, any pledge of the stock, membership or other ownership interests in the related Obligor or its subsidiaries, all Warrant Assets with respect to such Collateral Obligation and all proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such property or other assets.

Related Security” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation:

(a) any Related Property securing a Collateral Obligation, all payments paid in respect thereof and all monies due, to become due and paid in respect thereof accruing after the applicable Loan Date and all liquidation proceeds thereof;

(b) all guaranties, indemnities and warranties, insurance policies, financing statements and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of any such indebtedness;

(c) all Collections with respect to such Collateral Obligation and any of the foregoing;

(d) any guarantees or similar credit enhancement for an Obligor’s obligations under any Collateral Obligation, all UCC financing statements or other filings relating thereto, including all rights and remedies, if any, against any Related Security, including all amounts due and to become due to the Borrower thereunder and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Borrower thereunder (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such agreement or otherwise available to the Borrower at law or in equity);

(e) all Records with respect to such Collateral Obligation and any of the foregoing; and

(f) all recoveries and proceeds of the foregoing.

Relevant Test Period” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the relevant test period for the calculation of Senior Net Leverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Interest Coverage Ratio or EBITDA as applicable, for such Collateral Obligation in accordance with the related Underlying Instruments or, if no such period is provided for therein, each period of the last four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters of the principal Obligor on such Collateral Obligation for which financial statements were required to have been delivered under the related Underlying Instruments; provided that with respect to any Collateral Obligation for which the relevant test period is not provided for in the related Underlying Instruments, if an Obligor is a newly-formed entity as to which twelve (12) consecutive calendar months have not yet elapsed, “Relevant Test Period” shall initially include the period from the date of formation of such Obligor to the end of the fourth (4th) fiscal quarter from the date of formation, and shall subsequently include each period of the last four (4) consecutive reported fiscal quarters of such Obligor.

 

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Replacement Hedging Agreement” means one or more Hedging Agreements, which in combination with all other Hedging Agreements then in effect, after giving effect to any planned cancellations of any presently outstanding Hedging Agreements satisfy the Borrower’s covenant contained in Section 10.6, of this Agreement to maintain Hedging Agreements.

Reporting Date” means the 10th calendar day of each calendar month, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

Repurchase Amount” means, for any Warranty Collateral Obligation for which a payment or substitution is being made pursuant to Section 7.11 as of any time of determination, the sum of (i) the greater of (a) an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation (excluding purchased accrued interest and original issue discount) less all payments of principal received in connection with such Collateral Obligation since the date it was added to the Collateral and (b) the Collateral Obligation Amount of such Collateral Obligation, (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest thereon since the last Distribution Date and (iii) all Hedge Breakage Costs owed to any relevant Hedge Counterparty for any termination of one or more Hedge Transactions, in whole or in part, as required by the terms of any Hedging Agreement, incurred in connection with such payment or repurchase and the termination of any Hedge Transactions in whole or in part in connection therewith.

Repurchased Collateral Obligation” means, with respect to any Collection Period, any Collateral Obligation as to which the Repurchase Amount has been deposited in the Collection Account by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, on or before the immediately prior Reporting Date and any Collateral Obligation purchased by the Equityholder pursuant to the Sale Agreement as to which the Repurchase Amount has been deposited in the Collection Account by or on behalf of the Equityholder.

Request for Release and Receipt” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 completed and signed by the Servicer.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding Loans aggregating greater than 50% of all Loans outstanding or if there are no Loans outstanding, Lenders holding Commitments aggregating greater than 50% of all Commitments.

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.8.

Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or authorized signatory’s knowledge of familiarity with the particular subject and with respect to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian or Securities Intermediary, a director, vice president, assistant vice president, senior t rust officer or trust officer within the Corporate Trust Office and any officer to whom a corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and having direct responsibility for the administration of this transaction.

 

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Retained Interest” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation included in the Collateral, (a) such obligations to provide additional funding with respect to such Collateral Obligation that have been retained by the other lender(s) of such Collateral Obligation, (b) all of the rights and obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the Underlying Instruments, (c) any unused commitment fees associated with the additional funding obligations that are being retained in accordance with clause (a) above, and (d) any agency or similar fees associated with the rights and obligations of the agent(s) that are being retained in accordance with clause (b) above.

Revolving Loan” means a Collateral Obligation that specifies a maximum aggregate amount that can be borrowed by the related Obligor and permits such Obligor to re-borrow any amount previously borrowed and subsequently repaid during the term of such Collateral Obligation.

Revolving Period” means the period of time starting on the Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) October 11, 2021 or, if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.6, the date mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and each Lender Agent, (ii) the date on which the Facility Amount is terminated in full pursuant to Section 2.5 or (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default.

Sale Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Equityholder, as seller, and the Borrower, as purchaser.

Sanctions” means any economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes (or similar measures) imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the United States of America (including the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State), (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union or any member state thereof, or (d) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

Sanctioned Person” means any Person that is a designated target of any Sanctions or otherwise a subject of any Sanctions, including as a result of being (a) owned or controlled directly or indirectly by any Persons (or Person) that are designated targets of any Sanctions, or (b) organized or operating under the laws of, or a citizen or resident of, any country or territory that is subject to any comprehensive territory-wide Sanctions.

Schedule of Collateral Obligations” means the list or lists of Collateral Obligations attached to each Asset Approval Request. Each such schedule shall identify the assets that will become Collateral Obligations, shall set forth such information with respect to each such Collateral Obligation as the Borrower or the Agent may reasonably require and shall supplement any such schedules attached to previously-delivered Asset Approval Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal and/or interest in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

 

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Second Lien Loan” means a commercial loan that (a) is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the Obligor of the loan but which is subordinated (with respect to liquidation preferences with respect to pledged collateral) to a First Lien Loan of such Obligor; (b) is secured by a valid second-priority perfected security interest or lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligor’s obligations under the Second Lien Loan the value of which is adequate (in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Borrower, as certified to the Agent in writing) to repay the loan in accordance with its terms and to repay all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a lien or security interest in the same collateral and (c) is not secured solely or primarily by common stock or other equity interests; provided that any Loan which would have constituted a FILO Loan but for the fact that it fails to meet the requirement of sub-clause (y) in the definition thereof shall constitute a “Second Lien Loan”.

Secondary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Secondary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.30%.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, each Lender, the Agent, each Lender Agent, each other Affected Person, Indemnitee and Hedge Counterparty and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

Securities Intermediary” means the Collateral Custodian, or any subsequent institution acceptable to the Agent at which the Accounts are kept.

Senior Net Leverage Ratio” means respect to any Collateral Obligation for any Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of “Senior Net Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Collateral Obligation, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Obligation with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Senior Net Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition, the ratio of (i) the senior Indebtedness (including, without limitation, such Collateral Obligation) of the applicable Obligor as of the date of determination minus the unrestricted cash of such Obligor as of such date to (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor with respect to the applicable Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor in accordance with the requirements of the Underlying Instruments.

Senior Secured Bond” means a debt security (that is not a loan) that is (a) issued by a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust and (b) secured by a valid first priority perfected security interest on specified collateral.

 

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Servicer” means initially GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP or any successor servicer appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

Servicer Event of Default” means the occurrence of one of the following events:

(a) any failure by the Servicer to deposit or credit, or to deliver for deposit, in the Collection Account any amount required hereunder to be so deposited, credited or delivered or to make any required distributions therefrom;

(b) failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or to perform in any respect any other covenant or agreement of the Servicer which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (if such failure can be remedied) after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Agent (with a copy to each Lender Agent);

(c) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Servicer;

(d) any representation, warranty or statement of the Servicer made in this Agreement or any certificate, report or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall prove to be incorrect as of the time when the same shall have been made (i) which incorrect representation, warranty or statement has a material and adverse effect on (1) the validity, enforceability or collectability of any other Transaction Document or (2) the rights and remedies of any Secured Party with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and (ii) within 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Agent, the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation, warranty or statement was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured;

(e) an Event of Default occurs;

(f) the failure of the Servicer to make any payment when due (after giving effect to any related grace period) under one or more agreements for borrowed money to which it is a party in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate; or (ii) the occurrence of any event or condition that has resulted in or permits the acceleration of such recourse debt, whether or not waived;

(g) the rendering against the Servicer of one or more final, non-appealable judgments, decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, and the continuance of such judgment, decree or order unsatisfied and in effect for any period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days without a stay of execution;

(h) a Change of Control occurs;

(i) the Servicer shall be indicted, or any of its senior executive officers shall be convicted, of a criminal offense under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or the laws of any other jurisdiction in which it conducts business, materially related to the Servicer’s asset management business, unless, in the case of a conviction of a senior executive officer of the Servicer, such senior executive officer has, within 30 days after such occurrence, been removed from performing work in fulfillment of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement; or

 

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(j) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP ceases to be the Servicer or another affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP ceases to be the Servicer.

Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties (including in respect of any exercise of discretion) with reasonable care (i) using a similar degree of care, skill and attention as it employs with respect to similar collateral that which the Servicer or GSO Capital Partners LP exercises with respect to comparable assets and/or portfolios that such Person manages for itself and others having similar investment objectives and restrictions and (ii) to the extent not inconsistent with clause (i), the Servicer’s or GSO Capital Partners LP’s customary standards, policies and procedures.

Similar Law” means any federal, state or local law, regulation or other legal constraint that is materially similar to the fiduciary and/or prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Solvent” means as to any Person at any time, having a state of affairs such that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.

Standard & Poor’s” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.

Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation owing or issued by a special purpose vehicle and secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other financial assets of any Obligor, including collateralized debt obligations and mortgage-backed securities, including (but not limited to) collateral debt obligations, collateral loan obligations, asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities or any resecuritization thereof.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which such Person and/or its other Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares as have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors.

 

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Substituted Collateral Obligation” means, with respect to any Collection Period, any Warranty Collateral Obligation with respect to which the Equityholder has substituted in a replacement Eligible Collateral Obligation pursuant to Section 7.11 and the Sale Agreement.

Swap Contracts” means, as to any Person, all payment and collateralization obligations of such Person in respect of (a) any 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 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. (“ISDA”), any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such agreement.

Target Portfolio Amount” means $200,000,000.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means respect to any Collateral Obligation for any Relevant Test Period either (a) the meaning of “Total Net Leverage Ratio” or any comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Collateral Obligation, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Obligation with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Total Net Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition, the ratio of (i) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, such Collateral Obligation) of the applicable Obligor as of the date of determination minus the unrestricted cash of such Obligor as of such date to (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor with respect to the applicable Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor in accordance with the requirements of the Underlying Instruments.

Traditional Middle Market Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, is not a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or a Unitranche Loan.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Sale Agreement, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, each Fee Letter, the Account Control Agreement, and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer in connection with this Agreement.

 

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UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.

Uncommitted Lender” means any Conduit Lender designated as an “Uncommitted Lender” for any Lender Group and any of its assignees.

Underlying Instrument” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Collateral Obligation or of which the holders of such Collateral Obligation are the beneficiaries.

Unfunded Exposure Account” means the account designated as the Unfunded Exposure Account in, and which is established and maintained pursuant to, Section 8.1(a).

Unfunded Exposure Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).

Unitranche A Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of less than or equal to 60% and Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 5.5x.

Unitranche B Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of greater than 60% but less than or equal to 75% and Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 5.5x but less than or equal to 6.5x.

Unitranche C Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 6.5x but less than or equal to 7.0x; provided that any Unitranche Loan that would have constituted a Unitranche A Loan or Unitranche B Loan but for the fact it fails to meet the provisions thereto with respect to Effective LTV shall constitute a Unitranche C Loan.

Unitranche D Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.0x but less than or equal to 7.5x.

Unitranche E Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.5x.

Unitranche Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, is Unitranche A Loan, Unitranche B Loan, Unitranche C Loan, Unitranche D Loan or Unitranche E Loan.

Unmatured Event of Default” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute an Event of Default.

Unmatured Servicer Event of Default” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute a Servicer Event of Default.

 

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Unused Commitment A” means on any calculation date, the lower of (x) any unused portion of the Commitment on such date and (y) the excess, if any, of (i) the Commitment over (ii) the Minimum Commitment Usage.

Unused Commitment B” means on any calculation date, the excess, if any, of (x) any unused portion of the Commitment on such date over (y) Unused Commitment A.

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.

U.S. Borrower” means a Borrower that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(f).

Variable Funding Asset” means any Revolving Loan or other asset that by its terms may require one or more future advances to be made to the related Obligor by any lender thereon or owner thereof.

Volcker Rule” means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.

Warrant Asset” means any equity purchase warrants or similar rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity interests received by the Borrower as an “equity kicker” from the Obligor in connection with a Collateral Obligation.

Warranty Collateral Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.

Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, the Agent, and the Servicer.

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.

written” or “in writing” (and other variations thereof) means any form of written communication or a communication by means of email or a .pdf or similar format.

Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings as so defined herein when used in the Notes or any other Transaction Document, certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

(b) Each term defined in the singular form in Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall mean the plural thereof when the plural form of such term is used in this Agreement, the Notes or any other Transaction Document, certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, and each term defined in the plural form in Section 1.1 shall mean the singular thereof when the singular form of such term is used herein or therein.

 

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(c) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, the term “including” means “including without limitation,” and article, section, subsection, schedule and exhibit references herein are references to articles, sections, subsections, schedules and exhibits to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d) The following terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof are used herein as so defined: Accounts, Certificated Securities, Chattel Paper, Control, Documents, Equipment, Financial Assets, Funds-Transfer system, General Intangibles, Indorse and Indorsed, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Proceeds, Securities Accounts, Securities Intermediary, Security Certificates, Security Entitlements, Security Interest and Uncertificated Securities.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, on each Measurement Date, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to re-determine the status of each Eligible Collateral Obligation as of such calculation date and to provide notice of any change in the status of any Eligible Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Administrator and, as a consequence thereof, (A) Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date and (B) Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on a prior Measurement Date may, upon receipt of a related Approval Notice, be included in the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date.

(f) Unless otherwise specified, each reference in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document to a Transaction Document shall mean such Transaction Document as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents.

(g) All calculations required to be made hereunder with respect to the Collateral Obligations and the Borrowing Base (including, without limitation, to determine whether an Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred) shall be made on a settlement date basis and after giving effect to (x) all purchases or sales to be entered into on such settlement date and (y) all Loans requested to be made on such settlement date plus the balance of all unfunded Loans to be made in connection with the Borrower’s purchase of previously requested (and approved) Collateral Obligations.

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ARTICLE II

THE FACILITY, LENDING PROCEDURES AND NOTES

Section 2.1 Loans. (a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Lender Group hereby agrees to make advances to or on behalf of the Borrower (individually, an “Loan” and collectively the “Loans”) from time to time on any date (each such date on which a Loan is made, an “Loan Date”) during the period from the Effective Date to the end of the Revolving Period; provided that there shall be no more than two (2) Loan Dates during any calendar week.

(b) Under no circumstances shall any Lender make a Loan if, after giving effect to such Loan and any purchase of Eligible Collateral Obligations in connection therewith, (i) during the existence of an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default, (ii) if immediately after giving effect thereto, a Borrowing Base Deficiency would exist, or (iii) in violation of Applicable Law. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, during the Revolving Period, the Borrower may borrow, reborrow, repay and prepay (subject to the provisions of Section 2.4) one or more Loans.

Section 2.2 Funding of Loans. (a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, the Borrower may request Loans hereunder by giving notice to the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent of the proposed Loan at or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed Loan Date. Such notice (herein called the “Loan Request”) shall be in the form of Exhibit C-1 and shall include (among other things) the proposed Loan Date and amount of such proposed Loan, and shall, if applicable, be accompanied by an Asset Approval Request setting forth the information required therein with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be acquired by the Borrower on the Loan Date (if applicable). Following receipt of a Loan Request, the Agent shall promptly distribute to the other parties hereto the allocation of such Loan among the Lenders in accordance with the Lenders’ respective Commitments. In the event of any change to the wiring instructions of the Collateral Agent set forth on Schedule 1 to the Loan Request, the Agent shall provide written notice of such change to each Lender Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to any proposed Loan Date. The amount of any Loan shall at least be equal to the least of (x) $1,000,000, (y) the (1) Borrowing Base on such day minus (2) the Loans outstanding on such day and (z) the (1) Facility Amount on such day minus (2) the Loans outstanding on such day before giving effect to the requested Loan as of such date. Any Loan Request given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.2, shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower; provided that in the event that the Borrower has submitted a Loan Request but fails to borrow, the Borrower shall pay any breakage costs actually incurred by the Lender in connection with such Loan Request. None of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian or the Collateral Administrator shall have any obligation to lend funds hereunder in its capacity as Agent, Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian or Collateral Administrator, as applicable. Subject to receipt by the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower confirming the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, and the Collateral Agent’s receipt of such funds from the Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall make the proceeds of such requested Loans available to the Borrower by deposit to such account as may be designated by the Borrower (in a written notice received by the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent at least one (1) Business Day prior to such Loan Date) in same day funds no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Loan Date.

 

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(b) Committed Lenders Commitment. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Committed Lender shall be obligated to provide its Lender Agent or the Borrower with funds in connection with a Loan in an amount that would result in the portion of the Loans then funded by it exceeding its Commitment then in effect. The obligation of the Committed Lender in each Lender Group to remit any Loan shall be several from that of the other Lenders, and the failure of any Committed Lender to so make such amount available to its Lender Agent shall not relieve any other Committed Lender of its obligation hereunder.

(c) Unfunded Commitment Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon the occurrence of the earlier of (i) any acceleration of the maturity of Loans pursuant to Section 13.2 or (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, the Borrower shall request a Loan in the amount of the Aggregate Unfunded Amount minus the amount then on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account. Following receipt of such Loan Request, the Lenders shall fund such requested amount by depositing such amount directly to the Collateral Custodian to be deposited into the Unfunded Exposure Account, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including, without limitation, the Borrower’s failure to satisfy any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2).

Section 2.3 Notes. The Borrower shall, upon request of any Lender Group, on or after such Lender Group becomes a party hereto (whether on the Effective Date or by assignment or otherwise), execute and deliver a Note evidencing the Loans of such Lender Group. Each such Note shall be payable to the order of the Lender Agent for such Lender Group in a face amount equal to the applicable Lender Group’s Commitment as of the Effective Date or the effective date on which such Lender Group becomes a party hereto, as applicable. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes each Lender Agent to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to the Notes (or on any continuation of such grid, or at the option of such Lender Agent, in its records), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia, the date of the outstanding principal of the Loans evidenced thereby and each payment of principal thereon. Such notations shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the subject matter thereof absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the Obligations or any payment thereon.

Section 2.4 Repayment and Prepayments. (a) The Borrower shall repay the Loans outstanding (i) on each Distribution Date to the extent required to be repaid hereunder and funds are available therefor pursuant to Section 8.3, (ii) in full on the Facility Termination Date and (iii) to cure any Borrower Base Deficiency.

 

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(b) Prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower may, from time to time, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of any Loan using Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account or other funds available to the Borrower on such date; provided, that

(i) all such voluntary prepayments shall require prior written notice to the Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and each Lender Agent) by 11:00 a.m. one (1) Business Day prior to such voluntary prepayment;

(ii) all such voluntary partial prepayments shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000; and

(iii) each prepayment shall be applied on the Business Day received by the Collateral Agent if received by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day by the Collateral Agent as Amount Available constituting Principal Collections pursuant to Section 8.3(a) as if (x) the date of such prepayment were a Distribution Date and (y) such prepayment occurred during the Collection Period to which such Distribution Date relates.

Each such prepayment shall be subject to the payment of any amounts required by Section 2.5(b) as well as any actually-incurred breakage costs (if any) resulting from a prepayment or payment.

Section 2.5 Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount. (a) The Borrower may at any time (x) during the Revolving Period if an Extension Request has been rejected by any Lender or (y) after the end of the Revolving Period, in each case upon five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator, permanently reduce the Facility Amount (i) in whole upon payment in full (in accordance with Section 2.4) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans) or (ii) in part by any pro rata amount that the Facility Amount exceeds the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans (after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment thereof). In connection with any permanent reduction of the Facility Amount under this Section 2.5(a), the Commitment of each Committed Lender shall automatically, and without any further action by any party, be reduced pro rata with all other Committed Lenders such that the sum of all Commitments will equal the newly reduced Facility Amount.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may permanently reduce the Facility Amount at any time, provided that if such reduction occurs at any time other than those specified in Section 2.5(a), it shall, unless any Lender has, prior to the date of such permanent reduction in whole or in part, declined an Extension Request, pay the applicable Prepayment Fee and breakage costs actually incurred by the Lender in connection with such prepayment to the Collateral Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders.

Section 2.6 Extension of Revolving Period. The Borrower may, at any time commencing with the date that is six (6) months prior to the last date of the Revolving Period and ending on the date that is immediately prior to the date that is 45 days prior to the last date of the Revolving Period, deliver a written notice to each Lender Agent (with a copy to the Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent) requesting an extension of the Revolving

 

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Period for an additional twelve months (each qualifying request, an “Extension Request”). Each Lender may approve or decline an Extension Request in its sole discretion; provided, that the Lenders shall respond to an Extension Request in writing not later than 30 days following receipt of such Extension Request, and if any Lender does not respond in writing by the end of such 30 day period it shall be deemed to have denied such Extension Request. No request by the Borrower to extend the Revolving Period shall be considered an “Extension Request” if such request is conditioned on an amendment to any other provision of the Transaction Documents.

Section 2.7 Calculation of Haircut. The initial Haircut for each Eligible Collateral Obligation (which percentage may not be greater than 100%) will be determined by the Agent in its sole discretion in connection with the acquisition of such loan by the Borrower. With respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation that is subject to an Evaluation Event and to which the Agent has not assigned a new Advance Rate pursuant to Section 2.8, the Haircut applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation shall only then be revised to be the lower of (A) the available price or valuation (expressed as percentage of par) of such Eligible Collateral Obligation (provided by a recognized third-party valuation provider selected by the Agent) and (B) the Haircut applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation immediately prior to such Evaluation Event. In the event that (x) an Eligible Collateral Obligation has experienced a downward Haircut revision due to a prior Evaluation Event and (y) the conditions that gave rise to such prior Evaluation Event no longer apply, upon written notice from the Borrower to the Agent (which notice shall include an updated Information Package for such Eligible Collateral Obligation and, to the extent available, any of the information referenced in clause (b), (c) (without any Effective LTV update) and (d) of the definition of Asset Approval Request), the Agent shall in its reasonable discretion revise such Haircut upward. Notwithstanding the above, in no case shall any Haircut be a percentage greater than 100%.

Section 2.8 Change in Advance Rate. The Advance Rate previously assigned by the Agent to any Eligible Collateral Obligation shall not change, except for the following events:

(A) during the Revolving Period, if the Diversity Score equals to or is lower than 8 at funding of an Eligible Collateral Obligation and subsequently exceeds 8, as long as (i) the Borrower notifies the Agent of such increase of Diversity Score and (ii) the Borrower notifies the Agent that no Evaluation Event has occurred relating to such Eligible Collateral Obligation, the Advance Rate applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation shall be revised upward pursuant to the guidelines set forth in the definition of Advance Rate; or

(B) if the Diversity Score is higher than 8 at funding of an Eligible Collateral Obligation and subsequently during the Revolving Period decreases to be equal to or lower than 8, upon notice from the Agent to the Borrower, the Agent may revise the Advance Rate applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation lower pursuant to the guidelines set forth in the definition of Advance Rate; or

(C) if an Evaluation Event occurs with respect to an Eligible Collateral Obligation, the Advance Rate shall be revised and shall not exceed the Advance Rate applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation immediately prior to such Evaluation Event; provided that, the applicable Advance Rate shall not be revised if at the same time the Haircut applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation is revised pursuant to Section 2.7 and the Agent shall in its sole

 

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discretion elect (on a case-by-case basis) to revise either (but not both) the Advance Rate or the Haircut. In the event that (x) an Eligible Collateral Obligation has experienced a downward Advance Rate revision pursuant to a prior Evaluation Event and (y) the conditions that gave rise to such Evaluation Event no longer apply, upon written notice by the Borrower to the Agent (which notice shall include an updated Information Package for such Eligible Collateral Obligation and, to the extent available, any of the information referenced in clause (b), (c) (without any Effective LTV update) and (d) of the definition of Asset Approval Request), the Agent may at its reasonable discretion revise such Advance Rate upward.

Section 2.9 Increase in Facility Amount. The Borrower may, with the prior written consent of the Agent (which consent may be conditioned on one or more conditions precedent in its sole discretion), (i) increase the Commitment of the existing Lender Groups (pro rata) with the consent of each such Lender Group, (ii) add additional Lender Groups and/or (iii) increase the Commitment of any Lender Group with the consent of such Lender Group, in each case which shall increase the Facility Amount by the amount of the increased or new Commitment of each such existing or additional Lender Group.

Section 2.10 Defaulting Lenders.

(a) 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) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Collateral Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent and with written instruction to the Collateral Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists (except to the extent caused by such Defaulting Lender, as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion)), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, if so determined by the Agent or the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund future Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the other Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists (except to the extent caused by such Defaulting Lender, as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion), to the payment of any amounts owing to Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all

 

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non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such 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 2.10 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto; and

(ii) for any period during which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any Daily Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and under no circumstance shall Borrower retroactively be or become required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender).

(b) If the Agent and the Borrower determine in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of Loans outstanding of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders, 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 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

INTEREST, ETC.

Section 3.1 Interest. (a) The Borrower hereby promises to pay, on the dates specified in Section 3.2, Interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan (or each portion thereof) for the period commencing on the applicable Loan Date until such Loan is paid in full. No provision of this Agreement or the Notes shall require the payment or permit the collection of Interest in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law.

Section 3.2 Interest Distribution Dates. Interest accrued on each Loan (including any previously accrued and unpaid Interest) shall be payable, without duplication:

(a) on the Facility Termination Date;

(b) on the date of any payment or prepayment, in whole or in part, of principal outstanding on such Loan; and

(c) on each Distribution Date.

 

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Section 3.3 Interest Calculation. Each Note shall bear interest on each day during each Accrual Period at a rate per annum equal to the product of (a) the Interest Rate for such Accrual Period multiplied by (b) the outstanding Loans attributable to such Note on such day. All Interest shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which such Interest is payable over a year comprised of 360 days (other than Interest accruing by the reference rate set forth in clause (a) of the definition of Alternate Base Rate, which shall be computed over a year comprised of 365/366 days).

Section 3.4 Computation of Interest, Fees, Etc. Each Lender Agent (on behalf of its respective Lender Group and the Agent shall determine the applicable Interest and all fees to be paid by the Borrower on each Distribution Date for the related Accrual Period and shall advise the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator thereof in writing no later than the Determination Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date. Such reporting may also include an accounting of any amounts due and payable pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 5.1 as well as any actually-incurred breakage costs that have not already been reimbursed to the applicable Lender.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS; TAXES

Section 4.1 Making of Payments. Subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions hereof, all payments of principal of or Interest on the Loans and other amounts due to the Lenders shall be made pursuant to Section 8.3(a) by no later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day when due in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds. Payments received by any Lender or Lender Agent after 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on any day will be deemed to have been received by such Lender or Lender Agent on its next following Business Day. Each Lender Agent shall allocate to the Lenders in its Lender Group each payment in respect of the Loans received by such Lender Agent as provided by Section 8.3 or Section 2.4. Payments in reduction of the principal amount of the Loans shall be allocated and applied to Lenders pro rata based on their respective portions of such Loans, or in any such case in such other proportions as each affected Lender may agree upon in writing from time to time with such Lender Agent and the Borrower. Payments of Interest shall be allocated and applied to Lenders pro rata based upon the respective amounts of interest and fees due and payable to them.

Section 4.2 Due Date Extension. If any payment of principal or Interest with respect to any Loan falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such due date shall be extended to the next following Business Day, and additional Interest shall accrue and be payable for the period of such extension at the rate applicable to such Loan.

Section 4.3 Taxes. (a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding

 

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Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Official Body in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.3) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Official Body in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and its direct and indirect beneficial owners, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 4.3) payable or paid by such Recipient or such beneficial owners or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient or such beneficial owners and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Official Body. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Agent and each Lender Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of another Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 15.5 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Agent in connection with any Transaction 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 Official Body. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by the Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Agent under this Section 4.3(d).

(e) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to an Official Body pursuant to this Section 4.3, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Official Body evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

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(f) Status of Lenders.

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 4.3(f)(ii)(A), Section 4.3(f)(ii)(B) and Section 4.3(f)(ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is a U.S. Borrower:

(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent) executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

(I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Transaction Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Transaction Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

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(II) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or

(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent) executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agent to (x) comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or (y) determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 4.3(f)(ii)(D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 4.3 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 4.3), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 4.3 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Official Body with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 4.3(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Official Body) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Official Body. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.3(g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 4.3(g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 4.3(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.3 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE V

INCREASED COSTS, ETC.

Section 5.1 Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy. (a) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change following the date hereof (including, without limitation, any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements) in or in the interpretation, administration or application arising following the date hereof of any Applicable Law, in each case whether foreign or domestic or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request following the date hereof from any central bank or other Official Body (whether or not having the force of law), (A) there shall be any increase in the cost to the Agent, any Lender Agent, any Lender, successor or assign thereof (each of which shall be an “Affected Person”) of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Loan (or any reduction of the amount of any payment (whether of principal, interest, fee, compensation or otherwise) to any Affected Person hereunder), as the case may be, (B) there shall be any reduction in the amount of any sum

 

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received or receivable by an Affected Person under this Agreement or under any other Transaction Document, or (C) any Recipient is subject to any Taxes (other than (1) Indemnified Taxes and (2) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, then, in each case, the Borrower shall, from time to time, after written demand by the Agent (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such demand), on behalf of such Affected Person, pay to the Agent, on behalf of such Affected Person, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected Person for such increased costs or reduced payments within thirty (30) days after such demand; provided, that the amounts payable under this Section 5.1 shall be without duplication of amounts payable under Section 4.3.

(b) If either (i) the introduction of or any change following the date hereof in or in the interpretation, administration or application arising following the date hereof of any law, guideline, rule or regulation, directive or request or (ii) the compliance by any Affected Person with any law, guideline, rule, regulation, directive or request following the date hereof, from any central bank, any Official Body or agency, including, without limitation, compliance by an Affected Person with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity coverage, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of any Affected Person, as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or any related document or arising in connection herewith or therewith to a level below that which any such Affected Person could have achieved but for such introduction, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of such Affected Person with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity coverage), by an amount deemed by such Affected Person to be material, then, from time to time, after demand by such Affected Person (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such demand), the Borrower shall pay the Agent on behalf of such Affected Person such additional amounts as will compensate such Affected Person for such reduction.

(c) If an Affected Person shall at any time (without regard to whether any Basel III Regulations or Dodd-Frank Regulations are then in effect) suffer or incur (i) any explicit or implicit charge, assessment, cost or expense by reason of the amount or type of assets, capital or supply of funding such Affected Person or any of its Affiliates is required or expected to maintain in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, without regard to (A) whether such charge, assessment, cost or expense is imposed or recognized internally, externally or inter-company or (B) whether it is determined in reference to a reduction in the rate of return on such Affected Person’s or Affiliate’s assets or capital, an inherent cost of the establishment or maintenance of a reserve of stable funding, a reduction in the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Affected Person or its Affiliates or otherwise, or (ii) any other imputed cost or expense arising by reason of the actual or anticipated compliance by such Affected Person or any of its Affiliates with the Basel III Regulations or Dodd-Frank Regulations, then, upon demand by or on behalf of such Affected Person through the Agent, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the benefit of such Affected Person, such amount as will, in the determination of such Affected Person, compensate such Affected Person therefor. A certificate of the applicable Affected Person setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Affected Person under this Section 5.1(c) shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d) In determining any amount provided for in this Section 5.1, the Affected Person may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. The Agent, on behalf of any Affected Person making a claim under this Section 5.1, shall submit to the Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for and the computations of such additional or increased costs, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO LOANS

Section 6.1 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the first day (the “Effective Date”) on which the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall have received the following documents and each of the other conditions listed below is satisfied, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent:

(a) Transaction Documents. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document, in each case duly executed by each party thereto;

(b) Notes. For each Lender Group that has requested the same, a Note duly completed and executed by the Borrower and payable to the Lender Agent for such Lender Group;

(c) Establishment of Account. Evidence that each Account has been established;

(d) Resolutions. Certified copies of the resolutions of the board of managers (or similar items) of the Borrower and the Servicer approving the Transaction Documents to be delivered by it hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by its secretary or assistant secretary;

(e) Organization Documents. The certificate of formation (or similar organization document) of each of the Borrower and the Servicer certified by the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of organization; and a certified, executed copy of the Borrower’s and the Servicer’s organizational documents;

(f) Good Standing Certificates. Good standing certificates for each of the Borrower and the Servicer issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization;

(g) Incumbency. A certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of the general partner of the Equityholder (or the sole member of such general partner) certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized on its behalf to sign this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be delivered by it;

(h) Filings. Copies of proper financing statements, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Agent, desirable under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or any comparable law to perfect the security interest of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in all Collateral in which an interest may be pledged hereunder, shall have been submitted for filing;

 

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(i) Opinions. Legal opinions of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP counsel for the Borrower and the Servicer, and Dentons US LLP counsel for the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent covering such matters as the Agent may reasonably request;

(j) No Facility Termination Event, etc. Each of the Transaction Documents is in full force and effect and no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from the issuance of the Notes and the borrowing hereunder;

(k) Liens. The Agent shall have received (i) the results of a recent search by a Person satisfactory to the Agent, of the UCC, judgment, security interest and tax lien filings which may have been filed with respect to personal property of the Borrower, and bankruptcy and pending lawsuits with respect to the Borrower and the results of such search shall be satisfactory to the Agent and (ii) filed UCC termination statements, if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in any Collateral previously granted by the Borrower and any executed pay-off letters reasonably requested by the Agent;

(l) Payment of Fees. The Agent shall have received evidence, to its sole satisfaction, that all Fees due to the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian on the Effective Date have been paid in full;

(m) No Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date, no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and no litigation shall have commenced which, if successful, could have a Material Adverse Effect;

(n) Beneficial Ownership Certification. At least five (5) days prior to the Effective Date, if the Borrower or Servicer qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such party shall be delivered; and

(o) Other. Such other approvals, documents, opinions, certificates and reports as the Agent may reasonably request.

Section 6.2 Loans and Reinvestments. The making of any Loan (including the initial Loan hereunder) and any Reinvestment are all subject to the condition that the Effective Date shall have occurred and to the following further conditions precedent that:

(a) No Event of Default, Etc. Each of the Transaction Documents shall be in full force and effect (unless terminated in accordance with their terms) and (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Loan or Reinvestment, (ii) no Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Loan or Reinvestment, (iii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and Servicer contained herein and of the Borrower and the Servicer in the other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the related Funding Date (or if

 

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such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, such earlier date), with the same effect as though made on the date of (and after giving effect to) such Loan or Reinvestment, and (iv) after giving effect to such Loan or Reinvestment (and any purchase of Eligible Collateral Obligations in connection therewith), no Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred;

(b) Requests. (i) In connection with the funding of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(a), the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received the Loan Request for such Loan in accordance with Section 2.2(a), together with all items required to be delivered in connection therewith and (ii) in connection with any Reinvestment, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received the Reinvestment Request for such reinvestment in accordance with Section 8.3(b), together with all items required to be delivered in connection therewith;

(c) Revolving Period. The Revolving Period shall not have ended;

(d) Document Checklist. The Agent and each Lender Agent shall have received a Document Checklist for each Eligible Collateral Obligation to be added to the Collateral on the related Funding Date;

(e) Borrowing Base Confirmation. The Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower or the Servicer (which may be included as part of the Loan Request or Reinvestment Request) computed as of the date of such request and after giving effect thereto and to the purchase by the Borrower of the Collateral Obligations to be purchased by it on such date (if any), demonstrating that the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans shall not exceed the Borrowing Base and there is no Borrowing Base Deficiency, calculated as of the Funding Date as if the Collateral Obligations purchased by the Borrower on such Funding Date were owned by the Borrower;

(f) Financial Statements. The Agent has received the most recently available copies of the financial statements and reports described in Section 7.5(i) (other than Section 7.5(i)(i) which shall be delivered beginning on June 30, 2019) certified by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer to be true and correct; such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of such Person as of the applicable date of issuance;

(g) Hedging Agreements. The Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders, that the Borrower has entered into Hedging Agreements to the extent required by, and satisfying the requirements of, Section 10.6;

(h) Agent Approval. In connection with the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation by the Borrower, the Borrower shall have received a copy of an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(i) Permitted Use. The proceeds of any Loan will be used solely by the Borrower for general corporate purposes consistent with the terms hereof, which, for the avoidance of doubt, include dividends and distributions to the Equityholder permitted pursuant to Section 10.16, or to acquire Collateral Obligations as identified on the applicable Asset Approval Request or to satisfy any unfunded commitments in connection with any Variable Funding Asset;

 

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(j) Payment of Fees. The Agent shall have received evidence, to its sole satisfaction, that all Fees due to the Lenders on the Effective Date have been paid in full;

(k) Borrowers Certification. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent an Officer’s Certificate (which may be included as part of the Loan Request or Reinvestment Request) dated the date of such requested Loan or Reinvestment certifying that the conditions described in Sections 6.2(a) through (j) have been satisfied;

(l) KYC Information. The Borrower shall have provided to each Lender Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent any documentation and other information requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations including the PATRIOT Act; and

(m) Other. With respect to any Loan, the Agent shall have received such other approvals, documents, opinions, certificates and reports as they may request, which request is reasonable as to content and timing.

Section 6.3 Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments. (a) The Collateral Custodian shall hold all Certificated Securities (whether Collateral Obligations or Permitted Investments) and Instruments in physical form at the Corporate Trust Office.

(b) On the Effective Date (with respect to each Collateral Obligation and Permitted Investment owned by the Borrower on such date) and each time that the Borrower shall (or shall cause the Servicer to) direct or cause the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment, the Borrower shall (or shall cause the Servicer to), if such Permitted Investment or, in the case of a Collateral Obligation, the related promissory note or assignment documentation has not already been delivered to the Collateral Custodian in accordance with the requirements set forth in the definition of “Collateral Obligation File”, cause the delivery of such Permitted Investment or, in the case of a Collateral Obligation, the related promissory note or assignment documentation in accordance with the requirements set forth in the definition of “Collateral Obligation File” to the Collateral Custodian to be credited by the Collateral Custodian to the Principal Collection Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) The Borrower shall (or shall cause the Servicer to) cause all Collateral Obligations or Permitted Investments acquired by the Borrower to be transferred to the Collateral Custodian for credit by it to the Principal Collection Account, and shall cause all Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments acquired by the Borrower to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian by one of the following means (and shall take any and all other actions necessary to create and perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent a valid security interest in each Collateral Obligation and Permitted Investment, which security interest shall be senior (subject to Permitted Liens) to that of any other creditor of the Borrower (whether now existing or hereafter acquired):

 

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(i) in the case of an Instrument or a Certificated Security in registered form by having it Indorsed to the Collateral Custodian or in blank by an effective Indorsement or registered in the name of the Collateral Custodian and by (A) delivering such Instrument or Security Certificate to the Collateral Custodian at the Corporate Trust Office and (B) causing the Collateral Custodian to maintain (on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties) continuous possession of such Instrument or Certificated Security at the Corporate Trust Office;

(ii) in the case of an Uncertificated Security, by (A) causing the Collateral Custodian to become the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security and (B) causing such registration to remain effective;

(iii) in the case of any Security Entitlement, by causing each such Security Entitlement to be credited to the Account in the name of the Borrower; and

(iv) in the case of General Intangibles (including any Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment not evidenced by an Instrument) by filing, maintaining and continuing the effectiveness of, a financing statement naming the Borrower as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party and describing the Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment (or a description of “all assets” of the Borrower) as the collateral at the filing office of the Secretary of State of Delaware.

ARTICLE VII

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS

Section 7.1 Retention and Termination of the Servicer. The servicing, administering and collection of the Collateral Obligations shall be conducted by the Person designated as Servicer from time to time in accordance with this Section 7.1. Subject to early termination due to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default or as otherwise provided below in this Article VII, the Borrower hereby designates the Equityholder, and the Equityholder hereby agrees to serve, as Servicer until the termination of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer is not a Lender Agent of the Agent, any Lender Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian or any Lender.

Section 7.2 Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer. (a) If a Servicer Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Agent by written notice given to the Servicer, may terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer and appoint a successor pursuant to the terms hereof. In addition, if the Servicer is terminated upon the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, the Servicer shall, if so requested by the Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, deliver to any successor Servicer copies of its Records within five (5) Business Days after demand therefor and a computer tape (or any other means of electronic transmission acceptable to such successor Servicer) containing as of the close of business on the date of demand all of the data maintained by the Servicer in computer format in connection with servicing the Collateral Obligations.

 

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(b) The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties imposed on it by this Agreement as Servicer.

(c) Any Person (i) into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, (iii) acquiring by conveyance, transfer or lease substantially all of the assets of the Servicer, or (iv) succeeding to the business of the Servicer in any of the foregoing cases, shall execute an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Servicer under this Agreement and, whether or not such assumption agreement is executed, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement, anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to the foregoing and notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Servicer may (in its sole discretion) upon prior written notice to the Agent, at any time and without the consent of any Person, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or delegate its rights or responsibilities under this Agreement to any Affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP; provided that (i) such Affiliate has the ability to professionally and competently perform duties similar to those imposed upon the Servicer hereunder and otherwise qualifies as an Eligible Successor, (ii) such Affiliate is legally qualified to and has the capacity to act as Servicer hereunder and (iii) immediately after the assignment or delegation, such Affiliate employs or otherwise retains the services of principal personnel performing the duties required under this Agreement who are the same individuals who would have performed such duties had the assignment or delegation not occurred.

(d) Subject to the last sentence of this Section 7.2(d), until a successor Servicer has commenced servicing activities in the place of GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP shall continue to perform the obligations of the Servicer hereunder. On and after the termination of the Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.2, the successor Servicer appointed by the Agent shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for in this Agreement and shall be subject to all the rights, responsibilities, restrictions, duties, liabilities and termination provisions relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer agrees to cooperate and use reasonable efforts in effecting the transition of the responsibilities and rights of servicing of the Collateral Obligations, including the transfer to any successor Servicer for the administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by the Servicer for deposit, or have been deposited by the Servicer, or thereafter received with respect to the Collateral Obligations and the delivery to any successor Servicer in an orderly and timely fashion of all files and records in its possession or reasonably obtainable by it with respect to the Collateral Obligations containing all information necessary to enable the successor Servicer to service the Collateral Obligations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (except Section 7.2(c)) and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law without causing the Servicer to have liability, the termination of the Servicer shall not become effective until an entity acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer.

(e) At any time, the Agent or any Lender may irrevocably waive any rights granted to such party under Section 7.2(a). Any such waiver shall be in writing and executed by such party that is waiving its rights hereunder. A copy of such waiver shall be promptly delivered by the waiving party to the Servicer and the Agent.

 

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Section 7.3 Duties of the Servicer. The Servicer shall manage, service, administer and make collections on the Collateral Obligations and perform the other actions required to be taken by the Servicer in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Standard.

(a) The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions, as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to attempt to recover Collections from time to time, all in accordance with (i) Applicable Law, (ii) the applicable Collateral Obligation and its Underlying Instruments and (iii) the Servicing Standard. The Borrower hereby appoints the Servicer, from time to time designated pursuant to Section 7.1, as agent for itself and in its name to enforce and administer its rights and interests in the Collections and the related Collateral Obligations.

(b) The Servicer shall administer the Collections in accordance with the procedures described herein. The Servicer shall (i) instruct all Obligors (and related agents) to deposit Collections directly into the Collection Account, (ii) deposit all Collections received directly by it into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof and (iii) cause the Equityholder and each Lender Agent that is Affiliated with it to deposit all Collections received directly by the Equityholder or Affiliate into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof. The Servicer shall identify all Collections as either Principal Collections or Interest Collections, as applicable. The Servicer shall make such deposits or payments by electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House system, or by wire transfer.

(c) The Servicer shall maintain for the Borrower and the Secured Parties in accordance with their respective interests all Records that evidence or relate to the Collections not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent and shall, as soon as reasonably practicable upon demand of the Agent, make available, or, upon the Agent’s demand following the occurrence and during the continuation of a Servicer Event of Default, deliver to the Agent copies of all Records in its possession which evidence or relate to the Collections.

(d) The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable following receipt thereof, turn over to the applicable Person any cash collections or other cash proceeds received with respect to each Collateral Obligation that do not constitute Collections or were paid in connection with a Retained Interest.

(e) On each Measurement Date, the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall re-determine the status of each Eligible Collateral Obligation as of such date and provide notice of any change in the status of any Eligible Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Administrator and, as a consequence thereof, Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date.

 

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(f) The Servicer may, with the prior written consent of the Agent, execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or through its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or attorneys in fact; provided that, it shall remain liable for all such duties as if it performed such duties itself.

Section 7.4 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date as to itself:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. It (i) has been duly organized, and is validly existing as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as such business is presently conducted.

(b) Due Qualification. It (i) is in good standing as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) duly qualified to do business in the State of Delaware and (iii) has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be so qualified or obtain such qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Power and Authority. It (i) has all necessary limited partnership power and authority to (a) execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which it is a party, and (b) perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action, the execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Servicer.

(d) Binding Obligations. Each Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Insolvency Events and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not (i) violate any governing documents of the Servicer, (ii) violate any Applicable Law in any material respect or (iii) violate any Contractual Obligation of the Servicer except where such violation of a Contractual Obligation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation filed or pending against the Servicer before any Official Body (i) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(g) No Consents. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, filings or other actions of any Person or of any Official Body (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of each Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been obtained or made.

(h) Compliance with Law. The Servicer has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject.

(i) Reports Accurate. All information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished or to be furnished to the Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement (other than projections, forward looking information, general economic data or industry information and, with respect to information prepared by the Servicer or an Affiliate or agent thereof for internal use or consideration, statements as to, or the failure to make a statement as to, the value of, collectibility of, prospects of or potential risks or benefits associated with such loan or the related Obligor) provided or prepared by a Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, are, as of their respective delivery dates, (or in the case of reports, financial statements or similar information or records, the stated date thereof), true, complete and correct in all material respects; provided that, to the extent any such information was furnished by an Obligor or any other third party, such information is true, correct and complete in all material respects to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer after due inquiry as of the date provided.

(j) Financial Statements. The Equityholder has delivered to each Lender complete and correct copies of (A) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Equityholder for the fiscal year most recently ended, and (B) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Equityholder for the fiscal quarter most recently ended, in each case when required to be delivered under Section 7.5(i). Such financial statements (including the related notes) fairly present the financial condition of the Equityholder as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations for the periods covered thereby, each in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles. There has been no material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Equityholder since the most recent Determination Date with respect to the most recently delivered financial statements under this clause (j).

(k) Eligibility of Collateral Obligations. All Collateral Obligations included as Eligible Collateral Obligations in the most recent calculation of any Borrowing Base required to be determined hereunder were Eligible Collateral Obligations as of the date of such calculation.

(l) Collections. The Servicer acknowledges that all Collections received by it or its Affiliates (other than any Excluded Amount) are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account.

(m) Solvency. The transactions under the Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party do not and will not render the Servicer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, not Solvent.

 

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(n) Equityholder Indebtedness. As of the Effective Date, the Equityholder has no outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money except to the extent permitted by its organizational documents and secured primarily by uncalled capital commitments of the underlying investors of the Equityholder and related assets and any non-recourse facility.

(o) No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature materially adversely affects the Servicer’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party.

(p) Selection Procedures. In selecting the Collateral Obligations hereunder and for Affiliates of the Borrower, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of any Lender Agent or Lender.

(q) Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Servicer represents and warrants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates, directors or officers, nor any of its or its Affiliates’ employees or agents, have engaged in any activity or conduct that would breach Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

(r) Compliance with Sanctions. The Servicer represents and warrants that (a) neither it nor any of its Affiliates, directors, officers or employees, nor any of its agents (including any such agents or Affiliates that will act in any capacity in connection with, or benefit from, this Agreement), is (i) a Sanctioned Person, or (ii) in violation of any Sanctions, and (b) no Loan, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will result in the violation of any applicable Sanctions.

Section 7.5 Covenants Relating to the Servicer. Until the date on or after the Facility Termination Date on which the Loans shall have been repaid in full, all Interest shall have been paid, and no other amount shall be owing to the Secured Parties under this Agreement:

(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Law. The Servicer will comply with all material Applicable Law, including those with respect to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

(b) Preservation of Company Existence. The Servicer will (i) preserve and maintain its company existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation and (ii) qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a limited partnership in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Books and Records. (i) The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Servicer in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures, and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or reasonably advisable for the collection of all Collateral Obligations and (ii) the Servicer will on or prior to the date hereof, mark its master data processing records and other books and records relating to the Collateral indicating that the loans are owned by any Borrower subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder.

 

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(d) Other. The Servicer will promptly furnish to the Borrower and the Agent such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral or the operations of the Servicer as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, to the extent such information, documents, records or reports (i) have been prepared or received by the Servicer or (ii) will be prepared or received in the ordinary course of the Servicer’s business.

(e) ERISA. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to give the Agent and each Lender Agent prompt written notice of any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer or any Affiliates of the Servicer to, cause or permit to occur an event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA.

(f) Performance and Compliance with Collateral. The Servicer will exercise its rights hereunder in order to permit the Borrower to duly fulfill and comply with all obligations on the part of the Borrower to be fulfilled or complied with under or in connection with each item of Collateral in all material respects and will take all necessary action to preserve the first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral and shall comply with the Servicing Standard in all material respects with respect to all Collateral Obligations; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.5(f) shall require the Servicer to exercise a standard of care with respect to the Collateral and the Collateral Obligations that is greater than that which is required by the Servicing Standard.

(g) Liens. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its rights under any of the Transaction Documents, whether with respect to the Collateral Obligations or any other Collateral other than Permitted Liens.

(h) Servicer Obligations. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to (i) agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification of any Transaction Document to which it is a party and to which the Agent is not a party without the prior written consent of the Agent, (ii) agree or permit the Borrower to agree to a Material Modification with respect to any Collateral Obligation without the prior written consent of the Agent, (iii) interpose any claims, offsets or defenses it may have as against the Borrower as a defense to its performance of its obligations in favor of any Affected Person hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents or (iv) change its fiscal year so that the reports described in Section 7.5(i) would be delivered to the Agent and each Lender Agent less frequently than every 12 months.

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(i) as soon as available, but in any event within 180 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Equityholder, a copy of the audited consolidated and unaudited consolidating balance sheet of the Equityholder and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income for such year, and the related consolidated statements of changes in net assets and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year and for any unaudited balance sheet, report or statement, a certification stating that information contained in such unaudited balance sheet, report or statement is true and correct;

(ii) upon the related Collateral Obligation becoming subject to an Evaluation Event, updated Information Package and, to the extent available, any of the information referenced in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the definition of Asset Approval Request for such Obligor;

(iii) as soon as possible after the Borrower obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence of (i) any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default, (ii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any material litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower, the Servicer or any Eligible Collateral Obligation or (iii) any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (in each case including (A) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation or Swap Contract of the Borrower; (B) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Borrower, the Servicer and any Official Body; and (C) any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower, a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;

(iv) notice of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower except as required or permitted by Appropriate Accounting Principles;

(v) promptly after any request by the Agent, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the Borrower by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Borrower;

(vi) promptly after written request therefor, such other business and financial information regarding the Borrower, any Collateral Obligation owned by the Borrower or any related Obligor as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request;

(vii) documents required to be delivered pursuant to this section may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (A) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the internet; or (B) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an internet or intranet website, if any, to which the Lender and the Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Agent);

 

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(viii) promptly, in reasonable detail, (i) of any Adverse Claim known to it that is made or asserted against any of the Collateral and (ii) any Material Modification; and

(ix) within 15 Business Days of Borrower’s receipt, copies of any financial reports, loan performance reports (including periodic reports tracking compliance with relevant loan covenants) and materials prepared and delivered by the related Obligor in connection with debt refinancing, loan amendments, issuance of additional indebtedness, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, business sale, spin-offs, leveraged buyouts, IPOs with respect to, as applicable, each Collateral Obligation or the related Obligor.

(j) Commingling. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer to, and shall not permit any Affiliate of the Servicer to, deposit or permit the deposit of any funds that do not constitute Collections or other proceeds of any Collateral Obligations into the Collection Account.

(k) Proceedings. Promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days), the Servicer will furnish to the Agent after the Servicer receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, notice of any settlement of, material judgment (including a material judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any material labor controversy, material litigation, material action, material suit or material proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.6 Reserved.

Section 7.7 Collateral Reporting. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to cooperate with the Collateral Administrator in the performance of the Collateral Administrator’s duties under Section 11.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to supply in a timely fashion any information maintained by it that the Collateral Administrator may from time to time request with respect to the Collateral Obligations and reasonably necessary to complete the reports and certificates required to be prepared by the Collateral Administrator hereunder or required to permit the Collateral Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder.

Section 7.8 Reserved.

Section 7.9 Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records. (a) The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Servicer to, at the Borrower’s expense, permit representatives of the Agent at any time and from time to time as the Agent shall reasonably request (A) to inspect and make copies of and abstracts from its records relating to the Collateral Obligations, and (B) to visit its properties in connection with the collection, processing or managing of the Collateral Obligations for the purpose of examining such records, and to discuss matters relating to the Collateral Obligations or such Person’s performance under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents with any officer or employee or auditor (if

 

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any) of such Person having knowledge of such matters. The Borrower agrees, and will cause the Servicer, to render to the Agent such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard to the foregoing; provided, that such assistance shall not interfere in any material respect with the Servicer’s business and operations. So long as no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such visits and inspections shall occur only (i) upon five Business Days’ prior written notice, (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) no more than twice in any calendar year. During the existence of an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default, there shall be no limit on the timing or number of such inspections and no prior notice will be required before any inspection.

(b) The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Servicer to, at the Borrower’s expense and as applicable, provide to the Agent access to the documentation evidencing the Collateral Obligations and all other documents regarding the Collateral Obligations included as part of the Collateral and the Related Security in each case, in its possession, in such cases where the Agent is required in connection with the enforcement of the rights or interests of the Lenders, or by applicable statutes or regulations, to review such documentation, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon two Business Days’ prior written notice (so long as no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) up to twice per calendar year (so long as no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing). From and after the Effective Date and periodically thereafter at the reasonable discretion of the Agent, the Agent may review the Borrower’s and the Servicer’s collection and administration of the Collateral Obligations in order to assess compliance by the Servicer with the Servicer’s written policies and procedures, as well as this Agreement and may, no more than twice in any calendar year, conduct an audit of the Collateral Obligations and Records in conjunction with such review.

(c) Nothing in this Section 7.9 shall derogate from the obligation of the Borrower and the Servicer to observe any Applicable Law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Obligors, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 7.9.

Section 7.10 Optional Sales. (a) The Borrower shall have the right to sell all or a portion of the Collateral Obligations (each, an “Optional Sale”), subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) immediately after giving effect to such Optional Sale:

(A) reserved;

(B) reserved;

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(D) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided that, no more than once in any twelve-month period, if an Unmatured Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default is continuing, the Borrower may make an Optional Sale if, after giving effect to such Optional Sale, such event is cured (although, for the avoidance of doubt, such event shall be continuing for all purposes hereunder until the settlement date of such Optional Sale);

provided, notwithstanding the above, that the Borrower may make (i) any Optional Sale of any Collateral Obligation that, in the Servicer’s reasonable judgment, has a significant risk of declining in credit quality and, with the lapse of time, becoming a Defaulted Collateral Obligation, if after giving effect to such Optional Sale, (a) no Event of Default is continuing and (b) the aggregate Principal Balance of all such Collateral Obligations sold pursuant to this proviso in any twelve-month period does not exceed 20% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount in effect on the date of such sale or (ii) any Optional Sale of any Collateral Obligation if (x) the sale price is equal to or greater than the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation and (y) the proceeds from such Optional Sale are applied to reduce the Loans.

(ii) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of any Optional Sale, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to give the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent written notice of such Optional Sale, which notice shall identify the related Collateral subject to such optional sale and the expected proceeds from such Optional Sale and include (x) an Officer’s Certificate computed as of the date of such request and after giving effect to such Optional Sale, demonstrating compliance with clauses (a)(i)(A), (B) and (C) above and all other conditions set forth herein are satisfied and (y) a certificate of the Servicer substantially in the form of Exhibit F-3 requesting the release of the related Collateral Obligation File in connection with such Optional Sale;

(iii) such Optional Sale shall be made by the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower (A) in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (B) reflecting arm’s length market terms and (C) in a transaction in which the Borrower makes no representations, warranties or covenants and provides no indemnification for the benefit of any other party (other than those which are customarily made or provided in connection with the sale of assets of such type);

(iv) if such Optional Sale is to an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Servicer, the Agent has given its prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and

(v) on the date of such Optional Sale, all proceeds from such Optional Sale will be sent directly into the Collection Account.

 

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(b) In connection with any Optional Sale, following deposit of all proceeds from such Optional Sale into the Collection Account, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to release and transfer to the Borrower (or the purchaser thereof from the Borrower) without recourse, representation or warranty all of the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, to and under such Collateral Obligation(s) and related Collateral subject to such Optional Sale and such portion of the Collateral so transferred shall be released from the Lien of this Agreement.

(c) The Borrower hereby agrees to pay the reasonable and documented outside counsel legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, each Lender Agent and each Lender in connection with any Optional Sale (including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in connection with the release of the Lien of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral in connection with such Optional Sale).

(d) In connection with any Optional Sale, the Collateral Agent shall, at the sole expense of the Borrower, execute such instruments of release prepared by the Servicer with respect to the portion of the Collateral subject to such Optional Sale to the Borrower, in recordable form if necessary, as the Borrower, or the Servicer on its behalf, may reasonably request.

Section 7.11 Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations. In the event of a breach of Section 9.5, Section 9.13 or Section 9.26 or of a material breach of any other representation, warranty, undertaking or covenant set forth in ARTICLE IX, ARTICLE X, with respect to a Collateral Obligation (or the Related Security and other related collateral constituting part of the Collateral related to such Collateral Obligation) (each such Collateral Obligation, a “Warranty Collateral Obligation”), no later than 30 days after the earlier of (x) knowledge of such breach on the part of the Equityholder or the Servicer and (y) receipt by the Equityholder or the Servicer of written notice thereof given by the Agent (with a copy to each Lender Agent), the Borrower shall either (a) repay Loans outstanding in an amount equal to the aggregate Repurchase Amount of such Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) to which such breach relates on the terms and conditions set forth below or (b) substitute for such Warranty Collateral Obligation one or more Eligible Collateral Obligations with an aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount at least equal to the Repurchase Amount of the Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) being replaced; provided, that no such repayment or substitution shall be required to be made with respect to any Warranty Collateral Obligation (and such Collateral Obligation shall cease to be a Warranty Collateral Obligation) if, on or before the expiration of such 30 day period either the representations and warranties in ARTICLE IX with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation shall be made true and correct in all material respects with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had become part of the Collateral on such day, as applicable or if there is a Borrowing Base Deficiency.

ARTICLE VIII

ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

Section 8.1 Accounts. (a) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall establish each Account in the name of the Borrower and each Account shall be a segregated, non-interest bearing trust account established with the Securities Intermediary. Funds held in the Collection Account shall be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 8.3 and the

 

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applicable Monthly Report. If at any time a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent obtains actual knowledge that any Account ceases to be an Eligible Account (with notice to the Servicer, the Agent and each Lender Agent), then the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to transfer such account to another institution such that such account shall meet the requirements of an Eligible Account.

Except as set forth below, amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account may be withdrawn at the direction of the Borrower or at the direction of the Servicer (i) to fund any draw requests of the relevant Obligors under any Variable Funding Asset, or (ii) to make a deposit into the Collections Account as Principal Collections if, after giving effect to such withdrawal, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account is equal to or greater than the Aggregate Unfunded Amount.

Following the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to forward any draw request made by an Obligor under a Variable Funding Asset, along with wiring instructions for the applicable Obligor, to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Agent and each Lender Agent) along with a written instruction to the Collateral Custodian to withdraw the applicable amount from the Unfunded Exposure Account and a certification that the conditions to fund such draw are satisfied, and the Collateral Custodian shall fund such draw request in accordance with such instructions from the Servicer.

Following the end of the Revolving Period, if the Borrower shall receive any Principal Collections from an Obligor with respect to a Variable Funding Asset and, as of the date of such receipt (and after taking into account such repayment), the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account is less than the Aggregate Unfunded Amount (the amount of such shortfall, in each case, the “Unfunded Exposure Shortfall”), the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to direct the Collateral Custodian to and the Collateral Custodian shall deposit into the Unfunded Exposure Account an amount of such Principal Collections equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of such Principal Collections and (b) the Unfunded Exposure Shortfall.

(b) All amounts held in any Account shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, be invested by the Collateral Custodian, as directed by the Servicer in writing (or, if the Servicer fails to provide such direction, such amounts shall remain uninvested), in Permitted Investments that mature (i) with respect to the Collection Account, not later than one Business Day prior to the Distribution Date for the Collection Period to which such amounts relate and (ii) with respect to the Unfunded Exposure Account, on the immediately following Business Day. Any such written direction shall certify that any such investment is authorized by this Section 8.1. Investments in Permitted Investments shall be made in the name of the Collateral Custodian, and, except as specifically required below, such investments shall not be sold or disposed of prior to their maturity. If any amounts are needed for disbursement from the Collection Account and sufficient uninvested funds are not available therein to make such disbursement, the Collateral Custodian shall cause to be sold or otherwise converted to cash a sufficient amount of the investments in such account to make such disbursement in accordance with and upon the written direction of the Servicer or, if the Servicer shall fail to give such direction, the Agent. The Collateral Custodian shall, upon written request, provide the Agent with all information in its possession regarding transfer into and out of the Collection Account (including, but not limited to, the identity of the counterparty making or receiving such

 

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transfer). In no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian be liable for the selection of any investments or any losses in connection therewith, or for any failure of the Servicer or the Agent, as applicable, to timely provide investment instruction to the Collateral Custodian. The Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian and their respective Affiliates shall be permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Collateral Agent’s or the Collateral Custodian’s economic self-interest for (i) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder, servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the Permitted Investments, (ii) using affiliates to effect transactions in certain Permitted Investments, and (iii) effecting transactions in certain investments. Such compensation shall not be considered an amount that is reimbursable or payable pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) Neither the Borrower nor the Servicer shall have any rights of direction or withdrawal, with respect to amounts held in the Collection Account, except to the extent explicitly set forth in Section 8.1(a), Section 8.1(b), Section 8.2, or Section 8.3(b).

Subject to the other provisions hereof, the Collateral Agent shall have sole Control (within the meaning of the UCC) over each Account and each such investment and the income thereon, and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment, if any, shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent or its agent, together with each document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Collateral Agent in a manner that complies with this Section 8.1. All interest, dividends, gains upon sale and other income from, or earnings on, investments of funds in the Accounts shall be deposited or transferred to the Collection Account and distributed pursuant to Section 8.3(a).

(d) The Equityholder may, from time to time in its sole discretion (x) transfer to the Collateral Agent for deposit amounts into the Principal Collection Account and/or (y) transfer Eligible Collateral Obligations as equity contributions to the Borrower for deposit in the Custodial Account. All such amounts will be included in each applicable compliance calculation under this Agreement, including, without limitation, calculation of the Borrowing Base.

Section 8.2 Excluded Amounts. The Borrower may cause the Servicer to direct the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary to withdraw from the applicable Account and pay to the Person entitled thereto any amounts credited thereto constituting Excluded Amounts if the Servicer has, prior to such withdrawal and consent, delivered to the Agent a report setting forth the calculation of such Excluded Amounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, which report shall include a brief description of the facts and circumstances supporting such request and designate a date for the payment of such reimbursement, which date shall not be earlier than two (2) Business Days following delivery of such notice. Upon confirmation that the Agent has approved the report, the Servicer shall send such report to the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent.

Section 8.3 Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Collateral Agent shall distribute from the Collection Account, solely in accordance with the applicable Monthly Report prepared by the Collateral Administrator and approved by the Agent pursuant to Section 8.5, the Amount Available for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(i) From the Interest Collection Account, the Amount Available constituting Interest Collections for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

 

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(A) FIRST, to the payment of taxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any, which expenses shall not exceed $25,000 on any Distribution Date;

(B) SECOND, to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian, any accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses for the related Collection Period pursuant to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, which expenses shall not exceed the amount of the Capped Fees/Expenses;

(C) THIRD, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Primary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period;

(D) FOURTH, pro rata, based on the amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(D), (A) to the Lenders, an amount equal to the Interest on the Loans accrued during the Accrual Period with respect to such Distribution Date (and any Interest with respect to any prior Accrual Period to the extent not paid on a prior Distribution Date), (B) to the Agent and the Lender Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders, all accrued and unpaid Fees due to the Lenders, the Lender Agents and the Agent and (C) to the Hedge Counterparties, any amounts owed for the current and prior Distribution Dates to the Hedge Counterparties under Hedging Agreements (other than Hedge Breakage Costs), together with interest accrued thereon;

(E) FIFTH, during the Revolving Period, to the Lender Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amount of the outstanding Loans in the amount necessary to reduce the Loans outstanding to an amount not to exceed the Borrowing Base;

(F) SIXTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, to the Lender Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Loans outstanding, in an amount equal to all remaining Amounts Available constituting Interest Collections;

(G) SEVENTH, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Secondary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period, as well as any expenses of the Servicer or other amounts owing to the Servicer;

 

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(H) EIGHTH, pro rata based on amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(H), to the Hedge Counterparties, any unpaid Hedge Breakage Costs, together with interest accrued thereon;

(I) NINTH, to any Affected Persons, any Increased Costs then due and owing;

(J) TENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(A) above, to the payment of taxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any;

(K) ELEVENTH, to the extent not previously paid by or on behalf of the Borrower, to each Indemnitee, any Indemnified Amounts then due and owing to each such Indemnitee;

(L) TWELFTH, at the election of the Servicer to pay to the Servicer any deferred and unpaid Primary Servicer Fee or deferred and unpaid Secondary Servicer Fee;

(M) THIRTEENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(B) above, to the Collateral Agent the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian, any Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses due to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents;

(N) FOURTEENTH, to pay any other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and not previously paid pursuant to this Section 8.3(a); and

(O) FIFTEENTH, (A) during the Revolving Period, (1)(x) during an Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default, to remain in the Interest Collection Account as Interest Collections or (y) otherwise, the remaining Amount Available constituting Interest Collections to the Borrower and (B) after the end of the Revolving Period, to the Borrower.

(ii) From the Principal Collection Account, the Amount Available constituting Principal Collections for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(A) FIRST, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (A) through (E), in that order, but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(B) SECOND, after the end of the Revolving Period and to the extent not repaid in full pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(F), to the Lenders pro rata to repay the Loans outstanding, until repaid in full;

 

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(C) THIRD, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (G) and (H) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(D) FOURTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (I) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(E) FIFTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (J) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(F) SIXTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(B) or Section 8.3(a)(i)(K), to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Custodian, any costs and expenses due to the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents (other than Increased Costs and Indemnified Amounts);

(G) SEVENTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (L) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder; provided that after such payment under this clause (G) (on a pro forma basis), proviso (i) in the definition of Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied;

(H) EIGHTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (M) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(I) NINTH, during the Revolving Period, to remain in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections; and

(J) TENTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, the remaining Amount Available to the Borrower.

(b) Only during the Revolving Period, the Borrower may make distributions pursuant to Section 10.16 and the Borrower may withdraw from the Collection Account (x) any Principal Collections, or (y) if after giving effect to such withdrawal, the Borrower is able to make all required payments pursuant to Section 8.3 on the next Distribution Date on a pro forma basis, Interest Collections, and apply such Collections to (A) prepay the Loans outstanding in accordance with Section 2.4 or (B) acquire additional Collateral Obligations (each such reinvestment of Collections, a “Reinvestment”), subject to the following conditions:

(i) the Borrower shall have given written notice to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent of the proposed Reinvestment (x) for all Collateral Obligations other than First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans, at or prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days prior to or (y) for First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans, at or prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, one (1)

 

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Business Day prior to, the proposed date of such Reinvestment (the “Reinvestment Date”); provided that, in the case of clause (x) or (y) above, such related approval of the Reinvestment by the Agent shall be valid for thirty calendar days as of the Reinvestment Date. Such notice (the “Reinvestment Request”) shall be in the form of Exhibit C-2 and shall include (among other things) the proposed Reinvestment Date, the amount of such proposed Reinvestment and a Schedule of Collateral Obligations setting forth the information required therein with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be acquired by the Borrower on the Reinvestment Date (if applicable);

(ii) each condition precedent set forth in Section 6.2, other than those set forth in clauses (i) and (m) thereof, shall be satisfied;

(iii) upon the written request of the Borrower (or the Servicer on the Borrower’s behalf) delivered to the Collateral Administrator no later than 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the Reinvestment Date, the Collateral Administrator shall have provided to the Agent and each Lender Agent by facsimile or e-mail (to be received no later than 2:00 p.m. New York City time on that same day) a statement reflecting the total amount on deposit on such day in the Collection Account; and

(iv) any Reinvestment Request given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 8.3(b), shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.

Subject to the Collateral Agent’s and the Collateral Administrator’s receipt of an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer as to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2 (other than clauses (i) and (m) thereof) and this Section 8.3, the Collateral Agent will release funds from the Collection Account to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) the amount requested by the Borrower and (B) the amount of Collections on deposit in the Collection Account.

Section 8.4 Fees. The Borrower shall pay, pursuant hereto, the Daily Commitment Fee, the Prepayment Fee and any other fees (collectively, “Fees”) in the amounts and on the dates set forth herein or in one or more fee letter agreements, dated on or after the date hereof, signed by the Borrower, the Agent and/or any applicable Lender Group (as any such fee letter agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, a “Fee Letter”).

Section 8.5 Monthly Report. The Collateral Administrator shall prepare (based on information provided to it by the Servicer, the Agent, the Lender Agents and the Lenders as set forth herein) a Monthly Report in the form of Exhibit D determined as of the close of business on each Determination Date and make available such Monthly Report to the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Borrower and the Servicer on each Reporting Date starting with the Reporting Date in November 2018. If any party receiving any Monthly Report disagrees with any items of such report, it shall contact the Collateral Administrator and notify it of such disputed item and provide reasonably sufficient information to correct such item, with (if other than the Agent) a copy of such notice and information to the Agent, each Lender Agent and the Servicer. Unless the Collateral Administrator is otherwise timely directed by the Agent, the Collateral Agent shall distribute a revised Monthly Report on the Business Day after it receives such information. If

 

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the Collateral Administrator is directed by the Agent that the Collateral Administrator should not make such correction, the Collateral Administrator shall take such action as instructed by the Agent and shall have no responsibilities with respect to the applicable Monthly Report. The Agent’s reasonable determination with regard to any disputed item in the Monthly Report shall be final.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with the preparation of a Monthly Report, the Agent and the Lender Agents shall be responsible for providing to the Collateral Administrator the information required by Section 3.4 for part (d) of Exhibit D for such Monthly Report on which the Collateral Administrator may conclusively rely. The Agent shall review and verify the contents of the aforesaid reports (including the Monthly Report), instructions, statements and certificates. Upon receipt of approval from the Agent, such reports, instructions, statements and certificates shall be executed by the Borrower and the Servicer and, in the case of the Monthly Report, the Collateral Agent shall make the distributions required by Section 8.3 pursuant to such Monthly Report.

ARTICLE IX

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

In order to induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Agreement and, in the case of the Lenders, to make Loans hereunder, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent, the Lender Agents and the Lenders as to itself, as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date, as follows:

Section 9.1 Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted. It had at all relevant times and now has, power, authority and legal right (x) to acquire and own the Collateral Obligations and its interest in the Related Security, and to grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the Collateral Obligations and the Related Security and the other Collateral and (y) to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 9.2 Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals and made all necessary filings and registrations in all jurisdictions, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.3 Power and Authority. It has the power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; has full power, authority and legal right to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral Obligations and the other Collateral and has duly authorized such grant by all necessary action.

 

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Section 9.4 Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (C) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

Section 9.5 Security Interest. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, which security interest is validly perfected under Article 9 of the UCC (to the extent such security interest may be perfected under such article), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Borrower; the Collateral is comprised of Instruments, Security Entitlements, General Intangibles, Certificated Securities, Uncertificated Securities, Securities Accounts, Investment Property and Proceeds and such other categories of collateral under the applicable UCC as to which the Borrower has complied with its obligations as set forth herein; with respect to Collateral that constitute Security Entitlements (a) all of such Security Entitlements have been credited to the Accounts and the Securities Intermediary has agreed to treat all assets credited to the Accounts as Financial Assets, (b) the Borrower has taken all steps necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to obtain Control with respect to the Accounts and (c) the Accounts are not in the name of any Person other than the Borrower, subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; the Borrower has not instructed the Securities Intermediary to comply with the entitlement order of any Person other than the Collateral Agent; provided that, until the Collateral Agent delivers a Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined in the Account Control Agreement), the Borrower may, or may cause the Servicer to, cause cash in the Accounts to be invested or distributed in accordance with this Agreement; all Accounts constitute Securities Accounts; the Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens); the Borrower has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Collateral Obligation to the transfer and granting of a security interest in the Collateral Obligations hereunder to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties; the Borrower has taken all necessary steps to file or authorize the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in Delaware; all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note constituting or evidencing any Collateral Obligation have been or, will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian; the Borrower has received, or subject to the delivery requirements contained herein will receive, a written acknowledgment from the Collateral Custodian that the Collateral Custodian or its bailee is holding each underlying promissory note evidencing a Collateral Obligation solely on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; none of the underlying promissory notes that constitute or evidence the Collateral Obligations has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties; with respect to Collateral that constitutes a Certificated Security, such Certificated Security has been delivered to the Collateral Custodian and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed (within the meaning of the UCC) to the Collateral Custodian or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Collateral Custodian upon original issue or registration of transfer by the

 

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Borrower of such Certificated Security, in each case to be held by the Collateral Custodian on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and in the case of an Uncertificated Security, by (A) causing the Collateral Custodian to become the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security and (B) causing such registration to remain effective.

Section 9.6 No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, shall not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, its organizational documents, or any indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it is bound or any of its properties or revenues are subject; or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument; or violate or exceed any limits or restrictions contained in, or constitute speculation, leverage or concentration of exposure prohibited by any applicable constitutions, charters, laws, rules, regulations, government codes, constituent or governing instruments, trust documents, resolutions, guidelines, policies, investment management agreements, ordinances, orders, writs, judgments, decrees, charges, rulings or similar documents or determinations (including, any Similar Law) to which the Borrower, or the Borrower’s properties or revenues are subject; or in any way materially adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 9.7 No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Borrower, before any court or Official Body having jurisdiction over it or its properties (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or (D) seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Collateral.

Section 9.8 No Consents. It is not required to obtain the material consent of any other Person or any material approval, authorization, consent, license, approval or authorization, or registration or declaration with, any Official Body having jurisdiction over it or its properties in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, in each case other than consents, licenses, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, declarations or filings which have been obtained or made and continuation statements and renewals in respect thereof.

Section 9.9 Solvency. It is solvent and will not become insolvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, it will have an adequate amount of capital to conduct its business in the foreseeable future.

 

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Section 9.10 Compliance with Laws. It has complied and will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, judgments, agreements with governmental authorities, decrees and orders with respect to its business and properties and all Collateral.

Section 9.11 Taxes. For U.S. federal income tax purpose, it is, and always has been, an entity disregarded as separate from the Equityholder and the Equityholder or its parent is treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It has filed on a timely basis all federal and other material Tax returns (including foreign, state, local and otherwise) required to be filed, if any, and has paid all federal and other material Taxes due and payable by it and any assessments made against it or any of its property and all other Taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Official Body (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with Appropriate Accounting Principles have been provided on the books of the Borrower). Other than Permitted Liens, no lien or similar Adverse Claim has been filed, and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any Tax, assessment or other governmental charge. Any Taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable by the Borrower in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby including the transfer of each Collateral Obligation and the Related Security to the Borrower have been paid or shall have been paid if and when due.

Section 9.12 Monthly Report. Each Monthly Report is accurate in all material respects as of the date thereof, subject, in the case of information contained therein (which shall include any statements and calculations to the extent such statements or calculations are inaccurate solely as a result of such information) received from any un-Affiliated third party, to the standard set forth in Section 9.14 with respect to information received from an un-Affiliated third party.

Section 9.13 No Liens, Etc. The Collateral and each part thereof is owned by the Borrower free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Liens) or restrictions on transferability and the Borrower has the full right, power and lawful authority to assign, transfer and pledge the same and interests therein, and upon the making of each Loan, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, will have acquired a perfected, first priority and valid security interest (except, as to priority, for any Permitted Liens) in such Collateral, free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than Permitted Liens) or restrictions on transferability, to the extent (as to perfection and priority) that a security interest in said Collateral may be perfected under the applicable UCC. The Borrower has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral and no effective financing statement (other than with respect to Permitted Liens) or other instrument similar in effect naming or purportedly naming the Borrower or any of its Affiliates as debtor and covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except such as may have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent as “Secured Party” pursuant hereto or as necessary or advisable in connection with the Sale Agreement. There are no judgments or Liens for Taxes with respect to the Borrower and no claim is being asserted with respect to the Taxes of the Borrower.

 

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Section 9.14 Information True and Correct. All information (other than any information provided to the Borrower by an un-Affiliated third party) heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower in writing to any Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator any Lender Agent or the Agent in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is and will be (when taken as a whole) true and correct in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. With respect to any information received from any un-Affiliated third party, the Borrower (i) will not furnish (and has not furnished) any such information to any Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, any Lender Agent or the Agent in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby that it knows (or knew) to be incorrect at the time such information is (or was) furnished in any material respect and (ii) has informed (or will inform) the applicable Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the applicable Lender Agent or the Agent, as applicable, of any such information which it found to be incorrect in any material respect after such information was furnished.

Section 9.15 No Sovereignty. Neither the Borrower nor or any of its assets, properties or revenues has any right of immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise from jurisdiction of any court or from setoff or any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) under the Applicable Law of any jurisdiction.

Section 9.16 Collateral. Except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement, no item of Collateral has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Borrower to any Person.

Section 9.17 Selection Procedures. In selecting the Collateral Obligations hereunder and for Affiliates of the Borrower, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of any Lender Agent or Lender.

Section 9.18 Indebtedness. The Borrower has no Indebtedness or other indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (i) Indebtedness incurred under the terms of the Transaction Documents and (ii) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to certain ordinary business expenses arising pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

Section 9.19 No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature adversely affects the Borrower’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party.

Section 9.20 No Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries.

Section 9.21 ERISA Compliance. It does not sponsor or maintain any Benefit Plans.

Section 9.22 Investment Company Status. It is not an “investment company” as such term is defined in the 1940 Act.

Section 9.23 Set-Off, Etc. No Collateral Obligation has been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set-off or modified by the Borrower or the Obligor thereof, and no Collateral is subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment,

 

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deduction, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning the Collateral or otherwise, by the Borrower or the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, pursuant to the Transaction Documents and for amendments, extensions and modifications, if any, to such Collateral otherwise permitted hereby.

Section 9.24 Collections. The Borrower acknowledges that all Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Collateral pledged hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 10.10.

Section 9.25 Value Given. The Borrower has given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value to the Equityholder (including, for this purpose, equity of the Borrower) or the applicable third party seller in exchange for the purchase of the Collateral Obligations (or any number of them). No such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt and no such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of the Bankruptcy Code.

Section 9.26 Regulatory Compliance. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined in Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) of the FRS Board) and none of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for a purpose that violates Regulation T, Regulation U, Regulation X or any other regulation promulgated by the FRS Board from time to time.

Section 9.27 Separate Existence. The Borrower is operated as an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of any of its Affiliates or any Affiliates of the Servicer, and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Agent, each of the Lender Agents and each of the Lenders are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in reliance upon the Borrower’s identity as a separate legal entity. Since its formation, the Borrower has been (and will be) operated in such a manner as to comply with the covenants set forth in Section 10.5.

There is not now, nor will there be at any time in the future, any agreement or understanding between the Borrower and the Servicer (other than as expressly set forth herein and the other Transaction Documents) providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges.

Section 9.28 Transaction Documents. The Transaction Documents delivered to the Agent represent all material agreements between the Equityholder, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other. Upon the purchase and/or contribution of each Collateral Obligation (or an interest in a Collateral Obligation) pursuant to the this Agreement or the Sale Agreement, the Borrower shall be the lawful owner of, and have good title to, such Collateral Obligation and all assets relating thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim. All such assets are transferred to the Borrower without recourse to the Equityholder except as described in the Sale Agreement. The purchases of such assets by the Borrower constitute valid and true sales for consideration (and not merely a pledge of such assets for security purposes) and the contributions of such assets received by the Borrower constitute valid and true transfers for consideration, each enforceable against creditors of the Equityholder, and no such assets shall constitute property of the Equityholder.

 

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Section 9.29 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower represents and warrants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates, directors or officers, nor any of its or its Affiliates’ employees or agents, have engaged in any activity or conduct that would breach Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

Section 9.30 Compliance with Sanctions. The Borrower represents and warrants that (a) neither it nor any of its Affiliates, directors, officers or employees, nor any of its agents (including any such agents or Affiliates that will act in any capacity in connection with, or benefit from, this Agreement), is (i) a Sanctioned Person, or (ii) in violation of any Sanctions, and (b) no Loan, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will result in the violation of any applicable Sanctions.

Section 9.31 Beneficial Ownership Certification. The information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if any, is true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.32 Similar Law. The Borrower is not a plan subject to any Similar Law or an entity subject to any Similar Law by reason of the investment in the Borrower of one or more “governmental plans” (as defined by Section 3(33) of ERISA) or other plans or during any period that the assets, properties or revenues of the Borrower are subject to any Similar Law, by reason of the investment in the Borrower of one or more “governmental plans” (as defined by Section 3(33) of ERISA) or other plans, neither the entering into and performance of the Agreement nor any other transactions entered into under the Transaction Documents will constitute or result in a violation of any Similar Law. The representations in this Section 9.32 shall be deemed repeated on each day that an Obligation is outstanding.

ARTICLE X

COVENANTS

From the date hereof until the first day following the Facility Termination Date on which all Obligations shall have been finally and fully paid and performed (other than as expressly survive the termination of this Agreement), the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Lenders, the Lender Agents and the Agent that:

Section 10.1 Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties. (a) At or prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have filed or caused to be filed a UCC-1 financing statement, naming the Borrower as debtor, naming the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) as secured party and describing the Collateral, with the office of Secretary of State of Delaware. From time to time thereafter, the Borrower shall file (and the Borrower hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to so file) such financing statements and cause to be filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the Collateral Agent in favor of the Secured Parties under this Agreement in the Collateral and in the proceeds thereof. The Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Collateral Agent file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts

 

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for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing. In the event that the Borrower fails to perform its obligations under this subsection, the Collateral Agent or the Agent may (but shall have no obligation to) do so, in each case at the expense of the Borrower, however neither the Collateral Agent nor the Agent shall have any liability in connection therewith. The rights granted to the Collateral Agent in this Section 10.1 shall not constitute a duty of the Collateral Agent to file any financing statements or continuations thereof.

(b) The Borrower shall not change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the Borrower (or by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Borrower) in accordance with subsection (a) above seriously misleading or change its jurisdiction of organization, unless the Borrower shall have given the Agent, each Lender Agent and the Collateral Agent at least 30 days prior written notice thereof, and shall promptly file appropriate amendments to all previously filed financing statements and continuation statements (and shall provide a copy of such amendments to the Collateral Agent, each Lender Agent and Agent together with an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that all appropriate amendments or other documents in respect of previously filed statements have been filed).

(c) The Borrower shall maintain its computer systems, if any, so that, from and after the time of the first Loan under this Agreement, the Borrower’s master computer records (including archives) that shall refer to the Collateral indicate clearly that such Collateral is subject to the first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Indication of the Collateral Agent’s (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) security interest shall be deleted from or modified on the Borrower’s computer systems when, and only when, the Collateral in question shall have been paid in full, the security interest under this Agreement has been released in accordance with its terms, upon such Collateral Obligation becoming a Repurchased Collateral Obligation, Substituted Collateral Obligation or otherwise as expressly permitted by this Agreement.

(d) Without limiting any of the other provisions hereof, if at any time the Borrower shall propose to sell, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any interest in loan receivables to any prospective lender or other transferee, the Borrower shall give to such prospective lender or other transferee computer tapes, records, or print-outs (including any restored from archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Collateral shall indicate clearly that such Collateral is subject to a first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Section 10.2 Other Liens or Interests. Except for the security interest granted hereunder and as otherwise permitted pursuant to Sections 7.10, 7.11 and 10.16, the Borrower will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on the Collateral or any interest therein (other than Permitted Liens), and the Borrower shall defend the right, title, and interest of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and the Lenders in and to the Collateral against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Borrower (other than Permitted Liens).

 

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Section 10.3 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (or cause to be paid) all of its reasonable costs, charges and disbursements in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents.

Section 10.4 Initial Eligible Collateral Obligation. The first five Eligible Collateral Obligations acquired by the Borrower shall be any of First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans, Traditional Middle Market Loans, Unitranche A Loans and/or FILO A Loans.

Section 10.5 Separate Existence. (a) The Borrower shall at all times: (i) maintain at least one Independent Manager; (ii) maintain its own separate books and records and bank accounts; (iii) hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate from any other Person; (iv) have a board of managers separate from that of any other Person; (v) file its own Tax returns, except to the extent that the Borrower is treated as a “disregarded entity” for Tax purposes and is not required to file Taxes under Applicable Law, and pay any Taxes so required to be paid under Applicable Law, except for those Taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which the Borrower has established proper reserves on its books in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles; (vi) not commingle its assets with assets of any other Person; (vii) conduct its business in its own name and strictly comply with all organizational formalities to maintain its separate existence; (viii) maintain separate financial statements; provided, however, that the Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate if (A) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of the Borrower from such Affiliate and to indicate that the Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person and (B) such assets shall also be listed on the Borrower’s own separate balance sheet (if the Borrower prepares its own separate balance sheet); (ix) pay its own liabilities only out of its own funds; (x) maintain an arm’s length relationship with the Equityholder and each of its other Affiliates; (xi) not hold out its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of others; (xii) allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with an Affiliate, including for shared office space; (xiii) use separate stationery, invoices and checks; (xiv) except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, not pledge its assets as security for the obligations of any other Person; (xv) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity; (xvi) maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business purpose, transactions and liabilities and pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own assets; (xvii) cause its board of managers to meet at least annually or act pursuant to written consent and keep minutes of such meetings and actions and observe in all respects all other Delaware limited liability company formalities; (xviii) not acquire the obligations or any securities of its Affiliates; (xix) cause the managers, officers, agents and other representatives of the Borrower to act at all times with respect to the Borrower consistently and in furtherance of the foregoing and in the best interests of the Borrower; and (xx) maintain at least one special member, who, upon the dissolution of the sole member or the withdrawal or the disassociation of the sole member from the Borrower, shall immediately become the member of the Borrower in accordance with its organizational documents.

(b) The Borrower shall not (i) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business, other than the actions required or permitted to be performed under the preceding clause (a); (ii) fail to be solvent; (iii) release, sell, transfer, convey or assign any Collateral Obligation unless in accordance with the Transaction Documents; (iv) except for capital contributions or capital

 

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distributions permitted under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and properly reflected on the books and records of the Borrower, enter into any transaction with an Affiliate of the Borrower except on commercially reasonable terms similar to those available to unaffiliated parties in an arm’s-length transaction; (v) identify itself as a department or division of any other Person; or (vi) own any asset or property other than the Collateral and the related assets and incidental personal property necessary for the ownership or operation of these assets.

(c) The Borrower shall not (and shall not permit the Equityholder to) take any action contrary to the “Assumptions and Facts” section in the opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, dated the date hereof, relating to certain nonconsolidation matters.

Section 10.6 Hedging Agreements. (a) With respect to any Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation (other than Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations not counted as “excess” pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount”), the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, upon the direction of the Agent in its sole discretion as notified to the Borrower and the Servicer on or prior to the related Funding Date for such Collateral Obligation, the Borrower shall obtain and deliver to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Agent and each Lender Agent) one or more Hedging Agreements from qualified Hedge Counterparties having, singly or in the aggregate, an Aggregate Notional Amount not less than the amount determined by the Agent in its reasonable discretion, which (1) each shall have a notional principal amount equal to or greater than $1,000,000, (2) may provide for reductions of the Aggregate Notional Amount on each Distribution Date on an amortization schedule for such Aggregate Notional Amount assuming a 0.0 ABS prepayment speed (or such other ABS prepayment speed as may be approved in writing by the Agent) and zero losses, and (3) shall have other terms and conditions and be represented by Hedging Agreements otherwise acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion.

(b) In the event that any Hedge Counterparty defaults in its obligation to make a payment to the Borrower under one or more Hedging Agreements on any date on which payments are due pursuant to a Hedging Agreement, the Borrower shall make a demand on such Hedge Counterparty, or any guarantor, if applicable, demanding payment by 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on such date. The Borrower shall give notice to each Lender Agent upon the continuing failure by any Hedge Counterparty to perform its obligations during the two Business Days following a demand made by the Borrower on such Hedge Counterparty, and shall take such action with respect to such continuing failure as may be directed by the Agent.

(c) In the event that any Hedge Counterparty no longer maintains the ratings specified in the definition of “Hedge Counterparty,” then within 30 days after receiving notice of such decline in the creditworthiness of such Hedge Counterparty as determined by any Rating Agency, either (x) such Hedge Counterparty, upon the receipt of the consent of the Agent, will enter into an arrangement the purpose of which shall be to assure performance by the Hedge Counterparty of its obligations under the applicable Hedging Agreement; or (y) the Borrower shall, at its option and with the written consent (in its sole discretion) of the Agent, either (i) cause such Hedge Counterparty to pledge securities in the manner provided by applicable law which shall be held by the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, free and clear of the Lien of any third party, in a manner conferring on the Collateral Agent a perfected first Lien in such securities securing such Hedge Counterparty’s performance of its obligations under

 

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the applicable Hedging Agreement, (ii) provided that a Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement meeting the requirements of Section 10.6(d) has been obtained, (A) provide written notice to such Hedge Counterparty (with a copy to the Collateral Agent, each Lender Agent and the Agent) of its intention to terminate the applicable Hedging Agreement within such 30-day period and (B) terminate the applicable Hedging Agreement within such 30-day period, request the payment to it of all amounts due to the Borrower under the applicable Hedging Agreement through the termination date and deposit any such amounts so received, on the day of receipt, to the Collection Account, or (iii) establish any other arrangement (including an arrangement or arrangements in addition to or in substitution for any prior arrangement made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.6(c)) with the written consent (in its sole discretion) of the Agent (a “Qualified Substitute Arrangement”); provided, that in the event at any time any alternative arrangement established pursuant to the above shall cease to be satisfactory to the Agent, then the provisions of this Section 10.6(c), shall again be applied and in connection therewith the 30-day period referred to above shall commence on the date the Borrower receives notice of such cessation or termination, as the case may be.

(d) Unless an alternative arrangement pursuant to clause (x) or (y)(i) or (y)(iii) of Section 10.6(c) is being established, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to obtain a Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement meeting the requirements of this Section 10.6 during the 30-day period referred to in Section 10.6(c). The Borrower shall not terminate the Hedging Agreement unless, prior to the expiration of the 30-day period referred to in said Section 10.6(c), the Borrower delivers to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Agent and each Lender Agent) (i) a Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement, (ii) to the extent applicable, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Agent as to the due authorization, execution and delivery and validity and enforceability of such Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement, as the case may be, and (iii) evidence that the Agent has consented in writing to the termination of the applicable Hedging Agreement and its replacement with such Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement.

(e) The Borrower shall notify the Agent, each Lender Agent and the Collateral Agent within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer of such Person shall obtain knowledge that the senior unsecured debt rating of a Hedge Counterparty has been withdrawn or reduced by any Rating Agency.

(f) The Borrower may at any time obtain a Replacement Hedging Agreement with the consent (in its sole discretion) of the Agent.

(g) The Borrower shall not agree to any amendment to any Hedging Agreement without the consent (in its sole discretion) of the Agent.

(h) The Borrower shall notify the Agent, each Lender Agent and the Collateral Agent after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall obtain actual knowledge of the transfer by the related Hedge Counterparty of any Hedging Agreement, or any interest or obligation thereunder.

 

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(i) The Borrower, with the consent of the Agent in its sole discretion, may sell all or a portion of the Hedging Agreements; provided, that no consent of the Agent shall be required for the sale of all or a portion of any Hedging Agreement relating to Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations not counted as “excess” pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount.” The Borrower shall have the duty of obtaining a fair market value price for the sale of any Hedging Agreement, notifying the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent of prospective purchasers and bids, and selecting the purchaser of such Hedging Agreement. The Borrower and, at the Borrower’s request, the Collateral Agent, upon receipt of the purchase price in the Collection Account shall, with the prior written consent of the Agent, execute all documentation necessary to release the Lien of the Collateral Agent on such Hedging Agreement and proceeds thereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Borrower may include in an Asset Approval Request provisions of Hedging Agreements applicable to such Collateral Obligation, and, if nothing to the contrary is included in the related Approval Notice delivered to the Borrower by the Agent, the provisions relating to Hedging Agreements in the Asset Approval Request shall control to the extent such provisions conflict with this Section 10.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.6, the parties hereto agree that should the Borrower fail to observe or perform any of its obligations under this Section 10.6 with respect to any Hedging Agreement, the sole result will be that the Collateral Obligation or Collateral Obligations that are the subject of such Hedging Agreement shall immediately cease to be Eligible Collateral Obligations for all purposes under this Agreement.

Section 10.7 Know Your Customer. Promptly upon the request of any Lender or the Agent, the Borrower shall supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is requested by such Lender or the Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender or any prospective Lender) in order for such Lender or Agent (or any prospective Lender) to carry out and be satisfied with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other checks in relation to the Borrower under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents.

Section 10.8 Taxes. For U.S. federal income tax purpose, the Borrower will be an entity disregarded as separate from the Equityholder and the Equityholder or its parent will be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Borrower will file on a timely basis all federal and other material Tax returns required to be filed, if any, and will pay all federal and other material Taxes due and payable by it and any assessments made against it or any of its property (other than any amount the validity of which is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with Appropriate Accounting Principles are provided on the books of the Borrower).

Section 10.9 Merger, Consolidation, Etc. The Borrower shall not merge or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to become the successor to all or substantially all of its business or assets without the prior written consent of the Agent in its sole discretion.

Section 10.10 Deposit of Collections. The Borrower shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all Collections to the Collection Account by the close of business on the Business Day following the date such Collections are received by the Borrower, the Equityholder, the Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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Section 10.11 Indebtedness; Guarantees. The Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under the Transaction Documents. The Borrower shall incur no Indebtedness secured by the Collateral other than the Obligations. The Borrower shall not assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise be or become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any Person by, among other things, agreeing to purchase any obligation of another Person, agreeing to advance funds to such Person or causing or assisting such Person to maintain any amount of capital, other than as expressly permitted under the Transaction Documents.

Section 10.12 Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates. Other than pursuant to the Sale Agreement, the Borrower shall not purchase any asset from the Equityholder or the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Servicer; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may purchase assets from GSO Capital Partners LP or any Affiliate thereof (other than the Equityholder or the Servicer) pursuant to an agreement other than the Sale Agreement, provided such purchase reflects arm’s length market terms.

Section 10.13 Documents. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, it shall not cancel or terminate any of the Transaction Documents to which it is party (in any capacity), or consent to or accept any cancellation or termination of any of such agreements, or amend or otherwise modify any term or condition of any of the Transaction Documents to which it is party (in any capacity) or give any consent, waiver or approval under any such agreement, or waive any default under or breach of any of the Transaction Documents to which it is party (in any capacity) or take any other action under any such agreement not required by the terms thereof, unless (in each case) the Agent shall have consented thereto in its sole discretion.

Section 10.14 Preservation of Existence. It shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a limited liability company and take all reasonable action to maintain its rights and franchises in the jurisdiction of its formation and (ii) qualify and remain qualified as a limited liability company in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to qualify and remain qualified would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.15 Limitation on Investments. The Borrower shall not form, or cause to be formed, any Subsidiaries; or make or suffer to exist any loans or advances to, or extend any credit to, or make any investments (by way of transfer of property, contributions to capital, purchase of stock or securities or evidences of indebtedness, acquisition of the business or assets, or otherwise) in, any Affiliate or any other Person except investments as otherwise permitted herein and pursuant to the other Transaction Documents.

Section 10.16 Distributions. (a) The Borrower shall not declare or make (i) payment of any distribution on or in respect of any equity interests, or (ii) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition of any option, warrant or other right to acquire such equity interests; provided that the Borrower may make a distribution of (A)(1) Interest

 

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Collections, (2) during any 12-month period, an aggregate amount of Principal Collections or proceeds of any Loan equal to 10% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount as of the first day of such 12-month period during the Revolving Period, (3) any Principal Collections or proceeds of any Loan in excess of the amount permitted under the foregoing clause (2), and (4) with the prior written consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), any Collateral Obligations or other assets of the Borrower, in each case, as set forth in clauses (A)(1) through (A)(4), if after giving effect to such distribution, (v) as certified in writing by the Borrower and Servicer to the Agent (with a copy to each Lender Agent), sufficient proceeds remain for all payments to be made pursuant to Section 8.3(a) (other than clause (N) thereof) on the next Distribution Date, (w) no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (x) the Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied, (B) amounts paid (or released or distributed) to it pursuant to Section 8.3(a) on the applicable Distribution Date and (C) the proceeds of any Loan on the applicable Loan Date, if after giving effect to such distribution, (y) no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (y) the Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied, but only if such Loan is made in respect of an Eligible Collateral Obligation acquired by the Borrower either (1) prior to such Loan Date if such Eligible Collateral Obligation was identified on the related Asset Approval Request as an asset with respect to which the Borrower intends to make a future distribution pursuant to this Section 10.16(a)(C)(1) or (2) on such Loan Date; provided further, the Borrower shall only make distributions to the Equityholder during the Revolving Period and in accordance with this Section 10.16.

(b) Prior to foreclosure by the Agent upon any Collateral pursuant to Section 13.3(c), nothing in this Section 10.16 or otherwise in this Agreement shall restrict (i) the Servicer from exercising any Warrant Assets issued to it by Obligors from time to time or (ii) the Borrower from exercising any Warrant Assets issued to it by Obligors from time to time to the extent funds are available to the Borrower under Section 8.3(a) or made available to the Borrower.

Section 10.17 Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements. The Borrower shall (i) perform and observe in all material respects all the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents (including each of the Borrower Assigned Agreements) to which it is a party to be performed or observed by it, maintain such Transaction Documents in full force and effect, and enforce such Transaction Documents in accordance with their terms, and (ii) upon reasonable request of the Agent, make to any other party to such Transaction Documents such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as the Borrower is entitled to make thereunder.

Section 10.18 Material Modifications. The Borrower shall not consent to a Material Modification with respect to any Collateral Obligation without the express written consent of the Agent (in its sole discretion).

Section 10.19 Further Assurances; Financing Statements. (a) The Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Agent or the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the request of the Agent), it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all reasonable further action, that is necessary or

 

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desirable to perfect and protect the assignments and security interests granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement or to enable the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower authorizes the filing of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices as may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Agent’s request) may reasonably request to protect and preserve the assignments and security interests granted by this Agreement. Such financing statements filed against the Borrower may describe the Collateral in the same manner specified in Section 12.1 or in any other manner as the Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to ensure the perfection of such security interest (without disclosing the names of, or any information relating to, the Obligors thereunder), including describing such property as all assets or all personal property of the Borrower whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

(b) The Borrower and each Secured Party hereby severally authorize the Collateral Agent, upon receipt of written direction from the Agent, to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to all or any part of the Collateral.

(c) It shall furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Agent from time to time such statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Related Security and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Agent’s request) or the Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

Section 10.20 Obligor Payment Instructions. The Borrower acknowledges that the power of attorney granted in Section 13.10 to the Collateral Agent permits the Collateral Agent to send (at the Agent’s written direction after the occurrence of an Event of Default) Obligor notification forms to give notice to the Obligors of the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral and the obligation to make payments to an Account as directed by the Collateral Agent (at the written direction of the Agent).

Section 10.21 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. The Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall deliver to the Collateral Administrator in .pdf format at gsostonestreetllc@virtus.com (with a copy to the Agent at the following e-mail addresses (for electronic copies): US-operfinsmo-distribution@sgcib.com, Venky.jayaraman@sgcib.com and Edward.deserio@sgcib.com, and a copy to each Lender Agent) the Collateral Obligation Files identified on the related Document Checklist promptly upon receipt but in no event later than five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date; provided that any file stamped document included in any Collateral Obligation File shall be delivered as soon as they are reasonably available (even if not within five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date).

Section 10.22 Sanctions. The Borrower shall not request any Loan, and shall not (and shall procure that its Affiliates and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not) use the proceeds of any Loan, in each case, directly or indirectly, for (1) the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country that is the subject of any Sanctions, or (2) in any manner that would result in the violation of any applicable Sanctions.

 

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Section 10.23 Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No portion of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, (a) in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (b) for any payment, promise to pay, or authorization of any payment (or giving of anything of value) to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business, or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws.

Section 10.24 Beneficial Ownership Certification. Promptly following any request therefor, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent information and documentation reasonably requested by the Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, including any Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower. Any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification shall be furnished to the Agent promptly.

ARTICLE XI

THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator. Citibank, N.A. is hereby appointed as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof. The Secured Parties hereby appoint the Collateral Agent to act exclusively as the agent for purposes of perfection of a security interest in the Collateral and Collateral Agent of the Secured Parties to act as specified herein and in the other Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party. Virtus Group, LP is hereby appointed as Collateral Administrator pursuant to the terms hereof

Section 11.2 Monthly Reports. The Collateral Administrator shall prepare the Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.5 and the Collateral Agent shall distribute funds in accordance with such Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.3.

Section 11.3 Collateral Administration. The Collateral Administrator shall maintain a database of certain characteristics of the Collateral on an ongoing basis, and provide to the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent and the Lender Agents certain reports, schedules and calculations, all as more particularly described in this Section 11.3, based upon information and data received from the Borrower and/or the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.7 or from the Lender Agents and/or the Agent.

(a) In connection therewith, the Collateral Administrator shall:

(i) within 15 days after the Effective Date, create a Collateral database with respect to the Collateral that has been pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties from time to time, comprised of the Collateral Obligations credited to the Accounts from time to time and Permitted Investments in which amounts held in the Accounts may be invested from time to time, as provided in this Agreement (the “Collateral Database”);

 

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(ii) update the Collateral Database on a periodic basis for changes and to reflect the sale or other disposition of assets included in the Collateral and any additional Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent from time to time, in each case based upon, and to the extent of, information furnished to the Collateral Administrator by the Borrower, the Servicer or the Agent as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Administrator from time to time or based upon notices received by the Collateral Administrator from the issuer, or trustee or agent bank under an underlying instrument, or similar source);

(iii) track the receipt and allocation to the Collection Account of Principal Collections and Interest Collections and any withdrawals therefrom and, on each Business Day, provide to the Servicer and Agent daily reports reflecting such actions to the accounts as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day and the Collateral Administrator shall provide any such report to the Agent or the Servicer upon its request therefor;

(iv) prepare and deliver to the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Borrower and the Servicer on each Reporting Date, the Monthly Report and any update pursuant to Section 8.5 when requested by the Servicer, the Borrower or the Agent, on the basis of the information contained in the Collateral Database as of the applicable Determination Date, the information provided by each Lender Agent and the Agent pursuant to Section 3.4 and such other information as may be provided to the Collateral Administrator by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent, any Lender Agent or any Lender;

(v) provide other such information with respect to the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent and not released as may be routinely maintained by the Collateral Administrator in performing its ordinary Collateral Administrator function pursuant hereunder, as the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent, any Lender Agent or any Lender may reasonably request from time to time;

(vi) upon the written request of the Servicer on any Business Day and within three hours after the Collateral Administrator’s receipt of such request (provided such request is received by 12:00 Noon (New York time) on such date (otherwise such request will be deemed made on the next succeeding Business Day), the Collateral Administrator shall perform the following functions: as of the date the Servicer commits on behalf of the Borrower to purchase Collateral Obligations to be included in the Collateral, perform a pro forma calculation of the tests and other requirements set forth in Sections 6.2(e), in each case, based upon information contained in the Collateral Database and report the results thereof to the Servicer in a mutually agreed format;

(vii) upon the Collateral Administrator’s receipt on any Business Day of written notification from the Servicer of its intent to sell (in accordance with Section 7.10) Collateral Obligations, the Collateral Administrator shall perform, within three hours after the Collateral Administrator’s receipt of such request (provided such request is received by no later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on such date (otherwise such request will be deemed made on the next succeeding Business Day) a pro forma calculation of the tests set forth in Sections 7.10(a)(i)(A), (B) and (C) based upon information contained in the Collateral Database and information furnished by the Servicer, compare the results thereof and report the results to the Servicer in a mutually agreed format; and

 

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(viii) track the Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation and report such balances to the Agent and the Servicer upon request.

(b) The Collateral Administrator shall provide to the Servicer a copy of all written notices and communications identified as being sent to it in connection with the Collateral Obligations and the other Collateral held hereunder which it receives from the related Obligor, participating bank and/or agent bank. In no instance shall the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian nor the Collateral Administrator be under any duty or obligation to take any action on behalf of the Servicer in respect of the exercise of any voting or consent rights, or similar actions, unless it receives specific written instructions from the Servicer, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default or the Agent, after the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default, in which event the Collateral Agent shall only vote, consent or take such other action in accordance with such instructions. In the absence of such instructions, no action will be taken.

(c) In addition to the above:

(i) The Agent and each Secured Party further authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In furtherance, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Secured Party hereby appoints the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the direction of the Agent) as its agent to execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action (solely at the written direction of the Agent) that the Agent deems necessary or desirable in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interests granted by the Borrower hereunder, or to enable any of them to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the execution or filing by the Collateral Agent as secured party/assignee of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, relative to all or any of the Collateral Obligations now existing or hereafter arising, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate for the purposes stated hereinabove. Nothing in this Section 11.3(c)(i) shall be deemed to relieve the Borrower or the Servicer of their respective obligations to protect the interest of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral, including to file financing and continuation statements in respect of the Collateral in accordance with Section 10.1. It is understood and agreed that any and all actions performed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Section 11.3(c)(i) shall be at the written direction of the Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility or liability in connection with determining any actions necessary or desirable to perfect, protect or more fully secure the security interest granted by the Borrower hereunder or to enable any Person to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder.

 

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(ii) The Agent may direct the Collateral Agent in writing to take any such incidental action hereunder. With respect to other actions which are incidental to the actions specifically delegated to the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such incidental action hereunder, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting) upon the written direction of the Agent; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action hereunder at the request of the Agent, any Secured Parties or otherwise if the taking of such action, in the determination of the Collateral Agent, (x) shall be in violation of any Applicable Law or contrary to any provisions of this Agreement or (y) shall expose the Collateral Agent to liability hereunder or otherwise (unless it has received indemnity which it reasonably deems to be satisfactory with respect thereto). In the event the Collateral Agent requests the consent of the Agent and the Collateral Agent does not receive a consent (either positive or negative) from the Agent within 10 Business Days of its receipt of such request, then the Agent shall be deemed to have declined to consent to the relevant action.

(iii) Except as expressly provided herein, the Collateral Agent shall not be under any duty or obligation to take any affirmative action to exercise or enforce any power, right or remedy available to it under this Agreement that might in its judgment involve any expense or liability unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (x) unless and until (and to the extent) expressly so directed by the Agent or (y) prior to the Facility Termination Date (and upon such occurrence, the Collateral Agent shall act in accordance with the written instructions of the Agent pursuant to clause (x)). The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the request or direction of any Secured Party, to the extent that this Agreement provides such Secured Party the right to so direct the Collateral Agent, or the Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any matter hereunder, including an Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent has knowledge of such matter or written notice thereof is received by the Collateral Agent.

(d) If, in performing its duties under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator is required to decide between alternative courses of action, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, as the case may be, may request written instructions from the Agent as to the course of action desired by it. If the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, as the case may be, does not receive such instructions within two Business Days after it has requested them, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, as the case may be, may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking any such courses of action. The Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, as the case may be, shall act in accordance with instructions received after such two Business Day period except to the extent it has already, in good faith, taken or committed itself to take, action inconsistent with such instructions. The Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the advice of legal counsel and independent accountants in performing its duties hereunder and shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if it acts in accordance with such advice.

 

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(e) Concurrently herewith, the Agent directs the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent is authorized to enter into the Account Control Agreement and any other related agreements in the form delivered to the Collateral Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Collateral Agent’s rights, protections and immunities provided herein shall apply to the Collateral Agent for any actions taken or omitted to be taken under the Account Control Agreement and any other related agreements in such capacity.

Section 11.4 Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator.

(a) The Collateral Agent may at any time resign and terminate its obligations under this Agreement upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Servicer, the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender Agent; provided, that no resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent will be permitted unless a successor Collateral Agent has been appointed which successor Collateral Agent, so long as no Unmatured Servicer Event of Default, Servicer Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer. Promptly after receipt of notice of the Collateral Agent’s resignation, the Agent shall promptly appoint a successor Collateral Agent (which successor Collateral Agent shall be reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders and the Borrower) by written instrument, in duplicate, copies of which instrument shall be delivered to the Borrower, the Servicer, each Lender Agent, the resigning Collateral Agent and to the successor Collateral Agent. In the event no successor Collateral Agent shall have been appointed within 60 days after the giving of notice of such resignation, the Collateral Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. The Agent upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent, the Borrower and each Lender Agent, may with or without cause remove and discharge the Collateral Agent or any successor Collateral Agent thereafter appointed from the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Promptly after giving notice of removal of the Collateral Agent, the Agent shall appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Collateral Agent (which successor Collateral Agent shall be reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders and the Borrower). Any such appointment shall be accomplished by written instrument and one original counterpart of such instrument of appointment shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent and the successor Collateral Agent, with a copy delivered to the Borrower, each Lender Agent and the Servicer.

(b) The Collateral Administrator may at any time resign and terminate its obligations under this Agreement upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Servicer, the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender Agent; provided, that no resignation or removal of the Collateral Administrator will be permitted unless a successor Collateral Administrator has been appointed which successor Collateral Administrator, so long as no Unmatured Servicer Event of Default, Servicer Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer. Promptly after receipt of notice of the Collateral Administrator’s resignation, the Agent shall promptly appoint a successor Collateral Administrator (which successor Collateral Administrator shall be reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders and the Borrower) by written instrument, in duplicate, copies of which instrument shall be delivered to the Borrower, the Servicer, each Lender Agent, the resigning Collateral Administrator and to the successor Collateral Administrator. In the event no successor Collateral Administrator shall have been appointed within 60 days after the giving of notice of such resignation, the Collateral Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Collateral Administrator. The Agent upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Administrator, the

 

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Borrower and each Lender Agent, may with or without cause remove and discharge the Collateral Administrator or any successor Collateral Administrator thereafter appointed from the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Promptly after giving notice of removal of the Collateral Administrator, the Agent shall appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Collateral Administrator (which successor Collateral Administrator shall be reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders and the Borrower). Any such appointment shall be accomplished by written instrument and one original counterpart of such instrument of appointment shall be delivered to the Collateral Administrator and the successor Collateral Administrator, with a copy delivered to the Borrower, each Lender Agent and the Servicer.

Section 11.5 Representations and Warranties. The Collateral Agent represents and warrants to the Borrower, the Agent, the Lenders and Servicer that:

(a) the Collateral Agent has the corporate power and authority and the legal rights to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Agreement, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;

(b) no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Official Body and no consent of any other Person (including any stockholder or creditor of the Collateral Agent) is required in connection with the execution, delivery performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement; and

(c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Collateral Agent and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collateral Agent enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether enforcement is sought in proceedings in equity or at law).

Section 11.6 No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent. By execution of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent represents and warrants that it currently holds and during the existence of this Agreement shall hold, no adverse interest, by way of security or otherwise, in any Collateral Obligation or any document in the Collateral Obligation Files. Neither the Collateral Obligations nor any documents in the Collateral Obligation Files shall be subject to any security interest, lien or right of set-off by the Collateral Agent or any third party claiming through the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall not pledge, encumber, hypothecate, transfer, dispose of, or otherwise grant any third party interest in, the Collateral Obligations or documents in the Collateral Obligation Files, except that the preceding clause shall not apply to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian with respect to (i) the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses or the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses, and (ii) in the case of any accounts, with respect to (x) returned or charged-back items, (y) reversals or cancellations of payment orders and other electronic fund transfers, or (z) overdrafts in the Collection Account.

 

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Section 11.7 Reliance of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator.

(a) In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any request, instruction, certificate, opinion or other document furnished to the Collateral Agent, reasonably believed by the Collateral Agent to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement; but in the case of a request, instruction, document or certificate which by any provision hereof is specifically required to be furnished to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent shall be under a duty to examine the same in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement to determine that they conform on their face to the form required by such provision. For avoidance of doubt, Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on the Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be within the discretion or powers conferred upon it, or taken by it pursuant to any direction or instruction by which it is governed hereunder, or omitted to be taken by it by reason of the lack of direction or instruction required hereby for such action.

(b) In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any request, instruction, certificate, opinion or other document furnished to the Collateral Administrator, reasonably believed by the Collateral Administrator to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement; but in the case of a request, instruction, document or certificate which by any provision hereof is specifically required to be furnished to the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Administrator shall be under a duty to examine the same in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement to determine that they conform on their face to the form required by such provision. For avoidance of doubt, Collateral Administrator may rely conclusively on the Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer. The Collateral Administrator shall not be liable for any action taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be within the discretion or powers conferred upon it, or taken by it pursuant to any direction or instruction by which it is governed hereunder, or omitted to be taken by it by reason of the lack of direction or instruction required hereby for such action.

Section 11.8 Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Rights. (a) Each of the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected in acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telegram or other document delivered to it and that in good faith it reasonably believes to be genuine and that has been signed by the proper party or parties. The Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator may rely conclusively on and shall be fully protected in acting upon (a) the written instructions of any designated officer of the Agent or (b) the verbal instructions of the Agent.

(b) Each of the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator may consult counsel satisfactory to it with a national reputation in the applicable matter and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

 

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(c) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be liable for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken or omitted by it, in good faith, or for any mistakes of fact or law, or for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith except in the case of its willful misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard or grossly negligent performance or omission of its duties.

(d) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator makes any warranty or representation and shall have any responsibility (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) as to the content, enforceability, completeness, validity, sufficiency, value, genuineness, ownership or transferability of the Collateral, and will be required to and will make any representations as to the validity or value (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) of any of the Collateral. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be obligated to take any action hereunder that might in its judgment involve any expense or liability unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.

(e) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall have any duties or responsibilities except such duties and responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Agreement against the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, as applicable.

(f) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds in the performance of its duties hereunder.

(g) It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator is guaranteeing performance of or assuming any liability for the obligations of the other parties hereto or any parties to the Collateral.

(h) In case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder, each of the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator may, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, request instructions from the Servicer and may, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, request instructions from the Agent, and shall be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received written instructions from the Servicer or the Agent, as applicable. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall in any events have any liability, risk or cost for any action taken pursuant to and in compliance with the instruction of the Agent. In no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(i) In the event that the Collateral Custodian is not the same entity as the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement and shall not be required to monitor the performance of the Collateral Custodian.

 

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(j) Without limiting the generality of any terms of this section, neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall have any liability for any failure, inability or unwillingness on the part of the Servicer, the Agent or the Borrower to provide accurate and complete information on a timely basis to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, or otherwise on the part of any such party to comply with the terms of this Agreement, and shall have any liability for any inaccuracy or error in the performance or observance on the Collateral Agent’s or the Collateral Administrator’s part of any of its duties hereunder that is caused by or results from any such inaccurate, incomplete or untimely information received by it, or other failure on the part of any such other party to comply with the terms hereof.

(k) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any certificate, report or other document; provided, however, that, if the form thereof is prescribed by this Agreement, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator shall examine the same to determine whether it conforms on its face to the requirements hereof. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of any matter unless actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator. It is expressly acknowledged by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent and each Lender Agent that application and performance by the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator of its various duties hereunder (including, without limitation, recalculations to be performed in respect of the matters contemplated hereby) shall be based upon, and in reliance upon, data, information and notice provided to it by the Servicer, the Agent, any Lender Agent, the Borrower and/or any related bank agent, obligor or similar party with respect to the Collateral Obligation, and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall have any responsibility for the accuracy of any such information or data provided to it by such persons and shall be entitled to update its records (as it may deem necessary or appropriate). Nothing herein shall impose or imply any duty or obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator to verify, investigate or audit any such information or data, or to determine or monitor on an independent basis whether any issuer of the Collateral is in default or in compliance with the underlying documents governing or securing such securities, from time to time.

(l) The Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator may exercise any of its rights or powers hereunder or perform any of its duties hereunder either directly or, by or through agents or attorneys, and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any Lender Agent or attorney appointed hereunder with due care by it. None of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees will be liable to the Servicer, Borrower or any other Person, except by reason of acts or omissions by the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator constituting bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its respective duties hereunder. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall in any event have any liability for the actions or omissions of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent or any other Person, and shall have any liability for any inaccuracy or error in any duty performed by it that results from or is caused by inaccurate, untimely or incomplete information or data received by it from the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent or another Person except to the extent that such

 

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inaccuracies or errors are caused by the Collateral Agent’s or the Collateral Administrator’s own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be liable for failing to perform or delay in performing its specified duties hereunder which results from or is caused by a failure or delay on the part of the Borrower or the Servicer, the Agent or another Person in furnishing necessary, timely and accurate information to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator.

(m) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise or honor any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement at the request or direction of the Agent (or any other Person authorized or permitted to direct the Collateral Agent hereunder) pursuant to this Agreement, unless the Agent (or such other Person) shall have offered the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator security or indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator against costs, expenses and liabilities (including any legal fees) that might reasonably be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(n) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a default has occurred and is continuing and (b) neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except that the foregoing shall not limit any duty expressly set forth in this Agreement to include such rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that such Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed as indicated herein. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct or with the consent or at the request or direction of the Agent.

(o) Neither the Collateral Administrator nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duties or obligations under or in respect of any other agreement (including any agreement that may be referenced herein) to which it is not a party. The grant of any permissive right or power to the Collateral Agent hereunder shall not be construed to impose a duty to act.

(p) It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that neither the Collateral Administrator nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for, and shall not be under any duty to monitor or determine, compliance by any other person with the requirements of this Agreement.

(q) The Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such person and its Affiliates (the “Related Parties”) for the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator and any such sub-agent.

 

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(r) The protections set forth in this Section 11.8 shall likewise be available and applicable to the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Custodian.

Section 11.9 Tax Reports. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be responsible for the preparation or filing of any reports or returns relating to federal, state or local income taxes with respect to this Agreement, other than in respect of the Collateral Agent’s compensation or for reimbursement of expenses.

Section 11.10 Merger or Consolidation. Any Person (i) into which the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator may be merged or consolidated, (ii) that may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator shall be a party, or (iii) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator hereunder, shall be the successor to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator under this Agreement without further act of any of the parties to this Agreement.

Section 11.11 Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Compensation.

(a) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Collateral Agent (in each of its capacities hereunder) shall be entitled to its fees from the Borrower as set forth in the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and any other accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower or the Servicer, or both but without duplication, to the Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, Indemnified Amounts payable under ARTICLE XVI) (collectively, the “Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses”). The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.3 for all reasonable, out-of-pocket, documented expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Collateral Agent in accordance with any provision of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or in the enforcement of any provision hereof or in the other Transaction Documents.

(b) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Collateral Administrator (in each of its capacities hereunder) shall be entitled to its fees from the Borrower as set forth in the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and any other accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower or the Servicer, or both but without duplication, to the Collateral Administrator under the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, Indemnified Amounts payable under ARTICLE XVI) (collectively, the “Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses”). The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Collateral Administrator in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.3 for all reasonable, out-of-pocket, documented expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Collateral Administrator in accordance with any provision of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or in the enforcement of any provision hereof or in the other Transaction Documents.

 

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(c) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Collateral Custodian (in each of its capacities hereunder) shall be entitled to its fees from the Borrower as set forth in the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and any other accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower or the Servicer, or both but without duplication, to the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, Indemnified Amounts payable under ARTICLE XVI) (collectively, the “Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses”). The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Collateral Custodian in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.3 for all reasonable, out-of-pocket, documented expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Collateral Custodian in accordance with any provision of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or in the enforcement of any provision hereof or in the other Transaction Documents.

Section 11.12 Anti-Terrorism Laws. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian are required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian to comply with Applicable Laws as set forth above.

ARTICLE XII

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

Section 12.1 Borrowers Grant of Security Interest. As security for the prompt payment or performance in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations (including Loans, Interest, all Fees and other amounts at any time owing hereunder), the Borrower hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and lien upon, all of the Borrower’s personal property, including the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the following (other than Retained Interests), in each case whether now or hereafter existing or in which Borrower now has or hereafter acquires an interest and wherever the same may be located (collectively, the “Collateral”):

(a) all Collateral Obligations;

(b) all Related Security;

(c) the Sale Agreement and all documents now or hereafter in effect to which the Borrower is a party (collectively, the “Borrower Assigned Agreements”), including (i) all rights of the Borrower to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the Borrower Assigned Agreements, (ii) all rights of the Borrower to receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to the Borrower Assigned Agreements,

 

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(iii) claims of the Borrower for damages arising out of or for breach of or default under the Borrower Assigned Agreements, and (iv) the right of the Borrower to amend, waive or terminate the Borrower Assigned Agreements, to perform under the Borrower Assigned Agreements and to compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies and rights under the Borrower Assigned Agreements; notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Collateral shall not include the right of the Borrower to terminate the Servicer or replace the Servicer;

(d) all of the following (the “Account Collateral”):

(i) each Account, all funds held in any Account (other than Excluded Amounts), and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing any Account or such funds,

(ii) all investments from time to time of amounts in the Accounts and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing such investments,

(iii) all notes, certificates of deposit and other instruments from time to time delivered to or otherwise possessed by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party or any assignee or agent on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party in substitution for or in addition to any of the then existing Account Collateral, and

(iv) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any and all of the then existing Account Collateral;

(e) all additional property that may from time to time hereafter be granted and pledged by the Borrower or by anyone on its behalf under this Agreement;

(f) all Accounts, all Certificated Securities, all Chattel Paper, all Documents, all Equipment, all Financial Assets, all General Intangibles, all Instruments, all Investment Property, all Inventory, all Securities Accounts, all Security Certificates, all Security Entitlements and all Uncertificated Securities of the Borrower;

(g) each Hedging Agreement, including all rights of the Borrower to receive moneys due and to become due thereunder; and

(h) all proceeds, accessions, substitutions, rents and profits of any and all of the foregoing Collateral (including proceeds that constitute property of the types described in subsections (a) through (g) above) and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments under insurance (whether or not the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party or any assignee or agent on behalf of the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party is the loss payee thereof) or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral.

 

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Section 12.2 Borrower Remains Liable. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, (a) except to the extent of the Servicer’s duties under the Transaction Documents, the Borrower shall remain liable under the Collateral Obligations, Borrower Assigned Agreements and other agreements included in the Collateral to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by a Secured Party or the Collateral Agent of any of its rights under this Agreement shall not release the Borrower or the Servicer from any of their respective duties or obligations under the Collateral Obligations, Borrower Assigned Agreements or other agreements included in the Collateral, (c) the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation or liability under the Collateral Obligations, Borrower Assigned Agreements or other agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, and (d) neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the Secured Parties shall be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Borrower or the Servicer under the Collateral Obligations, Borrower Assigned Agreements or other agreements included in the Collateral or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned under this Agreement.

Section 12.3 Release of Collateral. Until the Obligations have been paid in full, the Collateral Agent may not release any Lien covering any Collateral except for (i) Collateral Obligations sold pursuant to Section 7.10, (ii) any Related Security identified by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) to the Collateral Agent so long as the Facility Termination Date has not occurred or (iii) Repurchased Collateral Obligations or Substituted Collateral Obligation pursuant to Section 7.11.

In connection with the release of a Lien on any Collateral permitted pursuant to this Section 12.3 and conducted in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry standards and practices (including the use of escrows), the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will, at the sole expense of the Borrower, execute and deliver to the Borrower any assignments, bills of sale, termination statements and any other releases and instruments as the Borrower may reasonably request in order to effect the release and transfer of such Collateral; provided, that the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to any such Collateral in connection with such sale or transfer and assignment.

ARTICLE XIII

EVENT OF DEFAULTS

Section 13.1 Event of Defaults. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:

(a) any default in the payment when due of (i) any principal of any Loan or (ii) any other amount payable by the Borrower or the Servicer hereunder, including any Interest on any Loan, any fee, in each case, which default shall continue for three (3) Business Days;

(b) the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, or any other Transaction Document on its part to be performed or observed and, except in the case of the covenants and agreements contained in Section 10.7, Section 10.9, Section 10.11 and Section 10.16 as to each of which no grace period shall apply, any such failure shall remain unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Borrower or the Servicer, and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;

 

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(c) any representation or warranty of the Borrower or the Servicer made or deemed to have been made hereunder or in any other Transaction Document or any other writing or certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Servicer to the Agent, any Lender Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including any Monthly Report) shall prove to have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed to have been made and the same continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (if such failure can be remedied) after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Borrower or the Servicer, and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof; provided, that no breach shall be deemed to occur hereunder in respect of any representation or warranty relating to the “eligibility” of any Collateral Obligation if the Borrower complies with its obligations in Section 7.11 with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(d) an Insolvency Event shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to either the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder;

(e) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding hereunder exceeds the Borrowing Base and such condition continues unremedied for two consecutive Business Days;

(f) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any of the assets of the Borrower (other than a Permitted Lien), or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the assets of the Borrower;

(g) (i) any Transaction Document or any lien or security interest granted thereunder by the Borrower shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in material part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrower; or (ii) the Borrower or the Servicer or any other party shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Transaction Document; or (iii) any security interest securing any Obligation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a perfected first priority security interest (except, as to priority, for Permitted Liens) against the Borrower;

(h) a Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing past any applicable notice or cure period provided in the definition thereof;

(i) the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 or greater (or in the case of the Servicer, $5,000,000 or greater), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or

 

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instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, or any other event, shall occur and such default or event shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any early amortization event, pay out event or other similar event (other than as a result of a voluntary prepayment) shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness if the effect of such event is to cause the principal of such Indebtedness to be amortized on an accelerated basis;

(j) a Change of Control shall have occurred;

(k) the Borrower shall become required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the 1940 Act or the arrangements contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall require registration as an “investment company” within the meaning of the 1940 Act;

(l) failure on the part of the Borrower or the Servicer to (i) make any payment or deposit (including, without limitation, with respect to bifurcation and remittance of Principal Collections and Interest Collections or any other payment or deposit required to be made by the terms of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, to any Secured Party, Affected Person or Indemnitee) required by the terms of any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 7.3(b) and Section 10.10 or (ii) otherwise observe or perform any covenant, agreement or obligation with respect to the management and distribution of funds received with respect to the Collateral;

(m) (i) failure of the Borrower to maintain at least one Independent Manager or (ii) the removal of any Independent Manager without Cause or prior written notice to the Agent and each Lender Agent (in each case as required by the organization documents of the Borrower); provided that, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), the Borrower shall have five (5) Business Days to replace any Independent Manager upon the death or incapacitation of the current Independent Manager;

(n) the Borrower makes any assignment or attempted assignment of its respective rights or obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document without first obtaining the specific written consent of the Majority Lenders, which consent may be withheld in the exercise of their sole and absolute discretion;

(o) any court shall render a final, non-appealable judgment against the Borrower or the Servicer (i) in an amount in excess of $250,000 (or, with respect to the Servicer, $5,000,000) which shall not be satisfactorily stayed, discharged, vacated, set aside or satisfied within 60 days of the making thereof or (ii) for which the Agent shall not have received evidence satisfactory to it that an insurance provider for the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, has agreed to satisfy such judgment in full subject to any deductibles not exceeding $250,000 (or, with respect to the Servicer, $5,000,000); or the attachment of any material portion of the property of the Borrower or the Servicer which has not been released or provided for to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent within 30 days after the making thereof;

 

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(p) the Borrower shall fail to qualify as a bankruptcy-remote entity based upon customary criteria such that neither Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP or any other reputable counsel could render a substantive nonconsolidation opinion with respect to the Borrower being substantively consolidated into the Equityholder upon an Insolvency Event with respect to the Equityholder; or

(q) failure to pay, on the Facility Termination Date, all outstanding Obligations.

Section 13.2 Effect of Event of Default.

(a) Optional Termination. Upon notice by the Collateral Agent, acting solely at the direction of the Agent or the Majority Lenders, that an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 13.1(d)) has occurred, the Revolving Period will automatically terminate and no Loans will thereafter be made, and the Collateral Agent, acting solely at the direction of the Agent or the Majority Lenders, may declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and other Obligations to be due and payable, whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Loans and other Obligations which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and become immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or presentment (all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower) and the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred.

(b) Automatic Termination. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 13.1(d), the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred automatically, and all outstanding Loans under this Agreement and all other Obligations under this Agreement shall become immediately and automatically due and payable, all without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind (all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower).

Section 13.3 Rights upon Event of Default. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Agent may, in its sole discretion, or shall at the direction of the Majority Lenders, direct the Collateral Agent to exercise any of the remedies specified herein in respect of the Collateral and the Collateral Agent shall promptly, solely at the written direction of the Agent or the Majority Lenders, also do one or more of the following (subject to Section 13.9):

(a) institute proceedings in its own name and on behalf of the Secured Parties as Collateral Agent for the collection of all Obligations, whether by declaration or otherwise, enforce any judgment obtained, and collect from the Borrower and any other obligor with respect thereto moneys adjudged due, for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in any Transaction Document or in the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Collateral Agent by Applicable Law or any Transaction Document;

 

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(b) exercise any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the right and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties which rights and remedies shall be cumulative; and

(c) require the Borrower and the Servicer, at the Servicer’s expense, to (1) assemble all or any part of the Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent (solely at the direction of the Agent) and make the same available to the Collateral Agent at a place to be designated by the Collateral Agent (solely at the direction of the Agent) that is reasonably convenient to such parties and (2) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at a public or private sale, at any of the Collateral Agent’s or the Agent’s offices or elsewhere in accordance with Applicable Law. The Borrower agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten days’ notice to the Borrower of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent (solely at the direction of the Agent) may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. All cash proceeds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral (after payment of any amounts incurred in connection with such sale) shall be deposited into the Collection Account and to be applied against all or any part of the outstanding Loans pursuant to Section 4.1 or otherwise in such order as the Collateral Agent shall be directed by the Agent (in its sole discretion).

Section 13.4 Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes. All rights of action and of asserting claims under the Transaction Documents, may be enforced by the Collateral Agent without the possession of the Notes or the production thereof in any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Collateral Agent shall be brought in its own name as Collateral Agent and any recovery of judgment, subject to the payment of the reasonable, out-of-pocket and documented expenses, disbursements and compensation of the Collateral Agent each predecessor Collateral Agent and their respective agents and attorneys, shall be for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes and other Secured Parties.

Section 13.5 Collective Proceedings. In any proceedings brought by the Collateral Agent to enforce the Liens under the Transaction Documents (and also any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of any Transaction Document), the Collateral Agent shall be held to represent all of the Secured Parties, and it shall not be necessary to make any Secured Party a party to any such proceedings.

Section 13.6 Insolvency Proceedings. In case there shall be pending, relative to the Borrower or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Person having or claiming an ownership interest in the Collateral, proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Borrower, its property or such other obligor or Person, or in case of any other comparable judicial proceedings relative to the Borrower or other obligor

 

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upon the Notes, or to the creditors of property of the Borrower or such other obligor, the Collateral Agent irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Collateral Agent shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall be entitled and empowered but without any obligation, subject to Section 13.9(a), by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and Interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes, all other amounts owing to the Lenders and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Collateral Agent (including any claim for reimbursement of all expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel) and liabilities incurred, and all advances, if any, made, by the Collateral Agent and each predecessor Collateral Agent except as determined to have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) and of each of the other Secured Parties allowed in such proceedings;

(b) unless prohibited by Applicable Law and regulations, to vote (with the consent of the Agent) on behalf of the holders of the Notes in any election of a trustee, a standby trustee or person performing similar functions in any such proceedings;

(c) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Secured Parties on their behalf; and

(d) to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Borrower, its creditors and its property;

and any trustee, receiver, liquidator, collateral agent or trustee or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each of such Secured Parties to make payments to the Collateral Agent and, in the event that the Collateral Agent shall consent to the making of payments directly to such Secured Parties, to pay to the Collateral Agent such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Collateral Agent and each predecessor Collateral Agent except as determined to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 13.7 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Collateral Agent or of any other Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Section 13.7 or by law to the Collateral Agent or to the other Secured Parties may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Collateral Agent or by the other Secured Parties, as the case may be.

 

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Section 13.8 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Borrower waives and covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force (including filing a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and by the voluntary commencement of a proceeding or the filing of a petition seeking winding up, liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect), which may affect the covenants, the performance of or any remedies under this Agreement; and the Borrower (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Collateral Agent, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

Section 13.9 Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral. (a) Beyond the safekeeping of the documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 9.5 hereof, none of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian shall have any duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any Lender Agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and none of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian shall be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. None of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian shall be liable or responsible for any misconduct, negligence or loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent, attorney or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian in good faith and with due care hereunder.

(b) None of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian shall be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, or for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.

(c) None of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian shall have any duty to act outside of the United States in respect of any Collateral located in any jurisdiction other than the United States.

Section 13.10 Power of Attorney. (a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its true and lawful attorney (with full power of substitution) in its name, place and stead and at its expense, in connection with the enforcement of the rights and remedies provided for (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth) in this Agreement including without limitation the following powers: (i) to give any necessary receipts or acquittance for amounts collected or received hereunder, (ii) to make all necessary transfers of the Collateral in connection with any such sale or other disposition made pursuant hereto, (iii) to execute and deliver for value all necessary or appropriate bills of sale, assignments and other instruments in connection with any such sale or other disposition, the Borrower hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney (or any substitute) shall lawfully do hereunder and pursuant hereto, and (iv) to sign any agreements, orders or other documents in connection with or pursuant to any

 

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Transaction Document. Nevertheless, if so requested by the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Agent), the Borrower shall ratify and confirm any such sale or other disposition by executing and delivering to the Collateral Agent all proper bills of sale, assignments, releases and other instruments as may be designated in any such request.

(b) No person to whom this power of attorney is presented as authority for the Collateral Agent to take any action or actions contemplated by clause (a) shall inquire into or seek confirmation from the Borrower as to the authority of the Collateral Agent to take any action described below, or as to the existence of or fulfillment of any condition to the power of attorney described in clause (a), which is intended to grant to the Collateral Agent unconditionally the authority to take and perform the actions contemplated herein, and the Borrower irrevocably waives any right to commence any suit or action, in law or equity, against any person or entity that acts in reliance upon or acknowledges the authority granted under this power of attorney. The power of attorney granted in clause (a) is coupled with an interest and may not be revoked or canceled by the Borrower until all obligations of the Borrower under the Transaction Documents have been paid in full and the Collateral Agent has provided its written consent thereto.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 13.10 shall only be effective after the occurrence of an Event of Default.

ARTICLE XIV

THE AGENT

Section 14.1 Appointment. Each Lender and each Lender Agent hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Société Generale as Agent hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, and authorizes the Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Lender in each Lender Group hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Lender Agent for such Lender Group as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes such Lender Agent, as the agent for such Lender, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties thereunder as are expressly delegated to such Lender Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, neither the Agent nor any Lender Agent (the Agent and each Lender Agent being referred to in this Article as a “Note Agent”) shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against any Note Agent.

Section 14.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Note Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or through its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Note Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any Lender Agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

 

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Section 14.3 Exculpatory Provisions. The Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. No Note Agent (acting in such capacity) nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or them or any Person described in Section 14.2 under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (except, solely with respect to liability to the Borrower, for its, their or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) responsible in any manner to any Person for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties of any Person (other than itself) contained in the Transaction Documents or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received under or in connection with, the Transaction Documents or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of the Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection therewith or herewith, or for any failure of any Person (other than itself or its directors, officers, agents or employees) to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document or for the satisfaction of any condition specified in a Transaction Document. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Note Agent shall be under any obligation to any Person to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements or covenants contained in, or conditions of, the Transaction Documents, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower or the Servicer.

Section 14.4 Reliance by Note Agents. Each Note Agent shall in all cases be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to each of the Lenders), Independent Accountants and other experts selected by such Note Agent. Each Note Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Lenders, as it deems appropriate, or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction (i) in the case of the Agent, by the Lenders or (ii) in the case of a Lender Agent, by the Lenders in its Lender Group, against any and all liability, cost and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders. Each Lender Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith in accordance with a request of the Lenders in its Lender Group holding greater than 50% of the outstanding Loans held by such Lender Group, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders in such Lender Group.

 

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Section 14.5 Notices. No Note Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any breach of this Agreement or the occurrence of any Event of Default unless it has received notice from the Servicer, the Borrower or any Lender, referring to this Agreement and describing such event. In the event that any Lender Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Lenders in its Lender Group. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such event as shall be reasonably directed in writing by the Required Lenders, and each Lender Agent shall take such action with respect to such event as shall be reasonably directed by Lenders in its Lender Group holding greater than 50% of the outstanding Loans held by such Lender Group; provided, that unless and until such Note Agent shall have received such directions, such Note Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such event as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders or of the Lenders in its Lender Group, as applicable.

Section 14.6 Non-Reliance on Note Agents. The Lenders expressly acknowledge that no Note Agent, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Note Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or the Servicer, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Note Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to each Note Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Note Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Servicer, and the Collateral Obligations and made its own decision to purchase its interest in the Notes hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Note Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under any of the Transaction Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Servicer, and the Collateral Obligations. Except as expressly provided herein, no Note Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the Collateral or the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Servicer or the Lenders which may come into the possession of such Note Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.

In no event shall any Note Agent be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including, but not limited to, lost profits, even if such Note Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. In no event shall such Note Agent be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations, governmental action or the like which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 14.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Agent and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or the Servicer under the Transaction Documents, and without limiting the obligation of such Persons to do so in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents), ratably according to the outstanding amounts of their Loans from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Agent or the affected Person in connection with any investigative, or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not the Agent or such affected Person shall be designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent or such affected Person as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to or by reason of, any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection herewith or therewith.

Section 14.8 Successor Note Agent. The Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Agent, and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor agent, effective upon its acceptance of such appointment, and the former Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. 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 Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth in this Agreement. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date. In addition, prior to any assignment or participation by Société Generale of any interest in its Commitment which, in either case, after giving effect to such assignment or participation would result in Société Generale holding (unparticipated) less than 25% of the Facility Amount, the Required Lenders shall be permitted to appoint a new Agent with the consent of the Servicer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). With effect from the Resignation Effective Date (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents (except, in each case, such discharge shall not extend to any liabilities of such Agent arising from or related to acts or omissions of such Agent prior to the Resignation Effective Date) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender Agent directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above. Upon acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent (other than liabilities of such retiring or removed Agent arising from or related to acts or omissions of such Agent prior to such acceptance and other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Agent), and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents (except such discharge shall not extend to any liabilities of such retiring or removed Agent arising from or related to acts or omissions of

 

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such Agent prior to such acceptance). Any Lender Agent may resign as Lender Agent upon ten days’ notice to the Lenders in its Lender Group and the Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) with such resignation becoming effective upon a successor agent succeeding to the rights, powers and duties of the Lender Agent pursuant to this Section 14.8. If a Lender Agent shall resign as Lender Agent under this Agreement, then Lenders in its Lender Group holding greater than 50% of the outstanding Loans held by such Lender Group shall appoint a successor agent for such Lender Group. After any Note Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article XIV shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Note Agent under this Agreement. No resignation of any Note Agent shall become effective until a successor Note Agent shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of such Note Agent hereunder; provided, that in the event a successor Note Agent is not appointed within 60 days after such notice of its resignation is given as permitted by this Section 14.8, the applicable Note Agent may petition a court for its removal.

Section 14.9 Note Agents in their Individual Capacity. Each Note Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or the Servicer as though such Note Agent were not a Lender Agent hereunder. Any Person which is a Note Agent may act as a Note Agent without regard to and without additional duties or liabilities arising from its role as such administrator or agent or arising from its acting in any such other capacity.

Section 14.10 Borrower Procedural Review. The Agent shall, at the Borrower’s expense, retain Protiviti, Inc. or another nationally recognized audit firm acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion to conduct and complete a procedural review of the Collateral Obligations in compliance with the standards set forth on Exhibit B hereto once every six-month period at the request of the Agent. The Agent shall promptly forward the results of such audit to the Servicer.

Section 14.11 Certain ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and its respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or the Servicer, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments,

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,

 

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(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and its Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or the Servicer, that:

(i) none of the Agent or any of its Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agent under this Agreement, any Transaction Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E),

(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

 

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(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Agent or any of its Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement.

(c) The Agent hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

ARTICLE XV

ASSIGNMENTS

Section 15.1 Restrictions on Assignments. Except as specifically provided herein, the Borrower may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Agent and the Majority Lenders in their respective sole discretion and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 15.1 shall be null and void.

Section 15.2 Documentation. In connection with any permitted assignment, each Lender shall deliver to each assignee an assignment, in such form as such Lender and the related assignee may agree, duly executed by such Lender assigning any such rights, obligations, Loan or Note to the assignee; and such Lender shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that the assignee may reasonably request, in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the assignee’s right, title and interest in and to the items assigned, and to enable the assignee to exercise or enforce any rights hereunder or under the Notes evidencing such Loan.

Section 15.3 Rights of Assignee. Upon the foreclosure of any assignment of any Loans made for security purposes, or upon any other assignment of any Loan from any Lender pursuant to this Article XV, the respective assignee receiving such assignment shall have all of the rights of such Lender hereunder with respect to such Loans and all references to the Lender or Lenders in Sections 4.3 or 5.1 shall be deemed to apply to such assignee.

Section 15.4 Assignment by Lenders. So long as no Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender may make any assignment, and no such assignment shall be permitted without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent, if such assignment is to a Person other than a Competitor and other than a Person included in the

 

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Disqualified Investor List provided in Schedule 4, as updated by the Borrower with notice to the Agent from time to time, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), provided, that the prior written consent of the Borrower shall not be required for any proposed assignment (i) to an Affiliate of such Lender, (ii) to another Lender hereunder or (iii) if (x) such Lender makes a reasonable determination that its ownership of any of its rights or obligations hereunder (and under other similar facilities (if any) held by such Lender) is prohibited by the Volcker Rule and (y) to the extent such Lender is permitted by the applicable documentation, such Lender is making commercially reasonable efforts to assign its interest in other similar facilities in a manner similar to such proposed assignment, to any Person other than a Competitor, (iv) by a Conduit Lender to a Liquidity Bank, an Affiliate or its related Lender Agent or to a third party pursuant to the terms of a Liquidity Agreement (other than a Competitor), (v) by any assignee of a Conduit Purchaser contemplated by clause (iv) above back to such Conduit Lender or an Affiliate or (vi) in the case of an assignment of any Commitment (or any portion thereof) or any Loan (or any portion thereof), the assignee executes and delivers to the Servicer, the Borrower, the Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent a fully executed Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 payable to the Agent, such fee to paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared between such Lenders. Each Lender shall endorse the Notes to reflect any assignments made pursuant to this Article XV or otherwise.

No party to this Agreement shall allow any interest in this Agreement, any Note or any participating interest therein to become (i) traded on an established securities market (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(b)) or (ii) readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(c)), and no Person shall transfer, assign or participate any interest in this Agreement, any Note or any participating interest therein in any such established securities market or any such secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof.

Section 15.5 Participations; Pledge. (a) At any time and from time to time, each Lender may, in accordance with Applicable Law, at any time grant participations in all or a portion of its Note and/or its interest in the Loans and other payments due to it under this Agreement to any Person (each, a “Participant”). Each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that (A) any such participation will not alter or affect such Lender’s direct obligations hereunder, and (B) none of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent, any Lender Agent, any Lender, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Agent nor the Servicer shall have any obligation to have any communication or relationship with any Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.3 and Section 5.1 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 4.3(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 4.3(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to this Article XV; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 17.16 as if it were an assignee under this Article XV; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent that such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in any Applicable Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 17.16(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 17.1 as though it were a Lender.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 15.5(a) to the contrary, each Lender may pledge its interest in the Loans and the Notes to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral in accordance with Applicable Law without the prior written consent of any Person.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 15.5 and subject to Section 15.4, (i) any Conduit Lender may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its interest in, to and under any Loan, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to a collateral trustee (or similar security trustee) for its commercial paper program, without notice to or consent of the Borrower or the Agent; provided that, no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release such Conduit Lender from any of its obligations hereunder, or substitute any such pledgee or grantee for such Conduit Lender as a party hereto.

(d) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a Lender Agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the obligations under the Transaction Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any obligations under any Transaction Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

ARTICLE XVI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 16.1 Borrower Indemnity. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless on an after-Tax basis the Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Agent and their respective Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including all reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses of one law firm plus any local counsel deemed appropriate by such law firm) (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Indemnified Amounts”) incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower of any kind or nature, which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in connection with (i) the execution, delivery and performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations under this

 

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Agreement or any other Transaction Document and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (other than with respect to legal fees and disbursements incurred on or prior to the date hereof), including, without limitation any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with any swap transaction with parties other than the Lender, or (ii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding brought or threatened whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, and regardless of whether such Indemnitee is designated a party thereto, relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the Lender’s or the Agent’s activities in connection herewith or therewith or any actual or proposed use of proceeds of loans hereunder; 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 are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnitee. To the extent not covered in Section 4.3, this Section 16.1 shall not apply to Taxes (other than Taxes that are damages, losses, claims and liabilities arising in connection with a non-Tax claim).

Section 16.2 Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan, or the use of the proceeds thereof.

Section 16.3 Contribution. If for any reason (other than the exclusions set forth in the first paragraph of Section 16.1) the indemnification provided above in Section 16.1 is unavailable to an Indemnitee or is insufficient to hold an Indemnitee harmless, then the Borrower agrees to contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Indemnitee, on the one hand, and the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the other hand, but also the relative fault of such Indemnitee, on the one hand, and the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

Section 16.4 Net After-Tax Basis. Indemnification under Section 16.1 and Section 16.2 shall be in an amount necessary to make the Indemnitee whole after taking into account any Tax consequences, on a net after-Tax basis (including, for example, taking into account the deductibility of an applicable underlying damage, cost or expense) to the Indemnitee of the receipt of the indemnity provided hereunder (or of the incurrence of such applicable underlying damage, cost or expense), including the effect of such Tax or refund on the amount of Tax measured by net income or profits that is or was payable by the Indemnitee.

 

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ARTICLE XVII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 17.1 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender Agent, any Indemnitee or any Affected Person to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by any of them of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender is hereby authorized by the Borrower during the existence of an Event of Default, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by it to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower to the amounts owed by the Borrower under this Agreement, to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender Agent, any Affected Person, any Indemnitee or any Lender or their respective successors and assigns.

Section 17.2 Amendments, Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified nor may any provision hereof be waived except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 17.2. The Borrower and the Agent may, upon written notice to the Servicer and each Lender Agent, from time to time enter into written amendments, supplements, waivers or modifications hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or changing in any manner the rights of any party hereto or waiving, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement; provided, that no such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification shall (i) reduce the amount of or extend the maturity of any payment with respect to a Loan or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of Interest thereon, or reduce or alter the timing of any other amount payable to any Lender hereunder, in each case without the consent of each Lender affected thereby, (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 17.2 or Section 17.11, or reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders, (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision adversely affecting the obligations or duties of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, in each case without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, as applicable, (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision adversely affecting the obligations or duties of the Agent, in each case without the prior written consent of the Agent, (v) amend, modify or waive any provision adversely affecting the obligations or duties of the Collateral Custodian, in each case without the prior written consent of the Collateral Custodian, (vi) constitute a Fundamental Amendment without the prior written consent of each Lender, (vii) waive any Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders or (viii) materially affect the rights or duties of the Servicer unless the Servicer has consented thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate ceases to exist or is reasonably expected to cease to exist within the succeeding three (3) months, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Agent may (and such parties will reasonably cooperate with each other in good faith in order to) amend this Agreement to replace references herein to the LIBOR Rate (and any associated terms and provisions) with any alternative floating reference rate (and any associated terms and provisions) that is then being generally used in U.S. credit markets for similar types of facilities. Upon

 

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execution of any amendments by the Borrower, the Servicer and the Agent as provided herein, the Servicer shall deliver a copy of such amendment to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be limited to the provisions specifically set forth therein for the period of time set forth therein and shall not be construed to be a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement.

Section 17.3 Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, or by email, to the intended party at the address or email address of such party set forth under its name on Annex A or at such other address or email address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered, when received, (b) if sent by certified mail, three Business Days after having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, (c) if sent by overnight courier, one Business Day after having been given to such courier, and (d) if transmitted by electronic means, except that notices and communications pursuant to Section 2.2, shall not be effective until received.

The Collateral Agent (in each of its capacities) and the Collateral Administrator each agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Agreement or any document executed in connection herewith sent by unsecured email or other similar unsecured electronic methods, in each case, of an executed instruction or direction (which may be in the form of a .pdf file); provided, however, that the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator shall have received an incumbency certificate listing such person as a person designated to provide such instructions or directions, which incumbency certificate may be amended whenever a person is added or deleted from the listing. If such person elects to give the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator email (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator’s, as applicable, reasonable understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. Neither Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from their reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflicting with or being inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. Any person providing such instructions or directions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, including without limitation the risk of the either of them acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties and acknowledges and agrees that there may be more secure methods of transmitting such instructions than the method(s) selected by it and agrees that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of such instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances.

Section 17.4 Costs and Expenses. In addition to the rights of indemnification granted under Section 16.1, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator, the Lender Agents and the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, syndication and administration of this Agreement, any liquidity support facility and the other documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder or with respect

 

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hereto, in each case, subject to any cap on such costs and expenses agreed upon in a separate letter agreement among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Administrator and the Agent or the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, as applicable, and the Borrower further agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents executed in connection with this Agreement, including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket, documented expenses of counsel for the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, the Lender Agents and the Lenders with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Agent and the Lenders as to its rights and remedies under this Agreement, and to pay all documented and out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses), of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, the Lender Agents and the Lenders, in connection with the enforcement against the Servicer or the Borrower of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents and the other documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder or with respect hereto; provided, that in the case of reimbursement of (A) counsel for the Lenders other than the Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for all the Agent, the Lender Agents and Lenders and (B) counsel for the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian shall be limited to one counsel for such Persons. For the avoidance of doubt, the costs and expenses described in this Section 17.4 shall not include Taxes.

Section 17.5 Binding Effect; Survival. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower, the Lenders, the Agent, the Lender Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and their respective successors and assigns, and the provisions of Section 4.3, Article V, and Article XVI shall inure to the benefit of the Affected Persons and the Indemnitees, respectively, and their respective successors and assigns; provided, nothing in the foregoing shall be deemed to authorize any assignment not permitted by Article XV. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until (subject to the immediately following sentence) such time when all Obligations have been finally and fully paid in cash and performed. The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made by the Borrower pursuant to Article IX and the indemnification and payment provisions of Article V. Article XVI and the provisions of Section 17.10, Section 17.11 and Section 17.12 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement and any termination of the Servicer.

Section 17.6 Captions and Cross References. The various captions (including the table of contents) in this Agreement are provided solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Agreement to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are to such Section of or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section, subsection, or clause to any subsection, clause or subclause are to such subsection, clause or subclause of such Section, subsection or clause.

Section 17.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Section 17.8 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 17.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.

Section 17.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE AGENT, THE LENDER AGENTS, THE INVESTORS OR ANY OTHER AFFECTED PERSON. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR ITS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH SUCH OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.

Section 17.11 No Proceedings. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent, each Lender and the Agent hereby agrees that it will not institute against the Borrower, or join any other Person in instituting against the Borrower, any insolvency proceeding (namely, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Insolvency Event) so long as any Loans or other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder shall be outstanding or there shall not have elapsed one year plus one day since the last day on which any such Loans or other amounts shall be outstanding. The foregoing shall not limit such Person’s right to file any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any insolvency proceeding that was instituted by any Person other than such Person.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against any Conduit Lender, any insolvency proceeding (namely, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Insolvency Event) so long as any commercial paper note issued by such applicable Conduit Lender shall be outstanding or there shall not have elapsed one year plus one day or such longer preference period as shall then be in effect since the last day on which any such commercial paper notes shall be outstanding.

(c) The provisions of this Section 17.11 are a material inducement for the Secured Parties to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and are an essential term hereof. The parties hereby agree that monetary damages are not adequate for a breach of the provisions of this Section 17.11 and the Agent may seek and obtain specific performance of such provisions (including injunctive relief), including, without limitation, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, winding up, insolvency, moratorium, winding up or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under United States federal or state bankruptcy laws or any similar laws. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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Section 17.12 Limited Recourse. No recourse under any obligation, covenant or agreement of a Lender contained in this Agreement shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, member, manager, employee or agent of any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (solely by virtue of such capacity) by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Agreement is solely a corporate obligation of each Lender, and that no personal liability whatever shall attach to or be incurred by any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, member, manager, employee or agent of any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (solely by virtue of such capacity) or any of them under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements of a Lender contained in this Agreement, or implied therefrom, and that any and all personal liability for breaches by a Lender of any of such obligations, covenants or agreements, either at common law or at equity, or by statute, rule or regulation, of every such incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, member, manager, employee or agent is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any of the Transaction Documents, the parties hereto acknowledge that the obligations of any Conduit Lender arising hereunder are limited recourse obligations payable solely from the unsecured assets of such Conduit Lender (the “Available Funds”) and, following the application of such Available Funds or the proceeds thereof, any claims of the parties hereto (and the obligations of such Conduit Lender) shall be extinguished. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing under this Agreement against any officer, member, director, employee, security holder or incorporator of any Conduit Lender or its successors or assigns, and no action may be brought against any officer, member, director, employee, security holder or incorporator of any Conduit Lender personally; provided that the foregoing shall not relieve any such Persons from any liability they might otherwise have as a result of fraudulent actions taken or omissions made by them. The parties hereto agree that they will not petition a court, or take any action or commence any proceedings, for the liquidation or the winding-up of, or the appointment of an examiner to, any Conduit Lender or any other bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to such Conduit Lender; provided that nothing in this sentence shall limit the right of any party hereto to file any claim or otherwise take any action with respect to any proceeding of the type described in this sentence that was instituted against any Conduit Lender by any Person other than such party. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Each Conduit Lender shall only be required to pay (a) any fees or liabilities that it may incur under this Agreement only to the extent such Conduit Lender has Excess Funds on the date of such determination and (b) any expenses, indemnities or other liabilities that it may incur under this Agreement or any fees, expenses, indemnities or other liabilities under any other Transaction Document only to the extent such Conduit Lender receives funds designated for such purposes or to the extent it has Excess Funds not required, after giving effect to all amounts on deposit in its commercial paper account, to pay or provide for the payment of all of its

 

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outstanding commercial paper notes and other amounts in accordance with its applicable transaction documents as of the date of such determination. In addition, no amount owing by any Conduit Lender hereunder in excess of the liabilities that such Conduit Lender is required to pay in accordance with the preceding sentence shall constitute a “claim” (as defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) against such Conduit Lender.

Section 17.13 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

Section 17.14 Confidentiality. (a) The Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent shall hold in confidence, and not disclose to any Person, the identity of any Lender or the terms of any fees payable in connection with this Agreement except they may disclose such information (i) to their officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, auditors, advisors, prospective lenders, equity investors or representatives, (ii) with the consent of such Lender, (iii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through such Person, (iv) to the extent the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Agent or any Affiliate of any of them should be required by any law or regulation applicable to it (including securities laws) or requested by any Official Body to disclose such information or (v) to the extent described herein; provided, that in the case of clause (iv) above, such party will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by law) notify the Agent of its intention to make any such disclosure prior to making any such disclosure.

(b) The Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and each Lender, severally and with respect to itself only, covenants and agrees that any information about the Borrower or its Affiliates or the Obligors, the Collateral Obligations, the Related Security or otherwise obtained by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, such Lender Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Agreement shall be held in confidence (it being understood that documents provided to the Agent hereunder may in all cases be distributed by the Agent to the Lenders and Lender Agents) except that the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, such Lender Agent or such Lender may disclose such information (i) to its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, auditors, advisors, prospective lenders (including any assignee and participant) or representatives, (ii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, such Lender Agent or such Lender, (iii) to the extent such information was available to the Agent, such Lender Agent or such Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to the Agent, such Lender Agent or such Lender hereunder, (iv) with the consent of the Servicer, (v) to the extent permitted by this Agreement, (vi) on a confidential basis to any Rating Agency, any commercial paper dealer or provider of a surety, guaranty or credit or liquidity enhancement to any Lender or any Person providing financing to, or holding equity interests in, any Conduit Lender, as applicable, and to

 

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any officers, directors, employees, outside accountants and attorneys of any of the foregoing, provided each such Person is informed of the confidential nature of such information or (vii) to the extent the Agent, such Lender Agent or such Lender should be (A) required in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding or (B) requested by any Official Body to disclose such information; provided, that in the case of clause (vii) above, the Agent, such Lender Agent or such Lender, as applicable, will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by law) notify the Servicer of its intention to make any such disclosure prior to making any such disclosure.

Section 17.15 Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment. All parties hereto agree that each of them and each of their employees, representatives, and other agents may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind (including, without limitation, opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to any of them relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. “Tax treatment” and “tax structure” shall have the same meaning as such terms have for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4; provided that with respect to any document or similar item that in either case contains information concerning the tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction as well as other information, the provisions of this Section 17.15 shall only apply to such portions of the document or similar item that relate to the tax treatment or tax structure of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 17.16 Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.1, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or Official Body for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.3, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking the Obligations or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially 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.

(b) At any time there is more than one Lender, the Borrower shall be permitted, at its sole expense and effort, to replace any Lender, except (i) the Agent or (ii) any Lender which is administered by the Agent or an Affiliate of the Agent, that (a) requests reimbursement, payment or compensation for any amounts owing pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1 or (b) has received a written notice from the Borrower of an impending change in law that would entitle such Lender to payment of additional amounts pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, unless such Lender designates a different lending office before such change in law becomes effective pursuant to Section 17.16(a) and such alternate lending office obviates the need for the Borrower to make payments of additional amounts pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1 or (c) has not consented to any proposed amendment, supplement, modification, consent or waiver, each pursuant to Section 17.2 or (d) becomes a Defaulting Lender; provided, that (i) nothing herein shall relieve a Lender from any liability it might have to the Borrower or to the other Lenders for its failure to make any Loan, (ii) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to

 

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the date of replacement, (iii) during the Revolving Period, the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (iv) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.5, (v) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) for Increased Costs or Indemnified Taxes, as the case may be, (vi) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender, and (vii) if such replacement is being effected as a result of a Lender requesting compensation pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, such replacement, if effected, will result in a reduction in such compensation or payment thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Fee Letter, in the event that the Agent or an Affiliate of the Agent takes any action described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (d), the Borrower may elect to prepay all outstanding Loans and terminate the remaining Commitments hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Agreement, no Lender removed or replaced under the provisions hereof shall have any right to receive any amounts set forth in Section 2.5(b) in connection with such removal or replacement. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 17.17 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Section 17.18 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction 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 Transaction 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:

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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 Transaction 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 17.19 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 Transaction Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a) (i) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Borrower and the Agent or any Lender is intended to be or has been created in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents, irrespective of whether the Agent or any Lender has advised or is advising the Borrower on other matters, (ii) the services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agent and the Lender are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agent or the Lenders, on the other hand, (iii) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent that it has deemed appropriate and (iv) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents; and (b) (i) the Agent and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person; (ii) none of the Agent or the Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents; and (iii) the Agent and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged, for their own accounts or the accounts of customers, in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Agent and the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against any of the Agent 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 17.20 USA Patriot Act. Each Lender Group subject to the USA Patriot Act hereby notifies the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender Group to identify the Borrower in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.

Section 17.21 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held, and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing, by such Lender

 

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or any such Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to such Lender or its Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO STONE STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:   GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, its member
  By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory


CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian
By:   /s/ Thomas Varcados
  Name: Thomas Varcados
  Title: Senior Trust Officer


VIRTUS GROUP, LP,
as Collateral Administrator
By:   /s/ C. Kelly Faykus
  Name: C. Kelly Faykus
  Title: Managing Partner


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent
By:   /s/ Julien Thinat
  Name: Julien Thinat
  Title: Authorized Signatory


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as a Lender Agent and as a Committed Lender
By:   /s/ Julien Thinat
  Name: Julien Thinat
  Title: Authorized Signatory


ANNEX A

GSO STONE STREET LLC

as Borrower

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP

as Servicer and Equityholder

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Shaker Choudhury

Telephone: 212-503-2010

Email: GSOTreasury@Blackstone.com

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian

For delivering physical securities:

Citibank, N.A.

399 Park Avenue

Level “B” - Securities Vault

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Mr. Keith Whyte (212-559-1207), GSO Stone Street LLC

All physical securities must be sent by trackable courier service (e.g. UPS or Federal Express)

For all other purposes:

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone Street LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com or call (888) 855-9695 to obtain the account administrator’s email address

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

1301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone Street LLC

email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196

 

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SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

Société Générale

245 Park Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as a Lender Agent and as a Committed Lender

Société Générale

245 Park Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

   Commitment  

Société Generale

   $ 150,000,000  

 

B-1

Exhibit 10.3.2

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of March 12, 2019 (this “Amendment”), among GSO Stone Street LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and equityholder (the “Equityholder”), Société Generale, as agent (the “Agent”), each Lender party hereto (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and collateral custodian (the “Collateral Agent”) and Virtus Group, LP, as collateral administrator (the “Collateral Administrator”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Lenders and the Agent are party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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 I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments

SECTION 2.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.

ARTICLE III

Consent

SECTION 3.1. Consent. Société Generale, as Revolving Lender, has requested that a portion, in the amount set forth on each Assignment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, of the outstanding Revolving Loans be converted into a Term Loan. The Borrower hereby consents to such conversion.


ARTICLE IV

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 4.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 5.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 6.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 6.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement shall form a part of the Loan Agreement for all purposes and is therefore a Transaction Document.

SECTION 6.4. Entire Agreement. The only amendments being made to the Loan Agreement are those that are set forth in this Agreement; no other amendments are being made. This Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and the other parties hereto.

 

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SECTION 6.5. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 6.6. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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

 

GSO STONE STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent
By:   /s/ Julien Thinat
  Name: Julien Thinat
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 


CITIBANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian
By:   /s/ Thomas Varcados
  Name: Thomas Varcados
  Title: Senior Trust Officer

 


VIRTUS GROUP, LP, as Collateral Administrator
By:   /s/ C. Kelly Faykus
  Name: C. Kelly Faykus
  Title: Managing Partner

 


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Julien Thinat
  Name: Julien Thinat
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 


GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Mark F. Muething
  Name: Mark F. Muething
  Title: President


GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Stephen C. Beraha
  Name: Stephen C. Beraha
  Title: Assistant Vice President


APPENDIX A


EXECUTION VERSION

CONFORMED THROUGH AMENDMENT 1

LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO STONE STREET LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Servicer and Equityholder

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

THE OTHER LENDER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

and


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I     DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.1

  

Defined Terms

     1  

Section 1.2

  

Other Definitional Provisions

     4345  

ARTICLE II     THE FACILITY, LENDING PROCEDURES AND NOTES

     4446  

Section 2.1

  

Loans

     4446  

Section 2.2

  

Funding of Loans

     4547  

Section 2.3

  

Notes

     4648  

Section 2.4

  

Repayment and Prepayments

     4648  

Section 2.5

  

Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount

     4749  

Section 2.6

  

Extension of Revolving Period

     4751  

Section 2.7

  

Calculation of Haircut

     4751  

Section 2.8

  

Change in Advance Rate

     4851  

Section 2.9

  

Increase in Facility Amount

     4852  

Section 2.10

  

Defaulting Lenders

     4952  

ARTICLE III     INTEREST, ETC

     5053  

Section 3.1

  

Interest

     5053  

Section 3.2

  

Interest Distribution Dates

     5053  

Section 3.3

  

Interest Calculation

     5054  

Section 3.4

  

Computation of Interest, Fees, Etc

     5054  

 

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ARTICLE IV     PAYMENTS; TAXES

     5154  

Section 4.1

  

Making of Payments

     5154  

Section 4.2

  

Due Date Extension

     5154  

Section 4.3

  

Taxes

     5155  

ARTICLE V     INCREASED COSTS, ETC

     5558  

Section 5.1

  

Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy

     5558  

ARTICLE VI     CONDITIONS TO LOANS

     5660  

Section 6.1

  

Effectiveness

     5660  

Section 6.2

  

Loans and Reinvestments

     5861  

Section 6.3

  

Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments

     6063  

ARTICLE VII     ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS

     6164  

Section 7.1

  

Retention and Termination of the Servicer

     6164  

Section 7.2

  

Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer

     6164  

Section 7.3

  

Duties of the Servicer

     6266  

Section 7.4

  

Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

     6367  

Section 7.5

  

Covenants Relating to the Servicer

     6669  

Section 7.6

  

Reserved

     6972  

Section 7.7

  

Collateral Reporting

     6972  

Section 7.8

  

Reserved

     6972  

Section 7.9

  

Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records

     6973  

 

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Section 7.10

 

Optional Sales

     7073  

Section 7.11

 

Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations

     7175  

ARTICLE VIII     ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

     7276  

Section 8.1

 

Accounts

     7276  

Section 8.2

 

Excluded Amounts

     7477  

Section 8.3

 

Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends

     7478  

Section 8.4

 

Fees

     7881  

Section 8.5

 

Monthly Report

     7882  

ARTICLE IX     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

     7882  

Section 9.1

 

Organization and Good Standing

     7982  

Section 9.2

 

Due Qualification

     7982  

Section 9.3

 

Power and Authority

     7983  

Section 9.4

 

Binding Obligations

     7983  

Section 9.5

 

Security Interest

     7983  

Section 9.6

 

No Violation

     8084  

Section 9.7

 

No Proceedings

     8084  

Section 9.8

 

No Consents

     8184  

Section 9.9

 

Solvency

     8185  

Section 9.10

 

Compliance with Laws

     8185  

Section 9.11

 

Taxes

     8185  

Section 9.12

 

Monthly Report

     8185  

Section 9.13

 

No Liens, Etc

     8285  

Section 9.14

 

Information True and Correct

     8286  

 

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Section 9.15

 

No Sovereignty

     8286  

Section 9.16

 

Collateral

     8286  

Section 9.17

 

Selection Procedures

     8286  

Section 9.18

 

Indebtedness

     8386  

Section 9.19

 

No Injunctions

     8386  

Section 9.20

 

No Subsidiaries

     8387  

Section 9.21

 

ERISA Compliance

     8387  

Section 9.22

 

Investment Company Status

     8387  

Section 9.23

 

Set-Off, Etc

     8387  

Section 9.24

 

Collections

     8387  

Section 9.25

 

Value Given

     8387  

Section 9.26

 

Regulatory Compliance

     8387  

Section 9.27

 

Separate Existence

     8387  

Section 9.28

 

Transaction Documents

     8488  

Section 9.29

 

Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     8488  

Section 9.30

 

Compliance with Sanctions

     8488  

Section 9.31

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     8488  

Section 9.32

 

Similar Law

     8488  

ARTICLE X     COVENANTS

     8588  

Section 10.1

 

Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties

     8589  

Section 10.2

 

Other Liens or Interests

     8690  

Section 10.3

 

Costs and Expenses

     8690  

Section 10.4

 

Initial Eligible Collateral Obligation

     8690  

 

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Section 10.5

 

Separate Existence

     8690  

Section 10.6

 

Hedging Agreements

     8791  

Section 10.7

 

Know Your Customer

     8993  

Section 10.8

 

Taxes

     9093  

Section 10.9

 

Merger, Consolidation, Etc

     9094  

Section 10.10

 

Deposit of Collections

     9094  

Section 10.11

 

Indebtedness; Guarantees

     9094  

Section 10.12

 

Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates

     9094  

Section 10.13

 

Documents

     9094  

Section 10.14

 

Preservation of Existence

     9094  

Section 10.15

 

Limitation on Investments

     9194  

Section 10.16

 

Distributions

     9195  

Section 10.17

 

Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements

     9295  

Section 10.18

 

Material Modifications

     9296  

Section 10.19

 

Further Assurances; Financing Statements

     9296  

Section 10.20

 

Obligor Payment Instructions

     9296  

Section 10.21

 

Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files

     9296  

Section 10.22

 

Sanctions

     9397  

Section 10.23

 

Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     9397  

Section 10.24

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     9397  

ARTICLE XI    THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR

     9397  

Section 11.1

 

Appointment of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     9397  

Section 11.2

 

Monthly Reports

     9397  

 

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Section 11.3

 

Collateral Administration

     9397  

Section 11.4

 

Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     97101  

Section 11.5

 

Representations and Warranties

     98102  

Section 11.6

 

No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent

     98102  

Section 11.7

 

Reliance of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     99103  

Section 11.8

 

Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Rights

     100103  

Section 11.9

 

Tax Reports

     103107  

Section 11.10

 

Merger or Consolidation

     103107  

Section 11.11

 

Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Compensation

     103107  

Section 11.12

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws

     104108  

ARTICLE XII    GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

     104108  

Section 12.1

 

Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest

     104108  

Section 12.2

 

Borrower Remains Liable

     106110  

Section 12.3

 

Release of Collateral

     106110  

ARTICLE XIII    EVENT OF DEFAULTS

     107111  

Section 13.1

 

Event of Defaults

     107111  

Section 13.2

 

Effect of Event of Default

     109113  

Section 13.3

 

Rights upon Event of Default

     110114  

Section 13.4

 

Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes

     110114  

Section 13.5

 

Collective Proceedings

     111115  

Section 13.6

 

Insolvency Proceedings

     111115  

Section 13.7

 

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     112116  

 

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Section 13.8

 

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     112116  

Section 13.9

 

Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral

     112116  

Section 13.10

 

Power of Attorney

     113117  

ARTICLE XIV    THE AGENT

     113117  

Section 14.1

 

Appointment

     113117  

Section 14.2

 

Delegation of Duties

     114118  

Section 14.3

 

Exculpatory Provisions

     114118  

Section 14.4

 

Reliance by Note Agents

     114118  

Section 14.5

 

Notices

     115119  

Section 14.6

 

Non-Reliance on Note Agents

     115119  

Section 14.7

 

Indemnification

     116120  

Section 14.8

 

Successor Note Agent

     116120  

Section 14.9

 

Note Agents in their Individual Capacity

     117121  

Section 14.10

 

Borrower Procedural Review

     117121  

Section 14.11

 

Certain ERISA Matters

     117121  

ARTICLE XV    ASSIGNMENTS

     119123  

Section 15.1

 

Restrictions on Assignments

     119123  

Section 15.2

 

Documentation

     119123  

Section 15.3

 

Rights of Assignee

     120124  

Section 15.4

 

Assignment by Lenders

     120124  

Section 15.5

 

Participations; Pledge

     120124  

 

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ARTICLE XVI     INDEMNIFICATION

     122126  

Section 16.1

 

Borrower Indemnity

     122126  

Section 16.2

 

Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc

     122126  

Section 16.3

 

Contribution

     122126  

Section 16.4

 

Net After-Tax Basis

     123127  

ARTICLE XVII     MISCELLANEOUS

     123127  

Section 17.1

 

No Waiver; Remedies

     123127  

Section 17.2

 

Amendments, Waivers

     123127  

Section 17.3

 

Notices, Etc

     124128  

Section 17.4

 

Costs and Expenses

     125129  

Section 17.5

 

Binding Effect; Survival

     125129  

Section 17.6

 

Captions and Cross References

     126130  

Section 17.7

 

Severability

     126130  

Section 17.8

 

GOVERNING LAW

     126130  

Section 17.9

 

Counterparts

     126130  

Section 17.10

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     126130  

Section 17.11

 

No Proceedings

     126130  

Section 17.12

 

Limited Recourse

     127131  

Section 17.13

 

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     128132  

Section 17.14

 

Confidentiality

     128132  

Section 17.15

 

Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment

     129133  

Section 17.16

 

Replacement of Lenders

     129133  

Section 17.17

 

Consent to Jurisdiction

     130134  

 

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Section 17.18

 

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     130135  

Section 17.19

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     131135  

Section 17.20

 

USA Patriot Act

     132136  

Section 17.21

 

Right of Setoff

     132136  

 

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LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2018, among GSO STONE STREET LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as Servicer (as hereinafter defined) and as Equityholder (as hereinafter defined), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the LENDER AGENTS for the Lender Groups (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, a “Lender Agent”), Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator (as hereinafter defined), Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (each as hereinafter defined), and SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that each Lender extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

Account” means the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Custodial Account, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, together with any sub-accounts deemed appropriate or necessary by the Securities Intermediary, for convenience in administering such accounts.

Account Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(d).

Account Control Agreement” means the Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and the Collateral Custodian, as Securities Intermediary.


Accrual Period” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the period from and including the previous Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the Effective Date) through and including the day preceding such Distribution Date.

Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance” means, as of any date, the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount minus the Excess Concentration Amount on such date.

“Advance Rate” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation and as of any date of determination, the applicable percentage assigned to such Eligible Collateral Obligation by the Agent consistent with the categorization of such Eligible Collateral Obligation as reasonably determined by the Agent and using the guidelines set forth inin accordance with the following chart determined based on the Diversity Score as of such date:

 

Advance Rates

   For first Lienlien-types of Eligibleeligible BSL
for Diversity   

BSL type

   Advance Rate

Score

above 8

   First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan rated “B” or above by S&P (or an equivalent rating of another Rating Agency)    70-80%
   First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan rated “B-” or below by S&P (or an equivalent rating of another Rating Agency)    60-70%
   For first Lienunitranche-types of Eligibleeligible MML
    

MML type

   Advance Rate
  

Traditional Middle Market Loan /

Unitranche A Loan

   70%
   Unitranche B Loan    60%
   Unitranche C Loan    50%
   Unitranche D Loan    30%
   Unitranche E Loan    0%
   For second Lienlien-types of Eligibleeligible MML   
    

 

MML type

   Advance Rate
   FILO A Loan    65%
   FILO B Loan    55%
   FILO C Loan    45%
   FILO D Loan    25%
   FILO E Loan    0%
  

Second Lien with Total Net Leverage Ratio

Less Than or Equal to  6.5xA Loan

   30%
   Second Lien with Total Net Leverage Ratio Greater Than 6.5x but Less Than or Equal to 7.5x    20%

 

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Second Lien with Total Net Leverage Ratio

Greater than 7.5xB Loan

Second Lien C Loan

    

20%

0%

 

 

  

Deemed Second Lien A Loan

Deemed Second Lien B Loan

Deemed Second Lien C Loan

    

30%

20%

0%

 

 

 

   For Bonds   
    

Bond type

   Advance Rate  
   Senior Secured Bonds      50%  
Advance Rates    Same as above, capped at 50%

 

for Diversity      
Score      
equal to or below 8      

Adverse Claim” means any claim of ownership or any Lien, title retention, trust or other charge or encumbrance, or other type of preferential arrangement having the effect or purpose of creating a Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

Affected Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or is a director or officer of such Person; provided that for purposes of determining whether any Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Collateral Obligation or any Obligor is an Eligible Obligor, the term Affiliate shall not include any Affiliate relationship which may exist solely as a result of direct or indirect ownership of, or control by, a common Financial Sponsor. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote 20% or more of the voting securities of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount” means, as of any date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations.

Aggregate Notional Amount” shall mean, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the notional amounts or equivalent amounts of all outstanding Hedging Agreements, Replacement Hedging Agreements and Qualified Substitute Arrangements, each as of such date of determination.

Aggregate Unfunded Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the unfunded commitments and all other standby or contingent commitments associated with each Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date.

 

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Collection Period” means, with respect to the first Distribution Date, the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the first Distribution Date; and thereafter, the period from but excluding the Determination Date preceding the previous Distribution Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the current Distribution Date.

Collections” means the sum of all Interest Collections and all Principal Collections received with respect to the Collateral.

Commitment” means, for each Committed Lender, (a) prior to the Facility Termination Date, the commitment of such Committed Lender to make Loans to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, the amount set forth opposite such Committed Lender’s name on Annex B or pursuant to the assignment executed by such Committed Lender and its assignee(s) and delivered pursuant to Article XV (as such Commitment may be reduced as set forth in Section 2.5), and (b) on and after the earlier to occur of (i) Facility Termination Date and (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, such Committed Lender’s pro rata share of all Loans outstanding. the Revolving Commitments and the Term Commitments.

Commitment Fee Rate A” means, with respect to a calculation date that occurs (x) prior to the 3-month anniversary from the Effective Date, 0%, (y) on or after the 3-month anniversary from the Effective Date and prior to the 6-month anniversary from the Effective Date, 0.25% (z) on or after the 6-month anniversary from the Effective Date and prior to the last day of the ReinvestmentRevolving Period, 0.50%.

“Commitment Fee Rate B” means 1.50%.

Committed Lenders” means, for any Lender Group, the Persons executing this Agreement in the capacity of a “Committed Lender” for such Lender Group (or an assignment hereof) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Competitor” means (a) any Person primarily engaged in the business of private asset management as a business development company, mezzanine fund, private debt fund, hedge fund or private equity fund, which is in direct or indirect competition with the Borrower, the Servicer, or any Affiliate thereof that is an investment advisor, (b) any Person controlled by, or controlling, or under common control with, a Person referred to in clause (a) above, or (c) any Person for which a Person referred to in clause (a) above serves as an investment advisor with discretionary investment authority.

Conduit Lender” means any Person that shall become a party to this Agreement in the capacity as a “Conduit Lender” and any assignee of any of the foregoing.

Contractual Obligation” means with respect to any Person, any provision of any securities issued by such Person or any mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement, instrument or other document to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which either is subject.

 

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“Conversion Date” means any date selected by the Agent for conversion of the applicable Revolving Loans into Term Loans.

Corporate Trust Office” means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, specified on Annex A, or such other address within the United States as it may designate from time to time by notice to the Agent.

Custodial Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 12084400, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Custodial Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation, the date such Collateral Obligation becomes a part of the Collateral.

Daily Commitment Fee” means, on any date, (A) the sum of (i) the product of (x) Commitment Fee Rate A and (y) Unused Commitment A and (ii) the product of (x) Commitment Fee Rate B and (y) Unused Commitment B divided by (B) 360.

“Deemed Second Lien A Loan” means a Deemed Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 6.5x.

“Deemed Second Lien B Loan” means a Deemed Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 6.5x but less than or equal to 7.5x.

“Deemed Second Lien C Loan” means a Deemed Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.5x.

“Deemed Second Lien Loan” means any commercial loan which would have constituted a FILO Loan but for the fact that it fails to meet the requirement of sub-clause (y) in the definition thereof.

Defaulted Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation as to which any one of the following events has occurred:

(a) any Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment or part thereof is unpaid more than 2 Business Days beyond the grace period (if any) permitted by the related Underlying Instrument;

(b) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Obligor thereof;

(c) the Servicer or the Borrower has actual knowledge of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest that has occurred and continues for more than two Business Days on another loan or other debt obligation of the same Obligor that is (a) senior or pari passu in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation, (b) either a full recourse obligation of the

 

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(a) the Agent in its sole discretion has delivered an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation within three (3) Business Days of receipt of the related Asset Approval Request;

(b) such Collateral Obligation is a First Lien Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Deemed Second Lien Loan, a Traditional Middle Market Loan, a Unitranche Loan, a FILO Loan, a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or a Senior Secured Bond;

(c) such Collateral Obligation is not a Defaulted Collateral Obligation;

(d) such Collateral Obligation is not an Equity Security and is not convertible into an Equity Security at the option of the applicable Obligor or any other Person other than the Borrower;

(e) such Collateral Obligation is not a Structured Finance Obligation;

(f) such Collateral Obligation is denominated in Dollars and is not convertible by the Obligor thereof into any currency other than Dollars;

(g) such Collateral Obligation is not a single-purpose real estate based loan (unless the related real estate is a hotel, casino or other operating company), a construction loan or a project finance loan;

(h) such Collateral Obligation is not a lease (including a financing lease);

(i) reserved;

(j) such Collateral Obligation is not a trade claim;

(k) reserved;

(l) the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Obligor;

(m) such Collateral Obligation is not Margin Stock;

(n) such Collateral Obligation is not a security or swap transaction that has payments associated with either payments of interest on and/or principal of a reference obligation or the credit performance of a reference obligation;

(o) such Collateral Obligation provides for the periodic payment of cash interest;

(p) such Collateral Obligation is not subject to substantial non-credit related risk, as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard, other than non-credit related risks that have previously been disclosed to the Agent during the process of obtaining an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

 

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(z) if such Collateral Obligation is a Deferrable Collateral Obligation, it has a minimum current required cash pay coupon equal to at least half of the stated coupon thereon; and

(aa) such Collateral Obligation is secured by a valid and enforceable security interest.

Eligible Jurisdiction” means Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a business organization (and not a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof (or any other Eligible Jurisdiction), (ii) is a legal operating entity or holding company, (iii) is not an Official Body, (iv) is not an Affiliate of, or controlled by, the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder and (v) has a most recently reported trailing twelve-month EBITDA of $20,000,000 or greater.

Eligible Successor” means an entity (1) that is legally qualified and has the capacity to act as Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and (2) the appointment of which will not cause either of the Borrower or the pool of Collateral Obligations to become required to register under the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Enterprise Value” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation as of its origination date, the meaning of “Enterprise Value” or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for such Eligible Collateral Obligation. In case that “Enterprise Value” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, an amount, for the related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such Collateral Obligation pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles) equal to (A) if there is an observable public price for the common stock of such Obligor or the value of the equity capital of the Obligor can be established based on available acquisition price or paid-in capital contribution by a sponsoring investor, the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness of such Obligor, (y) the outstanding principal amount of any preferred stock issued by such Obligor and (z) the market value of such Obligor’s common stock or (B) otherwise, the sum of (x) the product of (A) the trailing-twelve-months EBITDA with respect to such Obligor and (B) a multiple as reasonably determined by the Servicer based on known enterprise value/EBITDA multiples for businesses in the same industry or otherwise with similar characteristics to those of the related Obligor plus (y) the unrestricted cash of such Obligor on such date.

Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or any other Official Body, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,

 

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disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials. Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 331 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 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 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300, et seq.), the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations relating to underground storage tanks (40 C.F.R. Parts 280 and 281), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Equityholder” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

Equity Security” means any asset that is not a First Lien Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Deemed Second Lien Loan, a Unitranche Loan, a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, a FILO Loan, a Permitted Investment or a Senior Secured Bond.

ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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.

Evaluation Event” means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation:

(a) the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest with respect to (i) such Collateral Obligation or (ii) another debt obligation of the same Obligor that is (1) secured by the same collateral and (2) senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to suchbecomes a Defaulted Collateral Obligation;

(b) Insolvency Event of the underlying Obligor;

(c) Servicer places all or a portion of such Collateral Obligation on non-accrual status;

(b) (d) occurrence of a Material Modification with respect to such Collateral Obligation that is not approved by the Agent, in its sole discretion;

(c)(e) the related Obligor fails to deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer any financial reporting information as required by the Underlying Instruments of such Collateral Obligation (including any grace periods thereunder) but in no event less frequently than quarterly;

(d)(f) the Senior Net Leverage Ratio related to such Collateral Obligation (x) increases by 0.5x (or any subsequent increase of an additional 0.5x) compared to the Senior Net Leverage Ratio as of the later of the Approval Date or the last Evaluation Event date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, as applicable, and (y) is above 3.5x; or

 

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(e) (g) the Interest Coverage Ratio related to such Collateral Obligation (x) decreases by 15% (or any subsequent decrease of an additional 15%) compared to the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the later of the Approval Date or the last Evaluation Event date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, as applicable, and (y) such ratio is below 1.5x.

Event of Default” means any of the events described in Section 13.1.

Excess Concentration Amount” means, as of the most recent Measurement Date (and after giving effect to all Collateral Obligations to be purchased or sold by the Borrower on such date), the sum, without duplication, of the following amounts, in each case multiplied by (x) with respect to any First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, the bid side market price (expressed as a percentage) and (y) with respect to any other Collateral Obligation, the Haircut, in each case, as applicable to each such individual Collateral Obligation:

(a) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Second Lien Loans and Deemed Second Lien Loans over 15.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(b) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of any single Obligor (other than an Obligor described in the following proviso) over 5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, the sums of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (individually per Obligor) that are obligations of any three Obligors that represent Principal Balances in excess of all other single Obligors may be up to 7% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(c) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, that (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of Obligors in the largest Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) may be up to 30% of the Excess Concentration Measure, (y) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of Obligors in the second largest Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) other than the Moody’s Industry Classification specified in clause (x) may be up to 20% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (z) the Moody’s Industry Classification of Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas may be up to 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(d) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

 

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Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) a fluctuating rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

FILO A Loan” means a FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of less than or equal to 60% and Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 5.5x.

FILO B Loan” means a FILO Loan that is not a FILO A Loan and, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of greater than 60% but less than or equal to 75% and Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 5.5x but less than or equal to 6.5x.

FILO C Loan” means any FILO Loan that is not a FILO A Loan or a FILO B Loan and, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 6.5x but less than or equal to 7.0x, provided that any FILO Loan that would have constituted a FILO A Loan or a FILO B Loan but for the fact that it fails to meet the provisions thereto with respect to Effective LTV shall constitute a FILO C Loan.

FILO D Loan” means any FILO Loan that is not a FILO A Loan, a FILO B Loan, or a FILO C Loan and, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.0x but less than or equal to 7.5x.

FILO E Loan” means any FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, is not a FILO A Loan, FILO B Loan, FILO C Loan or FILO D Loan.

FILO Loan” means a commercial loan that (x) would have constituted a First Lien Loan but for the fact that, at any time prior to and/or after an event of default under the related loan agreement of such loan, will be paid after one or more tranches of First Out Loans issued by the same Obligor have been paid in full in accordance with a specified waterfall or other priority of payments and (y) the total size of First Out Loans repayable ahead of the FILO Loan shall be less than 25% of the sum of the sizes of such First Out Loans and such FILO Loan.

Financial Sponsor “ means any Person, including any Subsidiary of such Person, whose principal business activity is acquiring, holding, and selling investments (including controlling interests) in otherwise unrelated companies that each are distinct legal entities with separate management, books and records and bank accounts, whose operations are not integrated with one another and whose financial condition and creditworthiness are independent of the other companies so owned by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, each of GSO Capital Partners

 

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LP and The Blackstone Group L.P. and their respective Affiliates, investment funds and investment vehicles controlled, managed or advised, directly or indirectly, by GSO Capital Partners LP, The Blackstone Group L.P. or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be a Financial Sponsor.

“First Lien Loan” means any Loan that (i) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral for such loan or the enterprise value securing the loan on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a first priority Lien over the same collateral.

First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan” means a commercial loan (a) that is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (b) that is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable and customary for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of the United States or any State or agency or any Eligible Jurisdiction), (c) the value of the collateral securing the Collateral Obligation together with other attributes of the Obligor (including, without limitation, its general financial condition, ability to generate cash flow available for debt service and other demands for that cash flow) is adequate (in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Borrower, as certified to the Agent in writing) to repay the Collateral Obligation in accordance with its terms and to repay all other loans of equal seniority secured by a first lien or security interest in the same collateral, (d) is not secured solely or primarily by common stock or other equity interests and (e)(i) is a broadly syndicated commercial loan, (ii) has a tranche size of $150,000,000 or greater, (iii) as of the date such Collateral Obligation was added to the Collateral, the relevant Obligor has an EBITDA for the prior twelve calendar months of at least $50,000,000 (after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition in connection therewith), (iv) is governed under the laws of the State of New York, (v) is publically rated by a Rating Agency, (vi) is an obligation where the related Obligor, at the time of issuance, has a total indebtedness in excess of $350,000,000, (vii) has an observable quote from at least one nationally recognized pricing service, including, without limitation, LoanX Mark-It Partners or Loan Pricing Corporation and (viii) does not contain any restrictions on transferability or assignment and is capable of being transferred or assigned subject only to usual and customary restrictions (which may include reasonable disqualified investor lists); provided that the limitation set forth in clause (d) above shall not apply with respect to a Collateral Obligation made to a parent entity that is secured solely or primarily by the stock of one or more of the subsidiaries of such parent entity to the extent that the granting by any such subsidiary of a lien on its own property would violate law or regulations applicable to such subsidiary (whether the obligation secured is such Collateral Obligation or any other similar type of indebtedness owing to third parties).

 

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“First Lien Loan” means any commercial loan that (i) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body) and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral for such loan or the enterprise value securing the loan on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a first priority Lien over the same collateral.

First Out Loan” means any First Lien Loan that, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium, post-event of default scenario or liquidation proceedings, is senior in right of payment to (and documented under the same Underlying Instruments as) a FILO Loan to the same Obligor.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., Fitch Ratings Ltd. and their subsidiaries, including Derivative Fitch Inc. and Derivative Fitch Ltd. and any successor thereto.

Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation that bears a fixed rate of interest.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

FRS Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and, as applicable, the staff thereof.

Fundamental Amendment” means any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement that would have a material and adverse effect on any Lender and (a) increase or extend the term of the Commitments (other than an increase in the Commitment of another Lender or the addition of a new Lender) or change the Facility Termination Date, (b) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee hereunder, in each case owing to such Lender, (c) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal or interest owing to such Lender, (d) reduce the rate at which interest is payable to such Lender or any fee is payable hereunder to such Lender, excluding in each case, any such reduction as a result of a full or partial waiver of interest or fees accruing at a default rate imposed during an Event of Default or a result of a waiver of an Event of Default), (e) release any material portion of the Collateral, except in connection with dispositions permitted hereunder, (f) alter the terms of Section 2.4(a), Section 8.3, or Section 17.2 or any related definitions or provisions in a manner that would alter the effect of such Sections, (g) modify the definition of the “Required Lenders” or “Majority Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof, (h) modify the definition of the terms “Advance Rate”, “Borrowing Base”, “Eligible Collateral Obligation”, “Eligible Jurisdiction”, “Excess

 

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Concentration Amount”, “Facility Termination Date”, “First Lien Loan”, “First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan”, “Second Lien Loan”, “Deemed Second Lien Loan”, “Unitranche A Loan”, “Unitranche B Loan”, “Unitranche C Loan”, “Unitranche D Loan”, “Unitranche E Loan”, “Unitranche Loan”, “FILO A Loan”, “FILO B Loan”, “FILO C Loan”, “FILO D Loan”, “FILO E Loan”, “FILO Loan”, “Traditional Middle Market Loan”, or “Fundamental Amendment”, or any defined term used therein, in each case in a manner which would have the effect of making more credit available to the Borrower, or make such provision less restrictive on the Borrower in any other material fashion, (i) extend the Revolving Period or (j) modify the form or details of the Monthly Report in a manner that reduces the reporting requirements.

Funding Date” means any Loan Date or any Reinvestment Date, as applicable.

Haircut” means, for any Eligible Collateral Obligation, a percentage of par determined in accordance with Section 2.7.

Hazardous Materials” means all materials subject to any Environmental Law, including materials listed in 49 C.F.R. § 172.101, materials defined as hazardous pursuant to § 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, flammable, explosive or radioactive materials, hazardous or toxic wastes or substances, lead-based materials, petroleum or petroleum distillates or asbestos or material containing asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory”, “usable work in process” or similar classification that would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

Hedge Breakage Costs” means, with respect to each Hedge Counterparty upon the early termination of any Hedge Transaction with such Hedge Counterparty, the net amount, if any, payable by the Borrower to such Hedge Counterparty for the early termination of that Hedge Transaction or any portion thereof.

Hedge Counterparty” means (a) Société Generale and its Affiliates and (b) any other entity that (i) on the date of entering into any Hedge Transaction (x) is an interest rate swap dealer that has been approved in writing by the Agent, and (y) has a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A” by S&P, not less than “A2” by Moody’s and not less than “A” by Fitch (if such entity is rated by Fitch) (the “Long-term Rating Requirement”) and a short-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A-1” by S&P, not less than “P-1” by Moody’s and not less than “Fl” by Fitch (if such entity is rated by Fitch) (the “Short-term Rating Requirement”), and (ii) in a Hedging Agreement (x) consents to the assignment hereunder of the Borrower’s rights under the Hedging Agreement to the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and (y) agrees that in the event that Moody’s, S&P or Fitch reduces its long-term unsecured debt rating below the Long-term Rating Requirement or reduces it short-term debt rating below the Short-term Rating Requirement, it shall either collateralize its obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, or transfer its rights and obligations under each Hedging Agreement (excluding, however, any right to net payments or Hedge Breakage Costs under any Hedge Transaction, to the extent accrued to such date or to accrue thereafter and owing to the transferring Hedge Counterparty as of the date of such transfer) to another entity that meets the requirements of clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) hereof and has entered into a Hedging Agreement with the Borrower on or prior to the date of such transfer.

 

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Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

Interest Coverage Ratio” means respect to any Collateral Obligation for any Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of “Interest Coverage Ratio” or comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Collateral Obligation, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Obligation with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Interest Coverage Ratio” or comparable definition, the ratio of (i) EBITDA to (ii) Cash Interest Expense of such Obligor as of such Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor in accordance with the requirements of the Underlying Instruments.

Interest Rate” means, for any Accrual Period and any Lender, a rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) the Applicable Margin and (b) the Base Rate for such Accrual Period and such Lender.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lender” means each Revolving Lender, each Term Lender, each Conduit Lender, each Committed Lender and each Uncommitted Lender, as the context may require.

Lender Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Lender Group” means each Lender and related Lender Agent from time to time party hereto.

LIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Accrual Period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) the rate per annum shown by the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL Service as the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a period equal to such Accrual Period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Accrual Period or Funding Date (as applicable); provided, that in the event no such rate is shown, the LIBOR Rate shall be the rate per annum based on the rates at which Dollar deposits for a period equal to such Accrual Period are displayed on page “LIBOR” of the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service or such other page as may replace the LIBOR page on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Accrual Period or Funding Date (as applicable) (it being understood that if at least two such rates appear on such page, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of such displayed rates); provided, further, that in the event fewer than two such rates are displayed, or if no such rate is relevant, the LIBOR Rate shall be a rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the principal office of the Agent in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Accrual Period or Funding Date (as applicable) for delivery on such first day and for a period equal to such Accrual Period (or with respect to any Loan disbursed during such Accrual Period or Funding Date (as applicable), two Business Days prior to the day such Loan was disbursed).

 

 

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Lien” means any security interest, lien, charge, pledge, preference, equity or encumbrance of any kind, including tax liens, mechanics’ liens and any liens that attach by operation of law.

Liquidity Agreement” means any agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Bank agrees to make purchases from or advances to, or purchase assets from, any Conduit Lender in order to provide liquidity support for such Conduit Lender’s Loans hereunder.

Liquidity Bank” means the Person or Persons who provide liquidity support to any Conduit Lender pursuant to a Liquidity Agreement in connection with the issuance by such Conduit Lender of commercial paper notes.

Loanhas the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan.

Loan Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Loan Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Required Lenders.

Margin Stock” means “Margin Stock” as defined under Regulation U issued by the FRS Board.

Market Value” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation that is a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, at any date of determination thereof selected by the Agent, the product of (x) the bid side market price (expressed as a percentage) of such Collateral Obligation as reasonably determined by the Agent and (y) the Principal Balance of such First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond provided, that the Borrower may dispute the determination of the Market Value of any Collateral Obligation by the Agent upon written notice to the Agent (a “Market Value Dispute Notice”) no later than one Business Day after the Borrower is notified of such determination, and if the Borrower obtains firm executable bids of the then full outstanding principal amount of such Eligible Collateral Obligation from two Approved Broker Dealers that are not Affiliates of the Borrower within one Business Day after the Market Value Dispute Notice is delivered to the Agent, the Market Price shall be the median of such bids until the next date of determination of the Market Value of such Eligible Collateral Obligation.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on: (a) the assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business of the Borrower or the Servicer taken as a whole; (b) the ability of the Borrower or the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder or thereunder taken as a whole; or (d) the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the collateral assignments and Liens granted by the Borrower in this Agreement taken as a whole.

 

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Material Modification” means (a) any amendment, waiver, modification or supplement of any Eligible Collateral Obligation which:

(i) reduces or forgives any or all of the principal amount or non-default interest due under such Collateral Obligation;

(ii) delays or extends the stated maturity date for such Collateral Obligation;

(iii) increases the advance rate for such Collateral Obligation by more than 10% (including any subsequent increase of an additional 10%);

(iv) waives one or more interest payments, permits any interest due in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Loans AssetCollateral Obligation, or reduces the spread or coupon with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(v) substitutes, alters or releases the underlying collateral securing such Collateral Obligation and any such substitution, alteration or release, as determined in the sole discretion of the Agent, materially and adversely affects the value of such Eligible Collateral Obligation; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any release in conjunction with a relatively contemporaneous disposition by the related Obligor accompanied by a mandatory reinvestment of net proceeds or mandatory repayment of the related loan facility with the net proceeds; or

(b) any other type of amendment, waiver, modification or supplement with respect to a particular Eligible Collateral Obligation that is specified to Borrower by the Agent in writing;

provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Material Modification” shall not include any change to the base rate in respect of a Collateral Obligation from LIBOR to an alternative rate, including any applicable spread or payment frequency adjustments thereto that in the Servicer’s commercially reasonable judgment is consistent with the successor for LIBOR.

Measurement Date” means each of the following, as applicable: (i) the Effective Date; (ii) each Determination Date, (iii) each Funding Date; (iv) the date of any repayment or prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4; (v) the date that the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Evaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation; (vi) the date of any optional repurchase or substitution pursuant to Section 7.11; (vii) the date of any Optional Sale; and (viii) for purposes of calculating the Market Value of each First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, each Business Day.

Minimum Commitment Usage” means, the product of (i) the Commitmenttotal Commitments and (ii) (x) on any calculation date prior to the 6-month anniversary from the Effective Date, 0% or (y) on any calculation date thereafter, 75%.

 

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Monthly Report” means a report prepared by the Collateral Administrator, on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Moody’s Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2 heretothe Moody’s Global Approach to Rating Collateralized Loan Obligations dated February 27, 2014, Appendix 7, as identified on Schedule 2 hereto (with the determination of an industry classification for a particular Collateral Obligation being determined in accordance with the classifications therein or as otherwise agreed by the Agent), as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised industry classifications and the application of such revised industry classifications to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Note” means a promissory grid note, in the form of Exhibit A, made payable to the order of a Lender Agent, on behalf of the related Lenders.

Note Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

Obligations” means all obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Lender Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, the Agent or any other Affected Person or Indemnitee arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes and each other Transaction Document.

Obligor” means any Person that owes payments under any loan and, solely for purposes of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of the definition thereof, any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor shall be treated as the same Obligor.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Executive Officer.

Official Body” means any government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, regulatory body, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of any such government or political subdivision, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of independent counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance and from counsel acceptable to the Agent.

Optional Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any

 

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compensation (so long as such investment otherwise meets the applicable requirements of the foregoing definition of Permitted Investment at the time of acquisition); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), unless the Borrower and the Servicer have received the written advice of counsel of national reputation experienced in such matters to the contrary (together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower or the Servicer to the Agent and the Collateral Agent that the advice specified in this definition has been received by the Borrower and the Servicer), Permitted Investments may only include obligations or securities that constitute cash equivalents for purposes of the rights and assets in paragraph (c)(8)(i)(B) of the exclusions from the definition of “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule.

Permitted Lien” means (i) the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (ii) Liens for Taxes and mechanics’ or suppliers’ liens for services or materials supplied, in either case, not yet due and payable and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles, (iii) as to Related Security (1) the Lien in favor of the Borrower herein and (2) any Liens on the Related Security permitted pursuant to the applicable Underlying Instruments and (iv) as to agented loans, Liens in favor of the agent on behalf of all the lenders of the related Obligor.

Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Prepayment Fee” means (x) prior to the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date, a nonrefundable fee equal to the product of (a) the amount of each permanent reduction in the aggregate amount of the applicable Lender Group’s Term Commitment or Revolving Commitment, and (b) 1.00% and (y) thereafter, zero.; provided that such Prepayment Fees shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.5.

Primary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one- fourth of the product of (i) the Primary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Primary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Primary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.45%.

“Principal Allocation Formula” means, with respect to a prepayment of the Loans as specifically set forth herein, to each of the Revolving Loans and Term Loans in accordance with their respective Principal Sharing Percentages (determined immediately prior to the application provided for in this definition); provided, in each case, that if the Principal Allocation Formula would result in the allocation of a payment of principal to the Revolving Loans in excess of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof, then the amount of such excess shall be deposited into the Collection Account.

 

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Principal Balance” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation and as of any date, the lower of (x) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and (y) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation, exclusive of (x) any deferred or capitalized interest on any Deferrable Collateral Obligation that is deferred or capitalized after the Cut- Off Date applicable to such Deferrable Collateral Obligation and (y) any unfunded amounts with respect to any Variable Funding Asset; provided, that for purposes of calculating the “Principal Balance” of any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, principal payments received on such Collateral Obligation shall first be applied to reducing or eliminating any outstanding deferred or capitalized interest; provided, further, that the “Principal Balance” of any Variable Funding Asset as of any date shall be equal to the outstanding principal balance thereof plus amounts on deposit in respect thereof in the Unfunded Exposure Account. The “Principal Balance” of any Equity Security shall be zero.

Principal Collections” means any and all amounts of collections received with respect to the Collateral other than Interest Collections and Excluded Amounts, including (but not limited to) (i) all collections attributable to principal on such Collateral, (ii) the earnings on Principal Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, (iii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement that is an interest rate swap or index rate swap transaction and (iv) all Repurchase Amounts, in each case other than Retained Interests.

Principal Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 12084200, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Principal Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

“Principal Sharing Percentage” means, with respect to any payment of principal of the Loans that is to be allocated according to the Principal Allocation Formula, a fraction, expressed as a percentage:

(a) the numerator of which is:

(i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, outstanding on such date; and

(b) the denominator of which is the sum of:

(i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on such date; and

(ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

Proceeding” means any voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors,

 

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Repurchase Amount” means, for any Warranty Collateral Obligation for which a payment or substitution is being made pursuant to Section 7.11 as of any time of determination, the sum of (i) the greater of (a) an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation (excluding purchased accrued interest and original issue discount) less all payments of principal received in connection with such Collateral Obligation since the date it was added to the Collateral and (b) the Collateral Obligation Amount of such Collateral Obligation, (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest thereon since the last Distribution Date and (iii) all Hedge Breakage Costs owed to any relevant Hedge Counterparty for any termination of one or more Hedge Transactions, in whole or in part, as required by the terms of any Hedging Agreement, incurred in connection with such payment or repurchase and the termination of any Hedge Transactions in whole or in part in connection therewith.

Repurchased Collateral Obligation” means, with respect to any Collection Period, any Collateral Obligation as to which the Repurchase Amount has been deposited in the Collection Account by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, on or before the immediately prior Reporting Date and any Collateral Obligation purchased by the Equityholder pursuant to the Sale Agreement as to which the Repurchase Amount has been deposited in the Collection Account by or on behalf of the Equityholder.

“Requested Conversion Portion” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.4(c).

Request for Release and Receipt” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 completed and signed by the Servicer.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding Loans aggregating greater than 50% of all Loans outstanding or if there are no Loans outstanding, Lenders holding Commitments aggregating greater than 50% of all Commitments the Lender or Lenders holding, collectively, more than 50% of the aggregate Undrawn Commitments and aggregate principal amount of all of the Loans outstanding at such time.

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.8.

Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or authorized signatory’s knowledge of familiarity with the particular subject and with respect to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian or Securities Intermediary, a director, vice president, assistant vice president, senior t rust officer or trust officer within the Corporate Trust Office and any officer to whom a corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and having direct responsibility for the administration of this transaction.

 

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Retained Interest” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation included in the Collateral, (a) such obligations to provide additional funding with respect to such Collateral Obligation that have been retained by the other lender(s) of such Collateral Obligation, (b) all of the rights and obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the Underlying Instruments, (c) any unused commitment fees associated with the additional funding obligations that are being retained in accordance with clause (a) above, and (d) any agency or similar fees associated with the rights and obligations of the agent(s) that are being retained in accordance with clause (b) above.

Revolving LoanCollateral Obligation” means a Collateral Obligation that specifies a maximum aggregate amount that can be borrowed by the related Obligor and permits such Obligor to re-borrow any amount previously borrowed and subsequently repaid during the term of such Collateral Obligation.

“Revolving Commitment” means, for each Revolving Lender, (a) prior to the Facility Termination Date, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to make Loans to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Lender’s name on Annex B or pursuant to the assignment executed by such Revolving Lender and its assignee(s) and delivered pursuant to Article XV (as such Revolving Commitment may be reduced as set forth in Section 2.5), and (b) on and after the earlier to occur of (i) Facility Termination Date and (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, such Revolving Lender’s pro rata share of all Loans outstanding.

“Revolving Lender” means each Person that is listed as a “Revolving Lender” on the signature pages hereto or any Assignment Agreement, any Person that shall have become a party hereto in respect of the Revolving Loans and, in each case, their respective successors.

“Revolving Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1.

Revolving Period” means the period of time starting on the Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) October 11, 2021 or, if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.6, the date mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and each Lender Agent, (ii) the date on which the Facility Amount is terminated in full pursuant to Section 2.5 or (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default.

Sale Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Equityholder, as seller, and the Borrower, as purchaser.

Sanctions” means any economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes (or similar measures) imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the United States of America (including the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State), (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union or any member state thereof, or (d) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

Sanctioned Person” means any Person that is a designated target of any Sanctions or otherwise a subject of any Sanctions, including as a result of being (a) owned or controlled directly or indirectly by any Persons (or Person) that are designated targets of any Sanctions, or (b) organized or operating under the laws of, or a citizen or resident of, any country or territory that is subject to any comprehensive territory-wide Sanctions.

 

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Schedule of Collateral Obligations” means the list or lists of Collateral Obligations attached to each Asset Approval Request. Each such schedule shall identify the assets that will become Collateral Obligations, shall set forth such information with respect to each such Collateral Obligation as the Borrower or the Agent may reasonably require and shall supplement any such schedules attached to previously-delivered Asset Approval Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal and/or interest in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

“Second Lien A Loan” means a Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 6.5x.

“Second Lien B Loan” means a Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 6.5x but less than or equal to 7.5x.

“Second Lien C Loan” means a Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.5x.

Second Lien Loan” means a commercial loan that (a) is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the Obligor of the loan but which is subordinated (with respect to liquidation preferences with respect to pledged collateral) to a First Lien Loan of such Obligor; (b) is secured by a valid second-priority perfected security interest or lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligor’s obligations under the Second Lien Loan the value of which is adequate (in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Borrower, as certified to the Agent in writing) to repay the loan in accordance with its terms and to repay all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a lien or security interest in the same collateral and (c) is not secured solely or primarily by common stock or other equity interests; provided that any Loan which would have constituted a FILO Loan but for the fact that it fails to meet the requirement of sub-clause (y) in the definition thereof shall constitute a “Second Lien Loan”.

Secondary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Secondary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.30%.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, each Lender, the Agent, each Lender Agent, each other Affected

 

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such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.

Standard & Poor’s” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.

Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation owing or issued by a special purpose vehicle and secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other financial assets of any Obligor, including collateralized debt obligations and mortgage-backed securities, including (but not limited to) collateral debt obligations, collateral loan obligations, asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities or any resecuritization thereof.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which such Person and/or its other Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares as have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors.

Substituted Collateral Obligation” means, with respect to any Collection Period, any Warranty Collateral Obligation with respect to which the Equityholder has substituted in a replacement Eligible Collateral Obligation pursuant to Section 7.11 and the Sale Agreement.

Swap Contracts” means, as to any Person, all payment and collateralization obligations of such Person in respect of (a) any 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 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. (“ISDA”), any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such agreement.

Target Portfolio Amount” means $200,000,000.250,000,000.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

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“Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender to make Term Loans to the Borrower on the Effective Date, pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or on any Conversion Date in the amount of the total Term Loans as set forth on Annex B, as such amount may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that any reduction of a Term Loan shall result in a dollar for dollar reduction of the applicable Term Commitment.

“Term Lender” means each Person that is listed as a “Term Lender” on the signature pages hereto or any Assignment Agreement, any Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to this Agreement in respect of a Term Loan, any Person that shall have converted all or a portion of its Revolving Loans into Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(c) of this Agreement and, in each case, their respective successors, in each case other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto.

“Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(b).

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means respect to any Collateral Obligation for any Relevant Test Period either (a) the meaning of “Total Net Leverage Ratio” or any comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Collateral Obligation, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Obligation with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Total Net Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition, the ratio of (i) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, such Collateral Obligation) of the applicable Obligor as of the date of determination minus the unrestricted cash of such Obligor as of such date to (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor with respect to the applicable Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor in accordance with the requirements of the Underlying Instruments.

Traditional Middle Market Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, is not a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or a Unitranche Loan.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Sale Agreement, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, each Fee Letter, the Account Control Agreement, and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer in connection with this Agreement.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.

Uncommitted Lender” means any Conduit Lender designated as an “Uncommitted Lender” for any Lender Group and any of its assignees.

Underlying Instrument” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Collateral Obligation or of which the holders of such Collateral Obligation are the beneficiaries.

 

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“Undrawn Commitment” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount (which may not be less than zero) equal to (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans held by such Revolving Lender at such time.

Unfunded Exposure Account” means the account designated as the Unfunded Exposure Account in, and which is established and maintained pursuant to, Section 8.1(a).

Unfunded Exposure Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).

Unitranche A Loan” means a First LienUnitranche Loan that, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of less than or equal to 60% and Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 5.5x.

“Unitranche B Loan” means a First LienUnitranche Loan that is not a Unitranche A Loan and, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of greater than 60% but less than or equal to 75% and Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 5.5x but less than or equal to 6.5x.

Unitranche C Loan” means a First LienUnitranche Loan that is not a Unitranche A Loan or a Unitranche B Loan and, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 6.5x but less than or equal to 7.0x; provided that any Unitranche Loan that would have constituted a Unitranche A Loan or a Unitranche B Loan but for the fact it fails to meet the provisions thereto with respect to Effective LTV shall constitute a Unitranche C Loan.

Unitranche D Loan” means a First LienUnitranche Loan that is not a Unitranche A Loan, a Unitranche B Loan or a Unitranche C Loan and, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.0x but less than or equal to 7.5x.

Unitranche E Loan” means a First Lien Loan thatUnitranche Loan that is not a Unitranche A Loan, a Unitranche B Loan, a Unitranche C Loan or a Unitranche D Loan and, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.5x.

“Unitranche Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, is Unitranche A Loan, Unitranche B Loan, Unitranche C Loan, Unitranche D Loan or Unitranche E Loan. “Unitranche Loan” means any commercial loan that (i) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral for such loan or the enterprise value securing the loan on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a first priority Lien over the same collateral.

 

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Unmatured Event of Default” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute an Event of Default.

Unmatured Servicer Event of Default” means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute a Servicer Event of Default.

Unused Commitment A” means on any calculation date, the lower of (x) any unused portion of the Commitment on such date and (y) the excess, if any, of (i) the Commitment over (ii) the Minimum Commitment Usage.

Unused Commitment B” means on any calculation date, the excess, if any, of (x) any unused portion of the Commitment on such date over (y) Unused Commitment A.

USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 10756.

U.S. Borrower” means a Borrower that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(f).

Variable Funding Asset” means any Revolving LoanCollateral Obligation or other asset that by its terms may require one or more future advances to be made to the related Obligor by any lender thereon or owner thereof.

Volcker Rule” means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.

Warrant Asset” means any equity purchase warrants or similar rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity interests received by the Borrower as an “equity kicker” from the Obligor in connection with a Collateral Obligation.

Warranty Collateral Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.

Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, the Agent, and the Servicer.

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.

written” or “in writing” (and other variations thereof) means any form of written communication or a communication by means of email or a .pdf or similar format.

 

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balance of all unfunded Loans to be made in connection with the Borrower’s purchase of previously requested (and approved) Collateral Obligations.

(h) For all purposes under this Agreement, “knowledge” shall mean actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry.

ARTICLE II

THE FACILITY, LENDING PROCEDURES AND NOTES

Section 2.1 Loans. (a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Revolving Lender Group hereby agrees to make advances to or on behalf of the Borrower (individually, anaRevolving Loan” and collectively the “Revolving Loans”) from time to time on any date (each such date on which a Loan is made, an “Loan Date”) during the period from the Effective Date to the end of the Revolving Period; provided that there shall be no more than two (2) Loan Dates during any calendar week.

(b) Each Term Lender hereby agrees to make advances to or on behalf of the Borrower (individually, a “Term Loan” and collectively the “Term Loans”) on the related Funding Date, pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or on any Conversion Date, in each case, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding (i) such Term Lender’s Term Commitment and (ii) as to all Term Lenders, the total Term Commitment at such time.

(c) (b) Under no circumstances shall any Lender make a Revolving Loan if, after giving effect to such Loan and any purchase of Eligible Collateral Obligations in connection therewith, (i) during the existence of an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default, (ii) if immediately after giving effect thereto, a Borrowing Base Deficiency would exist, or (iii) in violation of Applicable Law. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, during the Revolving Period, the Borrower may borrow, reborrow, repay and prepay (subject to the provisions of Section 2.4) one or more Revolving Loans.

Section 2.2 Funding of Loans. (a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, the Borrower may request Revolving Loans hereunder by giving notice to the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent of the proposed Revolving Loan at or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed Loan Date. Such notice (herein called the “Loan Request”) shall be in the form of Exhibit C-1 and shall include (among other things) the proposed Loan Date and amount of such proposed Revolving Loan, and shall, if applicable, be accompanied by an Asset Approval Request setting forth the information required therein with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be acquired by the Borrower on the Loan Date (if applicable). Following receipt of a Loan Request, the Agent shall promptly distribute to the other parties hereto the allocation of such Revolving Loan among the Lenders in accordance with the Lenders’ respective Commitments. In the event of any change to the wiring instructions of the Collateral Agent set forth on Schedule 1 to the Loan Request, the Agent shall provide written notice of such change to each Lender Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to any proposed Loan Date. The amount of any Revolving Loan shall at least be equal to the least of

 

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(x) $1,000,000, (y) the (1) Borrowing Base on such day minus (2) the Loans outstanding on such day and (z) the (1) Facility Amount on such day minus (2) the Loans outstanding on such day before giving effect to the requested Loan as of such date. Any Loan Request given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.2, shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower; provided that in the event that the Borrower has submitted a Loan Request but fails to borrow, the Borrower shall pay any breakage costs actually incurred by the Lender in connection with such Loan Request. None of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian or the Collateral Administrator shall have any obligation to lend funds hereunder in its capacity as Agent, Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian or Collateral Administrator, as applicable. Subject to receipt by the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower confirming the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, and the Collateral Agent’s receipt of such funds from the Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall make the proceeds of such requested Revolving Loans available to the Borrower by deposit to such account as may be designated by the Borrower (in a written notice received by the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent at least one (1) Business Day prior to such Loan Date) in same day funds no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Loan Date.

(b) Committed Lender’s Commitment. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Committed Lender shall be obligated to provide its Lender Agent or the Borrower with funds in connection with a Revolving Loan in an amount that would result in the portion of the Revolving Loans then funded by it exceeding its Commitment then in effect. The obligation of the Committed Lender in each Lender Group to remit any Revolving Loan shall be several from that of the other Lenders, and the failure of any Committed Lender to so make such amount available to its Lender Agent shall not relieve any other Committed Lender of its obligation hereunder.

(c) Unfunded Commitment Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon the occurrence of the earlier of (i) any acceleration of the maturity of Loans pursuant to Section 13.2 or (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, the Borrower shall request a Revolving Loan in the amount of the Aggregate Unfunded Amount minus the amount then on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account. Following receipt of such Loan Request, the Lenders shall fund such requested amount by depositing such amount directly to the Collateral Custodian to be deposited into the Unfunded Exposure Account, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including, without limitation, the Borrower’s failure to satisfy any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2).

Section 2.3 Notes. The Borrower shall, upon request of any Lender Group, on or after such Lender Group becomes a party hereto (whether on the Effective Date or by assignment or otherwise), execute and deliver a Note evidencing the Loans of such Lender Group. Each such Note shall be payable to the order of the Lender Agent for such Lender Group in a face amount equal to the applicable Lender Group’s Commitment as of the Effective Date or the effective date on which such Lender Group becomes a party hereto, as applicable. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes each Lender Agent to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to the Notes (or on any continuation of such grid, or at the option of such Lender Agent, in its records), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia, the date of the outstanding principal of the Loans evidenced thereby and each payment of principal thereon. Such notations shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the subject matter thereof absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the Obligations or any payment thereon.

 

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Section 2.4 Repayment and, Prepayments and Conversion. (a) The Borrower shall repay the Revolving Loans outstanding (i) on each Distribution Date to the extent required to be repaid hereunder and funds are available therefor pursuant to Section 8.3, (ii) in full on the Facility Termination Date and (iii) to cure any BorrowerBorrowing Base Deficiency. pursuant to Section 8.3.

(b) Prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower may, from time to time, make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of any Revolving Loan using Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account or other funds available to the Borrower on such date; provided, that

(i) all such voluntary prepayments shall require prior written notice to the Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and each Lender Agent) by 11:00 a.m. one (1) Business Day prior to such voluntary prepayment;

(ii) all such voluntary partial prepayments shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000; and

(iii) each prepayment shall be applied on the Business Day received by the Collateral Agent if received by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day by the Collateral Agent as Amount Available constituting Principal Collections pursuant to Section 8.3(a) as if (x) the date of such prepayment were a Distribution Date and (y) such prepayment occurred during the Collection Period to which such Distribution Date relates.

Each such prepayment shall be subject to the payment of any amounts required by Section 2.5(b) as well as any actually-incurred breakage costs (if any) resulting from a prepayment or payment.

(c) Conversion of Revolving Loans to Term Loans.

(i) At any time during the Revolving Period, any Revolving Lender may request (with notice to the Borrower and the Servicer) that any portion (such portion, the “Requested Conversion Portion”) of the outstanding Revolving Loans be converted to a Term Loan equal to such Requested Conversion Portion.

(ii) If, on a proposed Conversion Date, the Borrower has given its prior written consent to conversion of the Requested Conversion Portion into a Term Loan as of such Conversion Date, then, on such Conversion Date, (A) the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans shall be reduced by the Requested Conversion Portion and the amount of such reduction shall be converted into a Term Loan equal to such Requested Conversion Portion and (B) the Revolving Commitments of such Lender shall be permanently reduced by such Requested Conversion Portion.

 

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(iii) For all purposes hereunder, the Revolving Loans converted on each Conversion Date shall, as of such date, constitute and be referred to and treated for all purposes as a Term Loan hereunder. Any converting Lender and the Borrower shall cooperate to evidence the repayment and cancellation of any related Note evidencing such Lender’s Revolving Loans (or portion thereof) being converted into a Term Loan.

(d) Conversion of Term Loans to Revolving Loans. At any time during the Revolving Period, any Term Lender that is an Affiliate of the Agent (or is the Agent itself) may convert (with notice to the Borrower and the Servicer) any portion of a Term Loan to a Revolving Loan.

Section 2.5 Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount. (a) The Borrower may at any time (x) during the Revolving Period if an Extension Request has been rejected by any Lender or (y) after the end of the Revolving Period, in each case upon five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator, permanently reduce the Facility Amount (i) in whole upon payment in full (in accordance with Section 2.4) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans) or (ii) subject to Section 2.5(d), in part by any pro rata amount that the Facility Amount exceeds the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans (after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment thereof). In connection with any permanent reduction of the Facility Amount under this Section 2.5(a), the Revolving Commitment of each CommittedRevolving Lender shall automatically, and without any further action by any party, be reduced pro rata with all other CommittedRevolving Lenders such that the sum of all Revolving Commitments, taken together with the Term Loans, will equal the newly reduced Facility Amount.

(b) The Borrower may upon at least two Business Days’ notice (which notice shall contain a certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the requirements set forth in this Section 2.5(b) with respect to such proposed prepayment) to the Agent, prepay and permanently reduce all or any portion of the Loans then outstanding, subject to the payment of the applicable Prepayment Fees, by paying to the Collateral Agent for the account of the Lenders the principal amount to be prepaid (from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account constituting Principal Proceeds) together with accrued interest (including any accrued and unpaid interest amounts) and Commitment Fees, if applicable, thereon to the date of prepayment (from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account constituting Interest Proceeds); provided that any prepayments of Loans made pursuant to this clause shall (y) be allocated between the Revolving Loans and the Term Loans based on, with respect to principal, the Principal Allocation Formula, and with respect to interest and any other payments on a pro rata basis and (x) result in the reduction and termination, of the Revolving Commitments and Term Commitments on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

(c) (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may permanently reduce the Facility Amount at any time, provided that if such reduction occurs at any time other than those specified in Section 2.5(a), (b) or (d), it shall, unless any Lender has, prior to the date of such permanent reduction in whole or in part, declined an Extension Request, pay the applicable Prepayment Fee and breakage costs actually incurred by the Lender in connection with such prepayment to the Collateral Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders.

 

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(d) In connection with any prepayment or cancellation of Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.5, any Lender that is an Affiliate of the Agent (or is itself the Agent) shall purchase a Term Loan pro rata at par in order to maintain its current percentage of the aggregate amount of the existing Commitments after giving effect to such prepayment or cancellation (such purchases and sales of Term Loans being a “Rebalancing”). In connection with any Rebalancing, each Term Lender shall sell its pro rata portion of such Term Loan to the Lender that is an Affiliate of the Agent (or is itself the Agent). To the extent that such a Rebalancing occurs and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Prepayment Fees shall be payable to the Term Lender which sold a Term Loan to any Lender that is an Affiliate of the Agent (or is itself the Agent).

Section 2.6 Extension of Revolving Period. The Borrower may, at any time commencing with the date that is six (6) months prior to the last date of the Revolving Period and ending on the date that is immediately prior to the date that is 45 days prior to the last date of the Revolving Period, deliver a written notice to each Lender Agent (with a copy to the Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent) requesting an extension of the Revolving Period for an additional twelve months (each qualifying request, an “Extension Request”). Each Lender may approve or decline an Extension Request in its sole discretion; provided, that the Lenders shall respond to an Extension Request in writing not later than 30 days following receipt of such Extension Request, and if any Lender does not respond in writing by the end of such 30 day period it shall be deemed to have denied such Extension Request. No request by the Borrower to extend the Revolving Period shall be considered an “Extension Request” if such request is conditioned on an amendment to any other provision of the Transaction Documents.

Section 2.7 Calculation of Haircut. The initial Haircut for each Eligible Collateral Obligation (which percentage may not be greater than 100%) will be determined by the Agent in its sole discretion in connection with the acquisition of such loan by the Borrower. With respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation that is subject to an Evaluation Event and to which the Agent has not assigned a new Advance Rate pursuant to Section 2.8, the Haircut applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation shall only then be revised to be the lower of (A) the available price or valuation (expressed as percentage of par) of such Eligible Collateral Obligation (provided by a recognized third-party valuation provider selected by the Agent) and (B) the Haircut applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation immediately prior to such Evaluation Event. In the event that (x) an Eligible Collateral Obligation has experienced a downward Haircut revision due to a prior Evaluation Event and (y) the conditions that gave rise to such prior Evaluation Event no longer apply, upon written notice from the Borrower to the Agent (which notice shall include an updated Information Package for such Eligible Collateral Obligation and, to the extent available, any of the information referenced in clause (b), (c) (without any Effective LTV update) and (d) of the definition of Asset Approval Request), the Agent shall in its reasonable discretion revise such Haircut upward. Notwithstanding the above, in no case shall any Haircut be a percentage greater than 100%.

Section 2.8 Change in Advance Rate. The Advance Rate previously assigned by the Agent to any Eligible Collateral Obligation shall not change, except for the following events:

 

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hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists (except to the extent caused by such Defaulting Lender, as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion)), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, if so determined by the Agent or the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund future Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the other Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists (except to the extent caused by such Defaulting Lender, as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion), to the payment of any amounts owing to Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such 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 2.10 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto; and

(ii) for any period during which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any Daily Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and under no circumstance shall Borrower retroactively be or become required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender).

(b) If the Agent and the Borrower determine in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of Loans outstanding of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders, 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 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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Section  2.11 Facility Termination Date. Each Term Loan shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Facility Termination Date.

ARTICLE III

INTEREST, ETC.

Section 3.1 Interest. (a) The Borrower hereby promises to pay, on the dates specified in Section 3.2, Interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan (or each portion thereof) for the period commencing on the applicable Loan Date until such Loan is paid in full. No provision of this Agreement or the Notes shall require the payment or permit the collection of Interest in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law.

Section 3.2 Interest Distribution Dates. Interest accrued on each Loan (including any previously accrued and unpaid Interest) shall be payable, without duplication:

(a) on the Facility Termination Date;

(b) on the date of any payment or prepayment, in whole or in part, of principal outstanding on such Loan; and

(c) on each Distribution Date.

Section 3.3 Interest Calculation. Each Note shall bear interest on each day during each Accrual Period at a rate per annum equal to the product of (a) the Interest Rate for such Accrual Period multiplied by (b) the outstanding Loans attributable to such Note on such day. All Interest shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which such Interest is payable over a year comprised of 360 days (other than Interest accruing by the reference rate set forth in clause (a) of the definition of Alternate Base Rate, which shall be computed over a year comprised of 365/366 days).

Section 3.4 Computation of Interest, Fees, Etc. Each Lender Agent (on behalf of its respective Lender Group and the Agent shall determine the applicable Interest and all fees to be paid by the Borrower on each Distribution Date for the related Accrual Period and shall advise the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator thereof in writing no later than the Determination Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date. Such reporting may also include an accounting of any amounts due and payable pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 5.1 as well as any actually-incurred breakage costs that have not already been reimbursed to the applicable Lender.

 

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and pending lawsuits with respect to the Borrower and the results of such search shall be satisfactory to the Agent and (ii) filed UCC termination statements, if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in any Collateral previously granted by the Borrower and any executed pay-off letters reasonably requested by the Agent;

(l) Payment of Fees. The Agent shall have received evidence, to its sole satisfaction, that all Fees due to the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian on the Effective Date have been paid in full;

(m) No Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date, no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and no litigation shall have commenced which, if successful, could have a Material Adverse Effect;

(n) Beneficial Ownership Certification. At least five (5) days prior to the Effective Date, if the Borrower or Servicer qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such party shall be delivered; and

(o) Other. Such other approvals, documents, opinions, certificates and reports as the Agent may reasonably request.

Section 6.2 Loans and Reinvestments. The making of any Loan (including the initial Loan hereunder) and any Reinvestment are all subject to the condition that the Effective Date shall have occurred and to the following further conditions precedent that:

(a) No Event of Default, Etc. Each of the Transaction Documents shall be in full force and effect (unless terminated in accordance with their terms) and (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Loan or Reinvestment, (ii) no Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Loan or Reinvestment, (iii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and Servicer contained herein and of the Borrower and the Servicer in the other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the related Funding Date (or if such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, such earlier date), with the same effect as though made on the date of (and after giving effect to) such Loan or Reinvestment, and (iv) after giving effect to such Loan or Reinvestment (and any purchase of Eligible Collateral Obligations in connection therewith), no Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred;

(b) Requests. (i) In connection with the funding of any Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(a), the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received the Loan Request for such Revolving Loan in accordance with Section 2.2(a), together with all items required to be delivered in connection therewith and (ii) in connection with any Reinvestment, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received the Reinvestment Request for such reinvestment in accordance with Section 8.3(b), together with all items required to be delivered in connection therewith;

 

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(c) Revolving Period. The Revolving Period shall not have ended;

(d) Document Checklist. The Agent and each Lender Agent shall have received a Document Checklist for each Eligible Collateral Obligation to be added to the Collateral on the related Funding Date;

(e) Borrowing Base Confirmation. The Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower or the Servicer (which may be included as part of the Loan Request or Reinvestment Request) computed as of the date of such request and after giving effect thereto and to the purchase by the Borrower of the Collateral Obligations to be purchased by it on such date (if any), demonstrating that the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans shall not exceed the Borrowing Base and there is no Borrowing Base Deficiency, calculated as of the Funding Date as if the Collateral Obligations purchased by the Borrower on such Funding Date were owned by the Borrower;

(f) Financial Statements. The Agent has received the most recently available copies of the financial statements and reports described in Section 7.5(i) (other than Section 7.5(i)(i) which shall be delivered beginning on June 30, 2019) certified by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer to be true and correct; such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of such Person as of the applicable date of issuance;

(g) Hedging Agreements. The Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders, that the Borrower has entered into Hedging Agreements to the extent required by, and satisfying the requirements of, Section 10.6;

(h) Agent Approval. In connection with the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation by the Borrower, the Borrower shall have received a copy of an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(i) Permitted Use. The proceeds of any Loan will be used solely by the Borrower for general corporate purposes consistent with the terms hereof, which, for the avoidance of doubt, include dividends and distributions to the Equityholder permitted pursuant to Section 10.16, or to acquire Collateral Obligations as identified on the applicable Asset Approval Request or to satisfy any unfunded commitments in connection with any Variable Funding Asset;

(j) Payment of Fees. The Agent shall have received evidence, to its sole satisfaction, that all Fees due to the Lenders on the Effective Date have been paid in full;

(k) Borrower’s Certification. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent an Officer’s Certificate (which may be included as part of the Loan Request or Reinvestment Request) dated the date of such requested Revolving Loan or Reinvestment certifying that the conditions described in Sections 6.2(a) through (j) have been satisfied;

 

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(B) SECOND, to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian, any accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses for the related Collection Period pursuant to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, which expenses shall not exceed the amount of the Capped Fees/Expenses;

(C) THIRD, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Primary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period;

(D) FOURTH, pro rata, based on the amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(i)(D), (A) to the Lenders, an amount equal to the Interest on the Loans accrued during the Accrual Period with respect to such Distribution Date (and any Interest with respect to any prior Accrual Period to the extent not paid on a prior Distribution Date), (B) to the Agent and the Lender Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders, all accrued and unpaid Fees due to the Lenders, the Lender Agents and the Agent and (C) to the Hedge Counterparties, any amounts owed for the current and prior Distribution Dates to the Hedge Counterparties under Hedging Agreements (other than Hedge Breakage Costs), together with interest accrued thereon;

(E) FIFTH, during the Revolving Period, to the Lender Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amount of the outstanding Loans in the amount necessary to reduce the Loans outstanding to an amount not to exceed the Borrowing Base;

(F) SIXTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, to the Lender Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Loans outstanding, in an amount equal to all remaining Amounts Available constituting Interest Collections;

(G) SEVENTH, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Secondary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period, as well as any expenses of the Servicer or other amounts owing to the Servicer;

(H) EIGHTH, pro rata based on amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(i)(H), to the Hedge Counterparties, any unpaid Hedge Breakage Costs, together with interest accrued thereon;

(I) NINTH, to any Affected Persons, any Increased Costs then due and owing;

 

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the first day of such 12-month period during the Revolving Period, (3) any Principal Collections or proceeds of any Loan in excess of the amount permitted under the foregoing clause (2), and (4) with the prior written consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), any Collateral Obligations or other assets of the Borrower, in each case, as set forth in clauses (A)(1) through (A)(4), if after giving effect to such distribution, (v) as certified in writing by the Borrower and Servicer to the Agent (with a copy to each Lender Agent), sufficient proceeds remain for all payments to be made pursuant to Section 8.3(a) (other than clause (N) thereof) on the next Distribution Date, (w) no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (x) the Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied, (B) amounts paid (or released or distributed) to it pursuant to Section 8.3(a) on the applicable Distribution Date and (C) the proceeds of any Loan on the applicable Loan Date, if after giving effect to such distribution, (yx) no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (y) the Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied, but only if such Loan is made in respect of an Eligible Collateral Obligation acquired by the Borrower either (1) prior to such Loan Date if such Eligible Collateral Obligation was identified on the related Asset Approval Request as an asset with respect to which the Borrower intends to make a future distribution pursuant to this Section 10.16(a)(C)(1) or (2) on such Loan Date; provided further, the Borrower shall only make distributions to the Equityholder during the Revolving Period and in accordance with this Section 10.16.

(b) Prior to foreclosure by the Agent upon any Collateral pursuant to Section 13.3(c), nothing in this Section 10.16 or otherwise in this Agreement shall restrict (i) the Servicer from exercising any Warrant Assets issued to it by Obligors from time to time or (ii) the Borrower from exercising any Warrant Assets issued to it by Obligors from time to time to the extent funds are available to the Borrower under Section 8.3(a) or made available to the Borrower.

Section 10.17 Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements. The Borrower shall (i) perform and observe in all material respects all the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents (including each of the Borrower Assigned Agreements) to which it is a party to be performed or observed by it, maintain such Transaction Documents in full force and effect, and enforce such Transaction Documents in accordance with their terms, and (ii) upon reasonable request of the Agent, make to any other party to such Transaction Documents such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as the Borrower is entitled to make thereunder.

Section 10.18 Material Modifications. The Borrower shall not consent to a Material Modification with respect to any Collateral Obligation without the express written consent of the Agent (in its sole discretion).

Section 10.19 Further Assurances; Financing Statements. (a) The Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Agent or the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the request of the Agent), it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all reasonable further action, that is necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the assignments and security interests granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement or to enable the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties to

 

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(m) (i) failure of the Borrower to maintain at least one Independent Manager or (ii) the removal of any Independent Manager without Cause or prior written notice to the Agent and each Lender Agent (in each case as required by the organization documents of the Borrower); provided that, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), the Borrower shall have five (5) Business Days to replace any Independent Manager upon the death or incapacitation of the current Independent Manager;

(n) the Borrower makes any assignment or attempted assignment of its respective rights or obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document without first obtaining the specific written consent of the Majority Lenders, which consent may be withheld in the exercise of their sole and absolute discretion;

(o) any court shall render a final, non-appealable judgment against the Borrower or the Servicer (i) in an amount in excess of $250,000 (or, with respect to the Servicer, $5,000,000) which shall not be satisfactorily stayed, discharged, vacated, set aside or satisfied within 60 days of the making thereof or (ii) for which the Agent shall not have received evidence satisfactory to it that an insurance provider for the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, has agreed to satisfy such judgment in full subject to any deductibles not exceeding $250,000 (or, with respect to the Servicer, $5,000,000); or the attachment of any material portion of the property of the Borrower or the Servicer which has not been released or provided for to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent within 30 days after the making thereof;

(p) the Borrower shall fail to qualify as a bankruptcy-remote entity based upon customary criteria such that neither Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP or any other reputable counsel could render a substantive nonconsolidation opinion with respect to the Borrower being substantively consolidated into the Equityholder upon an Insolvency Event with respect to the Equityholder; or

(q) failure to pay, on the Facility Termination Date, all outstanding Obligations.

Section 13.2 Effect of Event of Default.

(a) Optional Termination. Upon notice by the Collateral Agent, acting solely at the direction of the Agent or the Majority Lenders, that an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 13.1(d)) has occurred, the Revolving Period will automatically terminate and no Revolving Loans will thereafter be made, and the Collateral Agent, acting solely at the direction of the Agent or the Majority Lenders, may declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and other Obligations to be due and payable, whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Loans and other Obligations which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and become immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or presentment (all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower) and the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred.

(b) Automatic Termination. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 13.1(d), the Facility Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred

 

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without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. 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 Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth in this Agreement. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date. In addition, prior to any assignment or participation by Société Generale of any interest in its Commitment which, in either case, after giving effect to such assignment or participation would result in Société Generale holding (unparticipated) less than 25% of the Facility Amount, the Required Lenders shall be permitted to appoint a new Agent with the consent of the Servicer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). With effect from the Resignation Effective Date (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents (except, in each case, such discharge shall not extend to any liabilities of such Agent arising from or related to acts or omissions of such Agent prior to the Resignation Effective Date) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender Agent directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above. Upon acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent (other than liabilities of such retiring or removed Agent arising from or related to acts or omissions of such Agent prior to such acceptance and other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Agent), and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents (except such discharge shall not extend to any liabilities of such retiring or removed Agent arising from or related to acts or omissions of such Agent prior to such acceptance). Any Lender Agent may resign as Lender Agent upon ten days’ notice to the Lenders in its Lender Group and the Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) with such resignation becoming effective upon a successor agent succeeding to the rights, powers and duties of the Lender Agent pursuant to this Section 14.8. If a Lender Agent shall resign as Lender Agent under this Agreement, then Lenders in its Lender Group holding greater than 50% of the outstanding Loans held by such Lender Group shall appoint a successor agent for such Lender Group. After any Note Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article XIV shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Note Agent under this Agreement. No resignation of any Note Agent shall become effective until a successor Note Agent shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of such Note Agent hereunder; provided, that in the event a successor Note Agent is not appointed within 60 days after such notice of its resignation is given as permitted by this Section 14.8, the applicable Note Agent may petition a court for its removal.

Section 14.9 Note Agents in their Individual Capacity. Each Note Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or the Servicer as though such Note Agent were not a Lender Agent hereunder. Any Person which is a Note Agent may act as a Note Agent without regard to and without additional duties or liabilities arising from its role as such administrator or agent or arising from its acting in any such other capacity.

 

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Section 14.10 Borrower Procedural Review. The AgentBorrower shall, at the Borrower’s expense, retain Protiviti, Inc. or another nationally recognized audit firm acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion to conduct and complete a procedural review of the Collateral Obligations in compliance with the standards set forth on Exhibit B hereto once every six12-month period at the request of the Agent. The AgentBorrower shall promptly forward the results of such audit to the Servicer and the Agent.

Section 14.11 Certain ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and its respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or the Servicer, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments,

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender

 

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party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and its Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or the Servicer, that:

(i) none of the Agent or any of its Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agent under this Agreement, any Transaction Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E),

(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Agent or any of its Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement.

(c) The Agent hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the LoanTransaction Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

 

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ARTICLE XV

ASSIGNMENTS

Section 15.1 Restrictions on Assignments. Except as specifically provided herein, the Borrower may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Agent and the Majority Lenders in their respective sole discretion and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 15.1 shall be null and void.

Section 15.2 Documentation. In connection with any permitted assignment, each Lender shall deliver to each assignee an assignment, in such form as such Lender and the related assignee may agree, duly executed by such Lender assigning any such rights, obligations, Loan or Note to the assignee; and such Lender shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that the assignee may reasonably request, in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the assignee’s right, title and interest in and to the items assigned, and to enable the assignee to exercise or enforce any rights hereunder or under the Notes evidencing such Loan.

Section 15.3 Rights of Assignee. Upon the foreclosure of any assignment of any Loans made for security purposes, or upon any other assignment of any Loan from any Lender pursuant to this Article XV, the respective assignee receiving such assignment shall have all of the rights of such Lender hereunder with respect to such Loans and all references to the Lender or Lenders in Sections 4.3 or 5.1 shall be deemed to apply to such assignee.

Section 15.4 Assignment by Lenders. So long as no Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender may make any assignment, and no such assignment shall be permitted without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent, if such assignment is to a Person other than a Competitor and other than a Person included in the Disqualified Investor List provided in Schedule 4, as updated by the Borrower with notice to the Agent from time to time, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), provided, that the prior written consent of the Borrower shall not be required for any proposed assignment (i) to an Affiliate of such Lender, (ii) to another Lender hereunder; provided that no such assignment pursuant to this clause (ii) shall be permitted if, after giving effect to such assignment (on a pro forma basis), the Agent (together with its Affiliates) would fail to constitute the Required Lenders or (iii) if (x) such Lender makes a reasonable determination that its ownership of any of its rights or obligations hereunder (and under other similar facilities (if any) held by such Lender) is prohibited by the Volcker Rule and (y) to the extent such Lender is permitted by the applicable documentation, such Lender is making commercially reasonable efforts to assign its interest in other similar facilities in a manner similar to such proposed assignment, to any Person other than a Competitor, (iv) by a Conduit Lender to a Liquidity Bank, an Affiliate or its related Lender Agent or to a third party pursuant to the terms of a Liquidity Agreement (other than a Competitor), (v) by any assignee of a Conduit Purchaser contemplated by clause (iv) above back to such Conduit Lender or an Affiliate or (vi) in the case of an assignment of any Commitment (or any portion thereof) or any Loan (or any portion thereof), the assignee executes and delivers to the Servicer, the Borrower, the Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent a fully executed Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I

 

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SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as a Lender Agent, Revolving Lender and as a Committed Lender
By:    
  Name:
  Title:


ANNEX A

GSO STONE STREET LLC

as Borrower

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP

as Servicer and Equityholder

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Shaker Choudhury

Telephone: 212-503-2010

Email: GSOTreasury@Blackstone.com

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian

For delivering physical securities:

Citibank, N.A.

399 Park Avenue

Level “B” – Securities Vault

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Mr. Keith Whyte (212-559-1207), GSO Stone Street LLC

All physical securities must be sent by trackable courier service (e.g. UPS or Federal Express)

For all other purposes:

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone Street LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com or call (888) 855-9695 to obtain the account administrator’s email address

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

1301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone Street LLC

email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

   Commitment      Revolving or Term Commitment  

Société Generale

   $150,000,000110,000,000      Revolving Commitment  

Great American Life Insurance Company

   $32,000,000      Term Commitment  

Great American Insurance Company

   $8,000,000      Term Commitment  

Total

   $150,000,000   

 

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Exhibit 10.3.3

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of June 13, 2019 (this “Amendment”), among GSO Stone Street LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and equityholder (the “Equityholder”), Société Generale, as agent (the “Agent”), each Lender party hereto (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and collateral custodian (the “Collateral Agent”) and Virtus Group, LP, as collateral administrator (the “Collateral Administrator”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Lenders and the Agent are party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Great American Life Insurance Company (“GALIC”) shall become a Revolving Lender under the Loan Agreement (in addition to a Term Lender thereunder).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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 I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments

SECTION 2.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.


ARTICLE III

Reallocation of Loans

SECTION 3.1. As of the date of this Amendment, GALIC shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of each Lender that was a Revolving Lender immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the amounts set forth on Appendix B, which amounts shall decrease the outstanding principal amount of each such Lender’s Revolving Loans, such that immediately after giving effect to such payments the outstanding principal balance of Revolving Loans shall be allocated to each Revolving Lender pro rata (on the basis of Revolving Commitments).

ARTICLE IV

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 4.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto;

(b) the Agent’s receipt of a legal opinion of counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent covering such matters as the Agent may reasonably request;

(c) payment of all fees due and owing to the Agent on or prior to the date of this Amendment; and

(d) the Agent’s receipt of a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the applicable office body of its jurisdiction of organization and a certified copy of the resolutions of the board of managers or directors (or similar items) of the Borrower approving this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by its secretary or assistant secretary or other authorized officer.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 5.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

 

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ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 6.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 6.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement shall form a part of the Loan Agreement for all purposes and is therefore a Transaction Document.

SECTION 6.4. Entire Agreement. The only amendments being made to the Loan Agreement are those that are set forth in this Agreement; no other amendments are being made. This Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and the other parties hereto.

SECTION 6.5. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 6.6. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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

 

GSO STONE STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent
By:   /s/ Julien Thinat
  Name: Julien Thinat
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian
By:   /s/ Thomas Varcados
  Name: Thomas Varcados
  Title: Senior Trust Officer

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


VIRTUS GROUP, LP, as Collateral Administrator
By:   /s/ Joseph U. Elston
  Name: Joseph U. Elston
  Title: Partner

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Julien Thinat
  Name: Julien Thinat
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Mark F. Muething
  Name: Mark F. Muething
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Stephen C. Beraha
  Name: Stephen C. Beraha
  Title: Assistant Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


APPENDIX A


EXECUTION VERSION

CONFORMED THROUGH AMENDMENT 12

LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO STONE STREET LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Servicer and Equityholder

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

THE OTHER LENDER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

and


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.1

 

Defined Terms

     1  

Section 1.2

 

Other Definitional Provisions

     45  

ARTICLE II

 

THE FACILITY, LENDING PROCEDURES AND NOTES

     46  

Section 2.1

 

Loans

     46  

Section 2.2

 

Funding of Loans

     47  

Section 2.3

 

Notes

     48  

Section 2.4

 

Repayment and, Prepayments and Conversion

     48  

Section 2.5

 

Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount

     4950  

Section 2.6

 

Extension of Revolving Period

     51  

Section 2.7

 

Calculation of Haircut

     51  

Section 2.8

 

Change in Advance Rate

     51  

Section 2.9

 

Increase in Facility Amount

     52  

Section 2.10

 

Defaulting Lenders

     52  

Section 2.11

 

Facility Termination Date

     53  

ARTICLE III

 

INTEREST, ETC.

     53  

Section 3.1

 

Interest

     53  

Section 3.2

 

Interest Distribution Dates

     5354  

Section 3.3

 

Interest Calculation

     54  

Section 3.4

 

Computation of Interest, Fees, Etc.

     54  

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

PAYMENTS; TAXES

     54  

Section 4.1

 

Making of Payments

     54  

Section 4.2

 

Due Date Extension

     5455  

Section 4.3

 

Taxes

     55  

ARTICLE V

 

INCREASED COSTS, ETC.

     5859  

Section 5.1

 

Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy

     5859  

ARTICLE VI

 

CONDITIONS TO LOANS

     60  

Section 6.1

 

Effectiveness

     60  

Section 6.2

 

Loans and Reinvestments

     6162  

Section 6.3

 

Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments

     63  

ARTICLE VII

 

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS

     6465  

Section 7.1

 

Retention and Termination of the Servicer

     6465  

Section 7.2

 

Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer

     6465  

Section 7.3

 

Duties of the Servicer

     66  

Section 7.4

 

Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

     67  

Section 7.5

 

Covenants Relating to the Servicer

     6970  

Section 7.6

 

Reserved

     7273  

Section 7.7

 

Collateral Reporting

     7273  

Section 7.8

 

Reserved

     7273  

Section 7.9

 

Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records

     73  

 

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Section 7.10

 

Optional Sales

     7374  

Section 7.11

 

Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations

     75  

ARTICLE VIII

 

ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

     76  

Section 8.1

 

Accounts

     76  

Section 8.2

 

Excluded Amounts

     7778  

Section 8.3

 

Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends

     78  

Section 8.4

 

Fees

     8182  

Section 8.5

 

Monthly Report

     82  

ARTICLE IX

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

     82  

Section 9.1

 

Organization and Good Standing

     8283  

Section 9.2

 

Due Qualification

     8283  

Section 9.3

 

Power and Authority

     83  

Section 9.4

 

Binding Obligations

     83  

Section 9.5

 

Security Interest

     83  

Section 9.6

 

No Violation

     84  

Section 9.7

 

No Proceedings

     84  

Section 9.8

 

No Consents

     8485  

Section 9.9

 

Solvency

     85  

Section 9.10

 

Compliance with Laws

     85  

Section 9.11

 

Taxes

     85  

Section 9.12

 

Monthly Report

     85  

Section 9.13

 

No Liens, Etc.

     8586  

Section 9.14

 

Information True and Correct

     86  

 

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Section 9.15

 

No Sovereignty

     86  

Section 9.16

 

Collateral

     86  

Section 9.17

 

Selection Procedures

     86  

Section 9.18

 

Indebtedness

     8687  

Section 9.19

 

No Injunctions

     8687  

Section 9.20

 

No Subsidiaries

     87  

Section 9.21

 

ERISA Compliance

     87  

Section 9.22

 

Investment Company Status

     87  

Section 9.23

 

Set-Off, Etc.

     87  

Section 9.24

 

Collections

     87  

Section 9.25

 

Value Given

     87  

Section 9.26

 

Regulatory Compliance

     87  

Section 9.27

 

Separate Existence

     87  

Section 9.28

 

Transaction Documents

     88  

Section 9.29

 

Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     88  

Section 9.30

 

Compliance with Sanctions

     88  

Section 9.31

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     88  

Section 9.32

 

Similar Law

     88  

ARTICLE X

 

COVENANTS

     8889  

Section 10.1

 

Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties

     89  

Section 10.2

 

Other Liens or Interests

     90  

Section 10.3

 

Costs and Expenses

     90  

Section 10.4

 

Initial Eligible Collateral Obligation

     90  

 

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Section 10.5

 

Separate Existence

     90  

Section 10.6

 

Hedging Agreements

     91  

Section 10.7

 

Know Your Customer

     93  

Section 10.8

 

Taxes

     9394  

Section 10.9

 

Merger, Consolidation, Etc.

     94  

Section 10.10

 

Deposit of Collections

     94  

Section 10.11

 

Indebtedness; Guarantees

     94  

Section 10.12

 

Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates

     94  

Section 10.13

 

Documents

     94  

Section 10.14

 

Preservation of Existence

     94  

Section 10.15

 

Limitation on Investments

     9495  

Section 10.16

 

Distributions

     95  

Section 10.17

 

Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements

     9596  

Section 10.18

 

Material Modifications

     96  

Section 10.19

 

Further Assurances; Financing Statements

     96  

Section 10.20

 

Obligor Payment Instructions

     96  

Section 10.21

 

Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files

     96  

Section 10.22

 

Sanctions

     97  

Section 10.23

 

Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     97  

Section 10.24

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     97  

ARTICLE XI

 

THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR

     97  

Section 11.1

 

Appointment of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     97  

Section 11.2

 

Monthly Reports

     97  

 

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Section 11.3

 

Collateral Administration

     97  

Section 11.4

 

Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     101  

Section 11.5

 

Representations and Warranties

     102  

Section 11.6

 

No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent

     102  

Section 11.7

 

Reliance of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     103  

Section 11.8

 

Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Rights

     103104  

Section 11.9

 

Tax Reports

     107  

Section 11.10

 

Merger or Consolidation

     107  

Section 11.11

 

Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Compensation

     107  

Section 11.12

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws

     108  

ARTICLE XII

 

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

     108  

Section 12.1

 

Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest

     108  

Section 12.2

 

Borrower Remains Liable

     110  

Section 12.3

 

Release of Collateral

     110  

ARTICLE XIII

 

EVENT OF DEFAULTS

     111  

Section 13.1

 

Event of Defaults

     111  

Section 13.2

 

Effect of Event of Default

     113  

Section 13.3

 

Rights upon Event of Default

     114  

Section 13.4

 

Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes

     114  

Section 13.5

 

Collective Proceedings

     115  

Section 13.6

 

Insolvency Proceedings

     115  

Section 13.7

 

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     116  

 

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Section 13.8

 

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     116  

Section 13.9

 

Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral

     116  

Section 13.10

 

Power of Attorney

     117  

ARTICLE XIV

 

THE AGENT

     117  

Section 14.1

 

Appointment

     117  

Section 14.2

 

Delegation of Duties

     118  

Section 14.3

 

Exculpatory Provisions

     118  

Section 14.4

 

Reliance by Note Agents

     118  

Section 14.5

 

Notices

     119  

Section 14.6

 

Non-Reliance on Note Agents

     119  

Section 14.7

 

Indemnification

     120  

Section 14.8

 

Successor Note Agent

     120  

Section 14.9

 

Note Agents in their Individual Capacity

     121  

Section 14.10

 

Borrower Procedural Review

     121  

Section 14.11

 

Certain ERISA Matters

     121  

ARTICLE XV

 

ASSIGNMENTS

     123  

Section 15.1

 

Restrictions on Assignments

     123  

Section 15.2

 

Documentation

     123  

Section 15.3

 

Rights of Assignee

     124  

Section 15.4

 

Assignment by Lenders

     124  

Section 15.5

 

Participations; Pledge

     124125  

 

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ARTICLE XVI

 

INDEMNIFICATION

     126  

Section 16.1

 

Borrower Indemnity

     126  

Section 16.2

 

Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.

     126  

Section 16.3

 

Contribution

     126127  

Section 16.4

 

Net After-Tax Basis

     127  

ARTICLE XVII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

     127  

Section 17.1

 

No Waiver; Remedies

     127  

Section 17.2

 

Amendments, Waivers

     127  

Section 17.3

 

Notices, Etc.

     128  

Section 17.4

 

Costs and Expenses

     129  

Section 17.5

 

Binding Effect; Survival

     129  

Section 17.6

 

Captions and Cross References

     130  

Section 17.7

 

Severability

     130  

Section 17.8

 

GOVERNING LAW

     130  

Section 17.9

 

Counterparts

     130  

Section 17.10

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     130  

Section 17.11

 

No Proceedings

     130  

Section 17.12

 

Limited Recourse

     131  

Section 17.13

 

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     132  

Section 17.14

 

Confidentiality

     132  

Section 17.15

 

Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment

     133  

Section 17.16

 

Replacement of Lenders

     133  

Section 17.17

 

Consent to Jurisdiction

     134  

 

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LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2018, among GSO STONE STREET LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as Servicer (as hereinafter defined) and as Equityholder (as hereinafter defined), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the LENDER AGENTS for the Lender Groups (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, a “Lender Agent”), Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator (as hereinafter defined), Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (each as hereinafter defined), and SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that each Lender extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

Account” means the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Custodial Account, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, together with any sub-accounts deemed appropriate or necessary by the Securities Intermediary, for convenience in administering such accounts.

Account Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(d).

Account Control Agreement” means the Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and the Collateral Custodian, as Securities Intermediary. or replacement index) for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately prior Business Day).


Amount Available” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amount of Collections with respect to the related Collection Period and any amounts paid into the Collection Account under any Hedging Agreement with respect to the Accrual Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date, plus (b) any investment income earned on amounts on deposit in the Collection Account since the immediately prior Distribution Date (or since the Effective Date in the case of the first Distribution Date), plus (c) any Repurchase Amounts deposited in the Collection Account with respect to the related Collection Period.

Anti-Corruption Laws” means any laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable from time to time to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, concerning bribery or corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.) and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any laws, rules and regulations applicable from time to time to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates relating to money laundering or terrorist financing.

Applicable Law” means for any Person all existing and future laws, rules, regulations (including temporary and final income tax regulations), statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders, licenses of and interpretations by any Official Body applicable to such Person (including, without limitation, predatory and abusive lending laws, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulations “B” and “Z”, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 and state adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and all other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws) and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, awards or orders of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.

Applicable Margin” means (a) on any date that is prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, 2.00% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, 4.00%. and (b) thereafter, (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, 2.05% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, 4.05%.

Appropriate Accounting Principles” means 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.

 

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Collection Period” means, with respect to the first Distribution Date, the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the first Distribution Date; and thereafter, the period from but excluding the Determination Date preceding the previous Distribution Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the current Distribution Date.

Collections” means the sum of all Interest Collections and all Principal Collections received with respect to the Collateral.

Commitment” means the Revolving Commitments and the Term Commitments.

Commitment Fee Rate A” means, with respect to a calculation date that occurs (x) priorfrom the Second Amendment Effective Date to the 3-month anniversary fromof the Second Amendment Effective Date, 0%, (y) on or after the 3-month anniversary from the Second Amendment Effective Date and prior to the 6-month anniversary from the Second Amendment Effective Date, 0.25% (z) on or after the 6-month anniversary from the Second Amendment Effective Date and prior to the last day of the Revolving Period, 0.50%.

Commitment Fee Rate B” means 1.50%.

Committed Lenders” means, for any Lender Group, the Persons executing this Agreement in the capacity of a “Committed Lender” for such Lender Group (or an assignment hereof) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Competitor” means (a) any Person primarily engaged in the business of private asset management as a business development company, mezzanine fund, private debt fund, hedge fund or private equity fund, which is in direct or indirect competition with the Borrower, the Servicer, or any Affiliate thereof that is an investment advisor, (b) any Person controlled by, or controlling, or under common control with, a Person referred to in clause (a) above, or (c) any Person for which a Person referred to in clause (a) above serves as an investment advisor with discretionary investment authority.

Conduit Lender” means any Person that shall become a party to this Agreement in the capacity as a “Conduit Lender” and any assignee of any of the foregoing.

Contractual Obligation” means with respect to any Person, any provision of any securities issued by such Person or any mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement, instrument or other document to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which either is subject.

Conversion Date” means any date selected by the Agent for conversion of the applicable Revolving Loans into Term Loans.

 

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Corporate Trust Office” means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, specified on Annex A, or such other address within the United States as it may designate from time to time by notice to the Agent. (expressed as a percentage) and (y) with respect to any other Collateral Obligation, the Haircut, in each case, as applicable to each such individual Collateral Obligation:

(a) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Second Lien Loans and Deemed Second Lien Loans over 15.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(b) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of any single Obligor (other than an Obligor described in the following proviso) over 5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, the sums of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (individually per Obligor) that are obligations of any three Obligors that represent Principal Balances in excess of all other single Obligors may be up to 7% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(c) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, that (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of Obligors in the largest Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) may be up to 30% of the Excess Concentration Measure, (y) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of Obligors in the second largest Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) other than the Moody’s Industry Classification specified in clause (x) may be up to 20% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (z) the Moody’s Industry Classification of Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas may be up to 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(d) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(e) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Unitranche B Loans, Unitranche C Loans, Unitranche D Loans, Unitranche E Loans, FILO A Loans, FILO B Loans, FILO C Loans, FILO D Loans or FILO DE Loans over 50.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(f) the excess, if any and without duplication of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations, which have an Obligor organized in a country other than the United States over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(g) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Deferrable Collateral Obligations over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(h) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Senior Secured Bonds over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

 

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(i) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Variable Funding Assets over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(j) the excess, if any and without duplication of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations, which have an Obligor organized in Canada over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(k) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans over 40% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means (a) during the Ramp-up Periodprior to the 3-month anniversary from the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Target Portfolio Amount, and (b) after the Ramp-up Periodthereafter, the sum of (x) the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount, (y) all Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account and (z) all amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

Excess Funds” as of any date of determination and with respect to any Conduit Lender, funds of such Conduit Lender not required, after giving effect to all amounts on deposit in its commercial paper account, to pay or provide for the payment of (i) all of its matured and maturing commercial paper notes on such date of such determination, (ii) the principal of and interest on all of its loans outstanding on such date of such determination and (iii) and other amounts in accordance with its commercial paper notes and applicable transaction documents.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by the Borrower of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Official Body on such Collateral Obligation or on any Related Security, (ii) any interest or fees (including origination, agency, structuring, management or other up-front fees) that are for the account of the applicable Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Collateral Obligation, (iii) any reimbursement of insurance premiums, (iv) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Collateral Obligations which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under Underlying Instruments, (v) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error or (vi) payments by the Obligors of indemnification obligations and reimbursements for actually incurred out-of-pocket expenses, in each case that are not received in lieu of principal, interest or fees owed under the related Underlying Instruments.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in

 

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the Obligations pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Obligations (other than pursuant to Section 17.16) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.3, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.3(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Executive Officer” means, with respect to the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Executive Vice President of such Person or any other Person included on the incumbency of the Borrower, Servicer or Equityholder, as applicable, delivered hereunder and, with respect to any other Person, the President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President or any Vice President.

Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Facility” means the loan facility to be provided to the Borrower pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Agreement.

Facility Amount” means $150,000,000250,000,000 (or such greater amount as may be agreed by the Lenders).

Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) October 11, 2023 and (ii) the effective date on which the facility hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with such sections of the Code and any legislation, law, regulation or practice enacted or promulgated pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) a fluctuating rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

 

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“Margin Stock” means “Margin Stock” as defined under Regulation U issued by the FRS Board.

Market Value” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation that is a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, at any date of determination thereof selected by the Agent, the product of (x) the bid side market price (expressed as a percentage) of such Collateral Obligation as reasonably determined by the Agent and (y) the Principal Balance (determined pursuant to clause (y) of the definition thereof) of such First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, provided, that the Borrower may dispute the determination of the Market Value of any Collateral Obligation by the Agent upon written notice to the Agent (a “Market Value Dispute Notice”) no later than one Business Day after the Borrower is notified of such determination, and if the Borrower obtains firm executable bids of the then full outstanding principal amount of such Eligible Collateral Obligation from two Approved Broker Dealers that are not Affiliates of the Borrower within one Business Day after the Market Value Dispute Notice is delivered to the Agent, the Market Price shall be the median of such bids until the next date of determination of the Market Value of such Eligible Collateral Obligation.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on: (a) the assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business of the Borrower or the Servicer taken as a whole; (b) the ability of the Borrower or the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder or thereunder taken as a whole; or (d) the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the collateral assignments and Liens granted by the Borrower in this Agreement taken as a whole.

Material Modification” means (a) any amendment, waiver, modification or supplement of any Eligible Collateral Obligation which:

(i) reduces or forgives any or all of the principal amount or non-default interest due under such Collateral Obligation;

(ii) delays or extends the stated maturity date for such Collateral Obligation;

(iii) increases the advance rate for such Collateral Obligation by more than 10% (including any subsequent increase of an additional 10%);

(iv) waives one or more interest payments, permits any interest due in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Collateral Obligation, or reduces the spread or coupon with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(v) substitutes, alters or releases the underlying collateral securing such Collateral Obligation and any such substitution, alteration or release, as determined in the sole discretion of the Agent, materially and adversely affects the value of such Eligible Collateral Obligation; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any release in conjunction with a relatively contemporaneous disposition by the related Obligor accompanied by a mandatory reinvestment of net proceeds or mandatory repayment of the related loan facility with the net proceeds; or

 

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(b) any other type of amendment, waiver, modification or supplement with respect to a particular Eligible Collateral Obligation that is specified to Borrower by the Agent in writing;

provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Material Modification” shall not include any change to the base rate in respect of a Collateral Obligation from LIBOR to an alternative rate, including any applicable spread or payment frequency adjustments thereto that in the Servicer’s commercially reasonable judgment is consistent with the successor for LIBOR.

Measurement Date” means each of the following, as applicable: (i) the Effective Date; (ii) each Determination Date, (iii) each Funding Date; (iv) the date of any repayment or prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4; (v) the date that the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Evaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation; (vi) the date of any optional repurchase or substitution pursuant to Section 7.11; (vii) the date of any Optional Sale; and (viii) for purposes of calculating the Market Value of each First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, each Business Day.

Minimum Commitment Usage” means, the product of (i) the total Commitments and (ii) (x) on any calculation date priorfrom the Second Amendment Effective Date to the 63-month anniversary fromof the Second Amendment Effective Date, 060% or (y) on any calculation date thereafter, 75%.

Monthly Report” means a report prepared by the Collateral Administrator, on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Moody’s Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in the Moody’s Global Approach to Rating Collateralized Loan Obligations dated February 27, 2014, Appendix 7, as identified on Schedule 2 hereto (with the determination of an industry classification for a particular Collateral Obligation being determined in accordance with the classifications therein or as otherwise agreed by the Agent), as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised industry classifications and the application of such revised industry classifications to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Note” means a promissory grid note, in the form of Exhibit A, made payable to the order of a Lender Agent, on behalf of the related Lenders.

Note Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

pursuant to the applicable Underlying Instruments and (iv) as to agented loans, Liens in favor of the agent on behalf of all the lenders of the related Obligor.

 

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Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Prepayment Fee” means (x) prior to the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date, a nonrefundable fee equal to the product of (a) the amount of each permanent reduction in the aggregate amount of the applicable Lender Group’s Term Commitment or Revolving Commitment, and (b) 1.00% and (y) thereafter, zero; provided that such Prepayment Fees shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.5.

Primary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Primary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Primary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Primary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.45%.

Principal Allocation Formula” means, with respect to a prepayment of the Loans as specifically set forth herein, to each of the Revolving Loans and Term Loans in accordance with their respective Principal Sharing Percentages (determined immediately prior to the application provided for in this definition); provided, in each case, that if the Principal Allocation Formula would result in the allocation of a payment of principal to the Revolving Loans in excess of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof, then the amount of such excess shall be deposited into the Collection Account.

Principal Balance” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation and as of any date, the lower of (x) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower forof such Collateral Obligation as of such date and (y) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation as of such date, exclusive of (xi) any deferred or capitalized interest on any Deferrable Collateral Obligation that is deferred or capitalized after the Cut-Off Date applicable to such Deferrable Collateral Obligation and (yii ) any unfunded amounts with respect to any Variable Funding Asset; provided, that for purposes of calculating the “Principal Balance” of any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, principal payments received on such Collateral Obligation shall first be applied to reducing or eliminating any outstanding deferred or capitalized interest; provided, further, that the “Principal Balance” of any Variable Funding Asset as of any date shall be equal to the outstanding principal balance thereof plus amounts on deposit in respect thereof in the Unfunded Exposure Account. The “Principal Balance” of any Equity Security shall be zero.

 

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Principal Collections” means any and all amounts of collections received with respect to the Collateral other than Interest Collections and Excluded Amounts, including (but not limited to) (i) all collections attributable to principal on such Collateral, (ii) the earnings on Principal Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, (iii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement that is an interest rate swap or index rate swap transaction and (iv) all Repurchase Amounts, in each case other than Retained Interests.

Principal Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 12084200, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Principal Collection Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

Principal Sharing Percentage” means, with respect to any payment of principal of the Loans that is to be allocated according to the Principal Allocation Formula, a fraction, expressed as a percentage:

(a) the numerator of which is:

(i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, outstanding on such date; and

(b) the denominator of which is the sum of:

(i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on such date; and

(ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

Proceeding” means any voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person.

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Purchase Price” means, with respect to anyas of any date of determination, (a) with respect to any Collateral Obligation acquired by the Borrower in connection with its primary origination for a purchase price (as a percentage of par) equal to or greater than 97%, the par value of such Collateral Obligation as of the date of such acquisition minus all Principal Collections described in clause (i) of the definition thereof received by the Borrower as of such date in respect of such Collateral Obligation, and (b) with respect to any other Collateral Obligation, the actual price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation minus all Principal Collections described in clause (i) of the definition thereof received by the Borrower as of such date in respect of such Collateral Obligation.

 

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Ramp-up Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to the earlier of (i) the first date on which the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations equals or is greater than the Target Portfolio Amount and (ii) the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date.

Rating Agencies” means Standard & Poor’s, Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, Moody’s and any other rating agency that has been requested to issue a rating with respect to the commercial paper notes issued by any Conduit Lender.

Recipient” means (a) the Agent, (b) any Lender Agent, (c) any Lender and (d) any other recipient of a payment hereunder.

Records” means the Collateral Obligation File for any Collateral Obligation and all other documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by or on behalf of the Borrower with respect to any Collateral Obligation and the Obligors thereunder, including all documents, books, records and other information prepared and maintained by the Borrower or the Servicer with respect to such Collateral Obligation or Obligors.

Reinvestment” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Reinvestment Request” has the meaning given in Section 8.3(b).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where the Equityholder or any Subsidiary of the Equityholder owns a Variable Funding Asset pursuant to the same Underlying Instruments; provided that any such asset will cease to be a Related Collateral Obligation once all commitments by the Equityholder or any such Subsidiary to make advances or fund such Variable Funding Asset to the related Obligor expire or are irrevocably terminated or reduced to zero.

Related Property” means, with respect to a Collateral Obligation, any property or other assets designated and pledged or mortgaged as collateral to secure repayment of such Collateral Obligation, including, without limitation, any pledge of the stock, membership or other ownership interests in the related Obligor or its subsidiaries, all Warrant Assets with respect to such Collateral Obligation and all proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such property or other assets.

Related Security” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation:

(a) any Related Property securing a Collateral Obligation, all payments paid in respect thereof and all monies due, to become due and paid in respect thereof accruing after the applicable Loan Date and all liquidation proceeds thereof;

(b) all guaranties, indemnities and warranties, insurance policies, financing statements and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of any such indebtedness;

 

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Revolving Commitment” means, for each Revolving Lender, (a) prior to the Facility Termination Date, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to make Loans to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Lender’s name on Annex B or pursuant to the assignment executed by such Revolving Lender and its assignee(s) and delivered pursuant to Article XV (as such Revolving Commitment may be reduced as set forth in Section 2.5), and (b) on and after the earlier to occur of (i) Facility Termination Date and (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, such Revolving Lender’s pro rata share of all Loans outstanding.

Revolving Lender” means each Person that is listed as a “Revolving Lender” on the signature pages hereto or any Assignment Agreement, any Person that shall have become a party hereto in respect of the Revolving Loans and, in each case, their respective successors.

Revolving Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1.

Revolving Period” means the period of time starting on the Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) October 11, 2021 or, if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.6, the date mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and each Lender Agent, (ii) the date on which the Facility Amount is terminated in full pursuant to Section 2.5 or (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default.

Sale Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Equityholder, as seller, and the Borrower, as purchaser.

Sanctions” means any economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes (or similar measures) imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the United States of America (including the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State), (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union or any member state thereof, or (d) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

Sanctioned Person” means any Person that is a designated target of any Sanctions or otherwise a subject of any Sanctions, including as a result of being (a) owned or controlled directly or indirectly by any Persons (or Person) that are designated targets of any Sanctions, or (b) organized or operating under the laws of, or a citizen or resident of, any country or territory that is subject to any comprehensive territory-wide Sanctions.

Schedule of Collateral Obligations” means the list or lists of Collateral Obligations attached to each Asset Approval Request. Each such schedule shall identify the assets that will become Collateral Obligations, shall set forth such information with respect to each such Collateral Obligation as the Borrower or the Agent may reasonably require and shall supplement any such schedules attached to previously-delivered Asset Approval Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal and/or interest in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

“Second Amendment Effective Date” means June 13, 2019.

 

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loan obligations, asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities or any resecuritization thereof.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which such Person and/or its other Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares as have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors.

Substituted Collateral Obligation” means, with respect to any Collection Period, any Warranty Collateral Obligation with respect to which the Equityholder has substituted in a replacement Eligible Collateral Obligation pursuant to Section 7.11 and the Sale Agreement.

Swap Contracts” means, as to any Person, all payment and collateralization obligations of such Person in respect of (a) any 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 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. (“ISDA”), any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such agreement.

Target Portfolio Amount” means $250,000,000.415,000,000.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender to make Term Loans to the Borrower on the Effective Date, pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or on any Conversion Date in the amount of the total Term Loans as set forth on Annex B, as such amount may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that any reduction of a Term Loan shall result in a dollar for dollar reduction of the applicable Term Commitment.

Term Lender” means each Person that is listed as a “Term Lender” on the signature pages hereto or any Assignment Agreement, any Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to this Agreement in respect of a Term Loan, any Person that shall have converted all or a portion of its Revolving Loans into Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(c) of this Agreement and, in each case, their respective successors, in each case other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto.

 

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agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, a “Fee Letter”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Unused Commitment A or Unused Commitment B fees will be paid to Term Lenders on their Term Commitments.

Section 8.5 Monthly Report. The Collateral Administrator shall prepare (based on information provided to it by the Servicer, the Agent, the Lender Agents and the Lenders as set forth herein) a Monthly Report in the form of Exhibit D determined as of the close of business on each Determination Date and make available such Monthly Report to the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Borrower and the Servicer on each Reporting Date starting with the Reporting Date in November 2018. If any party receiving any Monthly Report disagrees with any items of such report, it shall contact the Collateral Administrator and notify it of such disputed item and provide reasonably sufficient information to correct such item, with (if other than the Agent) a copy of such notice and information to the Agent, each Lender Agent and the Servicer. Unless the Collateral Administrator is otherwise timely directed by the Agent, the Collateral Agent shall distribute a revised Monthly Report on the Business Day after it receives such information. If the Collateral Administrator is directed by the Agent that the Collateral Administrator should not make such correction, the Collateral Administrator shall take such action as instructed by the Agent and shall have no responsibilities with respect to the applicable Monthly Report. The Agent’s reasonable determination with regard to any disputed item in the Monthly Report shall be final.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with the preparation of a Monthly Report, the Agent and the Lender Agents shall be responsible for providing to the Collateral Administrator the information required by Section 3.4 for part (d) of Exhibit D for such Monthly Report on which the Collateral Administrator may conclusively rely. The Agent shall review and verify the contents of the aforesaid reports (including the Monthly Report), instructions, statements and certificates. Upon receipt of approval from the Agent, such reports, instructions, statements and certificates shall be executed by the Borrower and the Servicer and, in the case of the Monthly Report, the Collateral Agent shall make the distributions required by Section 8.3 pursuant to such Monthly Report.

ARTICLE IX

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

In order to induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Agreement and, in the case of the Lenders, to make Loans hereunder, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent, the Lender Agents and the Lenders as to itself, as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date, as follows:

Section 9.1 Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted. It had at all relevant times and now has, power, authority and legal right (x) to acquire and own the Collateral Obligations and its interest in the Related Security, and to grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the Collateral Obligations and

 

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ANNEX A

GSO STONE STREET LLC

as Borrower

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP

as Servicer and Equityholder

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Shaker Choudhury

Telephone: 212-503-2010

Email: GSOTreasury@Blackstone.com

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian

For delivering physical securities:

Citibank, N.A.

399 Park Avenue

Level “B”—Securities Vault

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Mr. Keith Whyte (212-559-1207), GSO Stone Street LLC

All physical securities must be sent by trackable courier service (e.g. UPS or Federal Express)

For all other purposes:

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone Street LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com or call (888) 855-9695 to obtain the account administrator’s email address

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

1301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone Street LLC email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

  

Commitment

  

Revolving or Term Commitment

Société Generale

   $ 110,000,000151,500,000    Revolving Commitment

Great American Life
Insurance Company

   $ 32,000,00025,000,000    TermRevolving Commitment

Great American Life
Insurance Company

   $ 58,800,000    Term Commitment

Great American
Insurance Company

   $ 8,000,00014,700,000    Term Commitment

Total

   $ 150,000,000250,000,000   

 

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APPENDIX B

Reallocation Notice

 

Revolving Lender

   Revolving
Commitment
(immediately
prior to
Amendment
effectiveness)
     Revolving
Loans
Outstanding
(immediately
prior to
Amendment
effectiveness)
     Funds to
Transfer
     Funds to
Receive
     Revolving
Commitment
(immediately
after
Amendment
effectiveness)
     Outstanding
Principal Balance
of Revolving
Loans
(immediately
after funds
transfer pursuant
to Amendment §
3.1)
 

Société Generale

   $ 76,500,000      $ 57,296,819        0      $ 8,115,696.74      $ 151,500,000      $ 49,181,122.26  

Great American Life Insurance Company

     0        0      $ 8,115,696.74        0      $ 25,000,000      $ 8,115,696.74  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 76,500,000      $ 57,296,819      $ 8,115,696.74      $ 8,115,696.74      $ 176,500,000      $ 57,296,819.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


The funds to be transferred on the date hereof as set forth above shall be wired by the applicable transferee Revolving Lender(s) to the Agent pursuant to the following wiring instructions, and the Agent shall wire such amount to the applicable transferor Revolving Lender(s):

Bank: Societe Generale

ABA #: 026004226

Account Name: LSG

Ref: GSO Stone Street LLC

Account Number: 9051422

Exhibit 10.3.4

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of February 18, 2020 (this “Amendment”), among GSO Stone Street LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and equityholder (the “Equityholder”), Société Generale, as agent (the “Agent”), each Lender party hereto (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and collateral custodian (the “Collateral Agent”) and Virtus Group, LP, as collateral administrator (the “Collateral Administrator”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Lenders and the Agent are party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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 I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments

SECTION 2.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.

SECTION 2.2. Amendments to the Exhibits and Schedules. As of the date of this Amendment, the Exhibits and Schedules are hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Exhibits and Schedules attached as Appendix B hereto.


ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) upon the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto; and

(b) upon the execution and delivery of the Retention Letter.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 4.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

SECTION 5.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 5.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 5.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement shall form a part of the Loan Agreement for all purposes and is therefore a Transaction Document.

SECTION 5.4. Entire Agreement. The only amendments being made to the Loan Agreement are those that are set forth in this Agreement; no other amendments are being made. This Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and the other parties hereto.

 

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SECTION 5.5. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 5.6. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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

 

GSO STONE STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent
By:   /s/ Rich Dawson
  Name: Rich Dawson
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian
By:   /s/ Thomas Varcados
  Name: Thomas Varcados
  Title: Senior Trust Officer

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


VIRTUS GROUP, LP, as Collateral Administrator
By:   /s/ Joseph U. Elston
  Name: Joseph U. Elston
  Title: Partner

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Rich Dawson
  Name: Rich Dawson
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Mark F. Muething
  Name: Mark F. Muething
  Title: President

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Stephen C. Baraha
  Name: Stephen C. Baraha
  Title: Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


APPENDIX A


EXECUTION VERSION

CONFORMED THROUGH AMENDMENT 23

LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO STONE STREET LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Servicer and Equityholder

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent

THE OTHER LENDER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

and


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.1

 

Defined Terms

     1  

Section 1.2

 

Other Definitional Provisions

     4548  

ARTICLE II

 

THE FACILITY, LENDING PROCEDURES AND NOTES

     4649  

Section 2.1

 

Loans

     4649  

Section 2.2

 

Funding of Loans

     4750  

Section 2.3

 

Notes

     4851  

Section 2.4

 

Repayment, Prepayments and Conversion

     4851  

Section 2.5

 

Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount

     5052  

Section 2.6

 

Extension of Revolving Period

     5153  

Section 2.7

 

Calculation of Haircut

     5153  

Section 2.8

 

Change in Advance Rate

     5154  

Section 2.9

 

Increase in Facility Amount

     5254  

Section 2.10

 

Defaulting Lenders

     5255  

Section 2.11

 

Facility Termination Date

     5356  

ARTICLE III

 

INTEREST, ETC

     5356  

Section 3.1

 

Interest

     5356  

Section 3.2

 

Interest Distribution Dates

     5456  

Section 3.3

 

Interest Calculation

     5456  

Section 3.4

 

Computation of Interest, Fees, Etc

     5457  

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

PAYMENTS; TAXES

   5457

Section 4.1

 

Making of Payments

   5457

Section 4.2

 

Due Date Extension

   5557

Section 4.3

 

Taxes

   5557

ARTICLE V

 

INCREASED COSTS, ETC

   5961

Section 5.1

 

Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy

   5961

ARTICLE VI

 

CONDITIONS TO LOANS

   6063

Section 6.1

 

Effectiveness

   6063

Section 6.2

 

Loans and Reinvestments

   6264

Section 6.3

 

Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments

   6366

ARTICLE VII

 

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS

   6567

Section 7.1

 

Retention and Termination of the Servicer

   6567

Section 7.2

 

Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer

   6567

Section 7.3

 

Duties of the Servicer

   6668

Section 7.4

 

Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

   6769

Section 7.5

 

Covenants Relating to the Servicer

   7072

Section 7.6

 

Reserved

   7375

Section 7.7

 

Collateral Reporting

   7375

Section 7.8

 

Reserved

   7375

Section 7.9

 

Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records

   7375

 

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Section 7.10

 

Optional Sales

     7476  

Section 7.11

 

Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations

     7578  

ARTICLE VIII

 

ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

     7678  

Section 8.1

 

Accounts

     7678  

Section 8.2

 

Excluded Amounts

     7880  

Section 8.3

 

Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends

     7880  

Section 8.4

 

Fees

     8284  

Section 8.5

 

Monthly Report

     8284  

ARTICLE IX

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

     8285  

Section 9.1

 

Organization and Good Standing

     8385  

Section 9.2

 

Due Qualification

     8385  

Section 9.3

 

Power and Authority

     8385  

Section 9.4

 

Binding Obligations

     8385  

Section 9.5

 

Security Interest

     8386  

Section 9.6

 

No Violation

     8487  

Section 9.7

 

No Proceedings

     8487  

Section 9.8

 

No Consents

     8587  

Section 9.9

 

Solvency

     8587  

Section 9.10

 

Compliance with Laws

     8587  

Section 9.11

 

Taxes

     8588  

Section 9.12

 

Monthly Report

     8588  

Section 9.13

 

No Liens, Etc

     8688  

Section 9.14

 

Information True and Correct

     8688  

 

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Section 9.15

 

No Sovereignty

     8689  

Section 9.16

 

Collateral

     8689  

Section 9.17

 

Selection Procedures

     8689  

Section 9.18

 

Indebtedness

     8789  

Section 9.19

 

No Injunctions

     8789  

Section 9.20

 

No Subsidiaries

     8789  

Section 9.21

 

ERISA Compliance

     8789  

Section 9.22

 

Investment Company Status

     8789  

Section 9.23

 

Set-Off, Etc

     8789  

Section 9.24

 

Collections

     8790  

Section 9.25

 

Value Given

     8790  

Section 9.26

 

Regulatory Compliance

     8790  

Section 9.27

 

Separate Existence

     8790  

Section 9.28

 

Transaction Documents

     8890  

Section 9.29

 

Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     8890  

Section 9.30

 

Compliance with Sanctions

     8891  

Section 9.31

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     8891  

Section 9.32

 

Similar Law

     8891  

ARTICLE X

 

COVENANTS

     8991  

Section 10.1

 

Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties

     8991  

Section 10.2

 

Other Liens or Interests

     9092  

Section 10.3

 

Costs and Expenses

     9092  

Section 10.4

 

Initial Eligible Collateral Obligation

     9093  

 

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Section 10.5

 

Separate Existence

     9093  

Section 10.6

 

Hedging Agreements

     9194  

Section 10.7

 

Know Your Customer

     9396  

Section 10.8

 

Taxes

     9496  

Section 10.9

 

Merger, Consolidation, Etc

     9496  

Section 10.10

 

Deposit of Collections

     9496  

Section 10.11

 

Indebtedness; Guarantees

     9496  

Section 10.12

 

Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates

     9497  

Section 10.13

 

Documents

     9497  

Section 10.14

 

Preservation of Existence

     9497  

Section 10.15

 

Limitation on Investments

     9597  

Section 10.16

 

Distributions

     9597  

Section 10.17

 

Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements

     9698  

Section 10.18

 

Material Modifications

     9698  

Section 10.19

 

Further Assurances; Financing Statements

     9698  

Section 10.20

 

Obligor Payment Instructions

     9699  

Section 10.21

 

Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files

     9699  

Section 10.22

 

Sanctions

     9799  

Section 10.23

 

Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     9799  

Section 10.24

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification

     97100  

Section 10.25

 

Retention Letter

     100  

Section 10.26

 

Securitisation Regulation

     100  

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR

     97101  

Section 11.1

 

Appointment of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     97101  

Section 11.2

 

Monthly Reports

     97101  

Section 11.3

 

Collateral Administration

     97101  

Section 11.4

 

Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     101104  

Section 11.5

 

Representations and Warranties

     102105  

Section 11.6

 

No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent

     102106  

Section 11.7

 

Reliance of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator

     103106  

Section 11.8

 

Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Rights

     104107  

Section 11.9

 

Tax Reports

     107110  

Section 11.10

 

Merger or Consolidation

     107110  

Section 11.11

 

Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator Compensation

     107111  

Section 11.12

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws

     108111  

ARTICLE XII

 

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

     108112  

Section 12.1

 

Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest

     108112  

Section 12.2

 

Borrower Remains Liable

     110113  

Section 12.3

 

Release of Collateral

     110114  

ARTICLE XIII

 

EVENT OF DEFAULTS

     111114  

Section 13.1

 

Event of Defaults

     111114  

Section 13.2

 

Effect of Event of Default

     113117  

Section 13.3

 

Rights upon Event of Default

     114117  

 

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Section 13.4

 

Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes

     114118  

Section 13.5

 

Collective Proceedings

     115118  

Section 13.6

 

Insolvency Proceedings

     115118  

Section 13.7

 

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     116119  

Section 13.8

 

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     116119  

Section 13.9

 

Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral

     116119  

Section 13.10

 

Power of Attorney

     117120  

ARTICLE XIV

 

THE AGENT

     117121  

Section 14.1

 

Appointment

     117121  

Section 14.2

 

Delegation of Duties

     118121  

Section 14.3

 

Exculpatory Provisions

     118121  

Section 14.4

 

Reliance by Note Agents

     118122  

Section 14.5

 

Notices

     119122  

Section 14.6

 

Non-Reliance on Note Agents

     119123  

Section 14.7

 

Indemnification

     120123  

Section 14.8

 

Successor Note Agent

     120124  

Section 14.9

 

Note Agents in their Individual Capacity

     121125  

Section 14.10

 

Borrower Procedural Review

     121125  

Section 14.11

 

Certain ERISA Matters

     121125  

ARTICLE XV

 

ASSIGNMENTS

     123127  

Section 15.1

 

Restrictions on Assignments

     123127  

Section 15.2

 

Documentation

     123127  

Section 15.3

 

Rights of Assignee

     124127  

 

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Section 15.4

  

Assignment by Lenders

     124127  

Section 15.5

  

Participations; Pledge

     125128  

ARTICLE XVI

  

INDEMNIFICATION

     126129  

Section 16.1

  

Borrower Indemnity

     126129  

Section 16.2

  

Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc

     126130  

Section 16.3

  

Contribution

     127130  

Section 16.4

  

Net After-Tax Basis

     127130  

ARTICLE XVII

  

MISCELLANEOUS

     127130  

Section 17.1

  

No Waiver; Remedies

     127130  

Section 17.2

  

Amendments, Waivers

     127131  

Section 17.3

  

Notices, Etc

     128131  

Section 17.4

  

Costs and Expenses

     129132  

Section 17.5

  

Binding Effect; Survival

     129133  

Section 17.6

  

Captions and Cross References

     130133  

Section 17.7

  

Severability

     130133  

Section 17.8

  

GOVERNING LAW

     130133  

Section 17.9

  

Counterparts

     130133  

Section 17.10

  

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     130134  

Section 17.11

  

No Proceedings

     130134  

Section 17.12

  

Limited Recourse

     131134  

Section 17.13

  

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     132135  

Section 17.14

  

Confidentiality

     132136  

Section 17.15

  

Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment

     133137  

 

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Section 17.16

   Replacement of Lenders      133137  

Section 17.17

   Consent to Jurisdiction      134138  

Section 17.18

   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      135138  

Section 17.19

   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      135139  

Section 17.20

   USA Patriot Act      136139  

Section 17.21

   Right of Setoff      136139  

 

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EXHIBIT A    Form of Note
EXHIBIT B    Audit Standards
EXHIBIT C-1    Form of Loan Request
EXHIBIT C-2    Form of Reinvestment Request
EXHIBIT C-3    Form of Asset Approval Request
EXHIBIT D    Form of Monthly Report
EXHIBIT E    Form of Approval Notice
EXHIBIT F-1    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT F-2    Request for Release and Receipt
EXHIBIT F-3    Request for Release of Request for Release and Receipt
EXHIBIT G-1    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lender - non-Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-2    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participant - non-Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-3    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants - Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-4    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders - Partnerships)
EXHIBIT H    Schedule of Collateral Obligations Certification
EXHIBIT I    Form of Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT J    Retention Letter
SCHEDULE 1    Diversity Score Calculation
SCHEDULE 2    Moody’s Industry Classification Group List
SCHEDULE 3    Collateral Obligations
SCHEDULE 4    Disqualified Investor List

 

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LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2018, among GSO STONE STREET LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as Servicer (as hereinafter defined) and as Equityholder (as hereinafter defined), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the LENDER AGENTS for the Lender Groups (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, a “Lender Agent”), Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator (as hereinafter defined), Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (each as hereinafter defined), and SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that each Lender extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

“Account” means the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Custodial Account, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, together with any sub-accounts deemed appropriate or necessary by the Securities Intermediary, for convenience in administering such accounts.

Account Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(d).

Account Control Agreement” means the Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and the Collateral Custodian, as Securities Intermediary.


Bond type

   Advance Rate  

Senior Secured Bonds

     50

 

Advance Rates    Same as above, capped at 50%
for Diversity   
Score   
equal to or below 8   

Adverse Claim” means any claim of ownership or any Lien, title retention, trust or other charge or encumbrance, or other type of preferential arrangement having the effect or purpose of creating a Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

Affected Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or is a director or officer of such Person; provided that for purposes of determining whether any Collateral Obligation is an Eligible Collateral Obligation or any Obligor is an Eligible Obligor, the term Affiliate shall not include any Affiliate relationship which may exist solely as a result of direct or indirect ownership of, or control by, a common Financial Sponsor. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote 20% or more of the voting securities of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount” means, as of any date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations.

“Aggregate Funded Spread” means, as of any date, the sum of:

(a) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that bears interest at a spread over a London interbank offered rate based index, the product of (i) the excess of (A) the sum of (x) the cash-pay portion of the stated interest rate spread on each such Eligible Collateral Obligation and (y) any other fees (including, without limitation, anniversary fees but excluding commitment fees) (such rate stated as a per annum rate) that are contractually required to be payable as of such date over (B) the LIBOR Rate for such applicable period of time (which spread or excess may be expressed as a negative percentage) multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation; plus

(b) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that bears interest at a spread over an index other than a London interbank offered rate based index, the product of (i) the excess for each such Eligible Collateral Obligation of (A) the sum of (x) such

 

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cash-pay portion of the stated interest rate spread on each such Collateral Obligation, (y) such index for each such Collateral Obligation (such spread and index as adjusted by the Agent in a commercially reasonable manner to be the spread and index of an otherwise equivalent Eligible Collateral Obligation that is based on LIBOR) and (z) any other fees (including, without limitation, anniversary fees but excluding commitment fees) (such rate stated as a per annum rate) that are contractually required to be payable as of such date over (B) the LIBOR Rate for such applicable period of time (which spread or excess may be expressed as a negative percentage) multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation; plus

(c) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation (including, for any Deferrable Collateral Obligation, only the required current cash pay interest thereon) that is a Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation, the product of (i) the excess for each such Eligible Collateral Obligation of (A) the sum of (x) the cash-pay portion of the stated fixed interest rate for such Collateral Obligation (such fixed interest rate as adjusted by the Agent in a commercially reasonable manner to be the spread of an otherwise equivalent Eligible Collateral Obligation that is based on LIBOR) and (y) any other fees (including, without limitation, anniversary fees but excluding commitment fees) (such rate stated as a per annum rate) that are contractually required to be payable as of such date over (B) the LIBOR Rate for such applicable period of time (which excess may be expressed as a negative percentage) multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation; plus

(d) in the case of each Eligible Collateral Obligation that is a Variable Funding Asset, the aggregate amount of the product of (i) the related commitment or undrawn fee (expressed as a percentage and as adjusted by the Agent in a commercially reasonable manner) as of such date multiplied by (ii) the Exposure Amount of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation as of such date.

Aggregate Notional Amount” shall mean, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the notional amounts or equivalent amounts of all outstanding Hedging Agreements, Replacement Hedging Agreements and Qualified Substitute Arrangements, each as of such date of determination.

Aggregate Unfunded Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the unfunded commitments and all other standby or contingent commitments associated with each Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date.

Agreement” means this Loan and Servicing Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day in any Accrual Period with respect to any Loan, the higher of (A) the Federal Funds Rate in effect for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately prior Business Day) (as determined by the Agent) plus 1/2 of 1% and (B) the “prime rate” as quoted by Bloomberg L.P. in its “PRIMBB Index” (or any successor or replacement index) for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately prior Business Day).

 

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Approval Notice” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, a copy of a notice executed by the Agent in the form of Exhibit E, evidencing, among other things, the approval of the Agent, in its sole discretion, of such Collateral Obligation and the applicable Haircut, the jurisdiction (if other than the United States or any State thereof) of the applicable Obligor, the loan type and lien priority, the Effective LTV, Total Net Leverage Ratio, other non-cash charges included in EBITDA.

Approved Broker Dealer” means (a) any of JPMorgan Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Société Générale Securities Services, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nomura Securities International, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (UA) LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Jefferies LLC or RBC Capital Markets LLC, (b) any other financial institution designated as an “Approved Broker Dealer” by the Servicer and reasonably acceptable to the Agent or (c) any banking or securities Affiliate of any Person specified in clause (a) or (b).

Asset Approval Request” means a notice in the form of Exhibit C-3 which requests an Approval Notice with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations and shall include (among other things):

(a) the proposed date of each related acquisition;

(b) the Servicer’s internal risk rating (including all other output and related calculations) for each such Collateral Obligation;

(c) the Senior Net Leverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio and Effective LTV for each such Collateral Obligation, measured as of the date of such notice;

(d) each requested other non-cash charge to be included in EBITDA (if any);

(e) a list, for each such Second Lien Loan, of any Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are permitted to (i) secure borrowed money in excess of $500,000, whether individually or in the aggregate and (ii) rank in priority senior to or pari passu with such Second Lien Loan;

(f) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations; and

(g) the Information Package.

Assignment Agreement:An means an agreement in the form of Exhibit I to this Agreement (or in such other form as reasonably approved by Agent) appropriately completed and delivered in connection with a Person becoming a Lender hereunder after the Effective Date, as acknowledged and agreed by the Agent and/or the Borrower to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Available Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.12.

 

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“Average Life” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products of (i) the number of years (rounded up to the nearest one hundredth thereof) from such date to the respective dates of each successive Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment of principal on such Collateral Obligation (assuming, for purposes of this definition, the full exercise of any option to extend the maturity date or otherwise lengthen the maturity schedule that is exercisable without the consent of the Borrower) multiplied by (ii) the respective amounts of principal of such Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payments by (b) the sum of all successive Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payments of principal on such Collateral Obligation.

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.

Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq., as amended.

Base Rate” for any Loan means a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for such Loan or portion thereof; provided, that in the case of

(a) any day on or after the first day on which a Committed Lender shall have notified the Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Official Body asserts that it is unlawful, for such Committed Lender to fund such Loan at the Base Rate set forth above (and such Committed Lender shall not have subsequently notified the Agent that such circumstances no longer exist), or

(b) any period in the event the LIBOR Rate is not reasonably available to any Lender for such period,

the “Base Rate” shall be a floating rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect on each day of such period.

Basel III Regulation” shall mean, with respect to any Affected Person, any rule, regulation or guideline applicable to such Affected Person and arising directly or indirectly from (a) any of the following documents prepared by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank of International Settlements: (i) Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring (December 2010), (ii) Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems (June 2011), (iii) Basel III: The Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools (January 2013), or (iv) any document supplementing, clarifying or otherwise relating to any of the foregoing, or (b) any accord, treaty, statute, law, rule, regulation, guideline or pronouncement (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental authority implementing, furthering or complementing any (ii) with respect to any distribution permitted under Sections 10.16(a)(A)(3) and 10.16(a)(A)(4), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to 110% of the Loans outstanding.

 

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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 Applicable Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York or Paris, France and, if such day relates to any Collateral Obligation, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Capped Fees/Expenses” means, at any time, the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, the Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses such that the aggregate amount of such Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents in any calendar year do not exceed (x) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, $200,000 or (y) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, $300,000.

Cash Interest Expense” means with respect to any Obligor for any period, the amount which, in conformity with Appropriate Accounting Principles, would be set forth opposite the caption “interest expense” (exclusive of any Retained Interest that, according to the term of the Underlying Instruments, can never be converted to cash interest that is due and payable prior to maturity) or any like caption reflected on the most recent financial statements delivered by such Obligor to athe Borrower for such period.

Cause” means, with respect to an Independent Manager, (i) acts or omissions by such Independent Manager that constitute willful disregard of such Independent Manager’s duties as set forth in the Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) that such Independent Manager has engaged in or has been charged with, or has been convicted of, fraud or other acts constituting a crime under any law applicable to such Independent Manager, (iii) that such Independent Manager is unable to perform his or her duties as Independent Manager due to death, disability or incapacity, or (iv) that such Independent Manager no longer meets the definition of Independent Manager.

Change of Control” means any of (a) the Equityholder shall no longer be the sole equityholder of the Borrower (free and clear of any liens), (b) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC or an Affiliate thereof shall not be the general partner of the Equityholder and (c) GSO Holdings I L.L.C. or an Affiliate thereof shall no longer be the sole owner of the general partner of the Equityholder.

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

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

Collateral Administrator” means Virtus Group, LP, solely in its capacity as Collateral Administrator, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity

Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.

 

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Collateral Obligation Schedule” means the list of Collateral Obligations set forth on Schedule 3, as the same may be updated by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) from time to time.

“Collateral Quality Tests” means, collectively or individually as the case may be, the Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test and the Maximum Weighted Average Life Test.

Collection Account” means, collectively, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account.

Collection Period” means, with respect to the first Distribution Date, the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the first Distribution Date; and thereafter, the period from but excluding the Determination Date preceding the previous Distribution Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the current Distribution Date.

Collections” means the sum of all Interest Collections and all Principal Collections received with respect to the Collateral.

Commitment” means the Revolving Commitments and the Term Commitments.

Commitment Fee Rate A” means, with respect to a calculation date that occurs (x)” means, on any date of determination, (i) if the amount drawn under the Facility is greater than or equal to the Minimum Commitment Usage, (x) prior to the 3- month anniversary from the Second Amendment Effective Date to the 3-month anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date, 0%, (y) on or after the 3-month anniversary fromof the Second Amendment Effective Date and prior to the 6-month anniversary fromof the Second Amendment Effective Date, 0.25%, (z) on or after the 6-month anniversary from the Second Amendment Effective Date and prior to the last day of the Revolving Period, 0.50%.Commitment Fee Rate B” means 1.50%., or (ii) if the amount drawn under the Facility is less than the Minimum Commitment Usage, 0.85%.

Committed Lenders” means, for any Lender Group, the Persons executing this Agreement in the capacity of a “Committed Lender” for such Lender Group (or an assignment hereof) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Competitor” means (a) any Person primarily engaged in the business of private asset management as a business development company, mezzanine fund, private debt fund, hedge fund or private equity fund, which is in direct or indirect competition with the Borrower, the Servicer, or any Affiliate thereof that is an investment advisor, (b) any Person controlled by, or controlling, or under common control with, a Person referred to in clause (a) above, or (c) any Person for which a Person referred to in clause (a) above serves as an investment advisor with discretionary investment authority.

Conduit Lender” means any Person that shall become a party to this Agreement in the capacity as a “Conduit Lender” and any assignee of any of the foregoing.

 

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Contractual Obligation” means with respect to any Person, any provision of any securities issued by such Person or any mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement, instrument or other document to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which either is subject.

Conversion Date” means any date selected by the Agent for conversion of the applicable Revolving Loans into Term Loans.

Corporate Trust Office” means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, specified on Annex A, or such other address within the United States as it may designate from time to time by notice to the Agent.

Custodial Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 12084400, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Custodial Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to each Collateral Obligation, the date such Collateral Obligation becomes a part of the Collateral.

Daily Commitment Fee” means, on any date, (A) the sumproduct of (i) the product of (x) Commitment Fee Rate A and (y) Unused Commitment A and (ii) the product of (x)Undrawn Commitment Fee Rate B and (y) Unused Commitment B divided by (B) 360.

Deemed Second Lien A Loan” means a Deemed Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 6.5x.

Deemed Second Lien B Loan” means a Deemed Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 6.5x but less than or equal to 7.5x.

Deemed Second Lien C Loan” means a Deemed Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.5x.

Deemed Second Lien Loan” means any commercial loan which would have constituted a FILO Loan but for the fact that it fails to meet the requirement of sub-clause (y) in the definition thereof.

Defaulted Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation as to which any one of the following events has occurred:

(a) any Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment or part thereof is unpaid more than 2 Business Days beyond the grace period (if any) permitted by the related Underlying Instrument;

(b) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Obligor thereof;

 

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Obligor of more than 1.50x and (ii) a Total Net Leverage Ratio of for the current fiscal year (on a trailing twelve-month basis) and the prior fiscal year of the Related Obligor of less than 6.50x;

(y) such Collateral Obligation is a part of a loan tranche with a minimum face value of at least $10,000,000;

(z) if such Collateral Obligation is a Deferrable Collateral Obligation, it has a minimum current required cash pay coupon equal to at least half of the stated coupon thereon; and

(aa) such Collateral Obligation is secured by a valid and enforceable security interest; and

(bb) if an acquisition or substitution of a Collateral Obligation occurs on such date of determination, as of such date, or, if not, as of the most recent date preceding such date of determination on which an acquisition or substitution of a Collateral Obligation occurred, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Collateral Obligations held by the Borrower (immediately following any acquisition or substitution of any Collateral Obligations on such date of determination) in respect of which the Retention Provider, either itself or through related entities (including the Borrower), directly or indirectly, was involved or will be involved in negotiating the original agreement which created the relevant Collateral Obligation is greater than 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Collateral Obligations then held by the Borrower.

Eligible Jurisdiction” means Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a business organization (and not a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof (or any other Eligible Jurisdiction), (ii) is a legal operating entity or holding company, (iii) is not an Official Body, (iv) is not an Affiliate of, or controlled by, the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder and (v) has a most recently reported trailing twelve-month EBITDA of $20,000,000 or greater.

Eligible Successor” means an entity (1) that is legally qualified and has the capacity to act as Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and (2) the appointment of which will not cause either of the Borrower or the pool of Collateral Obligations to become required to register under the provisions of the 1940 Act.

Enterprise Value” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation as of its origination date, the meaning of “Enterprise Value” or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for such Eligible Collateral Obligation. In case that “Enterprise Value” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, an amount, for the related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such Collateral Obligation pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis

 

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without duplication in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles) equal to (A) if there is an observable public price for the common stock of such Obligor or the value of the equity capital of the Obligor can be established based on available acquisition price or paid-in capital contribution by a sponsoring investor, the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness of such Obligor, (y) the outstanding principal amount of any preferred stock issued by such Obligor and (z) the market value of such Obligor’s common stock or (B) otherwise, the sum of (x) the product of (A) the trailing-twelve -months EBITDA with respect to such Obligor and (B) a multiple as reasonably determined by the Servicer based on known enterprise value/EBITDA multiples for businesses in the same industry or otherwise with similar characteristics to those of the related Obligor plus (y) the unrestricted cash of such Obligor on such date.

Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or any other Official Body, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials. Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 331 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 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 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300, et seq.), the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations relating to underground storage tanks (40 C.F.R. Parts 280 and 281), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Equityholder” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

Equity Security” means any asset that is not a First Lien Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Deemed Second Lien Loan, a Unitranche Loan, a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, a FILO Loan, a Permitted Investment or a Senior Secured Bond.

ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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.

“European Retention Requirements” means Article 6 of the Securitisation Regulation (together with any delegated regulations of the European Commission, applicable guidelines published by any of the European Supervisory Authorities (jointly or individually), regulatory technical standards, or implementing technical standards made thereunder, together with Chapters I, II and III and Article 22 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 625/2014 where such provisions are applicable pursuant to the transitional provisions in Article 43(7) of the Securitisation Regulation).

 

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Evaluation Event” means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation:

(a) such Collateral Obligation becomes a Defaulted Collateral Obligation;

(b) occurrence of a Material Modification with respect to such Collateral Obligation that is not approved by the Agent, in its sole discretion;

(c) the related Obligor fails to deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer any financial reporting information as required by the Underlying Instruments of such Collateral Obligation (including any grace periods thereunder) but in no event less frequently than quarterly;

(d) the Senior Net Leverage Ratio related to such Collateral Obligation (x) increases by 0.5x (or any subsequent increase of an additional 0.5x) compared to the Senior Net Leverage Ratio as of the later of the Approval Date or the last Evaluation Event date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, as applicable, and (y) is above 3.54.5x; or

(e) the Interest Coverage Ratio related to such Collateral Obligation (x) decreases by 15% (or any subsequent decrease of an additional 15%) compared to the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the later of the Approval Date or the last Evaluation Event date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, as applicable, and (y) such ratio is below 1.5x.

Event of Default” means any of the events described in Section 13.1.

Excess Concentration Amount” means, as of the most recent Measurement Date, the sum, without duplication, of the following amounts, in each case multiplied by (x) with respect to any First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, the bid side market price (expressed as a percentage) and (y) with respect to any other Collateral Obligation, the Haircut, in each case, as applicable to each such individual Collateral Obligation:

(a) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Second Lien Loans and Deemed Second Lien Loans over 15.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(b) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of any single Obligor (other than an Obligor described in the following proviso) over 5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, the sums of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (individually per Obligor) that are obligations of any three Obligors that represent Principal Balances in excess of all other single Obligors may be up to 7% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

 

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(c) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso over 15% of the Excess Concentration Measure; provided, that (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of Obligors in the largest Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) may be up to 30% of the Excess Concentration Measure, (y) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of Obligors in the second largest Moody’s Industry Classification (other than the “Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas” Moody’s Industry Classification) other than the Moody’s Industry Classification specified in clause (x) may be up to 20% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (z) the Moody’s Industry Classification of Corp-Energy: Oil & Gas may be up to 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(d) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(e) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Unitranche B Loans, Unitranche C Loans, Unitranche D Loans, Unitranche E Loans, FILO A Loans, FILO B Loans, FILO C Loans, FILO D Loans or FILO E Loans over 50.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(f) the excess, if any and without duplication of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations, which have an Obligor organized in a country other than the United States over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(g) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Deferrable Collateral Obligations over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(h) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Senior Secured Bonds over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(i) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Variable Funding Assets over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(j) the excess, if any and without duplication of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations, which have an Obligor organized in Canada over 10% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(k) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loans over 40% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means (a) prior to the 3-month anniversary from the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Target Portfolio Amount, and (b) thereafter, the sum of (x) the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount, (y) all Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account and (z) all amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

 

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Excess Funds” as of any date of determination and with respect to any Conduit Lender, funds of such Conduit Lender not required, after giving effect to all amounts on deposit in its commercial paper account, to pay or provide for the payment of (i) all of its matured and maturing commercial paper notes on such date of such determination, (ii) the principal of and interest on all of its loans outstanding on such date of such determination and (iii) and other amounts in accordance with its commercial paper notes and applicable transaction documents.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by the Borrower of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Official Body on such Collateral Obligation or on any Related Security, (ii) any interest or fees (including origination, agency, structuring, management or other up-front fees) that are for the account of the applicable Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Collateral Obligation, (iii) any reimbursement of insurance premiums, (iv) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Collateral Obligations which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under Underlying Instruments, (v) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error or (vi) payments by the Obligors of indemnification obligations and reimbursements for actually incurred out-of-pocket expenses, in each case that are not received in lieu of principal, interest or fees owed under the related Underlying Instruments.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in the Obligations pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Obligations (other than pursuant to Section 17.16) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.3, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.3(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Executive Officer” means, with respect to the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Executive Vice President of such Person or any other Person included on the incumbency of the Borrower, Servicer or Equityholder, as applicable, delivered hereunder and, with respect to any other Person, the President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President or any Vice President.

 

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“Exposure Amount” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Variable Funding Asset, the excess of (a) the Borrower’s maximum funding commitment thereunder over (b) the Principal Balance of such Variable Funding Asset. For the avoidance of doubt, the Exposure Amount in respect of a Defaulted Collateral Obligation shall be included in the calculation of the Exposure Amount if the Borrower is at such time subject to contractual funding obligations with respect to such Defaulted Loan and such obligation has not ceased to be enforceable under the Bankruptcy Code.

Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Facility” means the loan facility to be provided to the Borrower pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Agreement.

Facility Amount” means $250,000,000 (or such greater amount as may be agreed by the Lenders).

Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) October 11, 2023 or such later date as extended pursuant to Section 2.6 and (ii) the effective date on which the facility hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with such sections of the Code and any legislation, law, regulation or practice enacted or promulgated pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) a fluctuating rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

FILO A Loan” means a FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of less than or equal to 60% and Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 5.5x.

FILO B Loan” means a FILO Loan that is not a FILO A Loan and, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV less than or equal to 75% and Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 6.5x.

 

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FILO C Loan” means any FILO Loan that is not a FILO A Loan or a FILO B Loan and, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 7.0x, provided that any FILO Loan that would have constituted a FILO A Loan or a FILO B Loan but for the fact that it fails to meet the provisions thereto with respect to Effective LTV shall constitute a FILO C Loan.

FILO D Loan” means any FILO Loan that is not a FILO A Loan, a FILO B Loan, or a FILO C Loan and, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 7.5x.

FILO E Loan” means any FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, is not a FILO A Loan, FILO B Loan, FILO C Loan or FILO D Loan.

FILO Loan” means a commercial loan that (x) would have constituted a First Lien Loan but for the fact that, at any time prior to and/or after an event of default under the related loan agreement of such loan, will be paid after one or more tranches of First Out Loans issued by the same Obligor have been paid in full in accordance with a specified waterfall or other priority of payments and (y) the total size of First Out Loans repayable ahead of the FILO Loan shall be less than 25% of the sum of the sizes of such First Out Loans and such FILO Loan.

Financial Sponsor” means any Person, including any Subsidiary of such Person, whose principal business activity is acquiring, holding, and selling investments (including controlling interests) in otherwise unrelated companies that each are distinct legal entities with separate management, books and records and bank accounts, whose operations are not integrated with one another and whose financial condition and creditworthiness are independent of the other companies so owned by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, each of GSO Capital Partners LP and The Blackstone Group L.P. and their respective Affiliates, investment funds and investment vehicles controlled, managed or advised, directly or indirectly, by GSO Capital Partners LP, The Blackstone Group L.P. or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be a Financial Sponsor.

First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan” means a commercial loan (a) that is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (b) that is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable credit agreement that are reasonable and customary for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of the United States or any State or agency or any Eligible Jurisdiction), (c) the value of the collateral securing the Collateral Obligation together with other attributes of the Obligor (including, without limitation, its general financial condition, ability to generate cash flow available for debt service and other demands for that cash flow) is adequate (in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Borrower, as certified to the Agent in writing) to repay the Collateral Obligation in accordance with its terms and to repay all other loans of equal seniority secured by a first lien or security interest in the same collateral, (d) is not secured solely or primarily by common stock or other equity interests and (e)(i) is a broadly syndicated commercial loan, (ii) has a tranche size of $150,000,000 or greater, (iii) as of the date such Collateral Obligation was added to the Collateral, the relevant Obligor has an EBITDA for the prior twelve calendar months of at least $50,000,000 (after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition in connection therewith), (iv) is governed under the laws of the State of New York, any applicable spread or payment frequency adjustments thereto that in the Servicer’s commercially reasonable judgment is consistent with the successor for LIBOR.

 

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“Maximum Weighted Average Life Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Life of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral is less than or equal to seven years.

Measurement Date” means each of the following, as applicable: (i) the Effective Date; (ii) each Determination Date, (iii) each Funding Date; (iv) the date of any repayment or prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4; (v) the date that the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Evaluation Event with respect to any Collateral Obligation; (vi) the date of any optional repurchase or substitution pursuant to Section 7.11; (vii) the date of any Optional Sale; and (viii) for purposes of calculating the Market Value of each First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or Senior Secured Bond, each Business Day.

Minimum Commitment Usage” means, the product of (i) the total Commitments and (ii) (x) on any calculation date from the Second Amendment Effective Date to the 3-month anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date, 60% or (y) on any calculation date thereafter, 75%.

“Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any day if the Weighted Average Spread of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 5.0%.

Monthly Report” means a report prepared by the Collateral Administrator, on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Moody’s Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in the Moody’s Global Approach to Rating Collateralized Loan Obligations dated February 27, 2014, Appendix 7, as identified on Schedule 2 hereto (with the determination of an industry classification for a particular Collateral Obligation being determined in accordance with the classifications therein or as otherwise agreed by the Agent), as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Agent in its sole discretion if Moody’s publishes revised industry classifications and the application of such revised industry classifications to this facility is necessary to avoid an increased regulatory capital charge for the Agent or its Affiliates that are Lenders hereunder.

Note” means a promissory grid note, in the form of Exhibit A, made payable to the order of a Lender Agent, on behalf of the related Lenders.

Note Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

Obligations” means all obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Lender Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, the Agent or any other Affected Person or Indemnitee arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes and each other Transaction Document.

 

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Requested Conversion Portion” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.4(c).

Request for Release and Receipt” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 completed and signed by the Servicer.

Required Lenders” means the Lender or Lenders (other than the Defaulting Lenders) holding, collectively, more than 50% of the aggregate Undrawn Commitments and aggregate principal amount of all of the Loans outstanding at such time.

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.8.

Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or authorized signatory’s knowledge of familiarity with the particular subject and with respect to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian or Securities Intermediary, a director, vice president, assistant vice president, senior t rusttrust officer or trust officer within the Corporate Trust Office and any officer to whom a corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and having direct responsibility for the administration of this transaction.

Retained Interest” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation included in the Collateral, (a) such obligations to provide additional funding with respect to such Collateral Obligation that have been retained by the other lender(s) of such Collateral Obligation, (b) all of the rights and obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the Underlying Instruments, (c) any unused commitment fees associated with the additional funding obligations that are being retained in accordance with clause (a) above, and (d) any agency or similar fees associated with the rights and obligations of the agent(s) that are being retained in accordance with clause (b) above.

“Retention Letter” means a letter relating to the retention of net economic interest, from the Retention Provider and addressed to the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders on the Third Amendment Effective Date and for the benefit of any future Lender, which shall include such letter entered into as of the Third Amendment Effective Date and each letter amending, restating, replacing, supplementing, updating or otherwise modifying such letter.

“Retention Provider” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and any successor thereto, as permitted by the European Retention Requirements.

Revolving Collateral Obligation” means a Collateral Obligation that specifies a maximum aggregate amount that can be borrowed by the related Obligor and permits such Obligor to re-borrow any amount previously borrowed and subsequently repaid during the term of such Collateral Obligation.

 

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Second Lien A Loan” means a Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 6.5x.

Second Lien B Loan” means a Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 6.5x but less than or equal to 7.5x.

Second Lien C Loan” means a Second Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, has a Total Net Leverage Ratio greater than 7.5x.

Second Lien Loan” means a commercial loan that (a) is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the Obligor of the loan but which is subordinated (with respect to liquidation preferences with respect to pledged collateral) to a First Lien Loan of such Obligor; (b) is secured by a valid second-priority perfected security interest or lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligor’s obligations under the Second Lien Loan the value of which is adequate (in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Borrower, as certified to the Agent in writing) to repay the loan in accordance with its terms and to repay all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by a lien or security interest in the same collateral and (c) is not secured solely or primarily by common stock or other equity interests.

Secondary Servicer Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the fee payable to the Servicer or successor Servicer (as applicable) for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount of the Eligible Collateral Obligations on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer may waive or defer the payment of any Secondary Servicer Fee in its sole discretion.

Secondary Servicer Fee Percentage” means 0.30%.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, each Lender, the Agent, each Lender Agent, each other Affected Person, Indemnitee and Hedge Counterparty and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

Securities Intermediary” means the Collateral Custodian, or any subsequent institution acceptable to the Agent at which the Accounts are kept.

“Securitisation Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation, including any implementing regulation, technical standards.

Senior Net Leverage Ratio” means respect to any Collateral Obligation for any Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of “Senior Net Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Collateral Obligation, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Obligation with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a

 

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(g) the rendering against the Servicer of one or more final, non-appealable judgments, decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, and the continuance of such judgment, decree or order unsatisfied and in effect for any period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days without a stay of execution;

(h) a Change of Control occurs;

(i) the Servicer shall be indicted, or any of its senior executive officers shall be convicted, of a criminal offense under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or the laws of any other jurisdiction in which it conducts business, materially related to the Servicer’s asset management business, unless, in the case of a conviction of a senior executive officer of the Servicer, such senior executive officer has, within 30 days after such occurrence, been removed from performing work in fulfillment of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement; or

(j) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP ceases to be the Servicer or another affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP ceases to be the Servicer; or

(k) the failure of the Retention Provider to comply with its obligations under the Retention Letter.

Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties (including in respect of any exercise of discretion) with reasonable care (i) using a similar degree of care, skill and attention as it employs with respect to similar collateral that which the Servicer or GSO Capital Partners LP exercises with respect to comparable assets and/or portfolios that such Person manages for itself and others having similar investment objectives and restrictions and (ii) to the extent not inconsistent with clause (i), the Servicer’s or GSO Capital Partners LP’s customary standards, policies and procedures.

Similar Law” means any federal, state or local law, regulation or other legal constraint that is materially similar to the fiduciary and/or prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Solvent” means as to any Person at any time, having a state of affairs such that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.

 

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Term Lender” means each Person that is listed as a “Term Lender” on the signature pages hereto or any Assignment Agreement, any Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to this Agreement in respect of a Term Loan, any Person that shall have converted all or a portion of its Revolving Loans into Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(c) of this Agreement and, in each case, their respective successors, in each case other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto.

Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(b).

“Third Amendment Effective Date” means February 18, 2020.

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means respect to any Collateral Obligation for any Relevant Test Period either (a) the meaning of “Total Net Leverage Ratio” or any comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Collateral Obligation, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Obligation with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Total Net Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition, the ratio of (i) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, such Collateral Obligation) of the applicable Obligor as of the date of determination minus the unrestricted cash of such Obligor as of such date to (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor with respect to the applicable Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Servicer in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor in accordance with the requirements of the Underlying Instruments.

Traditional Middle Market Loan” means a First Lien Loan that, as of any date of determination, is not a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan or a Unitranche Loan.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Sale Agreement, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, each Fee Letter, the Account Control Agreement, the Retention Letter and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer in connection with this Agreement.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.

Uncommitted Lender” means any Conduit Lender designated as an “Uncommitted Lender” for any Lender Group and any of its assignees.

Underlying Instrument” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Collateral Obligation or of which the holders of such Collateral Obligation are the beneficiaries.

Undrawn Commitment” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount (which may not be less than zero) equal to (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at

 

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Unused Commitment A” means on any calculation date, the lower of (x) any unused portion of the Commitment on such date and (y) the excess, if any, of (i) the Commitment over (ii) the Minimum Commitment Usage.

Unused Commitment B” means on any calculation date, the excess, if any, of (x) any unused portion of the Commitment on such date over (y) Unused Commitment A.

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.

U.S. Borrower” means athe Borrower that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(f).

Variable Funding Asset” means any Revolving Collateral Obligation or other asset that by its terms may require one or more future advances to be made to the related Obligor by any lender thereon or owner thereof.

Volcker Rule” means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.

Warrant Asset” means any equity purchase warrants or similar rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity interests received by the Borrower as an “equity kicker” from the Obligor in connection with a Collateral Obligation.

Warranty Collateral Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.

“Weighted Average Life” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral, the number of years following such date obtained by (a) summing the products obtained by multiplying (i) the Average Life at such time of each such Eligible Collateral Obligation by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation and (b) dividing such sum by the aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral.

“Weighted Average Spread” means, as of any date, the number expressed as a percentage (rounded up to the fourth decimal place) equal to (a) the Aggregate Funded Spread divided by (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral (excluding any interest that has been deferred and capitalized on any Deferrable Collateral Obligation) and (ii) the aggregate Exposure Amount of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral that are Variable Funding Assets.

Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, the Agent, and the Servicer.

 

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rata basis and (x) result in the reduction and termination, of the Revolving Commitments and Term Commitments on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may permanently reduce the Facility Amount at any time, provided that if such reduction occurs at any time other than those specified in Section 2.5(a), (b) or (d), it shall, unless any Lender has, prior to the date of such permanent reduction in whole or in part, declined an Extension Request, pay the applicable Prepayment Fee and breakage costs actually incurred by the Lender in connection with such prepayment to the Collateral Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders.

(d) In connection with any prepayment or cancellation of Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.5, any Lender that is an Affiliate of the Agent (or is itself the Agent) shall purchase a Term Loan pro rata at par in order to maintain its current percentage of the aggregate amount of the existing Commitments after giving effect to such prepayment or cancellation (such purchases and sales of Term Loans being a “Rebalancing”). In connection with any Rebalancing, each Term Lender shall sell its pro rata portion of such Term Loan to the Lender that is an Affiliate of the Agent (or is itself the Agent). To the extent that such a Rebalancing occurs and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Prepayment Fees shall be payable to the Term Lender which sold a Term Loan to any Lender that is an Affiliate of the Agent (or is itself the Agent).

Section 2.6 Extension of Revolving Period. The Borrower may, at any time commencing with the date that is six (6) months prior to the last date of the Revolving Period and ending on the date that is immediately prior to the date that is 45 days prior to the last date of the Revolving Period, deliver a written notice to each Lender Agent (with a copy to the Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent) requesting an extension of the Revolving Period for an additional twelve months (each qualifying request, an “Extension Request”). Each Extension Request shall be deemed to constitute a corresponding request to extend the Facility Termination Date for the same length of time. Each Lender may approve or decline an Extension Request in its sole discretion; provided, that the Lenders shall respond to an Extension Request in writing not later than 30 days following receipt of such Extension Request, and if any Lender does not respond in writing by the end of such 30 day period it shall be deemed to have denied such Extension Request. No request by the Borrower to extend the Revolving Period (and hence the Facility Termination Date) shall be considered an “Extension Request” if such request is conditioned on an amendment to any other provision of the Transaction Documents.

Section 2.7 Calculation of Haircut. The initial Haircut for each Eligible Collateral Obligation (which percentage may not be greater than 100%) will be determined by the Agent in its sole discretion in connection with the acquisition of such loan by the Borrower. With respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation that is subject to an Evaluation Event and to which the Agent has not assigned a new Advance Rate pursuant to Section 2.8, the Haircut applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation shall only then be revised to be the lower of (A) the available price or valuation (expressed as percentage of par) of such Eligible Collateral Obligation (provided by a recognized third-party valuation provider selected by the Agent) and (B) the Haircut applicable to such Eligible Collateral Obligation immediately prior to such Evaluation Event. In the event that (x) an Eligible Collateral Obligation has experienced a downward Eligible Collateral Obligations in connection therewith), no Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred;

 

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(b) Requests. (i) In connection with the funding of any Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(a), the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received the Loan Request for such Revolving Loan in accordance with Section 2.2(a), together with all items required to be delivered in connection therewith and (ii) in connection with any Reinvestment, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received the Reinvestment Request for such reinvestment in accordance with Section 8.3(b), together with all items required to be delivered in connection therewith;

(c) Revolving Period. The Revolving Period shall not have ended;

(d) Document Checklist. The Agent and each Lender Agent shall have received a Document Checklist for each Eligible Collateral Obligation to be added to the Collateral on the related Funding Date;

(e) Borrowing Base Confirmation; Collateral Quality Tests. The Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and the Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower or the Servicer (which may be included as part of the Loan Request or Reinvestment Request) computed as of the date of such request and after giving effect thereto and to the purchase by the Borrower of the Collateral Obligations to be purchased by it on such date (if any), demonstrating that (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans shall not exceed the Borrowing Base and there is no Borrowing Base Deficiency, calculated as of the Funding Date as if the Collateral Obligations purchased by the Borrower on such Funding Date were owned by the Borrower and (ii) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or, if not satisfied, is maintained or improved;

(f) Financial Statements. The Agent has received the most recently available copies of the financial statements and reports described in Section 7.5(i) (other than Section 7.5(i)(i) which shall be delivered beginning on June 30, 2019) certified by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer to be true and correct; such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of such Person as of the applicable date of issuance;

(g) Hedging Agreements. The Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders, that the Borrower has entered into Hedging Agreements to the extent required by, and satisfying the requirements of, Section 10.6;

(h) Agent Approval. In connection with the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation by the Borrower, the Borrower shall have received a copy of an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation;

(i) Permitted Use. The proceeds of any Loan will be used solely by the Borrower for general corporate purposes consistent with the terms hereof, which, for the avoidance of doubt, include dividends and distributions to the Equityholder permitted pursuant to Section 10.16, or to acquire Collateral Obligations as identified on the applicable Asset

 

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(g) No Consents. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, filings or other actions of any Person or of any Official Body (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of each Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been obtained or made.

(h) Compliance with Law. The Servicer has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject.

(i) Reports Accurate. All information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished or to be furnished to the Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement (other than projections, forward looking information, general economic data or industry information and, with respect to information prepared by the Servicer or an Affiliate or agent thereof for internal use or consideration, statements as to, or the failure to make a statement as to, the value of, collectibility of, prospects of or potential risks or benefits associated with such loan or the related Obligor) provided or prepared by athe Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, are, as of their respective delivery dates, (or in the case of reports, financial statements or similar information or records, the stated date thereof), true, complete and correct in all material respects; provided that, to the extent any such information was furnished by an Obligor or any other third party, such information is true, correct and complete in all material respects to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer after due inquiry as of the date provided.

(j) Financial Statements. The Equityholder has delivered to each Lender complete and correct copies of (A) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Equityholder for the fiscal year most recently ended, and (B) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Equityholder for the fiscal quarter most recently ended, in each case when required to be delivered under Section 7.5(i). Such financial statements (including the related notes) fairly present the financial condition of the Equityholder as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations for the periods covered thereby, each in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles. There has been no material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Equityholder since the most recent Determination Date with respect to the most recently delivered financial statements under this clause (j).

(k) Eligibility of Collateral Obligations. All Collateral Obligations included as Eligible Collateral Obligations in the most recent calculation of any Borrowing Base required to be determined hereunder were Eligible Collateral Obligations as of the date of such calculation.

(l) Collections. The Servicer acknowledges that all Collections received by it or its Affiliates (other than any Excluded Amount) are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account.

(m) Solvency. The transactions under the Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party do not and will not render the Servicer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, not Solvent.

 

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(i) immediately after giving effect to such Optional Sale:

(A) reserved;each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied (or, if not satisfied, is maintained or improved);

(B) reserved;

(C) the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to the Loans outstanding; and

(D) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided that, no more than once in any twelve-month period, if an Unmatured Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default is continuing, the Borrower may make an Optional Sale if, after giving effect to such Optional Sale, such event is cured (although, for the avoidance of doubt, such event shall be continuing for all purposes hereunder until the settlement date of such Optional Sale);

provided, notwithstanding the above, that the Borrower may make (i) any Optional Sale of any Collateral Obligation that, in the Servicer’s reasonable judgment, has a significant risk of declining in credit quality and, with the lapse of time, becoming a Defaulted Collateral Obligation, if after giving effect to such Optional Sale, (a) no Event of Default is continuing and (b) the aggregate Principal Balance of all such Collateral Obligations sold pursuant to this proviso in any twelve-month period does not exceed 20% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount in effect on the date of such sale or (ii) any Optional Sale of any Collateral Obligation if (x) the sale price is equal to or greater than the Principal Balance of such Collateral Obligation and (y) the proceeds from such Optional Sale are applied to reduce the Loans.

(ii) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of any Optional Sale, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to give the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent written notice of such Optional Sale, which notice shall identify the related Collateral subject to such optional sale and the expected proceeds from such Optional Sale and include (x) an Officer’s Certificate computed as of the date of such request and after giving effect to such Optional Sale, demonstrating compliance with clauses (a)(i)(A), (B) and (C) above and all other conditions set forth herein are satisfied and (y) a certificate of the Servicer substantially in the form of Exhibit F-3 requesting the release of the related Collateral Obligation File in connection with such Optional Sale;

(iii) such Optional Sale shall be made by the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower (A) in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (B) reflecting arm’s length market terms and (C) in a transaction in which the Borrower makes no representations, warranties or covenants and provides no indemnification for the benefit of any other party (other than those which are customarily made or provided in connection with the sale of assets of such type);

 

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Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had become part of the Collateral on such day, as applicable or if there is a Borrowing Base Deficiency.

ARTICLE VIII

ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

Section 8.1 Accounts. (a) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall establish each Account in the name of the Borrower and each Account shall be a segregated, non-interest bearing trust account established with the Securities Intermediary. Funds held in the Collection Account shall be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 8.3 and the applicable Monthly Report. If at any time a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent obtains actual knowledge that any Account ceases to be an Eligible Account (with notice to the Servicer, the Agent and each Lender Agent), then the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to transfer such account to another institution such that such account shall meet the requirements of an Eligible Account.

Except as set forth below, amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account may be withdrawn at the direction of the Borrower or at the direction of the Servicer (i) to fund any draw requests of the relevant Obligors under any Variable Funding Asset, or (ii) to make a deposit into the CollectionsCollection Account as Principal Collections if, after giving effect to such withdrawal, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account is equal to or greater than the Aggregate Unfunded Amount.

Following the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to forward any draw request made by an Obligor under a Variable Funding Asset, along with wiring instructions for the applicable Obligor, to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Agent and each Lender Agent) along with a written instruction to the Collateral Custodian to withdraw the applicable amount from the Unfunded Exposure Account and a certification that the conditions to fund such draw are satisfied, and the Collateral Custodian shall fund such draw request in accordance with such instructions from the Servicer.

Following the end of the Revolving Period, if the Borrower shall receive any Principal Collections from an Obligor with respect to a Variable Funding Asset and, as of the date of such receipt (and after taking into account such repayment), the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account is less than the Aggregate Unfunded Amount (the amount of such shortfall, in each case, the “Unfunded Exposure Shortfall”), the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to direct the Collateral Custodian to and the Collateral Custodian shall deposit into the Unfunded Exposure Account an amount of such Principal Collections equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of such Principal Collections and (b) the Unfunded Exposure Shortfall.

(b) All amounts held in any Account shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, be invested by the Collateral Custodian, as directed by the Servicer in writing (or, if the Servicer fails to provide such direction, such amounts shall remain uninvested), in Permitted Investments that mature (i) with respect to the Collection Account, not later than one Business Day prior to the Distribution Date for the Collection Period to which such amounts relate and (ii) with respect to the Unfunded Exposure Account, on the immediately following

 

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Business Day. Any such written direction shall certify that any such investment is authorized by this Section 8.1. Investments in Permitted Investments shall be made in the name of the Collateral Custodian, and, except as specifically required below, such investments shall not be sold or disposed of prior to their maturity. If any amounts are needed for disbursement from the Collection Account and sufficient uninvested funds are not available therein to make such disbursement, the Collateral Custodian shall cause to be sold or otherwise converted to cash a sufficient amount of the investments in such account to make such disbursement in accordance with and upon the written direction of the Servicer or, if the Servicer shall fail to give such direction, the Agent. The Collateral Custodian shall, upon written request, provide the Agent with all information in its possession regarding transfer into and out of the Collection Account (including, but not limited to, the identity of the counterparty making or receiving such transfer). In no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian be liable for the selection of any investments or any losses in connection therewith, or for any failure of the Servicer or the Agent, as applicable, to timely provide investment instruction to the Collateral Custodian. The Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian and their respective Affiliates shall be permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Collateral Agent’s or the Collateral Custodian’s economic self-interest for (i) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder, servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the Permitted Investments, (ii) using affiliates to effect transactions in certain Permitted Investments, and (iii) effecting transactions in certain investments. Such compensation shall not be considered an amount that is reimbursable or payable pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) Neither the Borrower nor the Servicer shall have any rights of direction or withdrawal, with respect to amounts held in the Collection Account, except to the extent explicitly set forth in Section 8.1(a), Section 8.1(b), Section 8.2, or Section 8.3(b).

Subject to the other provisions hereof, the Collateral Agent shall have sole Control (within the meaning of the UCC) over each Account and each such investment and the income thereon, and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment, if any, shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent or its agent, together with each document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Collateral Agent in a manner that complies with this Section 8.1. All interest, dividends, gains upon sale and other income from, or earnings on, investments of funds in the Accounts shall be deposited or transferred to the Collection Account and distributed pursuant to Section 8.3(a).

(d) The Equityholder may, from time to time in its sole discretion (x) transfer to the Collateral Agent for deposit amounts into the Principal Collection Account and/or (y) transfer Eligible Collateral Obligations as equity contributions to the Borrower for deposit in the Custodial Account. All such amounts will be included in each applicable compliance calculation under this Agreement, including, without limitation, calculation of the Borrowing Base and the Collateral Quality Tests.

Section 8.2 Excluded Amounts. The Borrower may cause the Servicer to direct the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary to withdraw from the applicable Account and pay to the Person entitled thereto any amounts credited thereto constituting Excluded Amounts if the Servicer has, prior to such withdrawal and consent, delivered to the Agent a report setting

 

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(F) SIXTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, to the Lender Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Loans outstanding, in an amount equal to all remaining Amounts Available constituting Interest Collections;

(G) SEVENTH, to the Servicer (unless waived or deferred in whole or in part by the Servicer), any fees of the Servicer in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of any accrued and unpaid Secondary Servicer Fee for the related Collection Period, as well as any expenses of the Servicer or other amounts owing to the Servicer;

(H) EIGHTH, pro rata based on amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(i)(H), to the Hedge Counterparties, any unpaid Hedge Breakage Costs, together with interest accrued thereon;

(I) NINTH, to any Affected Persons, any Increased Costs then due and owing;

(J) TENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(A) above, to the payment of taxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any;

(K) ELEVENTH, to the extent not previously paid by or on behalf of the Borrower, to each Indemnitee, any Indemnified Amounts then due and owing to each such Indemnitee;

(L) TWELFTH, at the election of the Servicer to pay to the Servicer any deferred and unpaid Primary Servicer Fee or deferred and unpaid Secondary Servicer Fee;

(M) THIRTEENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(B) above, to the Collateral Agent the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian, any Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses due to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents;

(N) FOURTEENTH, to pay any other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and not previously paid pursuant to this Section 8.3(a); and

(O) FIFTEENTH, (A) during the Revolving Period, (1)(x) during an Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default, to remain in the Interest Collection Account as Interest Collections or (y) otherwise, the remaining Amount Available constituting Interest Collections to the Borrower for distribution to the Equityholder and (B) after the end of the Revolving Period, to the Borrower for distribution to the Equityholder.

 

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(ii) From the Principal Collection Account, the Amount Available constituting Principal Collections for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(A) FIRST, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (A) through (E), in that order, but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(B) SECOND, after the end of the Revolving Period and to the extent not repaid in full pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(F), to the Lenders pro rata to repay the Loans outstanding, until repaid in full;

(C) THIRD, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (G) and (H) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(D) FOURTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (I) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but, in each case, only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(E) FIFTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (J) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(F) SIXTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i)(B) or Section 8.3(a)(i)(K), to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Custodian, any costs and expenses due to the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents (other than Increased Costs and Indemnified Amounts);

(G) SEVENTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (L) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder; provided that after such payment under this clause (G) (on a pro forma basis), proviso (i) in the definition of Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied;

(H) EIGHTH, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a)(i) above, the amounts referred to in clause (M) of such Section 8.3(a)(i) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;

(I) NINTH, during the Revolving Period, to remain in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections; and

(J) TENTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, the remaining Amount Available to the Borrower for distribution to the Equityholder.

 

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agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, a “Fee Letter”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Unused Commitment A or Unused Commitment B fees will be paid to Term Lenders on their Term Commitments.

Section 8.5 Monthly Report. The Collateral Administrator shall prepare (based on information provided to it by the Servicer, the Agent, the Lender Agents and the Lenders as set forth herein) a Monthly Report in the form of Exhibit D determined as of the close of business on each Determination Date and make available such Monthly Report to the Agent, each Lender Agent, the Borrower and the Servicer on each Reporting Date starting with the Reporting Date in November 2018. If any party receiving any Monthly Report disagrees with any items of such report, it shall contact the Collateral Administrator and notify it of such disputed item and provide reasonably sufficient information to correct such item, with (if other than the Agent) a copy of such notice and information to the Agent, each Lender Agent and the Servicer. Unless the Collateral Administrator is otherwise timely directed by the Agent, the Collateral Agent shall distribute a revised Monthly Report on the Business Day after it receives such information. If the Collateral Administrator is directed by the Agent that the Collateral Administrator should not make such correction, the Collateral Administrator shall take such action as instructed by the Agent and shall have no responsibilities with respect to the applicable Monthly Report. The Agent’s reasonable determination with regard to any disputed item in the Monthly Report shall be final.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with the preparation of a Monthly Report, the Agent and the Lender Agents shall be responsible for providing to the Collateral Administrator the information required by Section 3.4 for part (d) of Exhibit D for such Monthly Report on which the Collateral Administrator may conclusively rely. The Agent shall review and verify the contents of the aforesaid reports (including the Monthly Report), instructions, statements and certificates. Upon receipt of approval from the Agent, such reports, instructions, statements and certificates shall be executed by the Borrower and the Servicer and, in the case of the Monthly Report, the Collateral Agent shall make the distributions required by Section 8.3 pursuant to such Monthly Report.

ARTICLE IX

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

In order to induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Agreement and, in the case of the Lenders, to make Loans hereunder, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent, the Lender Agents and the Lenders as to itself, as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date, as follows:

Section 9.1 Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted. It had at all relevant times and now has, power, authority and legal right (x) to acquire and own the Collateral Obligations and its interest in the Related Security, and to grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the Collateral Obligations and

 

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There is not now, nor will there be at any time in the future, any agreement or understanding between the Borrower and the Servicer (other than as expressly set forth herein and the other Transaction Documents) providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges.

Section 9.28 Transaction Documents. The Transaction Documents delivered to the Agent represent all material agreements between the Equityholder, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other. Upon the purchase and/or contribution of each Collateral Obligation (or an interest in a Collateral Obligation) pursuant to the this Agreement or the Sale Agreement, the Borrower shall be the lawful owner of, and have good title to, such Collateral Obligation and all assets relating thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim. All such assets are transferred to the Borrower without recourse to the Equityholder except as described in the Sale Agreement. The purchases of such assets by the Borrower constitute valid and true sales for consideration (and not merely a pledge of such assets for security purposes) and the contributions of such assets received by the Borrower constitute valid and true transfers for consideration, each enforceable against creditors of the Equityholder, and no such assets shall constitute property of the Equityholder.

Section 9.29 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower represents and warrants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates, directors or officers, nor any of its or its Affiliates’ employees or agents, have engaged in any activity or conduct that would breach Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

Section 9.30 Compliance with Sanctions. The Borrower represents and warrants that (a) neither it nor any of its Affiliates, directors, officers or employees, nor any of its agents (including any such agents or Affiliates that will act in any capacity in connection with, or benefit from, this Agreement), is (i) a Sanctioned Person, or (ii) in violation of any Sanctions, and (b) no Loan, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will result in the violation of any applicable Sanctions.

Section 9.31 Beneficial Ownership Certification. The information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if any, is true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.32 Similar Law. The Borrower is not a plan subject to any Similar Law or an entity subject to any Similar Law by reason of the investment in the Borrower of one or more “governmental plans” (as defined by Section 3(33) of ERISA) or other plans or during any period that the assets, properties or revenues of the Borrower are subject to any Similar Law, by reason of the investment in the Borrower of one or more “governmental plans” (as defined by Section 3(33) of ERISA) or other plans, neither the entering into and performance of the Agreement nor any other transactions entered into under the Transaction Documents will constitute or result in a violation of any Similar Law. The representations in this Section 9.32 shall be deemed repeated on each day that an Obligation is outstanding.

 

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any overhead expenses that are shared with an Affiliate, including for shared office space; (xiii) use separate stationery, invoices and checks; (xiv) except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, not pledge its assets as security for the obligations of any other Person; (xv) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity; (xvi) maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business purpose, transactions and liabilities and pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own assets; (xvii) cause its board of managers to meet at least annually or act pursuant to written consent and keep minutes of such meetings and actions and observe in all respects all other Delaware limited liability company formalities; (xviii) not acquire the obligations or any securities of its Affiliates; (xix) cause the managers, officers, agents and other representatives of the Borrower to act at all times with respect to the Borrower consistently and in furtherance of the foregoing and in the best interests of the Borrower; and (xx) maintain at least one special member, who, upon the dissolution of the sole member or the withdrawal or the disassociation of the sole member from the Borrower, shall immediately become the member of the Borrower in accordance with its organizational documents.

(b) The Borrower shall not (i) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business, other than the actions required or permitted to be performed under the preceding clause (a); (ii) fail to be solvent; (iii) release, sell, transfer, convey or assign any Collateral Obligation unless in accordance with the Transaction Documents; (iv) except for capital contributions or capital distributions permitted under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and properly reflected on the books and records of the Borrower, enter into any transaction with an Affiliate of the Borrower except on commercially reasonable terms similar to those available to unaffiliated parties in an arm’s-length transaction; (v) identify itself as a department or division of any other Person; or (vi) own any asset or property other than the Collateral and the related assets and incidental personal property necessary for the ownership or operation of these assets.

(c) The Borrower shall not (and shall not permit the Equityholder to) take any action contrary to the “Assumptions and Factsof Fact” section in the opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, dated the date hereof, relating to certain nonconsolidation matters.

Section 10.6 Hedging Agreements. (a) With respect to any Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation (other than Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations not counted as “excess” pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount”), the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, upon the direction of the Agent in its sole discretion as notified to the Borrower and the Servicer on or prior to the related Funding Date for such Collateral Obligation, the Borrower shall obtain and deliver to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Agent and each Lender Agent) one or more Hedging Agreements from qualified Hedge Counterparties having, singly or in the aggregate, an Aggregate Notional Amount not less than the amount determined by the Agent in its reasonable discretion, which (1) each shall have a notional principal amount equal to or greater than $1,000,000, (2) may provide for reductions of the Aggregate Notional Amount on each Distribution Date on an amortization schedule for such Aggregate Notional Amount assuming a 0.0 ABS prepayment speed (or such other ABS prepayment speed as may be approved in writing by the Agent) and zero losses, and (3) shall have other terms and conditions and be represented by Hedging Agreements otherwise acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion.

 

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capacity) or take any other action under any such agreement not required by the terms thereof, unless (in each case) the Agent shall have consented thereto in its sole discretion.

Section 10.14 Preservation of Existence. It shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a limited liability company and take all reasonable action to maintain its rights and franchises in the jurisdiction of its formation and (ii) qualify and remain qualified as a limited liability company in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to qualify and remain qualified would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.15 Limitation on Investments. The Borrower shall not form, or cause to be formed, any Subsidiaries; or make or suffer to exist any loans or advances to, or extend any credit to, or make any investments (by way of transfer of property, contributions to capital, purchase of stock or securities or evidences of indebtedness, acquisition of the business or assets, or otherwise) in, any Affiliate or any other Person except investments as otherwise permitted herein and pursuant to the other Transaction Documents.

Section 10.16 Distributions. (a) The Borrower shall not declare or make (i) payment of any distribution on or in respect of any equity interests, or (ii) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition of any option, warrant or other right to acquire such equity interests; provided that the Borrower may make a distribution of (A)(1) Interest Collections, (2) during any 12-month period, an aggregate amount of Principal Collections or proceeds of any Loan equal to 10% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount as of the first day of such 12-month period during the Revolving Period, (3) any Principal Collections or proceeds of any Loan in excess of the amount permitted under the foregoing clause (2), and (4) with the prior written consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), any Collateral Obligations or other assets of the Borrower, in each case, as set forth in clauses (A)(1) through (A)(4), if after giving effect to such distribution, (vw) as certified in writing by the Borrower and Servicer to the Agent (with a copy to each Lender Agent), sufficient proceeds remain for all payments to be made pursuant to Section 8.3(a) (other than clause (N) thereof) on the next Distribution Date, (wx) no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (y) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied and (xz) the Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied, (B) amounts paid (or released or distributed) to it pursuant to Section 8.3(a) on the applicable Distribution Date and (C) the proceeds of any Loan on the applicable Loan Date, if after giving effect to such distribution, (x) no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (y) the Borrowing Base Condition is satisfied, but only if such Loan is made in respect of an Eligible Collateral Obligation acquired by the Borrower either (1) prior to such Loan Date if such Eligible Collateral Obligation was identified on the related Asset Approval Request as an asset with respect to which the Borrower intends to make a future distribution pursuant to this Section 10.16(a)(C)(1) or (2) on such Loan Date; provided further, the Borrower shall only make distributions to the Equityholder during the Revolving Period and in accordance with this Section 10.16.

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notification forms to give notice to the Obligors of the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral and the obligation to make payments to an Account as directed by the Collateral Agent (at the written direction of the Agent).

Section 10.21 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. The Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall deliver to the Collateral Administrator in .pdf format at gsostonestreetllc@virtus.com (with a copy to the Agent at the following e-mail addresses (for electronic                     copies):                      US-operfinsmo-distribution@sgcib.com, Venky.jayaraman@sgcib.comEd.deserio@sgcib.com                         and Edward.deserio@sgcib.comlist.amer-mml-portfolio -management@sgcib.com, and a copy to each Lender Agent) the Collateral Obligation Files identified on the related Document Checklist promptly upon receipt but in no event later than five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date; provided that any file stamped document included in any Collateral Obligation File shall be delivered as soon as they are reasonably available (even if not within five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date).

Section 10.22 Sanctions. The Borrower shall not request any Loan, and shall not (and shall procure that its Affiliates and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not) use the proceeds of any Loan, in each case, directly or indirectly, for (1) the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country that is the subject of any Sanctions, or (2) in any manner that would result in the violation of any applicable Sanctions.

Section 10.23 Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No portion of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, (a) in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (b) for any payment, promise to pay, or authorization of any payment (or giving of anything of value) to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business, or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws.

Section 10.24 Beneficial Ownership Certification. Promptly following any request therefor, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent information and documentation reasonably requested by the Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, including any Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower. Any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification shall be furnished to the Agent promptly.

 

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Section  10.25 Retention Letter. The Borrower shall (a) procure the Retention Provider not to amend, supplement, modify, repudiate or waive any provision, of any Retention Letter without the prior written consent of the Agent and each Lender and (b) procure that the Retention Provider has not changed and will not change the manner in which it retains the Retained Interest (as defined in the Retention Letter), except to the extent permitted by the European Retention Requirements and with the prior written consent of the Agent and each Lender.

Section 10.26 Securitisation Regulation. The Borrower shall deliver (or shall cause to be delivered) to the Agent and the Lenders:

(a) promptly following a request by any Lender which is (x) received in connection with a material amendment of any Transaction Document, a confirmation of the Retention Letter from the Retention Provider or (y) for additional information which is either in the possession of the Retention Provider or can be obtained at no material cost to the Retention Provider, such additional information as such Lender may reasonably request in order for such Lender to comply with the Securitisation Regulation;

(b) promptly on becoming aware of the occurrence thereof, written notice of

(x) any failure by the Retention Provider to hold the Retained Interest in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 2 of the Retention Letter; or (y) any failure by the Retention Provider to comply with any of its undertakings under paragraphs (b), (c), (e), (g) or (h) of Section 2 of the Retention Letter;

(c) on a monthly basis in each Monthly Report, a certificate from an Responsible Officer of the Retention Provider confirming continued compliance with the requirements set forth in the Retention Letter; and

(d) upon any written request therefor by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Lender delivered as a result of a material change in (x) the performance of the Loans, (y) the risk characteristics of the transaction or (z) the Collateral Obligations and/or the Permitted Investments from time to time, a certificate from an Responsible Officer of the Retention Provider confirming continued compliance with the requirements set forth in the Retention Letter.

ARTICLE XI

THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent and Collateral Administrator. Citibank, N.A. is hereby appointed as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof. The Secured Parties hereby appoint the Collateral Agent to act exclusively as the agent for purposes of perfection of a security interest in the Collateral and Collateral Agent of the Secured Parties to act as specified herein and in the other Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party. Virtus Group, LP is hereby appointed as Collateral Administrator pursuant to the terms hereof

 

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hereunder, as the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent, any Lender Agent or any Lender may reasonably request from time to time;

(vi) upon the written request of the Servicer on any Business Day and within three hours after the Collateral Administrator’s receipt of such request (provided such request is received by 12:00 Noon (New York time) on such date (otherwise such request will be deemed made on the next succeeding Business Day), the Collateral Administrator shall perform the following functions: as of the date the Servicer commits on behalf of the Borrower to purchase Collateral Obligations to be included in the Collateral, perform a pro forma calculation of the tests and other requirements set forth in SectionsSection 6.2(e), in each case, based upon information contained in the Collateral Database and report the results thereof to the Servicer in a mutually agreed format;

(vii) upon the Collateral Administrator’s receipt on any Business Day of written notification from the Servicer of its intent to sell (in accordance with Section 7.10) Collateral Obligations, the Collateral Administrator shall perform, within three hours after the Collateral Administrator’s receipt of such request (provided such request is received by no later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on such date (otherwise such request will be deemed made on the next succeeding Business Day) a pro forma calculation of the tests set forth in Sections 7.10(a)(i)(A), (B) and (C) based upon information contained in the Collateral Database and information furnished by the Servicer, compare the results thereof and report the results to the Servicer in a mutually agreed format; and

(viii) track the Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation and report such balances to the Agent and the Servicer upon request.

(b) The Collateral Administrator shall provide to the Servicer a copy of all written notices and communications identified as being sent to it in connection with the Collateral Obligations and the other Collateral held hereunder which it receives from the related Obligor, participating bank and/or agent bank. In no instance shall the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian nor the Collateral Administrator be under any duty or obligation to take any action on behalf of the Servicer in respect of the exercise of any voting or consent rights, or similar actions, unless it receives specific written instructions from the Servicer, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default or the Agent, after the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Servicer Event of Default, in which event the Collateral Agent shall only vote, consent or take such other action in accordance with such instructions. In the absence of such instructions, no action will be taken.

(c) In addition to the above:

(i) The Agent and each Secured Party further authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In furtherance, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Secured Party hereby appoints the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the

 

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(g) It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator is guaranteeing performance of or assuming any liability for the obligations of the other parties hereto or any parties to the Collateral.

(h) In case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder, each of the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator may, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, request instructions from the Servicer and may, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, request instructions from the Agent, and shall be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received written instructions from the Servicer or the Agent, as applicable. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall in any eventsevent have any liability, risk or cost for any action taken pursuant to and in compliance with the instruction of the Agent. In no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(i) In the event that the Collateral Custodian is not the same entity as the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement and shall not be required to monitor the performance of the Collateral Custodian.

(j) Without limiting the generality of any terms of this section, neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall have any liability for any failure, inability or unwillingness on the part of the Servicer, the Agent or the Borrower to provide accurate and complete information on a timely basis to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, or otherwise on the part of any such party to comply with the terms of this Agreement, and shall have any liability for any inaccuracy or error in the performance or observance on the Collateral Agent’s or the Collateral Administrator’s part of any of its duties hereunder that is caused by or results from any such inaccurate, incomplete or untimely information received by it, or other failure on the part of any such other party to comply with the terms hereof.

(k) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any certificate, report or other document; provided, however, that, if the form thereof is prescribed by this Agreement, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator shall examine the same to determine whether it conforms on its face to the requirements hereof. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Collateral Administrator shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of any matter unless actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator. It is expressly acknowledged by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent and each Lender Agent that application and performance by the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator of its various duties hereunder (including, without limitation, recalculations to be performed in respect of the matters contemplated hereby) shall be based upon, and in reliance upon, data, information and notice provided to it by the Servicer, the Agent, any Lender Agent, the Borrower and/or any related bank agent, obligor or similar party with respect to the Collateral

 

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Each Conduit Lender shall only be required to pay (a) any fees or liabilities that it may incur under this Agreement only to the extent such Conduit Lender has Excess Funds on the date of such determination and (b) any expenses, indemnities or other liabilities that it may incur under this Agreement or any fees, expenses, indemnities or other liabilities under any other Transaction Document only to the extent such Conduit Lender receives funds designated for such purposes or to the extent it has Excess Funds not required, after giving effect to all amounts on deposit in its commercial paper account, to pay or provide for the payment of all of its outstanding commercial paper notes and other amounts in accordance with its applicable transaction documents as of the date of such determination. In addition, no amount owing by any Conduit Lender hereunder in excess of the liabilities that such Conduit Lender is required to pay in accordance with the preceding sentence shall constitute a “claim” (as defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) against such Conduit Lender.

Section 17.13 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

Section 17.14 Confidentiality. (a) The Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent shall hold in confidence, and not disclose to any Person, the identity of any Lender or the terms of any fees payable in connection with this Agreement (such information, “Lender Deal Information”) except they may disclose such informationLender Deal Information (i) to their officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, auditors, advisors, prospective lenders, equity investors or representatives, (ii) with the consent of such Lender, (iii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through such Person, (iv) to the extent the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Agent or any Affiliate of any of them should be required by any law or regulation applicable to it (including securities laws) or requested by any Official Body to disclose such information or (v) to the extent described herein; provided, that (A) in the case of clause (iv) above, such party will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by law) notify the Agent of its intention to make any such disclosure prior to making any such disclosure and (B) each of the Borrower and the Servicer shall promptly notify the Agent in writing thereof upon its disclosure of any Lender Deal Information or other material, non-public information in connection with this Agreement to any Person (other than its respective officers, directors and employees) or any Official Body.

(b) The Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Administrator, each Lender Agent and each Lender, severally and with respect to itself only, covenants and agrees that any information about the Borrower or its Affiliates or the Obligors, the Collateral Obligations, the Related Security or otherwise obtained by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, such Lender Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Agreement shall be held in confidence (it being understood that documents provided to the Agent hereunder may in all cases be distributed by the Agent to the Lenders and Lender

 

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Agents) except that the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Custodian, such Lender Agent or such Lender may disclose such information (i) to its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, auditors, advisors, prospective lenders (including any assignee and participant) or representatives, (ii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, such Lender Agent or such Lender, (iii) to the extent such information was available to the Agent, such Lender Agent or such Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to the Agent, such Lender Agent or such Lender hereunder, (iv) with the consent of the Servicer, (v) to the extent permitted by this Agreement, (vi) on a confidential basis to any Rating Agency, any commercial paper dealer or provider of a surety, guaranty or credit or liquidity enhancement to any Lender or any Person providing financing to, or holding equity interests in, any Conduit Lender, as applicable, and to any officers, directors, employees, outside accountants and attorneys of any of the foregoing, provided each such Person is informed of the confidential nature of such information or (vii) to the extent the Agent, such Lender Agent or such Lender should be (A) required in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding or (B) requested by any Official Body to disclose such information; provided, that in the case of clause (vii) above, the Agent, such Lender Agent or such Lender, as applicable, will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by law or in connection with a routine regulatory review or examination) notify the Servicer of its intention to make any such disclosure prior to making any such disclosure.

Section 17.15 Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment. All parties hereto agree that each of them and each of their employees, representatives, and other agents may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind (including, without limitation, opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to any of them relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. “Tax treatment” and “tax structure” shall have the same meaning as such terms have for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4; provided that with respect to any document or similar item that in either case contains information concerning the tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction as well as other information, the provisions of this Section 17.15 shall only apply to such portions of the document or similar item that relate to the tax treatment or tax structure of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 17.16 Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.1, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or Official Body for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.3, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking the Obligations or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 5.1, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially 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.

 

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ANNEX A

GSO STONE STREET LLC

as Borrower

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP

as Servicer and Equityholder

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Shaker Choudhury

Telephone: 212-503-2010

Email: GSOTreasury@Blackstone.com

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian

For delivering physical securities:

Citibank, N.A.

399 Park Avenue

Level “B”—Securities Vault

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Mr. Keith Whyte (212-559-1207), GSO Stone Street LLC

All physical securities must be sent by trackable courier service (e.g. UPS or Federal Express)

For all other purposes:

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone Street LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com or call (888) 855-9695 to obtain the account administrator’s email address

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

1301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone Street LLC

email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

   Commitment      Revolving or Term Commitment

Société Generale

   $ 151,500,000      Revolving Commitment

Great American Life Insurance Company

   $ 25,000,000      Revolving Commitment

Great American Life Insurance Company

   $ 58,800,000      Term Commitment

Great American Insurance Company

   $ 14,700,000      Term Commitment

Total

   $ 250,000,000     

 

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APPENDIX B


CONFORMED THROUGH AMENDMENT NO. 13

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

TO

LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 11, 2018

(GSO Stone Street LLC)

EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A    Form of Note
EXHIBIT B    Audit Standards
EXHIBIT C-1    Form of Loan Request
EXHIBIT C-2    Form of Reinvestment Request
EXHIBIT C-3    Form of Asset Approval Request
EXHIBIT D    Form of Monthly Report
EXHIBIT E    Form of Approval Notice
EXHIBIT F-1    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT F-2    Request for Release and Receipt
EXHIBIT F-3    Request for Release of Request for Release and Receipt
EXHIBIT G-1        U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lender - non-Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-2    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participant - non-Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-3    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants - Partnerships)
EXHIBIT G-4    U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders - Partnerships)
EXHIBIT H    Schedule of Collateral Obligations Certification
EXHIBIT I    Form of Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT J    Retention Letter

SCHEDULES

 

SCHEDULE 1    Diversity Score Calculation
SCHEDULE 2    Moody’s Industry Classification Group List
SCHEDULE 3    Collateral Obligations
SCHEDULE 4    Disqualified Investor List


and for a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make prepayments and repayments of principal of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and on which such indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and payable.

All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.

As provided in the Loan FinancingServicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Borrower may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Borrower, any agent of the Borrower and the Agent may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note may be overdue, and neither the Borrower nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The holder hereof hereby agrees, and any assignee of such holder, by accepting such assignment, shall be deemed to have agreed, that it will not institute against the Borrower, or join any other Person in instituting against the Borrower, any insolvency proceeding (namely, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Insolvency Event) so long as any Loans or other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder shall be outstanding or there shall not have elapsed one year plus one day since the last day on which any such Loans or other amounts shall be outstanding. The foregoing shall not limit such Person’s right to file any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any insolvency proceeding that was instituted by any Person other than such Person. The agreement set forth in this paragraph shall survive payment of this Note.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

GSO STONE STREET LLC
By:                   
  Name:
  Title:


EXHIBIT B

AUDIT STANDARDS

1. Collateral Asset Monitoring

On aan annual basis, in accordance with Section 14.10 of the Loan Servicing Agreement, select a random sample size of 15 credit files (15 separate obligors including the 5 largest loans) from the three most recent month-end loan tapes supporting the three most recent Monthly Reports. Attempt to select items not previously tested. Test that the data reported on the loan tape agrees to the following source documentation: public information (i.e. Bloomberg), information included within the credit files (i.e. contracts) and, the system of record. This data should at a minimum include:

 

   

Loan balance

 

   

Ownership %

 

   

Tranche size

 

   

Purchase price of assets if lower than par

 

   

Confirm each loan is current on interest and principal

 

   

Note any covenant breaches

 

   

Loan Type and Lien position

 

   

Maturity Date

 

   

Pricing (floating / fixed)

 

   

LIBOR / Prime floor

 

   

Current Cash Pay %

 

   

Date of Financials used for financial metrics

 

   

Last 12 months EBITDA

 

   

Debt/EBITDA

 

   

Haircuts (if any)

 

   

Material modifications to ensure no such events occurred

 

   

Composition of Assets

2. Cash Procedures

 

a.

Request the Servicer to (i) summarize the cash collection for receipts of principal and interest and reconciliation process and (ii) identify the bank accounts currently utilized, account signatories, flows and reconciliations. Note the account number and name on key bank accounts and review a recent bank statement/GL reconciliation on each account, recording any large or unreconciled variances. Compare number of and name on bank accounts to that in the transaction documents and that account is subject to a control agreement that is part of the security package for this transaction. Document in your report if the accounts utilized are in agreement with those outlined in the legal agreements.

 

b.

Include in the report a summary of the process whereby the company receives payments (noting various types) and discuss how quickly payments are posted to the system of record and bank account. Is there any unapplied cash as of any month-end? Are there any deposits


EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF LOAN REQUEST

Société Générale

as Agent

245 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com,

AMER-OPER-CMF-MML@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com

Citibank, N.A.

as Collateral Agent

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone Street LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com

VIRTUS GROUPVirtus Group, LP

as Collateral Administrator

301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone Street LLC

email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196


EXHIBIT C-2

FORM OF REINVESTMENT REQUEST

Société Générale

as Agent

245 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com

Citibank, N.A.

as Collateral Agent

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone Street LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com

VIRTUS GROUPVirtus Group, LP

as Collateral Administrator

301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone Street LLC

email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196

Each Lender Agent at the address set forth in Annex A to the Loan Servicing Agreement             , 201_

 

  RE:

Reinvestment Request: $[            ]

Gentlemen and Ladies:


EXHIBIT C-3

FORM OF ASSET APPROVAL REQUEST

Société Générale

as Agent

245 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com

Citibank, N.A.

as Collateral Agent

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone Street LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com

VIRTUS GROUPVirtus Group, LP

as Collateral Administrator

301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone Street LLC

email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196

Each Lender Agent at the address set forth in Annex A to the Loan Servicing Agreement

            , 201_

 

  RE:

Asset Approval Request

Gentlemen and Ladies:

This Asset Approval Request is delivered to you pursuant to [Section 2.2(a)][Section 8.3(b)(i)] of the Loan Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (together with all


EXHIBIT I

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of the date set forth in Item 1 of Schedule I hereto, among the financial institution identified in Item 2 of Schedule I hereto, GSO Stone Street LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”) and Société Générale, as Agent (the “Agent”).

WHEREAS, this Assignment Agreement is being executed and delivered under Section 15.4 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Loan and Servicing Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder (the “Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian, Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator, the Lender Agents and Lenders from time to time parties thereto, and the Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the party set forth in Item 2 of Schedule I hereto (the “Proposed Lender”) wishes to become a Lender party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

(a) For an agreed consideration, the party set forth in Item 3 of Schedule I hereto (the “Assigned Lender”) hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Proposed Lender, and the Proposed Lender hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor Lender, as of the Assignment Effective Date, as contemplated below all of the Assignor Lender’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Loan Servicing Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified on Schedule I. Upon receipt by the Agent of an executed counterpart of this Assignment Agreement, to which is attached a fully completed Schedule I and Schedule II, which has been executed by the Proposed Lender[, the Borrower and the Agent,]3 the Agent will transmit to the Proposed Lender and the Borrower, an Assignment Effective Notice, substantially in the form of Schedule III to this Assignment Agreement (an “Assignment Effective Notice”). Such Assignment Effective Notice shall be executed by the Agent and shall set forth, inter alia, the date on which the assignment effected by this Assignment Agreement shall become effective (the “Assignment Effective Date”). From and after the Assignment Effective Date, the Proposed Lender shall be a Lender party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement for all purposes thereof.

(b) Each of the parties to this Assignment Agreement agrees and acknowledges that at any time and from time to time upon the written request of any other party, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things as such other party may reasonably request in order to effect the purposes of this Assignment Agreement.

 

3

To be included only if Borrower/Agent consent is required under the Loan and Servicing Agreement.


(c) By executing and delivering this Assignment Agreement, the Proposed Lender confirms to and agrees with the Agent and the other Lenders as follows: (i) none of the Agent and the other Lenders makes any representation or warranty or assumes any responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan and Servicing Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan and Servicing Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, or the Collateral (as defined under the Loan and Servicing Agreement) or the financial condition of the Servicer or the Borrower, or the performance or observance by the Servicer or the Borrower of any of their respective obligations under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (ii) the Proposed Lender confirms that it has received a copy of such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement; (iii) the Proposed Lender will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent 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 and Servicing Agreement; (iv) the Proposed Lender appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan and Servicing Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, all in accordance with the Loan and Servicing Agreement; and (vi) the Proposed Lender agrees (for the benefit of the parties hereto and the other Lenders) that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which, by the terms of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(d) Schedule II hereto sets forth administrative information with respect to the Proposed Lender.

(e) This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [the parties hereto have][the Proposed Lender has] caused this Assignment Agreement to be executed by [their respective][its] duly authorized officer on Schedule I hereto as of the date set forth in Item 1 of Schedule I hereto.


SCHEDULE I TO

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

COMPLETION OF INFORMATION AND

SIGNATURES FOR ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

  Re:

Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Loan and Servicing Agreement”), by and among GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as the Servicer and the Equityholder (the “Servicer”), GSO Stone Street LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Société Générale, as the Agent, each of the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian and Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator.

 

Item 1: Date of Assignment Agreement:                                           
Item 2: Proposed Lender:                                                                    
Item 3: Assignor Lender:                                                                    
Item 4:    Commitment—$______________4   
   Facility Maturity Termination Date:   

Item 5: Signatures of Parties to Agreement:

 

___________________________, as
Proposed Lender
By:  

                         

  Name:
  Title:

 

4

Such Commitment shall be at least $250,000.


[GSO STONE STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:  

                         

  Name:
  Title:     ]5
[SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, as Agent
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:    ]6
[NAME OF LENDER], as Lender
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

5

To be inserted only if the Borrower’s consent is required for assignment pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement.

6

To be inserted only if the Agent’s consent is required for assignment pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement.


SCHEDULE III TO

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE NOTICE

 

To:

[Name and address of the Borrower, Agent and Proposed Lender]

This Assignment Effective Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section (a) of the Assignment Agreement by the undersigned, as the Agent under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Loan and Servicing Agreement”), by and among GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as the Servicer (the “Servicer”), GSO Stone Street LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Société Générale, as Agent, each of the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian and Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator. [Note: attach copies of Schedules I and II from the applicable Assignment Agreement.] Terms defined in such Assignment Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

Pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, you are advised that the Assignment Effective Date for [Name of Proposed Lender] will be [                    ]7 with a Commitment of $            .

 

Very truly yours,
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, as Agent
By:  

                    

Name:  
Title:  

EXHIBIT J

RETENTION LETTER

GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

[Date]

 

 

7

To be the date of the Assignment Agreement from Schedule I of the applicable Assignment Agreement.


GSO Stone Street LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

Société Générale

as Agent

245 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com; AMER-OPER-CMF-MML@sgcib.com

[Lender(s)]

 

  Re:

Retention of Net Economic Interest

1. This letter is being delivered in connection with the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Servicing Agreement”), among GSO Stone Street LLC, as Borrower (the “Borrower”), GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder, Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian, Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator, the Lender Agents and Lenders from time to time parties thereto, and Société Générale, as Agent. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Servicing Agreement and the Sale and Contribution Agreement dated as of October 11, 2018 (the “Sale and Contribution Agreement”) by and between the Equityholder (as seller) and the Borrower (as purchaser), as applicable.

2. The Retention Provider hereby agrees and confirms for the benefit of the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender for so long as any Obligation remains outstanding and any European Retention Requirements so require:


  a.

that it has retained at all times since the Third Amendment Effective Date, and irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes that it will directly retain, in each case, as originator for the purposes of the European Retention Requirements, on an ongoing basis, a material net economic interest in the securitisation transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form specified in paragraph (d) of Article 6(3) of the Securitisation Regulation, being retention of the first loss tranche and, if necessary, other tranches having the same or a more severe risk profile than those transferred or sold to investors and not maturing any earlier than those transferred or sold to investors, through the Retention Provider subscribing for and maintaining 100% of all equity interests in the Borrower, in a nominal amount of not less than 5% of the nominal value of all of the Collateral Obligations owned by the Borrower (such material net economic interest, the “Retained Interest”);

 

  b.

that at any time the excess of (i) the sum of the aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Obligations then held by the Borrower and the amount then standing to the credit of the Principal Collection Account (including any portion of such amount invested in Permitted Investments) (the “Aggregate Principal Asset Balance”) over (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding at such time shall be equal to or greater than 5% of the Aggregate Principal Asset Balance;

 

  c.

that it shall not and shall procure that its Affiliates do not, sell, hedge or otherwise mitigate its credit risk under or associated with the Retained Interest, except to the extent permitted in accordance with the EU Retention Requirements;

 

  d.

that it established the transaction contemplated by the Loan Servicing Agreement and the other Transaction Documents;

 

  e.

that, on any date on which the Borrower acquires a Collateral Obligation or a Collateral Obligation is substituted by the Borrower, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Collateral Obligations held by the Borrower (immediately following any acquisition, or substitution of any Collateral Obligations on such date of determination) in respect of which the Retention Provider, either itself or through related entities (including the Borrower), directly or indirectly, was involved or will be involved in negotiating the original agreement which created the relevant Collateral Obligation (such Collateral Obligations, “Retention Provider Originated Collateral Obligations”) will be greater than 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Collateral Obligations then held by the Borrower;

 

  f.

that it has a business strategy and the capacity to meet payment obligations consistent with a broader business enterprise and involving material support from capital, assets, fees or other income available to it, relying neither on the Collateral Obligations or other exposures securitized by it nor on the Retained Interest or any other interests retained or proposed to be retained, as well as any corresponding income from such exposures and interests;


  g.

that its responsible decision-makers have the required experience to enable it to pursue its business strategy, as well as an adequate corporate governance arrangement;

 

  h.

that each Retention Provider Originated Collateral Obligation acquired by or substituted to, the Borrower, whether prior to or following the Third Amendment Effective Date, has been and will be originated on the basis of sound and well-defined criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, renewing and financing those credits and it has effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that credit-granting is based on a thorough assessment of each obligor’s creditworthiness;

 

  i.

that it has not and will not select Collateral Obligations to be acquired by or substituted to, the Borrower with the aim of rendering losses on such Collateral Obligations, measured over the period during which Obligations are outstanding or over a period of four (4) years where the period during which Obligations are outstanding is longer than four (4) years, higher than the losses over the same period on comparable assets held on its balance sheet;

 

  j.

that it will confirm in writing its continued compliance with the requirements set forth in clauses (a) through (i) above to the Borrower (who shall furnish such information to the Agent for distribution to each Lender):

 

  i.

on a monthly basis (concurrent with the delivery of each Monthly Report);

 

  ii.

upon any written request therefor by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Lender delivered as a result of a material change in (x) the performance of the Collateral Obligations, (y) the risk characteristics of the transaction, or (z) the Collateral Obligations from time to time; and

 

  iii.

promptly upon the Borrower and/or the Retention Provider becoming aware of any material breach of the obligations included in any Transaction Document;

 

  k.

that it will, promptly following a request by any Lender, provide a refreshed letter in substantially the form of this letter in connection with a material amendment of any Transaction Document, in each case where the Borrower has received a request for the same from a Lender;

 

  l.

it shall notify the Borrower and the Agent as soon as reasonably practical if for any reason: (i) it has ceased to hold the Retained Interest in accordance with paragraph (a) above; or (ii) it has failed in any way to comply with any of the undertakings set out in paragraphs (b), (c), (e), (g) or (h) above;


  m.

that it will, promptly following a request by a Lender, provide such additional information as such Lender may reasonably request in order for such Lender to comply with the Securitisation Regulation which is either in the possession of the Retention Provider or can be obtained at no material cost to the Retention Provider.

3. The Retention Provider hereby makes the following representations for the benefit of the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender:

 

  a.

the Retention Provider is GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP duly established and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, and has full power and authority to own its assets proposed to be owned by it including the Retained Interest and to transact the business in which it is presently engaged;

 

  b.

the Retention Provider has full power and authority to execute and deliver this letter and to perform all of its obligations required hereunder and has taken all necessary action to authorize this letter on the terms and conditions hereof and the execution, delivery and performance of this letter and the performance of all obligations imposed upon it hereunder;

 

  c.

no consent of any other person, including, without limitation, investors in and creditors of the Retention Provider, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority, other than those that have been or shall be obtained in connection with this letter, is required by the Retention Provider in connection with this letter or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this letter or the obligations imposed upon it hereunder;

 

  d.

this letter constitutes the legally valid and binding obligations of the Retention Provider enforceable against the Retention Provider in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to (i) the effect of bankruptcy, examination, insolvency or similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights, as such laws would apply in the event of any bankruptcy, examination, receivership, insolvency or similar event applicable to the Retention Provider and (ii) general equitable principles (whether enforceability of such principles is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and

 

  e.

the execution, delivery and performance of this letter will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation binding on the Retention Provider, or any order, judgment, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority binding on the Retention Provider, or the organizational documents of, or any securities issued by, the Retention Provider, the violation of which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect in a material manner its ability to perform its obligations hereunder.

4. The Retention Provider hereby confirms that it has reviewed the Transaction Documents and has participated in the selection of the Collateral Obligations transferred to the Borrower prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date.


5. The Retention Provider hereby agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by, the provisions set forth in Section 17.18 of the Loan Servicing Agreement.

6. This letter shall not be assignable by the Retention Provider without the prior written consent of the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender. This letter may not be amended or any provision hereof waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Retention Provider, the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender. This letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this letter by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This letter supersedes all prior understandings, whether written or oral, between us with respect to the matters set forth herein.

7. THIS LETTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Each of the parties hereto and, by its acceptance hereof, each addressee of this letter hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City in the Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court, (b) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby in any New York State court or in any such Federal court and (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

8. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS LETTER.

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Very Truly Yours,

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Retention Provider

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


Acknowledged and agreed by:

GSO STONE STREET LLC,

    as Borrower

By:  

                             

Name:  
Title:  

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE,

as Agent

By:  

                         

Name:  
Title:  

Exhibit 10.3.5

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of June 4, 2020 (this “Amendment”), among GSO Stone Street LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and equityholder (the “Equityholder”), Société Generale, as agent (the “Agent”), each Lender party hereto (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), Citibank, N.A., as the collateral agent and collateral custodian (the “Collateral Agent”) and Virtus Group, LP, as the collateral administrator (the “Collateral Administrator”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Lenders and the Agent are party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Equityholder, the Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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 I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments

SECTION 2.1. The definition of “Applicable Margin” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

““Applicable Margin” means (a) on any date that is prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, 2.00% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, 4.00%, (b) on and after the Second Amendment Effective Date but prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, 2.05% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, 4.05%, and (c) thereafter, (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, 2.25% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, 4.25%.”


SECTION 2.2. Clause (e) of the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

“(e) the excess, if any and without duplication, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that, on the date of acquisition by the Borrower, are classified as Unitranche B Loans, Unitranche C Loans, Unitranche D Loans, Unitranche E Loans, FILO A Loans, FILO B Loans, FILO C Loans, FILO D Loans or FILO E Loans over 50.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;”

SECTION 2.3. The following definition of “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” shall be added in the correct alphabetical order:

Fourth Amendment Effective Date” means June 4, 2020.

SECTION 2.4. Exhibit D clause (b)(ix) of the Exhibits and Schedules of the Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

“(ix) an indication as to whether each such Collateral Obligation is (x)(A) an Eligible Collateral Obligation, (B) a First Lien Loan, (C) a Second Lien Loan, (D) a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, (E) a Senior Secured Bond, (F) FILO A Loan, (G) FILO B Loan, (H) FILO C Loan, (I) FILO D Loan, (J) FILO E Loan, (K) Traditional Middle Market Loan, (L) Unitranche A Loan, (M) Unitranche B Loan, (N) Unitranche C Loan, (O) Unitranche D Loan, (P) Unitranche E Loan, (Q) a Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation, or (R) a First Out Loan and (y) the percentage of each type of Collateral Obligation set forth in clause (x) above (on the basis of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Principal Balances of each type of Collateral Obligation set forth in clause (x) above and the denominator of which is the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations);”

ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 4.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

 

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ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

SECTION 5.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 5.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 5.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement shall form a part of the Loan Agreement for all purposes and is therefore a Transaction Document.

SECTION 5.4. Entire Agreement. The only amendments being made to the Loan Agreement are those that are set forth in this Agreement; no other amendments are being made. This Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and the other parties hereto.

SECTION 5.5. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 5.6. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

SECTION 5.7. Electronic Signatures. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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

 

GSO STONE STREET LLC, as Borrower
By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, its member
By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Marisa Beeney
  Name: Marisa Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,
as Servicer and Equityholder
By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Marisa Beeney
  Name: Marisa Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent
By:   /s/ Rich Dawson
  Name: Rich Dawson
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Rich Dawson
  Name: Rich Dawson
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Mark F. Muething
  Name: Mark F. Muething
  Title: President

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Stephen C. Beraha
  Name: Stephen C. Beraha
  Title: Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


VIRTUS GROUP, LP, as Collateral Administrator
By:   /s/ Joseph U. Elston
  Name: Joseph U. Elston
  Title: Partner

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian
By:   /s/ Thomas Sarcados
  Name: Thomas Sarcados
  Title: Senior Trust Officer

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]

Exhibit 10.3.6

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of January 26, 2021 (this “Amendment”), among GSO Stone Street LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and equityholder (the “Equityholder”), Société Generale, as agent (the “Agent”), each Lender party hereto (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Equityholder, Citibank, N.A., as the collateral agent and collateral custodian, Virtus Group, LP, as the collateral administrator, the Lenders and the Agent are party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Equityholder, the Agent and the Lenders, have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, the Borrower elected to permanently reduce the Facility Amount pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Loan Agreement (i) on November 13, 2020 for $31,281,183.87 and (ii) on January 8, 2021 for $27,000,000 (collectively, the “Reductions”); and

WHEREAS, the Lenders have requested that the Revolving Commitments under the Loan Agreement shall be terminated and all Revolving Loans shall be converted into Term Loans with no further action as of the date hereof (the “Revolving Loan Termination”).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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 I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments

SECTION 2.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. As of the date of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.


ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto.

ARTICLE IV

Consent

SECTION 4.1. (i) The Borrower, the Servicer, the Equityholder, the Agent and the Lenders hereby acknowledge and agree that such Reductions have occurred and the Borrower, the Servicer, the Equityholder, the Agent and the Lenders hereby consent that no Rebalancing shall occur as result of such Reductions and (ii) as of the date of this Amendment, the Borrower, the Agent, the Servicer and the Equityholder each consent to the Revolving Loan Termination.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 5.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 6.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 6.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement shall form a part of the Loan Agreement for all purposes and is therefore a Transaction Document.

 

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SECTION 6.4. Entire Agreement. The only amendments being made to the Loan Agreement are those that are set forth in this Agreement; no other amendments are being made. This Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and the other parties hereto.

SECTION 6.5. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 6.6. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

SECTION 6.7. Electronic Signatures. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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

 

GSO STONE STREET LLC, as Borrower

By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, its member

By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC, its general partner

By:   /s/ Marisa Beeney
  Name: Marisa Beeney
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder

By: GSO Direct Lending Fund-D Associates LLC, its general partner

By:   /s/ Marisa Beeney
  Name: Marisa Beeney
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent
By:   /s/ Rich Dawson
  Name: Rich Dawson
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Rich Dawson
  Name: Rich Dawson
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Mark F. Muething
  Name: Mark F. Muething
  Title:   President

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Stephen C. Beraha
  Name: Stephen C. Beraha
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Loan and Servicing Agreement]


APPENDIX A


EXECUTION VERSION

CONFORMED THROUGH AMENDMENT 45

LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO STONE STREET LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP,

as Servicer and Equityholder

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

THE OTHER LENDER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

and


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I

   DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.1

   Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.2

   Other Definitional Provisions      48  

ARTICLE II

   THE FACILITY, LENDING PROCEDURES AND NOTES      49  

Section 2.1

   Loans      49  

Section 2.2

   Funding of Loans      50  

Section 2.3

   Notes      51  

Section 2.4

   Repayment, Prepayments and Conversion      51  

Section 2.5

   Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount      52  

Section 2.6

   Extension of Revolving Period      53  

Section 2.7

   Calculation of Haircut      53  

Section 2.8

   Change in Advance Rate      54  

Section 2.9

   Increase in Facility Amount      54  

Section 2.10

   Defaulting Lenders      55  

Section 2.11

   Facility Termination Date      56  

ARTICLE III

   INTEREST, ETC.      56  

Section 3.1

   Interest      56  

Section 3.2

   Interest Distribution Dates      56  

Section 3.3

   Interest Calculation      56  

Section 3.4

   Computation of Interest, Fees, Etc.      57  

 

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LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2018, among GSO STONE STREET LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as Servicer (as hereinafter defined) and as Equityholder (as hereinafter defined), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the LENDER AGENTS for the Lender Groups (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, a “Lender Agent “), Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator (as hereinafter defined), Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (each as hereinafter defined), and SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that each Lender extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Account” means the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Custodial Account, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, together with any sub-accounts deemed appropriate or necessary by the Securities Intermediary, for convenience in administering such accounts.

Account Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(d).

Account Control Agreement” means the Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and the Collateral Custodian, as Securities Intermediary.


doubt, the Exposure Amount in respect of a Defaulted Collateral Obligation shall be included in the calculation of the Exposure Amount if the Borrower is at such time subject to contractual funding obligations with respect to such Defaulted Loan and such obligation has not ceased to be enforceable under the Bankruptcy Code.

Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Facility” means the loan facility to be provided to the Borrower pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Agreement.

Facility Amount” means $250,000,000191,718,816.13 (or such greater amount as may be agreed by the Lenders).

Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) October 11, 2023 or such later date as extended pursuant to Section 2.6 and (ii) the effective date on which the facility hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with such sections of the Code and any legislation, law, regulation or practice enacted or promulgated pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (a) 0.0% and (b) a fluctuating rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

FILO A Loan” means a FILO Loan that, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV of less than or equal to 60% and Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 5.5x.

FILO B Loan” means a FILO Loan that is not a FILO A Loan and, as of any date of determination, has an Effective LTV less than or equal to 75% and Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 6.5x. “FILO C Loan” means any FILO Loan that is not a FILO A Loan or a FILO B Loan and, as of any date of determination, has Total Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 7.0x,

 

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ANNEX A

GSO STONE STREET LLC

as Borrower

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP

as Servicer and Equityholder

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Shaker Choudhury

Telephone: 212-503-2010

Email: GSOTreasury@Blackstone.com

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian

For delivering physical securities:

Citibank, N.A.

399 Park Avenue

Level “B” - Securities Vault

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Mr. Keith Whyte (212-559-1207), GSO Stone Street LLC

All physical securities must be sent by trackable courier service (e.g. UPS or Federal Express)

For all other purposes:

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone Street LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com or call (888) 855-9695 to obtain the account administrator’s email address

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

1301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone Street LLC

email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

   Commitment      Revolving or Term
Commitment
 

Société Generale

   $ 151,500,000101,473,941.33        RevolvingTerm Commitment  

Great American Life Insurance Company

   $ 25,000,00075,544,874.80        RevolvingTerm Commitment  

Great American Life Insurance Company

   $ 58,800,000        Term Commitment  

Great American Insurance Company

   $ 14,700,00014,700,000.00        Term Commitment  

Total

   $ 250,000,000191,718,816.13     

 

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Exhibit 10.3.7

EXECUTION VERSION

OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, dated as of March 5, 2021 (this “Amendment”), among GSO STONE STREET LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and equityholder (the “Equityholder”), SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as agent (the “Agent”) and each LENDER from time to time party hereto (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”).

WHEREAS, (i) the Borrower, the Servicer, Citibank N.A., as collateral agent and collateral custodian, the Agent and each Lender party thereto are party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), (ii) the Servicer, as seller and the Borrower, as purchaser are party to the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sale and Contribution Agreement”) and (iii) the Borrower, the Agent and Société Générale, as Retention Provider are party to the Risk Retention Letter, dated as of February 18, 2020;

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, (i) GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP shall convert from a Delaware limited partnership to BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) the Borrower shall convert to BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC and (ii) all of the outstanding equity interests of BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC shall be acquired by Blackstone Private Credit Fund (the foregoing transactions, the “Restructuring”);

WHEREAS, (i) the Borrower, the Servicer, the Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with Section 17.2 of the Loan Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (ii) the Borrower, the Servicer and the Agent have agreed to amend the Sale and Contribution Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and (iii) the Borrower, the Retention Provider and the Agent have agreed to amend the Risk Retention Letter in accordance with Section 6 of the Risk Retention Letter and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, 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 I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement, the Sale and Contribution Agreement and the Risk Retention Letter, as applicable.

 

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ARTICLE II

Limited Consent

SECTION 2.1. Limited Consent. As of the date of this Amendment, each of the parties hereto hereby (i) consents to the consummation of the Restructuring, (ii) waives any notice requirement in the Loan Documents with respect to any of the transactions comprising the Restructuring (including pursuant to Section 5.1(i) of the Sale Agreement), (iii) waives the 30 day notice period in Section 10.1(b) of the Loan Agreement with respect to the change of the Borrower’s name, (iv) acknowledges and confirms that automatically upon consummation of the Restructuring, each of the Transaction Documents is hereby amended to the extent necessary to give effect to the consummation of the Restructuring, including by deeming all references in the Transaction Documents to the Equityholder, the Servicer or the Seller, respectively, to refer to BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, and all references to such entity’s status as a “limited partnership” shall be deemed to refer to such entity’s status as a “limited liability company”, (v) acknowledges and confirms that upon consummation of the Restructuring, notice of such consummation will be provided by the Servicer to the Agent within 30 days and (vi) acknowledges and confirms that notwithstanding any provision of the Transaction Documents, the consummation of the Restructuring shall not be deemed to violate any representation or covenant in the Transaction Documents and shall not otherwise result in an no Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document. This Section 2.1 is a limited consent and shall only be relied upon and used for the specific purpose set forth herein and shall not constitute nor be deemed to constitute a consent by any party hereto to any matter other than the specific purpose set forth herein.

ARTICLE III

Amendments

SECTION 3.1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. In furtherance of the provisions of Section 2.1, effective automatically upon consummation of the Restructuring, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.

SECTION 3.2. Amendments to the Sale and Contribution Agreement. In furtherance of the provisions of Section 2.1, effective automatically upon consummation of the Restructuring, the Sale Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Sale Agreement attached as Appendix B hereto.

 

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SECTION 3.3. Amendments to the Risk Retention Letter. In furtherance of the provisions of Section 2.1, effective automatically upon consummation of the Restructuring, the Risk Retention Letter is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Risk Retention Letter attached as Appendix C hereto.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 4.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto; and

(b) all fees (including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) due to the Lenders on or prior to the effective date of this Amendment have been paid in full.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 5.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Facility Termination Event, Unmatured Facility Termination Event, Servicer Event of Default or Unmatured Servicer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 6.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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SECTION 6.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6.4. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 6.5. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

SECTION 6.6. Electronic Signatures. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO STONE STREET LLC, as Borrower
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP, as Servicer and Equityholder
By:   /s/ Marisa J. Beeney
  Name: Marisa J. Beeney
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]

 


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent
By:   /s/ Julien Thinat
  Name: Julien Thinat
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]

 


SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Julien Thinat
  Name: Julien Thinat
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Omnibus Amendment]

 


APPENDIX A


EXECUTION VERSION

CONFORMED THROUGH OMNIBUS AMENDMENT, dated as of March 5, 2021

LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2018

GSO STONE STREETBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC,

as Borrower

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC,

as Servicer and Equityholder

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

THE OTHER LENDER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian


LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2018, among GSO STONE STREETBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, a Delaware limited partnershipliability company, as Servicer (as hereinafter defined) and as Equityholder (as hereinafter defined), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the LENDER AGENTS for the Lender Groups (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (each such party, in such capacity, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, a “Lender Agent”), Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator (as hereinafter defined), Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (each as hereinafter defined), and SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE, as Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that each Lender extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Account” means the Unfunded Exposure Account, the Custodial Account, the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, together with any sub-accounts deemed appropriate or necessary by the Securities Intermediary, for convenience in administering such accounts.

Account Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(d).

Account Control Agreement” means the Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower, as pledgor, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and the Collateral Custodian, as Securities Intermediary.


10.16(a)(A)(2), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to the Loans outstanding, and (ii) with respect to any distribution permitted under Sections 10.16(a)(A)(3) and 10.16(a)(A)(4), the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to 110% of the Loans outstanding.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Applicable Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York or Paris, France and, if such day relates to any Collateral Obligation, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Capped Fees/Expenses” means, at any time, the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, the Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses such that the aggregate amount of such Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses, Collateral Administrator Fees and Expenses and Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents in any calendar year do not exceed (x) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, $200,000 or (y) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, $300,000.

Cash Interest Expense” means with respect to any Obligor for any period, the amount which, in conformity with Appropriate Accounting Principles, would be set forth opposite the caption “interest expense” (exclusive of any Retained Interest that, according to the term of the Underlying Instruments, can never be converted to cash interest that is due and payable prior to maturity) or any like caption reflected on the most recent financial statements delivered by such Obligor to the Borrower for such period.

Cause” means, with respect to an Independent Manager, (i) acts or omissions by such Independent Manager that constitute willful disregard of such Independent Manager’s duties as set forth in the Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) that such Independent Manager has engaged in or has been charged with, or has been convicted of, fraud or other acts constituting a crime under any law applicable to such Independent Manager, (iii) that such Independent Manager is unable to perform his or her duties as Independent Manager due to death, disability or incapacity, or (iv) that such Independent Manager no longer meets the definition of Independent Manager.

Change of Control” means any of (a) the Equityholder shall no longer be the sole equityholder of the Borrower (free and clear of any liens), and (b) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D AssociatesAsset Management LLC, or an Affiliate thereof shall not be the general partner of the Equityholder and (c) GSO Holdings I L.L.C. or an Affiliate thereof shall no longer be the sole owner of the general partnerof The Blackstone Group, Inc. ceases to be the investment adviser to, and otherwise control the investment management and investment policies of, the Equityholder or the Servicer.

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

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

Collateral Administrator” means Virtus Group, LP, solely in its capacity as Collateral Administrator, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity

 

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characteristics to those of the related Obligor plus (y) the unrestricted cash of such Obligor on such date.

Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or any other Official Body, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials. Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 331 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control 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 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300, et seq.), the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations relating to underground storage tanks (40 C.F.R. Parts 280 and 281), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Equityholder” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC, a Delaware limited partnershipliability company, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

Equity Security” means any asset that is not a First Lien Loan, a Second Lien Loan, a Deemed Second Lien Loan, a Unitranche Loan, a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, a FILO Loan, a Permitted Investment or a Senior Secured Bond.

ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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.

European Retention Requirements” means Article 6 of the Securitisation Regulation (together with any delegated regulations of the European Commission, applicable guidelines published by any of the European Supervisory Authorities (jointly or individually), regulatory technical standards, or implementing technical standards made thereunder, together with Chapters I, II and III and Article 22 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 625/2014 where such provisions are applicable pursuant to the transitional provisions in Article 43(7) of the Securitisation Regulation).

Evaluation Event” means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation:

(a) such Collateral Obligation becomes a Defaulted Collateral Obligation;

(b) occurrence of a Material Modification with respect to such Collateral Obligation that is not approved by the Agent, in its sole discretion;

 

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this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer or authorized signatory, as applicable, of such Person or of the general partner, administrative manager or managing member of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or authorized signatory’s knowledge of familiarity with the particular subject and with respect to the Collateral Agent, Collateral Custodian or Securities Intermediary, a director, vice president, assistant vice president, senior trust officer or trust officer within the Corporate Trust Office and any officer to whom a corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and having direct responsibility for the administration of this transaction.

Retained Interest” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation included in the Collateral, (a) such obligations to provide additional funding with respect to such Collateral Obligation that have been retained by the other lender(s) of such Collateral Obligation, (b) all of the rights and obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the Underlying Instruments, (c) any unused commitment fees associated with the additional funding obligations that are being retained in accordance with clause (a) above, and (d) any agency or similar fees associated with the rights and obligations of the agent(s) that are being retained in accordance with clause (b) above.

Retention Letter” means a letter relating to the retention of net economic interest, from the Retention Provider and addressed to the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders on the Third Amendment Effective Date and for the benefit of any future Lender, which shall include such letter entered into as of the Third Amendment Effective Date and each letter amending, restating, replacing, supplementing, updating or otherwise modifying such letter.

Retention Provider” means GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC, a Delaware limited partnershipliability company, and any successor thereto, as permitted by the European Retention Requirements.

Revolving Collateral Obligation” means a Collateral Obligation that specifies a maximum aggregate amount that can be borrowed by the related Obligor and permits such Obligor to re-borrow any amount previously borrowed and subsequently repaid during the term of such Collateral Obligation.

Revolving Commitment” means, for each Revolving Lender, (a) prior to the Facility Termination Date, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to make Loans to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Lender’s name on Annex B or pursuant to the assignment executed by such Revolving Lender and its assignee(s) and delivered pursuant to Article XV (as such Revolving Commitment may be reduced as set forth in Section 2.5), and (b) on and after the earlier to occur of (i) Facility Termination Date and (ii) the end of the Revolving Period, such Revolving Lender’s pro rata share of all Loans outstanding.

Revolving Lender” means each Person that is listed as a “Revolving Lender” on the signature pages hereto or any Assignment Agreement, any Person that shall have become a party hereto in respect of the Revolving Loans and, in each case, their respective successors.

 

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Servicer” means initially GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC or any successor servicer appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

Servicer Event of Default” means the occurrence of one of the following events:

(a) any failure by the Servicer to deposit or credit, or to deliver for deposit, in the Collection Account any amount required hereunder to be so deposited, credited or delivered or to make any required distributions therefrom;

(b) failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or to perform in any respect any other covenant or agreement of the Servicer which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (if such failure can be remedied) after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Agent (with a copy to each Lender Agent);

(c) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Servicer;

(d) any representation, warranty or statement of the Servicer made in this Agreement or any certificate, report or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall prove to be incorrect as of the time when the same shall have been made (i) which incorrect representation, warranty or statement has a material and adverse effect on (1) the validity, enforceability or collectability of any other Transaction Document or (2) the rights and remedies of any Secured Party with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and (ii) within 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Agent, the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation, warranty or statement was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured;

(e) an Event of Default occurs;

(f) the failure of the Servicer to make any payment when due (after giving effect to any related grace period) under one or more agreements for borrowed money to which it is a party in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate; or (ii) the occurrence of any event or condition that has resulted in or permits the acceleration of such recourse debt, whether or not waived;

(g) the rendering against the Servicer of one or more final, non-appealable judgments, decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, and the continuance of such judgment, decree or order unsatisfied and in effect for any period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days without a stay of execution;

(h) a Change of Control occurs;

(i) the Servicer shall be indicted, or any of its senior executive officers shall be convicted, of a criminal offense under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or the laws of any other jurisdiction in which it conducts business, materially related to the Servicer’s asset management business, unless, in the case of a conviction of a senior executive officer of the

 

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Servicer, such senior executive officer has, within 30 days after such occurrence, been removed from performing work in fulfillment of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement;

(j) GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC ceases to be the Servicer or another affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP ceases to be the Servicer; or

(k) the failure of the Retention Provider to comply with its obligations under the Retention Letter.

Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties (including in respect of any exercise of discretion) with reasonable care (i) using a similar degree of care, skill and attention as it employs with respect to similar collateral that which the Servicer or GSO Capital Partners LP exercises with respect to comparable assets and/or portfolios that such Person manages for itself and others having similar investment objectives and restrictions and (ii) to the extent not inconsistent with clause (i), the Servicer’s or GSO Capital Partners LP’s customary standards, policies and procedures.

Similar Law” means any federal, state or local law, regulation or other legal constraint that is materially similar to the fiduciary and/or prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Solvent” means as to any Person at any time, having a state of affairs such that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.

Standard & Poor’s” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.

Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation owing or issued by a special purpose vehicle and secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other financial assets of any Obligor, including collateralized debt obligations and mortgage-backed securities, including (but not limited to) collateral debt obligations, collateral loan obligations, asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities or any resecuritization thereof.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which such Person and/or its other Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of

 

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otherwise retains the services of principal personnel performing the duties required under this Agreement who are the same individuals who would have performed such duties had the assignment or delegation not occurred.

(d) Subject to the last sentence of this Section 7.2(d), until a successor Servicer has commenced servicing activities in the place of GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LP, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC, BCRED Twin Peaks LLC shall continue to perform the obligations of the Servicer hereunder. On and after the termination of the Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.2, the successor Servicer appointed by the Agent shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for in this Agreement and shall be subject to all the rights, responsibilities, restrictions, duties, liabilities and termination provisions relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer agrees to cooperate and use reasonable efforts in effecting the transition of the responsibilities and rights of servicing of the Collateral Obligations, including the transfer to any successor Servicer for the administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by the Servicer for deposit, or have been deposited by the Servicer, or thereafter received with respect to the Collateral Obligations and the delivery to any successor Servicer in an orderly and timely fashion of all files and records in its possession or reasonably obtainable by it with respect to the Collateral Obligations containing all information necessary to enable the successor Servicer to service the Collateral Obligations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (except Section 7.2(c)) and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law without causing the Servicer to have liability, the termination of the Servicer shall not become effective until an entity acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer.

(e) At any time, the Agent or any Lender may irrevocably waive any rights granted to such party under Section 7.2(a). Any such waiver shall be in writing and executed by such party that is waiving its rights hereunder. A copy of such waiver shall be promptly delivered by the waiving party to the Servicer and the Agent.

Section 7.3 Duties of the Servicer. The Servicer shall manage, service, administer and make collections on the Collateral Obligations and perform the other actions required to be taken by the Servicer in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Standard.

(a) The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions, as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to attempt to recover Collections from time to time, all in accordance with (i) Applicable Law, (ii) the applicable Collateral Obligation and its Underlying Instruments and (iii) the Servicing Standard. The Borrower hereby appoints the Servicer, from time to time designated pursuant to Section 7.1, as agent for itself and in its name to enforce and administer its rights and interests in the Collections and the related Collateral Obligations.

(b) The Servicer shall administer the Collections in accordance with the procedures described herein. The Servicer shall (i) instruct all Obligors (and related agents) to deposit Collections directly into the Collection Account, (ii) deposit all Collections received directly by it into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof and (iii)

 

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cause the Equityholder and each Lender Agent that is Affiliated with it to deposit all Collections received directly by the Equityholder or Affiliate into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof. The Servicer shall identify all Collections as either Principal Collections or Interest Collections, as applicable. The Servicer shall make such deposits or payments by electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House system, or by wire transfer.

(c) The Servicer shall maintain for the Borrower and the Secured Parties in accordance with their respective interests all Records that evidence or relate to the Collections not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent and shall, as soon as reasonably practicable upon demand of the Agent, make available, or, upon the Agent’s demand following the occurrence and during the continuation of a Servicer Event of Default, deliver to the Agent copies of all Records in its possession which evidence or relate to the Collections.

(d) The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable following receipt thereof, turn over to the applicable Person any cash collections or other cash proceeds received with respect to each Collateral Obligation that do not constitute Collections or were paid in connection with a Retained Interest.

(e) On each Measurement Date, the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall re-determine the status of each Eligible Collateral Obligation as of such date and provide notice of any change in the status of any Eligible Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Administrator and, as a consequence thereof, Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date.

(f) The Servicer may, with the prior written consent of the Agent, execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or through its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or attorneys in fact; provided that, it shall remain liable for all such duties as if it performed such duties itself.

Section 7.4 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date as to itself:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. It (i) has been duly organized, and is validly existing as a limited partnershipliability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) has all requisite limited partnershipliability company power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as such business is presently conducted.

(b) Due Qualification. It (i) is in good standing as a limited partnershipliability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) duly qualified to do business in the State of Delaware and (iii) has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be so qualified or obtain such qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) Power and Authority. It (i) has all necessary limited partnershipliability company power and authority to (a) execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which it is a party, and (b) perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited partnershipliability company action, the execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Servicer.

(d) Binding Obligations. Each Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Insolvency Events and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not (i) violate any governing documents of the Servicer, (ii) violate any Applicable Law in any material respect or (iii) violate any Contractual Obligation of the Servicer except where such violation of a Contractual Obligation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation filed or pending against the Servicer before any Official Body (i) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) No Consents. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, filings or other actions of any Person or of any Official Body (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of each Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been obtained or made.

(h) Compliance with Law. The Servicer has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject.

(i) Reports Accurate. All information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished or to be furnished to the Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement (other than projections, forward looking information, general economic data or industry information and, with respect to information prepared by the Servicer or an Affiliate or agent thereof for internal use or consideration, statements as to, or the failure to make a statement as to, the value of, collectibility of, prospects of or potential risks or benefits associated with such loan or the related Obligor) provided or prepared by the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, are, as of their respective delivery dates, (or in the case of reports, financial statements or similar information or records, the stated date thereof), true, complete and correct in all material respects; provided that, to the extent any such information was furnished by an Obligor or any other third party, such information is true, correct and complete in all

 

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Sanctioned Person, or (ii) in violation of any Sanctions, and (b) no Loan, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will result in the violation of any applicable Sanctions.

Section 7.5 Covenants Relating to the Servicer. Until the date on or after the Facility Termination Date on which the Loans shall have been repaid in full, all Interest shall have been paid, and no other amount shall be owing to the Secured Parties under this Agreement:

(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Law. The Servicer will comply with all material Applicable Law, including those with respect to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

(b) Preservation of Company Existence. The Servicer will (i) preserve and maintain its company existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation and (ii) qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a limited partnershipliability company in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Books and Records. (i) The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Servicer in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures, and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or reasonably advisable for the collection of all Collateral Obligations and (ii) the Servicer will on or prior to the date hereof, mark its master data processing records and other books and records relating to the Collateral indicating that the loans are owned by any Borrower subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder.

(d) Other. The Servicer will promptly furnish to the Borrower and the Agent such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral or the operations of the Servicer as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, to the extent such information, documents, records or reports (i) have been prepared or received by the Servicer or (ii) will be prepared or received in the ordinary course of the Servicer’s business.

(e) ERISA. The Borrower shall cause the Servicer to give the Agent and each Lender Agent prompt written notice of any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA. The Borrower shall not permit the Servicer or any Affiliates of the Servicer to, cause or permit to occur an event that could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA.

(f) Performance and Compliance with Collateral. The Servicer will exercise its rights hereunder in order to permit the Borrower to duly fulfill and comply with all obligations on the part of the Borrower to be fulfilled or complied with under or in connection

 

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other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Agent’s request) or the Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

Section 10.20 Obligor Payment Instructions. The Borrower acknowledges that the power of attorney granted in Section 13.10 to the Collateral Agent permits the Collateral Agent to send (at the Agent’s written direction after the occurrence of an Event of Default) Obligor notification forms to give notice to the Obligors of the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral and the obligation to make payments to an Account as directed by the Collateral Agent (at the written direction of the Agent).

Section 10.21 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. The Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall deliver to the Collateral Administrator in .pdf format at gsostonestreetllc@virtus.com (with a copy to the Agent at the following e-mail addresses (for electronic copies): Ed.deserio@sgcib.com and list.amer-mml-portfolio-management@sgcib.com, and a copy to each Lender Agent) the Collateral Obligation Files identified on the related Document Checklist promptly upon receipt but in no event later than five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date; provided that any file stamped document included in any Collateral Obligation File shall be delivered as soon as they are reasonably available (even if not within five (5) Business Days of the related Funding Date).

Section 10.22 Sanctions. The Borrower shall not request any Loan, and shall not (and shall procure that its Affiliates and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not) use the proceeds of any Loan, in each case, directly or indirectly, for (1) the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country that is the subject of any Sanctions, or (2) in any manner that would result in the violation of any applicable Sanctions.

Section 10.23 Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No portion of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, (a) in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (b) for any payment, promise to pay, or authorization of any payment (or giving of anything of value) to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business, or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws.

Section 10.24 Beneficial Ownership Certification. Promptly following any request therefor, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent information and documentation reasonably requested by the Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, including any Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower. Any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification shall be furnished to the Agent promptly.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO STONE STREETBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC, as Borrower
By:    
  Name:
  Title:


GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, as Servicer and Equityholder
By:    
  Name:
  Title:


ANNEX A

GSO STONE STREETBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC

as Borrower

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC

as Servicer and Equityholder

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Shaker Choudhury

Telephone: 212-503-2010

Email: GSOTreasury@Blackstone.com

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian

For delivering physical securities:

Citibank, N.A.

399 Park Avenue

Level “B” - Securities Vault

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Mr. Keith Whyte (212-559-1207), GSO Stone StreetBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC

All physical securities must be sent by trackable courier service (e.g. UPS or Federal Express)

For all other purposes:

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attn: Citibank Agency & Trust – GSO Stone StreetBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC

Email: thomas.varcados@citi.com or call (888) 855-9695 to obtain the account administrator’s email address

VIRTUS GROUP, LP,

as Collateral Administrator

1301 Fannin Street, 17th Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: GSO Stone StreetBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC

email: gsostonestreetllc@virtusllc.com

Fax: 888-467-3196

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as Agent

 

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Société Générale

245 Park Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com

SOCIÉTÉ GENERALE,

as a Lender Agent and as a Committed Lender

Société Générale

245 Park Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com

 

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APPENDIX B


EXECUTION VERSION

CONFORMED THROUGH OMNIBUS AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of March 5, 2021

SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC,

as Seller

and

GSO STONE STREETBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC,

as Purchaser

Dated as of October 11, 2018


This SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of October 11, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), between GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, a Delaware limited partnershipliability company, as seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”) and GSO STONE STREETBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as purchaser (in such capacity, the “Purchaser”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase certain loans and related assets existing on the Effective Date and from time to time thereafter;

WHEREAS, the Seller may also wish to contribute certain loans and related contracts to the capital of the Purchaser on the Effective Date and from time to time on each Purchase Date;

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, assign and contribute such loans and related contracts to the Purchaser upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Purchaser and the Seller as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined). All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in, or incorporated by reference into, the Loan Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Purchaser, as borrower, GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC, as servicer and as equityholder, Société Generale, as Agent, Virtus Group, LP, as collateral administrator, Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and collateral custodian, and the lender agents and lenders party from time to time thereto.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Capital Requirements Regulation” means the European Union Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 575/2013).

 

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was made, excluding, however, (a) Indemnified Amounts in respect of any Transferred Asset due to such Obligor’s creditworthiness, (b) Indemnified Amounts payable to an Indemnified Party to the extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party or its agent or subcontractor, (c) except as otherwise specifically provided herein, non-payment by any Obligor of an amount due and payable with respect to a Transferred Asset, (d) any Excluded Taxes and any Taxes indemnifiable under the Loan Agreement and (e) Indemnified Amounts resulting from the performance or non-performance of the Collateral Obligations.

ARTICLE III

CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT; REPORTING

SECTION 3.1 Purchase Price. The purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) for the Transferred Assets Conveyed on each Purchase Date shall be a dollar amount equal to the fair market value (as agreed upon between the Seller and the Purchaser at the time of such Conveyance) of such Transferred Assets as of such date.

SECTION 3.2 Payment of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be paid on the related Purchase Date at the option of the Seller (a) by payment in cash in immediately available funds in an amount not greater than the sum of (i) the proceeds of Loans made to the Purchaser with respect to such Collateral Obligations to be Conveyed on such Purchase Date and (ii) amounts constituting Principal Collections in the Collections Account utilized for a Reinvestment pursuant to Section 8.3(b) of the Loan Agreement, (b) by the Seller making a capital contribution to the Purchaser in an amount equal to the unpaid portion of the Purchase Price, or (c) any combination of the foregoing (a) and (b).

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 4.1 Seller’s Representations and Warranties. The Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the Effective Date and as of each Purchase Date:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is a limited partnershipliability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction in which the nature of its business and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the validity or enforceability of the Transferred Assets and the Related Security and (iii) its ability to perform its obligations under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

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proposed to be, conducted and to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

(c) Authorization; Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement, each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and all other agreements, instruments and documents which may be delivered by it pursuant hereto or thereto and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller, (ii) do not contravene or cause the Seller to be in default in any material respect under (A) its certificate of formation or limited partnershipliability company agreement, (B) any contractual restriction with respect to any Indebtedness of the Seller or contained in any indenture, loan or credit agreement, lease, mortgage, security agreement, bond, note or other agreement or instrument binding on or affecting it or its property, or (C) any law, rule, regulation, order, license, requirement, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree applicable to, binding on or affecting it or any of its property and (iii) do not result in or require the creation of any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties (other than Liens created pursuant to this Agreement).

(d) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Seller.

(e) Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent of, notice to, filing with or permits, licenses, qualifications or other action by any Official Body having jurisdiction over it or its properties is required or necessary (i) for the conduct of the Seller’s business as currently conducted, for the ownership, use, operation or maintenance of its properties and for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) for the perfection of or the exercise by each of the Borrower and the Agent of any of its rights or remedies under the Loan Agreement or hereunder, or (iii) to ensure the legality, validity, or enforceability of this Agreement in any jurisdiction in which the Seller does business, in each case other than (A) consents, notices, filings and other actions which have been obtained or made (or will be obtained or made substantially simultaneously with the Effective Date), and continuation statements and renewals in respect thereof and (B) where the lack of such consent, notice, filing or other action would not have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

(f) Legality; Validity; Enforceability. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (C) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

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(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws. The Seller shall perform each of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and comply with all Applicable Laws, including those applicable to the Transferred Collateral Obligations and all proceeds thereof, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) its ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business or (iii) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

(b) Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business. The Seller shall: (i) do or cause to be done all things necessary to (A) preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a limited partnershipliability company and maintain its rights and franchises in its jurisdiction of formation and (B) qualify and remain qualified as a Delaware limited partnershipliability company in good standing and preserve its rights and franchises in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify and remain qualified and preserve its rights and franchises would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business; (ii) continue to conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder and under its governing documents; and (iii) at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its licenses, permits, charters and registrations in each case except where the failure to maintain such liens, permits, charters and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its assets, operations, properties, financial condition, or business.

(c) Cash Management Systems: Deposit of Collections. The Seller shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all Collections received by the Seller to the Collection Account by the close of business on the Business Day following the date such Collections are received.

(d) Books and Records. The Seller shall keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all transactions with the Purchaser and the assets and business of the Seller related to its obligations under this Agreement or any Transferred Assets or assets proposed to be transferred in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Principles, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures necessary to fulfill its obligations hereunder; and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or reasonably advisable and relating to the Transferred Assets prior to their Conveyance hereunder for the collection of all Transferred Assets.

(e) Accounting of Purchases. Other than for tax and consolidated accounting purposes, the Seller will not account for or treat the transactions contemplated hereby in any manner other than as a sale or contribution of the Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser; provided that for federal income tax reporting purposes, the Purchaser is treated as a “disregarded entity” and, therefore, the transfer of Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder will not be recognized.

(f) Taxes. The Seller will file on a timely basis all federal and other material Tax returns required to be filed and will pay all federal and other material Taxes due and payable

 

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(a) in the case of the Purchaser:

GSO Stone StreetBCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

(b) in the case of the Seller:

GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Shaker Choudhury

Telephone: 212-503-2010

Email: GSOTreasury@Blackstone.com

(in each case, with a copy to the Agent at the address for notice provided under the Loan Agreement)

All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered, when received, (b) if sent by certified mail, three Business Days after having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, (c) if sent by two-day mail, two Business Days after having been deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, (d) if sent by overnight courier, one Business Day after having been given to such courier, and (e) if transmitted by facsimile, when sent, receipt confirmed by telephone or electronic means.

SECTION 8.4 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions, or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions, or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.5 Reserved.Further Assurances.

(a) The Purchaser and the Seller each agree that at any time and from time to time, at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Agent or the Collateral Agent, it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all reasonable further action, that is necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the Conveyances and security interests granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement or to enable the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to any Collateral.

(b) The Purchaser and the Seller agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments reasonably requested by the other party more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents,

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Seller each have caused this Sale and Contribution Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC, as Seller

By:    
Name:  
Title:  
GSO STONE STREETBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC, as Purchaser
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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Schedule B

FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE

[Date]                

 

To:

   GSO Stone StreetBCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC
   345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
   New York, NY 10154
   Attention: Jana Douglas
   Telephone: 212-503-2025
   Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

Re:

   Purchase Notice for Conveyance
   Date of                 , 20        

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Purchase Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Sale Agreement”), between GSO Stone Street BCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC, as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC, as seller. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Sale Agreement.

In accordance with Section 2.1(b) of the Sale Agreement, the Seller hereby offers to Convey to the Purchaser on the above-referenced Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Sale Agreement the Collateral Obligations and Collateral Obligation Payments listed on Schedule I hereto, together with the Related Security and all proceeds of the foregoing.

To the extent applicable, please wire the Purchase Price to the Seller pursuant to the wiring instructions included at the end of this letter.

The Seller represents that the conditions described in Section 7.1 of the Sale Agreement have been satisfied with respect to such Conveyance.

The Seller agrees that if prior to the Purchase Date any matter certified to herein by it will not be true and correct at such time as if then made, it will promptly so notify the Purchaser. Except to the extent, if any, that prior to the Purchase Date the Purchaser shall receive written notice to the contrary from the Seller, each matter certified to herein shall be deemed once again to be certified as true and correct at the Purchase Date as if then made.

The Seller has caused this Purchase Notice to be executed and delivered, and the certification and warranties contained herein to be made, by its duly authorized officer this              day of             , 20         .


Very truly yours,
GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LP
BCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  


APPENDIX C


EXECUTION VERSION

CONFORMED THROUGH OMNIBUS AMENDMENT, dated as of March 5, 2021

RETENTION LETTER

GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

February 18, 2020

GSO Stone StreetBCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10154

Attention: Jana Douglas

Telephone: 212-503-2025

Email: GSOAssetServicing@Blackstone.com

Société Générale

as Agent

245 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10167

Attention: Rich Dawson; Julien Thinat

Tel.: (212)-278-4125; (212)-278-7598

Email: rich.dawson@sgcib.com; julien.thinat@sgcib.com

with a copy to :

Société Générale

480 Washington Blvd

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Tel.: (201)-839-8460

Fax: 201-693-4233

Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite

Email: oper-fin-serv.us@sgss.socgen.com; AMER-OPER-CMF-MML@sgcib.com

c/o American Money Management Corporation

301 E. Fourth St. Cincinnati, OH 45202

Telephone: 513.579.2940

Facsimile: 513.352.9245

Email: ceng@amfin.com


  Re:

Retention of Net Economic Interest

1.      This letter is being delivered in connection with the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Servicing Agreement”), among GSO Stone StreetBCRED Siris Peak Funding LLC, as Borrower (the “Borrower”), GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC , as Servicer and Equityholder, Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian, Virtus Group, LP, as Collateral Administrator, the Lender Agents and Lenders from time to time parties thereto, and Société Générale, as Agent. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Servicing Agreement and the Sale and Contribution Agreement dated as of October 11, 2018 (the “Sale and Contribution Agreement”) by and between the Equityholder (as seller) and the Borrower (as purchaser), as applicable.

2.      The Retention Provider hereby agrees and confirms for the benefit of the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender for so long as any Obligation remains outstanding and any European Retention Requirements so require:

 

  a.

that it has retained at all times since the Third Amendment Effective Date, and irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes that it will directly retain, in each case, as originator for the purposes of the European Retention Requirements, on an ongoing basis, a material net economic interest in the securitisation transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form specified in paragraph (d) of Article 6(3) of the Securitisation Regulation, being retention of the first loss tranche and, if necessary, other tranches having the same or a more severe risk profile than those transferred or sold to investors and not maturing any earlier than those transferred or sold to investors, through the Retention Provider subscribing for and maintaining 100% of all equity interests in the Borrower, in a nominal amount of not less than 5% of the nominal value of all of the Collateral Obligations owned by the Borrower (such material net economic interest, the “Retained Interest”);

 

  b.

that at any time the excess of (i) the sum of the aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Obligations then held by the Borrower and the amount then standing to the credit of the Principal Collection Account (including any portion of such amount invested in Permitted Investments) (the “Aggregate Principal Asset Balance”) over (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding at such time shall be equal to or greater than 5% of the Aggregate Principal Asset Balance;

 

  c.

that it shall not and shall procure that its Affiliates do not, sell, hedge or otherwise mitigate its credit risk under or associated with the Retained Interest, except to the extent permitted in accordance with the EU Retention Requirements;

 

  d.

that it established the transaction contemplated by the Loan Servicing Agreement and the other Transaction Documents;


the Collateral Obligations, (y) the risk characteristics of the transaction, or (z) the Collateral Obligations from time to time; and

 

  iii.

promptly upon the Borrower and/or the Retention Provider becoming aware of any material breach of the obligations included in any Transaction Document;

 

  k.

that it will, promptly following a request by any Lender, provide a refreshed letter in substantially the form of this letter in connection with a material amendment of any Transaction Document, in each case where the Borrower has received a request for the same from a Lender;

 

  l.

it shall notify the Borrower and the Agent as soon as reasonably practical if for any reason: (i) it has ceased to hold the Retained Interest in accordance with paragraph (a) above; or (ii) it has failed in any way to comply with any of the undertakings set out in paragraphs (b), (c), (e), (g) or (h) above;

 

  m.

that it will, promptly following a request by a Lender, provide such additional information as such Lender may reasonably request in order for such Lender to comply with the Securitisation Regulation which is either in the possession of the Retention Provider or can be obtained at no material cost to the Retention Provider.

3.      The Retention Provider hereby makes the following representations for the benefit of the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender:

 

  a.

the Retention Provider is GSO Direct Lending Fund-D LPBCRED Twin Peaks LLC duly established and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, and has full power and authority to own its assets proposed to be owned by it including the Retained Interest and to transact the business in which it is presently engaged;

 

  b.

the Retention Provider has full power and authority to execute and deliver this letter and to perform all of its obligations required hereunder and has taken all necessary action to authorize this letter on the terms and conditions hereof and the execution, delivery and performance of this letter and the performance of all obligations imposed upon it hereunder;

 

  c.

no consent of any other person, including, without limitation, investors in and creditors of the Retention Provider, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority, other than those that have been or shall be obtained in connection with this letter, is required by the Retention Provider in connection with this letter or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this letter or the obligations imposed upon it hereunder;

 

  d.

this letter constitutes the legally valid and binding obligations of the Retention Provider enforceable against the Retention Provider in accordance with its terms,


 

Very Truly Yours,

GSO DIRECT LENDING FUND-D LPBCRED TWIN PEAKS LLC,

as Retention Provider

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

Acknowledged and agreed by:

GSO STONE STREETBCRED SIRIS PEAK FUNDING LLC,

as Borrower

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE,

as Agent

By:  

 

Name:  
Title: