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 19, 2021

 

 

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   814-00755   26-1219283

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, CA

  90071
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 830-6300

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share   OCSL   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

☐  Emerging growth company

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

A&R Advisory Agreement

On March 19, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Mergers (as defined below), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“OCSL”), entered into an amended and restated investment advisory agreement (the “A&R Advisory Agreement”) with Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”). The A&R Advisory Agreement amends and restates the existing investment advisory agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, by and between the Company and the Adviser (the “Current Advisory Agreement”) to (1) waive an aggregate of $6 million of base management fees otherwise payable to the Adviser in the two years following the closing of the Mergers at a rate of $750,000 per quarter (with such amount appropriately prorated for any partial quarter) and (2) revise the calculation of the incentive fees to eliminate certain unintended consequences of the accounting treatment of the Mergers on the incentive fees payable to the Adviser.

Under the A&R Advisory Agreement, the definition of “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” (from which the incentive fee on income is calculated) was amended to exclude any amortization or accretion of any purchase premium or purchase discount to interest income resulting solely from merger-related accounting adjustments in connection with the assets acquired in the Mergers, including any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of such assets, solely to the extent that the inclusion of such merger-related accounting adjustments, in the aggregate, would result in an increase in Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income. In addition, under the A&R Advisory Agreement, the calculation of realized capital gains, realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation (from which the incentive fee on capital gains is calculated) was amended to (1) not include any such amounts resulting solely from merger-related accounting adjustments in connection with the assets acquired in the Mergers, including any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of such assets, solely to the extent that the inclusion of such merger-related accounting adjustments, in the aggregate, would result in an increase in the incentive fee on capital gains and (2) include any such amounts associated with the investments acquired in the Mergers for the period from October 1, 2018 to the date of closing of the Mergers, solely to the extent that the exclusion of such amounts, in the aggregate, would result in an increase in the incentive fee on capital gains

None of the other terms changed in the A&R Advisory Agreement as compared to the Current Advisory Agreement, and the services to be provided by the Adviser and the term of the agreement remain the same.

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the A&R Advisory Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the A&R Advisory Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

Credit Facilities

On March 19, 2021, as a result of the consummation of the Mergers, OCSL became party to the credit facilities of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (“OCSI”): the Citibank Facility and the Deutsche Bank Facility (each, as described below).

OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, OCSL’s wholly-owned, special purpose financing subsidiary, is the borrower under a revolving credit facility (the “Citibank Facility”) with the lenders referred to therein, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as collateral agent and custodian, which allows OCSL to borrow up to $180 million (subject to borrowing base and other limitations). The reinvestment period under the Citibank Facility is scheduled to expire on July 19, 2021 and the maturity date for the Citibank Facility is July 18, 2023. Borrowings under the Citibank Facility are subject to certain customary advance rates and accrue interest at a rate equal to London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.70% per annum on broadly syndicated loans and LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum on all other eligible loans during the reinvestment period. Following termination of the reinvestment period, borrowings under the Citibank Facility will accrue interest at rates equal to LIBOR plus 3.50% per annum during the first year after the reinvestment period and LIBOR plus 4.00% per annum during the subsequent two years, respectively. In addition, for the duration of the reinvestment period there is a non-usage fee payable of 0.50% per annum on the undrawn amount under the Citibank Facility. The minimum asset coverage


ratio applicable to OCSL under the Citibank Facility is 150% as determined in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Borrowings under the Citibank Facility are secured by all of the assets of OCSI Senior Funding II LLC and all of OCSL’s equity interests in OCSI Senior Funding II LLC. OCSL may use the Citibank Facility to fund a portion of its loan origination activities and for general corporate purposes. Each loan origination under the Citibank Facility is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. As of March 19, 2021, OCSL had approximately $124.1 million outstanding under the Citibank Facility.

OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCSL, is the borrower under a loan financing and servicing agreement (as amended, the “Deutsche Bank Facility”) with OCSL as equityholder and as servicer, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, the other agents parties thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and as collateral custodian, which allows OCSL to borrow up to $160 million (subject to borrowing base and other limitations). The revolving period under the Deutsche Bank Facility is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2021 and the maturity date for the Deutsche Bank Facility is the earliest of March 30, 2022, the occurrence of an event of default or completion of a securitization transaction. Borrowings under the Deutsche Bank Facility accrue interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.65% through September 30, 2021, following which the interest rate will reset to three-month LIBOR plus 2.80% for the remaining term of the Deutsche Bank Facility, in each case with a 0.25% LIBOR floor. There is a non-usage fee of 0.50% per annum payable on the undrawn amount under the Deutsche Bank Facility, and a minimum utilization fee should the drawn amount under the Deutsche Bank Facility fall below 80%. The Deutsche Bank Facility is secured by all of the assets held by OCSI Senior Funding Ltd. OCSI Senior Funding Ltd. has made customary representations and warranties and is required to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. The borrowings of OCSL, including indirectly under the Deutsche Bank Facility, are subject to the leverage restrictions contained in the 1940 Act. As of March 19, 2021, OCSL had approximately $115.7 million outstanding under the Deutsche Bank Facility.

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Citibank Facility and the Deutsche Bank Facility and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Citibank Facility and the Deutsche Bank Facility, which are filed as Exhibits 10.2 through 10.17 to this current report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Upon the effectiveness of the A&R Advisory Agreement, the Current Advisory Agreement was terminated.

 

Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On March 19, 2021, OCSL completed its previously announced acquisition of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (“OCSI”), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 28, 2020, by and among OCSI, OCSL, Lion Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of OCSL (“Merger Sub”), and, solely for the limited purposes set forth therein, Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and investment adviser to each of OCSI and OCSL. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub was first merged with and into OCSI, with OCSI as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”), and, immediately following the Merger, OCSI was then merged with and into OCSL, with OCSL as the surviving company (together with the Merger, the “Mergers”).

In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of OCSI’s common stock was converted into the right to receive 1.3371 shares of OCSL’s common stock (with OCSI’s stockholders receiving cash in lieu of fractional shares of OCSL’s common stock). As a result of the Mergers, OCSL issued an aggregate of approximately 39.4 million shares of its common stock to former OCSI stockholders.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was filed by OCSL as Exhibit 2.1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2020.

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The adjusted net asset value per share of OCSL common stock as of March 17, 2021 was estimated to be $7.07, and the adjusted net asset value per share of OCSI common stock as of March 17, 2021 was estimated to be $9.45, net of the $0.10 per share special distribution (the “OCSI Special Distribution”).

The net asset value determinations described in this report were made pursuant to the requirements of, and solely for the purposes of, the Merger Agreement. The net asset value was not reviewed or approved for purposes of financial statement preparation or as part of a comprehensive statement of OCSL’s financial results. OCSL’s net asset value per share as of March 31, 2021 may differ materially from the estimated net asset value provided in this report as a result of the completion of OCSL’s financial closing procedures, and final adjustments and other developments arising between now and the time that OCSL’s financial results as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are finalized.

On March 19, 2021, OCSL issued a press release announcing, among other things, (i) the completion of the Mergers and (ii) that, prior to completion of the Mergers, and as previously announced, the board of directors of OCSI declared the OCSI Special Distribution. The OCSI Special Distribution will be payable on or about March 19, 2021 to stockholders of record of OCSI as of March 17, 2021 who held their shares through March 19, 2021. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01 is being “furnished” and is not deemed “filed” by OCSL for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor is it deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

10.1

   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2021, between the Registrant and Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC

10.2

   Loan Sale Agreement by and between Registrant and FS Senior Funding II LLC, dated as of January 15, 2015

10.3

   Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January  31, 2018, by and among Registrant, OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, the lenders referred to therein, Citibank, N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

10.4

   First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement by and among the Registrant, as collateral manager, OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as borrower, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and sole lender, dated as of May 14, 2018

10.5

   Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement by and among Registrant, as collateral manager, OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as borrower, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and sole lender, dated as of July 18, 2018.

10.6

   Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement by and among Registrant, as collateral manager, OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as borrower, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and sole lender, dated as of September 17, 2018.

10.7

   Fourth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement by and among Registrant, as collateral manager, OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as borrower, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and sole lender, dated as of September 20, 2019.

10.8

   Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement by and among the Registrant, as collateral manager, OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as borrower, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and sole lender, dated as of October 27, 2020.

10.9

   Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September  24, 2018, by and among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower, Registrant, as equityholder and as servicer, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, the other agents parties thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and as collateral custodian.

10.10

   Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2018, by and between Registrant, as seller, and OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as purchaser.

10.11

   Amendment No. 1 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March  13, 2019, among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower, the Registrant, as servicer, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch as facility agent and as committed lender.

10.12

   Amendment No. 2 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June  27, 2019 among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower, the Registrant, as servicer, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch as facility agent and as a committed lender..

10.13

   Amendment No. 3 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September  20, 2019, among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower, the Registrant, as servicer, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch as facility agent and as committed lender.


10.14

   Amendment No. 4 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March  22, 2020, among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower, the Registrant, as servicer, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch as facility agent and as committed lender.

10.15

   Amendment No. 5 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July  8, 2020, among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower, the Registrant, as servicer, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch as facility agent and as committed lender.

10.16

   Amendment No. 6 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September  29, 2020, among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower, the Registrant, as servicer, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch as facility agent and as committed lender.

10.17

   Amendment No. 7 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October  27, 2020, among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower, the Registrant, as servicer, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent and as a committed lender.

99.1

   Press release of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation dated March 19, 2021


SIGNATURE

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

 

    OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
Date: March 19, 2021     By:   /s/ Mel Carlisle
      Name: Mel Carlisle
      Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION

AND

OAKTREE FUND ADVISORS, LLC

This Investment Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) made effective as of March 19, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and OAKTREE FUND ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).

WHEREAS, the Company is a closed-end management investment fund that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Adviser is organized as an investment adviser that is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Adviser are party to that certain investment advisory agreement dated May 4, 2020 by and between the Company and the Adviser (the “Prior Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Adviser desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions for the continued provision by the Adviser of investment advisory services to the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

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Duties of the Adviser.

(a) The Company hereby appoints the Adviser to act as the investment adviser to the Company and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Company, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Company, (the “Board”) for the period and upon the terms herein set forth, (i) in accordance with the investment objective, policies and restrictions that are set forth in the reports and/or registration statements that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) from time to time; (ii) in accordance with all other applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (each as amended, restated and/or corrected); and (iii) in accordance with the Investment Company Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement (A) determine the composition of the portfolio of the Company, the nature and timing of the changes therein


and the manner of implementing such changes; (B) identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of the investments made by the Company; (C) execute, close, monitor and service the Company’s investments; (D) determine the securities and other assets that the Company will purchase, retain, or sell; (E) perform due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; and (F) provide the Company with such other investment advisory, research and related services as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of its funds. The Adviser shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Company to effectuate its investment decisions for the Company, including the negotiation, execution and delivery of all documents relating to the Company’s investments and the placing of orders for other purchase or sale transactions on behalf of the Company. In the event that the Company determines to obtain debt financing (or refinance such financing), the Adviser shall arrange for such financing on the Company’s behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of the Board. If it is necessary for the Adviser to make investments on behalf of the Company through a special purpose vehicle, the Adviser shall have authority to create or arrange for the creation of such special purpose vehicle and to make such investments through such special purpose vehicle.

(b) The Adviser hereby accepts such appointment and agrees during the term hereof to render the services described herein for the compensation provided herein.

(c) The Adviser is hereby authorized to enter into one or more sub-advisory agreements with other investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser may obtain the services of the Sub-Adviser(s) to assist the Adviser in fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder. Specifically, the Adviser may retain a Sub-Adviser to recommend specific securities or other investments based upon the Company’s investment objective and policies, and work, along with the Adviser, in structuring, negotiating, arranging or effecting the acquisition or disposition of such investments and monitoring investments on behalf of the Company, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Company. The Adviser, and not the Company, shall be responsible for any compensation payable to any Sub-Adviser. Any sub-advisory agreement entered into by the Adviser shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and other applicable federal and state law.

(d) The Adviser shall, for all purposes herein provided, be deemed to be an independent contractor and, except as expressly provided or authorized herein, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Company in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Company.

(e) Subject to review by and the overall control of the Board, the Adviser shall keep and preserve, in the manner and for the period required by the Investment Company Act, any books and records relevant to the provision of its investment advisory services to the Company and shall specifically maintain all books and records with respect to the Company’s portfolio transactions and shall render to the Board such periodic and special reports as the Board may reasonably request. The Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains for the Company are the property of the Company and shall surrender promptly to the Company any such records upon the Company’s request, provided that the Adviser may retain a copy of such records.

 

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2.

Company’s Responsibilities and Expenses Payable by the Company.

All personnel of the Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory services hereunder, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, shall be provided and paid for by the Adviser and not by the Company. The Company shall bear all other costs and expenses of its operations and transactions, including (without limitation) fees and expenses relating to: (a) offering expenses; (b) diligence and monitoring of the Company’s financial, regulatory and legal affairs (to the extent an investment opportunity is being considered for the Company and any other accounts managed by Adviser or its affiliates, the Adviser’s out-of-pocket expenses related to the due diligence for such investment will be shared with such other accounts pro rata based on the anticipated allocation of such investments opportunity between the Company and the other accounts); (c) the cost of calculating the Company’s net asset value; (d) the cost of effecting sales and repurchases of shares of the Company’s common stock and other securities; (e) management and incentive fees payable pursuant to this Agreement; (f) fees payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making investments and valuing investments (including third-party valuation firms); (g) transfer agent and custodial fees; (h) fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts (including attendance at investment conferences and similar events); (i) allocable out-of-pocket costs incurred in providing managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request it; (j) fees, interest or other costs payable on or in connection with any indebtedness; (k) federal and state registration fees; (l) any exchange listing fees; (m) federal, state and local taxes; (n) independent directors’ fees and expenses; (o) brokerage commissions; (p) costs of proxy statements, stockholders’ reports and notices; (q) costs of preparing government filings, including periodic and current reports with the SEC; (r) fidelity bond, liability insurance and other insurance premiums; (s) printing, mailing, independent accountants and outside legal costs; (t) all other direct expenses incurred by either the Company’s administrator or the Company in connection with administering the Company’s business, including payments under the Company’s administration agreement with its administrator (as in effect from time to time, the “Administration Agreement”) that will be based upon the Company’s allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Company’s administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement; and (u) the compensation of the Company’s chief financial officer and chief compliance officer, and their respective staffs.

 

3.

Compensation of the Adviser.

The Company agrees to pay, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a base management fee (“Base Management Fee”) and an incentive fee (“Incentive Fee”) as hereinafter set forth. The Adviser may agree to temporarily or permanently waive or defer, in whole or in part, the Base Management Fee and/or the Incentive Fee. See Appendix A for examples of how these fees are calculated. The Company shall make any payments due hereunder to the Adviser or to the Adviser’s designee as the Adviser may otherwise direct. Any portion of a deferred fee payable to the Adviser shall be deferred without interest and may be paid in any quarter prior to the termination of this Agreement as the Adviser may determine upon written notice to the Company.

 

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(a) As of the Effective Date, the Base Management Fee shall be calculated at an annual rate of 1.50% of the Company’s gross assets, including any investments made with borrowings, but excluding any cash and cash equivalents; provided, however, that the Base Management Fee shall be calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Company’s gross assets, including any investments made with borrowings, but excluding any cash and cash equivalents that exceeds the product of (A) 200% and (B) the Company’s net asset value. For the avoidance of doubt, the 200% will be calculated in accordance with the Investment Company Act and will give effect to exemptive relief the Company received with respect to debentures issued by a small business investment company subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “cash and cash equivalents” will have the meaning ascribed to it from time to time in the notes to the financial statements that the Company files with the SEC. The Base Management Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears, and shall be calculated based on the value of the Company’s gross assets at the end of each fiscal quarter, and appropriately adjusted for any equity capital raises or repurchases during such quarter. The Base Management Fee for any partial month or quarter shall be appropriately prorated (upon termination of the Agreement, as of the termination date). The Adviser hereby agrees to irrevocably waive an aggregate of $6 million of Base Management Fees in the two years following the closing of the Company’s acquisition of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation at rate of $750,000 per quarter (with such amount appropriately prorated for any partial quarter).

(b) Incentive Fee. The Incentive Fee shall consist of two parts, as follows:

(i) The first part, referred to as the “Incentive Fee on Income,” shall be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Company’s “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” for the immediately preceding quarter (or upon termination of the Agreement, as of the termination date). The payment of the Incentive Fee on Income shall be subject to payment of a preferred return to investors each quarter, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the most recently completed calendar quarter, of 1.50%, subject to a “catch up” feature (as described below).

For this purpose, “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees, such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies, other than fees for providing managerial assistance) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the Base Management Fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. In addition, “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” does not include any amortization or accretion of any purchase premium or purchase discount to interest income resulting solely from merger-related accounting adjustments in connection with the assets acquired in the merger with Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, including any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of such assets, solely to the extent that the inclusion of such merger-related accounting adjustments, in the aggregate, would result in an increase in Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income.

 

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The calculation of the Incentive Fee on Income for each quarter is as follows:

(A) No Incentive Fee on Income shall be payable to the Adviser in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the preferred return rate of 1.50% (the “Preferred Return”) on net assets;

(B) 100% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the Preferred Return but is less than or equal to 1.8182% in any calendar quarter shall be payable to the Adviser. This portion of the company’s Incentive Fee on Income is referred to as the “catch up” and is intended to provide the Adviser with an incentive fee of 17.5% on all of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income when the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income reaches 1.8182% on net assets in any calendar quarter; and

(C) For any quarter in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds 1.8182% on net assets, the Incentive Fee on Income shall equal 17.5% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, as the Preferred Return and catch-up will have been achieved.

(ii) The second part of the Incentive Fee, referred to as the “Incentive Fee on Capital Gains,” shall be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the Agreement, as of the termination date), commencing the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, and shall equal 17.5% of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from the beginning of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 through the end of each subsequent fiscal year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees under this Agreement. Any realized capital gains, realized capital losses, unrealized capital appreciation and unrealized capital depreciation with respect to the Company’s portfolio as of the end of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 shall be excluded from the calculations of the second part of the incentive fee. In addition, the calculation of realized capital gains, realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation shall (1) not include any such amounts resulting solely from merger-related accounting adjustments in connection with the assets acquired in the merger with Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, including any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of such assets, solely to the extent that the inclusion of such merger-related accounting adjustments, in the aggregate, would result in an increase in the Incentive Fee on Capital Gains and (2) include any such amounts associated with the investments acquired in the merger with Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation for the period from October 1, 2018 to the date of closing of such merger, solely to the extent that the exclusion of such amounts, in the aggregate, would result in an increase in the Incentive Fee on Capital Gains.

 

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(c) In certain circumstances the Adviser, any Sub-Adviser, or any of their respective affiliates, may receive compensation from a portfolio company in connection with the Company’s investment in such portfolio company. Any compensation received by the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, or any of their respective affiliates, attributable to the Company’s investment in any portfolio company, in excess of any of the limitations in or exemptions granted from the 1940 Act, any interpretation thereof by the staff of the SEC, or the conditions set forth in any exemptive relief granted to the Adviser, any Sub-Adviser or the Company by the SEC, shall be delivered promptly to the Company and the Company will retain such excess compensation for the benefit of its shareholders.

 

4.

Covenants of the Adviser.

The Adviser covenants that it will maintain its registration as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act. The Adviser agrees that its activities will at all times be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws governing its operations and investments.

 

5.

Brokerage Commissions.

The Adviser is hereby authorized, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, to cause the Company to pay a member of a national securities exchange, broker or dealer an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction in excess of the amount of commission another member of such exchange, broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution, and operational facilities of the firm and the firm’s risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities, that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the Company’s portfolio, and constitutes the best net results for the Company.

 

6.

Other Activities of the Adviser.

The services of the Adviser to the Company are not exclusive. Subject to the provisions of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (each as amended, restated and/or corrected), the Adviser and its managers, members, principals, officers, employees and agents shall be free to act for their own account or the account of any other Account, and to engage in any other business or render similar or different services to others including, without limitation, the direct or indirect sponsorship or management of other investment based accounts or commingled pools of capital, however structured, having investment objectives similar to those of the Company, so long as the Adviser’s services to the Company hereunder are not impaired thereby. The Company agrees that the Adviser may give advice and take action in the performance of its duties with respect to any of its other clients which may differ from advice given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to the investments of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any manager, member, principal, officer, employee or agent of the Adviser to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to

 

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receive any fees or compensation in connection therewith (including fees for serving as a director of, or providing consulting services to, one or more of the Company’s portfolio companies, subject to applicable law). So long as this Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment remains in effect, the Adviser shall be the only investment adviser for the Company, subject to the Adviser’s right to enter into sub-advisory agreements. The Adviser assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder. It is understood that directors, managers, officers, employees and stockholders of the Company are or may become interested in the Adviser and its affiliates, as directors, officers, employees, partners, principals, stockholders, members, managers, agents or otherwise, and that the Adviser and directors, officers, employees, partners, principals, stockholders, members, managers and agents of the Adviser and its affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Company as stockholders or otherwise.

 

7.

Responsibility of Dual Directors, Officers and/or Employees.

If any person who is a manager, member, principal, officer, employee or agent of the Adviser is or becomes a director, manager, officer and/or employee of the Company and acts as such in any business of the Company, then such manager, member, principal, officer, employee and/or agent of the Adviser shall be deemed to be acting in such capacity solely for the Company, and not as a manager, member, principal, officer, employee or agent of the Adviser or under the control or direction of the Adviser, even if paid by the Adviser.

 

8.

Limitation of Liability of the Adviser; Indemnification.

The Adviser (and its officers, managers, members (and their partners or members, including the owners of their partners or members), agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser) shall not be liable to the Company for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Adviser in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Company (except to the extent specified in Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty (as the same is finally determined by judicial proceedings) with respect to the receipt of compensation for services, and the Company shall indemnify, defend and protect the Adviser (and its officers, managers, members (and their partners or members, including the owners of their partners or members), agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, each of whom shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Company or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Adviser’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Company. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this Paragraph 8 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Company or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Adviser’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Adviser’s duties and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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9.

Effectiveness, Duration and Termination of Agreement.

This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date. This Agreement shall remain in effect until September 30, 2021, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (a) the vote of the Board or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company and (b) the vote of a majority of the Company’s directors who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and each of whom is an “independent director” under applicable New York Stock Exchange listing standards. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, or by the vote of the Company’s directors or by the Adviser. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act). Further, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement as aforesaid, the Adviser shall be entitled to any amounts owed under Paragraph 3 through the date of termination or expiration.

 

10.

Notices.

Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at its principal office.

 

11.

Amendments.

This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent.

 

12.

Entire Agreement; Governing Law.

This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement may be executed by any of the parties hereto, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. For so long as the Company is regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act, this Agreement shall also be construed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. In such case, to the extent the applicable laws of the State of New York, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the provisions of the Investment Company Act, the latter shall control. To the fullest extent permitted by law, in the event of any dispute arising out of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the parties hereto consent and submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in the county of New York and of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

 

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13.

Forum Selection.

Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or the services provided hereunder or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect hereof brought by the other party hereto or its successors or assigns must be brought and determined in the state or United States district courts of the State of New York (and may not be brought or determined in any other forum or jurisdiction), and each party hereto submits with regard to any action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.

 

14.

No Third Party Beneficiary.

Other than expressly provided for in Paragraph 8 of this Agreement, this Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties to this Agreement; there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, including but not limited to stockholders of the Company.

 

15.

Severability.

Every term and provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable. If any term or provision hereof is illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such term or provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law and, in any event, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement.

 

16.

Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute a single agreement.

 

17.

Survival of Certain Provisions.

The provisions of Paragraph 8 of this Agreement shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement and the dissolution, termination and winding up of the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date above written.

 

OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Mathew Pendo
  Name: Mathew Pendo
  Title: President and Chief Operating Officer
OAKTREE FUND ADVISORS, LLC
By: Oaktree Capital II, L.P.
By:   /s/ Armen Panossian
  Name: Armen Panossian
  Title: Authorized Signatory
By:   /s/ Mary Gallegly
  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement]


Appendix A

Example 1: Incentive Fee on Income for Each Quarter

Alternative 1

Assumptions

Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2%

Preferred return1 = 1.50%

Management fee2 = 0.375%

Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) = 0.20%

Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income

(investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 1.425%

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the Preferred Return, therefore there is no Incentive Fee on Income.

Alternative 2

Assumptions

Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2.375%

Preferred Return1 = 1.5%

Management fee2 = 0.375%

Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) = 0.20%

Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income

(investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 1.80%

Incentive Fee = 17.5% × pre-Incentive Fee net investment income, subject to “catch-up”3

= 100% × (1.80% – 1.5%)

= 0.30%

 

 

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Represents 6.0% annualized preferred return.

2 

Represents 1.5% annualized management fee.

3 

The “catch-up” provision is intended to provide the Adviser with an Incentive Fee of 17.5% on all of our pre-Incentive Fee net investment income as if a preferred return did not apply when our net investment income exceeds 1.5% in any calendar quarter and is not applied once the Adviser has received 17.5% of investment income in a quarter. The “catch-up” portion of our pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income is the portion that exceeds the 1.5% preferred return but is less than or equal to approximately 1.8182% (that is, 1.5% divided by (1 – 0.175)) in any fiscal quarter.

 

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Alternative 3

Assumptions

Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 3.5%

Preferred Return1 = 1.5%

Management fee2 = 0.375%

Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) = 0.20%

Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income

(investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 2.925%

Incentive Fee = 17.5% × pre-Incentive Fee net investment income, subject to “catch-up”3

Incentive Fee = 100% × “catch-up” + (17.5% × (pre-Incentive Fee net investment income – 1.8182%))

Catch-up = 1.8182% – 1.5% = 0.3182%

Incentive Fee = (100% × 0.3182%) + (17.5% × (2.925% – 1.8182%))

= 0.3182% + (17.5% × 1.1068%)

= 0.3182% + 0.1937%

= 0.5119%

Example 2: Incentive Fee on Capital Gains

Assumptions

 

   

Year 1: $10 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), $10 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”), $10 million investment made in Company C (“Investment C”), $10 million investment made in Company D (“Investment D”) and $10 million investment made in Company E (“Investment E”).

 

   

Year 2: Investment A sold for $20 million, fair market value (“FMV”) of Investment B determined to be $8 million, FMV of Investment C determined to be $12 million, and FMV of Investments D and E each determined to be $10 million.

 

   

Year 3: FMV of Investment B determined to be $8 million, FMV of Investment C determined to be $14 million, FMV of Investment D determined to be $14 million and FMV of Investment E determined to be $16 million.

 

   

Year 4: Investment D sold for $12 million, FMV of Investment B determined to be $10 million, FMV of Investment C determined to be $16 million and FMV of Investment E determined to be $14 million.

 

   

Year 5: Investment C sold for $20 million, FMV of Investment B determined to be $14 million and FMV of Investment E determined to be $10 million

 

   

Year 6: Investment B sold for $16 million and FMV of Investment E determined to be $8 million.

 

   

Year 7: Investment E sold for $8 million and FMV.

 

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These assumptions are summarized in the following chart:

 

    

Investment A

  

Investment B

  

Investment C

  

Investment D

  

Investment E

  

Cumulative
Unrealized
Capital
Depreciation

  

Cumulative
Realized
Capital
Losses

  

Cumulative
Realized
Capital Gains

Year 1    $10 million
(cost basis)
   $10 million
(cost basis)
   $10 million
(cost basis)
   $10 million
(cost basis)
   $10 million (cost basis)         
Year 2    $20 million
(sale price)
   $8 million FMV    $12 million
FMV
   $10 million
FMV
   $10 million FMV    $2 million       $10 million
Year 3       $8 million
FMV
   $14 million
FMV
   $14 million
FMV
   $16 million FMV    $2 million       $10 million
Year 4       $10 million
FMV
   $16 million
FMV
   $12 million
(sales price)
   $14 million FMV          $12 million
Year 5       $14 million
FMV
   $20 million
(sale price)
      $10 million FMV          $22 million
Year 6       $16 million
(sale price)
         $8 million FMV    $2 million       $28 million
Year 7                $8 million (sale price)       $2 million    $28 million

 

   

Year 1: None

 

   

Year 2:

Capital Gains Fee = 17.5% multiplied by ($10 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A less $2 million cumulative capital depreciation) = $1.4 million

 

   

Year 3:

Capital Gains Fee = (17.5% multiplied by ($10 million cumulative realized capital gains less $2 million cumulative capital depreciation)) less $1.4 million cumulative Capital Gains Fee previously paid = $1.4 million less $1.4 million = $0.00 million

 

   

Year 4:

Capital Gains Fee = (17.5% multiplied by ($12 million cumulative realized capital gains)) less $1.4 million cumulative Capital Gains Fee previously paid = $2.1 million less $1.4 million = $0.7 million

 

   

Year 5:

Capital Gains Fee = (17.5% multiplied by ($22 million cumulative realized capital gains)) less $2.1 million cumulative Capital Gains Fee previously paid = $3.85 million less $2.1 million = $1.75 million

 

   

Year 6:

Capital Gains Fee = (17.5% multiplied by ($28 million cumulative realized capital gains less $2 million cumulative capital depreciation)) less $3.85 million cumulative Capital Gains Fee previously paid = $4.55 million less $3.85 million = $0.70 million

 

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Year 7:

Capital Gains Fee = (17.5% multiplied by ($28 million cumulative realized capital gains less $2 million cumulative realized capital losses)) less $4.55 million cumulative Capital Gains Fee previously paid = $4.55 million less $4.55 million = $0.00 million

 

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Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

LOAN SALE AGREEMENT

by and between

FIFTH STREET SENIOR FLOATING RATE CORP.,

as the Seller,

and

FS SENIOR FUNDING II LLC,

as the Purchaser

Dated as of January 15, 2015

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.01

  Definitions.      1  

Section 1.02

  Other Terms.      4  

ARTICLE II TRANSFER OF THE CONVEYED ASSETS

     4  

Section 2.01

  Transfer of the Conveyed Assets.      4  

Section 2.02

  Conveyance of Loan Assets.      6  

Section 2.03

  Reserved.      6  

Section 2.04

  Direct Assignments.      6  

Section 2.05

  Delivery of Documents.      7  

Section 2.06

  Closing Date Loans.      7  

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     8  

Section 3.01

  Representations and Warranties of the Seller.      9  

Section 3.02

  Accuracy of Representations and Warranties Regarding the Loans.      15  

Section 3.03

  Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.      17  

ARTICLE IV PERFECTION OF TRANSFER AND PROTECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS

     19  

Section 4.01

  Protection of Title of the Purchaser.      19  

Section 4.02

  Custody of Loan.      20  

Section 4.03

  Filing.      20  

Section 4.04

  Changes in Name, Corporate Structure or Location.      21  

Section 4.05

  Sale Treatment.      21  

Section 4.06

  Security Interest in Participations.      21  

ARTICLE V COVENANTS

     21  

Section 5.01

  Covenants of the Seller.      21  

Section 5.02

  Negative Covenants of the Seller.      25  

ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION BY THE SELLER

     28  

Section 6.01

  Indemnification.      28  

Section 6.02

  Assignment of Indemnities.      31  

Section 6.03

  Liabilities to Obligors.      32  

Section 6.04

  Limitation on Liability.      32  

ARTICLE VII MANDATORY REPURCHASES

     32  

Section 7.01

  Reserved.      32  

 

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Section 7.02

  Mandatory Repurchases.      32  

Section 7.03

  Reserved.      32  

Section 7.04

  Reassignment of Substituted or Repurchased Loans.      32  

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS

     33  

Section 8.01

  Amendment.      33  

Section 8.02

  Governing Law.      33  

Section 8.03

  Notices.      33  

Section 8.04

  Severability of Provisions.      33  

Section 8.05

  Waivers; Cumulative Remedies.      34  

Section 8.06

  Third Party Beneficiaries.      34  

Section 8.07

  Counterparts.      34  

Section 8.08

  Headings.      34  

Section 8.09

  No Bankruptcy Petition; Disclaimer.      34  

Section 8.10

  Jurisdiction; Waivers.      35  

Section 8.11

  Costs and Expenses.      35  

Section 8.12

  No Partnership.      35  

Section 8.13

  Successors and Assigns; Assignment to Collateral Agent.      35  

Section 8.14

  Duration of Agreement.      36  

Section 8.15

  Limited Recourse.      36  

Section 8.16

  Rights of Inspection.      37  

Section 8.17

  Third Party Beneficiary.      37  

Section 8.18

  Subordination.      37  

 

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THIS LOAN SALE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 15, 2014 (as amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from time to time, this “Agreement”), is made by and between FIFTH STREET SENIOR FLOATING RATE CORP., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Seller”), and FS SENIOR FUNDING II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Purchaser”).

PREAMBLE

WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to acquire from time to time certain Loans, together with certain related property, as more fully described in the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Purchaser, as the borrower, the Seller, Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp., as the collateral manager (the “Collateral Manager”), each of the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Collateral Agent;

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the Purchaser’s acquisition of the Loans from the Seller that the Seller make certain representations, warranties and covenants regarding all Loans and related property sold and transferred pursuant to this Agreement for the benefit of the Purchaser; and

WHEREAS, the Purchaser may from time to time acquire certain Loans from the Seller pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Loan Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above recitals, the mutual premises and agreements contained herein, and 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 1.01 Definitions.

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to such terms in the Loan Agreement. In addition, as used herein, the following defined terms, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Conveyed Assets”: The Loan Assets.

Indemnified Party”: The meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Ineligible Loan”: The meaning specified in Section 7.02.

 

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Loan”: Any commercial loan which (a) is sourced, originated or purchased by the Seller or any of its Affiliates in the ordinary course of business and which the Purchaser acquires; (b) is not a bond or a note and (c) is issued or made pursuant to a credit agreement.

Loan Assets”: Any assets acquired by the Purchaser from the Seller pursuant to Section 2.01(a), which assets shall include the Seller’s right, title and interest in the following:

(i) the Loans listed in the related Loan Schedule, all payments paid in respect thereof and all monies due, to become due or paid in respect thereof accruing on and after the applicable Transfer Date and all insurance proceeds, liquidation proceeds and other proceeds and recoveries thereon, in each case as they arise after the applicable Transfer Date;

(ii) all security interests and Liens and Related Property subject thereto (including but not limited to, any amounts on deposit in any cash reserve, collection, custody or lockbox accounts) from time to time purporting to secure payment by Obligors under such Loans;

(iii) all rights with respect to the Loans to which the Seller is entitled as lender under the applicable Underlying Instruments;

(iv) all guaranties, indemnities and warranties, and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time purporting to secure or support payment of any Loan, together with all UCC financing statements, mortgages or similar filings signed or authorized by an Obligor relating thereto supporting or securing payment of such Loans;

(v) all collections (other than Excluded Amounts) and records (including computer records) with respect to the foregoing;

(vi) all Underlying Instruments relating to the applicable Loan Files; and

(vii) all income, payments, proceeds and other benefits of any and all of the foregoing, including but not limited to, all accounts, cash and currency, chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, tangible chattel paper, copyrights, copyright licenses, equipment, fixtures, general intangibles, instruments, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, inventory, investment property, letter of credit rights, software, supporting obligations, accessions, and other property consisting of, arising out of, or related to the foregoing, but excluding any Excluded Amount with respect thereto.

Loan Checklist”: An electronic or hard copy, as applicable, of a checklist delivered by or on behalf of the Seller to the Collateral Agent, for each Loan, of all Required Loan Documents to be included within the respective Loan File, which shall specify whether such document is an original or a copy.

Loan File”: With respect to each Loan, a file containing (a) each of the documents and items as set forth on the Loan Checklist with respect to such Loan and (b) duly executed copies of any other relevant records relating to such Loans and the Underlying Assets pertaining thereto.

 

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Loan Schedule”: The schedule listing each Loan sold or scheduled to be sold by the Seller to the Purchaser and each Underlying Instrument in respect of each such Loan, along with a notation as to whether each such Underlying Instrument has been delivered by the Seller to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent or, if any such Underlying Instrument has not been delivered and is a Required Loan Document, the anticipated delivery date of each such Underlying Instrument.

Noteless Loan”: A Loan with respect to which the Underlying Instruments either (i) do not require the Obligor to execute and deliver a promissory note to evidence the indebtedness created under such Loan or (ii) require execution and delivery of such a promissory note only upon the request of any holder of the indebtedness created under such Loan, and as to which the Seller has not requested a promissory note from the related Obligor.

Participation”: The meaning specified in Section 2.06(a).

Purchaser”: The meaning set forth in the preamble.

Related Property”: With respect to any Loan, means the interest of the Obligor in any property or other assets designated and pledged or mortgaged as collateral to secure repayment of such Loan.

Restricted Junior Payment”: (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any class of membership interests of the Purchaser now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend paid solely in interests of that class of membership interests or in any junior class of membership interests of the Purchaser; (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any class of membership interests of the Purchaser now or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire membership interests of the Purchaser now or hereafter outstanding, and (d) any payment of management fees by the Purchaser. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) payments and reimbursements due to the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Transaction Documents do not constitute Restricted Junior Payments, and (y) distributions by the Purchaser to holders of its membership interests of Loans or of cash or other proceeds relating thereto which have been substituted by the Purchaser in accordance with the Loan Agreement shall not constitute Restricted Junior Payments.

Seller”: The meaning set forth in the preamble.

Seller Retained Interest”: Accrued and unpaid interest (other than Accreted Interest) with respect to any Loan with respect to that period of time prior to the Transfer Date, with respect to the related Loan.

Transfer Date”: The date of transfer of any Loan Assets hereunder.

 

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Transfer Deposit Amount”: On any date of determination with respect to any Loan, an amount equal to the purchase price (expressed as percentage of par) multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of such Loan on its initial Transfer Date less any payments on account of principal received by the Purchaser after such initial Transfer Date with respect thereto, plus the portion of fees amortized since the initial Transfer Date, such fees calculated per the Seller’s accounting policies with respect to such Loan.

Underlying Note”: One or more promissory notes executed by the applicable Obligor evidencing a Loan.

Section 1.02 Other Terms.

The interpretive provisions contained in Section 1.2, Section 1.3 and Section 1.4 of the Loan Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

ARTICLE II

TRANSFER OF THE CONVEYED ASSETS

Section 2.01 Transfer of the Conveyed Assets.

(a) Each of the Seller and the Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that the Purchaser may, as permitted hereunder and under the Loan Agreement, acquire from the Seller Loan Assets for a purchase price equal to the fair market value thereof as agreed between the Purchaser and the Seller. Loan Assets will be acquired, in each case, pursuant to this Agreement and one or more assignment agreements in the form specified in the applicable Underlying Instruments having an effective date as specified in such assignment agreement without further amendment hereof. The purchase price for each Loan Asset shall be paid by the Purchaser in a combination of (i) immediately available funds and (ii) if the Purchaser does not have sufficient funds to pay the full amount of the purchase price, by means of a capital contribution by the Seller to the Purchaser; provided that, the Seller may elect to designate all or any portion of the Loan Asset being transferred by it to the Purchaser as a capital contribution to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, only the rights and obligations of the Seller as a lender under such Loan are sold and transferred thereby. No Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instruments, no such obligation or liability is intended to be assumed by the Secured Parties and any such assumption is expressly disclaimed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the sale and transfer of any Conveyed Assets hereunder does not constitute and is not intended to result in a creation or assumption by the Purchaser or any assignee of the Purchaser (including the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties), of any obligation of the Seller as administrative agent, collateral agent or paying agent under any Agented Loan.

 

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(b) Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the sale of any Conveyed Assets under this Agreement shall be without recourse to the Seller; it being understood that the Seller shall be liable to the Purchaser for all representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made by the Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all of which obligations are limited so as not to constitute recourse to the Seller for the credit risk of the Obligors. Each of the Seller and the Purchaser agrees that (i) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Seller set forth herein will run to and be for the benefit of the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent and (ii) either the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent may enforce directly (without joinder of the Purchaser when enforcing against the Seller) the repurchase obligations of the Seller with respect to breaches of such representations, warranties and covenants as set forth herein. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties is a third party beneficiary of such representations, warranties and covenants. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 6.01 and the repurchase obligations set forth in Section 7.02, neither the Purchaser nor the Collateral Agent has any recourse to the Seller with respect to the Conveyed Assets, including no recourse to, or guaranty by the Seller of any defaults or delinquent payments under the Conveyed Assets.

(c) The Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each of the Purchaser and its assignees has an enforceable right (whether by license or sublicense or otherwise) to use all of the computer software used to account for the Conveyed Assets and/or to recreate the related Loan Files.

(d) Each of the Seller and the Purchaser intends and agrees that (i) the sale, conveyance and transfer of the Conveyed Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in each and every case is intended to be, is and shall be treated for all purposes (other than tax and consolidated accounting purposes) as, an absolute sale, conveyance and transfer of ownership of the applicable Conveyed Assets (free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens) rather than the mere granting of a security interest to secure a financing and (ii) such Conveyed Assets shall not be part of the Seller’s estate in the event of a filing of a bankruptcy petition or other action by or against the Seller under any Insolvency Law; provided that, as a result of the consolidation required by GAAP, the transfers of the Conveyed Asset may be reflected as a financing by the Seller in its consolidated financial statements The Seller agrees that it shall, at its own expense, indicate clearly and unambiguously in its computer files on or prior to each Purchase Date, and its financial statements (whether separate or consolidated) that the applicable Conveyed Assets have been purchased by the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement. On and after each Purchase Date hereunder and upon payment of the Purchase Price therefor, the Purchaser shall own the applicable Conveyed Assets, and the Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with such ownership and shall not claim any ownership interest in such Conveyed Assets. It is, further, not the intention of the parties that any such sale, conveyance or transfer be deemed a pledge of any Conveyed Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. However, in the event that notwithstanding such intent and agreement, any such Conveyed Assets are held to continue to be the property of the Seller, then the parties hereto agree that the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under such Conveyed Assets (whether now existing or hereafter created). For such purposes, this Agreement shall constitute, and hereby does constitute, a security agreement under the UCC, to secure the prompt and complete payment of a loan deemed to have been made by the Purchaser to the Seller in an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price paid to the Seller together with such other obligations of the Seller as may arise hereunder in favor of the Purchaser and, in connection therewith, the Purchaser shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies which it may have under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor under the UCC and other Applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.

 

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(e) If any such transfer of Conveyed Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser is deemed to be the mere granting of a security interest to secure a financing, the Purchaser may, to secure the Purchaser’s obligations under the Loan Agreement, repledge and reassign to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (i) all or a portion of the Conveyed Assets pledged to the Purchaser by the Seller and with respect to which the Purchaser has not released its security interest at the time of such pledge and assignment and (ii) all proceeds thereof. Such repledge and reassignment may be made with or without a repledge and reassignment by the Purchaser of its rights under any agreement with the Seller, and without further notice to or acknowledgment from the Seller. The Seller hereby authorizes the Purchaser to file or cause to be filed, and the Purchaser shall file or shall cause to be filed, in all jurisdictions and with all filing offices as are necessary or advisable to perfect the precautionary security interest granted to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.01(d), a precautionary UCC-1 financing statement and any amendments thereto and continuation statements thereto as may be necessary or advisable naming the Seller as debtor, the Purchaser as secured party and the Collateral Agent as assignee, listing all of the Conveyed Assets pledged hereunder as collateral thereunder.

Section 2.02 Conveyance of Loan Assets.

As and when permitted by the Loan Agreement and subject to this Section 2.02 and the satisfaction of the conditions imposed under the Loan Agreement with respect to the acquisition of Loan Assets, the Seller may at its option (but shall not be obligated to), as the Seller may agree with the Purchaser, sell, convey and transfer to the Purchaser all the right, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Loan Assets identified in the related assignment agreement, in each and every case without recourse other than as expressly provided herein. In connection with each sale or transfer of Conveyed Assets, the Seller shall be deemed to have certified, with respect to the Conveyed Assets to be sold or otherwise transferred by it on such day, that its representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 are true, complete and correct in all material respects on and as of such day, with the same effect as though made on and as of such day (other than any representation or warranty that is made as of a specific date), that no Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom and no Default exists or would result therefrom.

Section 2.03 Reserved.

Section 2.04 Direct Assignments.

The Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that, solely for administrative convenience, any transfer document or assignment agreement (or, in the case of any Underlying Note, any chain of endorsement) required to be executed and delivered in connection with the transfer of a Loan in accordance with the terms of related Underlying Instruments may reflect that (i) the Seller (or any third party from whom the Seller or the Purchaser may purchase a Loan) is assigning such Loan directly to the Purchaser or (ii) the Purchaser is acquiring such Loan at the closing of such Loan. Nothing in any such transfer document or assignment agreement (or, in the case of any Underlying Note, nothing in such chain of endorsement) shall be deemed to impair the sales, conveyances and transfers of the Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.05 Delivery of Documents.

With respect to each Loan transferred hereunder as part of the Conveyed Assets, within the time period required for delivery thereof under the Loan Agreement, the Seller, on behalf of the Purchaser and the Collateral Manager, will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent each of the Required Loan Documents with respect to such Loan.

Section 2.06 Closing Date Loans.

(a) On the Closing Date, (i) the Seller shall sell, transfer, assign, grant and convey without recourse, except as otherwise provided herein, to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from Seller on terms no less favorable to Purchaser than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, a 100% undivided participation interest in Seller’s interests in the Closing Date Loans and the Collateral relating thereto (collectively, the “Participation”), the legal title to which is held by the Seller, and (ii) the Purchaser hereby acquires the Participation and assumes and agrees to perform and comply with all assumed obligations of the Seller with respect to each Closing Date Loan. Other than for tax and accounting purposes, the parties hereby agree to treat the transfer of the Participation by Seller to Purchaser as a sale and purchase on all of their respective relevant books and records.

(b) The Seller and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) the sale, transfer, assignment, grant and conveyance of the Participation is being effectuated pursuant to this Agreement instead of an assignment of Seller’s legal interest in and title (which such legal interest and title will not be effective until the individual assignments become effective) to the Closing Date Loans and the Collateral related thereto because the conditions precedent under the Required Loan Documents to the transfer, assignment and conveyance of Seller’s legal interest in and title to the Closing Date Loans and the Collateral related thereto may not be fully satisfied as of the Closing Date and (ii) the sale, transfer, grant and conveyance of the Participation hereunder shall have the consequence that the Seller does not have an equitable interest in the Closing Date Loans and the Collateral related thereto and Purchaser holds 100% of the equitable interest in the Closing Date Loans and the Collateral relating thereto. At no additional cost to Purchaser, the Seller will prepare individual assignments consistent with the requirements of the Required Loan Documents and provide them to any Persons required under the Required Loan Documents, which assignments will become effective in accordance with the Required Loan Documents upon obtaining certain consents thereto or upon the passage of time or both. The Seller and the Purchaser agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such assignments to become effective prior to the end of the Assignment Period. Upon any such assignment becoming effective, the related asset shall no longer be a Closing Date Loan, legal title will be transferred to the Purchaser and the Participation with respect to such Closing Date Loan and Collateral relating thereto will terminate automatically. In addition, upon any such assignment becoming effective, Seller and Purchaser agree, for administrative convenience, that Seller shall, in accordance with the Loan Agreement (on behalf of the Borrower) transfer or cause the transfer of the Closing Date Loan and the Collateral related thereto directly to the Collateral Agent each assigned Closing Date Loan being transferred to the Purchaser. Each item shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 2.05.

 

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Seller shall direct all Obligors, administrative agents and loan agents (as applicable) with respect to the participated Closing Date Loans and the Collateral related thereto to pay any Collections with respect thereto into the Collection Account. Upon Seller’s receipt of any Collections, Purchaser hereby instructs Seller to remit, and Seller shall remit, or cause its custodian to remit, such Collections (other than any Excluded Amounts, which shall be retained by Seller) within two Business Days of its receipt thereof directly to the Collection Account.

Upon receipt by Purchaser or the Collateral Agent of the effective assignment of any Closing Date Loans and the Collateral participated pursuant to this Section 2.06, Seller, for value received, hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from Seller (i) all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the assigned Closing Date Loans and (ii) all right, title and interest with respect thereto.

(c) The Seller shall not be obligated to make any payment to the Purchaser in anticipation of the receipt of funds from the related Obligor with respect to any Participation. If the Seller is required at any time to return to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official any portion of the payments made by the Obligor to the Seller and transferred by the Seller to (and paid to) the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall, on demand of the Seller, forthwith return to the Seller any such payments transferred (and paid) to the Purchaser by the Seller in respect of the Participation, but without interest on such payments (unless the Seller is required to pay interest on such amounts to the Person recovering such payments).

(d) In the event that any Closing Date Loan is not fully assigned by the Assignment Period Backstop Date, the Seller may optionally repurchase such Closing Date Loan from the Purchaser.

(e) The Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in the Closing Date Loans and the Collateral relating thereto to secure the prompt and complete payment of all of the Seller obligations with respect to the Participation and all of the Seller’s obligations under this Section 2.04. The Purchaser shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies which it may have under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor under the UCC and other applicable law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Seller authorizes Purchaser, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to file UCC financing statements naming the Seller as “debtor”, the Purchaser as “assignor secured party” and the Collateral Agent as “assignee secured party”, or similar applicable designations, and describing the Collateral, in each jurisdiction that the Purchaser deems necessary in order to protect the security interests in the Collateral granted under this Section 2.06.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Seller makes, and upon each transfer of Loan Assets is deemed to make, the representations and warranties (including with respect to any Loan sourced or originated by the Seller which for administrative convenience is assigned directly to the Purchaser or the Purchaser acquires directly at the closing of the Loan in accordance with Section 2.04) set forth in Section 3.01 and, with respect to the Loan Assets transferred on such Transfer Date, Section 3.02, on which the Purchaser will rely in acquiring any Loan Assets on any applicable Transfer Date, and on which, in each case, each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be entitled to rely as an express third party beneficiary as a condition of the Purchaser entering into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that such representations and warranties are being made by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

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The representations and warranties set forth in this Article III are given as of the applicable Transfer Date, but shall survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the Conveyed Assets to the Purchaser hereunder.

Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Seller.

By its execution of this Agreement, the Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser, the Collateral Manager and to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as of the date hereof and as of each Transfer Date that:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller has been duly organized, and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing, under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as such business is presently conducted. The Seller had at all relevant times, and now has all necessary power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Conveyed Assets.

(b) Due Qualification. The Seller is (i) duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a corporation in its jurisdiction of formation, and (ii) 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 so qualify or have such qualifications, licenses and approvals could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Power and Authority; Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The Seller (i) has all necessary corporate power, authority and legal right to (x) execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which it is a party, and (y) carry out the terms of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action, the execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and, in the case of the Seller, the transfer and assignment of an ownership and security interest in the Conveyed Assets on the terms and conditions herein provided. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Seller.

(d) Binding Obligation. Each Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party, assuming due execution and delivery by each other party thereto, constitutes a 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 Insolvency Laws and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

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(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the fulfillment of the terms thereof (including, without limitation, the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Conveyed Assets) will not (i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Governing Documents of the Seller or any Contractual Obligation of the Seller, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon the Seller’s properties pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, other than this Agreement, or (iii) violate any Applicable Law except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), where such conflicts, breaches or violations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Agreements. The Seller is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any corporate restriction that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Seller is not in default in any manner under any provision of any agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness, or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are or may be bound, where such defaults could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) No Proceedings. There is no litigation, administrative proceeding or investigation pending or, to the actual knowledge of the Seller, threatened against the Seller, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, filings or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of each Transaction Document to which it is a party have been obtained or made, except for filings of UCC-1 financing statements in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or where the failure to so obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Bulk Sales. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do not require compliance with any “bulk sales” act or similar law by the Seller.

(j) Solvency. The Seller is not the subject of any Insolvency Proceedings or Insolvency Event. The transactions under the Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party do not and will not render the Seller not Solvent and the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date a certification in the form of Exhibit C to the Loan Agreement.

(k) Selection Procedures; Origination of Loans. In selecting the Loans to be transferred to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be

adverse to the interests of the Purchaser (or any of its assignees, including any Secured Party). Such Loans originated by the Seller were originated pursuant to and in accordance with the credit policies of the Seller.

 

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(l) Taxes. The Seller has timely filed or caused to be filed all U.S. federal, state and all other material tax returns and reports which, to its knowledge, are required to be filed by it, if any, and has paid or caused to be paid all U.S. federal, state and other material Taxes required to be paid by it, except taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on its books); no tax lien has been filed against the Seller; and to the Seller’s knowledge, no claim is being asserted with respect to any such Taxes.

(m) No Liens, Etc. The Conveyed Assets to be acquired by Purchaser hereunder is owned by the Seller free and clear of any Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance (subject only to Permitted Liens), and the Seller has the full right, corporate power and lawful authority to convey the same and interests therein and, upon the conveyance thereof hereunder, the Purchaser will have acquired good and marketable title to and a valid and perfected ownership interest in such Conveyed Assets, free and clear of any Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance (subject only to Permitted Liens). No effective UCC financing statement reflecting the Seller or the Seller’s predecessor in interest, as a “Debtor”, or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of any Conveyed Assets is on file in any recording office, except such as may have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent as “Secured Party” or “Assignee”, in each case, for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

(n) Information True and Correct. All information (other than projections, forward-looking information, general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties) heretofore furnished by or on behalf of the Seller to the Purchaser or any assignee thereof in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is true and correct (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Borrower, is true and correct in all material respects to the Borrower’s knowledge) and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, (when taken as a whole and after giving effect to any updates thereto) not misleading (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Borrower, does not omit to state such a fact to the Borrower’s knowledge); provided that, solely with respect to written or electronic information furnished by or on behalf of the Seller which was provided to the Seller from an Obligor with respect to a Loan, such information need only be true, correct and complete to the knowledge of the Seller; provided, further, that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any information covered by a Collateral Manager report or certification or presented in a Funding Notice or Borrowing Base Certificate.

(o) Location. The Seller’s location (within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC) is, and at all times has been, the State of Delaware. The Seller has not changed its location within the four (4) months preceding the Closing Date, except to the extent it has satisfied the requirements of Sections 4.03 and 5.01(d); provided that, the parties acknowledge that the formation of the Seller in Delaware shall not be deemed to be a “change” within the meaning of this clause (m).

 

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(p) Legal Name. The Seller’s exact name as of the Closing Date is Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp. As of the Closing Date, the Seller has not had any prior legal names.

(q) Value Given. The Seller has received reasonably equivalent value from the Purchaser in consideration for the transfer to the Purchaser of the Conveyed Assets, and no such transfer shall have 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.

(r) Accounting. The Seller accounts for the sale, conveyance and transfer of each Loan hereunder as a sale for legal purposes on its books, records and financial statements, in each case consistent with the requirements set forth herein (other than for tax and consolidated accounting purposes).

(s) Investment Company Act. The Seller is a “closed end fund” that has elected to be regulated as a “business development company” within the meaning of the 1940 Act and qualifies as a RIC within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code. The Seller conducts its business and other activities in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act and any applicable rules, regulations or orders issued thereunder. The business and other activities of the Seller do not now and will not at any time result in any material violations, with respect to the Seller, of the provisions of the 1940 Act and any applicable rules, regulations or orders issued thereunder. The Seller is in compliance with its investment policies, except to the extent that the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(t) ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the present value of all benefits vested under all Pension Plans of the Seller does not exceed the value of the assets of the Pension Plan allocable to such vested benefits (based on the value of such assets as of the most recent annual financial statements reflecting such amounts). No prohibited transactions (within the meaning of Section 406(a) or (b) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) for which an exemption is not available or has not previously been obtained from the United States Department of Labor, failure to meet the minimum funding standard set forth in Section 302(a) of ERISA and Section 412(a) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan, withdrawal from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which the Seller or any ERISA Affiliate of the Seller was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA have occurred, (ii) no Reportable Events have occurred with respect to any Pension Plans that, in the aggregate, could subject the Seller to any material tax, penalty or other liability and (iii) no notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan has been filed, nor has any Pension Plan been terminated under Section 4041(f) of ERISA, nor has the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation instituted proceedings to terminate, or appoint a trustee to administer a Pension Plan and no event has occurred or condition exists that might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan.

 

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(u) Intent of the Seller. The Seller has not sold, contributed, transferred, assigned or otherwise conveyed any interest in any Conveyed Assets to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Seller’s creditors.

(v) Loan Sale Agreement. This Agreement and any assignment or novation instruments and other documents evidencing the assignment or novation of each Loan in accordance with the related Underlying Instruments are the only agreements or arrangements pursuant to which the Seller conveys the Conveyed Assets to the Purchaser.

(w) Security Interest.

(i) This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Conveyed Assets in favor of the Purchaser, which security interest is prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller;

(ii) the Loans, along with the related Loan Files, are comprised of “instruments,” “securities entitlements,” “general intangibles” (including “payment intangibles”), “tangible chattel paper,” “accounts,” “certificated securities,” “uncertificated securities,” “supporting obligations,” or “insurance” (each as

defined in the applicable UCC), real property and/or such other category of collateral under the applicable UCC as to which the Seller has complied with its obligations under this Section 3.01(v);

(iii) the Seller owns and has good and marketable title to (or with respect to assets securing any Loans, a valid security interest in) the applicable Conveyed Assets on each Purchase Date, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) of any Person;

(iv) the Seller has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Loan, to the conveyance thereof and the granting of a security interest in the Loans to the Purchaser;

(v) the Seller has caused the filing of all appropriate UCC 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 Conveyed Assets in which a security interest may be perfected by any filing of a UCC financing statement; provided that filings in respect of real property shall not be required;

(vi) except as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement and other than the security interest granted to the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the Seller has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Conveyed Assets. The Seller has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any UCC financing statements against the Seller that include a description of collateral covering the Conveyed Assets other than any UCC financing statement (A) relating to the security interest granted to the Purchaser under this Agreement or (B) that has been terminated and/or fully and validly assigned to the Collateral Agent on or prior to the date hereof. The Seller is not aware of the filing of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Seller;

 

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(vii) all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note or copies of each Loan Register, as applicable, that constitute or evidence each Loan have been, or subject to the delivery requirements contained in the Loan Agreement, will be delivered to the Collateral Agent;

(viii) none of the underlying promissory notes or Loan Registers, as applicable, that constitute or evidence the Loans 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;

(ix) with respect to any Conveyed Asset that constitutes a “certificated security”, such certificated security has been delivered to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Purchaser of such certificated security; and

(x) with respect to any Conveyed Asset that constitutes an “uncertificated security”, the Seller has caused the issuer of such uncertificated security to register the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the registered owner of such uncertificated security.

(x) Compliance with Law. The Seller has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject and no Conveyed Asset contravenes any Applicable Law (including, without limitation, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws, laws, rules and regulations relating to licensing, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy).

(y) No Material Adverse Effect. No event, change or condition has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Seller since the Closing Date (except as may have been previously disclosed and waived in accordance with the Transaction Documents).

(z) Instructions to Agents and Obligors. The Seller has directed the agent or administrative agent for any Loan to remit all payments and collections with respect to such Loan, and, if applicable, has directed the Obligor with respect to such Loan to remit all such payments and collections with respect to such Loan, directly to the Collection Account.

(aa) Collections. The Collection Account is the only account to which Obligors have been instructed to send Interest Collections and Principal Collections on the Conveyed Assets. The Seller acknowledges that it has been instructed by the Purchaser to deposit into the Collection Account the Repurchase Price relating to any Loan required to be repurchased hereunder. The Seller acknowledges that all Available Funds received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Conveyed Assets, along with any funds it is required to deposit into the Collection Account to effect any repurchase of any Loan required hereunder, are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser (or its assignees) until deposited into the Collection Account as required by this Agreement and the Loan Agreement

 

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(bb) Full Payment. As of the initial Transfer Date thereof, the Seller had no knowledge of any fact which should lead it to expect that any Loan which is being sold, conveyed and transferred to the Purchaser on such Transfer Date will not be repaid by the applicable Obligor in full.

(cc) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. Each representation or warranty by the Seller contained herein or in any report, financial statement, exhibit, schedule, certificate or other document furnished by the Seller pursuant hereto, in connection herewith or in connection with the negotiation hereof (other than projections and other forward looking information and information of a general economic or industry specific nature) is, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, true and correct in all material respects.

(dd) Ownership of the Purchaser. The Seller owns directly 100% of the membership interests of the Purchaser, free and clear of any Lien. Such membership interests are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and there are no options, warrants or other rights to acquire membership interests of the Purchaser.

(ee) Confirmation from the Seller. The Seller has provided written confirmation to the Purchaser that the Seller will not cause the Purchaser to file a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code.

(ff) USA Patriot Act. Neither the Seller nor, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, any Affiliate of the Seller is (i) a country, territory, organization, person or entity named on an Office of Foreign Asset Control 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 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

(gg) Covenants. All material covenants, agreements and undertakings of the Seller hereunder have been fully performed.

(hh) Opinion. The assumptions set forth in the non-consolidation and true sale opinion (the “Non-Consolidation/True Sale Opinion”) of Dechert LLP, dated as of the date hereof are true, complete and correct as related to the Seller.

Section 3.02 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties Regarding the Loans.

 

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By its execution of this Agreement, the Seller hereby represents to the Purchaser, the Collateral Manager and to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as of the date hereof, as of each Transfer Date and as of each Advance Date that:

(a) Eligibility of Collateral. The Seller has conducted such due diligence and other review as it considered necessary with respect to the Loans set forth on Schedule 1 hereto as of the date each such Loan was sold to the Purchaser. As of each Transfer Date, (i) the Loan List and the information contained on Schedule 1 hereto is an accurate and complete listing of all Loans included in the Conveyed Assets as of the related Transfer Date and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such Loans and the amounts owing thereunder is true, correct and complete as of the related Funding Date, (ii) any assignment agreement with respect to Loans is true, correct and complete as of the related Funding Date, (iii) each such Loan is an Eligible Loan, (iv) each such Loan is free and clear of any Lien of any Person (other than Permitted Liens and any Lien which will be released contemporaneously with the sale thereof to the Purchaser), is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and (v) with respect to each such Loan included in the Conveyed Assets, all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of or registrations or declarations of any Governmental Authority or any Person required to be obtained, effected or given by the Seller in connection with the granting of a security interest in such Conveyed Assets to the Purchaser have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect.

(b) No Fraud. Each Loan originated by the Seller was originated without any fraud or material misrepresentation by the Seller, or to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, by the related Obligor and each Loan originated by an unaffiliated third party which was purchased by the Seller and sold to the Purchaser hereunder was, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, originated without any fraud or misrepresentation by the relevant originator or relevant Obligor.

(c) Set–Off, Etc. No Conveyed Asset has been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set-off or modified by the Seller or the Obligor thereof, and no Conveyed Asset, including any Loan, 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 Conveyed Assets or otherwise, by the Seller or the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, for amendments, extensions and modifications, if any, to such Conveyed Assets otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(cc) of the Loan Agreement and in accordance with the Seller’s credit policies and the Collateral Manager Standard

(d) Environmental. With respect to each Underlying Asset as of the applicable Cut-Off Date for the Loan related to such Underlying Asset, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Seller: (a) the related Obligor’s operations comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws; (b) none of the related Obligor’s operations is the subject of a federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action, involving expenditures, is needed to respond to a release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment; and (c) the related Obligor does not have any material contingent liability in connection with any release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment. As of the applicable Cut-Off Date for the Loan related to such Underlying Assets, the Seller has not received any written or verbal notice of, or inquiry from any Governmental Authority regarding, any violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Underlying Assets, nor does the Seller have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened.

 

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(e) Information. All information provided by the Seller either to the Purchaser or the Administrative Agent with respect to each Loan is true, correct and complete in all material respects; provided that, to the extent any such information was furnished to the Seller by an Obligor or any other third party, such information is true, correct and complete to the best of the knowledge of the Seller.

Section 3.03 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.

By its execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby represents to the Seller, the Collateral Manager and to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as of the date hereof and as of each Transfer Date that:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Purchaser has been duly organized, and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing, under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite limited liability company power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and now has all necessary power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Conveyed Assets.

(b) Due Qualification. The Purchaser is (i) duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a limited liability company in its jurisdiction of formation, and (ii) 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 qualified, licensed or approved could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Power and Authority; Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The Purchaser (i) has all necessary limited liability company power, authority and legal right to (x) execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which it is a party and all other documents and agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, and (y) carry out the terms of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and all other documents and agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action, the execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and all other documents and agreements contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Purchaser is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser.

(d) Binding Obligation. Each Transaction Document to which the Purchaser is a party, assuming due execution and delivery by each other party thereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Insolvency Laws and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

(e) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, filings or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of each Transaction Document to which it is a party have been obtained, except for filings of UCC-1 financing statements in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or where the failure to so obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(f) No Violations. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by each Transaction Document to which it is a party and any and all instruments or documents required to be executed or delivered pursuant to or in connection herewith or therewith and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not (i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Governing Documents of the Purchaser or any Contractual Obligation of the Purchaser, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any the Purchaser’s properties pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, other than as specifically set forth in the Loan Agreement, or (iii) except where such violation could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, violate any Applicable Law.

(g) Value Given. The Purchaser has given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value to the Seller in exchange for the Conveyed Assets, which amount the Purchaser hereby agrees is the fair market value of such Conveyed Assets. No such Sale has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Purchaser to the Seller and no such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of the Bankruptcy Code.

(h) Litigation. There is no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any properties of the Purchaser, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction Document to which the Purchaser is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document to which the Purchaser is a party or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Loan Sale Agreement. This Agreement and any assignment or novation instruments and other documents evidencing the assignment or novation of any Loan in accordance with the related Underlying Instruments are the only agreements or arrangements pursuant to which the Purchaser acquires the Conveyed Assets.

(j) Receipt of Repurchase Price. The Collection Account is the only account to which the Seller has been instructed to deposit the Repurchase Price relating to any Loan required to be repurchased hereunder. The Purchaser acknowledges that any funds received by it attributable to the repurchase of any Loan hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (or its assignees) until deposited by the Purchaser into the Collection Account as required by the Loan Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IV

PERFECTION OF TRANSFER

AND PROTECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS

Section 4.01 Protection of Title of the Purchaser.

(a) The Seller shall direct any agent or administrative agent for any Conveyed Assets to remit all payments and collections with respect to such Conveyed Assets and direct the Obligor with respect to such Conveyed Assets to remit all such payments and collections directly to the Collection Account. The Seller will not make any change, or permit the Collateral Manager to make any change, in its instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Seller or the Collateral Manager or payments to be made to the Collection Account, unless the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent have consented to such change. The Seller shall ensure that only (x) funds constituting payments and collections relating to Conveyed Assets and (y) funds constituting amounts due to the Purchaser in connection with the repurchase of a Loan required hereunder shall be deposited into the Collection Account. In the event any payments relating to any Conveyed Assets are remitted directly to the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller, the Seller will remit (or will cause all such payments to be remitted) directly to the Collection Account within two Business Days following receipt thereof, and, at all times prior to such remittance, the Seller will itself hold or, if applicable, will cause such payments to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser and its assignees. Until so deposited, all such Interest Collections, all such Principal Collections and any amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser in connection with a repurchase of a Loan hereunder shall be held in trust for the Purchaser or its assignees by the Seller.

(b) At any time after the occurrence or declaration of the Termination Date, the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may direct the Seller or the Collateral Manager to notify the Obligors, at Seller’s expense, of the Purchaser’s (or its assigns) or the Secured Parties’ interest in the Conveyed Assets and may direct that payments of all amounts due or that become due under any or all of the Conveyed Assets be made directly to the Purchaser (or its assigns), the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent.

(c) The Seller shall, not earlier than six months and not later than three months prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of filing of the UCC financing statement referred to in Section 2.01(e) or any other UCC financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with any transfer hereunder:

(i) file or cause to be filed an appropriate continuation statement with respect to such UCC financing statement; and

(ii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent an opinion of the counsel for Seller, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, confirming and updating the opinion delivered pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Loan Agreement with respect to perfection and otherwise to the effect that the security interest hereunder continues to be an enforceable and perfected security interest, subject to no other Liens of record except as specified therein, provided herein or otherwise permitted hereunder, which opinion may contain usual and customary assumptions, limitations and exceptions.

(d) The Seller shall at all times maintain each office from which it services Conveyed Assets and its principal executive office within the United States of America.

 

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(e) The Seller shall on or prior to the Closing Date mark its master data processing records and other books and records relating to the Conveyed Assets, including without limitation the Records, so that, from and after the time of transfer under this Agreement of Conveyed Assets to the Purchaser and the grant of a security interest in such Conveyed Assets by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Loan Agreement, the Seller’s master data processing records (including archives) and other books and records that refer to such Conveyed Assets shall indicate clearly that such Conveyed Assets has been Purchased by the Purchaser hereunder and that a security interest therein has been granted by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Loan Agreement. Indication of the Collateral Agent’s security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Conveyed Assets shall be deleted from or modified on the Seller’s computer systems when, and only when, such Conveyed Assets shall be (i) paid off by the related Obligor or released by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

(f) If the Seller fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder, the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be required to) perform, or cause performance of, such obligation; and the Purchaser’s, the Collateral Agent’s or the Administrative Agent’s costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Seller as provided in Section 8.11. The Seller irrevocably authorizes each of the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time at the Purchaser’s, the Collateral Agent’s or the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion and appoints each of the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent as its attorney–in–fact pursuant to act on behalf of the Seller (i) to file UCC financing statements on behalf of the Seller, as debtor, necessary or desirable in the Purchaser’s, the Collateral Agent’s or the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in the Conveyed Assets and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any UCC financing statement with respect to the Conveyed Assets as a UCC financing statement in such offices as the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent in their sole discretion deem necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interests of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in the Conveyed Assets. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.

Section 4.02 Custody of Loan.

With respect to each Loan transferred hereunder as part of the Conveyed Assets, within the time period required for delivery thereof under the Loan Agreement, the Seller shall deliver copies (or originals, if required by the definition of Required Loan Documents) of the Required Loan Documents to the Collateral Agent.

Section 4.03 Filing.

Each of the Seller and the Purchaser hereby authorizes the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Agent to prepare and file such UCC financing statements (including but not limited to amendment, renewal, continuation or in lieu statements) and amendments or supplements thereto or other instruments as the Collateral Manager or the Collateral Agent may from time to time deem necessary or appropriate in order to perfect and maintain the security interests granted hereunder in accordance with the UCC.

 

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Section 4.04 Changes in Name, Corporate Structure or Location.

If any change in the Seller’s name, identity, structure, existence, state of formation, location or other action would make any financing or continuation statement or notice of ownership interest or lien relating to any Conveyed Assets seriously misleading within the meaning of applicable provisions of the UCC or any title statute, the Seller, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the effective date of such change, shall file such amendments as may be required to preserve and protect the Purchaser’s and the Collateral Agent’s respective interests in the Conveyed Assets.

Section 4.05 Sale Treatment.

The Seller and the Purchaser shall treat the transfer of Conveyed Assets made hereunder for all purposes (other than tax purposes) as a sale and purchase on all of its relevant books and records; provided that, as a result of the consolidation required by GAAP, the transfers of the Conveyed Asset may be reflected as a financing by the Seller in its consolidated financial statements.

Section 4.06 Security Interest in Participations.

Section 2.06(e) creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in favor of the Purchaser in all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the Closing Date Loans and the Collateral related thereto, which security interest shall be a first priority perfected security interest prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, subject, as to enforcement, (A) to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights as such laws would apply in the event of any bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency or similar event applicable to the Seller and (B) to general equitable principles (whether enforceability of such principles is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity)..

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

Section 5.01 Covenants of the Seller.

The Seller shall comply with the following covenants at all times from the Closing Date until the termination of this Agreement, on which the Purchaser will rely in acquiring any Loan Assets on any applicable Transfer Date, and on which, in each case, each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be entitled to rely as an express third party beneficiary as a condition of the Purchaser entering into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party:

 

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(a) Existence. During the term of this Agreement, the Seller will keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party and each other instrument or agreement necessary or appropriate to the proper administration of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b) Obligations and Compliance. The Seller will, at its expense, duly fulfill and comply in all material respects with all obligations on its part to be fulfilled or complied with under or in connection with the administration of each Conveyed Asset and will do nothing to impair the rights of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or of the Secured Parties in, to and under the Conveyed Assets.

(c) Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Seller will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing the Conveyed Assets, including without limitation the Records, in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Conveyed Assets and the identification of the Conveyed Assets, including without limitation the Records.

(d) Cooperation with Requests for Information or Documents. The Seller will cooperate fully with all reasonable requests of the Purchaser and its assigns regarding the provision of any information or documents, necessary or desirable, including the provision of such information or documents in electronic or machine–readable format, to allow each of the Purchaser and its assignees to carry out their responsibilities under the Transaction Documents.

(e) Payment, Performance and Discharge of Obligations. The Seller will pay, perform and discharge all of its obligations and liabilities, including, without limitation, all Taxes (including filing Tax returns and reports), assessments and governmental charges upon its income and properties, when due, unless and only to the extent that such obligations, liabilities, Taxes, assessments and governmental charges shall be contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and that, to the extent required by GAAP, proper and adequate book reserves relating thereto are established by the Seller and then only to the extent that a bond is filed in cases where the filing of a bond is necessary to avoid the creation of a Lien against any of its properties.

(f) Notices. The Seller will furnish to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent:

(i) Notice of Income Tax Liability. The Seller shall provide telephonic or facsimile notice within ten (10) Business Days (confirmed in writing within five (5) Business Days thereafter) of the receipt of revenue agent reports or other written proposals, determinations or assessments of the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority which propose, determine or otherwise set forth positive adjustments (i) to the Tax liability of the Seller or any “affiliated group” (within the meaning of Section 1504(a)(1) of the Code) of which the Seller is a member in an amount equal to or greater than $2,000,000 in the aggregate, or (ii) to the Tax liability of the Purchaser in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000 in the aggregate. Any such notice shall specify the nature of the items giving rise to such adjustments and the amounts thereof;

 

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(ii) Notice of Auditors’ Management Letters. The Seller shall provide promptly, after the receipt of any auditors’ management letters received by the Seller or by its accountants (but not including regular communications to any relevant auditor’s committee unless related to a significant control deficiency;

(iii) Notice of ERISA Reportable Events. The Seller shall provide promptly, after receiving notice of any Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan of the Seller (or any ERISA Affiliate thereof), a copy of such notice;

(iv) Notice of Proceedings. The Seller shall provide, as soon as possible and in any event within three (3) Business Days after the Seller 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, affecting the Conveyed Assets, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent’s, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, security interest in the Conveyed Assets, or the Purchaser, the Collateral Manager or the Seller or any of their Affiliates. For purposes of this Section 5.01(d)(iv), (A) any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Conveyed Assets, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent’s, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, interest in the Conveyed Assets, or the Purchaser in excess of $500,000 shall be deemed to be material and (B) any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Collateral Manager or the Seller or any of their Affiliates (other than the Purchaser) in excess of $2,000,000 shall be deemed to be material;

(v) Notice of Material Events. The Seller shall promptly, upon becoming aware thereof, provide notice of any event or other circumstance that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(vi) Notice of Event of Default. The Seller shall provide, within two (2) Business Days, written notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which the Seller has knowledge or has received notice, other than notice received from the Administrative Agent. In addition, no later than two (2) Business Days following the Seller’s knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, the Seller will provide to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Seller setting forth the details thereof and the action that the Seller proposes to take with respect thereto;

(vii) Notice of Material Adverse Events. The Seller shall promptly, upon becoming aware thereof, provide notice of any event or other circumstance that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser, the Seller or the Collateral Manager to perform their respective obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

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(g) Other. The Seller will furnish to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent promptly, from time to time such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Conveyed Assets, including without limitation the Records, or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Seller as the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

(h) Compliance with Legal Opinions. The Seller shall take all actions necessary to maintain the accuracy of the assumptions set forth in the Non-Consolidation/True Sale Opinion.

(i) Security Interests. The Seller will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien on any Conveyed Assets (other than any Permitted Lien). Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Seller has knowledge thereof, the Seller will notify the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent of the existence of any Lien (including Liens for Taxes) on any Conveyed Assets (other than any

Permitted Lien); and the Seller shall defend the respective right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under the Conveyed Assets against all claims of third parties; provided that, nothing in this Section 5.01(g) shall prevent or be deemed to prohibit the Seller from suffering to exist Permitted Liens upon any of the Conveyed Assets. The Seller shall promptly take all actions required (including, but not limited to, all filings and other acts necessary or advisable under the UCC of each relevant jurisdiction) in order to continue (subject to Permitted Liens) the first priority perfected security interest of the Purchaser granted by the Seller hereunder in all Conveyed Assets which have not been released pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

(j) Compliance with Law. The Seller hereby agrees to comply in all material respects with all requirements of law applicable to it except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(k) Location. The Seller shall not move its jurisdiction of formation outside of the State of Delaware without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent.

(l) Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.

(i) The Seller will not be a party to any merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire any of the assets or any stock of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person, or sell, transfer, convey or lease any of its assets, in each case where such action would have a Material Adverse Effect or sell or assign with or without recourse any Collateral or any interest therein (other than as permitted pursuant to the Loan Agreement).

(ii) Upon the merger or consolidation of the Seller or transfer of substantially all of its assets and its business as described in this Section 5.01(l), the Seller shall provide the Collateral Agent and the Purchaser notice of such merger, consolidation or transfer of substantially all of the assets and business within thirty (30) days after completion of the same.

 

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(m) Seller Information. The Seller shall promptly, from time to time, provide such other information, documents, Records or reports respecting the Conveyed Assets or the conditions or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Seller (including, without limitation, reports and notices relating to the Seller’s actions under and compliance with ERISA and the 1940 Act) as the Purchaser or its assignee may from time to time reasonably request in order to perform their obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document or to protect the interests of the Purchaser under or as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

(n) Regulatory Filings. The Seller shall make, or cause to be made, any material filings, reports, notices, applications and registrations with, and seek any material consents or authorizations from, the Securities and Exchange Commission and any state securities authority on behalf of the Seller as may be necessary or that the Seller deems advisable to comply with any federal or state securities or reporting requirements laws relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or as may be otherwise required by Applicable Law.

(o) Collections. All Collections (other than the Seller Retained Interest) received by it with respect to the Conveyed Assets transferred hereunder shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt.

(p) Notice of Default. The Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Seller becoming aware thereof (and, in any event, within three (3) Business Days of the date on which a Responsible Officer obtains such knowledge), notice of the occurrence of any event with respect to the Seller which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.

(q) Notice. Promptly after the knowledge or receipt of notice of a Responsible Officer of the Seller of the same, the Seller shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser if any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 was incorrect at the time it was given or deemed to have been given and the Seller has failed to comply with any material covenant hereunder, and at the same time deliver to the Administrative Agent a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and circumstances. The Seller shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence before any Transfer Date of any facts or circumstances within the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Seller which would render any of the said representations and warranties untrue as of such Transfer Date.

Section 5.02 Negative Covenants of the Seller.

From the Closing Date until the termination of this Agreement:

(a) Security Interests. The Seller will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien on any Conveyed Assets (other than any Permitted Lien). Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Seller has knowledge thereof, the Seller will notify the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent of the existence of any Lien on any Conveyed Assets (other than any Permitted Lien); and the Seller shall defend the respective right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under the Conveyed Assets against all claims of third parties; provided that, nothing in this Section 5.02(a) shall prevent or be deemed to prohibit the Seller from suffering to exist Permitted Liens upon any of the Conveyed Assets. The Seller shall promptly take all actions required (including, but not limited to, all filings and other acts necessary or advisable under the UCC of each relevant jurisdiction) in order to continue (subject to Permitted Liens) the first priority perfected security interest of the Purchaser granted by the Seller hereunder in all Conveyed Assets which have not been released pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

 

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(b) Compliance with Law. The Seller hereby agrees to comply with all requirements of law applicable to it except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Location. The Seller shall not move its jurisdiction of formation outside of the State of Delaware without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent.

(d) Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.

(i) Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from such merger or consolidation to which the Seller is a party, or any Person succeeding by acquisition or transfer to substantially all of the assets and the business of the Seller shall be the successor to such Person hereunder and the other Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party, without execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary.

(ii) Upon the merger or consolidation of the Seller or transfer of substantially all of its assets and its business as described in this Section 5.01(d), the Seller shall provide the Collateral Agent and the Purchaser notice of such merger, consolidation or transfer of substantially all of the assets and business within thirty (30) days after completion of the same.

(e) Transfer of Purchaser Membership Interests. The Seller shall not transfer, pledge, participate or otherwise encumber its membership interests in the Purchaser without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the delivery of an acceptable (in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion) non-consolidation opinion.

(f) Restricted Junior Payments. The Seller shall not cause or permit (to the extent it has the power to do so) the Purchaser to make any Restricted Junior Payment, except that, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Purchaser may declare and make distributions to its member on its membership interests.

(g) Accounting of Purchases. Other than for tax and consolidated accounting purposes, the Seller will not account for or treat (whether in financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated hereby in any manner other than as a sale of the Loans to the Purchaser.

 

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(h) ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, the Seller will not (a) engage, and will exercise its best efforts not to permit any ERISA Affiliate of the Seller to engage, in any prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Sections 406(a) or (b) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) for which an exemption is not available or has not previously been obtained from the United States Department of Labor, (b) fail to meet the minimum funding standard set forth in Section 302(a) of ERISA and Section 412(a) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan, (c) fail to make any payments to a Multiemployer Plan that the Seller or any ERISA Affiliate of the Seller may be required to make under the agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law pertaining thereto, (d) terminate any Pension Plan so as to result, directly or indirectly in any liability to the Seller, or (e) permit to exist any occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan.

(i) Regulatory Filings. The Seller may make, or cause to be made, any filings, reports, notices, applications and registrations with, and seek any consents or authorizations from, the Securities and Exchange Commission and any state securities authority on behalf of the Seller as may be necessary or that the Seller deems advisable to comply with any federal or state securities or reporting requirements laws relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or as may be otherwise required by Applicable Law.

(j) Collections. All Collections (other than the Seller Retained Interest) received by it with respect to the Conveyed Assets transferred hereunder shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt. The Seller will not deposit or otherwise credit, or cause to be so deposited or credited, to the Collection Account cash or cash proceeds other than any proceeds realized from Permitted Investments and any Available Funds in respect of the Conveyed Assets. The Seller shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that only funds constituting payments and collections relating to Loans shall be deposited into the Collection Account.

(k) Notice of Default. The Seller will furnish to the Purchaser (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Seller becoming aware thereof (and, in any event, within three (3) Business Days of the date on which a Responsible Officer obtains such knowledge), notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.

(l) Notice. Promptly after the knowledge or receipt of notice of a Responsible Officer of the Seller of the same, the Seller shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser if any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.02 was incorrect at the time it was given or deemed to have been given and at the same time deliver to the Administrative Agent a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and circumstances. The Seller shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence before any Transfer Date of any facts or circumstances within the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Seller which would render any of the said representations and warranties untrue as of such Transfer Date.

 

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(m) Organizational Documents. The Seller will not cause or permit the Purchaser to amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of the Purchaser’s organizational or operational documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

(n) Instructions to Agents and Obligors. The Seller will not make any change in its instructions to Obligors (or any agents with respect to the Underlying Instruments) regarding payments to be made with respect to the Conveyed Assets to the Collection Account, unless the Administrative Agent has consented to such change (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being understood that any such account to which the Obligors may be instructed to make payments shall be subject to an account control agreement which provides the Collateral Agent with a first priority perfected security interest in such account, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent).

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION BY THE SELLER

Section 6.01 Indemnification.

(a) Without limiting any other rights that any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties, the Collateral Manager, the Lenders and each of their respective assigns and officers, directors, members, managers, employees and agents thereof (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable invoiced attorneys’ fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as the “Indemnified Amounts”) awarded against, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party or other non-monetary damages of any such Indemnified Party or any of them arising out of or as a result of this Agreement, excluding, however, any Indemnified Amounts resulting solely from (x) fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Indemnified Party or (y) the uncollectability of any Loan due to the Obligor’s failure to pay any amounts due under the applicable Underlying Instruments in accordance with its terms. Without limiting the foregoing, the Seller shall indemnify each Indemnified Party for Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from any of the following (to the extent not resulting from the conditions set forth in (x) or (y) above) in relation to such Indemnified Party:

(i) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Seller or any of its respective officers under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, which shall have been false, incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered;

(ii) any Person’s use, ownership or operation of any Underlying Assets to the extent that such use, ownership or operation took place prior to the Purchase Date with respect to the related Conveyed Assets;

(iii) any action taken by the Seller, other than in accordance with this Agreement, in respect of any portion of the Conveyed Assets;

 

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(iv) any Taxes (other than Taxes based upon the net or gross income of an Indemnified Party and Taxes that would constitute Excluded Amounts) that may at any time be asserted against any Indemnified Party arising out of or as a result of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible or intangible personal property, privilege, stamp or license Taxes and costs and expenses in defending against the same, arising by reason of the acts to be performed by the Seller under this Agreement and imposed against such Indemnified Party. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent receives actual notice of any such Taxes arising out of this Agreement, on written demand by such party, or upon the Seller otherwise being given notice thereof, the Seller shall pay, and otherwise indemnify and hold the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent harmless, on an after-tax basis, from and against any and all such Taxes (it being understood that the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have no contractual obligation to pay such Taxes);

(v) the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Seller in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of reckless disregard of the Seller’s obligations and duties under this Agreement;

(vi) any Loan treated as or represented by the Seller to be an Eligible Loan which is not at the applicable time an Eligible Loan, or the purchase by any party or origination of any Loan which violates Applicable Law as of its Purchase Date;

(vii) the failure by the Seller to comply with all requirements of Section 7.02 hereof;

(viii) the failure by the Seller to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement or any other agreement executed by the Seller in connection with this Agreement, or with any Applicable Law, with respect to any Conveyed Assets or the nonconformity of any Conveyed Assets with any such Applicable Law;

(ix) the failure to vest and maintain vested in the Purchaser an undivided ownership interest in the Conveyed Assets, together with all Collections (other than the Seller Retained Interest), free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) whether existing at the time of sale hereunder or at any time thereafter;

(x) the failure to file, or any delay in filing, financing statements, continuation statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other Applicable Law with respect to the security interest granted by the Seller in any Conveyed Assets, whether at the time of sale hereunder or at any subsequent time;

 

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(xi) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than the discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment with respect to any Conveyed Assets (including, without limitation, a defense based on the Conveyed Assets not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from the merchandise or services related to such Conveyed Assets or the furnishing or failure to furnish such merchandise or services;

(xii) any failure of the Seller to perform its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, or any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party or any failure by the Seller to perform its duties under any Conveyed Assets;

(xiii) any inability to obtain any judgment in, or utilize the court or other adjudication system of, any state in which an Obligor may be located as a result of the failure of the Seller to qualify to do business or file any notice or business activity report or any similar report;

(xiv) any action taken by the Seller prior to the related Transfer Date in the enforcement or collection of any Conveyed Assets;

(xv) any products liability claim or personal injury or property damage suit or other similar or related claim or action of whatever sort arising out of or in connection with the Underlying Assets or services that are the subject of any Conveyed Asset;

(xvi) the failure by the Seller to pay when due any Taxes for which the Seller is liable, including without limitation, sales, excise or personal property taxes payable in connection with the Conveyed Assets;

(xvii) the commingling by the Seller of Collections on the Conveyed Assets at any time with other funds of the Seller;

(xviii) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this Agreement or the use of proceeds by the Seller from sales of Conveyed Assets executed hereunder or the security interest in the Conveyed Assets;

(xix) the failure of the Seller or any of its agents or representatives to remit to the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, Collections (other than the Seller Retained Interest) on the Conveyed Assets remitted to the Seller or any such agent or representative as provided in this Agreement; or

(xx) failure or delay in assisting a successor Collateral Manager in assuming each and all of the Collateral Manager’s obligations to service and administer the Conveyed Assets in accordance with the Loan Agreement, or failure or delay in complying with instructions from the Administrative Agent with respect thereto.

(b) If (x) the Seller has made any indemnity payment pursuant to this Section 6.01, (y) the recipient thereafter collects any payments from others in respect of such Indemnified Amounts and (z) payments collected by the recipient from the Seller and others in respect of such Indemnified Amounts exceed the amount necessary to fully indemnify the recipient, then the recipient shall repay to the Seller, without interest, an amount equal to the excess of the amount it has collected in respect of such Indemnified Amounts over the amount necessary to fully indemnify the recipient in respect of such Indemnified Amounts.

 

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(c) Any amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section 6.01 shall be paid by the Seller to the Indemnified Party within five (5) Business Days following receipt by the Seller of the Administrative Agent’s written demand therefor on behalf of the applicable Indemnified Party (and the Administrative Agent shall pay such amounts to the applicable Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of such amounts), accompanied by a reasonably detailed description in writing of the related damage, loss, claim, liability and related costs and expenses, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 6.01 is unavailable to the Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless, then the Seller shall 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 Seller on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that, the Seller shall not be required to contribute in respect of any Indemnified Amounts excluded in Section 6.01(a).

(e) Indemnification under this Section 6.01 shall be in an amount necessary to make the Indemnified Party whole after taking into account any Tax consequences to the Indemnified Party of the receipt of the indemnity provided hereunder, 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.

(f) The obligations of the Seller under this Section 6.01 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender and the termination of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement.

(g) Each Indemnified Party waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and any other Transaction Document any consequential (including loss of profit), indirect, special, exemplary or punitive damages.

Section 6.02 Assignment of Indemnities.

The Seller acknowledges that, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Purchaser shall assign its rights of indemnity granted hereunder to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Upon such assignment, (a) the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have all rights of the Purchaser hereunder and may in turn assign such rights, and (b) the obligations of the Seller under this Article VI shall inure to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Seller agrees that, upon such assignment, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may enforce directly, without joinder of the Purchaser, the indemnities set forth in this Article VI.

 

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Section 6.03 Liabilities to Obligors.

The Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that no obligation or liability of the Seller to any Obligor under any of the Loans is intended to be assumed by the Purchaser, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders under or as a result of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and under the other Transaction Documents, and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties is expressly named as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement for purposes of this Section 6.02.

Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability.

(a) The Seller shall be liable under this Agreement only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Seller under this Agreement. The Seller and any shareholder, partner, member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of the Seller may rely in good faith on any document of any kind, prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.

ARTICLE VII

MANDATORY REPURCHASES

Section 7.01 Reserved.

Section 7.02 Mandatory Repurchases.

(a) Upon discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Seller, the Purchaser (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) or the Collateral Agent that a Loan was not an Eligible Loan on its Transfer Date (each such Loan, an “Ineligible Loan”) or that a Loan otherwise constitutes a Warranty Loan as a result of a breach of any representation or warranty of the Seller regarding such Loan, the party discovering the same shall give prompt written notice to the other party hereto or to the parties hereto (if the Collateral Agent is the party providing such notice), the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Manager. Within ten (10) days of the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such Ineligible Loan or Warranty Loan, the Seller shall (i) promptly cure such breach to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, (ii) repurchase the Loan by depositing in the Collection Account an amount equal to the Transfer Deposit Amount of such Loan or (iii) replace such Loan and substitute therefor one or more Loans in a Substitution satisfying the applicable provisions of Section 2.14 of the Loan Agreement.

(b) The Seller shall bear all transaction costs incurred in connection with a repurchase or Substitution of Loans effected pursuant to this Agreement (including costs under the Loan Agreement).

Section 7.03 Reserved.

Section 7.04 Reassignment of Substituted or Repurchased Loans.

 

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Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent for deposit in the Collection Account of the Transfer Deposit Amount in the case of any repurchased Loan, the Purchaser hereby assigns to the Seller, unless the Administrative Agent is otherwise notified at the time of the sale, all of the Purchaser’s right, title and interest in the Conveyed Assets being repurchased or substituted without recourse, representation or warranty. Such reassigned Loan (together with the other Conveyed Assets related thereto) shall no longer thereafter be deemed a part of the Conveyed Assets.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01 Amendment.

No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed by the Purchaser and the Seller and consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Section 8.02 Governing Law.

(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and this Agreement and all matters arising out of or relating in any way whatsoever (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) to this Agreement shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York.

(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. Each party hereto (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 8.02(b).

Section 8.03 Notices.

All notices, demands, certificates, requests, directions and communications hereunder (notices) shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon receipt when sent through the U.S. mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, with such receipt to be effective the date of delivery indicated on the return receipt, (b) one Business Day after delivery to an overnight courier, (c) on the date personally delivered to a Responsible Officer of the party to which sent, or (d) on the date transmitted by legible facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission with a confirmation of receipt, in all cases addressed to the recipient at such recipient’s address for notices set forth in Schedule 2.

Section 8.04 Severability of Provisions.

If one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever prohibited or held invalid or unenforceable, 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 and any such prohibition, invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such covenant, agreement, provision or term in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Section 8.05 Waivers; Cumulative Remedies.

No failure or delay on the part of the Purchaser (or any assignee thereof) or the Seller, in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. The powers, rights, privileges and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any powers, rights, privileges and remedies provided by law. Any waiver of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given.

Section 8.06 Third Party Beneficiaries.

The parties hereto hereby manifest their intent that the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and any other Indemnified Parties) are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and that no other third party shall be deemed a third party beneficiary of this Agreement, and specifically that the Obligors are not third party beneficiaries of this Agreement. By execution of this Agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge that the Collateral Manager will be exercising the rights and performing the duties of the Purchaser hereunder pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Loan Agreement.

Section 8.07 Counterparts.

This Agreement (and each amendment, modification, and waiver in respect thereof) may be executed by facsimile signature and in several counterparts (including by e-mail (.PDF) or facsimile transmission), each of which shall be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 8.08 Headings.

The headings of the various Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 8.09 No Bankruptcy Petition; Disclaimer.

(a) The Seller covenants and agrees that, prior to the date that is one year or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, and one day after the satisfaction and discharge of the Loan Agreement it will not institute against the Purchaser (in the case of the Seller), or join any other Person in instituting against the Purchaser, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceedings under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States. This Section 8.09 will survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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(b) The provisions of this Section 8.09 shall be for the third party benefit of those entitled to rely thereon, including the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Jurisdiction; Waivers.

(a) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or Federal court. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent that it may legally do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any action or proceeding by the mailing or delivery of copies of such process to it the address set forth in Schedule 2. Each party hereto agrees 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. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent that it may legally do so, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 8.10 any special, indirect, exemplary, punitive or consequential (including loss of profit) damages.

Section 8.11 Costs and Expenses.

In addition to the rights of indemnification granted to the Purchaser and its Affiliates and officers, directors, employees and agents thereof under Article VI hereof, the Seller agrees to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses), incurred by the Purchaser or its assignees in connection with such Person’s enforcement, and after the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, such Person’s potential enforcement, of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith.

The Seller shall pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser or its assignees in connection with periodic audits of the Seller’s books and records, including without limitation the Records, as provided in Section 8.16.

Section 8.12 No Partnership.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto.

Section 8.13 Successors and Assigns; Assignment to Collateral Agent.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except for the assignment by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Purchaser or the Seller without the prior written consent of the other party and the Administrative Agent. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that the rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement are assigned to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement; provided that, the Collateral Agent has agreed in the Loan Agreement that unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Termination Date has been declared, the Obligations under the Loan Agreement accelerated and the Collateral Agent has delivered a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Purchaser may continue to exercise its rights hereunder.

 

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Section 8.14 Duration of Agreement.

This Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until the satisfaction and discharge of the Loan Agreement.

Section 8.15 Limited Recourse.

(a) No recourse under or with respect to any obligation, covenant or agreement (including, without limitation, the payment of any fees or any other obligations) of the Seller as contained in this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall be had against any incorporator, affiliate, stockholder, officer, partner, member, manager, employee or director of the Seller 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 the agreements of the Seller contained in this Agreement, the Loan Agreement and all of the other agreements, instruments and documents entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith are, in each case, solely the limited liability company obligations of the Seller, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to or be incurred by the Seller or any incorporator, stockholder, affiliate, officer, partner, member, manager, employee or director of the Seller under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements of the Seller contained in this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or in any other such instruments, documents or agreements, or that are implied therefrom, and that any and all personal liability of the Seller and each incorporator, stockholder, affiliate, officer, partner, member, manager, employee or director of the Seller, or any of them, for breaches by the Seller of any such obligations, covenants or agreements, which liability may arise either at common law or at equity, by statute or constitution, or otherwise, is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of this Agreement; provided that, the foregoing non-recourse provisions shall in no way affect any rights the Secured Parties might have against any incorporator, affiliate, stockholder, officer, employee, partner, member, manager or director of the Seller to the extent of any fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or any other financial crime constituting a felony by such Person.

(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth herein, no claim may be made by the Seller or any other Person against the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect to any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Seller hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected.

 

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(c) No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing by the Purchaser or Seller under this Agreement, any Transaction Document or for the payment by the Purchaser or Seller of any fee in respect hereof or any other obligation or claim of or against the Purchaser or Seller arising out of or based upon this Agreement or any Transaction Document, against any employee, officer, director, shareholder, partner, member or manager of the Purchaser or Seller or of any Affiliate of such Person (other than the Seller or the Purchaser, as applicable). Recourse in respect of any obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement shall be limited to the Collateral (the proceeds of which are to be applied in accordance with Section 2.7 and Section 2.8 of the Loan Agreement) and on the exhaustion thereof all claims against the Purchaser hereunder shall be extinguished. The provisions of this Section 8.14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

(d) The Seller’s obligations under this Agreement shall not be affected by any right of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right the Seller might have against the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the other Secured Parties or any assignee of such Persons, all of which rights are hereby waived by the Seller.

(e) The Purchaser shall have the right to set–off against the Seller any amounts to which the Seller may be entitled hereunder and to apply such amounts to any claims the Purchaser may have against the Seller from time to time under this Agreement. Upon any such set–off, the Purchaser shall give notice of the amount thereof and the reasons therefor to the Seller.

Section 8.16 Rights of Inspection.

At the discretion of the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent, the Seller shall allow the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (during normal office hours and upon reasonable advance notice) to review the Seller’s compliance with its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, and to conduct an audit of the Conveyed Assets and Required Loan Documents in conjunction with such a review. Such review shall be reasonable in scope and shall be completed in a reasonable period of time.

Section 8.17 Third Party Beneficiary.

The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, is intended by the parties hereto to be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

Section 8.18 Subordination.

After giving effect to any payment relating to any indebtedness, obligation or claim the Seller may from time to time hold or otherwise have against the Purchaser or any assets or properties of the Purchaser, whether arising hereunder or otherwise existing, the Borrowing Base at such time must exceed the Obligations owed by the Purchaser to the Secured Parties under the Loan Agreement. The Seller hereby agrees that at any time during which the condition set forth in the preceding sentence shall not be satisfied, the Seller shall be subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment of any indebtedness or obligation of the Purchaser owing to the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party under the Loan Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

FIFTH STREET SENIOR FLOATING RATE CORP., as Seller
By:  

                                              

Name:
Title:
FS SENIOR FUNDING II LLC, as Purchaser
By:  

                     

Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to Loan Sale Agreement]


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity, except as herein expressly provided, but solely as the Collateral Agent
By:  

                                                          

Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to Loan Sale Agreement]


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
FIFTH STREET SENIOR FLOATING RATE CORP., not in its individual capacity, except as herein expressly provided, but solely as the Collateral Manager
By:  

                                                                   

Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to Loan Sale Agreement]

Exhibit 10.3

Execution Version

 

 

 

$100,000,000

AMENDED AND RESTATED

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

by and among

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION,

(Collateral Manager)

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC,

(Borrower)

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION,

(Seller)

EACH OF THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

(Lenders)

CITIBANK, N.A.,

(Administrative Agent)

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

(Collateral Agent)

Dated as of January 31, 2018

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS   

Section 1.1

 

Certain Defined Terms

     2  

Section 1.2

 

Other Terms

     58  

Section 1.3

 

Computation of Time Periods

     58  

Section 1.4

 

Interpretation

     58  
ARTICLE II   
THE VARIABLE FUNDING NOTE   

Section 2.1

 

The Variable Funding Notes

     60  

Section 2.2

 

Procedures for Advances by the Lenders

     60  

Section 2.3

 

Reduction of the Facility Amount; Principal Repayments

     63  

Section 2.4

 

Determination of Interest

     64  

Section 2.5

 

Notations on Variable Funding Notes

     64  

Section 2.6

 

Borrowing Base Deficiency Cures

     65  

Section 2.7

 

Priority of Payments

     65  

Section 2.8

 

Alternate Priority of Payments

     67  

Section 2.9

 

Collections and Allocations

     69  

Section 2.10

 

Payments, Computations, etc.

     70  

Section 2.11

 

Fees

     71  

Section 2.12

 

Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality

     71  

Section 2.13

 

Taxes

     74  

Section 2.14

 

Reinvestment; Discretionary Sales, Substitutions and Optional Sales of Loans

     78  

Section 2.15

 

Assignment of Sale Agreement

     82  

Section 2.16

 

Capital Contributions

     82  

Section 2.17

 

Defaulting Lenders

     82  
ARTICLE III   
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND ADVANCES   

Section 3.1

 

Conditions to Closing

     84  

Section 3.2

 

Conditions Precedent to All Advances and Acquisitions of Loans

     86  

Section 3.3

 

Custodianship; Transfer of Loans and Permitted Investments

     90  

 

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ARTICLE IV   
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES   

Section 4.1

 

Representations and Warranties of the Borrower

     91  

Section 4.2

 

Representations and Warranties of the Borrower Relating to this Agreement and the Collateral

     103  

Section 4.3

 

Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Manager

     103  

Section 4.4

 

Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Agent

     106  
ARTICLE V   
GENERAL COVENANTS   

Section 5.1

 

Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower

     108  

Section 5.2

 

Negative Covenants of the Borrower

     114  

Section 5.3

 

Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Manager

     116  

Section 5.4

 

Negative Covenants of the Collateral Manager

     119  

Section 5.5

 

Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Agent

     119  

Section 5.6

 

Negative Covenants of the Collateral Agent

     120  
ARTICLE VI   
COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATION   

Section 6.1

 

Appointment of the Collateral Manager

     121  

Section 6.2

 

Duties of the Collateral Manager

     121  

Section 6.3

 

Authorization of the Collateral Manager

     130  

Section 6.4

 

Collection of Payments; Accounts

     131  

Section 6.5

 

Realization Upon Loans Subject to an Assigned Value Adjustment Event

     132  

Section 6.6

 

Collateral Manager Compensation

     132  

Section 6.7

 

Expense Reimbursement

     132  

Section 6.8

 

Reports; Information

     133  

Section 6.9

 

Annual Statement as to Compliance

     135  

Section 6.10

 

The Collateral Manager Not to Resign

     135  

Section 6.11

 

Collateral Manager Events of Default

     135  

Section 6.12

 

Reserved

     136  
ARTICLE VII   
THE COLLATERAL AGENT   

Section 7.1

 

Designation of Collateral Agent

     136  

Section 7.2

 

Duties of Collateral Agent

     136  

Section 7.3

 

Merger or Consolidation

     140  

Section 7.4

 

Collateral Agent Compensation

     140  

 

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Section 7.5

 

Collateral Agent Removal

     140  

Section 7.6

 

Limitation on Liability

     140  

Section 7.7

 

Resignation of the Collateral Agent

     141  

Section 7.8

 

Release of Documents

     142  

Section 7.9

 

Return of Underlying Instruments

     143  

Section 7.10

 

Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral; Audits

     143  
ARTICLE VIII   
SECURITY INTEREST   

Section 8.1

 

Grant of Security Interest

     144  

Section 8.2

 

Release of Lien on Collateral

     145  
ARTICLE IX   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT   

Section 9.1

 

Events of Default

     146  

Section 9.2

 

Remedies

     149  

Section 9.3

 

Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of VFNs

     150  

Section 9.4

 

Application of Cash Collected

     150  

Section 9.5

 

Rights of Action

     151  

Section 9.6

 

Unconditional Rights of Lenders to Receive Principal and Interest

     151  

Section 9.7

 

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

     151  

Section 9.8

 

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

     151  

Section 9.9

 

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     152  

Section 9.10

 

[Reserved]

     152  

Section 9.11

 

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     152  

Section 9.12

 

Power of Attorney

     152  
ARTICLE X   
INDEMNIFICATION   

Section 10.1

 

Indemnities by the Borrower

     153  

Section 10.2

 

Indemnities by the Collateral Manager

     156  

Section 10.3

 

After-Tax Basis

     157  
ARTICLE XI   
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT   

Section 11.1

 

Appointment

     157  

Section 11.2

 

Delegation of Duties

     158  

 

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Section 11.3

 

Standard of Care

     159  

Section 11.4

 

Administrative Agent’s Reliance, etc.

     159  

Section 11.5

 

Credit Decision with Respect to the Administrative Agent

     159  

Section 11.6

 

Actions by Administrative Agent

     160  

Section 11.7

 

Notice of Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event

     160  

Section 11.8

 

Indemnification of the Administrative Agent

     161  

Section 11.9

 

Successor Administrative Agent

     161  

Section 11.10

 

Payments by the Administrative Agent

     162  
ARTICLE XII   
[RESERVED]   
ARTICLE XIII   
MISCELLANEOUS   

Section 13.1

 

Amendments and Waivers

     162  

Section 13.2

 

Notices, etc.

     164  

Section 13.3

 

Ratable Payments

     164  

Section 13.4

 

No Waiver; Remedies

     164  

Section 13.5

 

Binding Effect; Benefit of Agreement

     165  

Section 13.6

 

Term of this Agreement

     165  

Section 13.7

 

Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Objection to Venue

     165  

Section 13.8

 

Waivers

     165  

Section 13.9

 

Costs and Expenses

     166  

Section 13.10

 

No Proceedings

     166  

Section 13.11

 

Recourse Against Certain Parties

     167  

Section 13.12

 

Protection of Right, Title and Interest in the Collateral; Further Action Evidencing Advances

     168  

Section 13.13

 

Confidentiality

     169  

Section 13.14

 

Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration

     171  

Section 13.15

 

Waiver of Setoff

     171  

Section 13.16

 

Assignments by the Lenders

     171  

Section 13.17

 

Heading and Exhibits

     173  

Section 13.18

 

Intent of the Parties

     173  

Section 13.19

 

Written Disclosure Statement

     173  

 

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EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A-1    Form of Funding Notice
EXHIBIT A-2    Form of Repayment Notice
EXHIBIT A-3    Form of Reinvestment Notice
EXHIBIT A-4    Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
EXHIBIT A-5    Form of Monthly Report
EXHIBIT B    Form of Variable Funding Note
EXHIBIT C    Form of Officer’s Certificate as to Solvency
EXHIBIT D    Form of Officer’s Closing Certificate
EXHIBIT E    Form of Release of Underlying Instruments
EXHIBIT F    Form of Assignment of Underlying Instruments
EXHIBIT G    Form of Transferee Letter
EXHIBIT H    Form of Joinder Supplement
EXHIBIT I    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT J    Form of Certificate of Required Loan Documents
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I    Legal Names
SCHEDULE II    Approved Valuation Firms
SCHEDULE III    Loan List
SCHEDULE IV    [Reserved]
SCHEDULE V    [Reserved]
SCHEDULE VI    Moody’s Industry Classification Group List
SCHEDULE VII        Existing Unitranche Loans
ANNEXES
ANNEX A    Addresses for Notices
ANNEX B    Commitments
ANNEX C    Borrowing Base Model
ANNEX D    Diversity Score Model

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time, this “Agreement”) is made as of January 31, 2018 by and among:

(1) OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Collateral Manager (the “Collateral Manager”);

(2) OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, a bankruptcy remote, special purpose Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (the “Borrower”);

(3) OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as seller (“Seller”)

(4) EACH OF THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO (together with its respective successors and assigns in such capacity, each a “Lender,” collectively, the “Lenders”);

(5) CITIBANK, N.A.,, a national banking association (“Citibank”), as the administrative agent hereunder (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”); and

(6) WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, (“Wells Fargo”), as the collateral agent hereunder (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent are currently party to that Certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2015 (as the same has been amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Loan Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent have agreed to enter into this Agreement in order to (i) amend and restate the Existing Loan Agreement in its entirety; and (ii) set forth the terms and conditions under which the Lenders will, from time to time, purchase the Variable Funding Notes (as defined below) and extend credit thereunder by providing Commitments and making Advances (each as defined below) under the Variable Funding Notes from time to time prior to the Reinvestment Period End Date (as defined below) for the general business purposes of the Borrower;

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities of the parties under the Existing Loan Agreement, but that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Loan Agreement;

 

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WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Collateral Manager act as the collateral manager of the Borrower and manage the Collateral (as defined below);

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lenders have requested the Collateral Agent to act as Collateral Agent hereunder, with all covenants and agreements made by the Borrower herein being for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties; and the Collateral Agent is willing to accept the trusts created hereby; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing Recitals, the mutual premises and agreements contained herein, 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 that the Existing Credit Agreement is amended and restated as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms.

Certain capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement are defined in this Section 1.1. As used in this Agreement and its schedules, exhibits and other attachments, unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

1940 Act”: The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Account”: Any of the Collateral Account, the General Collection Account, the Principal Collection Account, the Interest Collection Account, the Expense Reserve Account, the Unfunded Exposure Account and any sub-accounts thereof deemed appropriate or necessary by the Collateral Agent or Securities Intermediary for convenience in administering such accounts.

Accreted Interest”: Interest accrued on a Loan that is added to the principal amount of such Loan instead of being paid as it accrues.

Adjusted Borrowing Value”: For any Eligible Loan, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the lowest of (a) the Outstanding Balance of such Eligible Loan, (b) the Purchase Price multiplied by the funded principal balance of such Loan (exclusive of Accreted Interest), and (c) the Assigned Value for such Eligible Loan on such date multiplied by the funded principal balance of such Loan (exclusive of Accreted Interest); provided that, the parties hereby agree that the Adjusted Borrowing Value of any Loan that is not an Eligible Loan shall be zero.

 

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Administrative Agent”: Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent, together with its successors and assigns, including any successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.9.

Administrative Expenses”: All fees, expenses and indemnification payments due or accrued and payable by the Borrower to any Person pursuant to any provision of any Transaction Document.

Advance”: Defined in Section 2.1(b).

Advance Date”: With respect to any Advance, the date on which such Advance is made.

Advance Rate”: As of any date of determination, with respect to each Eligible Loan that is (a) a First-Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, 72.5%, (b) a First Lien Large Middle Market Loan, 70%, (c) a First Lien Traditional Middle Market Loan, 67.5%, (d) a First Lien Lower Middle-Market Loan, 65%, (e) a Second-Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, 45%, or (f) a Second-Lien Middle-Market Loan, 40%.; provided, that: (i) the portion of any Loan that otherwise qualifies as a First Lien Loan and is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan in a principal amount that would result in the related Obligor having a Net Senior Leverage Ratio at any time greater than 4.50 to 1:00, then such portion of such Loan shall be treated as a Second-Lien Loan for Advance Rate purposes; and (ii) (x) the portion of any Loan that otherwise qualifies as a First Lien Loan and is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan in a principal amount that would result in the related Obligor having a Senior Debt/EBITDA Ratio at any time greater than 7.00 to 1:00, then such portion of such Loan shall be treated as having an Advance Rate of zero (0) or (y) the portion of any Loan that otherwise qualifies as a Unitranche Loan or a Second Lien Loan that, in each case, is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan in a principal amount that would result in the related Obligor having a Total Debt/EBIDTA Ratio at any time greater than 7.00 to 1.00, then such portion of any such Loan shall have an Advance Rate of zero (0).

Advances Outstanding”: On any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding on such day, after giving effect to all repayments of Advances and the making of new Advances on such day.

Advisers Act”: The United States Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

Affected Party”: The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each of their respective assigns.

Affiliate”: With respect to a Person, means 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 Loan is an Eligible Loan 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.

 

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Agented Loan”: Any Loan originated as part of a syndicated loan transaction that has one (1) or more administrative, paying and/or collateral agents who receive payments and hold the collateral pledged by the related Obligor on behalf of all lenders with respect to the related credit facility.

Agreement”: The meaning specified in the Preamble.

Amortization Period”: The period commencing on the last day of the Reinvestment Period and ending on the date on which all amounts due under the Transaction Documents are paid in full.

Amortization Advances Outstanding”: Means the Advances Outstanding as of the Reinvestment Period End Date.

Amortization Principal Reduction Amount”: Means, with respect to:

(i) the 4th Payment Date after the Reinvestment Period End Date, the positive difference, if any, of (x) the Advances Outstanding over (y) 85.00% of the Amortization Advances Outstanding;

(ii) each of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Payment Dates after the Reinvestment Period End Date, the positive difference, if any, of (x) the Advances Outstanding over (y) 78.75%, 72.50%, 66.25% and 60%, respectively of the Amortization Advances Outstanding; and

(iii) the Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to 100% of the Advances Outstanding.

Applicable Law”: For any Person or property of such 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 Governmental Authority applicable to such Person (including, without limitation, predatory 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 Spread”: The rate per annum set forth in the Fee Letter.

 

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Approved Broker-Dealer”: means Bank of America, N.A, The Bank of Montreal, The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays Bank plc, BMO Harris Bank N.A., BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A., Credit Agricole S.A., Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs & Co., HSBC Bank, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Lloyds TSB Bank, Morgan Stanley & Co., Natixis, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Société Générale, UBS AG, Jefferies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo, National Association, or any Affiliate or legal successor of any of the foregoing, or such other Person mutually agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

Approved Replacement Collateral Manager”: AEA Middle Market Debt Management LP, Ivy Hill Asset Management L.P., Ares Capital Corporation, Audax Management Company (NY), LLC, Fortress Investment Group LLC, Golub Capital LLC, GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC, Madison Capital Funding LLC, NewStar Financial Inc., NXT Capital, LLC, BMO Global Asset Management, Apollo Global Management, Guggenheim Partners, LLC, TPG Capital Babson Capital Management LLC, Antares Capital or MidCap Financial LLC.

Approved Valuation Firm”: Each valuation firm listed on Schedule II hereto or any other nationally recognized accounting firm or valuation firm mutually agreeable to the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) and the Lenders.

Assigned Value”: With respect to each Loan, as of any date of determination, the value of such Loan (expressed as a percentage of the Outstanding Balance thereof), determined as follows: (a) prior to the occurrence of an Assigned Value Adjustment Event (and the determination of a Value Adjusted Assigned Value), the Original Assigned Value of such Loan; and (b) following the occurrence of an Assigned Value Adjustment Event (and the determination of a Value Adjusted Assigned Value), (i) in the case of a Broadly Syndicated Loan with an Observable Market Price that satisfies the Minimum Depth, the Observable Market Price of such Broadly Syndicated Loan, or (ii) with respect to all other Loans, the most recently determined Value Adjusted Assigned Value of such Loan; provided, that (x) in no event shall any Assigned Value exceed 100% and (y) the Assigned Value for any Loan that is not an Eligible Loan and for any Warranty Loan shall be zero.

Any Assigned Value determined hereunder with respect to any Loan on any date after the date such Loan is transferred to the Borrower shall be communicated by the Controlling Lender to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and all other Lenders pursuant to an Assigned Value Notice.

Assigned Value Adjustment Event”: With respect to any Eligible Loan, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events after the Cut-Off Date for such Loan:

(a) with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan with an Observable Market Price, the Observable Market Price of such Broadly Syndicated Loan has declined by five (5) percentage points or more from the Original Assigned Value (or from the previous Value Adjusted Assigned Value), expressed as a percentage of par, of such Broadly Syndicated Loan;

 

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(b) with respect to any Loan that is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Net Senior Leverage Ratio for any Relevant Test Period of the related Obligor with respect to such Loan is both (i) greater than 4.25x and (ii) greater than 0.50x higher than the Original Net Senior Leverage Ratio;

(c) with respect to any Loan that is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio for any Relevant Test Period of the related Obligor with respect to such Loan is (i) less than 1.50x and (ii) less than 85% of the Original Cash Interest Coverage Ratio;

(d) an Obligor default (i) in the payment of principal or interest under such Loan after giving effect to any applicable grace period (not to exceed five (5) Business Days) or (ii) in the payment of principal or interest under any other debt obligation of such Obligor which is senior or pari passu in right of payment to such Loan (after giving effect to any applicable grace period, not to exceed five (5) days);

(e) the Collateral Manager determines, in accordance with the Collateral Manager Standard, that all or a material portion of such Loan is not collectible or otherwise places such Loan on non-accrual status;

(f) the occurrence of a Material Modification with respect to such Loan;

(g) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the related Obligor;

(h) such Loan or related Obligor has been subject to a downgrade in rating such that it has a Moody’s Public Rating at or below Caa1 or a public rating by S&P at or below CCC+;

(i) in the case of a Permitted PIK Loan, the portion of the interest thereon that is required to be paid in Cash is less than 2.50% per annum;

(j) unless otherwise agreed to by the Controlling Lender in its sole discretion, the failure to deliver (i) to the extent required by the Underlying Instruments to be provided by the related Obligor, monthly reports by the date that is no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of any calendar month, (ii) with respect to quarterly reports, any financial statements (including unaudited financial statements) to the Administrative Agent sufficient to calculate the Net Senior Leverage Ratio or the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio of the related Obligor by the date that is no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the first, second or third quarter of any fiscal year and (iii) with respect to annual reports, any audited financial statements to the Administrative Agent sufficient to calculate either the Net Senior Leverage Ratio or the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio of the related Obligor by the date that is no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of any fiscal year (or, in each case, such greater number of days as allowed by the related Underlying Instruments (including any applicable grace periods), but which, in the case of clause (iii) shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) days without the prior written consent of the Controlling Lender);

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, an Eligible Loan shall not cease to be an Eligible Loan solely as a result of a change in Assigned Value pursuant to an Assigned Value Adjustment Event, but will remain an Eligible Loan at the new Assigned Value.

Assigned Value Notice”: A written notice (which may be sent by e-mail) which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Lenders, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Agent following any re-determination of an Assigned Value under this Agreement, specifying the value of a Loan determined in accordance with terms of the definition of “Value Adjusted Assigned Value” in this Section 1.1.

Available Delayed Amount Lender”: With respect to any Advance, any Lender that either (i) has not delivered a Delayed Funding Notice with respect to such Advance or (ii) has delivered a Delayed Funding Notice with respect to such Advance, but (x) has a Delayed Amount with respect to such Advance equal to zero and (y) after giving effect to the funding of any amount in respect of such Advance to be made by such Lender on the proposed date of such Advance, has a Required Non-Delayed Amount that is greater than zero.

Available Funds”: With respect to any Payment Date, all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (including, without limitation, any Collections) as of the last day of the related Collection Period.

Average Life”: On any date of determination with respect to any Loan, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years (rounded to the nearest one hundredth thereof) from such date of determination to the respective dates of each successive Scheduled Distribution of principal of such Loan and (b) the respective amounts of principal of such Loan by (ii) the sum of all successive Scheduled Distributions of principal on such Loan.

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”: The United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.), as amended from time to time.

Base Rate”: For any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1.50% and (b) the Prime Rate in effect on such day.

 

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Bilateral Loan”: As of any date determination, any Loan in respect of which an amount less than the greater of (i) $10,000,000 and (ii) 10% of the original outstanding principal or commitment amount thereof has been syndicated to lenders other than the Borrower and its Affiliates.

Borrower”: The meaning specified in the Preamble.

Borrower’s Notice”: Any (a) Funding Notice or (b) Reinvestment Notice.

Borrowing Base”: As of any Measurement Date, an amount (calculated under the Borrowing Base Model set forth as Annex C) equal to the least of:

(a) the aggregate sum of (i) for each Eligible Loan as of such date, the sum of the products of (A) the Advance Rate for each such Eligible Loan as of such date and (B) the excess of (x) the Adjusted Borrowing Value of each such Eligible Loan as of such date over (y) the portion of the Excess Concentration Amounts as of such date that is allocable to each such Eligible Loan (determined by allocating Excess Concentration Amounts to the applicable Eligible Loans on a pro rata basis), plus (ii) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account as of such date, minus (iii) the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount, plus (iv) amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (such amount not to exceed the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount);

(b) (i) the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loans as of such date, minus (ii) the Excess Concentration Amounts as of such date, minus (iii) the Minimum Equity Amount as of such date, plus (iv) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account as of such date, minus (v) the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount, plus (vi) amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (such amount not to exceed the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount); and

(c) (i) the Facility Amount, minus (ii) the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount, plus (iii) amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (such amount not to exceed the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount).

Borrowing Base Certificate”: A certificate setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base as of each Measurement Date, in the form of Exhibit A-4, prepared by the Collateral Manager.

Borrowing Base Deficiency”: As of any Measurement Date, an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, of (a) the aggregate Advances Outstanding on such date over (b) the lesser of (i) the Facility Amount and (ii) the Borrowing Base.

Breakage Costs”: With respect to any Lender and to the extent requested by such Lender in writing (which writing shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting any such amounts), any amount or amounts as shall compensate such Lender for any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense actually incurred by such Lender as a result of the liquidation or re-employment of deposits or other funds required by the Lender if any payment by the Borrower of Advances Outstanding or Interest occurs on a date other than a Payment Date (for avoidance of doubt, the Breakage Costs in respect of any such payment by the Borrower on any Payment Date shall be deemed to be zero). All Breakage Costs shall be due and payable hereunder on each Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.7 and Section 2.8(a). The determination by the applicable Lender of the amount of any such loss, cost or expense shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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Bridge Loan”: Any Loan 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 Obligor with a binding written commitment to provide the same, so long as (i) such commitment is equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Bridge Loan 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).

Broadly Syndicated Loan”: Any Loan that (i) is a broadly syndicated commercial loan, (ii) is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (iii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to Liens described in clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Liens), (iv) with respect to which the Collateral Manager determines in good faith that the value of the collateral securing such Loan (or the enterprise value of the underlying business) on or about the time of origination equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of such Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by the same collateral, (v) has a Tranche Size of $250,000,000 or greater, and (vi) as of the Cut-Off Date for such Loan, such Loan or the related Obligor has a Moody’s Public Rating and a public rating by S&P and such public ratings are not lower than “B3” by Moody’s and “B-” by S&P.

Business Day”: Any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are not required or authorized to be closed in New York, New York; or the location of the Corporate Trust Office; provided that, if any determination of a Business Day shall relate to an Advance bearing interest at LIBOR, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market. For avoidance of doubt, if the offices of the Collateral Agent are authorized by applicable law, regulation or executive order to close on any day but such offices remain open on such day, such day shall not be a “Business Day.”

Capital Stock”: Any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all similar ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

Cash”: Cash or legal currency of the United States of America as at the time shall be legal tender for payment of all public and private debts.

 

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Cash Interest Coverage Ratio”: With respect to any Loan for any Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of “Cash Interest Coverage Ratio” or comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Loan, or (b) in the case of any Loan with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Cash 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 Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) in good faith.

Cash Interest Expense”: With respect to any Obligor for any period, the amount which, in conformity with GAAP, would be set forth opposite the caption “interest expense” (exclusive of any Accreted 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.

Certificated Security”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC.

Change of Control”: (a) With respect to the Borrower, the occurrence of an event by which the Equityholder ceases to own, of record, beneficially and directly, 100% of the equity interests of the Borrower; and (b) with respect to the Collateral Manager, (x) any “person” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) or two or more persons in concert shall have acquired “beneficial ownership” (as defined under Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person or two or more persons acting in concert shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or persons have the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, directly or indirectly, of stock or other equity interests or any interest convertible into any such interest in the Collateral Manager), directly or indirectly, of, or shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation, will result in its or their acquisition of, or Control over the Collateral Manager or of 35% or more of the voting power for the election of directors of the Collateral Manager, if any, under ordinary circumstances, or (y) the dissolution, termination or liquidation in whole or in part, transfer or other disposition, in each case, of all or substantially all of the assets of, the Collateral Manager (except any merger or consolidation that does not violate Section 5.4(a)).

Clearing Corporation”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC.

Closing Date”: January 31, 2018.

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Collateral”: All of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under (in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired or arising) all “Accounts” (as defined in the UCC), General Intangibles, Instruments and Investment Property and any and all other property of any type or nature owned by it, including but not limited to:

 

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(a) all Loans, Permitted Investments and Equity Securities, all payments thereon or with respect thereto and all contracts to purchase, commitment letters, confirmations and due bills relating to any Loans, Permitted Investments or Equity Securities;

(b) the Accounts and all Cash and Financial Assets credited thereto and all income from the investment of funds therein;

(c) all Transaction Documents;

(d) all funds delivered to the Collateral Agent (directly or through an Intermediary or bailee) (other than funds determined by the Controlling Lender in their sole discretion to be Excluded Amounts); and

(e) all accounts, accessions, profits, income benefits, proceeds, substitutions and replacements, whether voluntary or involuntary, of and to any of the property of the Borrower described in the preceding clauses;

provided, that the “Collateral” shall not include amounts paid to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.7(a)(12)(i), Section 2.7(b)(2)(y) or Section 2.8(a)(10) or any account or accounts owned by the Borrower used solely for the purpose of holding such amounts.

Collateral Account”: A Securities Account created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Collateral Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Collateral Agent”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Collateral Agent, its successor by merger or consolidation pursuant to Section 7.3 or such Person as shall have been appointed Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7.5.

Collateral Agent Fee”: The fees, expenses and indemnities set forth as such in the Collateral Agent Fee Letter and as provided for in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

Collateral Agent Fee Letter”: The Fee Schedule as accepted and acknowledged by the Borrower.

Collateral Agent Termination Notice”: The meaning specified in Section 7.5.

Collateral Manager Default”: Any event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would become a Collateral Manager Event of Default.

Collateral Manager Event of Default”: The occurrence of any one of the following:

(a) any failure on the part of the Collateral Manager to comply with the provisions of Section 2.9(a);

 

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(b) (i) the Collateral Manager defaults in making any payment required to be made under an agreement for borrowed money owing by it to which it is a party individually or in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $25,000,000 and such default is not cured within the applicable cure period, if any, provided for under such agreement or (ii) the occurrence of any event or condition that results in the acceleration of the obligations under such agreement for borrowed money (so long as such event or condition has not been waived);

(c) Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. fails to have at least $75,000,000,000 of assets under management, as reported in its public filings on a consolidated basis as of its most recently ended fiscal quarter;

(d) a Change of Control specified in clause (b) in the definition thereof;

(e) any other event or condition which has caused, or which may cause, a Material Adverse Effect of the type described in clauses (a) or (e) (with respect to the Collateral Manager) of the definition thereof;

(f) any change in the management of the Collateral Manager (whether by resignation, termination, disability, death or otherwise) whereby Edgar Lee ceases to be actively involved in the operations of the Collateral Manager, and such person or persons are not replaced with other individuals reasonably acceptable to the Controlling Lender within 30 days of such event;

(g) an Insolvency Event shall occur with respect to the Collateral Manager;

(h) the rendering against the Collateral Manager of one or more final judgments, decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of $25,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, and the Collateral Manager shall not have either (i) had any such judgment, decree or order dismissed within forty-five (45) days of the entry thereof or (ii) perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of such judgment, decree or order to be stayed during the pendency of the appeal or the Collateral Manager shall have made payments of amounts in excess of $25,000,000 in settlement of any litigation claim or dispute (excluding payments made from insurance proceeds);

(i) Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation shall cease to be the Collateral Manager;

(j) (i) any failure by the Collateral Manager to deliver any Required Report on or before the date occurring two (2) Business Days after the date on which such Required Report is required to be delivered;

(k) any failure on the part of the Collateral Manager to duly observe or perform in any material respect the covenants or agreements of the Collateral Manager set forth in any Transaction Document to which the Collateral Manager is a party (including, without limitation, any failure to comply in any material respect with the Collateral Manager Standard) and the same continues unremedied for a period of thirty

 

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(30) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been delivered to the Collateral Manager by any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager acquires actual knowledge thereof;

(l) any representation, warranty or certification made by the Collateral Manager in any Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered pursuant to any Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect when made, which inaccuracy has a Material Adverse Effect on the Lenders and which continues to be unremedied for a period of ten (10) Business Days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such inaccuracy shall have been given to the Collateral Manager by any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager acquires actual knowledge thereof;

(m) (i) the Collateral Manager commits any act that constitutes fraud or criminal activity in the performance of its obligations hereunder or (ii) any Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager primarily responsible for the performance by the Collateral Manager of its obligations hereunder or the other Transaction Documents (in the performance of his or her investment management duties) is indicted for a criminal offense materially related to the business of the Collateral Manager providing management services and continues to have responsibility for the performance by the Collateral Manager hereunder or the other Transaction Documents for a period of ten (10) days after such indictment;

(n) the Collateral Manager fails at any time to maintain the Required Asset Coverage Ratio;

(o) the Shareholders’ Equity (as reflected in its 10Q or 10K (or financial statements to the extent the Collateral Manager is not required to make such public filings) without any deductions) at the last day of any fiscal quarter is less than $185,000,000; or

(p) the occurrence of an Event of Default.

Collateral Management Fee”: The Senior Collateral Management Fee and the Subordinated Collateral Management Fee.

Collateral Manager”: The meaning specified in the Preamble.

Collateral Manager Indemnified Party”: The meaning specified in the Section 10.2.

Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses”: The meaning specified in Section 6.7.

Collateral Manager Standard”: The meaning specified in Section 6.2(e).

Collateral Manager Termination Notice”: The meaning specified in Section 6.11.

 

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Collection Account”: Collectively, the General Collection Account, the Interest Collection Account and the Principal Collection Account.

Collection Date”: The date on which the Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full in accordance with Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.7 or 2.8(a), as applicable, and the Commitments have been irrevocably terminated in full pursuant to Section 2.3(a) or as a result of the end of the Reinvestment Period.

Collection Period”: With respect to (a) the first Payment Date, the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the first Payment Date, and (b) any subsequent Payment Date, the period from but excluding the Determination Date preceding the previous Payment Date to and including the Determination Date preceding the current Payment Date; provided that, the final Collection Period shall end on the earlier to occur of the Collection Date and the Termination Date.

Collections”: (a) All Cash collections and other Cash proceeds of any Loan, including, without limitation or duplication, any Interest Collections, Principal Collections, amendment fees, late fees, prepayment fees, waiver fees or other amounts received in respect thereof (but excluding any Excluded Amounts) and (b) earnings on Permitted Investments or otherwise in any Account.

Collateral Quality Improvement”: As of any date of determination, (x) in respect of any Collateral Quality Test that is not then satisfied, that the degree of non-compliance with such Collateral Quality Test is either not made worse or is improved after giving effect to such transaction proposed under Section 2.14 or such Advance proposed to be funded in connection with the addition of Loan to the Collateral, and (y) in respect of any Collateral Quality Test that is satisfied prior to such Substitution or Advance, that such test remains satisfied after giving effect to such Substitution or Advance.

Collateral Quality Test”: The Weighted Average Life Test, the Weighted Average Spread Test, and the Diversity Score Test.

Commitment”: With respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Advances in accordance herewith prior to the Reinvestment Period End Date, in an amount not to exceed the Facility Amount and, for each Lender, the amount opposite such Lender’s name on Annex B hereto or on Schedule I to the Joinder Supplement relating to such Lender.

Commitment Reduction Fee”: With respect to any reduction of the Facility Amount pursuant to Section 2.3(a), an amount equal to the product of (a) the amount of such reduction multiplied by (b) the applicable Commitment Reduction Percentage.

Commitment Reduction Percentage”: The meaning ascribed thereto in the Fee Letter.

Concentration Limits”: As of any date of determination, the concentration limitations set forth below (unless the Controlling Lender, following the request of the Borrower, or the Collateral Manager on its behalf, has agreed that a Loan shall not be subject to a particular Concentration Limit):

 

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  (a)

(1) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Eligible Loans of each of the Obligors with the three highest Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans shall not exceed 6.67% of the Concentration Test Amount; and

(2) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Eligible Loans of any Obligor (excluding the Loans considered under clause (1) above) shall not exceed 5% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (b)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans with Obligors:

 

  (i)

in the Industry with the highest aggregate Outstanding Balances shall not exceed 20.0% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (ii)

in the Industry with the second highest aggregate Outstanding Balances shall not exceed 17.5% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (iii)

in the Industry with the third highest aggregate Outstanding Balances shall not exceed 15.0% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (iv)

in the Industry with the fourth and fifth highest aggregate Outstanding Balances each shall not exceed 12.5% of the Concentration Test Amount; and

 

  (v)

in any Industry (other than the Industries considered under clauses (i)—(iv) above) shall not exceed 10.0% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (c)

with respect to all Loans other than Broadly Syndicated Loans:

 

  (i)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans (other than Unitranche Loans) for which the Senior Debt/EBITDA Ratio of the related Obligor is greater than 4.50:1.00 shall not exceed 15% of the Concentration Test Amount measured as of the Cut-Off Date for each applicable Eligible Loan;

 

  (ii)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans for which the Total Debt/EBITDA Ratio of the related Obligor is greater than 6.00:1.00 shall not exceed (x) 20% of the Concentration Test Amount measured based on such ratio for each Obligor as of the Cut-Off Date for each applicable Eligible Loan or (y) 25% measured based on such ratio for each Obligor on a current basis as of the relevant date of determination; and

 

  (iii)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans for which the EBITDA of the related Obligor is less than $15,000,000 shall not exceed 7.5% of the Concentration Test Amount, excluding, however, Technology-Driven Growth Companies, which shall not exceed 10% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

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  (iv)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Cov-Lite Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 12.5% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (v)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans for which the related Obligor’s pro forma ratio of equity to total capital is less than 30.0% shall not exceed 15.0% of the Concentration Test Amount measured as of the Cut-Off Date for each applicable Eligible Loan;

 

  (vi)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Unitranche Loans that are Eligible Loans for which the Total Debt/EBITDA Ratio of the related Obligor is equal to or greater than 4.25:1.00 shall not exceed 15% of the Concentration Test Amount; provided that this limit shall be deemed to be met at any time the Eligible Loans that are Unitranche Loans otherwise subject to this limit consist solely of the Loans identified on Schedule VII and any other Loans approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; provided further, only those Eligible Loans that are Unitranche Loans that are not identified on Schedule VII, not approved by the Administrative Agent or in the future become subject to this limit shall constitute the Excess Concentration Amount for this clause (vi);

 

  (d)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all First Lien Last Out Loans and Second Lien Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 20% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (e)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Second Lien Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 20% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (f)

the sum of the Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans with Obligors Domiciled in the country or countries listed below shall not exceed the applicable percentage of the Concentration Test Amount specified below:

 

All countries (in the aggregate) other than the United States

     10

Any individual Group 1 Country

     10

Any individual Group 2 Country

     5

Any individual Group 3 Country

     2.5

 

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  (g)

the sum of Outstanding Balances (including funded and unfunded commitments) of all Revolving Loans and Delayed Draw Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 10% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (h)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Cov-Lite Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 65% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (i)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Current Pay Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 5% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (j)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans that are not payable in Dollars shall not exceed 10% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (k)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Fixed Rate Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 10% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (l)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loans that provide for scheduled payments of interest less frequently than quarterly shall not exceed 10% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (m)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Bilateral Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 25% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (n)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Broadly Syndicated Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 50% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (o)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all DIP Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 10% of the Concentration Test Amount;

 

  (p)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Loans governed by the laws of any territories of the United States that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 5% of the Concentration Test Amount; and

 

  (q)

the sum of Outstanding Balances of all Discount Loans that are Eligible Loans shall not exceed 10% of the Concentration Test Amount.

Concentration Test Amount”: (i) during the Ramp-Up Period, the greater of (a) $100,000,000 and (b) the sum of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans plus the balance of Cash and Permitted Investments in the Principal Collection Account, (ii) at all times thereafter during the Reinvestment Period, the sum of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans plus the balance of Cash and Permitted Investments in the Principal Collection Account and (iii) during the Amortization Period, the amount determined pursuant to clause (ii) of this definition as of the last day of the Reinvestment Period.

 

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Connection Income Taxes”: Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Contractual Obligation”: 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.

Control”: the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

Controlling Lender”: The Lender(s) holding a majority of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Commitments (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the Advances) until all amounts payable hereunder with respect to the Advances are paid in full (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) and the Commitments have terminated.

Corporate Trust Office”: The applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent specified on Annex A hereto, or such other address within the United States as the Collateral Agent may designate from time to time by notice to the Administrative Agent.

Cov-Lite Loan”: Any Loan that: (a) does not contain any financial covenants; or (b) requires the underlying obligor to comply with an Incurrence Covenant, but does not require the underlying obligor to comply with a Maintenance Covenant; provided, that, a loan described in clause (a) or (b) above which either contains a cross-default or cross-acceleration provision to another loan of the underlying obligor forming part of the same loan facility that requires the underlying obligor to comply with a Maintenance Covenant will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan.

Covenant Compliance Period”: The period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date on which all Commitments have been terminated and the Obligations have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted).

Credit Improved Loan”: Any Loan that, in the Collateral Manager’s reasonable judgment, has significantly improved in credit quality after it was acquired by the Borrower.

Credit Risk Loan”: Any Loan that, in the Collateral Manager’s reasonable judgment, has a significant risk of declining in credit quality and, with the passage suffering an Assigned Value Adjustment Event.

Current Pay Loan”: Any Loan (other than a DIP Loan) the issuer or obligor of which otherwise would not satisfy clause (e) of the definition of “Eligible Obligor,” but as to which (i) no payments are due and payable that are unpaid, (ii) in respect of which the Collateral Manager has certified to the Administrative Agent in writing that it believes, in its reasonable business judgment, that (1) the issuer or obligor of such Loan is current on all interest payments,

 

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principal payments and other amounts due and payable thereunder and will continue to make scheduled payments of interest thereon and will pay the principal thereof and all other amounts due and payable thereunder by maturity or as otherwise contractually due, (iii) if the issuer or obligor is subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, it has been the subject of an order of a bankruptcy court that permits it to make the scheduled payments on such Loan and all interest and principal payments due thereunder have been paid in cash when due, (iv) the Assigned Value thereof is at least 80% and (v) (1) has a Rating by Moody’s of at least “Caa1” and an Assigned Value of at least 80% or (2) has a Rating by Moody’s of at least “Caa2” and an Assigned Value of at least 85%.

Cut-Off Date”: With respect to each Loan, the date such Loan becomes part of the Collateral.

Default”: Any event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender”: Any Lender that (i) has failed to fund any portion of the Advances required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (ii) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder 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 Administrative 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 (unless such notification or statement is based exclusively on such Lender’s good faith assertion that a condition precedent to funding has not or cannot be satisfied); (iv) has failed, within two Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund Advances under this Agreement, (v) has become or is insolvent or has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, 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; or (vi) has become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not become a Defaulting Lender solely as a result of the acquisition or maintenance of an ownership interest in such Lender or Person controlling such Lender or the exercise of control over a Lender or Person controlling such Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof, so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

Delayed Amount”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(e)(i).

Delayed Draw Loan”: A Loan that requires one or more future advances to be made by the Borrower and which does not permit the re-borrowing of any amount previously repaid by the related Obligor; provided that such loan shall only be considered a Delayed Draw Loan for so long as any future funding obligations remain in effect and only with respect to any portion which constitutes a future funding obligation.

 

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Delayed Funding Lender”: As of any date of determination, each Lender party to this Agreement.

Delayed Funding Notice”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(e)(i).

Delayed Funding Reimbursement Amount”: With respect to any Delayed Funding Lender, with respect to the portion of the Delayed Amount of such Delayed Funding Lender funded by the Available Delayed Amount Lender(s) on the Advance Date of the Advance related to such Delayed Amount, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such portion of the Delayed Amount funded by the Available Delayed Amount Lender(s) on the Advance Date of the Advance related to such Delayed Amount over (b) the amount, if any, by which the portion of any repayment of Advances Outstanding (including any reduction of Advances Outstanding), if any, made by the Borrower to each such Available Delayed Amount Lender on any date during the period from and including the date of the Advance related to such Delayed Amount to but excluding the Delayed Funding Date for such Delayed Amount, was greater than what it would have been had such portion of the Delayed Amount been funded by such Delayed Funding Lender on such Advance Date.

Designated Delayed Advance”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(e)(i).

Determination Date”: With respect to each Payment Date, the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to such Payment Date.

DIP Loan”: any Loan to an Obligor that is a Chapter 11 debtor under the Bankruptcy Code that satisfies the following criteria: (a) the related Underlying Instruments is duly authorized by a final order of the applicable bankruptcy or federal district court under the provisions of subsection (b), (c) or (d) of 11 U.S.C. § 364, (b) the Obligor’s bankruptcy case is still pending as a case under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and has not been dismissed or converted to a case under the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, (c) the Obligor’s obligations under such Underlying Instruments have not been (i) disallowed, in whole or in part, or (ii) subordinated, in whole or in part, to the claims or interests of any other Person under the provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 510, (d) the Loan is secured and the liens and security interests granted by the applicable federal bankruptcy or district court in relation to the Loan have not been subordinated, in whole or in part, to the liens or interests of any other lender under the provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 364(d) or otherwise, (e) the Obligor is not in default on its payment obligations under the Loan and (f) neither the Obligor nor any party in interest has filed a Chapter 11 plan with the applicable federal bankruptcy or district court that, upon confirmation, would (i) disallow or subordinate the Loan and obligations under the related Underlying Instruments, in whole or in part, (ii) subordinate, in whole or in part, any lien or security interest granted in connection with such Loan, (iii) fail to provide for the repayment, in full and in cash, of the Loan upon the effective date of such plan or (iv) otherwise impair, in any manner, the claim evidenced by the Loan and related Underlying Instruments. For the purposes of this definition, an order is a “final order” if the applicable period for filing a motion to reconsider or notice of appeal in respect of a permanent order authorizing the obligor to obtain credit has lapsed and no such motion or notice has been filed with the applicable federal bankruptcy or district court or the clerk thereof.

 

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Discount Loan”: Any Loan that has an Assigned Value of less than 90% as of the Cut-Off Date.

Discretionary Sale”: The meaning specified in Section 2.14(c).

Dispute Resolution Procedures”: With respect to any Disputed Loan, the following procedures: (i) first, the Collateral Manager and the Controlling Lender shall consult with each other in an attempt to resolve the related dispute in a timely and reasonable manner and (ii) if such consultation does not resolve the dispute within one (1) Business Day of the Administrative Agent’s receipt of notice of such dispute, then (A) if such Disputed Loan is a Broadly Syndicated Loan, (w) the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent each shall seek bid quotations from two or more independent, non-affiliated qualified broker-dealers trading in such Loan (each an “Independent Dealer”) for each such Disputed Loan (each, an “Independent Bid”), (x) for each Disputed Loan for which there are two or more Independent Bids at 3:00 p.m. on the following Business Day (the “Resolution Time”), the Value Adjusted Assigned Value shall be recalculated by the Administrative Agent based on the average of the Independent Bids, (y) for each Disputed Collateral Loan for which there is one Independent Bid at the Resolution Time, the Value Adjusted Assigned Value shall be recalculated by the Administrative Agent based on the lower of such Independent Bid and the Controlling Lender’s determination and (z) for each Disputed Loan for which there is no Independent Bid at the Resolution Time, the Controlling Lender’s determination shall continue to apply or (B) if such Disputed Loan is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) may, at the Borrower’s expense, retain an Approved Valuation Firm to value such Disputed Loan, and if such Approved Valuation Firm provides a valuation within ten (10) Business Days of the Borrower’s receipt of the related Assigned Value Notice, such valuation shall be deemed to be the “Value Adjusted Assigned Value” in lieu of the disputed determination of the Controlling Lender.

Diversity Score”: A single number that indicates the concentration of Eligible Loans included in the Collateral in terms of both issuer and industry concentration. The Diversity Score for the Loans is calculated as set forth in Annex D.

Diversity Score Test”: As of any date of determination with respect to Eligible Loans included in the Collateral, a test that is satisfied if the Diversity Score is equal to or greater than 14.

Dodd-Frank”: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. 111-203 (2010).

Dollars”: Means, and the conventional “$” signifies, the lawful currency of the United States.

Domicile” or “Domiciled”: With respect to any Obligor:

(a) except as set forth in clause (b), its country of organization; and

 

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(b) if it is organized in Ireland and either less than a majority of its tangible assets are located in Ireland or less than a majority of its operating revenues are derived in Ireland, the jurisdiction in which a substantial portion of its tangible assets are located or the jurisdiction in which a substantial portion of its operating revenues are derived, determined and selected by the Collateral Manager in its commercially reasonable discretion (such determinations pursuant to this clause (b) to be made on the date of the Borrower’s acquisition of the applicable Loan and not modified by subsequent events).

EBITDA”: With respect to the Relevant Test Period with respect to the related Loan, the meaning of “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for such Loan (together with all add-backs and exclusions as designated in such Underlying Instruments), and in any case that “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, an amount, for the Obligors on such Loan (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) equal to earnings from continuing operations for such period plus (a) interest expense, (b) income taxes, (c) depreciation and amortization for such Relevant Test Period (to the extent deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period), (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill, financing fees and other capitalized costs), other non-cash charges and organization costs, (e) extraordinary losses in accordance with GAAP, (f) one-time, non-recurring non-cash charges consistent with the compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the Obligors, and (g) any other item the Borrower and the Administrative Agent mutually deem to be appropriate.

.EDF”: With respect to any Loan, the lowest 5 year expected default frequency for such Loan as determined by running the current version Moody’s RiskCalc in both the Financial Statement Only (FSO) and the Credit Cycle Adjusted (CAA) modes, as calculated by the Collateral Manager; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have the right (in its sole discretion) to amend or modify any of the information utilized to calculate the .EDF and recalculate the .EDF based upon such revised information, in which case such recalculated .EDF shall apply. The Collateral Manager shall provide the Administrative Agent with the .EDF and the information necessary to calculate such .EDF upon request from the Administrative Agent.

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.

 

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Eligible Loan”: Each Loan (A) for which the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent have received (or, in accordance with the definition of “Required Loan Documents” or Section 3.2(i) will receive) the related Required Loan Documents; and (B) that satisfies each of the following eligibility requirements (unless the Controlling Lender in its sole discretion agree to waive any such eligibility requirement with respect to such Loan):

(a) as of the Cut-Off Date, such Loan is a First Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, First-Lien Large Middle-Market Loan, First-Lien Traditional Middle-Market Loan, First Lien Lower Middle-Market Loan, Second-Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan, DIP Loan or Second-Lien Middle-Market Loan;

(b) as of the Cut-Off Date, such Loan had an original term to stated maturity that did not exceed seven and one half (7.5) years or, in the case of Second Lien Loans representing not more than 12.5% of the Concentration Test Amount, eight (8) years;

(c) other than in the case of Loans subject to hedging arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, except as permitted by the Concentration Limits, such Loan is payable in Dollars and does not permit the currency in which such Loan is payable or place of payment (other than the United States) to be changed without lender consent;

(d) with respect to a Loan that is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, except as permitted by the Concentration Limits, the related Obligor’s pro forma ratio of equity to total capital is not less than 30% as of the Cut-Off Date;

(e) with respect to a Loan that is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Total Debt/EBITDA Ratio of the related Obligor is 7.0 to 1.00 or less as of the Cut-Off Date;

(f) with respect to a Loan with an Obligor that is a Technology Driven Growth Company, the Administrative Agent shall have approved such Loan in its sole discretion;

(g) the acquisition (including the manner of acquisition, ownership, enforcement and disposition) of such Loan did not and will not subject the Borrower to any tax, fee or governmental charge unless the Obligor thereon is required under the terms of the related Underlying Instrument to make “gross-up” payments that cover the full amount of such tax, fee or governmental charge on an after-tax basis;

(h) no selection procedures adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders have been utilized by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, in the selection of the Loan;

(i) the acquisition of such Loan will not cause the Borrower or the pool of Collateral to be required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act;

(j) other than a DIP Loan, such Loan is not a financing by a debtor-in-possession pursuant to any proceeding under Insolvency Law;

(k) such Loan is not underwritten as a real estate or construction loan and the primary Underlying Asset for such Loan is not real property;

 

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(l) such Loan is in the form of indebtedness for United States federal income tax purposes;

(m) such Loan is not (i) delinquent in payment of principal, interest or any other amounts required to be paid thereunder (determined without regard to any waiver or forbearance) or (ii) in breach of any financial covenant or negative pledge covenant set forth in its Underlying Instruments;

(n) as of the Cut-Off Date, such Loan and any Underlying Assets (or, with respect to clause (ii), the acquisition thereof and granting of a security interest to the Collateral Agent therein) (i) have not, and will not, be used by the related Obligor in any manner or for any purpose that would result in any material risk of liability being imposed upon the Borrower or any Secured Party under any Applicable Law, judgments, order or agreements relating or addressing the environment, health or safety and (ii) comply in all material respects with, and will not violate any Applicable Law or cause any Lender (in its commercially reasonable judgment) to fail to comply with any request or directive from any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Lender;

(o) such Loan is eligible under its Underlying Instruments (giving effect to the provisions of Sections 9-406 and 9-408 of the UCC) to be sold to the Borrower and to have a security interest therein granted to the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties;

(p) such Loan is an “instrument” or “payment intangible” under the UCC;

(q) such Loan and related Underlying Instruments and related documents and Loan File are fully assignable subject to customary and market restrictions on assignability or, if such assignment is subject to the consent of the underlying Obligor or lender agent under the related Underlying Instruments, the related Underlying Instruments provide that such consent to assignment shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that, such Loan may contain the following restrictions on customary and market based terms: (a) restrictions on transfer to parties that are not ‘eligible assignees’ within the customary and market based meaning of the term or restrictions on assignment to certain persons, and (b) restrictions on transfer to the applicable Obligor or issuer under the Loan or its equity holders or financial sponsor entities; and provided, further, that all consents required to be obtained with respect to such Loan shall have been obtained prior to the related Cut-Off Date;

(r) (A) as of the Cut-Off Date, the Obligor with respect to such Loan had full legal capacity to execute and deliver the related Underlying Instruments and (B) such Loan, together with the Underlying Instruments related thereto, (i) is in full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor and each guarantor thereof, enforceable against such Obligor and each such guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to customary bankruptcy, insolvency and equity limitations, (ii) is not subject to, or the subject of any assertions in respect of, any litigation, dispute, refund or offset, and (iii) is not subject to any rights of rescission, setoff, netting, counterclaim or defense by any related Obligor;

 

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(s) the Borrower has good and marketable title to, and is the sole owner of, such Loan and the Borrower has granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid and perfected first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) security interest in the Loan and the related Underlying Instruments;

(t) there are no proceedings pending and, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, no bona fide proceedings are threatened (i) asserting insolvency of the Obligor on such Loan, or (ii) wherein the Obligor on such Loan, any other party or any governmental entity has alleged that such Loan or any of the related Underlying Instruments which create such Loan is illegal or unenforceable;

(u) as of the Cut-Off Date, such Loan and the Underlying Instruments related thereto, are eligible to be sold, assigned or transferred to the Borrower and to have a security interest therein granted to the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, and neither the sale, transfer or assignment of such Loan to the Borrower, nor the granting of a security interest hereunder to the Collateral Agent, violates, conflicts with or contravenes (and are permitted by) any Applicable Law or any contractual or other restriction, limitation or encumbrance (subject to any consent rights with respect to such assignment which have been received prior to the related Cut-Off Date);

(v) such Loan requires the related Obligor to maintain the Underlying Assets for such Loan in good repair and to maintain adequate insurance with respect thereto;

(w) the Underlying Instruments for such Loan do not contain a confidentiality provision that would prohibit the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Controlling Lender from accessing all necessary information with regard to such Loan, so long as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Controlling Lender, as applicable, has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of such information in accordance with the provisions of such Underlying Instruments;

(x) the Obligor with respect to such Loan is an Eligible Obligor;

(y) such Loan is either not a “registration required obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(f)(2) of the Code, or is issued in registered form within the meaning of Section 5f.103-1 of the United States Treasury Regulations;

(z) such Loan is not a participation interest;

(aa) all information (other than projections and forward-looking statements) provided by either the Borrower or the Collateral Manager with respect to such Loan is true, correct and complete in all material respects; provided that, to the extent any such information was furnished to the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, by a related Obligor or any other third party, or constitutes general economic data or general industry information, such information is true, correct and complete to the actual knowledge of the Borrower or of the Collateral Manager, as applicable;

 

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(bb) such Loan (A) is not an Equity Security and (B) does not provide by its terms for the conversion or exchange into an Equity Security at any time on or after the date it is included as part of the Collateral;

(cc) such Loan does not constitute a purpose credit advanced for the acquisition of Margin Stock and is not principally secured by Margin Stock;

(dd) neither the related Obligor, any other party obligated with respect to such Loan nor any Governmental Authority has alleged in any proceeding or, to the Borrower’s actual knowledge, threatened that such Loan or any related Underlying Instrument is illegal or unenforceable;

(ee) such Loan is not a Structured Finance Security, Synthetic Security, a finance lease or issued as chattel paper;

(ff) such Loan is not a debt obligation whose repayment is subject to substantial non-credit related risk as determined by the Collateral Manager;

(gg) to the extent required by Applicable Law, the Seller and the Borrower have all necessary licenses and permits to purchase and own such Loan and enter into the applicable Underlying Instruments as a lender and, in the case of the Seller, sell such Loan to the Borrower, in each case, in the State where such Obligor is located, except where the failure to obtain such licenses and permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the value of such Loan;

(hh) such Loan provides for (i) periodic payments of accrued and unpaid interest in Cash on a current basis no less frequently than semi-annually and (ii) a fixed amount of principal payable in full in Cash no later than its stated maturity;

(ii) such Loan is (i) fully documented and (ii) being serviced by the Collateral Manager, in each case, in accordance with the Collateral Manager Standard;

(jj) such Loan and the related Underlying Instruments are governed by the laws of any state of the United States or any territory thereof;

(kk) all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person required to be obtained, effected or given in connection with the making, acquisition, transfer or performance of such Loan have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect;

(ll) such Loan is not subject to an offer of exchange, redemption, conversion or tender by its Obligor, or by any other Person, for cash, equity securities or any other type of consideration that is not, as of the Cut-Off Date, a Loan;

(mm) other than a Permitted PIK Loan, such Loan (i) by its terms does not permit the deferral or capitalization of accrued and unpaid interest and (ii) is not a Loan with respect to which interest required by the Underlying Instruments to be paid in Cash has previously been deferred or capitalized as principal and not subsequently paid in full;

 

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(nn) as of the Cut-Off Date, such Loan has not been subject to any events described in the definition of Material Modification and none of the proceeds of such Loan were used by the related Obligor to pay any past due principal, interest or other payment due on such Loan;

(oo) the Seller has caused its master computer records to be clearly and unambiguously marked to indicate that such Loan has been sold to the Borrower;

(pp) the EBITDA of the related Obligor of such Loan is equal to or greater than $10,000,000 as of the Cut-Off Date;

(qq) such Loan is not a Bridge Loan, a Zero-Coupon Loan, a Letter of Credit, or an unsecured loan;

(rr) if such Loan is a Floating Rate Loan, the index used to determine the current rate of interest on such Loan is reset no less frequently than every six months;

(ss) except as permitted under the Concentration Limits, such Loan has an Original Assigned Value of not less than 90%;

(tt) if such Loan is a Cov-Lite Loan and not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the EBITDA of the related Obligor of such Loan is equal to or greater than $50,000,000;

(uu) the Underlying Instruments related to such Loan have been delivered to the Collateral Agent;

(vv) such Loan is not a loan primarily for personal, family or household use;

(ww) if such Loan is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan and has a Moody’s Public Rating or is publicly rated by S&P, such Moody’s Public Rating or public rating by S&P is at least “B3” or “B-”, as applicable, as of the Cut-off Date;

(xx) such Loan is not issued by a sovereign, or by a corporate Obligor domiciled (and with respect to which substantially all of the Underlying Assets securing the Loan are located in) in a country, which sovereign or country on the date on which such Loan is acquired by the Borrower imposed foreign exchange controls that effectively limit the availability or use of Dollars to make when due the scheduled payments of principal thereof and interest thereon.

Eligible Obligor”: On any date of determination, any Obligor that:

(a) is a business organization (and not a natural person) that is an operating company or a holding company and duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization;

 

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(b) is not a Governmental Authority;

(c) is not an Affiliate of, or controlled by, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder;

(d) except as permitted under the Concentration Limits, is Domiciled in the United States and its Underlying Assets are located in the United States;

(e) other than the Obligor of any Current Pay Obligation, (x) is not (and has not been at any time during the prior three (3) years) the subject of and, to the best of the Collateral Manager’s knowledge is not threatened with any proceeding which would result in, an Insolvency Event with respect to such Obligor and (y) as of the Cut-Off Date for such Loan, such Obligor is not in financial distress or experiencing a material adverse change in its condition, financial or otherwise, which requirement in this clause (y) shall be deemed to be satisfied with respect to any information regarding the condition of such Obligor that was provided to the Controlling Lender prior to the Controlling Lender’s approval of the related Loan pursuant to clause (B) of the definition of “Eligible Loan”; provided, that if an Obligor fails to satisfy clause (y), but is treated as an Eligible Obligor on account of the related Loan being a Current Pay Loan as of the Cut-Off Date, and such Loan ceases to be a Current Pay Loan on a later date, then such Obligor shall continue to be treated an Eligible Obligor if such Obligor would satisfy clause (y) as of such later date (determined as though such later date were the Cut-Off Date) and otherwise satisfies this definition as of such later date.

Enforcement Action”: In each case on or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (a) any action by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or group of Lenders) to instruct the Collateral Agent to enforce any Lien in respect of any Collateral, including any foreclosure proceeding, any public or private sale, or any other disposition pursuant to Article 9 of the UCC, (b) the exercise of any other right or remedy provided to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any group of Lenders) under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or applicable law with respect to the Collateral, including the taking of control, retention or possession of, or the exercise of any right of setoff with respect to, any Collateral, (c) any action by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any group of Lenders) to retain or cause the Borrower to retain a broker or investment banker, to prepare for and consummate the sale of any material portion of Collateral, so long as such actions are diligently pursued in good faith, (d) the disposition of Collateral by the Collateral Agent after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or (e) the commencement by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any group of Lenders) of any legal proceedings or actions against or with respect to the Borrower or the Collateral Manager or any of such Person’s property or assets or any Collateral to facilitate any of the actions described in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above.

Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, federal, State and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations (with force of law) and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting,

 

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licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials. Environmental Laws include, without limitation, 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.

Equity Security”: Any stock or similar security, certificate of interest or participation in any profit sharing agreement, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, voting trust certificate or certificate of deposit for an equity security, limited partnership interest, interest in a joint venture, or certificate of interest in a business trust; any security future on any such security; or any security convertible, with or without consideration into such a security, or carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase such a security; or any such warrant or right; or any put, call, straddle, or other option or privilege of buying such a security from or selling such a security to another without being bound to do so.

Equityholder”: Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

ERISA”: The United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated or issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate”: (a) Any corporation that is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the Borrower, (b) a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with the Borrower, or (c) a member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) as the Borrower.

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.

Eurodollar Disruption Event”: The occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower of a determination by such Lender that it would be contrary to law or to the directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) to obtain Dollars in the London interbank market to fund any Advance, (b) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower of a determination by such Lender that there is a material difference in the rate at which Dollars are being offered to such Lender in the London interbank market and the cost to such Lender of making, funding or maintaining any Advance, (c) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower of the inability of such Lender, as applicable, to obtain Dollars in the London interbank market to make, fund or maintain any Advance, (d) adequate and reasonable means do

 

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not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate for any relevant LIBOR Period, (e) the administrator of the LIBOR Rate as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or another commercially available source providing quotations of the LIBOR Rate) or any central bank or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or any Lender has made a public statement identifying a date after which the LIBOR Rate shall no longer be made available (or used for determining interest rates of loans), or (f) loans of the type contemplated in this Agreement are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the LIBOR Rate.

Events of Default”: The meaning specified in Section 9.1.

Excepted Persons”: The meaning specified in Section 13.13(a).

Excess Concentration Amount” means, as of any date of determination prior to the Facility Maturity Date, the sum of, for each Concentration Limit, the amount by which the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans subject to such Concentration Limit exceeds such Concentration Limit, as applied sequentially and without duplication in accordance with the Borrowing Base Model set forth in Annex C.

Exchange Act”: The United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Amounts”: (i) Any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Loan included as part of the Collateral, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by the Borrower of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Governmental Authority on such Loan or on any Underlying Assets, (ii) any interest or fees (including origination, agency, structuring, management or other up-front fees) that are for the account of the Seller or any other Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Loan (including, without limitation, interest accruing prior to the date such Loan is purchased by the Borrower), (iii) any reimbursement of insurance premiums, (iv) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Loans which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under Underlying Instruments or (v) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error.

Excluded Taxes”: Any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to an Affected Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to an Affected Party, (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 Affected Party 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 or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.13, 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 Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.13(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Expense Reserve Account”: A Securities Account created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Expense Reserve Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Expense Reserve Account Amount”: At any time, an amount equal to $50,000 minus the available balance of the Expense Reserve Account at such time.

Facility Amount”: Initially the Maximum Facility Amount, as such amount may vary from time to time pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof; provided that on or after the Reinvestment Period End Date, the Facility Amount shall mean the Advances Outstanding.

Facility Maturity Date”: The day that is the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

FDIC”: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any successor thereto.

Federal Funds Rate”: For any period, a fluctuating interest per annum rate equal, for each day during such period, to the weighted average of the overnight federal funds rates as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15(519) or any successor or substitute publication selected by the Administrative Agent (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day), or, if for any reason such rate is not available on any day, the rate determined, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, to be the rate at which overnight federal funds are being offered in the national federal funds market at 9:00 a.m. on such day.

Fee Letter”: The Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof, from Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and acknowledged by the Collateral Manager, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Fees”: All fees required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and the Fee Letter.

Financial Asset”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.

Financial Sponsor”: 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.

 

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First-Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan”: Any First Lien Loan that is a Broadly Syndicated Loan.

First-Lien Large Middle-Market Loan”: A First Lien Loan that is a Middle Market Loan with an Obligor that has EBITDA greater than $50,000,000 and a Tranche Size of $150,000,000 or greater.

First Lien Loan”: any Loan that (i) is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligor’s assets constituting collateral for the Loan, subject to any expressly permitted liens under the applicable Underlying Instruments for such Loan, including those set forth in “permitted liens” as defined in such Underlying Instruments, or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined therein, (ii) provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan is either senior to, or pari passu with, and is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to all other Indebtedness of such Obligor, subject to any expressly permitted liens under the applicable Underlying Instruments for such Loan, including those set forth in “permitted liens” as defined in such Underlying Instruments, or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, (iii) for which Liens on the assets constituting collateral securing any other outstanding Indebtedness of the Obligor (including Liens securing Second Lien Loans, but otherwise excluding expressly permitted liens referred to in (i) and (ii) above) is expressly subject to and contractually or structurally subordinate to the priority claim under the Underlying Instruments governing such Loan or the related documentation of the “first lien” lenders under such “First Lien Loan”, and (iv) is not a First Lien Last Out Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time, the Senior Debt / EBITDA Ratio of an Obligor with respect to a Loan that otherwise qualifies as a First Lien Loan and is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan exceeds 4.50 to 1.00, the portion of such Loan in a principal amount that results in such excess shall be treated as a Second-Lien Loan for Advance Rate and Concentration Limit purposes.

First Lien Last Out Loan”: Any Loan that is a senior secured loan that, prior to an event of default under the applicable Underlying Instruments, is entitled to receive payments pari passu with other senior secured loans of the same Obligor and secured by the same collateral, but following an event of default under the applicable Underlying Instruments, such Loan becomes fully subordinated to other senior secured loans of the same Obligor and secured by the same collateral and is not entitled to any payments until such other senior secured loans are paid in full.

First Lien Lower Middle-Market Loan”: A First Lien Loan that is a Middle Market Loan with an Obligor that has EBITDA less than $25,000,000.

First-Lien Traditional Middle-Market Loan”: A First Lien Loan that is a Middle Market Loan with either (i) an Obligor that has EBITDA greater than $25,000,000 and less than $50,000,000 or (ii) an Obligor that has EBITDA greater than $50,000,000 and a Tranche Size of less than $150,000,000.

 

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Fixed Rate Loan”: A Loan other than a Floating Rate Loan.

Floating Rate Loan”: A Loan (i) that provides for scheduled payments of floating-rate interest in cash on a semi-annual or more frequent basis, (ii) under which the interest rate payable by the Obligor thereof is based on a prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate, plus some specified interest percentage in addition thereto, and (iii) that provides that such interest rate will reset immediately (or at the end of designated interest period) upon any change in the related prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate.

Foreign Lender”: (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

Funding Date”: With respect to any Advance, the Business Day of receipt by the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent of a Funding Notice and other required deliveries in accordance with Section 2.2.

Funding Notice”: A notice in the form of Exhibit A-1 requesting an Advance, including the items required by Section 2.2.

GAAP”: Generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States.

General Collection Account”: A Securities Account created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “General 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.

General Intangible”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC.

Governing Documents”: (a) With respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement, and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and, if applicable, any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Governmental Authority”: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any body or entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person.

Group 1 Country”: Canada and the United Kingdom.

 

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Group 2 Country”: Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

Group 3 Country”: France.

Guarantee Obligation”: As to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including, without limitation, any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any Property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase Property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term “Guarantee Obligation” shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The terms “Guarantee” and “Guaranteed” used as a verb shall have a correlative meaning. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

Increased Costs”: Any amounts required to be paid by the Borrower to an Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 2.12.

Incurrence Covenant”: A covenant by any Obligor to comply with one or more financial covenants only upon the occurrence of certain actions of such Obligor, including a debt issuance, dividend payment, share purchase, merger, acquisition or divestiture.

Indebtedness”: With respect to any Person at any date without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan or the issuance and sale of debt securities) or for the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices), (b) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (c) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar instruments issued or created for the account of such Person, (d) all liabilities secured by (or for which the holder of such obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any Property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof, and

 

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(e) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (d) above. The amount of any Indebtedness under clause (d) shall be equal to the lesser of (A) the stated amount of the relevant obligations and (B) the fair market value of the Property subject to the relevant Lien. The amount of any Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

Indemnified Amounts”: The meaning specified in Section 10.1(a).

Indemnified Parties”: The meaning specified in Section 10.1(a).

Independent Manager”: The meaning specified in Section 4.1(u)(xxvi).

Indemnified Taxes”: (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 (a), Other Taxes.

Indorsement”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(11) of the UCC, and “Indorsed” has a corresponding meaning.

Insolvency Event”: With respect to a specified Person, (a) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction over such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any applicable Insolvency 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, and such decree, order or appointment shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, (b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under any applicable Insolvency 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, (c) 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 (d) the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

Insolvency Laws”: The Bankruptcy Code and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension of payments, or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Insolvency Proceeding”: Any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to any Insolvency Event.

Instrument”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.

 

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Insurance Policy”: With respect to any Loan, an insurance policy covering liability and physical damages to, or loss of, the related Underlying Assets.

Interest”: For each Collection Period and Advances Outstanding, the sum of the products (for each day during such Collection Period) of:

IR x P x 1/D

where:

 

IR    =    the Interest Rate applicable on such day;
P    =    the Advances Outstanding on such day;
D    =    360 days (or, to the extent the Interest Rate is the Base Rate, 365 or 366 days, as applicable).

provided that, (i) no provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Interest in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law, and (ii) Interest shall not be considered paid by any distribution if at any time such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason.

Interest Collection Account”: A Securities Account 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.

Interest Collections”: All (a) payments of interest and delayed compensation (representing compensation for delayed settlement) received in Cash by or on behalf of the Borrower on the Collateral, including the accrued interest received in connection with a sale thereof, (b) principal and interest payments received by or on behalf of the Borrower on Permitted Investments purchased with Interest Collections and (c) all amendment and waiver fees, late payment fees, prepayment fees, ticking fees and other fees received by the Borrower; provided that Interest Collections shall not include (x) Sale Proceeds representing accrued interest that are applied toward payment for accrued interest on the purchase of a Loan (including in connection with a Substitution) and (y) interest received in respect of a Loan (including in connection with any sale thereof), which interest was purchased with Principal Collections.

Interest Rate”: (a) The LIBOR Rate plus (b) the Applicable Spread; provided that, upon and during the occurrence of a Eurodollar Disruption Event and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, “Interest Rate” shall mean the Base Rate plus the Applicable Spread.

Intermediary”: (a) A Clearing Corporation or (b) a Person, including a bank or broker, that in the ordinary course of its business maintains Securities Accounts for others and is acting in that capacity, which in each case is not an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager.

 

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Investment”: With respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan, advance or investment by such Person in any other Person, whether by means of share purchase, capital contribution, loan or otherwise, excluding the acquisition of Loans, Permitted Investments and the acquisition of Equity Securities otherwise permitted by the terms hereof which are related to such Loans.

Investment Property”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC.

IRS”: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

Joinder Supplement”: An agreement among the Borrower, a Lender and the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit H to this Agreement (appropriately completed) delivered in connection with a Person becoming a Lender hereunder after the Closing Date, as contemplated by Section 2.1(d), a copy of which shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Manager.

Lender”: The meaning specified in the Preamble, including Citibank, N.A., and each financial institution which may from time to time become a Lender hereunder by executing and delivering a Joinder Supplement to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower as contemplated by Section 2.1(d) (and for purposes of Section 2.12 and Section 2.13 of this Agreement any successor, assignee or participant).

Letter of Credit”: A facility whereby (i) a fronting bank (“LOC Agent Bank”) issues or will issue a letter of credit (“LC”) for or on behalf of a borrower pursuant to an Underlying Instrument, (ii) in the event that the LC is drawn upon and the borrower does not reimburse the LOC Agent Bank, the lender/participant is obligated to fund its portion of the facility and (iii) the LOC Agent Bank passes on (in whole or in part) the fees that it receives for providing the LC to the lender/participant.

LIBOR Rate”: For any LIBOR Period, the greater of (x) zero and (y) the “ICE LIBOR” rate per annum (“ICE LIBOR”) as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) for a three-month maturity at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such LIBOR Period; provided that, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.

LIBOR Period”: Initially, the period commencing on, and including, the Closing Date and ending on, but excluding, the first Payment Date and thereafter, each successive period commencing on, and including, the last day of the immediately preceding LIBOR Period and ending on, but excluding, succeeding Payment Date; provided that the first LIBOR Period for any Advance made after the Closing Date shall commence on, and include the Advance Date and end on, but exclude the first Payment Date thereafter.

 

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Lien”: Any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, right, claim, security interest or encumbrance of any kind of or on any Person’s assets or properties in favor of any other Person.

Loan”: Any commercial loan which (a) is sourced, originated or purchased by the Seller or any of its Affiliates in the ordinary course of business and which the Borrower acquires; (b) is not a bond or a note and (c) is issued or made pursuant to a credit agreement.

Loan List”: The list of Eligible Loans set forth on Schedule III attached hereto.

Loan Checklist”: An electronic or hard copy, as applicable, of a checklist delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, for each Loan, of all Required Loan Documents to be included within the respective Loan File, which shall specify whether such document is an original or a copy.

Loan File”: With respect to each Loan, a file containing (a) each of the documents and items as set forth on the Loan Checklist with respect to such Loan and (b) duly executed originals and copies of any other relevant records relating to such Loans and the Underlying Assets pertaining thereto.

Loan Register”: The meaning specified in Section 5.3(l).

Loan Schedule”: The schedule listing each Loan owned or scheduled to be acquired by the Borrower and each Underlying Instrument in respect of each such Loan, along with a notation as to whether each such Underlying Instrument has been delivered by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent or, if any such Underlying Instrument has not been delivered and is a Required Loan Document, the anticipated delivery date of each such Underlying Instrument.

Maintenance Covenant”: A covenant by any Obligor to comply with one or more financial covenants during each reporting period, whether or not such Obligor has taken any specified action; provided, that a covenant that otherwise satisfies the definition hereof and only applies when amounts are outstanding under the related loan shall be a Maintenance Covenant.

Margin Stock”: “Margin Stock” as defined under Regulation U.

Material Adverse Effect”: With respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, financial condition, operations, performance, properties or prospects of the Collateral Manager, (b) the business, financial condition, operations, performance, or prospects of the Borrower excluding any such change resulting from any change in value or performance of all or any part of the Collateral, (c) the validity, enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of the Loans generally or any material portion of the Loans, (d) the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (e) the ability of each of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager to perform its respective obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party, or (f) the status, existence, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Collateral.

 

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Material Modification”: Any amendment or waiver of, or modification or supplement to, an Underlying Instrument governing an Eligible Loan executed or effected on or after the date on which such Loan is transferred to the Borrower, that:

(a) extends or delays the stated maturity date of such Loan;

(b) waives one or more interest payments, reduces the amount of interest due with respect to such Loan, reduces the rate at which interest accrues with respect to such Loan, reduces the portion of such Loan on which interest accrues, or permits any interest due in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Loan (other than any deferral or capitalization already allowed by the terms of the Underlying Instruments of such Loan for performing credits under a re-pricing grid contained in the Underlying Instruments as of the Cut-Off Date);

(c) contractually or structurally subordinates such Loan by operation of a priority of payments, turnover provisions, the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related Obligor or the granting of Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the Underlying Assets securing such Loan;

(d) modifies, terminates, substitutes, alters or releases (other than as permitted by such Underlying Instruments) the Underlying Assets securing such Loan, and each such modification, termination, substitution, alteration or release, as determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the Controlling Lender, materially and adversely affects the value of such Loan;

(e) amends, waives, forbears, supplements or otherwise modifies in any way the definition of “Permitted Lien”, “Net Senior Leverage Ratio” or “Cash Interest Coverage Ratio” (or any respective comparable definitions in its Underlying Instruments) or the definition of any component thereof in a manner that, in the sole reasonable discretion of the Controlling Lender, is materially adverse to any Lender; or

(f) reduces or forgives any or all of the principal amount due under such Loan.

Maximum Facility Amount”: With respect to the Advances, $100,000,000, as may be increased pursuant to Section 2.1.

Measurement Date”: Each of (i) the Closing Date; (ii) the date of any Borrower’s Notice; (iii) the date that a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager has actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Assigned Value Adjustment Event described in clauses (c), (d), (e) or (f) of the definition thereof; (iv) the date that the Assigned Value of any Loan is adjusted as a result of an Assigned Value Adjustment Event (v) the date on which any Loan included in the latest calculation of the Borrowing Base fails to meet one or more of the criteria listed in the definition of “Eligible Loan” (other than any criteria thereof waived by the Controlling Lender); (vi) the date of, or immediately prior to, each Reinvestment, Discretionary Sale or Optional Sale pursuant to Section 2.14 and Section 3.2, as applicable; (vii) each Reporting Date; (viii) the date of any Repayment Notice if the Advances are not repaid in full pursuant to such Repayment Notice; (ix) each Determination Date and (x) each other date requested by the Controlling Lender.

 

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Middle Market Loan”: A Loan that is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan.

Minimum Depth”: With respect to any price quote used to determine the Assigned Value of a Broadly Syndicated Loan hereunder, a depth of two.

Minimum Equity Amount”: As of any Measurement Date, the greater of (i) $25,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Outstanding Balance of the five Eligible Loans having the largest Outstanding Balances as of such date (where multiple Eligible Loans related to the same Obligor shall be treated as a single exposure for purposes of calculating Outstanding Balances).

Monthly Report”: Defined in Section 6.8(d).

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.

Moody’s Derived Rating”: With respect to any Loan, as of any date of determination, the rating determined in accordance with the following order of priority:

(a) if the Obligor has a senior unsecured obligation that is publicly rated by Moody’s, such rating by Moody’s;

(b) if the preceding clause does not apply, but the Obligor has a subordinated obligation that is publicly rated by Moody’s, then:

if such rating by Moody’s is at least “B3” (and, if rated “B3,” not on watch for downgrade), the Moody’s Derived Rating shall be the rating which is one rating subcategory higher than such rating by Moody’s, or

if such rating by Moody’s is less than “B3” (or rated “B3” and on watch for downgrade), the Moody’s Derived Rating shall be such rating by Moody’s;

(c) if the preceding clauses do not apply, but the Obligor has a senior secured obligation that is publicly rated by Moody’s, then:

(i) if such rating by Moody’s is at least “B2” (and, if rated “B2,” not on watch for downgrade), the Moody’s Derived Rating shall be the rating which is one subcategory below such rating by Moody’s, or

(ii) if such rating by Moody’s is less than “B2” (or rated “B2” and on watch for downgrade), then the Moody’s Derived Rating shall be “C”;

(d) if the preceding clauses do not apply and each of the following clauses (i) through (viii) does apply, the Moody’s Derived Rating shall be “Caa1”:

 

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(i) neither the Obligor nor any of its Affiliates is subject to reorganization or bankruptcy proceedings,

(ii) no debt securities or obligations of the Obligor are in default,

(iii) neither the Obligor nor any of its Affiliates has defaulted on any debt during the preceding two years,

(iv) the Obligor has been in existence for the preceding five years,

(v) the Obligor is current on any cumulative dividends,

(vi) the fixed charge ratio for the Obligor exceeds 125% for each of the preceding two fiscal years and for the most recent quarter,

(vii) the Obligor had a net profit before tax in the past fiscal year and the most recent quarter, and

(viii) the annual financial statements of such Obligor are unqualified and certified by a firm of independent accountants of international reputation, and quarterly statements are unaudited but signed by a corporate officer;

(e) if the preceding clauses do not apply but each of the following clauses (i) and (ii) do apply, the Moody’s Derived Rating shall be “Caa3”:

(i) neither the Obligor nor any of its Affiliates is subject to reorganization or bankruptcy proceedings; and

(ii) no debt security or obligation of such Obligor has been in default during the past two years; and

(f) if the preceding clauses do not apply and a debt security or obligation of the Obligor has been in default during the past two years, the Moody’s Derived Rating shall be “Ca.”.

“Moody’s Public Rating”: With respect to any Loan, as of any date of determination, the rating determined in accordance with the following order of priority:

(a) if the Obligor of such Loan has a corporate family rating by Moody’s, then such corporate family rating; and

(b) if such Loan is publicly rated by Moody’s, such public rating.

“Moody’s RiskCalc Rating”: As of any date of determination, for any Loan that satisfies the Pre-Qualifying Conditions, the lowest of (a) the Collateral Manager’s internal rating, (b) the rating that is one rating subcategory below the “Maximum Rating” based on the .EDF for such Loan, in each case determined in accordance with the table below and (c) a rating of “B3” (and the Collateral Manager shall give the Administrative Agent notice of such Moody’s RiskCalc Rating):

 

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Lowest .EDF

   Maximum Rating  

.baa3 and above

     Ba3  

.ba1, .ba2, .ba3 or .b1

     B2  

.b2

     B3  

.b3

     Caa2  

.caa

     Caa3  

provided that the Collateral Manager may assign a lower rating to a Loan if it so determines in its reasonable business judgment; and provided, further, that the Administrative Agent shall have the right (in its sole discretion) to have a Moody’s credit analyst provide a credit estimate for any Loan, in which case such credit estimate provided by such credit analyst shall be the applicable Moody’s RiskCalc Rating. For the avoidance of doubt, no Moody’s RiskCalc Rating can be determined for a Loan that does not satisfy the Pre-Qualifying Conditions.

Mortgage”: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a Lien on an interest in real property securing a Loan, including the assignment of leases and rents, if any, related thereto.

Multiemployer Plan”: A “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA that is or was at any time during the current year or the preceding five (5) years contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate on behalf of its employees.

Net Equity Amount”: As of any Measurement Date, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of the Adjusted Borrowing Values of all Eligible Loans included in the Collateral as of such date, plus (ii) the sum of (x) all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and (y) all Permitted Investments, minus (iii) the Advances Outstanding as of such date, minus (iv) the Excess Concentration Amounts, minus (v) the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount, plus (vi) amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (such amount not to exceed the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount).

Net Senior Leverage Ratio”: With respect to any Loan for any Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of “Net Senior Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Loan, or (b) in the case of any Loan with respect to which the related Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of “Net Senior Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition, the ratio of (i) the senior Indebtedness (including, without limitation, such Loan) 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 Borrower or the Collateral Manager in good faith.

Non-Delayed Amount”: With respect to any Delayed Funding Lender and an Advance for which the Delayed Funding Lender delivered a Delayed Funding Notice, an amount equal to the excess of such Delayed Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Advance over its Delayed Amount in respect of such Advance.

Non-Usage Fee”: The meaning set forth in the Fee Letter.

 

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Noteless Loan”: A Loan with respect to which the Underlying Instruments either (i) do not require the Obligor to execute and deliver a promissory note to evidence the indebtedness created under such Loan or (ii) require execution and delivery of such a promissory note only upon the request of any holder of the indebtedness created under such Loan, and as to which the Borrower has not requested a promissory note from the related Obligor.

Notice of Exclusive Control”: The meaning specified in the Securities Account Control Agreement.

Obligations”: The unpaid principal amount of, and interest (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Advances and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) on the Advances and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Secured Parties, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, or out of or in connection with any Transaction Document, and any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith or herewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents) or otherwise.

Obligor”: With respect to any Loan, any Person or Persons obligated to make payments pursuant to or with respect to such Loan, including any guarantor thereof.

Observable Market Price”: The “mid” price (between the bid and ask quotes) determined by Markit Partners; provided however, if Markit Partners does not have a quote for such Loan, then the “mid” price (between the bid and ask quotes) determined by Loan Pricing Corporation; provided further, if neither Markit Partners nor Loan Pricing Corporation has a quote for such Loan, the “mid” price (between the bid and ask quotes) determined by another nationally recognized loan pricing service that is mutually agreed upon by the Controlling Lender and the Borrower.

Offer”: A tender offer, voluntary redemption, exchange offer, conversion or other similar action.

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of nationally recognized counsel, which opinion and counsel are acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Optional Sale”: The meaning specified in Section 2.14(d).

Original Assigned Value”: With respect to (i) a Loan that is a Broadly Syndicated Loan with an Observable Market Price that satisfies the Minimum Depth and that was acquired in the secondary market, the Observable Market Price of such Broadly Syndicated Loan; and (ii) a Loan that does not satisfy the criteria in clause (i), the lowest of (x) if the Purchase Price of such Loan is (or is deemed to be) 100%, 100% or (y) the Purchase Price of such Loan, if clause (x) does not apply; or (z) if such Loan has been marked on the books and records of the Seller for at least one month, the value of such Loan recorded on the books of the Seller; provided, in the case of clause (i) and (ii), that in no event shall the Original Assigned Value of any Loan exceed 100%.

 

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Original Cash Interest Coverage Ratio”: With respect to any Loan, the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio for such Loan on the date such Loan was acquired by the Borrower.

Original Net Senior Leverage Ratio”: With respect to any Loan, the Net Senior Leverage Ratio for such Loan on the date such Loan was acquired by the Borrower.

Other Connection Taxes”: With respect to any Affected Party, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Affected Party and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Affected Party 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 any Obligation or Transaction Document).

Other Taxes”: All present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, mortgage, 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.

Outstanding Balance” means, with respect to any Loan as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal balance of any advances or loans made by the Borrower to the related Obligor pursuant to the related Underlying Instruments as of such date of determination (exclusive of any interest and Accreted Interest).

Participant Register”: The meaning specified in Section 13.16(d).

Participation”: The meaning specified in the Sale Agreement.

Payment Date”: Quarterly on the 22nd day of each of January, April, July and October, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing on April 23, 2018.

Payment Date Statement”: A statement prepared by the Collateral Agent and verified by the Collateral Manager prior to each Payment Date setting forth the calculation of each amount payable out of available Collections on such Payment Date pursuant to either Section 2.7 or 2.8(a), as applicable, together with the payment information for each recipient of such amounts.

Payment Duties”: The meaning specified in Section 7.2(b)(iv).

Pension Plans”: The meaning specified in Section 4.1(v).

Permitted Delayed Amount”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(e)(i).

 

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Permitted Investments”: (a) Cash, (b) Wells Fargo Institutional Money Market Account, (c) Goldman Sachs US$ Liquid Reserves Fund – Inst. Dist. and (d) each other fund or sweep account as may be designated by the Collateral Manager and approved by the Administrative Agent from time to time, in each case which may include obligations or securities of issuers for which the Collateral Agent or an Affiliate of the Collateral Agent provides services or receives compensation; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), unless the Borrower and the Collateral Manager have received the written advice of counsel of national reputation experienced in such matters to the contrary (together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager to the Collateral Agent (on which the Collateral Agent may rely) that the advice specified in this definition has been received by the Borrower and the Collateral Manager), on and after January 31, 2018 (or such later date as may be determined by the Borrower and the Collateral Manager based upon such advice), 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. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Securities Intermediary shall have any responsibility for determining or overseeing the foregoing requirement.

Permitted Liens”:

(a) with respect to the interest of the Seller or the Borrower in the Loans included in the Collateral: (i) Liens in favor of the Borrower created pursuant to the Sale Agreement and (ii) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent created pursuant to this Agreement; and

(b) with respect to the interest of the Seller or the Borrower in the other Collateral (including any Underlying Assets): (i) materialmen’s, warehousemen’s, mechanics’ and other Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for sums not due or sums that are being contested in good faith, (ii) purchase money security interests in certain items of equipment, (iii) Liens for state, municipal or other local Taxes if such Taxes shall not at the time be due and payable or if a Person shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of such Person, (iv) other customary Liens permitted with respect thereto consistent with the Collateral Manager Standard, (v) Liens in favor of the Borrower created by the Seller under the Sale Agreement and transferred by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, (vi) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent created pursuant to this Agreement, (vii) with respect to Agented Loans, Liens in favor of the lead agent, the collateral agent or the paying agent for the benefit of all holders of Indebtedness of such Obligor, (viii) with respect to any Equity Security, any Liens granted on such Equity Security to secure Indebtedness of the related Obligor and/or any Liens granted under any governing documents or other agreement between or among or binding upon the Borrower as the holder of equity in such Obligor (provided that, in each case, to the extent such Equity Securities comprise part of the collateral securing the Loan made to such Obligor, such Liens rank junior in priority to the security interest of the lenders under such Loan) and (ix) with respect to any Underlying Assets, Liens permitted by the applicable Underlying Instruments.

 

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Permitted PIK Loan”: Any Loan with respect to which (a) the related Underlying Instruments (i) require a portion of the interest due thereon to be paid in cash on each payment date therefor and do not permit such portion to be deferred or capitalized and (ii) permit the related Obligor to defer or capitalize the remaining portion of the interest due thereon, and (b) (x) if such Loan pays interest at a fixed rate, the interest rate applicable thereto required to be paid in cash is equal to or greater than the zero-coupon swap rate of a fixed/floating interest rate swap with a term of five (5) years, determined as of the date of origination of such Loan, or (y) if such Loan pays interest at a floating rate, the interest rate applicable thereto required to be paid in cash is greater than the LIBOR Rate, plus 2.50%.

Permitted Securitization”: Any private or public term or conduit securitization transaction undertaken by the Borrower where the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof acts as placement agent (or in a similar capacity) that is secured, directly or indirectly, by any Loan currently or formerly included in the Collateral or any portion thereof or any interest therein released from the Lien of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any collateralized loan obligation or collateralized debt obligation offering or other asset securitization or term facility.

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

“Pre-Qualifying Conditions”: With respect to any Loan, conditions that will be satisfied if the Obligor with respect to the applicable Loan satisfies the following criteria:

(a) the Borrower or the Collateral Manager is in possession of the most recent two years of financial statements, whether audited or unaudited;

(b) the Obligor’s EBITDA is equal to or greater than U.S.$5,000,000;

(c) the Obligor’s annual sales are equal to or greater than U.S.$10,000,000;

(d) the Obligor’s book assets are equal to or greater than U.S.$10,000,000; and

(e) the Obligor is a private company with no Moody’s Public Rating.

Prime Rate”: The rate announced by Citibank (for so long as Citibank is the Administrative Agent or Citibank is a Lender, otherwise the Administrative Agent) from time to time as its prime rate in the United States, such rate to change as and when such designated rate changes. The Prime Rate is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by such Person or any other specified financial institution in connection with extensions of credit to debtors.

Principal Collection Account”: A Securities Account 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.

 

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Principal Collections”: All amounts (other than Excluded Amounts) received by the Borrower or the Collateral Agent that are not Interest Collections to the extent received in Cash by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Collateral Agent.

Proceeds”: With respect to any Collateral, all property that is receivable or received when such Collateral is collected, sold, liquidated, foreclosed, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes all rights to payment with respect to any insurance relating to such Collateral.

Property”: Any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Stock.

Pro Rata Share”: With respect to a Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing the Commitment of such Lender (as determined pursuant to the definition of Commitment) by the aggregate Commitments of all the Lenders (as determined pursuant to the definition of Commitment) or, if the Commitments have been terminated, based on the Advances Outstanding.

Purchase Price”: With respect to any Loan, an amount (expressed as a percentage of par) equal to (i) the purchase price in Dollars (or, if different principal amounts of such Loan were purchased at different purchase prices, the weighted average of such purchase prices) paid by the Borrower for such Loan (exclusive of any interest, Accreted Interest, original issue discount and upfront fees) divided by (ii) the principal balance of the portion of such Loan purchased by the Borrower outstanding as of the date of such purchase (exclusive of any interest, Accreted Interest, original issue discount and upfront fees); provided, that with respect to any Loan with a “Purchase Price” greater than or equal to 97% and determined by the Collateral Manager to be a par loan (as certified by the Collateral Manager to the Controlling Lender), the “Purchase Price” of such Loan shall be deemed to be 100%; provided, further, that with respect to any Loan with a “Purchase Price” greater than 100%, the “Purchase Price” of such Loan shall be deemed to be 100%.

Qualified Institution”: A depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the States thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), (i)(a) that has either (1) a long-term unsecured debt rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s or (2) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of “A-1” or better by S&P or “P-1” or better by Moody’s, (b) the parent corporation of which has either (1) a long-term unsecured debt rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s or (2) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of “A-1” or better by S&P and “P-1” or better by Moody’s or (c) is otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC.

Ramp-Up Period”: the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (x) the initial date on which the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans exceeds $150,000,000 and (y) the date that is four (4) months from Closing Date.

 

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“Rating”: With respect to any Loan, (i) with respect to Moody’s, (x) if such Loan has a Moody’s Public Rating, such rating, (y) if such Loan does not have a Moody’s Public Rating, but a Moody’s RiskCalc Rating can be determined with respect thereto, either such Moody’s RiskCalc Rating or the Moody’s Derived Rating thereof, at the option of the Collateral Manager, or (z) if such Loan does not have a Moody’s Public Rating, and a Moody’s RiskCalc Rating cannot be determined with respect thereto, the Moody’s Derived Rating thereof and (ii) with respect to S&P, if such Loan has a public rating by S&P, such rating.

Register”: The meaning specified in Section 13.16(b).

Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. § 221, or any successor regulation.

Reinvestment”: The meaning specified in Section 2.14(a)(i).

Reinvestment Notice”: Each notice required to be delivered by the Collateral Manager in respect of any Reinvestment of Principal Collections pursuant to Section 3.2(b) in the form of Exhibit A-3.

Reinvestment Period”: The period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the day preceding the Reinvestment Period End Date, as such period may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties hereto (in their sole and absolute discretion).

Reinvestment Period End Date”: The earliest to occur of (a) the date of the declaration of the Reinvestment Period End Date pursuant to Section 9.2(a), (b) the Termination Date pursuant to Section 9.2(a), (c) the date of the termination of all of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.3(a), (d) the Scheduled Reinvestment Period End Date, or (e) a Collateral Manager Event of Default.

Relevant Test Period”: With respect to any Loan, the relevant test period for the calculation of Net Senior Leverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Cash Interest Coverage Ratio or EBITDA as applicable, for such Loan in accordance with the related Underlying Instruments or, if no such period is provided for therein, (i) for Obligors delivering monthly financial statements, each period of the last twelve (12) consecutive reported calendar months, and (ii) for Obligors delivering quarterly financial statements, each period of the last four (4) consecutive reported fiscal quarters of the principal Obligor on such Loan; provided that with respect to any Loan 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 sixth (6th) calendar month or second (2nd) fiscal quarter (as the case may be) from the date of formation, and shall subsequently include each subsequent monthly or quarterly period (as the case may be) up to the last twelve (12) consecutive reported calendar months or four (4) consecutive reported fiscal quarters (as the case may be) of such Obligor.

Repayment Notice”: Each notice required to be delivered by the Borrower in respect of any reduction of the Commitments or by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of any repayment of Advances Outstanding, in the form of Exhibit A-2.

 

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Reportable Event”: The meaning specified in Section 4.1(x).

Reporting Date”: The date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the 22nd of each calendar month, with the first Reporting Date occurring in March 2018.

Repurchase Price”: The meaning specified in Section 2.14(b)(ii)(2)(A).

Required Asset Coverage Ratio”: As of any date of determination, “asset coverage” (as understood under the 1940 Act) of the Collateral Manager of at least 200 per centum, as determined in accordance with the terms and requirements of the 1940 Act, including Sections 6(f), 18 and 61(a)(1) thereof, and otherwise in accordance with GAAP.

Required Lenders”: The Lenders representing an aggregate of more than 50% of the aggregate Commitments (or, if the applicable Commitments have been terminated, Advances Outstanding); provided that for the purposes of determining the Required Lenders, in the event that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Lender, as applicable, shall not constitute a Required Lender hereunder (and the Commitment of such Lender, as applicable, shall be disregarded for purposes of determining whether the consent of the Required Lenders has been obtained).

Required Loan Documents”: For each Loan, originals (except as otherwise indicated) of the following documents or instruments, all as specified on the related Loan Checklist:

(a) (i) other than in the case of a Noteless Loan, the original or, if accompanied by an original “lost note” affidavit and indemnity, a copy of, the underlying promissory note, endorsed by the Borrower or the prior holder of record (that may be in the form of an allonge or note power attached thereto) either in blank or to the Collateral Agent as required under the related Underlying Instruments (and evidencing an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder thereof evidenced in the chain of endorsements either in blank or to the Collateral Agent), with any endorsement to the Collateral Agent to be in the following form: “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, its successors and assigns, as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties” and an undated transfer or assignment document or instrument relating to such Loan, signed by the Borrower, as assignor, and the administrative agent of such Loan (only in the event such administrative agent is an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Seller) but not dated and specifying the Collateral Agent as assignee, and delivered to the Collateral Agent, and (ii) in the case of a Noteless Loan (x) a copy of each transfer document or instrument relating to such Noteless Loan evidencing the assignment of such Noteless Loan to the Borrower and an undated transfer or assignment document or instrument relating to such Noteless Loan, signed by the Borrower, as assignor, and the administrative agent of such Loan (only in the event such administrative agent is an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Seller) but not dated and specifying the Collateral Agent as assignee, and delivered to the Collateral Agent, and (y) a copy of the Loan Register with respect to such Noteless Loan, as described in Section 5.3(l);

 

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(b) originals or copies of each of the following, to the extent applicable to the related Loan; any related loan agreement, credit agreement, security agreement (if separate from any Mortgage), sale and servicing agreement, subordination agreement, intercreditor agreement or similar instruments, guarantee, certificates of insurance with respect to each Insurance Policy, assumption or substitution agreement or similar material operative document, in each case together with any amendment or modification thereto, as set forth on the Loan Checklist;

(c) if any Loan (other than an Agented Loan) is secured by a Mortgage, in each case as set forth in the Loan Checklist, either (i) the original Mortgage, the original assignment of leases and rents, if any, and the originals of all intervening assignments, if any, of the Mortgage and assignments of leases and rents with evidence of recording thereon, (ii) copies thereof certified by closing counsel or by a title company or escrow company to be true and complete copies thereof where the originals have been transmitted for recording until such time as the originals are returned by the public recording office; provided that, solely for purposes of the Review Criteria, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to ascertain whether any certification set forth in this subsection (c) has been received, or (iii) copies certified by the public recording offices where such documents were recorded to be true and complete copies thereof in those instances where the public recording offices retain the original or where the original recorded documents are lost; and

(d) promptly following the related Cut-Off Date using commercially reasonable efforts (but in no event later than the date that is thirty (30) days after the acquisition date of such Loan by the Borrower), copies of the UCC-1 financing statements, if any, and any related continuation statements, each showing the Obligor as debtor and the applicable seller (or the applicable administrative or collateral agent in respect of such Loan) as secured party and each with evidence of filing thereon as set forth in the Loan Checklist.

Required Non-Delayed Amount”: With respect to a Delayed Funding Lender and a proposed Advance, the excess, if any, of (a) the Required Non- Delayed Percentage of such Delayed Funding Lender’s Commitment as of the date of such proposed Advance over (b) with respect to each previously Designated Delayed Advance of such Delayed Funding Lender with respect to which the related Advance occurred during the 35 days preceding the date of such proposed Advance, if any, the sum of, with respect to each such previously Designated Delayed Advance for which the related Delayed Funding Date will not have occurred on or prior to the date of such proposed Advance, the Non-Delayed Amount with respect to each such previously Designated Delayed Advance.

Required Non-Delayed Percentage”: 70%.

Required Reports”: Collectively, the Borrowing Base Certificate, the Payment Date Statement, financial statements of each Obligor, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower required to be delivered under the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 5.1(s), 5.3(f) and 6.8(a) hereof), the annual statements as to compliance and the annual independent public accountant’s report pursuant to Section 5.1(t).

 

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Responsible Officer”: With respect to any Person, any duly authorized officer 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 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 knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Payment”: (i) Any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any class of membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend or distribution paid solely in interests of that class of membership interests or in any junior class of membership interests of the Borrower; (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any class of membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, and (iii) any payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.

Review Criteria”: The meaning specified in Section 7.2(b)(i).

Revolving Loan”: Any Loan (other than a Delayed Draw Loan) that is a senior secured obligation (including funded and unfunded portions of revolving credit lines and letter of credit facilities, unfunded commitments under specific facilities and other similar loans and investments) that under the Underlying Instruments relating thereto may require one or more future advances to be made to the Obligor by the Borrower; provided that, any such Loan will be a Revolving Loan only until all commitments by the Borrower to make advances to the Obligor thereof expire, or are terminated, or are irrevocably reduced to zero.

S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto.

Sale Agreement”: The Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2015, by and between the Seller and the Borrower, as the same has been amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from time to time.

Sale Proceeds”: With respect to any Loan, all proceeds received as a result of the sale of such Loan, net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Agent incurred in connection with any such sale.

Scheduled Distribution”: With respect to any Loan, for each due date, the scheduled payment of principal and/or interest due on such due date with respect to such Loan, determined in accordance with the applicable Underlying Instrument.

Scheduled Payment”: Each scheduled payment of principal and/or interest required to be made by an Obligor on the related Loan, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the related Underlying Instruments, if applicable.

Scheduled Reinvestment Period End Date”: The date that is the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

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SEC”: The Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor Governmental Authority.

Second Delayed Funding Notice”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(e)(iii).

Second Delayed Funding Notice Amount” The meaning specified in Section 2.2(e)(iii).

Second-Lien Broadly Syndicated Loan”: A Second Lien Loan that is a Broadly Syndicated Loan.

Second Lien Loan”: Any Loan that (i) is secured by a valid and perfected Lien on substantially all of the Obligor’s assets constituting collateral for the Loan, subject only to (i) the prior lien provided to secure the obligations under a “first lien” loan pursuant to typical commercial terms, and any other expressly permitted liens under the applicable Underlying Instruments for such Loan, including those set forth in “permitted liens” as defined in such Underlying Instruments, or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined therein, and (ii) provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan is “senior debt” and, except for the express priority provisions under the documentation of the “first lien” lenders, is either senior to, or pari passu with, all other Indebtedness of such Obligor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time, the Senior Debt / EBITDA Ratio of an Obligor with respect to a Loan that otherwise qualifies as a First Lien Loan and is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan exceeds 4.50 to 1.00, the portion of such Loan in a principal amount that results in such excess shall be treated as a Second-Lien Loan for Advance Rate and Concentration Limit purposes.

Second-Lien Middle-Market Loan”: A Second Lien Loan that is a Middle Market Loan.

Second Permitted Delayed Amount”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(e)(iii).

Section 28(e)”: The meaning specified in Section 6.2(l).

Secured Party”: (i) Each Lender, (ii) the Administrative Agent, (iii) the Collateral Agent, (iv) the Securities Intermediary and (v) solely with respect to the right to receive fees, expenses and indemnities owing to it hereunder, the Collateral Manager.

Securities Account”: The meaning specified in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC.

Securities Account Control Agreement”: The Amended and Restated Account Control Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary, as the same may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.

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

 

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Securities Intermediary”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any subsequent (i) Clearing Corporation; or (ii) Person, including a bank or broker, that in the ordinary course of its business maintains Securities Accounts for others and is acting in that capacity, agreeing to act in such capacity pursuant to the Securities Account Control Agreement.

Security Certificate”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(16) of the UCC.

Security Entitlement”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC.

Seller: The meaning specified in the Preamble.

Senior Collateral Management Fee”: The fee payable to the Collateral Manager on each Payment Date in arrears in respect of each Collection Period in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.7(a) and (b) or Section 2.8, as applicable, which fee shall be equal to (i) the average daily Outstanding Balance of all Loans during the Collection Period related to such Payment Date multiplied by (ii) the Senior Collateral Management Fee Rate.

Senior Collateral Management Fee Rate”: 0.50% per annum.

Senior Debt/EBITDA Ratio”: for any Obligor, the ratio of (x) senior Indebtedness (i.e., Indebtedness that is not subject to contractual or structural subordination) of such Obligor less unrestricted cash of such Obligor, to (y) EBITDA of such Obligor.

Shareholders’ Equity”: On any date of determination, the amount determined on a consolidated basis and without duplication, and in accordance with GAAP of shareholders’ equity for the Collateral Manager and its Subsidiaries at such date.

Solvent”: 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.

Structured Finance Obligation”: Any obligation of a special purpose vehicle secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other assets, including collateralized debt obligations and mortgage-backed securities.

 

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Subordinated Collateral Management Fee”: The fee payable to the Collateral Manager on each Payment Date in arrears in respect of each Collection Period in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.7(a) and (b) or Section 2.8, as applicable, which fee shall be equal to (i) the average daily Outstanding Balance of all Loans during the Collection Period related to such Payment Date multiplied by (ii) a rate equal to the Subordinated Collateral Management Fee Rate.

Subordinated Collateral Management Fee Rate”: 0.00% per annum.

Subsidiary”: As to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.

Substitute Loan”: The meaning specified in Section 2.14(b)(i).

Substitution”: The meaning specified in Section 2.14(b)(i).

Synthetic Security”: A security or swap transaction that has payments associated with either payments of interest and/or principal on a reference obligation or the credit performance of a reference obligation.

Tangible Net Worth”: At any date, the amount determined on a consolidated basis and without duplication, and in accordance with GAAP of shareholders’ equity less the purchase price of acquired businesses in excess of the fair market value of tangible net assets, other items of goodwill, patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, organization expense, unamortized debt discount and expense, and other intangibles for the Equityholder and its Subsidiaries at such date.

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

Technology-Driven Growth Company”: A company for which a substantial portion of its regularly recurring revenue is generated by selling technology or technology related services, as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with its underwriting standards and otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner

Termination Date”: The earliest of (a) the date of the termination of all the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.3(a), (b) the Facility Maturity Date, and (c) the date of the declaration of the Termination Date or the date of the automatic occurrence of the Termination Date pursuant to Section 9.2(a).

Total Debt/EBITDA Ratio”: For any Obligor, the ratio of (x) Indebtedness of such Obligor less unrestricted cash of such Obligor, to (y) EBITDA of such Obligor.

 

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“Total Net Leverage Ratio”: With respect to any Loan for any Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of “Total Net Leverage Ratio” or comparable definition set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Loan, or (b) in the case of any Loan 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) total Indebtedness (including, without limitation, such Loan) 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 Borrower or the Collateral Manager in good faith.

Tranche Size”: With respect to any Loan, the dollar value of the tranche of Indebtedness of the applicable Obligor currently held or contemplated for purchase by the Borrower; provided that any pari passu tranche of Indebtedness that is broadly syndicated with the same material terms and issued by the same Obligor pursuant to the same Underlying Instruments may be included in the calculation of Tranche Size in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent.

Transaction”: The meaning specified in Section 3.2.

Transaction Documents”: This Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Securities Account Control Agreement, each Variable Funding Note, any Joinder Supplement, any Transferee Letter and the Collateral Agent Fee Letter.

Transferee Letter”: The meaning specified in Section 13.16.

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

Uncertificated Security”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(l8) of the UCC.

Underlying Assets”: With respect to a Loan, any property or other assets designated and pledged as collateral to secure repayment of such Loan, including, without limitation, to the extent provided for in the relevant Underlying Instruments, a pledge of the stock, membership or other ownership interests in the related Obligor and all Proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such property or other assets.

Underlying Instruments”: The loan agreement, credit agreement or other agreement pursuant to which a Loan has been issued or created and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Loan or of which the holders of such Loan are the beneficiaries.

United States” or “U.S.”: The United States of America.

Unitranche Loan”: Any Loan that (i) is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligor’s assets constituting collateral for the Loan, subject to expressly permitted Liens, including any “permitted liens” as defined in the applicable Underlying Instruments for such Loan or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined therein, (ii) provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan is either senior to, or pari passu with, all other Indebtedness of such Obligor, and (iii) for which no other Indebtedness of the Obligor exists or is outstanding.

 

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Unfunded Exposure Account”: A Securities Account created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Unfunded Exposure Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the prior Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Unfunded Exposure Amount”: As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate amount (without duplication) of all unfunded commitments associated with the Loans.

Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount”: As of any date of determination, with respect to any Loan, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the Unfunded Exposure Amount with respect to such Loan multiplied by (b) the difference of (x) 100% minus (y) the Advance Rate for such Loan plus (ii) the product of (a) any Assigned Value reductions (expressed in Dollars) associated with the Unfunded Exposure Amount with respect to such Loan multiplied by (b) the Advance Rate for such Loan.

Unpledged Capital Commitments”: Any unfunded, undrawn and readily available capital commitments of shareholders of the Collateral Manager that are not pledged or subject to any Lien.

Unrestricted Cash”: (i) In respect of any Obligor, all cash available for use for general corporate purposes and not held in any reserve account or legally or contractually restricted for any particular purposes or subject to any Lien (other than blanket liens permitted under or granted in accordance with the relevant Underlying Instruments), as reflected on the most recent financial statements of the relevant Obligor that have been delivered to the Borrower; and (ii) in respect of the Collateral Manager or any Person that is not an Obligor, cash of such Person available for use for general corporate purposes and not held in any reserve account or legally or contractually restricted for any particular purposes or subject to any Lien (other than the Lien of the Collateral Agent hereunder).

Updated Assigned Value”: With respect to any Loan as of any date of determination, the value (expressed as a percentage of the Outstanding Balance thereof) of such Loan reflected on the books and records of the Collateral Manager and as included in the Monthly Report, as adjusted pursuant to any periodic valuation required by, and in accordance with, the 1940 Act and any orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued to the Collateral Manager, to be determined by the Board of Directors of the Collateral Manager and reviewed by its auditors in the manner required by the Collateral Manager’s internal policies and procedures as of such date of determination, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 820; provided, that if the Collateral Manager fails to determine or report such value for any Loan, the “Updated Assigned Value” of such Loan shall be deemed to equal zero until the Collateral Manager remedies such failure; provided, that in no event shall any Updated Assigned Value exceed 100%.

Upfront Fee”: The meaning set forth in the Fee Letter.

 

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

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”: The meaning set forth in Section 2.13(f).

USA Patriot Act”: The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.

Value Adjusted Assigned Value”: With respect to any Loan as of any date of determination following the occurrence of an Assigned Value Adjustment Event (a) in the case of an Assigned Value Adjustment Event other than that described in clause (j) of the definition thereof, the value of such Loan (expressed as a percentage of the Outstanding Balance thereof) determined by the Controlling Lender as follows: (i) if such Loan has bid-side quotes meeting the Minimum Depth provided by any of Markit Partners, Loan Pricing Corp. or any other nationally recognized loan pricing service that is mutually agreed upon by the Controlling Lender and the Borrower, the value assigned to such Loan by the Controlling Lender based on the Observable Market Price, (ii) if the price of such Loan cannot be determined in accordance with clause (i), the value assigned to such Loan by the Controlling Lender in its sole discretion based on the average of two bid-side quotes from at least two Approved Broker Dealers trading in such Loan , or (iii) if a price cannot be determined pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) above, the value of such Loan determined by the Controlling Lender in its sole discretion (provided, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if the Collateral Manager disputes any such determination of the Value Adjusted Assigned Value of a Loan pursuant to clause (a)(iii) (each, a “Disputed Loan”), the Collateral Manager may invoke the Dispute Resolution Procedures by notice to the Administrative Agent at or before 5:00 p.m. on the Business Day following the date on which the Collateral Manager receives a notice of valuation from the Administrative Agent with respect to such Loan (the “Dispute Time”) and if the Dispute Resolution Procedures result in any adjustment to such determination, such adjusted value shall be deemed to be the “Value Adjusted Assigned Value” in lieu of such disputed determination of the Controlling Lender (with the Controlling Lender’s determination continuing to apply during the pendency of such dispute)); or (b) in the case of an Assigned Value Adjustment Event described in clause (j) of the definition thereof, the most recently determined Updated Assigned Value of such Loan.

Variable Funding Note” or “VFN”: The meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).

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

Warranty Event”: As to any Loan, the breach of any representation or warranty relating to such Loan under any Transaction Document (other than any representation or warranty that the Loan satisfies the criteria of the definition of Eligible Loan).

Warranty Loan”: Any Loan that fails to satisfy any criteria of the definition of Eligible Loan as of the applicable Cut-Off Date of such Loan or any Loan with respect to which a Warranty Event has occurred.

 

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Weighted Average Life”: As of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Loans, the number of years following such date obtained by summing the products obtained for each of the Eligible Loans, by multiplying: (a) the Average Life of each such Eligible Loan as at such date of determination, by the Outstanding Balance of such Eligible Loan, and dividing such sum by: (b) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans.

Weighted Average Life Test”: As of any date of determination, that the Weighted Average Life of all Eligible Loans is equal to or less than six years.

Weighted Average Spread”: As of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Loans, the spread obtained by summing the products obtained for each of the Eligible Loans that are Floating Rate Loans, by multiplying: (a) the spread of each such Eligible Loan, by the maximum committed funding amount, and dividing such sum by: (b) the aggregate maximum committed funding amounts of all Eligible Loans that are Floating Rate Loans.

Weighted Average Spread Test”: As of any date of determination, a test that is satisfied if the Weighted Average Spread of all Eligible Loans that are Floating Rate Loans is equal to or greater than 4.50%.

Withholding Agent”: The Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

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.

Zero-Coupon Loan”: Any Loan that at the time of purchase does not by its terms provide for the payment at least a portion of the interest in cash.

Section 1.2 Other Terms.

All accounting terms used but not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and used but not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.

Section 1.3 Computation of Time Periods.

Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.”

Section 1.4 Interpretation.

In each Transaction Document, unless a contrary intention appears:

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(b) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by the Transaction Documents;

(c) reference to any gender includes each other gender;

(d) reference to day or days without further qualification means calendar days;

(e) reference to any time means New York, New York time;

(f) the term “or” is not exclusive;

(g) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” are not limiting shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”;

(h) the word “any” is not limiting and means “any and all” unless the context clearly requires or the language provides otherwise;

(i) reference to any agreement (including any Transaction Document), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms of the other Transaction Documents, and reference to any promissory note includes any promissory note that is an extension or renewal thereof or a substitute or replacement therefor;

(j) reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and reference to any Section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such Section or other provision;

(k) reference to any delivery or transfer to the Collateral Agent with respect to the Collateral means delivery or transfer to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties;

(l) if any date for compliance with the terms or conditions of any Transaction Document falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such due date shall be deemed to be the immediately following Business Day;

(m) reference to the date of any acquisition or disposition of any Collateral, or the date on which any asset is added to or removed from the Collateral shall mean the related “settlement date” and not the related “trade date”;

(n) for purposes of this Agreement, an Event of Default or Collateral Manager Event of Default shall be deemed to be continuing until it is waived in accordance with Section 13.1; and

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ARTICLE II

THE VARIABLE FUNDING NOTE

Section 2.1 The Variable Funding Notes.

(a) On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Borrower shall deliver (i) on the Closing Date, to each Lender at the applicable address set forth on Annex A to this Agreement, and (ii) on the effective date of any Joinder Supplement, to each additional Lender, at the address set forth in the applicable Joinder Supplement, a duly executed variable funding note in substantially the form of Exhibit B (each a “Variable Funding Note” or “VFN”), dated as of the date of this Agreement or the effective date of the applicable Joinder Supplement, each in a face amount equal to the applicable Lender’s Commitment as of the Closing Date or the effective date of any Joinder Supplement, as applicable, and otherwise duly completed. Each Variable Funding Note shall evidence obligations in an amount equal, at any time, to the outstanding Advances by such Lender under the applicable VFN on such day.

(b) During the Reinvestment Period, the Borrower may, at its option, request the Lenders to make advances of funds (each, an “Advance”) under the VFNs pursuant to a Funding Notice; provided, however, that no more than ten (10) Advances may be made in any one calendar month and no more than three (3) Advances may be made in any one calendar week; and provided, further, that no Lender shall be obligated to make any Advance on or after the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the Reinvestment Period End Date.

(c) Following the receipt of a Funding Notice during the Reinvestment Period and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Lenders shall fund such Advance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Lender shall make any Advance if, after giving effect to such Advance and the addition to the Collateral of the Eligible Loans to be acquired by the Borrower with the proceeds of such Advance, (i) in the sole discretion of any such Lender, a Default or Event of Default would or could reasonably be expected to result therefrom or (ii) the aggregate Advances Outstanding would exceed the Borrowing Base.

(d) The Borrower may, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, add additional Persons who satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 13.16 as Lenders and increase the Commitments hereunder; provided that the Commitment of any Lender may only be increased with the prior written consent of such Lender and the Administrative Agent. Each additional Lender shall become a party hereto by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower a Transferee Letter and a Joinder Supplement and a representation letter in the form of Exhibit H.

Section 2.2 Procedures for Advances by the Lenders.

(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 2.1(a), (b) and (c) the Borrower may request an Advance from the Lenders by delivering to the Lenders at certain times the information and documents set forth in this Section 2.2.

(b) With respect to all Advances, no later than 2 p.m. on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed Funding Date, the Borrower shall deliver:

 

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(i) to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a wire disbursement and authorization form, to the extent not previously delivered; and

(ii) to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Collateral Agent a duly completed Funding Notice (including a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate updated to the date such Advance is requested and giving pro forma effect to the Advance requested and the use of the proceeds thereof) which shall (i) specify the desired amount of such Advance, which amount shall not cause the Advances Outstanding to exceed the Borrowing Base and must be at least equal to $500,000 and shall be in integral multiples of $10,000 in excess thereof, to be allocated to each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, (ii) specify the proposed Advance Date of such Advance, (iii) specify the Loan(s) to be financed on such Advance Date (including the appropriate file number, Obligor, Outstanding Balance, Assigned Value and Purchase Price for each Loan), and (iv) include a representation that all conditions precedent for an Advance described in Article III hereof have been met. Each Funding Notice shall be irrevocable; provided, however, if the Borrower receives a Delayed Funding Notice in accordance with Section 2.2(e) by 6:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to the Advance Date of any proposed Advance, the Borrower shall have the right to revoke the Funding Notice in respect of such Advance by providing the Administrative Agent written notice, by telecopy or electronic mail, of such revocation no later than 10:00 a.m. on the proposed Advance Date for such Advance. If any Funding Notice is received by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender after 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed Funding Date or on a day that is not a Business Day, such Funding Notice shall be deemed to be received by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender at 9:00 a.m. on the next Business Day.

(c) On the proposed Advance Date, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 2.1(a), (b) and (c) upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, each Lender shall make available to the Borrower in same day funds, by wire transfer to the account designated by Borrower in the Funding Notice given pursuant to this Section 2.2, an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the least of (i) the amount requested by the Borrower for such Advance, (ii) the aggregate unused Commitments then in effect and (iii) the maximum amount that, after taking into account the proposed use of the proceeds of such Advance, could be advanced to the Borrower hereunder without causing either (x) the Advances Outstanding to exceed the Borrowing Base or (y) the cumulative amount of Advances to exceed the Commitments.

(d) On each Advance Date, the obligation of each Lender to remit its Pro Rata Share of any such Advance shall be several from that of each other Lender and the failure of any Lender to so make such amount available to the Borrower shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder.

 

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(e) With respect to any Advance:

(i) a Delayed Funding Lender, upon receipt of any Funding Notice pursuant to Section 2.2(b), promptly (but in no event later than 6:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to the proposed Advance Date of such Advance) may notify the Borrower in

writing (a “Delayed Funding Notice”) of its election to designate such Advance as a delayed Advance (such Advance, a “Designated Delayed Advance”). If such Delayed Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Advance exceeds its Required Non-Delayed Amount (such excess amount, the “Permitted Delayed Amount”), then the Delayed Funding Lender shall also include in the Delayed Funding Notice the portion of such Advance (such amount as specified in the Delayed Funding Notice, not to exceed such Delayed Funding Lender’s Permitted Delayed Amount, the “Delayed Amount”) that the Delayed Funding Lender has elected to fund on a Business Day that is on or prior to the thirty-fifth (35th) day following the proposed Advance Date of such Advance (such date as specified in the Delayed Funding Notice, the “Delayed Funding Date”) rather than on the proposed Advance Date for such Advance specified in the related Funding Notice;

(ii) if (A) one or more Delayed Funding Lenders provide a Delayed Funding Notice to the Borrower specifying a Delayed Amount in respect of any Advance and (B) the Borrower shall not have revoked the notice of the Advance by 10:00 a.m. on the proposed Advance Date of such Advance, then the Borrower, by no later than 11:30 a.m on such proposed Advance Date, may (but shall have no obligation to) direct each Available Delayed Amount Lender to fund an additional portion of such Advance on the proposed Advance Date equal to such Available Delayed Amount Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the least of (i) the aggregate Delayed Amount with respect to the proposed Advance, (ii) the aggregate unused Commitments then in effect and (iii) the maximum amount that, after taking into account the proposed use of the proceeds of such Advance, could be advanced to the Borrower hereunder without causing either (x) the Advances Outstanding to exceed the Borrowing Base or (y) the cumulative amount of Advances to exceed the Commitments;

(iii) upon receipt of any notice of a Delayed Amount in respect of an Advance pursuant to Section 2.2(e)(ii), an Available Delayed Amount Lender, promptly (but in no event later than 2:00 p.m. on the proposed Advance Date of such Advance) may notify the Borrower in writing (a “Second Delayed Funding Notice”) of its election to decline to fund a portion of its Pro Rata Share of such Delayed Amount (such portion, the “Second Delayed Funding Notice Amount”); provided that, the Second Delayed Funding Notice Amount shall not exceed the excess, if any, of (A) such Available Delayed Amount Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Delayed Amount over (B) such Available Delayed Amount Lender’s Required Non-Delayed Amount (after giving effect to the funding of any amount in respect of such Advance to be made by such Available Delayed Amount Lender) (such excess amount, the “Second Permitted Delayed Amount”), and upon any such election, such Available Delayed Amount Lender shall include in the Second Delayed Funding Notice the Second Delayed Funding Notice Amount; and

(iv) subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.2(e)(ii), a Delayed Funding Lender that delivered a Delayed Funding Notice in respect of a Delayed Amount shall be obligated to fund such Delayed Amount on the related Delayed Funding Date in the manner set forth in the next succeeding sentence. Such Delayed Funding Lender shall (i) pay the sum of the Second Delayed Funding Notice Amount related to such Delayed Amount, if any, to the Borrower on the related Delayed Funding Date by wire transfer in

 

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same day funds to the account specified in the related Funding Notice given pursuant to this Section 2.2 and (ii) pay the Delayed Funding Reimbursement Amount related to such Delayed Amount, if any, on such related Delayed Funding Date to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the ratable benefit of the related Available Delayed Amount Lenders that funded the Delayed Amount on the date of the Advance related to such Delayed Amount in accordance with Section 2.2(e)(ii), based on the relative amount of such Delayed Amount funded by such Available Delayed Amount Lender on the date of such Advance pursuant to Section 2.2(e)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, no Delayed Funding Lender that has provided a Delayed Funding Notice in respect of an Advance shall be considered to be in default of its obligation to fund its Delayed Amount or be treated as a Defaulting Lender hereunder unless and until it has failed to fund the Delayed Funding Reimbursement Amount or the Second Delayed Funding Notice Amount on the related Delayed Funding Date in accordance with this Section 2.2(e)(iv).

Section 2.3 Reduction of the Facility Amount; Principal Repayments.

(a) The Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) may:

(i) irrevocably terminate the Commitments in whole; provided that (i) the Borrower shall provide a Repayment Notice at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date of such termination to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Manager), and (ii) in the case of such a termination for which a Commitment Reduction Fee is payable in accordance with the Fee Letter, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders the applicable Commitment Reduction Fee, as set out in the Fee Letter. The Repayment Notice pursuant to this Section 2.3(a)(i) shall be irrevocable; and

(ii) For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Borrower terminates the Commitments in whole pursuant to this Section 2.3(a), then once the Obligations outstanding are reduced to zero the Collection Date shall occur and the Collateral shall be released in accordance with Section 8.2(b).

(b) The Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) may, at any time, reduce Advances Outstanding; provided that (i) the Borrower shall provide a Repayment Notice on or prior to 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to the date of such reduction to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders (provided that same day notice may be given with respect to curing any Borrowing Base Deficiency), and (ii) any reduction of Advances Outstanding (other than with respect to repayments of Advances Outstanding made by the Borrower to reduce Advances Outstanding such that no Borrowing Base Deficiency exists) shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000 (unless the Advances Outstanding are less than $500,000 in which case the minimum reduction shall be equal to the Advances Outstanding at such time) and in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. In connection with any such reduction of Advances Outstanding, the Borrower (or, in the case of curing a Borrowing Base Deficiency, one or more Equityholders on behalf of the Borrower) shall deliver (1) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender of such Advances,

 

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a Repayment Notice and (2) funds to the Collateral Agent for payment to the Lenders of such Advances sufficient to repay such Advances Outstanding, accrued Interest thereon, and any Breakage Costs which may include instructions to the Collateral Agent to use funds from the Principal Collection Account and/or funds otherwise provided by the Borrower or an Equityholder to the Collateral Agent with respect thereto; provided that, the Advances Outstanding will not be reduced unless sufficient funds have been remitted to pay in full all of the amounts set forth in the succeeding sentence. The Collateral Agent, at the direction of the Collateral Manager or, following a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent, shall apply amounts received from the Borrower or an Equityholder pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) (i) in respect of Advances, to the pro rata reduction of the Advances Outstanding (and, if applicable pursuant to clause (2) above, to the payment of accrued Interest), and (ii) to the payment of any Breakage Costs. Any Advance so repaid may, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, be reborrowed during the Reinvestment Period. Any Repayment Notice relating to any repayment pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) shall be irrevocable.

(c) Unless sooner prepaid pursuant to the terms hereof, the Advances Outstanding shall be repaid in full on the earlier to occur of (i) the Facility Maturity Date and (ii) the Termination Date or on such later date as is agreed to in writing by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

(d) On each of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Payment Dates following the Reinvestment Period End Date and on the Scheduled Maturity Date, the Borrower shall reduce the Advances Outstanding by depositing in the Collection Account an amount equal to the Amortization Principal Reduction Amount applicable to each such Payment Date.

Section 2.4 Determination of Interest.

(a) The Collateral Agent shall determine the Interest (including unpaid Interest related thereto, if any, due and payable on a prior Payment Date) to be paid by the Borrower on each Payment Date for the related Collection Period and shall advise the Collateral Manager and the Borrower thereof on the third Business Day prior to such Payment Date.

(b) No provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Interest in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law.

(c) No Interest shall be considered paid by any distribution if at any time such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason.

Section 2.5 Notations on Variable Funding Notes.

Each Lender is hereby authorized to enter on a schedule attached to the VFN with respect to such Lender, as applicable, a notation (which may be computer generated) or to otherwise record in its internal books and records or computer system with respect to each Advance under the VFN made by the applicable Lender of (a) the date and principal amount thereof and (b) each payment and repayment of principal thereof. Any such recordation shall, absent manifest error, constitute prima facie evidence of the outstanding Advances, as applicable, under each VFN. The failure of any Lender to make any such notation on the schedule attached to the applicable VFN shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Advances in accordance with the terms set forth herein.

 

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Section 2.6 Borrowing Base Deficiency Cures.

(a) Any Borrowing Base Deficiency may be cured by the Borrower taking one or more of the following actions in the aggregate amount necessary to cure such Borrowing Base Deficiency:

(i) crediting Cash into the Principal Collection Account;

(ii) repaying the applicable Advances Outstanding in accordance with Section 2.3(b); or

(iii) posting additional Eligible Loans and/or Permitted Investments as Collateral; provided that (x) the amount of any reduction of a Borrowing Base Deficiency pursuant to any such additional Eligible Loans shall be the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Eligible Loans and (y) the use of this clause (iii) to cure a Borrowing Base Deficiency during the Amortization Period shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may cure a Borrowing Base Deficiency by any combination of (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2.6(a). Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, if the Borrower has eliminated a Borrowing Base Deficiency pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.6, for so long as no Default, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency will exist after giving effect thereto, upon written request of the Borrower to the Collateral Agent to release such funds from the Principal Collection Account and certification by the Borrower that immediately after giving effect to the return of any such Cash, no Borrowing Base Deficiency, Default or Event of Default will exist, the Borrower shall be permitted the return of all or a portion of the Cash so deposited in the Principal Collection Account and the Collateral Agent shall deposit the amount so requested into the Interest Collection Account.

(b) No later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to the proposed repayment of Advances or posting of additional Eligible Loans pursuant to Section 2.6(a), the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) shall deliver (i) to the Administrative Agent and Lenders (with a copy to the Collateral Agent), notice of such repayment or posting and a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate, updated to the date such repayment or posting is being made and giving pro forma effect to such repayment or posting, and (ii) to the Administrative Agent, if applicable, a description of any Eligible Loan and each Obligor of such Eligible Loan to be added to the updated Loan Schedule. Any notice pertaining to any repayment or any posting pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be irrevocable.

Section 2.7 Priority of Payments.

(a) Interest Collection Account. On each Payment Date during the Reinvestment Period, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Manager shall direct the Collateral Agent to pay pursuant to the related Payment Date Statement (and the Collateral Agent shall make payment from the Interest Collection Account to the extent of Available Funds, in reliance on the information set forth in such Payment Date Statement) to the following Persons, the following amounts in the following order of priority:

 

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(1) pro rata to (i) the Collateral Agent, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and (ii) the Securities Intermediary, in an amount equal to any amounts payable to the Securities Intermediary under the Securities Account Control Agreement; provided, that the expenses and indemnities payable to the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary under this Section 2.7(a)(1), together with the expenses and indemnities paid to the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary pursuant to Sections 2.7(b)(1) and 2.8(a)(1) shall not exceed $100,000 during any twelve (12) month period;

(2) to the Collateral Manager, in an amount equal to the sum of (A) all reasonable and documented Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses and (B) any accrued and unpaid Senior Collateral Management Fee; provided that, the Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses payable under this Section 2.7(a)(2), together with Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses paid pursuant to Sections 2.7(b)(2) and 2.8(a)(2) shall not exceed $40,000 on any Payment Date (and any Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses not paid as a result of such limitation shall be paid on a subsequent Payment Date in accordance with Sections 2.7(a), 2.7(b) and 2.8(a));

(3) pro rata to each Lender, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Interest and Non-Usage Fee;

(4) to the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount directed by the Collateral Manager (not to exceed the Unfunded Exposure Amount;

(5) pro rata to (i) each Lender, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Breakage Costs, and (ii) to the Administrative Agent, any applicable Lender, the Collateral Agent, or the Indemnified Parties (other than the Collateral Manager), as applicable, all Fees and other amounts, including, without limitation, any Increased Costs and all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Indemnified Parties (other than the Collateral Manager) hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents, but other than the principal of Advances Outstanding under this Agreement;

(6) pro rata to each Lender, if a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, to reduce Advances Outstanding in an amount necessary to cure such Borrowing Base Deficiency;

(7) to the Expense Reserve Account, in an amount equal to the Expense Reserve Account Amount;

 

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(8) to the extent not paid pursuant Section 2.7(a)(1), pro rata to (i) the Collateral Agent, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and (ii) the Securities Intermediary, in an amount equal to any amounts payable to the Securities Intermediary under the Securities Account Control Agreement;

(9) to the Collateral Manager, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Subordinated Collateral Management Fee;

(10) pro rata to each applicable party to pay all other Administrative Expenses, to the extent not previously paid;

(11) to the applicable Governmental Authority, any Tax or withholding Tax which, if not paid, could result in a Lien on any of the Collateral or is owed by the Borrower; and

(12) (i) unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, any remaining amounts shall be deemed released from the Lien of the Collateral Agent hereunder and distributed to, or at the direction of, the Borrower or (ii) if a Default has occurred and is continuing, to remain in the Interest Collection Account as Interest Proceeds.

(b) On each Payment Date during the Reinvestment Period, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Manager shall direct the Collateral Agent to pay pursuant to the related Payment Date Statement (and the Collateral Agent shall make payment from the Principal Collection Account to the extent of Available Funds, in reliance on the information set forth in such Payment Date Statement) to the following Persons, the following amounts in the following order of priority:

(1) to the payment of amounts due under Sections 2.7(a)(1) - (11) (inclusive), in the order of priority set forth therein to the extent not paid thereunder;

(2) (i) all remaining amounts (if any), at the option of the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on the Borrower’s behalf) shall (x) remain in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections or (y) so long as no Default, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or will exist after giving effect thereto, such amounts will be deemed released from the Lien of the Collateral Agent hereunder and distributed to, or at the direction of, the Borrower.

Section 2.8 Alternate Priority of Payments.

(a) On (x) each Business Day (a) following the occurrence of and during the continuation of a Default or an Event of Default or (b) following the declaration of the occurrence, or the deemed occurrence, as applicable, of the Termination Date pursuant to Section 9.2(a) or (y) the date of (i) an Optional Sale or (ii) a termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.3(a), and (y) on any Payment Date during the Amortization Period, the Collateral Manager (or, in the case of clause (x), after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent) shall direct the Collateral Agent to pay pursuant to the related Payment Date Statement (and the Collateral Agent shall make payment from the Collection Account to the extent of Available Funds, in reliance on the information set forth in such Payment Date Statement) to the following Persons, the following amounts in the following order of priority:

 

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(1) pro rata to (i) the Collateral Agent, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and (ii) the Securities Intermediary, in an amount equal to any amounts payable to the Securities Intermediary under the Securities Account Control Agreement; provided, that the expenses and indemnities payable to the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary under this Section 2.8(a)(1), together with the expenses and indemnities paid to the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary pursuant to Sections 2.7(a)(1) and 2.7(b)(1) shall not exceed $100,000 during any twelve month period;

(2) to the Collateral Manager, in an amount equal to the sum of (A) all reasonable and documented Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses and (B) any accrued and unpaid Senior Collateral Management Fee; provided that, the Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses payable under this Section 2.8(a)(2), together with Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses paid pursuant to Sections 2.7(a)(2) and 2.7(b)(2) shall not exceed $40,000on any Payment Date (and any Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses not paid as a result of such limitation shall be paid on a subsequent Payment Date in accordance with Sections 2.7(a), 2.7(b) and 2.8(a)); and provided, further, that during an Event of Default, the Senior Collateral Management Fee may be payable under clause (7), in lieu of this clause (2), at the election of the Administrative Agent;

(3) pro rata to each Lender, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Interest and Non-Usage Fee;

(4) pro rata to (a) each Lender, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Breakage Costs, and (b) to the Administrative Agent, any applicable Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Indemnified Parties (other than the Collateral Manager), as applicable, all Fees and other amounts, including, without limitation, any Increased Costs and all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Indemnified Parties (other than the Collateral Manager) hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents, but other than the principal of Advances Outstanding under this Agreement;

(5) pro rata to the Lenders to pay the Advances Outstanding until paid in full;

(6) to the extent not paid pursuant Section 2.8(a)(1), pro rata to (i) the Collateral Agent, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid Collateral Agent Fees and (ii) the Securities Intermediary, in an amount equal to any amounts payable to the Securities Intermediary under the Securities Account Control Agreement;

 

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(7) to the Collateral Manager, in an amount equal to (i) any accrued and unpaid Subordinated Collateral Management Fee (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred, any accrued and unpaid Senior Collateral Manager Fee, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(2) and (iii) any accrued and unpaid Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses;

(8) pro rata to each applicable party to pay all other Administrative Expenses, to the extent not previously paid;

(9) to the applicable Governmental Authority, any Tax or withholding Tax which, if not paid, could result in a Lien on any of the Collateral; and

(10) any remaining amounts shall be deemed released from the Lien of the Collateral Agent hereunder and distributed to, or at the direction of, the Borrower.

Section 2.9 Collections and Allocations.

(a) Collections. The Collateral Manager shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, all Collections received directly by it to the appropriate Account within two (2) Business Days after its receipt thereof. Upon the receipt of Collections in the Collection Account during any Collection Period, the Collateral Manager shall identify Principal Collections and Interest Collections within two (2) Business Days after its receipt and direct the Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary to transfer the same to the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, respectively, and the Collateral Agent shall promptly make such transfers. The Collateral Manager shall further include a statement as to the amount of Principal Collections and Interest Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account on each Reporting Date in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.8(c).

(b) Excluded Amounts. With the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager may direct the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary to withdraw from the Collection Account and pay to the Person entitled thereto any amounts credited thereto constituting Excluded Amounts if the Collateral Manager has, prior to such withdrawal and consent, delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower and each Lender a report setting forth the calculation of such Excluded Amounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

(c) Initial Deposits. On the Cut-Off Date with respect to any Loan, the Collateral Manager will deposit or cause to be deposited into the Collection Account all Collections received in respect of such Loan on such Cut-Off Date.

 

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(d) Investment of Funds. Prior to Notice of Exclusive Control, the Collateral Manager shall, pursuant to written instructions (which may be in the form of standing instructions), direct the Collateral Agent to invest, or cause the investment of, all uninvested amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Expense Reserve Account in Permitted Investments. Absent such written instructions, such amounts shall be invested pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Investments. All such Permitted Investments shall be registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary or its nominee for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, and otherwise comply with assumptions of the legal opinions of Dechert LLP, each dated the Closing Date and delivered in connection with this Agreement; provided that compliance shall be the responsibility of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager and not the Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary. All earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) thereon shall be retained or deposited into the Collection Account or the Expense Reserve Account and shall be applied on each Payment Date pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.7 or Section 2.8(a) (as applicable).

(e) Unfunded Exposure Account. On the last day of the Reinvestment Period, the Borrower shall fund an amount equal to the Unfunded Exposure Amount into the Unfunded Exposure Account. All funding requests associated with the Unfunded Exposure Amount shall be made from the Unfunded Exposure Account after the Reinvestment Period End Date. All uninvested amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account shall be invested pursuant to the definition of Permitted Investments as directed by the Collateral Manager or, following a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent.

(f) Expense Reserve Account. At any time, the Collateral Manager may direct the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary to withdraw from the Expense Reserve Account and pay to (i) the Collateral Manager an amount equal to any Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses or (ii) the applicable Person an amount equal to any invoice received pursuant to Section 2.11(b).

Section 2.10 Payments, Computations, etc.

(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all amounts to be paid or deposited by the Borrower hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 1:00 p.m. on the day when due in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds and any amount not received before such time shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by law, pay to the Secured Parties interest on all amounts not paid or deposited when due hereunder at 4.00% per annum above the Prime Rate, payable on demand, from the date of such nonpayment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment); provided that such interest rate shall not at any time exceed the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law. Such interest shall be for the account of the applicable Secured Party. Any Obligation hereunder shall not be reduced by any distribution of any portion of Available Funds if at any time such distribution is rescinded or required to be returned by any Lender to the Borrower or any other Person for any reason. All computations of interest and other fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year consisting of 360 days (other than calculations with respect to the Base Rate, which shall be based on a year consisting of 365 or 366 days, as applicable) for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

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(b) Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be deemed due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of the payment of Interest or any fee payable hereunder, as the case may be. For avoidance of doubt, to the extent that Available Funds are insufficient on any Payment Date to satisfy the full amount of any Increased Costs pursuant to Section 2.12, such unpaid amounts shall remain due and owing and shall accrue interest as provided in Section 2.10(a) until repaid in full.

(c) If any Advance requested by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.2 is not for any reason whatsoever, except as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or failure to fund such Advance on the part of, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof as determined in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction, made or effectuated, as the case may be, on the date specified therefor, the Borrower shall indemnify such Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by each Lender related thereto (other than any such loss, cost or expense solely due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to fund such Advance on the part of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof as determined in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction), including, without limitation, any loss (including cost of funds and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses but excluding lost profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund Advances or maintain the Advances. Any such Lender shall provide to the Borrower documentation setting forth the amounts of any loss, cost or expense referred to in the previous sentence, such documentation to be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.11 Fees.

(a) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive the Collateral Agent Fee in accordance with Sections 2.7(a)(1), (b)(1) and 2.8(a)(1), as applicable.

(b) The Borrower shall pay to Latham & Watkins LLP as counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lender and Dechert LLP as counsel to the Collateral Manager, within two (2) Business Days following an invoice therefor, its reasonably invoiced fees and out-of-pocket expenses through the Closing Date.

Section 2.12 Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality.

(a) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change that becomes effective 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 following the date hereof of any Applicable Law (including, without limitation, any Applicable Law, which shall subject any Affected Party to any Taxes (other than (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (iii) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto), in each case whether foreign or domestic, including under Basel III or Dodd-Frank, or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request following the date hereof from any central bank or

 

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other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), including under Basel III or Dodd-Frank, there shall be any increase in the cost to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Lender Agent, any Liquidity Bank or any Affiliate, participant, successor or assign thereof (each of which shall be an “Affected Party”) 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 Party hereunder), as the case may be, or there shall be any reduction in the amount of any sum received or receivable by an Affected Party under this Agreement, under any other Transaction Document, the Borrower shall, from time to time, on the first Payment Date at least ten (10) Business Days after written demand by the Administrative Agent (which demand shall be accompanied by certificate (which shall be conclusive absent manifest error) of an Affected Party setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Party), on behalf of such Affected Party, pay to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of such Affected Party, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected Party for such increased costs or reduced payments within 10 days after such demand; provided that the amounts payable under this Section 2.12(a) shall be without duplication of amounts payable under Section 2.13 and no amount shall be payable under this Section 2.12(a) on account of any Excluded Taxes.

(b) If either (i) the introduction of or any change that becomes effective following the date hereof in or in the interpretation, administration or application following the date hereof of any law, guideline, rule or regulation, directive or request or (ii) the compliance by any Affected Party with any law, guideline, rule, regulation, directive or request following the date hereof, from any central bank, any Governmental Authority or agency, including, without limitation, compliance by an Affected Party with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy, including under Basel III or Dodd-Frank, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of any Affected Party, 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 Party could have achieved but for such introduction, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of such Affected Party with respect to capital adequacy), by an amount deemed by such Affected Party to be material, then, on the first Payment Date at least ten (10) Business Days after written demand by the Administrative Agent (which demand shall be accompanied by a certificate (which shall be conclusive absent manifest error) of an Affected Party setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Party), the Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Affected Party such additional amounts as will compensate such Affected Party for such reduction; provided that the amounts payable under this Section 2.12(b) shall be without duplication of amounts payable under Section 2.13 and no amount shall be payable under this Section 2.12(b) on account of any Excluded Taxes. For the avoidance of doubt, any increase in cost or reduction in Yield with respect to any Affected Party caused by regulatory capital allocation adjustments due to FAS 166, 167 and subsequent statements and interpretations shall constitute a circumstance on which such Affected Party may base a claim for reimbursement under this Section 2.12.

 

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(c) If as a result of any event or circumstance similar to those described in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 2.12, (i) any Affected Party is required to compensate a bank or other financial institution providing liquidity support, credit enhancement or other similar support to such Affected Party in connection with this Agreement or the funding or maintenance of Advances hereunder, then on the first Payment Date at least ten (10) Business Days after written demand by the Administrative Agent (which demand shall be accompanied by a certificate (which shall be conclusive absent manifest error) of an Affected Party setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Party), the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Party such additional amount or amounts as may be necessary to reimburse such Affected Party for any amounts payable or paid by it, or (ii) the Administrative Agent (whether in its own judgment or at the request of the Lenders) determines that it is necessary or appropriate to obtain a credit rating on the Variable Funding Notes (and such determination is substantially consistent with similar determinations for other, similarly situated borrowers for whom the Administrative Agent has established comparable facilities), the Borrower shall (x) provide (as promptly as possible and in any event no later than 60 days following receipt by the Borrower of such reasonable request) at least one credit rating agency designated by the Administrative Agent with all information and documents reasonably requested by such rating agency (to the extent such information or documents are in the possession of or reasonably available to the Borrower) and otherwise cooperate with such rating agency’s review of the Transaction Documents and transactions contemplated hereby, and (y) pay the costs and expenses of such rating agency in respect of the rating of the Variable Funding Notes.

(d) For avoidance of doubt, in connection with the interpretation of clause (a) and (b) of this Section 2.12, any regulatory changes, rules, guidelines or directives under or issued in connection with Basel III or Dodd-Frank will be considered as a “change” hereunder, and will not be treated as having been adopted or having come into effect before the date hereof.

(e) In determining any amount provided for in this Section 2.12, the Affected Party may use averaging and attribution methods substantially consistent with methods used for other, similarly situated parties.

(f) If a Eurodollar Disruption Event has occurred, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower, whereupon all Advances Outstanding of any affected Lender in respect of which Interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate shall immediately be converted into Advances Outstanding in respect of which such Interest accrues at the Base Rate, it being understood that, once such Eurodollar Disruption Event ceases to exist, such Lender shall notify the Borrower immediately and all Interest on Advances Outstanding of the such Lender shall immediately accrue at the LIBOR Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the LIBOR Rate ceases to be published, or is likely to ceased to be published in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall designate a new benchmark rate (which may include spread adjustments applicable to such rate) to be used to calculate the LIBOR Rate, which benchmark rate may be (a) such benchmark rate being used to calculate the interest rate payable on Loans representing not less than 30% of the Outstanding Balance of Floating Rate Loans, (b) such benchmark rate formally proposed or recommended (whether by letter, protocol, publication of standard terms or otherwise) by the Loan Syndication and Trading Association or the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (or such successor organization, as applicable) as a replacement benchmark rate for the applicable LIBOR Rate, or (c) such other benchmark rate as is otherwise consented to by the Collateral Manager; provided that if no such benchmark rate as described in clause (a) or (b) is available and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Manager are unable to agree on a replacement rate pursuant to clause (c), all Advances Outstanding of any affected Lender in respect of which Interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate shall continue to accrue Interest at the Base Rate.

 

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(g) Failure or delay on the part of any Affected Party to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall not constitute a waiver of such Affected Party’s right to demand or receive such compensation, provided that, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate an Affected Party pursuant to this Section 2.12 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Affected Party notifies the Borrower of the change in Applicable Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Affected Party’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the change in Applicable Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 2.13 Taxes.

(a) 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 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 Governmental Authority 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 2.13) the applicable Affected Party receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the applicable Affected Party timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify each Affected Party, within 10 Business 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 2.13) payable or paid by such Affected Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Affected Party 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 Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability and the Lender’s calculation of such amount delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Without limiting the generality of Section 11.5, each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative 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 13.16(d) 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 Administrative 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 Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.13(d).

(e) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.13, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f)

(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 Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.13(f)(ii)(1), Section 2.13(f)(ii)(2), and Section 2.13(f)(ii)(4) 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, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(1) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor forms) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

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

a. 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 (as applicable) (or any successor forms) 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 (as applicable) (or any successor forms) 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;

b. executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms);

c. 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 I-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 (as applicable) (or any successor forms); or

d. 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 I-2 or Exhibit I-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable (or any successor forms); 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 I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

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

(4) 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 Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.

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 Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(g) If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund or credit of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.13 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.13), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund or credit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.13 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund or credit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund or credit). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to

 

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this Section 2.13(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund or credit to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.13(g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.13(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 Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund or credit had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph 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) For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 2.13, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(i) Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.13 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Transaction Document.

Section 2.14 Reinvestment; Discretionary Sales, Substitutions and Optional Sales of Loans.

(a) Reinvestment. On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth as certified in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, prior to the Facility Maturity Date, the Borrower may withdraw funds on deposit in the Principal Collection Account for the following purposes:

(i) to reinvest such funds in Loans to be pledged hereunder (a “Reinvestment”), so long as (1) all conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 have been satisfied and (2) each Loan acquired by the Borrower in connection with such reinvestment shall be an Eligible Loan;

(ii) to make payments in respect of the Advances Outstanding at such time in accordance with and subject to the terms of Section 2.3(b); or

(iii) during the Reinvestment Period, to fund Delayed Draw Term Loans and Revolving Loans; provided that the Borrower shall have used all funds on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to fund such Loans prior to withdrawing funds from the Principal Collection Account for such purpose.

Upon the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in this Section 2.14(a) (as certified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent), the Collateral Agent will release funds from the Principal Collection Account to be applied pursuant to the above in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) the amount requested by the Borrower and (B) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Account on such day.

 

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(b) Substitutions.

(i) Substitutions of Loans. Subject to Sections 2.14(e) and (f), the Borrower may, with the consent of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, replace a Loan with another Eligible Loan (each such replacement, a “Substitution” and such new Loan, a “Substitute Loan”) so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, immediately after giving effect to such Substitution, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, (ii) each Substitute Loan is an Eligible Loan, (iii) all applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 have been satisfied with respect to each Substitute Loan to be acquired by the Borrower in connection with such Substitution, (iv) all proceeds from such Substitution are either applied by the Borrower to acquire a Substitute Loan or shall deposited in the Collection Account and (v) immediately after giving effect to such Substitution, (x) no Borrowing Base Deficiency exists and (y) the Collateral Quality Tests are satisfied or such Substitution results in Collateral Quality Improvement; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 3.2, in the event a Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have existed immediately prior to giving effect to such Substitution, the Borrower may, with the consent of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, effect a Substitution so long as, immediately after giving effect to such Substitution and any other sale or transfer substantially contemporaneous therewith, such Borrowing Base Deficiency is reduced or cured.

(ii) Substitution of Warranty Loans. If on any day a Loan is, or becomes, a Warranty Loan, the Borrower shall:

(1) cure any related Borrowing Base Deficiency within the time period required by this Agreement; and

(2) unless the related Warranty Event has been cured, no later than the date that is thirty (30) days following the earlier of actual knowledge by the Borrower or the Seller of such Loan becoming a Warranty Loan or receipt by the Borrower or the Seller from the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent of written notice thereof, either:

(A) make a deposit in the Collection Account in immediately in available funds in an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Outstanding Balance of such Loan and (b) any accrued and unpaid interest thereon (the “Repurchase Price”); or

(B) subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.14(b)(i), substitute for such Warranty Loan a Substitute Loan.

(c) Discretionary Sales. Subject to Sections 2.14(e) and (f), upon prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders), the Borrower shall be permitted to sell Loans (each, a “Discretionary Sale”) so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, immediately after giving effect to such Discretionary Sale, no Default, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall exist, (ii) all proceeds from such Discretionary Sale are deposited by the Borrower in the Collection Account for distribution in accordance with Section 2.7, and (iii) immediately after giving effect to such Discretionary Sale, (x) no Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or (y) the Collateral Quality Tests are satisfied or such Discretionary Sale results in Collateral Quality Improvement.

 

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(d) Sales of all Loans. Subject to Section 2.14(e), the Borrower shall have the right to sell all of the Loans included in the Collateral (an “Optional Sale”) on any Business Day. The proceeds of any Optional Sale shall be distributed on the related sale date in accordance with Section 2.8(a).

(e) Conditions to Sales and Substitutions. Any Discretionary Sale, sale pursuant to a Substitution or Optional Sale effected pursuant to Sections 2.14(b), (c) or (d) shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) except in connection with an Optional Sale, the Borrower shall deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate to the Administrative Agent;

(ii) the Borrower shall deliver a list of all Loans to be sold or substituted to the Administrative Agent, the Controlling Lender and the Collateral Agent;

(iii) except in connection with an Optional Sale, as certified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, no selection procedures adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall have been utilized by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, in the selection of the Loans to be sold or substituted;

(iv) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent of any amount to be deposited into the Collection Account in connection with any sale or substitution;

(v) each such Discretionary Sale, sale pursuant to a Substitution and Optional Sale complies with Section 6.2(m) and the assumptions of the legal opinion of Dechert LLP, each dated the Closing Date;

(vi) (A) the Borrower shall be deemed to have certified to the Administrative Agent that the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.1 and 4.2 hereof and (B) the Seller shall be deemed to have certified to the Administrative Agent that the representations and warranties contained in the Sale Agreement, in each case, shall continue to be correct in all material respects following any sale or substitution, except to the extent any such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date;

(vii) any repayment of Advances Outstanding in connection with any sale or substitution of Loans hereunder shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 2.3;

(viii) as certified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, any Discretionary Sale or sale in connection with a Substitution shall be made by the Borrower to a third-party purchaser unaffiliated with the Collateral Manager (or any parent entity thereof) in a transaction (1) reflecting arm’s-length market terms and

 

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(2) in which the Borrower makes no representations, warranties or covenants and provides no indemnification for the benefit of any other party to such sale (other than that the Borrower has good title thereto, free and clear of all Liens and has the right to sell the related Loan), provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to the provisions of Section 2.14(b) or Section 2.14(c), as applicable, the Borrower may make a Discretionary Sale or sale in connection with a Substitution (A) to an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Seller in accordance with Section 2.14(f)(ii) and (B) for an amount that is less than the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan, in each case with the prior written consent of the Controlling Lender; provided, further, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrower may only make Discretionary Sales, sales pursuant to a Substitution or an Optional Sale with the prior written consent of the Controlling Lender;

(ix) except with the prior written consent of the Controlling Lender, in its sole discretion, no Discretionary Sale or sale in connection with a Substitution may be for an amount that is less than the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Loan;

(x) the Borrower shall pay an amount equal to all Breakage Costs and other accrued and unpaid costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees) of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Collateral Agent in connection with any such sale, substitution or repurchase (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 and any other party having an interest in the Loan in connection with such sale, substitution or repurchase); and

(xi) with respect to an Optional Sale, the Borrower shall, not later than five (5) Business Days prior to the date of such sale, deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (x) a certificate and evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of such parties (which satisfaction shall be confirmed in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Lender) that (i) the Borrower shall have sufficient funds immediately after giving effect to such sale to pay the outstanding Obligations in full pursuant to Section 2.8(a) and (ii) such Optional Sale is being conducted in connection with a Permitted Securitization and (y) a notice terminating the Commitments in full, delivered in accordance with Section 2.3(a).

(f) Limitations on Sales, Substitutions and Repurchases.

(i) The aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Loans that are sold or intended to be sold by the Borrower (A) in connection with a Substitution or a Discretionary Sale (other than any Warranty Loans) shall not exceed during any 12-month rolling period, collectively, 20% and (B) in connection with a Substitution or a Discretionary Sale (other than any Warranty Loans, Credit Risk Loans and Credit Improved Loans) shall not exceed during any 12-month rolling period, collectively, 10%, in each case, of the highest aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Loans included in the Collateral during such 12-month period; provided that, the limitations set forth in this clause (f)(i) shall not apply with respect to any Substitution or Discretionary Sale of a Broadly Syndicated Loan, a Loan that has an Assigned Value of zero or any Loan, or portion thereof, that constitutes part of the Excess Concentration Amount.

 

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(ii) Except with respect to mandatory repurchase by the Seller of “Ineligible Loans” (as defined in the Sale Agreement) in accordance with Section 7.02 of the Sale Agreement and the Substitution of Warranty Loans pursuant to Section 2.14(b), Loans with an Outstanding Balance not to exceed 10% of the highest aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Loans included in the Collateral during the Reinvestment Period may be sold to an Affiliate of the Borrower in connection with a Substitution or a Discretionary Sale.

(g) Sales of Loans with an Assigned Value of Zero and Sales of Equity Securities. The Borrower may sell any Loan with an Assigned Value of zero or any Equity Security to any Person; provided, that (i) any such sale shall be made on an arm’s-length basis at fair market value (provided that sales of Warranty Loans and the applicable purchase price therefor shall be governed by Section 2.14(b) and the Sale Agreement) and (ii) any such sale shall comply with Section 6.2(m).

Section 2.15 Assignment of Sale Agreement.

The Borrower hereby assigns to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to, but none of its obligations under the Sale Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby assigns to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties its right to indemnification under the Sale Agreement. The Borrower confirms that the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right to enforce the Borrower’s rights and remedies under the Sale Agreement.

Section 2.16 Capital Contributions.

No direct or indirect owner of the Borrower shall be obligated to make a capital contribution in Cash or securities to the Borrower at any time.

Section 2.17 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) such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 13.1;

(ii) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the

 

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Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and 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 Advances under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the 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 Default or Event of Default exists (except to the extent caused by such Defaulting Lender, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such 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 Advances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances 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 2.17 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto; and

(iii) such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any Non-Usage Fee or Commitment Reduction Fee, as applicable, for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and under no circumstance shall the 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 Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances 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 the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND ADVANCES

Section 3.1 Conditions to Closing.

No Lender shall be obligated to make any Advance hereunder, nor shall any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent be obligated to take, fulfill or perform any other action hereunder, until the following conditions have been satisfied, in the sole discretion of, or waived in writing by the Administrative Agent:

(a) Each Transaction Document shall have been duly executed by, and delivered to, the parties thereto, and the Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents, instruments, agreements and legal opinions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that each of the Borrower, the Seller and the Collateral Manager has obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;

(c) The Collateral Manager, the Seller and the Borrower shall each have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate as to whether such Person is Solvent in the form of Exhibit C;

(d) (i) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certification that no Default, Event of Default or Change of Control with respect to the Borrower has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Collateral Manager shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certification that no Default, Collateral Manager Default, Event of Default or Change of Control with respect to the Collateral Manager or Collateral Manager Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) the Seller shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certification that no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Seller has occurred and is continuing;

(e) The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Manager shall have received, with a counterpart for each Lender, the executed legal opinion or opinions of Dechert LLP, counsel to the Borrower, covering enforceability, 1940 Act matters, grant and perfection of the security interests on the Collateral and substantive nonconsolidation, in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion;

(f) The Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have received the executed legal opinion or opinions of Dechert LLP, counsel to the Collateral Manager and the Seller, covering (i) enforceability of the Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Manager or the Seller is a party, (ii) 1940 Act matters and (iii) true sale of the Loans from the Seller to the Borrower, in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion;

 

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(g) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received the fees (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative Agent) to be received on or before the date of the initial Advance;

(h) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, sufficiently in advance of the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act and those promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury;

(i) All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents and legal opinions in respect of any aspect or consequence of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as it shall reasonably request;

(j) Each applicable Lender shall have received a duly executed copy of its Variable Funding Note, in a principal amount equal to the Commitment of such Lender;

(k) The UCC-1 financing statement naming the Borrower as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party is in proper form for filing in the filing office of the appropriate jurisdiction and, when filed, together with the Securities Account Control Agreement, is effective to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral such that the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral ranks senior to that of any other creditors of the Borrower (whether now existing or hereafter acquired);

(l) The Administrative Agent shall have received a secretary’s certificate of the Seller, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower, with a counterpart for each Lender, that includes a copy of the resolutions (or other authorizing instruments, if applicable), in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the Board of Directors (or similar governing or managing body) of such Person authorizing (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) in the case of the Borrower and the Seller, the borrowings contemplated hereunder and (iii) in the case of the Borrower and the Seller, the granting by it of the Liens created pursuant to the Transaction Documents, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or other authorized Person) of such Person as of the Closing Date, which certification shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall state that the resolutions, or other authorizing instruments, if applicable, thereby certified have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded;

(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received, with a counterpart for each Lender, a certificate of the Collateral Manager, the Seller and the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the officers of such Person executing any Transaction Document, which certificate shall be which certification shall be included in the certificate delivered in respect of such Person pursuant to Section 3.1(l) and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and shall be executed by a Responsible Officer (or other authorized Person) of such Person;

 

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(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received, with a counterpart for each Lender, true and complete copies of the Governing Documents of the Collateral Manager, the Seller and the Borrower, certified as of the Closing Date as complete and correct copies thereof by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or other authorized Person) of such Person, which certification shall be included in the certificate delivered in respect of such Person pursuant to Section 3.1(l) and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(o) The Administrative Agents shall have received, with a copy for each Lender, certificates dated as of a recent date from the Secretary of State or other appropriate authority, evidencing the good standing of the Collateral Manager, the Seller and the Borrower (i) in the jurisdiction of its organization and (ii) in each other jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of Property or the conduct of its business requires it to qualify as a foreign Person except, as to this subclause (ii), where the failure to so qualify could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(p) [reserved];

(q) [reserved];

(r) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence in form and substance satisfactory to it that all filings, recordings, registrations and other actions, including, without limitation, the filing of duly executed financing statements on form UCC-1 necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect the Liens created, or purported to be created, by the Transaction Documents shall have been completed;

(s) The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent search by a Person satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the UCC, judgment 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 Administrative Agent; and

(t) The Borrower shall have received the executed legal opinion or opinions of Locke, Lord LLP, counsel to the Collateral Agent, covering enforceability of the Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party.

Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to All Advances and Acquisitions of Loans.

Each Advance under this Agreement and each Reinvestment of Principal Collections pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(i) and each acquisition of Loans in connection with a Substitution pursuant to Section 2.14(b) (each, a “Transaction”) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that:

(a) With respect to any Advance, the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and each Lender) no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the related Funding Date:

 

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(i) a Funding Notice in the form of Exhibit A-1, a Borrowing Base Certificate and a Loan Schedule listing each Loan, if any, proposed to be acquired by the Borrower in connection with such Transaction; and

(ii) if a Loan is being acquired with such Advance, a certificate of assignment in the form of Exhibit F (including Exhibit A thereto) and containing such additional information as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and each Lender;

(b) With respect to any Reinvestment of Principal Collections permitted by Section 2.14(a)(i) and each acquisition of Loans in connection with a Substitution pursuant to Section 2.14(b), the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, no later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to any such reinvestment, a Reinvestment Notice in the form of Exhibit A-3 and a Borrowing Base Certificate, executed by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower;

(c) On the date of such Transaction (A) the Borrower shall be deemed to have certified that each of the following statements shall be true and correct as of such date and (B) if the related Borrower’s Notice is executed by the Borrower, the Borrower shall have certified in such notice that (other than with respect to the Collateral Manager’s certifications in clause (d) and, with respect to reports required to be delivered by the Collateral Manager under the Transaction Documents, clause (f) of this Section 3.2) all conditions precedent to the requested Transaction have been satisfied:

(i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2 are true and correct in all respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date);

(ii) no event has occurred, or would result from such Transaction or from the application of proceeds thereof, that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default;

(iii) on and as of such day, immediately after giving effect to such Transaction, the Advances Outstanding do not exceed the Borrowing Base;

(iv) no Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result from such Advance;

(v) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or Collateral Quality Improvement occurs after giving effect to such Advance and the addition to the Collateral of the Eligible Loans being acquired by the Borrower using the proceeds of such Advance;

 

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(vi) to the extent applicable to the requested Transaction and with respect to the Borrower, no Applicable Law shall prohibit or enjoin the proposed Reinvestment of Principal Collections or acquisition of Loans; and

(vii) on and as of such day, immediately after giving effect to such Transaction, the Advances Outstanding do not exceed the Facility Amount.

(d) On the date of such Transaction (A) the Collateral Manager shall be deemed to have certified that each of the following statements shall be true and correct as of such date and (B) the Collateral Manager shall have certified in the related Borrower’s Notice that (other than with respect to the Borrower’s certifications in clauses (c) and, with respect to reports required to be delivered by the Borrower under the Transaction Documents, clause (f) of this Section 3.2) all conditions precedent to the requested Transaction have been satisfied:

(i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.2 and Section 4.3 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);

(ii) on and as of such day, immediately after giving effect to such Transaction, the Advances Outstanding do not exceed the Borrowing Base;

(iii) on and as of such day, immediately after giving effect to such Transaction, the Advances Outstanding do not exceed the Facility Amount;

(iv) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or Collateral Quality Improvement occurs after giving effect to such Advance and the addition to the Collateral of the Eligible Loans being acquired by the Borrower using the proceeds of such Advance; and

(v) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Advance, which constitutes a Collateral Manager Event of Default or any event which, if it continues uncured, will, with notice or lapse of time, constitute a Collateral Manager Event of Default;

(e) With respect to any Transaction, the Reinvestment Period End Date shall not have occurred and the Termination Date shall not have occurred;

(f) The Borrower and Collateral Manager shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent all reports required to be delivered by either thereof as of the date of such Transaction including, without limitation, all deliveries required by Section 2.2;

(g) The Borrower shall have paid all fees then required to be paid and, without duplication of Section 2.11, shall have reimbursed the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent for all fees, costs and expenses then required to be paid in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, including the reasonable attorney fees and any other legal and document preparation costs incurred by the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent;

 

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(h) [Reserved]

(i) With respect to the acquisition of any Loan, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), no later than 12:00 p.m. on the related Cut-Off Date, a faxed or emailed copy of the duly executed original promissory notes for each such Loan in respect of which a promissory note is issued (and, in the case of any Noteless Loan, a fully executed assignment agreement), and if any Loans are closed in escrow, a certificate (in the form of Exhibit J) from the closing attorneys of such Loan certifying the possession of the Required Loan Documents; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall cause the Loan Checklist and the Required Loan Documents to be in the possession of the Collateral Agent within (x) with respect to signed copies to signed originals or copies of any document required by clause (b) or clause (c) in the definition of “Required Loan Documents” that are unavailable as of the related Cut-Off Date and with respect to which unsigned copies have been delivered in connection with the following clause (y), seven (7) Business Days of the related Cut-Off Date and (y) otherwise, five (5) Business Days of the related Cut-Off Date;

(j) Prior to the initial Advance, the Borrower shall have deposited, or caused to be deposited, $50,000 into the Expense Reserve Account;

(k) [Reserved]

(l) [Reserved]

(m) [Reserved]

(n) On each Cut-Off Date and each Advance Date, the Seller shall be deemed to have certified that the representations and warranties contained in the Sale Agreement are true and correct in all respects on and as of such day as though made on and as of such day and shall be deemed to have been made on such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date); and

(o) To the extent any Loans in connection with any such Advance are being sold to the Borrower from the Seller and, prior to such sale, any such Loan was registered in the name of the Seller or an Affiliate thereof, a true sale opinion with respect to such Loans, in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (it being acknowledged and agreed that the opinion delivered by Dechert LLP on the Closing Date is acceptable to the Administrative Agent and satisfies the requirements of this Section 3.2(o), so long as such sales are made in accordance with the facts described in such opinion and pursuant to the Sale Agreement).

The failure of any of the foregoing conditions precedent to be satisfied in respect of any Advance shall give rise to a right of the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender, which right may be exercised at any time on the demand of the applicable Lender, to rescind the related Advance and direct the Borrower to pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the applicable Lender an amount equal to the related Advances made during any such time that any of the foregoing conditions precedent were not satisfied.

 

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Section 3.3 Custodianship; Transfer of Loans and Permitted Investments.

(a) The Collateral Agent shall hold all Certificated Securities and Instruments in physical form at its office set forth in Section 5.5(c) hereof. Any successor Collateral Agent shall be a state or national bank or trust company which is not an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Seller, which is a Qualified Institution and which makes the representations of the Collateral Agent set forth herein to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the assumption of the Collateral Agent’s duties hereunder.

(b) Each time that the Borrower shall direct or cause the acquisition of any Loan or Permitted Investment, the Borrower shall, if such Permitted Investment or, in the case of a Loan, the related promissory note or (with respect to a Noteless Loan) assignment documentation has not already been delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 3.2(i) and the requirements set forth in the definition of “Required Loan Documents”, cause the delivery of such Permitted Investment or, in the case of a Loan, the related promissory note or (with respect to a Noteless Loan) assignment documentation in accordance with the requirements set forth in the definition of “Required Loan Documents” to the Collateral Agent to be credited by the Collateral Agent to the Collateral Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The security interest of the Collateral Agent in the funds or other property utilized in connection with such acquisition shall, immediately and without further action on the part of the Collateral Agent, be released.

(c) The Borrower shall cause all Loans or Permitted Investments acquired by the Borrower to be transferred to the Collateral Agent to be credited by the Collateral Agent to the Collateral Account to the extent necessary to maintain perfection, and shall cause all Loans 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 and perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent a valid security interest in each Loan 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 represented by a Security Certificate 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 Securities Intermediary at the Corporate Trust Office and (B) causing the Securities Intermediary to maintain (on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties) continuous possession of such Instrument or Security Certificate at the Collateral Agent’s office set forth in Section 5.5(c) hereof;

(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 a Securities Account in the name of the Borrower pursuant to the Securities Account Control Agreement;

 

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(iv) in the case of General Intangibles (including any Loan 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 Loan or Permitted Investment (as the case may be) as the collateral (or describing the collateral as “all assets,” or words of similar effect) at the filing office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

(d) The security interest of the Collateral Agent in any Collateral disposed of in a transaction permitted by this Agreement shall, immediately and without further action on the part of the Collateral Agent, be released and the Collateral Agent shall immediately release such Collateral to, or as directed by, the Borrower.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.

The Borrower represents and warrants as follows as of the Closing Date, each Cut-Off Date, each Advance Date, and as of each other date provided under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Borrower has been duly organized, and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing, under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite limited liability company power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and now has all necessary power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Collateral.

(b) Due Qualification. The Borrower is (i) duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a limited liability company in its jurisdiction of formation, and (ii) 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 qualified, licensed or approved would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Power and Authority; Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The Borrower (i) has all necessary limited liability company power, authority and legal right to (a) execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which it is a party, and (b) carry out the terms of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action, the execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the transfer and assignment of a security interest in the Collateral on the terms and conditions herein provided. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower.

 

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

(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not (i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Governing Documents of the Borrower or any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the Borrower’s properties pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, other than this Agreement, or (iii) violate any Applicable Law.

(f) Agreements. The Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any limited liability company restriction that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower is not in default in any manner under any provision of any agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness, or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are or may be bound, where such defaults could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party or (iii) that could reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect.

(h) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, filings or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party have been obtained.

(i) Bulk Sales. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do not require compliance with any “bulk sales” act or similar law by the Borrower.

(j) Solvency. The Borrower is not the subject of any Insolvency Proceedings or Insolvency Event. The transactions under the Transaction Documents to which the Borrower is a party do not and will not render the Borrower not Solvent and the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date a certification in the form of Exhibit C.

 

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(k) Taxes. The Borrower is and has always been treated as a partnership or a disregarded entity of a U.S. Person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Borrower has timely filed or caused to be filed all U.S. federal, state, and other material Tax returns and reports required to be filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all U.S. federal, state, and other material Taxes required to be paid by it, except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.

(l) Exchange Act Compliance; Regulations T, U and X. None of the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the use of the proceeds from the transfer of the Collateral) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II. The Borrower does not own or intend to carry or purchase, and no proceeds from the Advances will be used to carry or purchase, any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U or to extend “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulation U.

(m) Security Interest.

(i) This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the UCC as in effect from time to time in the State of New York) in 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 and is prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Borrower;

(ii) the Collateral is comprised of “instruments”, “security entitlements”, “general intangibles”, “certificated securities”, “uncertificated securities”, “securities accounts”, “investment property” and “proceeds” (each as defined in the applicable UCC) and such other categories of collateral under the applicable UCC as to which the Borrower has complied with its obligations under Section 4.1(m)(i);

(iii) with respect to Collateral that constitute Security Entitlements:

(1) all of such Security Entitlements have been credited to one of the Accounts and the securities intermediary for each Account has agreed to treat all assets credited to such Account as Financial Assets within the meaning of the UCC as in effect from time-to-time in the State of New York;

(2) the Borrower has taken all steps necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the UCC as in effect from time-to-time in the State of New York) with respect to each Account; and

(3) 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 of any Account 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, the Borrower and the Collateral Manager may cause Cash in the Accounts to be invested in Permitted Investments, and the proceeds thereof to be paid and distributed in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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(iv) all Accounts constitute “securities accounts” as defined in the Section 8-501(a) of the UCC as in effect from time to time in the State of New York;

(v) the Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) of any Person;

(vi) the Borrower has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Loan to the transfer and granting of a security interest in the Loans hereunder to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties;

(vii) the Borrower has taken all necessary steps to authorize the Collateral Agent to file 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 the Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization;

(viii) other than the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral. The Borrower has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Borrower that include a description of any collateral included in the Collateral other than any financing statement (A) relating to the security interest, if any, granted to the Borrower under the Sale Agreement or (B) that has been terminated and/or fully and validly assigned to the Collateral Agent or the Borrower on or prior to the applicable Transaction date;

(ix) 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;

(x) other than in the case of Noteless Loans, all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note that constitute or evidence each Loan that is evidenced by a promissory note has been or, subject to the delivery requirements contained herein, will be delivered to the Collateral Agent;

(xi) other than in the case of Noteless Loans, the Borrower has received, or subject to the delivery requirements contained herein will receive, a written acknowledgment from the Collateral Agent that the Collateral Agent or its bailee is holding the underlying promissory notes that evidence all Loans evidenced by a promissory note solely on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

(xii) other than any assignment to the Borrower in connection with the Borrower’s acquisition of the related Loan, if applicable, none of the underlying promissory notes that constitute or evidence the Loans 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;

 

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(xiii) with respect to Collateral that constitutes a “certificated security,” such certificated security has been delivered to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed to the Collateral Agent or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Collateral Agent upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Borrower of such certificated security; and

(xiv) in the case of an Uncertificated Security, the Borrower has either (1) caused (A) the Collateral Agent to become the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security and (B) such registration to remain effective or (2) caused the Collateral Agent to have “control” (within the meaning of Section 9-106 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York) over such Uncertificated Security.

(n) Reports Accurate. Any of the following information provided or prepared by an Obligor, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, any financial statements required pursuant to Section 5.3(f), all information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished or to be furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (other than projections or forward-looking statements) in connection with this Agreement are, as of their respective delivery dates, true, complete and correct in all material respects; provided that, to the extent any such information was furnished by a related Obligor or any other third party, or constitutes general economic data or general industry information, such information is true, correct and complete to the actual knowledge of the Borrower.

(o) Location of Offices. The Borrower’s location (within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC) is, and at all times has been, the State of Delaware. The Borrower’s Federal Employee Identification Number is correctly set forth on the certificate required pursuant to Section 3.1(l). Other than the name change effected on January 26, 2018, the Borrower has not changed its name (whether by amendment of its certificate of formation, by reorganization or otherwise) or its jurisdiction of organization and has not changed its location within the four (4) months preceding the Closing Date.

(p) Collection Account. The Collection Accounts (including any sub accounts thereof) are the only accounts to which Collections on the Collateral are sent.

(q) Legal Name. The Borrower’s exact legal name is, and at all times has been the applicable name as set forth on Schedule I hereto.

(r) Sale Agreement. The Sale Agreement is the only agreement pursuant to which the Borrower purchases Collateral.

(s) Value Given. The Borrower shall have given reasonably equivalent value to the Seller in consideration for the transfer to the Borrower of the Collateral, and no such transfer shall have 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.

 

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(t) Accounting. The Borrower accounts for the transfers to it of Collateral as purchases of such Collateral for financial accounting purposes (with a notation on its books and records that it is treating the transfers of the Collateral to it as purchases for legal and accounting purposes on its books, records and financial statements, in each case consistent with GAAP and with the requirements set forth herein).

(u) Special Purpose Entity. At all times prior to the Collection Date, the Borrower has not and shall not:

(i) engage in any business or activity other than the purchase, receipt, management and sale of Collateral, the transfer and pledge of Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents, the entry into and the performance under the Transaction Documents and such other activities as are incidental thereto;

(ii) acquire or own any assets other than (a) the Collateral or (b) incidental property as may be necessary for the operation of the Borrower and the performance of its obligations under the Transaction Documents including, without limitation, capital contributions which it may receive from the Equityholder;

(iii) merge into or consolidate with any Person or dissolve, terminate or liquidate in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (other than in accordance with the provisions hereof), without in each case first obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, or except as permitted by this Agreement, change its legal structure, or jurisdiction of formation, unless, in connection with any of the foregoing, such action shall result in the substantially contemporaneous occurrence of the Collection Date;

(iv) except as otherwise permitted under clause (iii), fail to preserve its existence as an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, or without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, amend, modify, terminate or fail to comply with the provisions of its limited liability company agreement, or fail to observe limited liability company formalities;

(v) form, acquire or own any Subsidiary, own any Capital Stock in any other entity (other than Capital Stock in Obligors in connection with the exercise of any remedies with respect to a Loan or any exchange offer, work-out or restructuring of a Loan), or make any Investment in any Person (other than Permitted Investments or Capital Stock in Obligors in connection with the exercise of any remedies with respect to a Loan or any exchange offer, work-out or restructuring of a Loan) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent;

(vi) commingle its assets with the assets of any of its Affiliates, or of any other Person;

(vii) incur any Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than Indebtedness to the Secured Parties hereunder or in conjunction with a repayment of all Advances owed to the Lenders and a termination of all the Commitments;

 

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(viii) become insolvent or fail to pay its debts and liabilities from its assets as the same shall become due;

(ix) fail to maintain its records, books of account and bank accounts separate and apart from those of any other Person;

(x) enter into any contract or agreement with any Person, except (a) the Transaction Documents and (b) other contracts or agreements that are upon terms and conditions that are commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s-length basis with third parties other than such Person; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt with regard to this clause (x), (i) acquisitions of Collateral from the Seller, and sales of Collateral to the Seller and its Affiliates, each in accordance with other provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 6.2(m), Section 6.2(n) and Section 6.2(o)) and the other Transaction Documents shall be permitted and (ii) the Equityholder may contribute cash or other property as a capital contribution to the Borrower;

(xi) seek its dissolution or winding up in whole or in part;

(xii) fail to correct any known misunderstandings regarding the separate identities of the Borrower, the Seller or any other Person;

(xiii) guarantee, become obligated for, or hold itself out to be responsible for the debt of another Person;

(xiv) fail either to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person or to conduct its business, including all oral and written communications solely in its own name in order not (a) to mislead others as to the identity of the Person with which such other party is transacting business, or (b) to suggest that it is responsible for the debts of any third party (including any of its principals or Affiliates);

(xv) fail to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xvi) file or consent to the filing of any petition, either voluntary or involuntary, to take advantage of any applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization statute, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(xvii) except as may be required or permitted by the Code and regulations or other applicable state or local tax law, hold itself out as or be considered as a department or division of (a) any of its principals or Affiliates, (b) any Affiliate of a principal or (c) any other Person;

 

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(xviii) fail to maintain separate financial statements, showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person and not have its assets listed on any financial statement of any other Person; provided, however, that the Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (or parent company) provided that (a) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of the Borrower from such Person and to indicate that the Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Person or any other Person and (b) such assets shall also be listed on the Borrower’s own separate balance sheet;

(xix) fail to pay its own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds;

(xx) fail to pay the salaries of its own employees, if any;

(xxi) except in connection with any exchange offer, work-out, restructuring or the exercise of any rights or remedies with respect to any Loan with respect to which an Obligor is or would thereby become an Affiliate, acquire the obligations or securities issued by its Affiliates or members;

(xxii) guarantee any obligation of any Person, including an Affiliate;

(xxiii) fail to allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with an Affiliate, including paying for office space and services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;

(xxiv) fail to use separate invoices and checks bearing its own name;

(xxv) except for any Permitted Lien relating to any Equity Security, pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person;

(xxvi) fail at any time to have at least one (1) independent manager or director (the “Independent Manager”) 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, National Registered Agents, Inc., Co-Issuer Corporate Staffing, LLC, Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation, Global Securitization Services or, if none of those companies is then providing professional Independent Managers, another nationally recognized company reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, in each case that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower, the Seller or the Collateral Manager 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 or any of its equityholders, the Collateral Manager or Affiliates (other than as an Independent Manager of 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 directors); (b) a

 

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creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or any of its equityholders or Affiliates (other than a nationally recognized company that routinely provides professional Independent Managers and other corporate services to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or any of its equityholders or Affiliates in the ordinary course of 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. A natural person who otherwise satisfies the foregoing definition and satisfies subparagraph (a) by reason of being the Independent Manager of a “special purpose entity” affiliated with the Borrower shall be qualified to serve as an Independent Manager of the Borrower, provided that the fees that such individual earns from serving as Independent Manager of Affiliates of the Borrower in any given year constitute in the aggregate less than five percent (5%) of such individual’s annual income for that year;

(xxvii) fail to ensure that all limited liability company action relating to the appointment, maintenance or replacement of the Independent Manager are duly authorized by the Equityholder; provided that, unless prior written consent is provided by the Administrative Agent, the Equityholder shall not cause the Independent Manager to be removed without cause;

(xxviii) fail to provide that the unanimous consent of all managers (including the consent of the Borrower’s Independent Manager) is required for the Borrower to (a) institute proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, (b) institute or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, (c) file a petition seeking or consent to reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, (d) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, collateral agent or any similar official for the Borrower, (e) make any assignment for the benefit of the Borrower’s creditors, (f) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or (g) take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing; or

(xxix) fail to file its own Tax returns separate from those of any other Person, except to the extent that the Borrower is treated as a “disregarded entity” for Tax purposes and is not required to file Tax returns under Applicable Law, and pay any Taxes required to be paid under Applicable Law.

(v) Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

(i) Neither the Borrower nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that could result in a violation or a sanction for violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder; and the Borrower and its subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance therewith. No part of the proceeds of the offering will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder.

 

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(ii) The operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.

(iii) Neither the Borrower nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries (i) is, or is controlled or 50% or more owned in the aggregate by or is acting on behalf of, one or more individuals or entities that are currently the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States (including any administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, a member state of the European Union (including sanctions administered or enforced by Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions” and such persons, “Sanctioned Persons” and each such person, a “Sanctioned Person”), (ii) is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (collectively, “Sanctioned Countries” and each, a “Sanctioned Country”) or (iii) will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of this offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by, or could result in the imposition of Sanctions against, any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

(iv) Neither the Borrower nor any of its subsidiaries has engaged in any dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of a Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country, in the preceding 3 years, nor does the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries have any plans to engage in dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of a Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country.

 

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(w) Confirmation. The Borrower has received in writing from the Seller confirmation that the Seller will not cause the Borrower to file a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or Insolvency Laws. Each of the Borrower and the Seller is aware that in light of the circumstances described in the preceding sentence and other relevant facts, the filing of a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code for the purpose of making any Collateral or any other assets of the Borrower available to satisfy claims of the creditors of the Seller would not result in making such assets available to satisfy such creditors under the Bankruptcy Code. It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that the Collateral conveyed by the Seller to the Borrower pursuant to the Sale Agreement shall constitute assets owned by the Borrower and shall not be part of the Seller’s estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Seller under any bankruptcy or similar law.

(x) Investment Company Act. The Borrower is not an “investment company” within the meaning of, and is not subject to registration under, the 1940 Act.

(y) ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the present value of all benefits vested under all “employee pension benefit plans,” as such term is defined in Section 3 of ERISA which are subject to Title IV of ERISA and maintained by the Borrower, or in which employees of the Borrower are entitled to participate, other than a Multiemployer Plan (the “Pension Plans”), does not exceed the value of the assets of the Pension Plan allocable to such vested benefits (based on the value of such assets as of the most recent annual financial statements reflecting such amounts), (ii) no non-exempt prohibited transactions, accumulated funding deficiencies, withdrawals or reportable events within the meaning of 4043 of ERISA, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, (each a “Reportable Event”) have occurred with respect to any Pension Plans that, in the aggregate, could subject the Borrower to any material tax, penalty or other liability and (iii) no notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan has been filed, nor has any Pension Plan been terminated under Section 4041(f) of ERISA, nor has the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation instituted proceedings to terminate, or appoint a trustee to administer a Pension Plan and no event has occurred or condition exists that might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan. None of the Collateral constitutes “plan assets” by reason of a Pension Plan’s investment in the Borrower or its direct or indirect parent companies.

(z) Compliance with Law. The Borrower has complied with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject, and no item of Collateral contravenes any Applicable Law (including, without limitation, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws, laws, rules and regulations relating to licensing, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy), in each case except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(aa) No Material Adverse Effect. No event, change or condition has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower since the Closing Date.

(bb) Collections. The Borrower acknowledges that all Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Collateral transferred hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account within two Business Days after receipt as required herein.

 

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(cc) [Reserved]

(dd) Full Payment. As of the Cut-Off Date thereof, the Borrower had no knowledge of any fact which should lead it to expect that any Loan will not be repaid by the applicable Obligor in full.

(ee) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. Each representation or warranty by the Borrower contained herein or in any report, financial statement, exhibit, schedule, certificate or other document furnished by the Borrower pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (other than projections or forward-looking statements) is true and correct in all material respects; provided, that (x) to the extent any such information was furnished by a related Obligor or any other third party, and does not constitute general economic data or general industry information, such information is true, correct and complete to the actual knowledge of the Borrower and (y) to the extent any such information constitutes general economic data or general industry information, whether provided by a related Obligor, another third party or otherwise, the Borrower does not have actual knowledge that such information is untrue, incorrect or incomplete. For the purposes of clause (y), “actual knowledge” shall not be implied to require any inquiry by the Borrower, notwithstanding Section 1.4(o).

(ff) USA Patriot Act. None of the Borrower, the Seller, the Collateral Manager or 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 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.

(gg) Volcker Rule. The Borrower is not a “covered fund” under Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder (the “Volcker Rule”), and in determining that the Borrower is not a covered fund, the Borrower is entitled to the benefit of the exclusion for loan securitizations under the Volcker Rule under 17 C.F.R. 75.10(c)(8).

 

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Section 4.2 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower Relating to this Agreement and the Collateral.

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, each Cut-Off Date and each Advance Date and as of each other date provided under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made:

(a) Valid Security Interest. This Agreement constitutes a security agreement within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(73) of the UCC as in effect from time to time in the State of New York. Upon the delivery to the Collateral Agent of all Collateral constituting “instruments” and “certificated securities” (as defined in the UCC as in effect from time to time in the jurisdiction where the Collateral Agent’s office set forth in Section 5.5(c) hereof is located), the crediting of all Collateral that constitutes Financial Assets (as defined in the UCC as in effect from time to time in the State of New York) to an Account and the filing of the financing statements described in Section 4.1(m) in the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, such security interest shall be a valid and first priority perfected security interest in all of the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) in that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be created under Article 9 of the UCC as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.

(b) Eligibility of Collateral. As of the Closing Date, each Cut-Off Date and each Advance Date, (i) the Loan List and the information contained in each Funding Notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.2, is an accurate and complete listing of all Loans included in the Collateral as of the related Cut-Off Date or Advance Date, as applicable, and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such Loans and the amounts owing thereunder is true, correct and complete as of the related Cut-Off Date or Advance Date, as applicable, and (ii) with respect to each Loan included in the Collateral, all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of or registrations or declarations of any Governmental Authority or any Person required to be obtained, effected or given by the Borrower in connection with the granting of a security interest in such Collateral to the Collateral Agent as agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect.

(c) No Fraud. Each Loan originated by an unaffiliated third party was, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, originated without any fraud or material misrepresentation.

Section 4.3 Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Manager.

The Collateral Manager represents and warrants as follows as of the Closing Date, each Cut-Off Date and each Advance Date, and as of each other date provided under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Collateral Manager has been duly organized, and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing, under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations as Collateral Manager under this Agreement.

(b) Due Qualification. The Collateral Manager is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a corporation, and 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; Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The Collateral Manager (i) has all necessary corporate power, authority and legal right to (a) execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which it is a party, and (b) carry out the terms of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary corporate 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 Collateral Manager is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Collateral Manager.

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

(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not (i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Collateral Manager’s amended and restated certificate of formation, or any Contractual Obligation of the Collateral Manager, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the Collateral Manager’s properties pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, or (iii) violate any Applicable Law.

(f) No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Collateral Manager’s knowledge, threatened against the Collateral Manager, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction Document to which the Collateral Manager is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document to which the Collateral Manager is a party or (iii) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses, filings or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Collateral Manager of each Transaction Document to which the Collateral Manager is a party have been obtained.

(h) Reports Accurate. All information, financial statements of the Collateral Manager, documents, books, records or reports (other than projections or forward-looking statements) furnished by the Collateral Manager to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement are true, complete and correct in all material respects; provided that, to (x) the extent any such information was furnished by a related Obligor or any other third party and does not constitute general economic data or general industry information, such information is true, correct and complete to the actual knowledge of the Collateral Manager and (y) to the extent any such information constitutes general economic data or general industry information, whether provided by a related Obligor, another third party or otherwise, the Collateral Manager does not have actual knowledge that such information is untrue, incorrect or incomplete. For the purposes of clause (y), “actual knowledge” shall not be implied to require any inquiry by the Collateral Manager, notwithstanding Section 1.4(o).

 

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(i) Solvency. The Collateral Manager is not the subject of any Insolvency Proceedings or Insolvency Event. The transactions under the Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Manager is a party do not and will not render the Collateral Manager not Solvent and the Collateral Manager shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date a certification in the form of Exhibit C.

(j) No Fraud. Each Loan originated by an unaffiliated third party was, to the best of the Collateral Manager’s knowledge, originated without any fraud or material misrepresentation.

(k) Compliance with Law. The Collateral Manager has complied with all Applicable Law related to the performance of, or its ability to perform, its obligations as Collateral Manager under this Agreement, in each case except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(l) No Material Adverse Effect. No event, change or condition has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Collateral Manager since the Closing Date.

(m) USA Patriot Act. Neither the Collateral Manager nor any Affiliate of the Collateral Manager 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 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.

(n) Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

(i) Neither the Collateral Manager nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Collateral Manager, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Collateral Manager or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that could result in a violation or a sanction for violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder; and the Collateral Manager and its subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance therewith. No part of the proceeds of the offering will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder.

 

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(ii) The operations of the Collateral Manager and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws” and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Collateral Manager or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Collateral Manager, threatened.

(iii) Neither the Collateral Manager nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Collateral Manager, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Collateral Manager or any of its subsidiaries (i) is, or is controlled or 50% or more owned in the aggregate by or is acting on behalf of, one or more individuals or entities that are currently the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States (including any administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, a member state of the European Union (including sanctions administered or enforced by Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions” and such persons, “Sanctioned Persons” and each such person, a “Sanctioned Person”), (ii) is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (collectively, “Sanctioned Countries” and each, a “Sanctioned Country”) or (iii) will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of this offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by, or could result in the imposition of Sanctions against, any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

(iv) Neither the Collateral Manager nor any of its subsidiaries has engaged in any dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of a Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country, in the preceding 3 years, nor does the Collateral Manager or any of its subsidiaries have any plans to engage in dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of a Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country.

Section 4.4 Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Agent.

The Collateral Agent in its individual capacity and as Collateral Agent represents and warrants as follows:

(a) Organization; Power and Authority. It is a duly organized and validly existing national banking association in good standing under the laws of the United States. It has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations as Collateral Agent under this Agreement.

(b) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein have been duly authorized by all necessary association action on its part, either in its individual capacity or as Collateral Agent, as the case may be.

 

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(c) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with, result in any breach of its articles of incorporation or bylaws or any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation to which the Collateral Agent is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

(d) No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the Transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with or violate, in any material respect, any Applicable Law as to the Collateral Agent.

(e) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any Person or Governmental Authority applicable to the Collateral Agent, required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by the Collateral Agent of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment by the Collateral Agent of the terms hereof have been obtained.

(f) Validity, Etc. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collateral Agent, enforceable against the Collateral Agent in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable Insolvency Laws and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

(g) Corporate Collateral Agent Required; Eligibility. The Collateral Agent (including any successor Collateral Agent appointed pursuant to Section 7.5) hereunder (i) is a national banking association or banking corporation or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States, (ii) is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, (iii) has a combined capital and surplus of at least $200,000,000, (iv) is not affiliated, as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, with the Borrower or with any Person involved in the organization or operation of the Borrower, and (v) is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to Applicable Law or the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 4.4(g) its combined capital and surplus shall be deemed to be as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Collateral Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.4(g), the Collateral Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Lenders that it has ceased to be eligible to be the Collateral Agent.

 

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ARTICLE V

GENERAL COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower.

The Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that during the Covenant Compliance Period:

(a) Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will comply with all Applicable Laws, including those with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof, in each case except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Preservation of Company Existence. The Borrower will (i) preserve and maintain its limited liability company existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, (ii) qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a limited liability company in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) maintain the Governing Documents of the Borrower in full force and effect and shall not amend the same without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

(c) Performance and Compliance with Collateral. The Borrower will, at the Borrower’s expense, timely and fully perform and comply (or, by exercising its rights thereunder, cause the Seller to perform and comply pursuant to the Sale Agreement) with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Collateral, the Transaction Documents and all other agreements related to such Collateral.

(d) Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Borrower will keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all requirements of law are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent (including third parties engaged by the Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of such person at reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested, without unreasonably interfering with such party’s business and affairs and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent (including third parties engaged by the Administrative Agent) to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of such person with the Responsible Officers thereof and independent accountants therefor, in each case, other than (x) material and affairs protected by the attorney-client privilege and (y) materials which such party may not disclose without violation of confidentiality obligations binding upon it. Each Lender (or a representative designated by each Lender) shall have the right to accompany the Administrative Agent on each such visit and inspection. For the avoidance of doubt, the right of the Administrative Agent provided herein to visit and inspect the financial records and properties of the Borrower shall be limited to not more than one (1) such visit and inspection for the Administrative Agent in any fiscal quarter; provided that after the occurrence of an Event of Default and during its continuance, there shall be no limit to the number of such visits and inspections, and after the resolution of such Event of Default, the number of visits occurring in the current fiscal quarter shall be deemed to be zero.

 

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(e) Protection of Interest in Collateral. With respect to the Collateral acquired by the Borrower, the Borrower will (i) acquire such Collateral pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Sale Agreement, (ii) at the Borrower’s expense, take all action necessary to perfect, protect and more fully evidence the Borrower’s ownership of such Collateral free and clear of any Lien other than the Lien created hereunder and Permitted Liens, including, without limitation, (a) with respect to the Loans and that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing and maintaining (at the Borrower’s expense), effective financing statements against the Borrower in all necessary or appropriate filing offices, (including any amendments thereto or assignments thereof) and filing continuation statements, amendments or assignments with respect thereto in such filing offices, (including any amendments thereto or assignments thereof) and (b) executing or causing to be executed such other instruments or notices as may be necessary or appropriate, (iii) permit the Administrative Agent or its respective agents or representatives to visit the offices of the Borrower during normal office hours and upon reasonable notice examine and make copies of all documents, books, records and other information concerning the Collateral and discuss matters related thereto with any of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower having knowledge of such matters, and (iv) take all additional action that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to perfect, protect and more fully evidence the respective interests of the parties to this Agreement in the Collateral.

(f) Deposit of Collections.

(i) The Borrower shall, or shall cause the Collateral Manager to, instruct each Obligor (or, with respect to any Agented Loan, the paying agent) to deliver all Collections in respect of the Collateral to the General Collection Account. Any Scheduled Payment in respect of which a dishonored check is received shall be deemed not to have been paid.

(ii) The Borrower shall, or shall cause the Collateral Manager to, identify Principal Collections and Interest Collections no later than the end of the Collection Period in which such Collections were received, and direct the Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary to transfer the same to the Principal Collection Account and the Interest Collection Account, respectively.

(g) Special Purpose Entity. The Borrower shall be in compliance with the special purpose entity requirements set forth in Section 4.1(u).

(h) Borrower’s Notice. On each Cut-Off Date, each Advance Date and on the date of each Reinvestment of Principal Collections pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(i), the Borrower will provide the applicable Borrower’s Notice and a Borrowing Base Certificate, each updated as of such date, to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent).

 

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(i) Events of Default. Promptly following the actual knowledge or receipt of notice by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default (but in any event within two (2) Business Days thereof), the Borrower will, or will cause the Collateral Manager to, provide the Administrative Agent with written notice of the occurrence of such Event of Default or Default of which the Borrower has actual knowledge or has received notice. In addition, such notice will include a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such event (to the extent known by the Borrower) and the action, if any, that the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.

(j) Obligations. The Borrower shall pay its Indebtedness and other obligations promptly and in accordance with their terms and pay and discharge promptly when due all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien upon such properties or any part thereof and the Borrower shall enforce all indemnities and rights against Obligors in accordance with this Agreement and all rights against the Seller under the Sale Agreement.

(k) Taxes. The Borrower will be treated as a partnership or a disregarded entity of a U.S. Person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Borrower will timely file or cause to be filed all U.S. federal, state, and other material Tax returns and reports required to be filed by it and will pay or cause to be paid all U.S. federal, state, and other material Taxes required to be paid by it, except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower sets aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.

(l) Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Advances only to acquire Eligible Loans, to make distributions to its member in accordance with the terms hereof or to pay related expenses (including expenses payable hereunder) in accordance with Sections 2.7 and 2.8(a).

(m) Obligor Notification Forms. The Administrative Agent may, in its discretion after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Collateral Manager Event of Default or an Event of Default, send notification forms giving the Obligors and/or agents on Agented Loans notice of the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral and the obligation to make payments as directed by the Collateral Agent.

(n) Adverse Claims. The Borrower will not create, or participate in the creation of, or permit to exist, any Liens on any of the Accounts other than the Lien created by this Agreement.

(o) Notices. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Manager:

(i) Tax Liability. Within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of revenue agent reports or other written proposals, determinations or assessments of the IRS or any other taxing authority which propose, determine or otherwise set forth positive adjustments to the Tax liability of, or assess or propose the collection of Taxes required to have been withheld by or from, the Borrower or the Equityholder in respect of the Borrower which equal or exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate, telephonic or facsimile notice (confirmed in writing within five (5) Business Days) specifying the nature of the items giving rise to such adjustments and the amounts thereof;

(ii) Auditors’ Management Letters. Promptly after the receipt thereof, any auditors’ management letters are received by the Borrower or by its accountants;

 

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(iii) Representations and Warranties. Promptly after the knowledge or receipt of notice of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower of the same, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent if any representation or warranty set forth in Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 was incorrect at the time it was given or deemed to have been given and at the same time deliver to the Administrative Agent a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and circumstances. In particular, but without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence before any Cut-Off Date of any facts or circumstances within the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower which would render any of the said representations and warranties untrue as of such Cut-Off Date;

(iv) ERISA. Promptly after receiving notice of any “reportable event” (as defined in Title IV of ERISA) with respect to the Borrower (or any ERISA Affiliate thereof), a copy of such notice;

(v) Proceedings. As soon as possible and in any event within three (3) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower 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, affecting the Collateral, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral, or the Borrower or the Equityholder; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Collateral, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral, the Borrower or the Equityholder in excess of $1,000,000 or more shall be deemed to be material for purposes of this Section 5.1(o)(v);

(vi) Notice of Certain Events. Promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual knowledge thereof (and, in any event, within two (2) Business Days), notice of (1) any Collateral Manager Event of Default, (2) any Assigned Value Adjustment Event, (3) any failure to comply with Section 5.1(v), (4) any other event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (5) any event or circumstance whereby any Loan which was included in the latest calculation of the Borrowing Base as an Eligible Loan shall fail to meet one or more of the criteria (other than criteria waived by the Controlling Lender, on or prior to the related Cut-Off Date in respect of such Loan), or (6) unless notice of such default has been provided by the Collateral Manager under Section 5.3(j), the occurrence of any default by an Obligor on any Loan in the payment of principal or interest, a financial covenant default or that would result in an Assigned Value Adjustment Event;

 

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(vii) Organizational Changes. As soon as possible and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the effective date thereof, notice of any change in the name, jurisdiction of organization, organizational structure or location of records of the Borrower; provided that the Borrower agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the UCC or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral; and

(viii) Accounting Changes. As soon as possible and in any event within three (3) Business Days after the effective date thereof, notice of any change in the accounting policies of the Borrower.

(ix) Deemed Representations. On any day, as soon as possible and in any event within one (1) Business Day after knowledge thereof, notice of any event or occurrence that would cause any representation made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.2(c) or (i) to be misleading or untrue in any material respect if made on such day.

(p) [Reserved]

(q) [Reserved]

(r) [Reserved]

(s) Financial Statements. The Borrower shall furnish, to the extent not otherwise publicly available, to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender, for (i) each fiscal quarter of the Borrower and the Equityholder commencing with the quarter ending March 2018, as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower or the Equityholder (as applicable), a copy of the unaudited financial statements of the Borrower or the Equityholder (as applicable) as at the end of such quarter and (ii) each fiscal year of the Borrower and the Equityholder commencing with the 2017 fiscal year but in any event within ninety 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower or the Equityholder (as applicable), as soon as available, a copy of the audited financial statements of the Borrower or the Equityholder (as applicable), as at the end of such year and, in each case, the related statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows for such quarter or year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous period, reported on, in the case of clause (ii) without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by an independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing.

(t) Certificates; Other Information. The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender:

(i) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.1(s), a certificate of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default, except as specified in such certificate; and

 

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(ii) within five (5) days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports which the Borrower sends to its investors, and within five (5) days after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements, filings and reports which the Borrower may make to, or file with, the SEC or any successor or analogous Governmental Authority.

(u) [Reserved]

(v) Further Assurances. The Borrower will execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further action (including filing UCC and other financing statements, agreements or instruments) that may be required under applicable law, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) of the security interests and Liens created or intended to be created hereby. Such security interests and Liens will be created hereunder and the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent all such instruments and documents (including legal opinions and lien searches) as it shall reasonably request to evidence compliance with this Section 5.1(v). The Borrower agrees to provide such evidence as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the perfection and priority status of each such security interest and Lien.

(w) Non-Consolidation. The Borrower shall at all times refrain from any action, or conducting its affairs in a manner, that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored or in its assets and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding, or that otherwise causes it to make incorrect any of the assumptions made by Dechert LLP in its opinions delivered pursuant to Section 3.1.

(x) Loan Acquisitions. All Loans acquired by the Borrower shall be acquired from the Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement.

(y) Lien Searches Against Obligors. The Administrative Agent shall, at any time, have the right to run a UCC lien search against any Obligor. Unless a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall only be responsible for the costs of two lien searches in any twelve month period.

(z) Other. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(aa) Notice of Liens. Promptly after receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower of knowledge or notice thereof, the Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent of the existence of any Lien (including Liens for Taxes) other than Permitted Liens on any Collateral and the Borrower shall defend the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, to and under the Collateral against all claims of third parties; provided that nothing in this Section 5.1(aa) shall prevent or be deemed to prohibit the Borrower from suffering to exist Permitted Liens upon any of the Collateral.

(bb) Tax Returns. Upon demand by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, deliver copies of any foreign, federal and other material income Tax returns and reports filed by the Borrower, or in which the Borrower was included on a consolidated or combined basis or in which its income was included for tax purposes.

(cc) Modification of Loans. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall consent to or refuse to consent to any proposed amendment, modification, restructuring, exchange, waiver or Offer and give or refuse to give any notice or direction with respect to any Loan only with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

Section 5.2 Negative Covenants of the Borrower.

During the Covenant Compliance Period:

(a) Other Business. The Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, (i) engage in any business other than (A) entering into and performing its obligations under the Transaction Documents and other activities contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (B) the acquisition, ownership and management of the Collateral and (C) the sale of the Collateral as permitted hereunder, (ii) incur any Indebtedness, obligation, liability or contingent obligation of any kind other than pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) except as otherwise provided in Section 4.1(u)(v), form any Subsidiary or make any Investment in any other Person.

(b) Collateral Not to be Evidenced by Instruments. The Borrower will not take any action to cause any Loan that is not, as of the Closing Date or the related Cut-Off Date, as the case may be, evidenced by an Instrument, to be so evidenced except in connection with the enforcement or collection of such Loan or unless such Instrument is promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with an Indorsement in blank, as collateral security for such Loan.

(c) Security Interests. Except as otherwise permitted herein and in respect of any Discretionary Sale, Substitution, Optional Sale, or other sale permitted hereunder or required under the Sale Agreement, the Borrower will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any Collateral, whether now existing or hereafter transferred hereunder, or any interest therein.

(d) Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, etc. The Borrower will not be a party to any merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire any of the assets or any stock of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person, or sell, transfer, convey or lease any of its assets, or sell or assign with or without recourse any Collateral or any interest therein, other than as permitted or required pursuant to this Agreement (including as provided in Section 4.1(u)(iii)) or the Sale Agreement.

 

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(e) Restricted Payments. The Borrower shall not make any Restricted Payments other than with respect to (i) funds from the Principal Collection Account that were used to cure a Borrowing Base Deficiency as permitted by the last paragraph of Section 2.6(a) and (ii) amounts the Borrower receives in accordance with Section 2.7, or Section 2.8(a) and any other provision of any Transaction Document which expressly requires or permits payments to be made to or amounts to be reimbursed to the Borrower or the Equityholder.

(f) Change of Location of Underlying Instruments. The Borrower shall not, without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, consent to the Collateral Agent moving any Certificated Securities or Instruments from the Collateral Agent’s office set forth in Section 5.5(c) hereof, unless the Borrower has given at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent and has taken all actions required under the UCC of each relevant jurisdiction in order to ensure that the Collateral Agent’s first priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) continues in effect.

(g) ERISA Matters. The Borrower will not (a) engage or permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage in any prohibited transaction for which an exemption is not available or has not previously been obtained from the United States Department of Labor, (b) permit to exist any accumulated funding deficiency, as defined in Section 302(a) of ERISA and Section 412(a) of the Code, or funding deficiency with respect to any Pension Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan, (c) fail to make or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail to make, any payments to a Multiemployer Plan that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may be required to make under the agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law pertaining thereto, (d) terminate any Pension Plan so as to result in any liability, or (e) permit to exist any occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan.

(h) Limited Liability Company Agreement. The Borrower will not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of its limited liability company agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

(i) Changes in Payment Instructions to Obligors. The Borrower will not make any change, or permit the Collateral Manager to make any change, in its instructions to Obligors (or agents on any Agented Loan) regarding payments to be made with respect to the Collateral to the General Collection Account, unless the Administrative Agent has consented to such change.

(j) Preservation of Security Interest. The Borrower (at its expense) hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file such financing and continuation statements and any other documents that may be required by any law or regulation of any Governmental Authority to preserve and protect fully the first priority perfected ownership and security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, to and under the Loans and proceeds thereof and that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing.

(k) Fiscal Year. The Borrower shall not change its fiscal year or method of accounting without providing the Administrative Agent with prior written notice (i) providing a detailed explanation of such changes and (ii) including a pro forma financial statements demonstrating the impact of such change.

 

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(l) Change of Control. The Borrower shall not enter into (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, recognize as a member of the Borrower any transferee in connection with) any transaction or agreement or any sale, assignment or transfer (whether direct or indirect) which results in a Change of Control with respect to the Borrower.

(m) Accounting of Purchases. Other than for tax and consolidated accounting purposes, the Borrower will not account for or treat (whether in financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated by the Sale Agreement in any manner other than as a sale of the Collateral by the Seller to the Borrower.

Section 5.3 Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Manager.

The Collateral Manager covenants and agrees with the Borrower and the Lenders that during the Covenant Compliance Period:

(a) Compliance with Law. The Collateral Manager will comply with all Applicable Law in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, in each case except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

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

(c) Performance and Compliance with Collateral. The Collateral Manager 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 and will take all necessary action to preserve the first priority security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral.

(d) Keeping of Records and Books of Account.

(i) The Collateral Manager will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing Collateral in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Collateral and the identification of the Collateral.

(ii) The Collateral Manager shall permit the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or their respective designated representatives, in each case at the expense of the Borrower, to visit the offices of the Collateral Manager during normal office hours and upon reasonable notice and examine and make copies of all documents, books, records and other information concerning the Collateral and discuss matters related thereto with any of the officers or employees of the Collateral Manager having knowledge of such matters.

 

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(iii) The Collateral Manager 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.

(iv) The Collateral Manager will cooperate with the Borrower and provide all information in its possession or reasonably available to it to the Borrower or any Person designated by the Borrower to receive such information so the Borrower may comply with and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

(e) Events of Default. Promptly following the Collateral Manager’s knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, the Collateral Manager will provide the Borrower and Administrative Agent with written notice of the occurrence of such Event of Default or Default of which the Collateral Manager has knowledge or has received notice. In addition, such notice will include a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager setting forth the details (to the extent known by the Collateral Manager) of such event and the action, if any, that the Collateral Manager proposes to take with respect thereto.

(f) Financial Statements. The Collateral Manager shall, to the extent not otherwise publicly available, furnish to the Administrative Agent (which may not be distributed to any other Person without the Collateral Manager’s prior written consent) for (i) each fiscal quarter of the Collateral Manager, commencing with the quarter ending March 2018, as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Collateral Manager, a copy of the unaudited financial statements of the Collateral Manager as at the end of such quarter and (ii) each fiscal year of the Collateral Manager commencing with the 2017 fiscal year, as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Collateral Manager, a copy of the audited financial statements of the Collateral Manager as at the end of such year and, in each case, any other related information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and not, in the Collateral Manager’s reasonable determination, deemed private or sensitive information, or such alternative information that the Collateral Manager reasonably believes would satisfy the Administrative Agent’s request, reported on, in the case of clause (ii) without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by an independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing;

(g) Other. The Collateral Manager will promptly furnish to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Collateral Manager as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(h) Proceedings. The Collateral Manager will furnish to the Administrative Agent, as soon as possible and in any event within two (2) Business Days after the Collateral Manager 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, affecting the Collateral, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral, the Collateral Manager or the Seller; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Collateral, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Seller in excess of $1,000,000 or more shall be deemed to be material for purposes of this Section 5.3(h).

(i) Deposit of Collections. The Collateral Manager shall promptly, but in any event within two (2) Business Days after its receipt thereof, deposit (or cause to be deposited) into the Collection Account any Collections received by it and provide the related Obligor with instructions to remit payments directly to the Collection Account as required herein, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to deposit into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days from receipt thereof, any Collections received by such Affiliate.

(j) Required Notices. The Collateral Manager will furnish to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, promptly upon becoming aware thereof (and, in any event, within two (2) Business Days), notice of (1) any Collateral Manager Event of Default, (2) any Assigned Value Adjustment Event, (3) any Change of Control with respect to the Collateral Manager, (4) any other event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (5) any event or circumstance whereby any Loan which was included in the latest calculation of the Borrowing Base as an Eligible Loan shall fail to meet one or more of the criteria (other than criteria waived by the Controlling Lender, on or prior to the related Cut-Off Date in respect of such Loan) listed in the definition of “Eligible Loan”, (6) the occurrence of any default by an Obligor on any Loan in the payment of principal or interest, a financial covenant default or that would result in an Assigned Value Adjustment Event, (7) any change or amendment to the Collateral Manager’s bylaws that would result in a Material Adverse Effect or (8) the existence of any Lien (including Liens for Taxes) other than Permitted Liens on any Collateral.

(k) Accounting Changes. As soon as possible and in any event within three (3) Business Days after the effective date thereof, the Collateral Manager will provide to the Administrative Agent notice of any change in the accounting policies of the Collateral Manager that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(l) Loan Register. The Collateral Manager will maintain, or cause to be maintained, with respect to each Noteless Loan a register (each, a “Loan Register”) in which it will record, or cause to be recorded, (v) the principal amount of such Noteless Loan, (w) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Obligor thereunder, (x) the amount of any sum in respect of such Noteless Loan received from the related Obligor, (y) the date of origination of such Noteless Loan and (z) the maturity date of such Noteless Loan. At any time a Noteless Loan is included in the Collateral, the Collateral Manager shall deliver to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a copy of the related Loan Register, together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager certifying to the accuracy of such Loan Register as of the date of acquisition of such Noteless Loan by the Borrower, all of which information may be included in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate.

 

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(m) Acquisition and Disposition Requirements. Each acquisition, disposition, substitution and repurchase of Loans will be undertaken in accordance with Section 6.2(m).

(n) Valuation Procedure. The Collateral Manager shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent following any material change to its internal policies and procedures regarding (i) periodic valuations required by, and in accordance with, the 1940 Act or (ii) review by its auditors of such valuation.

Section 5.4 Negative Covenants of the Collateral Manager.

During the Covenant Compliance Period:

(a) Mergers, Acquisition, Sales, etc. The Collateral Manager will not be a party to any merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire any of the assets or any stock of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person, or sell, transfer, convey or lease any of its assets, in each case where such action would have a Material Adverse Effect or sell or assign with or without recourse any Collateral or any interest therein (other than as permitted pursuant to this Agreement).

(b) Change of Location of Underlying Instruments. The Collateral Manager shall not, without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, consent to the Collateral Agent moving any Certificated Securities or Instruments from the Collateral Agent’s office set forth in Section 5.5(c) hereof, unless the Collateral Manager has given at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent and has authorized the Administrative Agent to take all actions required under the UCC of each relevant jurisdiction in order to continue the first priority perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral.

(c) Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. The Collateral Manager will not make any change in its instructions to Obligors or agents of Agented Loans regarding payments to be made with respect to the Collateral to the General Collection Account, unless the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower, have consented to such change.

Section 5.5 Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Agent.

During the Covenant Compliance Period:

(a) Compliance with Law. The Collateral Agent will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Law.

(b) Preservation of Existence. The Collateral Agent will preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction where failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) Location of Underlying Instruments. Subject to Section 7.8, the Underlying Instruments shall remain at all times in the possession of the Collateral Agent at its office located at 1055 10th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414, unless notice of a different address is given in accordance with the terms hereof or unless the Administrative Agent agrees to allow certain Underlying Instruments to be released to the Collateral Manager on a temporary basis in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such Underlying Instruments may be released pursuant to this Agreement.

(d) Corporate Collateral Agent Required; Eligibility. The Collateral Agent (including any successor Collateral Agent appointed pursuant to Section 7.5) hereunder shall at all times (i) be a national banking association or banking corporation or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States, (ii) be authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, (iii) have a combined capital and surplus of at least $200,000,000, (iv) not be affiliated, as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, with the Borrower or with any Person involved in the organization or operation of the Borrower, and (v) be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to Applicable Law or the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 5.5(d) its combined capital and surplus shall be deemed to be as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Collateral Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.5(d), the Collateral Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Lenders that it has ceased to be eligible to be the Collateral Agent.

Section 5.6 Negative Covenants of the Collateral Agent.

During the Covenant Compliance Period:

(a) Underlying Instruments. The Collateral Agent will not dispose of any documents constituting the Underlying Instruments in any manner that is inconsistent with the performance of its obligations as the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and will not dispose of any Collateral except as contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) No Changes to Collateral Agent Fee. The Collateral Agent will not make any changes to the Collateral Agent Fee set forth in the Collateral Agent Fee Letter without the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

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ARTICLE VI

COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATION

Section 6.1 Appointment of the Collateral Manager.

The Collateral Manager is hereby appointed as collateral manager and servicing agent of the Borrower for the purpose of performing certain collateral management functions including, without limitation, directing and supervising the investment and reinvestment of the Loans and Permitted Investments, servicing the Collateral, enforcing the Borrower’s rights and remedies in, to and under the Collateral and performing certain administrative functions on behalf of the Borrower delegated to it under this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and the Collateral Manager hereby accepts such appointment. The Collateral Manager shall have the power to execute and deliver all necessary and appropriate documents and instruments on behalf of the Borrower in connection with performing its obligations set forth herein. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Manager will perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Collateral Manager Standard. The Collateral Manager and the Borrower hereby acknowledge that the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Equityholder and the other Secured Parties are third party beneficiaries of the obligations undertaken by the Collateral Manager hereunder.

Section 6.2 Duties of the Collateral Manager.

(a) Duties. Subject to the provisions concerning its general duties and obligations as set forth in Section 6.1 and the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Manager agrees to manage the investment and reinvestment of the Collateral and shall perform on behalf of the Borrower all duties and functions assigned to the Borrower in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the duties that have been expressly delegated to the Collateral Manager in this Agreement; it being understood that the Collateral Manager shall have no obligation hereunder to perform any duties other than as specified herein and in the other Transaction Documents. The Borrower hereby irrevocably (except as provided below) appoints the Collateral Manager as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution) in its name, place and stead in connection with the performance of its duties provided for in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the following powers: (A) to give or cause to be given any necessary receipts or acquittance for amounts collected or received hereunder, (B) to make or cause to be made all necessary transfers of the Loans, Equity Securities and Permitted Investments in connection with any acquisition, sale or other disposition made pursuant hereto, (C) to execute (under hand, under seal or as a deed) and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower all necessary or appropriate bills of sale, assignments, agreements and other instruments in connection with any such acquisition, sale or other disposition and (D) to execute (under hand, under seal or as a deed) and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower any consents, votes, proxies, waivers, notices, amendments, modifications, agreements, instruments, orders or other documents in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement and relating to any Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney-in-fact (or any substitute) shall lawfully do hereunder and pursuant hereto and authorizes such attorney-

 

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in-fact to exercise full discretion and act for the Borrower in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the managers or officers of the Borrower might or could do in respect of the performance of such services, as well as in respect of all other things the Collateral Manager deems necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of the Collateral Manager’s services under this Agreement, subject in each case to the applicable terms of this Agreement. The Borrower hereby authorizes such attorney-in-fact, in its sole discretion (but subject to applicable law and the provisions of this Agreement), to take all actions that it considers reasonably necessary and appropriate in respect of the Loans, the Equity Securities, the Permitted Investments and this Agreement. Nevertheless, if so requested by the Collateral Manager or a purchaser of any Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment, the Borrower shall ratify and confirm any such sale or other disposition by executing and delivering to the Collateral Manager or such purchaser all proper bills of sale, assignments, releases, powers of attorney, proxies, dividends, other orders and other instruments as may reasonably be designated in any such request. Except as otherwise set forth and provided for herein, this grant of power of attorney is coupled with an interest, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent dissolution or bankruptcy of the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the appointment herein of the Collateral Manager as the Borrower’s agent and attorney-in-fact shall automatically cease and terminate upon the resignation of the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 6.10 or any termination and removal of the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 6.11. Each of the Collateral Manager and the Borrower shall take such other actions, and furnish such certificates, opinions and other documents, as may be reasonably requested by the other party hereto in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement and to facilitate compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the terms of this Agreement. The Collateral Manager shall provide, and is hereby authorized to provide, the following services to the Borrower:

(i) select the Loans and Permitted Investments to be acquired and select the Loans, Equity Securities and Permitted Investments to be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Borrower;

(ii) invest and reinvest the Collateral;

(iii) instruct the Collateral Agent with respect to any acquisition, disposition, or tender of, or Offer with respect to, a Loan, Equity Security, Permitted Investment or other assets received in respect thereof by the Borrower;

(iv) perform the investment-related duties and functions (including, without limitation, the furnishing of Funding Notices, Repayment Notices, Reinvestment Notices, Borrowing Base Certificates and other notices and certificates that the Collateral Manager is required to deliver on behalf of the Borrower) as are expressly required to be performed by the Collateral Manager hereunder with regard to acquisitions, sales or other dispositions of Loans, Equity Securities, Permitted Investments and other assets permitted to be acquired or sold under, and subject to this Agreement (including any proceeds received by way of Offers, workouts and restructurings on Loan or other assets owned by the Borrower) and shall comply with any applicable requirements required to be performed by the Collateral Manager in this Agreement with respect thereto;

 

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(v) negotiate on behalf of the Borrower with prospective originators, sellers or purchasers of Loans as to the terms relating to the acquisition, sale or other dispositions thereof;

(vi) subject to any applicable terms of this Agreement, monitor the Collateral on behalf of the Borrower on an ongoing basis and shall provide or cause to be provided to the Borrower copies of all reports, schedules and other data reasonably available to the Collateral Manager that the Borrower is required to prepare and deliver or cause to be prepared and delivered under this Agreement, in such forms and containing such information required thereby, in reasonably sufficient time for such required reports, schedules and data to be reviewed and delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the parties entitled thereto under this Agreement. The obligation of the Collateral Manager to furnish such information is subject to the Collateral Manager’s timely receipt of necessary reports and the appropriate information from the Person responsible for the delivery of or preparation of such information or such reports (including without limitation, the Obligors of the Loans, the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender) and to any confidentiality restrictions with respect thereto. The Collateral Manager shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by a Person that the Collateral Manager has no reason to believe is not duly authorized. The Collateral Manager also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and made by a Person the Collateral Manager has no reason to believe is not duly authorized, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Collateral Manager is entitled to rely on any other information furnished to it by third parties that it reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine provided that no Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager has actual knowledge that such information is materially incorrect;

(vii) subject to and in accordance with this Agreement, as agent of the Borrower and on behalf of the Borrower, direct the Collateral Agent to take, or take on behalf of the Borrower, as applicable, any of the following actions with respect to a Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment:

(1) purchase or otherwise acquire such Loan or Permitted Investment;

(2) retain such Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment;

(3) sell or otherwise dispose of such Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment (including any assets received by way of Offers, workouts and restructurings on assets owned by the Borrower) in the open market or otherwise;

(4) if applicable, tender such Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment;

 

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(5) if applicable, consent to or refuse to consent to any proposed amendment, modification, restructuring, exchange, waiver or Offer and give or refuse to give any notice or direction; provided that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Collateral Manager Event of Default, any such amendment, modification, restructuring, exchange, waiver or Offer shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion;

(6) retain or dispose of any securities or other property (if other than cash) received by the Borrower;

(7) call or waive any default with respect to any Loan;

(8) vote to accelerate the maturity of any Loan;

(9) participate in a committee or group formed by creditors of an Obligor under a Loan or issuer or obligor of a Permitted Investment;

(10) after the occurrence of the Collection Date, determine in consultation with the Borrower when, in the view of the Collateral Manager, it would be in the best interest of the Borrower to liquidate all or any portion of the Collateral (and, if applicable, after discharge of the Lien of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral under this Agreement) and, subject to the prior approval of the Borrower, execute on behalf of the Borrower any such liquidation or any actions necessary to effectuate any of the foregoing;

(11) advise and assist the Borrower with respect to the valuation of the Loans, to the extent required or permitted by this Agreement, and advise and assist the Equityholder with respect to the valuation of the Borrower;

(12) exercise any other rights or remedies with respect to such Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment as provided in the Underlying Instruments of the Obligor or issuer under such assets or the other documents governing the terms of such assets or take any other action consistent with the terms of this Agreement which the Collateral Manager reasonably determines to be in the best interests of the Borrower.

(viii) The Collateral Manager may, but shall not be obligated to:

(1) retain accounting, tax, legal and other professional services on behalf of the Borrower as may be needed by the Borrower; and/or

(2) consult on behalf of the Borrower with the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at such times as may be reasonably requested thereby in accordance with this Agreement and provide any such Person requesting the same with the information they are then entitled to have in accordance with this Agreement;

 

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(ix) in connection with the purchase of any Loan by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager shall prepare, on behalf of the Borrower, the information required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent with respect to such Loan, the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.

(x) prepare and submit claims to, and act as post-billing liaison with, Obligors on each Loan (for which no administrative or similar agent exists);

(xi) maintain all necessary records and reports with respect to the Collateral and provide such reports to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent in respect of the management and administration of the Collateral (including information relating to its performance under this Agreement) as may be required hereunder or as the Borrower, the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(xii) maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate management and administration records evidencing the Collateral in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof) and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of the Collateral;

(xiii) promptly deliver to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, from time to time, such information and management and administration records (including information relating to its performance under this Agreement) as such Person may from time to time reasonably request;

(xiv) identify each Loan clearly and unambiguously in its records to reflect that such Loan is owned by the Borrower and that the Borrower has granted a security interest therein to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement;

(xv) notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly upon obtaining knowledge of any material action, suit, proceeding, dispute, offset, deduction, defense or counterclaim (1) that is or is threatened to be asserted by an Obligor with respect to any Loan (or portion thereof) of which it has knowledge or has received notice; or (2) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(xvi) assist the Borrower in maintaining the first priority, perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral;

(xvii) maintain the loan record(s) with respect to Loans included as part of the Collateral (except for any loan records that have been provided to and remain in the possession of the Collateral Agent); provided that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or a Collateral Manager Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may request the loan record(s) to be sent to the Collateral Agent or its designee;

 

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(xviii) with respect to each Loan included as part of the Collateral, make its loan records available for inspection by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent upon reasonable advance notice, at the offices of the Collateral Manager during normal business hours;

(xix) direct the Collateral Agent to make payments pursuant to the instructions set forth in the latest Payment Date Statement in accordance with Section 2.7 and Section 2.8(a) and prepare such other reports as required to be prepared by the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 6.8; and

(xx) perform all other rights and duties of the Borrower hereunder and under each other Transaction Document (other than as set forth in Section 2.7, Section 2.8(a), Section 6.2(m), Section 6.2(o), Article X, Section 11.1, Section 13.9, Section 13.16(a) and the definition of Permitted Investments); provided that no such delegation by the Borrower of any of its duties hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall relieve the Borrower of any of its duties hereunder nor relieve the Borrower of any liability with respect to the performance of such duties.

It is acknowledged and agreed that the Borrower possesses only such rights with respect to the enforcement of rights and remedies with respect to the Loans and the Underlying Assets and under the Underlying Instruments as have been transferred to the Borrower with respect to the related Loan, and therefore, for all purposes under this Agreement, the Collateral Manager shall perform its administrative and management duties hereunder only to the extent that, as a lender under the related loan syndication Underlying Instruments, the Borrower has the right to do so.

(b) In performing its duties hereunder and when exercising its discretion and judgment in connection with any transactions involving the Loans, Equity Securities or Permitted Investments, the Collateral Manager shall carry out any reasonable written directions of the Borrower for the purpose of preventing a breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that such directions are not inconsistent with any provision of this Agreement by which the Collateral Manager is bound or Applicable Law.

(c) In providing services hereunder, the Collateral Manager may, without the consent of any party but with prior written notice to each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, employ third parties, including, without limitation, its Affiliates, to render advice (including investment advice), to provide services to arrange for trade execution and otherwise provide assistance to the Borrower and to perform any of its duties hereunder; provided that no such written notice shall be required for a delegation of any duties of the Collateral Manager to any parent entity of the Collateral Manager or its employees or to the Collateral Agent in respect of collateral administration duties performed by the Collateral Agent hereunder; provided further, that such delegation of any of its duties hereunder or performance of services by any other Person shall not relieve the Collateral Manager of any of its duties or liabilities hereunder.

(d) The Collateral Manager assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to perform the Collateral Manager’s duties called for hereunder and under the terms of this Agreement applicable to the Collateral Manager, in good faith and, subject to the Collateral Manager Standard, shall not be responsible for any action of the Borrower or the Collateral Agent in following or declining to follow any advice, recommendation or direction of the Collateral Manager.

 

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(e) In performing its duties, the Collateral Manager shall perform its obligations in good faith and with reasonable care using no less degree of care, skill and attention as it employs with respect to similar collateral that it manages for itself and its Affiliates having similar investment objectives and restrictions in accordance with its existing practices and procedures relating to assets of the nature and character of the Loans, except as and to the extent expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement (the “Collateral Manager Standard”). To the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing the Collateral Manager may follow its customary standards, policies and procedures.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties of their rights hereunder (including, but not limited to, the delivery of a Collateral Manager Termination Notice), shall not release the Collateral Manager or the Borrower from any of their duties or responsibilities with respect to the Collateral, except that the Collateral Manager’s obligations hereunder shall terminate upon its removal under this Agreement. The Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation or liability with respect to any Collateral, other than as provided for herein or in any other Transaction Document, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Collateral Manager hereunder.

(g) Nothing in this Section 6.2 or any other obligations of the Collateral Manager under this Agreement shall release, modify, amend or otherwise affect any of the obligations of the Borrower or any other party hereunder.

(h) Any payment by an Obligor in respect of any Indebtedness owed by it to the Borrower shall, except as otherwise specified by such Obligor or otherwise required by contract or law, be applied as a collection of a payment by such Obligor (starting with the oldest such outstanding payment due) to the extent of any amounts then due and payable thereunder before being applied to any other receivable or other obligation of such Obligor.

(i) It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that, in addition to acting in its capacity as Collateral Manager pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (and its Affiliates) will engage in other business and render other services outside the scope of its capacity as Collateral Manager (including acting as administrative agent or as a lender with respect to Underlying Instruments or as collateral manager to other funds and investment vehicles). It is hereby further acknowledged and agreed that such other activities shall in no way whatsoever alter, amend or modify any of the Collateral Manager’s rights, duties or obligations under the Transaction Documents.

(j) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and Applicable Law, the Collateral Manager is hereby authorized to effect client cross-transactions in which the Collateral Manager causes the purchase or sale of a Loan to be effected between the Borrower and another account advised by the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates. In addition, the Collateral Manager is authorized to enter into agency cross-transactions in which the Collateral Manager or

 

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any of its Affiliates act as broker for the Borrower and for the other party to the transaction, to the extent permitted under Applicable Law, in which case any such Affiliate will have a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding, both parties to the transaction. The Borrower hereby authorizes and consents to such broker engaging in such transactions and acting in such capacities.

(k) The Collateral Manager, subject to and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Sale Agreement, hereby agrees that it shall cause any transaction relating to the Loans, the Equity Securities and the Permitted Investments to be conducted on terms and conditions negotiated on an arm’s-length basis and in accordance with Applicable Law.

(l) In circumstances where the consent of a Person acting on behalf of the Borrower and independent of the Collateral Manager to the acquisition or sale of a Loan, an Equity Security or a Permitted Investment is not obtained, the Collateral Manager will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the best execution (but shall have no obligation to obtain the best prices available) for all orders placed with respect to any purchase or sale of any Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment, in a manner permitted by law and in a manner it believes to be in the best interests of the Borrower, considering all circumstances. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Collateral Manager may, in the allocation of business, select brokers and/or dealers with whom to effect trades on behalf of the Borrower and may open cash trading accounts with such brokers and dealers (provided that none of the assets of the Borrower may be credited to, held in or subject to the lien of the broker or dealer with respect to any such account). In addition, subject to the first sentence of this paragraph, the Collateral Manager may, in the allocation of business, take into consideration research and other brokerage services furnished to the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates by brokers and dealers which are not Affiliates of the Collateral Manager; provided that the Collateral Manager in good faith believes that the compensation for such services rendered by such brokers and dealers complies with the requirements of Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (“Section 28(e)”), or in the case of principal or fixed income transactions for which the “safe harbor” of Section 28(e) is not available, the amount of the spread charged is reasonable in relation to the value of the research and other brokerage services provided. Such services may be used by the Collateral Manager in connection with its other advisory activities or investment operations. The Collateral Manager may aggregate sales and purchase orders placed with respect to the Loans with similar orders being made simultaneously for other clients of the Collateral Manager or of Affiliates of the Collateral Manager, if in the Collateral Manager’s reasonable judgment such aggregation shall not result in an overall economic loss to the Borrower, taking into consideration the availability of purchasers or sellers, the selling or purchase price, brokerage commission or other expenses, as well as the availability of such Assets on any other basis. In accounting for such aggregated order price, commissions and other expenses may be apportioned on a weighted average basis. When any purchase or sale of a Loan, Equity Security or Permitted Investment occurs as part of any aggregate sales or purchase orders, the objective of the Collateral Manager will be to allocate the executions among the clients in an equitable manner and in accordance with the internal policies and procedures of the Collateral Manager and, to the extent relevant, Applicable Law.

 

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(m) The Collateral Manager shall not have authority to cause the Borrower to purchase or sell any Collateral from or to the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates (other than pursuant to the Sale Agreement) as principal, or from or to any other account, portfolio or person for which the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates serves as investment advisor, unless (i) the terms and conditions thereof are no less favorable to the Borrower as the terms it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a non-Affiliate and (ii) the transactions are effected in accordance with all Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, the Advisers Act). To the extent that Applicable Law requires disclosure to and the consent of the Borrower to any purchase or sale transaction on a principal basis with the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates, such requirement may be satisfied with respect to the Borrower pursuant to any other manner that is permitted pursuant to then Applicable Law.

(n) In the event that, in light of market conditions and investment objectives, the Collateral Manager determines that it would be advisable to (i) facilitate the sale of the same asset both for the Borrower and for either the proprietary account of the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate of the Collateral Manager or for another client of the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate thereof or (ii) facilitate the acquisition of the same asset both for the Borrower and for either the proprietary account of the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate of the Collateral Manager or for another client of the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate thereof, then, in each such case, such purchases or sales will be allocated in a manner believed by the Collateral Manager to be appropriate and that is consistent with the Collateral Manager’s obligations hereunder, the Collateral Manager Standard and Applicable Law.

(o) In certain circumstances, the interests of the Borrower and/or the Lenders with respect to matters as to which the Collateral Manager is advising the Borrower may conflict with the foregoing interests of the Collateral Manager and the Affiliates of the Collateral Manager. The Collateral Manager is responsible for the investment decisions made on behalf of other advisory clients, including certain discretionary accounts. The Collateral Manager may determine that the Borrower and some other client should purchase or sell the same securities or loans at the same time. The Collateral Manager or its Affiliates may purchase securities or loans of an issuer for one client and sell such securities or loans for another client and the Collateral Manager will be free, in its sole discretion, to make recommendations to others, or effect transactions on behalf of itself or for others, which may be the same as or different from those effected with respect to the Collateral. The Collateral Manager’s, its Affiliates’ and their respective clients’ trading activities generally are carried out without reference to positions held by the Borrower and may have an effect on the value of the positions so held, or may result in the Collateral Manager, its Affiliates or their respective clients having an interest in the applicable Obligor adverse to that of the Borrower. The Collateral Manager, its Affiliates or their respective clients may create, write, sell, purchase or issue derivative instruments (including, without limitation, for the purchase or sale of credit protection) with respect to which the underlying securities or loans may be those in which the Borrower invests or which may be based on the performance of the Borrower. The Collateral Manager and its Affiliates may invest in securities or loans that are within the investment objectives of the Borrower. The Collateral Manager and its Affiliates may also invest in securities or loans through different entities which may have similar or identical investment objectives as the Borrower. Neither the Collateral Manager nor any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to offer investment opportunities of which they become aware to the Borrower or to the account of the Borrower (or share with the Borrower any such transaction or any benefit received by them from any such transaction or to inform the Borrower of any such transaction or any benefit received by them from any

 

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transaction) or to inform the Borrower of any investment opportunities before offering any investment opportunities to other funds or accounts that the Collateral Manager and/or its Affiliates manage or advise. The Borrower and the Lenders hereby acknowledge and consent to various potential and actual conflicts of interest that may exist with respect to the Collateral Manager as described above. If the Collateral Manager, in its good faith judgment, determines that a conflict of interest exists, the Collateral Manager will take such actions as it determines to be appropriate to ameliorate the conflict in accordance with the Collateral Manager Standard. To this end, the Collateral Manager may consult with an independent advisor, and act in accordance with the written instructions thereof, or may seek to resolve the conflict in any other manner that it believes in good faith is permitted or required under Applicable Law.

Section 6.3 Authorization of the Collateral Manager.

(a) Each of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent hereby authorizes the Collateral Manager to take any and all steps in its name and on its behalf necessary or desirable in the determination of the Collateral Manager and not inconsistent with the grant by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, of a security interest in the Collateral that at all times ranks senior to any other creditor of the Borrower, to collect all amounts due under any and all Collateral, including, without limitation, endorsing any of their names on checks and other instruments representing Collections, executing and delivering any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Collateral and, after the delinquency of any Collateral and to the extent permitted under and in compliance with Applicable Law, to commence proceedings with respect to enforcing payment thereof, to the same extent as the applicable seller could have done if it had continued to own such Collateral. Each of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties shall furnish the Collateral Manager with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Collateral Manager to carry out its management and administrative duties hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Collateral Manager to the fullest extent in order to permit the collectability of the Collateral. In no event shall the Collateral Manager be entitled to make any Secured Party or the Collateral Agent a party to any litigation without such party’s express prior written consent, or to make the Borrower a party to any litigation (other than any foreclosure or similar collection procedure) without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(b) After the declaration of the Termination Date, at the direction of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager shall take such action as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection of the Collateral and directs the Collateral Manager; provided that the Collateral Agent may, in accordance with Section 5.1(m), notify any Obligor with respect to any Collateral of the assignment of such Collateral to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and direct that payments of all amounts due or to become due be made directly to the Collateral Agent or any collection agent, sub-agent or account designated by the Collateral Agent and, upon such notification and at the expense of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent may enforce collection of any such Collateral, and adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof.

 

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(c) In dealing with the Collateral Manager and its duly appointed agents, none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Collateral Manager or any such agent to bind the Borrower.

Section 6.4 Collection of Payments; Accounts.

(a) Collection Efforts. The Collateral Manager will use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the Collateral Manager Standard to collect or cause to be collected all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Loans included in the Collateral as and when the same become due.

(b) Taxes and other Amounts. To the extent the Borrower is required under the Underlying Instruments to perform such duties, the Collateral Manager will collect all payments with respect to amounts due for Taxes, assessments and insurance premiums relating to each Loan to the extent required to be paid to the Borrower for such application under the Underlying Instrument, directing all such payments to be paid to the General Collection Account, and direct the Collateral Agent to remit such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority or insurer as required by the Underlying Instruments.

(c) Payments to General Collection Account. On or before the applicable Cut-Off Date, the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, shall have instructed all Obligors and paying agents of Agented Loans to make all payments owing to the Borrower in respect of the Collateral directly to the General Collection Account in accordance with Section 2.9; provided that neither the Borrower nor the Collateral Manager is required to so instruct any Obligor which is solely a guarantor unless and until the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) directly calls on the related guaranty.

(d) Accounts. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that each Account shall be deemed to be a Securities Account. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to cause the Collateral Agent or any other Securities Intermediary that holds any Cash or other Financial Asset for the Borrower in an Account to agree with the parties hereto that (A) the cash and other property (subject to Section 6.4(e) below with respect to any property other than investment property, as defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC) is to be treated as a Financial Asset and (B) the jurisdiction governing the Account, all Cash and other Financial Assets credited to the Account and the “securities intermediary’s jurisdiction” (within the meaning of Section 8-110(e) of the UCC) shall, in each case, be the State of New York. In no event may any Financial Asset held in any Account be registered in the name of, payable to the order of, or specially Indorsed to, the Borrower, unless such Financial Asset has also been Indorsed in blank or to the Collateral Agent or other Securities Intermediary that holds such Financial Asset in such Account.

(e) Underlying Instruments. Notwithstanding any term hereof (or any term of the UCC that might otherwise be construed to be applicable to a “securities intermediary” as defined in the UCC) to the contrary, none of the Collateral Agent nor any Securities Intermediary shall be under any duty or obligation in connection with the acquisition by the Borrower, or the grant by the Borrower of a security interest to the Collateral Agent, of any Loan to examine or evaluate the sufficiency of the documents or instruments delivered to it by or on behalf of the Borrower under the related Underlying Instruments, or otherwise to examine the Underlying

 

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Instruments, in order to determine or compel compliance with any applicable requirements of or restrictions on transfer (including without limitation any necessary consents). The Collateral Agent shall hold any Instrument delivered to it evidencing any Loan transferred to the Collateral Agent hereunder as custodial agent for the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 6.5 Realization Upon Loans Subject to an Assigned Value Adjustment Event.

The Collateral Manager will take such action as it deems advisable (including exercising available remedies), if any, relating to a Loan that has become subject to one or more Assigned Value Adjustment Events and, if applicable, as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments in order to maximize recoveries thereunder in accordance with the Collateral Manager Standard. Subject to the terms of the Underlying Instruments and the Collateral Manager Standard, the Collateral Manager will comply in all material respects with Applicable Law in exercising any remedies to the extent it elects to do so pursuant to this Section 6.5.

Section 6.6 Collateral Manager Compensation.

As compensation for its administrative and management activities hereunder, the Collateral Manager or its designee shall be entitled to receive the Collateral Management Fee pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2.7 and Section 2.8(a), as applicable.

Section 6.7 Expense Reimbursement.

Subject to Sections 2.7, 2.8(a), and 2.9(f), as applicable, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Collateral Manager for its payment of any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred on behalf of the Borrower in connection with its management, administration and collection activities with respect to the Collateral and compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation: (i) any transfer fees necessary to register any Loan; (ii) any fees and expenses in connection with the acquisition, management, amendment, enforcement, pricing, valuation or disposition of Collateral or otherwise in connection with the Advances or the Borrower (including (a) investment related travel, communications and related expenses, (b) reasonable legal fees and expenses, (c) in connection with the termination, cancellation or abandonment of a potential acquisition or disposition of any Collateral that is not consummated and (d) amounts required to be paid or reimbursed to any agent under any Underlying Instrument); (iii) any and all taxes and governmental charges that may be incurred or payable by the Borrower; (iv) any and all costs and expenses for services to the Borrower and the Collateral in respect of assignment processing fees; (v) in the event the Borrower is included in the consolidated financial statements of the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates, costs and expenses associated with the preparation of such financial statements and other information by the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates to the extent related to the inclusion of the Borrower in such financial statements, and (vi) any and all expenses incurred to comply with any law or regulation related to the activities of the Borrower and, to the extent relating specifically to the Borrower (or its activities) and the Collateral, the Collateral Manager; provided that, the Collateral Manager shall bear as non-reimbursable costs, all of the Collateral Manager’s own

 

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internal and incidental costs and expenses, including the salaries, wages (other than with respect to clause (v) of this Section 6.7) and payroll Taxes of its officers and employees, the cost of insurance coverage for its officers and employees (but not including directors and officers coverage attributable to the performance of duties by directors or officers pursuant to any Transaction Document) and the other similar general overhead costs and expenses of the Collateral Manager incurred by or on behalf of the Collateral Manager in rendering the services of the Collateral Manager hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents; provided, further, that (i) to the extent the Borrower is entitled to be reimbursed for any such costs and expenses by any Obligor and is, in fact, paid or reimbursed thereby, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Collateral Manager in accordance with this Section 6.7 (net of any amounts, if any, received by the Collateral Manager directly) and (ii) in the event the Collateral Manager has fees or expenses (including internal costs of the Collateral Manager or that are allocated to the Collateral Manager) that are allocable to one or more entities in addition to the Borrower to which the Collateral Manager provides management or advisory services, the Borrower shall be responsible for only a pro rata portion (based on aggregate principal or committed amounts) of such fees and expenses, based on the aggregate assets under management of all entities to which such costs or expenses are allocable, all such reimbursable costs and expenses being the “Collateral Manager Reimbursable Expenses”.

Section 6.8 Reports; Information.

(a) Obligor Financial Statements; Other Reports. The Collateral Manager will deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (i) to the extent received by the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) pursuant to the Underlying Instruments or otherwise, (x) financial statements of each Obligor (or its predecessor) with three (3) years of historical information and (y) the complete financial reporting package with respect to each Obligor and with respect to each Loan for such Obligor (including any financial statements, management discussion and analysis, executed covenant compliance certificates and related covenant calculations with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each Loan for such Obligor) provided to the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) for the periods required by the Underlying Instruments, which delivery shall be made within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) as specified in the Underlying Instruments and (ii) to the extent prepared, monthly and quarterly asset and portfolio level monitoring reports prepared by the Collateral Manager with respect to the Loans, which delivery shall be made within thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar month or calendar quarter (as applicable). The Collateral Manager will provide, promptly upon request from the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, such other information received by it from any Obligor as may reasonably be requested with respect to such Obligor.

(b) Amendments to Loans. The Collateral Manager will post on a password protected website maintained by the Collateral Manager to which the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will have access (or otherwise deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, by electronic mail) a copy of any material amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification to the Underlying Instruments of any Loan (along with any internal documents prepared by the Collateral Manager and provided to its investment committee in connection with such amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification) within ten (10) Business Days of the effectiveness of such amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification.

 

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(c) Payment Date Reporting. The Collateral Manager shall deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate and a Payment Date Statement, in each case determined as of the Determination Date prior to each Payment Date, and delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower not later than the Reporting Date in the calendar month in which such Payment Date occurs. Each such Payment Date Statement shall contain instructions to the Collateral Agent to withdraw on the related Payment Date from the applicable Collection Account and pay or transfer amounts set forth in such report in the manner specified, and in accordance with the priorities established, in Section 2.7 or Section 2.8(a), as applicable.

(d) Certificates; Other Information.

(i) The Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower shall furnish to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender, within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month and on each Funding Date pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii), a Borrowing Base Certificate showing the Borrowing Base as of such date, certified as complete and correct by a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager.

(ii) The Collateral Manager will provide the Borrower with a monthly report regarding the Collateral and its activities hereunder in the form of Exhibit A-5 (the “Monthly Report”), such Monthly Report to be delivered on or prior to the Reporting Date of each month.

(iii) The Collateral Manger shall, on each Reporting Date after the Cut-Off Date for each Broadly Syndicated Loan, in each Monthly Report provide an updated Observable Market Price determined in accordance with clause (a) of the definition of Assigned Value Adjustment Event, it being understood and agreed that such updated value of such Broadly Syndicated Loan shall become the Observable Market Price of such Broadly Syndicated Loan for all purposes of this Agreement until the next succeeding Monthly Report when an updated value is required to be reported; provided, however, that the Controlling Lender may, in its sole discretion, require that the Collateral Manager provide the current Observable Market Price for any Broadly Syndicated Loan at any time and such updated value shall become the Observable Market Price.

(iv) The Collateral Manager shall furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender within 30 Business Days of each fiscal quarter, a review of each Eligible Loan;

(v) The Collateral Manager shall furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the 2018 fiscal year, a report covering such fiscal year of a firm of independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing to the effect that such accountants have applied certain agreed-upon procedures (which

 

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procedures shall have been approved by the Administrative Agent) to certain documents and records relating to the Collateral, the Borrower and the Collateral Manager, compared the information contained in the Borrowing Base Certificates and Payment Date Statements delivered during the period covered by such report with such documents and records and that no matters came to the attention of such accountants that caused them to believe that the information and the calculations included in such Borrowing Base Certificates and Payment Date Statements were not determined or performed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, except for such exceptions as such accountants shall believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement.

(vi) On each Reporting Date, the Collateral Manager shall furnish to the Borrower for distribution to the Administrative Agent an updated Loan List.

Section 6.9 Annual Statement as to Compliance.

The Collateral Manager will provide to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, within thirty (30) days following the end of each fiscal year of the Collateral Manager, commencing with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2018, a report signed by a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager certifying that (a) a review of the activities of the Collateral Manager, and the Collateral Manager’s performance pursuant to this Agreement, for the fiscal period ending on the last day of such fiscal year has been made under such Person’s supervision and (b) the Collateral Manager has performed or has caused to be performed in all material respects all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year and no Collateral Manager Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or, if any such Collateral Manager Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement describing the nature thereof and the steps being taken to remedy such Collateral Manager Event of Default.

Section 6.10 The Collateral Manager Not to Resign.

The Collateral Manager shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon the Collateral Manager’s good faith determination in consultation with legal counsel that (i) the performance of its duties hereunder is or becomes impermissible under Applicable Law and (ii) there is no reasonable action that the Collateral Manager could take to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under Applicable Law. In connection with any such determination permitting the resignation of the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Manager shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a description of the circumstances giving rise to such determination.

Section 6.11 Collateral Manager Events of Default.

Pursuant to Section 9.2(d), upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 9.1(u), notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Controlling Lender, by written notice to the Collateral Manager with a copy to the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and each other Lender (such notice, a “Collateral Manager Termination Notice”), may, in its sole discretion, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Collateral Manager as “Collateral Manager” under this Agreement. Each Collateral Manager Termination Notice shall designate

 

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the replacement Collateral Manager, who shall be selected by the Controlling Lender in its sole discretion; provided that such replacement Collateral Manager shall be an Approved Replacement Collateral Manager. If the Controlling Lender elects not to designate an Approved Replacement Collateral Manager as the replacement Collateral Manager, the appointment of such replacement Collateral Manager shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Until a Collateral Manager Termination Notice is delivered as set forth above, the Collateral Manager shall (i) unless otherwise notified by the Administrative Agent, continue to act in such capacity pursuant to Section 6.1 and (ii) as requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (A) terminate some or all of its activities as Collateral Manager hereunder by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as necessary or desirable, (B) provide such information as may be requested by the Administrative Agent to facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to the Administrative Agent or any agent thereof and (C) take all other actions requested by the Administrative Agent, in each case to facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to the Administrative Agent or any agent thereof.

Section 6.12 Reserved.

ARTICLE VII

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 7.1 Designation of Collateral Agent.

(a) Initial Collateral Agent. The role of Collateral Agent with respect to the Underlying Instruments shall be conducted by the Person designated as Collateral Agent hereunder from time to time in accordance with this Section 7.1. Until the Administrative Agent shall give Wells Fargo a Collateral Agent Termination Notice, Wells Fargo is hereby appointed as, and hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.

(b) Successor Collateral Agent. Upon the Collateral Agent’s receipt of a Collateral Agent Termination Notice from the Administrative Agent of the designation of a successor Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.5, the Collateral Agent agrees that it will terminate its activities as Collateral Agent hereunder.

Section 7.2 Duties of Collateral Agent.

(a) Appointment. Each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereby designate and appoint the Collateral Agent to act as its agent and hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly granted to the Collateral Agent by this Agreement. The Collateral Agent hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof. In such capacity, the Collateral Agent shall assist the Borrower and the Collateral Manager in connection with maintaining a database of certain characteristics with respect to the Collateral on an ongoing basis as provided herein, and in providing to the Borrower and the Collateral

 

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Manager certain reports, schedules and calculations, all as more particularly described in Section 7.2(b) below (in each case in such form and content, and in such greater detail, as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto from time to time), based upon information and data received from the Borrower and/or the Collateral Manager. The Collateral Agent’s duties and authority are limited to the duties and authority specifically set forth in this Agreement. By entering into, or performing its duties under, this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to assume any obligations or liabilities of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to release, terminate, discharge, limit, reduce, diminish, modify, amend or otherwise alter in any respect the duties, obligations or liabilities of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager under this Agreement. Concurrently herewith, the Lenders direct and authorize the Collateral Agent to enter into the Securities Account Control Agreement. 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 Securities Account Control Agreement in such capacity.

(b) Duties. On or before the initial Cut-Off Date, and until its removal pursuant to Section 7.5, the Collateral Agent shall perform, on behalf of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, the following duties and obligations:

(i) The Collateral Agent shall take and retain custody of the Required Loan Documents delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the definition of “Eligible Loans” in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of any Underlying Instruments and the Loan Checklist, the Collateral Agent shall review the Required Loan Documents delivered to it to confirm that (A) if the files delivered per the following sentence indicate that any document must contain an original signature, each such document appears to bear the original signature, or if the file indicates that such document must contain a copy of a signature, that such copies appear to bear a reproduction of such signature, (B) filed stamped copies of the UCC and other filings (identified on the Loan Checklist) are included and (C) based on a review of the applicable note, the related original Loan balance, Loan identification number and Obligor name with respect to such Loan is referenced on the related Loan Checklist and is not a duplicate Loan (such items (A) through (C) collectively, the “Review Criteria”). In order to facilitate the foregoing review by the Collateral Agent, in connection with each delivery of Underlying Instruments hereunder to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager shall provide to the Collateral Agent an electronic file (in EXCEL or a comparable format acceptable to the Collateral Agent) or the related Loan Checklist that contains a list of all Required Loan Documents and whether they require original signatures, the Loan identification number and the name of the Obligor and the original Loan balance with respect to each related Loan. If, at the conclusion of such review, the Collateral Agent shall determine that (1) the original Loan balances of the Loans with respect to which it has received Underlying Instruments is less than as set forth on the electronic file, the Collateral Agent shall immediately notify the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Collateral Manager of such discrepancy, and (2) any Review Criteria is not satisfied, the Collateral Agent shall within one (1) Business Day notify the Collateral Manager and the Borrower of such determination and provide the Collateral

 

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Manager and the Borrower with a list of the non-complying Loans and the applicable Review Criteria that they fail to satisfy. The Collateral Manager shall have ten (10) Business Days to correct any non-compliance with any Review Criteria. If after the conclusion of such time period the Collateral Manager has still not cured any non-compliance by a Loan with any Review Criteria, the Collateral Agent shall promptly notify the Collateral Manager, Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such determination by providing a written report to such persons identifying, with particularity, each Loan and each of the applicable Review Criteria that such Loan fails to satisfy. In addition, if requested in writing in the form of Exhibit E by the Collateral Manager and approved by the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days of the Collateral Agent’s delivery of such report, the Collateral Agent shall return the Underlying Instruments for any Loan which fails to satisfy a Review Criteria to the Borrower. Other than the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall not have any responsibility for reviewing any Underlying Instruments.

(ii) In taking and retaining custody of the Underlying Instruments, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be acting as the agent of the Secured Parties; provided that the Collateral Agent makes no representations as to the existence, perfection or priority of any Lien on the Underlying Instruments or the instruments therein; and provided further that the Collateral Agent’s duties as agent shall be limited to those expressly contemplated herein.

(iii) All Underlying Instruments that are originals or copies shall be kept in fire resistant vaults, rooms or cabinets at the Collateral Agent’s office set forth in Section 5.5(c) hereof. All Underlying Instruments that are originals or copies shall be placed together with an appropriate identifying label and maintained in such a manner so as to permit retrieval and access. All Underlying Instruments that are originals or copies shall be clearly segregated from any other documents or instruments maintained by the Collateral Agent. All Underlying Instruments that are delivered to the Collateral Agent in electronic format shall be saved onto disks and/or onto the Collateral Agent’s secure computer system, and maintained in a manner so as to permit retrieval and access.

(iv) The Collateral Agent shall make payments in accordance with Section 2.7 and Section 2.8(a) and as otherwise expressly provided under this Agreement (the “Payment Duties”).

(v) On each Reporting Date, the Collateral Agent shall provide a written report to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Collateral Manager (in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent) identifying each Loan for which it holds Underlying Instruments, the non-complying Loans and the applicable Review Criteria that any non-complying Loan fails to satisfy.

(vi) The Collateral Agent shall, promptly upon its actual receipt of a Borrowing Base Certificate from the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower, calculate the Borrowing Base and, if the Collateral Agent’s calculation does not correspond with the calculation provided by the Collateral Manager on such Borrowing Base Certificate, deliver such calculation to each of the Administrative Agent, Borrower

 

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and Collateral Manager within one (1) day of receipt by the Collateral Agent of such Borrowing Base Certificate. The Collateral Agent shall also make required calculations for each Payment Date Statement as of the day that is four (4) Business Days prior to the applicable Payment Date, and deliver such calculations to the Borrower and the Collateral Manager (and, following the delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Manager) for the Collateral Manager’s (or Administrative Agent’s, as applicable) review no later than two (2) Business Days prior to such Payment Date. Upon the approval (which may be by email) by the Collateral Manager (or after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent), the Payment Date Statement shall constitute instructions by the Collateral Manager (or after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent) to the Collateral Agent to withdraw on the related Payment Date from the applicable Collection Account and pay or transfer amounts set forth in such report in the manner specified, and in accordance with the priorities established, in Section 2.7 or Section 2.8(a), as applicable.

(vii) The Collateral Agent shall create a collateral database with respect to the Collateral (the “Collateral Database”), and update the Collateral Database daily for changes, including to reflect the sale or other disposition of the Collateral, based upon, and to the extent of, information furnished to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Agent.

(viii) The Collateral Agent shall track the receipt and daily allocation to the Accounts of Collections, the outstanding balances therein, and any withdrawals therefrom and, on each Business Day, provide to the Collateral Manager daily reports reflecting such actions as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day.

(ix) The Collateral Agent shall provide such other information with respect to the Collateral as may be routinely maintained by the Collateral Agent or as may be required by this Agreement, in each case as the Borrower, Collateral Manager or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time.

(x) The Collateral Agent shall notify the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent upon receiving notices, reports or proxies or any other requests relating to corporate actions affecting the Collateral.

(xi) 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 Administrative Agent as to the course of action desired. If the Collateral Agent does not receive such instructions within two (2) Business Days after its request therefor, 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 (2) Business Day period except to the extent it has already 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 obtained in good faith 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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(xii) In performing its duties, (A) the Collateral Agent shall use a similar degree of care and attention as it employs with respect to similar collateral that it holds as Collateral Agent for others and (B) all calculations made by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 7.2(b) using information that is not routinely maintained by the Collateral Agent, including Advance Rate, EBITDA, Assigned Value and Unrestricted Cash of any Obligor shall be made using such amounts as provided by the Administrative Agent, Controlling Lender, Borrower or the Collateral Manager to the Collateral Agent.

(xiii) Nothing herein shall prevent the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or from rendering services of any kind to any Person.

Section 7.3 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 7.4 Collateral Agent Compensation.

As compensation for its Collateral Agent activities hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to a Collateral Agent Fee pursuant to the Collateral Agent Fee Letter and in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7(a)(1), Section 2.7(b)(1) or Section 2.8(a)(1), as applicable. The Collateral Agent’s entitlement to receive the Collateral Agent Fee shall cease on the earlier to occur of: (i) its removal as Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7.5 or (ii) the termination of this Agreement.

Section 7.5 Collateral Agent Removal.

The Collateral Agent may be removed, with or without cause, by the Administrative Agent by notice given in writing to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders (the “Collateral Agent Termination Notice”); provided that notwithstanding its receipt of a Collateral Agent Termination Notice, the Collateral Agent shall continue to act in such capacity until a successor Collateral Agent has been appointed, has agreed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder in full compliance with the requirements of Section 5.5(d), and has received all Underlying Instruments held by the previous Collateral Agent.

Section 7.6 Limitation on Liability.

(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 Administrative Agent or (b) the verbal instructions of the Administrative Agent.

 

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(b) The Collateral Agent 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 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, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the case of its willful misconduct, bad faith or grossly negligent performance or omission of its duties and in the case of its grossly negligent performance of its Payment Duties and in the case of its grossly negligent performance of its duties in taking and retaining custody of the Underlying Instruments.

(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 legal 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) The Collateral Agent 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 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) The Collateral Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, that the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for any willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of any non-Affiliated agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.

Section 7.7 Resignation of the Collateral Agent.

The Collateral Agent shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon (a) ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Borrower, Collateral Manager, Administrative Agent and each Lender, or (b) the Collateral Agent’s determination that (i) the performance of its duties hereunder is or becomes impermissible under Applicable Law and (ii) there is no reasonable action that the Collateral Agent could take to make the

 

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performance of its duties hereunder permissible under Applicable Law. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Collateral Agent shall be evidenced as to clause (i) above by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Administrative Agent. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor Collateral Agent appointed by the Controlling Lender, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager (if no Collateral Manager Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and the Borrower (if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Collateral Agent hereunder, which Collateral Agent satisfies all requirements of Section 5.5(d).

Section 7.8 Release of Documents.

(a) Release for Servicing. From time to time and as appropriate for the enforcement or servicing of any of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized (unless and until such authorization is revoked by the Administrative Agent after the occurrence of an Event of Default), upon written receipt from the Collateral Manager of a request for release of documents and receipt in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E, to release to the Collateral Manager within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such request, the related Underlying Instruments or the documents set forth in such request and receipt to the Collateral Manager. All documents so released to the Collateral Manager shall be held by the Collateral Manager in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Collateral Manager shall return to the Collateral Agent the Underlying Instruments or other such documents (i) promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent (after the occurrence of an Event of Default), or (ii) when the Collateral Manager’s need therefor in connection with such enforcement or servicing no longer exists, unless the Loan shall be liquidated or sold, in which case, upon receipt of an additional request for release of documents and receipt certifying such liquidation or sale from the Collateral Manager to the Collateral Agent in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E, the Collateral Manager’s request and receipt submitted pursuant to the first sentence of this subsection shall be released by the Collateral Agent to the Collateral Manager.

(b) Limitation on Release. The foregoing provision with respect to the release to the Collateral Manager of the Required Loan Documents and documents by the Collateral Agent upon request by the Collateral Manager shall be operative only to the extent that the Administrative Agent has consented to such release. Promptly after delivery to the Collateral Agent of any request for release of documents, the Collateral Manager shall provide notice of the same to the Administrative Agent. Any additional Required Loan Documents or documents requested to be released by the Collateral Manager may be released only upon written authorization of the Administrative Agent. The limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to the release of Required Loan Documents to the Collateral Manager pursuant to the immediately succeeding subsection.

(c) Release for Payment. Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of the Collateral Manager’s request for release of documents and receipt in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such payment or repurchase have been or will be credited to the Collection Account as provided in this Agreement), the Collateral Agent shall promptly release the related Underlying Instruments to the Collateral Manager.

 

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Section 7.9 Return of Underlying Instruments.

The Borrower may, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), require that the Collateral Agent return each Required Loan Document (as applicable), respectively (a) delivered to the Collateral Agent in error, (b) as to which the lien on the Underlying Asset has been so released pursuant to Section 8.2, (c) that has been the subject of a Discretionary Sale, Substitution or Optional Sale pursuant to Section 2.14 or (e) that is required to be redelivered to the Borrower in connection with the termination of this Agreement, in each case by submitting to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent a written request in the form of Exhibit E hereto (signed by both the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) specifying the Collateral to be so returned and reciting that the conditions to such release have been met (and specifying the Section or Sections of this Agreement being relied upon for such release). The Collateral Agent shall upon its receipt of each such request for return executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days, return the Underlying Instruments so requested to the Borrower.

Section 7.10 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral; Audits.

(a) The Collateral Manager, the Borrower and the Collateral Agent shall provide to the Administrative Agent access to the Underlying Instruments and all other documentation in the possession of such Persons regarding the Collateral including in such cases where the Administrative Agent may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with the enforcement of the rights or interests of the Collateral Agent hereunder, or by applicable statutes or regulations, to review such documentation, such access being afforded, without charge, but only (i) upon two (2) Business Days’ prior written request, (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) subject to the Collateral Manager’s, the Borrower’s and Collateral Agent’s normal security and confidentiality procedures. Prior to the Closing Date and periodically thereafter at the discretion of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, the Administrative Agent and each Lender may review the Collateral Manager’s collection and administration of the Collateral in order to assess compliance by the Collateral Manager with the Collateral Manager Standard, as well as with this Agreement and may conduct an audit of the Collateral, and Required Loan Documents in conjunction with such a review.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing provisions of Section 7.10(a), from time to time on request of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent shall permit certified public accountants or other independent auditors acceptable to the Administrative Agent to conduct a review of the Underlying Instruments and all other documentation regarding the Collateral. Up to three (3) such reviews per fiscal year shall be at the expense of the Borrower and additional reviews in a fiscal year shall be at the expense of the requesting Lender(s); provided that, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, any such reviews, regardless of frequency, shall be at the expense of the Borrower.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

SECURITY INTEREST

Section 8.1 Grant of Security Interest.

(a) This Agreement constitutes a security agreement and the Advances effected hereby constitute secured loans by the applicable Lenders to the Borrower under Applicable Law. For such purpose, the Borrower hereby transfers, conveys, assigns and grants as of the Closing Date to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a lien and continuing security interest in all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under (but none of the obligations under) all Collateral (other than any Collateral which constitutes Margin Stock), whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired by the Borrower, and wherever the same may be located, to secure the prompt, complete and indefeasible payment and performance in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise, of the Obligations of the Borrower arising in connection with this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, whether now or hereafter existing, due or to become due, direct or indirect, or absolute or contingent, including, without limitation, all Obligations. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any property to the extent that such grant of a security interest is prohibited by any Applicable Law not in effect as of the date hereof or requires a consent not obtained of any Governmental Authority pursuant to such Applicable Law. The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Collateral Agent’s interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Collateral Agent to exercise any such powers. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to the Borrower for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. If the Borrower fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Collateral Agent, at its option and at the direction of the Administrative Agent, but without any obligation to do so, may itself perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement. The expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred in connection with such performance or compliance, together with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to Advances, shall be payable by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent in accordance with Sections 2.7 and 2.8(a) and shall constitute Obligations secured hereby.

(b) The grant of a security interest under this Section 8.1 does not constitute and is not intended to result in a creation or an assumption by the Collateral Agent of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Person in connection with any or all of the Collateral or under any agreement or instrument relating thereto. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) the Borrower shall remain liable under the Collateral to the extent set forth therein 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 the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, of any of its rights in the Collateral shall not release the Borrower from any of its duties or obligations under the Collateral, and (c) the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligations or liability under the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Borrower thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Borrower, the Seller, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender hereby agree to treat, and to cause each of their respective Affiliates to treat, each Variable Funding Note as indebtedness for purposes of United States federal and state income tax or state franchise tax to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and shall file its tax returns or reports, or cause its Affiliates to file such tax returns or reports, in a manner consistent with such treatment.

Section 8.2 Release of Lien on Collateral.

(a) At the same time as (i) any Loan expires by its terms or is prepaid in full and all amounts in respect thereof have been paid in full by the related Obligor and deposited in the Collection Account or (ii) any Loan has been the subject of a Discretionary Sale, Substitution (including Substitution of a Warranty Loan) or Optional Sale pursuant to Section 2.14 or has been sold pursuant to Section 9.2, the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties will, to the extent requested by the Collateral Manager or the Borrower, release its interest in such Collateral. In connection with any release of such Collateral, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will upon receipt into the General Collection Account of the Proceeds of any such sale, payment in full or prepayment in full of a Loan, at the sole expense of the Borrower, (i) execute and deliver to the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (or its designee) requesting the same, any assignments, bills of sale, termination statements and any other releases and instruments as such Person may reasonably request in order to effect the release and transfer of such Collateral, (ii) deliver any portion of the Collateral to be released from the Lien granted under this Agreement in its possession to or at the direction of the Borrower and (iii) otherwise take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to release the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties on the applicable portion of the Collateral to be released and delivered to or at the direction of the Borrower such portion of the Collateral to be so released; provided that, the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, will make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to any such Collateral in connection with such release, sale, transfer and/or assignment. Nothing in this Section shall diminish the Collateral Manager’s obligations pursuant to Section 6.5 with respect to the Proceeds of any such sale.

(b) On the Collection Date, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will release the security interest in the Collateral created hereby, which release shall occur simultaneously with receipt in the Collection Account of the payoff amount specified in a payoff letter signed by the Administrative Agent. Upon request of the Borrower to the Collateral Agent and to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent shall promptly provide to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a computation of all amounts owing to the Collateral Agent as of the anticipated Collection Date and the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to the Borrower, with a copy to the Collateral Agent, a computation of all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as of the anticipated Collection Date. In connection with such release of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will, at the sole expense of the Borrower, (i) execute and deliver to the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (or its designee) requesting the same, any assignments, bills of sale, termination statements and any other releases and instruments as the Borrower may reasonably request in order to effect the

 

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release of the Collateral, (ii) deliver any portion of the Collateral to be released from the Lien granted under this Agreement in its possession to or at the direction of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) and (iii) otherwise take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to release the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties on the Collateral (including, without limitation, delivering a Termination Notice (as defined in the Securities Account Control Agreement) in respect of the Securities Account Control Agreement); provided that, the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, will make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to any such Collateral in connection with such release.

ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 9.1 Events of Default.

The following events shall be Events of Default (“Events of Default”) hereunder:

(a) the Borrower, the Seller or the Equityholder fails to make any payment when due under any Transaction Document, and, other than in the case of a payment of principal, the same continues unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days, unless the failure was caused solely by an administrative error and funds were available to make the payment when due, in which case, the same continues unremedied for a period of four (4) Business Days following the date such payment was due;

(b) the Borrower fails to pay the Advances Outstanding and all other Obligations under the Transaction Documents on or before the Facility Maturity Date; or

(c) the Borrower, the Seller or the Equityholder defaults in making any payment required to be made under an agreement for borrowed money owing by it (other than this Agreement) to which it is a party individually or in an aggregate principal amount in excess of (i) with respect to the Borrower, $500,000 and (ii) with respect to the Seller and the Equityholder, $2,000,000, in each case in excess of any amounts disputed in good faith by such party and, in each case, such default is not cured within the applicable cure period, if any, provided for under such agreement; or

(d) any failure on the part of the Borrower, the Seller or the Equityholder to duly observe or perform, or breach by such Party of, any other representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of such Person (other than those specifically addressed by a separate Event of Default), as applicable, set forth in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which such Person is a party 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 such Person and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of such Person acquires actual knowledge thereof; or

 

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(e) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event relating to the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Seller; or

(f) the rendering of one or more judgments, decrees or orders by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess individually or in the aggregate of (i) $ 500,000 against the Borrower or (ii) $2,000,000 against the Seller or the Equityholder, and the Borrower, the Seller or the Equityholder, as applicable, shall not (x) have had any such judgment, decree or order dismissed, or (y) have perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of same to be stayed during the pendency of the appeal; or

(g) the Borrower shall assign or attempt to assign any of its rights, obligations or duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document without the prior written consent of the Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); or

(h) the Borrower, the Seller or the Equityholder shall have made payments in settlement of any litigation claim or dispute individually or in the aggregate in excess of (i) with respect to the Borrower, $500,000 (other than payments made on behalf of the Borrower from insurance proceeds of the Borrower) and (ii) with respect to the Seller and the Equityholder, $2,000,000 (other than payments made on behalf of such Person from insurance proceeds of such Person); or

(i) the Borrower, the Seller or the Collateral Manager fails to observe or perform any agreement or obligation with respect to the management and distribution of funds received with respect to the Collateral, and such failure is not cured within two (2) Business Days, unless the failure was caused solely by an administrative error and funds were available to make such distribution, in which case, the same continues unremedied for a period of four (4) Business Days following such failure;

(j) the Borrower shall fail to satisfy each of the criteria set forth in Section 4.1(u), unless the Administrative Agent has consented thereto; or

(k) any Transaction Document, or any Lien granted thereunder, shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrower or the Seller; or

(l) the Borrower, the Seller, the Equityholder, the Collateral Manager or any other party shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Transaction Document or any lien or security interest thereunder; or

(m) the Borrower ceases to have a valid ownership interest in all of the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) or the Collateral Agent shall fail to have a first priority perfected security interest in any part of the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) except as otherwise expressly permitted to be released in accordance with the applicable Transaction Document; or

 

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(n) the existence of a Borrowing Base Deficiency which continues unremedied for three (3) Business Days (or ten (10) Business Days if such Borrowing Base Deficiency is solely the result of the occurrence of an Assigned Value Adjustment Event in respect of a Loan or any associated increase in the Excess Concentration Amount and the Collateral Manager had no prior knowledge of the occurrence of such Assigned Value Adjustment Event); or

(o) the Borrower or the pool of Collateral shall become required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the 1940 Act; or

(p) the IRS or any other Governmental Authority shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any assets of the Borrower, or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any assets of the Borrower and such lien shall not have been released within five (5) Business Days; or

(q) any representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made by the Borrower, the Seller or the Equityholder in any Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered pursuant to any Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any respect when made or deemed made, such failure has a material adverse effect on the Lenders 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 such Person and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of such Person acquires actual knowledge thereof; or

(r) a Change of Control of the Borrower or the Equityholder occurs without the prior written consent of the Controlling Lender (other than any Change of Control pursuant to which the Obligations are paid in full (other than unmatured indemnification claims for which no claim has been asserted) and the Commitments reduced to zero); or

(s) any failure on the part of the Borrower to comply with the covenant set forth in Section 5.1(g) with respect to the respect to the matters set forth in Section 4.1(u)(xxvi) which continues unremedied for ten (10) Business Days; provided that such ten (10) Business Day cure period shall only apply to the removal of an Independent Manager due to voluntary resignation, death or other physical or mental incapacity; or

(t) (i) any material provision of any Transaction Document shall at any time for any reason cease to be valid and binding or in full force and effect, or (ii) any of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Collateral Manager shall deny that it has any further liability or obligation under any material provision of any Transaction Document, or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any transaction document shall be contested by any of the Borrower, the Seller or the Collateral Manager; or

(u) the occurrence of a Collateral Manager Event of Default; or

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(w) The Tangible Net Worth of the Equityholder is less than $185,000,000.

Section 9.2 Remedies.

(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default other than with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 9.1(u) or 9.1(d), the Collateral Agent shall, at the request of the Controlling Lender and by notice to the Borrower, declare (i) the Termination Date to have occurred and all outstanding Obligations to be immediately due and payable in full (without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower) or (ii) the Reinvestment Period End Date to have occurred; provided that, in the case of any event involving the Borrower described in Section 9.1(d), all of the Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full (without presentment, demand, notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower) and the Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred automatically upon the occurrence of any such event.

(b) On and after the declaration or occurrence of the Termination Date, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have, with respect to the Collateral granted pursuant to Section 8.1, and in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties under this Agreement or other Applicable Law, all rights and remedies of a secured party upon default provided under the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction and other Applicable Laws, which rights shall be cumulative. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to Section 9.2(c), the Collateral Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon the Borrower or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances transfer all or any part of the Collateral into the Collateral Agent’s name or its nominee or nominees, and/or forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions (including by lease or by deferred payment arrangement) as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk and/or may take such other actions as may be available under applicable law. The Collateral Agent or any Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, auction or closed tender, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in the Borrower, which right or equity is hereby waived or released. In addition, the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby agree that they will, at the Borrower’s expense and at the direction of the Collateral Agent, forthwith, (i) assemble all or any part of the Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent and make the same available to the Collateral Agent at a place to be designated by the Collateral Agent, whether at the Borrower’s premises or elsewhere, and (ii) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms, in such lots, to such buyers, and according to such other instructions as the Collateral Agent at the direction of the Controlling Lender may deem commercially reasonable. The Borrower agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, ten (10) days’ notice to the Borrower of any sale

 

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hereunder shall constitute reasonable and proper notification. All cash Proceeds received by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Loans (after payment of any amounts incurred in connection with such sale) shall be deposited into the General Collection Account and to be applied pursuant to Section 2.8(a). To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party arising out of the exercise by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any of its rights hereunder. The Borrower shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay the Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX, in connection with any acceleration of the Obligations pursuant to Section 9.2(a), the Collateral Manager shall have the right to purchase all of the Collateral by paying to the Collateral Agent in immediately available funds an amount equal to all outstanding Obligations within five (5) Business Days of such acceleration.

(d) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 9.1(u), and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Controlling Lender shall have the right to exercise the rights and remedies set forth in Section 6.11.

Section 9.3 Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of VFNs.

All rights of action and claims under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document may be prosecuted and enforced by the Collateral Agent without the possession of any of the VFNs or the production thereof in any legal or equitable proceeding, judicial or otherwise, relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Collateral Agent shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall be applied as set forth in Section 2.8(a).

Section 9.4 Application of Cash Collected.

Any Cash collected by the Collateral Agent with respect to the VFNs pursuant to this Article IX and any Cash that may then be held or thereafter received by the Collateral Agent with respect to the Obligations hereunder shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.8(a), at the date or dates fixed by the Collateral Agent; provided, that (a) subject to clause (b), no such date may be fixed by the Collateral Agent unless the Collateral Agent has given the Borrower no fewer than two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of such date, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the expected applications of Cash on such date and (b) no failure by the Collateral Agent to deliver the notice required pursuant to the foregoing clause (a) will affect the application of funds in the Collection Accounts pursuant to Section 2.8(a) on the next succeeding Payment Date.

 

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Section 9.5 Rights of Action.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 13.10) or in any other Transaction Document, the Controlling Lender shall have the right to direct the Collateral Agent to institute any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, with respect to any Transaction Document, or for the appointment of a separate receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall only institute proceedings and exercise remedies hereunder at the direction of the Controlling Lender (which the Collateral Agent shall implement without delay) and, in taking any action as so directed, shall have the right to indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request.

Section 9.6 Unconditional Rights of Lenders to Receive Principal and Interest

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, each Lender shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on the Obligations as such principal and interest become due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof and, subject to the provisions of Section 9.5, to institute proceedings for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Lender.

(b) If collections in respect of the Collateral are insufficient to make payments due in respect of the VFNs, no other assets of the Borrower will be available for payment of the deficiency following realization of the Collateral and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with Sections 2.7 and 2.8(a), and the obligations of the Borrower to pay any deficiency shall thereupon be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive.

Section 9.7 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

If the Collateral Agent or any Lender has instituted any judicial proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Agreement and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Collateral Agent or to such Lender, then and in every such case the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Secured Parties shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 9.8 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Collateral Agent or to the Lenders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing by law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

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Section 9.9 Delay or Omission Not Waiver

No delay or omission of the Collateral Agent or of any Lender 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 9.9 or by law to the Collateral Agent or to the Lenders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Collateral Agent or by the Lenders, as the case may be.

Section 9.10 [Reserved]

Section 9.11 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.

The Borrower 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 benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant 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 9.12 Power of Attorney. The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent 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 during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, including without limitation the following powers: (a) to give any necessary receipts or acquittance for amounts collected or received hereunder, (b) to make all necessary transfers of the Collateral in connection with any such sale or other disposition made pursuant hereto, (c) 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 (d) 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, the Borrower shall ratify and confirm any such sale or other disposition by executing and delivering to the Collateral Agent or such purchaser all proper bills of sale, assignments, releases and other instruments as may be designated in any such request. For the avoidance of doubt, the power of attorney granted by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.12 supersedes any other power of attorney or similar rights granted by the Borrower to any other party (including, without limitation, the Collateral Manager) under this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other agreement; provided that, the Collateral Manager may continue to exercise its rights under this Agreement until the Collateral Manager has received notice of the Collateral Agent’s exercise of its power of attorney hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 10.1 Indemnities by the Borrower.

(a) Without limiting any other rights that any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties, the Lenders and each of their respective assigns and officers, directors, employees and agents thereof (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as the “Indemnified Amounts”) awarded against, incurred by or asserted by the Borrower or any third party against such Indemnified Party or any of them arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or having an interest in the Collateral or in respect of any Loan included in the Collateral, excluding, however, any Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting solely from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party as determined in a final non-appealable decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. If the Borrower has made any indemnity payment pursuant to this Section 10.1 and Section 10.3 and such payment fully indemnified the recipient thereof and the recipient thereafter collects any payments from others in respect of such Indemnified Amounts then, the recipient shall repay to the Borrower an amount equal to the amount it has collected from others in respect of such Indemnified Amounts, without interest. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower shall indemnify each Indemnified Party for Indemnified Amounts (except to the extent resulting solely from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party or arising on account of Tax (except as provided in Section 10.1(a)(xiii) or if such Tax is suffered on account of a non-Tax claim) relating to or resulting from:

(i) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) or any of their respective officers under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, which shall have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered;

(ii) the failure of any Loan acquired on the Closing Date to be an Eligible Loan as of the Closing Date and the failure of any Loan acquired after the Closing Date to be an Eligible Loan on the related Cut-Off Date or the purchase by any party of any Loan which violates Applicable Law;

(iii) the failure by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement or any agreement executed in connection with this Agreement, or with any Applicable Law, with respect to any Collateral or the nonconformity of any Collateral with any such Applicable Law;

 

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(iv) the failure to vest and maintain vested in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority, perfected security interest in the Collateral, together with all Collections, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) whether existing at the time of any Advance at any time thereafter;

(v) the failure to maintain, as of the close of business on each Business Day prior to the Termination Date, an amount of Advances Outstanding that is less than or equal to the Borrowing Base on such Business Day;

(vi) the failure to file, or any delay in filing, financing statements, continuation statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other Applicable Law with respect to any Collateral, whether at the time of any Advance at any subsequent time;

(vii) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than the discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment with respect to any Collateral (including, without limitation, a defense based on the Collateral not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms) or any other claim resulting from the sale of the merchandise or services related to such Collateral or the furnishing or failure to furnish such merchandise or services;

(viii) any failure of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) to perform its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party or any failure by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) to perform its respective duties under any Collateral;

(ix) any inability to obtain any judgment in, or utilize the court or other adjudication system of, any state in which an Obligor may be located as a result of the failure of the Borrower to qualify to do business or file any notice or business activity report or any similar report;

(x) any action taken by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) in the enforcement or collection of any Collateral;

(xi) any products liability claim or personal injury or property damage suit or other similar or related claim or action of whatever sort arising out of or in connection with the Underlying Assets or services that are the subject of any Collateral;

(xii) any claim, suit or action of any kind arising out of or in connection with Environmental Laws relating to the Borrower or the Collateral, including any vicarious liability;

(xiii) the failure by the Borrower to pay when due any Taxes for which the Borrower is liable, including without limitation, sales, excise or personal property taxes payable in connection with the Collateral;

 

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(xiv) any repayment by the Administrative Agent or another Secured Party of any amount previously distributed in reduction of Advances Outstanding or payment of Interest or any other amount due hereunder which amount the Administrative Agent or another Secured Party believes in good faith is required to be repaid;

(xv) except with respect to funds held in the Collection Account, the commingling of Collections on the Collateral at any time with other funds;

(xvi) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this Agreement or the use of proceeds of Advances or the security interest in the Collateral;

(xvii) any failure by the Borrower to give reasonably equivalent value to the Seller, in consideration for the transfer by the Seller to the Borrower of any item of Collateral or any attempt by any Person to void or otherwise avoid any such transfer under any statutory provision or common law or equitable action, including, without limitation, any provision of the Bankruptcy Code;

(xviii) the use of the proceeds of any Advance in a manner other than as provided in this Agreement and the Sale Agreement; or

(xix) the failure of the Borrower or any of its agents or representatives to remit to the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) or the Collateral Agent, Collections on the Collateral remitted to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) or any such agent or representative as provided in this Agreement.

(b) Any amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section 10.1 shall be paid by the Borrower to the Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 2.7 or 2.8(a), as applicable, on the Payment Date following such Person’s demand therefor (if given at least five (5) Business Days prior to such Payment Date, and, if not, on the next subsequent Payment Date), accompanied by a reasonably detailed description in writing of the related damage, loss, claim, liability and related costs and expenses with respect to which such indemnification is requested, which description shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error.

(c) If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 10.1 is unavailable to the Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless, then the Borrower shall 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 on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to contribute in respect of any Indemnified Amounts excluded in Section 10.1(a).

(d) The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 10.1 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the resignation or removal of the Collateral Manager or the Collateral Agent and the termination of this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.2 Indemnities by the Collateral Manager.

(a) Without limiting any other rights that any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Collateral Manager hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party, the Borrower, the Equityholder, and their respective managers, officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Collateral Manager Indemnified Parties”) forthwith on demand, from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts awarded against or incurred by any such Collateral Manager Indemnified Party by reason of any acts or omissions of the Collateral Manager arising out of a breach of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, including, but not limited to (i) reliance on any representation or warranty made by the Collateral Manager under or in connection with any Transaction Document or any other information or report delivered by or on behalf of the Collateral Manager pursuant hereto, which shall have been false, incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made, (ii) the failure by the Collateral Manager to comply with any Applicable Law, (iii) the failure of the Collateral Manager to comply with its duties or obligations under any Transaction Document, (iv) any gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud on the part of the Collateral Manager or (v) any litigation, proceedings or investigation against the Collateral Manager in connection with any Transaction Document or its role as Collateral Manager hereunder, (vi) the inclusion, in any computations made by it in connection with any Borrowing Base Certificate or other report prepared by it hereunder, of any Loans which were not Eligible Loans as of the date of any such computation, (vii) any action or inaction by the Collateral Manager that causes the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, not to have a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, whether existing at the time of the related Advance or any time thereafter, (viii) the commingling by the Collateral Manager of payments and collections required to be remitted to the Collection Account with other funds, (ix) any failure of the Collateral Manager or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, agents, representatives and employees of such Collateral Manager acting pursuant to authority granted under Section 6.1 hereof) to remit to Collection Account, payments and collections with respect to Loans remitted to the Collateral Manager or any such agent or representative within two Business Days of receipt, (x) the Collateral Manager or any of its agents or representatives (including, without limitation, agents, representatives and employees of such Collateral Manager acting pursuant to authority granted under Section 6.2 hereof) permits or causes or authorizes the withdraw from the Collection Account of amounts not expressly authorized for withdrawal hereunder, (xi) failure or delay in assisting a successor Collateral Manager in assuming each and all of the Collateral Manager’s obligations to manage and administer the Collateral, or failure or delay in complying with instructions from the Administrative Agent with respect thereto or (xii) any of the events or facts giving rise to a breach of any of the Collateral Manager’s representations, warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in Article IV, Article V or Article VI of this Agreement excluding, however, any Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting solely from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Collateral Manager Indemnified Party as determined in a final, non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. The provisions of this indemnity shall run directly to and be enforceable by a Collateral Manager Indemnified Party subject to the limitations hereof; provided that the indemnification of the Borrower, the Equityholder and their respective managers, officers, directors, employees and agents shall be in all respects junior and subordinate to the indemnification of the Indemnified Parties and their respective managers, officers, directors, employees and agents.

 

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(b) Any amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section 10.2 shall be paid by the Collateral Manager to the applicable Collateral Manager Indemnified Party within five (5) Business Days following such Person’s demand therefor if such Person shall have delivered a reasonably detailed description in writing of the related damage, loss, claim, liability and related costs and expenses, which description shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Manager shall have no liability for making indemnification hereunder to the extent any such indemnification constitutes recourse for uncollectible or uncollected Loans.

(d) The obligations of the Collateral Manager under this Section 10.2 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and the termination of this Agreement.

(e) Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 10.2 shall not be payable from the Collateral.

(f) If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 10.02 is unavailable to the Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, then the Collateral Manager shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Collateral Manager on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that the Collateral Manager shall not be required to contribute in respect of any Indemnified Amounts excluded in Section 10.2(a)

Section 10.3 After-Tax Basis.

Indemnification payments under Section 10.1, Section 10.2, Section 2.12 and Section 13.9 shall be made such that the Indemnified Party receives the same amount it would have received (on a net after-Tax basis) had it not suffered the relevant loss, liability or cost.

ARTICLE XI

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 11.1 Appointment.

Each Secured Party hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent as its agent and hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent to appoint additional agents and bailees (including, without limitation, the Collateral Agent) to act on its behalf and for the benefit of each of the Secured Parties. Each Secured Party further authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this

 

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Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as are delegated to the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent as its agent to execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or appropriate or that a Secured Party may reasonably request 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 by the Administrative 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 now existing or hereafter arising, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate for the purposes stated hereinabove. The Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to take any such incidental action hereunder. With respect to other actions which are incidental to the actions specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative 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 direction of the Lenders; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action hereunder if the taking of such action, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, shall be in violation of any Applicable Law or contrary to any provision of this Agreement or shall expose the Administrative Agent to liability hereunder or otherwise. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Agreement, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

In the event the Administrative Agent requests the consent of a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions and the Administrative Agent does not receive a consent (either positive or negative) from such Person within ten (10) Business Days of such Person’s receipt of such request, then such Lender shall be deemed to have declined to consent to the relevant action. To the extent not delivered or required to be delivered to the Lenders by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager hereunder or the other Transaction Documents, the Administrative Agent shall furnish to the Lenders, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the same, copies of all notices, certificates and other information delivered to the Administrative Agent under the Transaction Documents.

Section 11.2 Delegation of Duties.

The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects with reasonable care.

 

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Section 11.3 Standard of Care.

The Administrative Agent shall exercise such rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

Section 11.4 Administrative Agent’s Reliance, etc.

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in a final, non-appealable, decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each Lender and each Secured Party hereby waives any and all claims against the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final, non-appealable, decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower or the Seller), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation and shall not be responsible for any statements, warranties or representations made by any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement; (iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents on the part of any of the Borrower, the Seller, the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any of the Borrower, the Seller, the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder; (iv) shall not be responsible for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (v) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

Section 11.5 Credit Decision with Respect to the Administrative Agent.

Each Lender and each Secured Party acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates or review or approval of any of the Collateral, shall

 

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be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any of the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates to any Lender as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent has disclosed material information in its possession. Each Lender and each Secured Party acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, or any of the Administrative Agent’s Affiliates, and based upon such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own evaluation and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, or any of the Administrative Agent’s Affiliates, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each Lender and each Secured Party hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates.

Section 11.6 Actions by Administrative Agent.

The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of any Lender as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Lenders; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action hereunder if the taking of such action, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, shall be in violation of any Applicable Law or contrary to any provision of this Agreement or shall expose the Administrative Agent to liability hereunder or otherwise. In the event the Administrative Agent requests the consent of a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions and the Administrative Agent does not receive a consent (either positive or negative) from such Person within ten (10) Business Days of such Person’s receipt of such request, then such Lender shall be deemed to have declined to consent to the relevant action.

Section 11.7 Notice of Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event.

The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default, Default or Collateral Manager Event of Default, unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender, the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, describing such Event of Default, Default or Collateral Manager Event and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Event of Default,” “Notice of Default” or “Notice of Collateral Manager Event of Default,” as applicable. The Administrative Agent shall (subject to Section 11.4) take such action with respect to such Event of Default, Default or Collateral Manager Event of Default as may be requested by any Lender or as the Administrative Agent shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 11.8 Indemnification of the Administrative Agent.

Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager), ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents in its capacity as Administrative Agent, or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder; provided that, the Lenders shall not be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, further, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of any Lender shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Article XI. The payment of amounts under this Section 11.8 shall be on an after-Tax basis. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share promptly upon demand for any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, to the extent that such expenses are incurred in the interests of or otherwise in respect of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder and/or thereunder and to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager.

Section 11.9 Successor Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time, effective upon the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided below, by giving at least five (5) days’ written notice thereof to each Lender and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Lenders acting jointly shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent (which, so long as no Default or Event of Default is then continuing, shall be subject to the consent of the Borrower, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). Each of the Borrower and each Lender agree that it shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its approval of the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent. If no such successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which successor Administrative Agent shall be either (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof and have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, (ii) a Lender or (iii) an Affiliate of such a bank or a Lender. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XI shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 11.9(a), on the date that the Obligations are repaid in full (other than contingent indemnification or reimbursement obligations as to which no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) and no Commitments are outstanding, if Citibank, N.A. is the Administrative Agent at such time, Citibank, N.A. shall be deemed to have automatically resigned as Administrative Agent, effective as of such date, and the Lender holding the greatest amount of Advances Outstanding at such time shall be deemed to be automatically appointed as the successor Administrative Agent hereunder, in each case, without any notice or any additional action by any such party.    Such Controlling Lender shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the “Administrative Agent”, and Citibank, N.A. shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After Citibank, N.A.’s resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XI shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

Section 11.10 Payments by the Administrative Agent.

Unless specifically allocated to a specific Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all amounts received by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders shall be paid by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares in the applicable Advances Outstanding, or if there are no Advances Outstanding in accordance with their most recent Commitments, on the Business Day received by the Administrative Agent, unless such amounts are received after 12:00 noon on such Business Day, in which case the Administrative Agent shall use its reasonable efforts to pay such amounts to each Lender on such Business Day, but, in any event, shall pay such amounts to such Lender not later than the following Business Day.

ARTICLE XII

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.1 Amendments and Waivers.

Except as provided in this Section 13.1, no amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective without the written agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Required Lenders; provided that no amendment, waiver or consent shall:

 

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(a) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

(b) waive, extend or postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document for any payment or mandatory prepayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled or mandatory reduction of the Commitment hereunder or under any other Transaction Document without the written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

(c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Advance or Obligation, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Transaction Document without the written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

(d) change Section 2.7, 2.8 or any related definitions or provisions in a manner that would alter the order of application of proceeds or would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

(e) change any provision of this Section or reduce the percentages specified in the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(f) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager of such Person’s rights and obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party (except as expressly permitted hereunder), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g) make any modification to the definition of “Borrowing Base”, “Adjusted Borrowing Value”, “Approved Replacement Collateral Manager”, “Approved Valuation Firm”, “Eligible Obligor”, “Collateral Manager Event of Default” or “Change of Control” (or any of the defined terms used in any such definitions) without the written consent of each Lender (provided, that the restrictions set forth in this clause (g) shall not prevent any Person permitted to grant a waiver, consent or concession related to any of the foregoing from granting such waiver, consent or concession or require each Lender to consent to such waiver, consent or concession); or

(h) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release any Transaction Document (other than as specifically permitted or contemplated in this Agreement or the applicable Transaction Document) without the written consent of each Lender;

provided, further, that, (i) except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1(d), any amendment of this Agreement that is solely for the purpose of adding a Lender may be effected without the written consent of the Borrower or any Lender, (ii) no such amendment, waiver or modification materially adversely affecting the rights or obligations of the Collateral Agent shall be effective without the written agreement of such Person, (iii) any amendment of this Agreement that a Lender is advised by its legal or financial advisors to be necessary or desirable

 

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in order to avoid the consolidation of the Borrower with such Lender for accounting purposes may be effected without the written consent of any other Lender and (iv) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of the Transaction Documents (and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Transaction Document) if the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any such provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.

Each waiver, amendment and consent made pursuant to this Section 13.1 shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

Section 13.2 Notices, etc.

All notices, reports and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including communication by facsimile copy) and mailed, e-mailed, faxed, transmitted or delivered, as to each party hereto, at its address set forth on Annex A to this Agreement or at such other 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) upon receipt when sent through the U.S. mails, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, with such receipt to be effective the date of delivery indicated on the return receipt, (b) one Business Day after delivery to an overnight courier, (c) on the date personally delivered to a Responsible Officer of the party to which sent, or (d) on the date transmitted by legible facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission with a confirmation of receipt.

Section 13.3 Ratable Payments.

If any Secured Party, whether by setoff or otherwise, has payment made to it with respect to any portion of the Obligations owing to such Secured Party (other than payments received pursuant to Section 10.1) in a greater proportion than that received by any other Secured Party, such Secured Party agrees, promptly upon demand, to purchase for cash without recourse or warranty a portion of the Obligations held by the other Secured Parties so that after such purchase each Secured Party will hold its ratable proportion of the Obligations; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Secured Party, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

Section 13.4 No Waiver; Remedies.

No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law.

 

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Section 13.5 Binding Effect; Benefit of Agreement.

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Each Collateral Manager Indemnified Party and each Indemnified Party shall be an express third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to the extent set forth herein. Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, in its individual capacity, shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Section 9.2(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Collateral Manager may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder by virtue of any change of control considered an “assignment” within the meaning of Section 202(a)((1) of the Advisers Act without the prior written consent of the Borrower.

Section 13.6 Term of this Agreement.

This Agreement, including, without limitation, the Borrower’s representations and covenants set forth in Articles IV and V, and the Collateral Manager’s representations, covenants and duties set forth in Articles IV and V, creates and constitutes the continuing obligation of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect during the Covenant Compliance Period; provided that the rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager pursuant to Articles IV and V, the provisions, including, without limitation the indemnification and payment provisions, of Article X, Section 2.13, Section 13.9, Section 13.10 and Section 13.11, shall be continuing and shall survive (i) any termination of this Agreement and the occurrence of the Collection Date and (ii) with respect to the rights and remedies of the Lenders under Article X, any sale by the Lenders of the Obligations hereunder.

Section 13.7 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Objection to Venue.

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 13.8 Waivers.

Each of the Collateral Manager, the Borrower, the Seller, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

 

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(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, as applicable;

(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 13.8 any special, indirect, incidental, exemplary, punitive or consequential (including loss of profit) damages.

Section 13.9 Costs and Expenses.

(a) In addition to the rights of indemnification granted to the Indemnified Parties under Article X hereof, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration (including periodic auditing, to the extent required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, and internal and third-party due diligence reviews), renewal, amendment or modification of, or any waiver or consent issued in connection with, this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties as to their respective rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses), incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement by such Person and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith.

(b) The Borrower shall pay on the Payment Date following receipt of a request therefor, all other costs and expenses that have been invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to such Payment Date and incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, in each case in connection with periodic audits of the Borrower’s books and records.

Section 13.10 No Proceedings. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Borrower or the Equityholder any Insolvency Proceeding so long as there shall not have elapsed one year and one day (or such longer preference period as shall then be in effect) since the end of the Covenant Compliance Period.

 

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Section 13.11 Recourse Against Certain Parties.

(a) No recourse under or with respect to any obligation, covenant or agreement (including, without limitation, the payment of any fees or any other obligations) of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder as contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall be had against any incorporator, affiliate, stockholder, officer, partner, member, manager, employee or director of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder 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 the agreements of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder contained in this Agreement and all of the other agreements, instruments and documents entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith are, in each case, solely the corporate or limited liability company obligations of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to or be incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder or any incorporator, stockholder, affiliate, officer, partner, member, manager, employee or director of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder contained in this Agreement or in any other such instruments, documents or agreements, or that are implied therefrom, and that any and all personal liability of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder and each incorporator, stockholder, affiliate, officer, partner, member, manager, employee or director of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder, or any of them, for breaches by the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party, the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder of any such obligations, covenants or agreements, which liability may arise either at common law or at equity, by statute or constitution, or otherwise, is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of this Agreement; provided that the foregoing non-recourse provisions shall in no way affect any rights the Secured Parties might have against any incorporator, affiliate, stockholder, officer, employee, partner, member, manager or director of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or the Equityholder to the extent of any fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or any other financial crime constituting a felony by such Person.

(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth herein, no claim may be made by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Seller or any other Person against the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect to any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and each of the Borrower, the Seller and the Collateral Manager hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth herein, no claim may be made by the Borrower against the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect to any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected.

(d) Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth herein, no claim may be made by the Collateral Manager against the Borrower or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect to any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Collateral Manager hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected.

(e) No obligation or liability to any Obligor under any of the Loans is intended to be assumed by the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties under or as a result of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(f) The provisions of this Section 13.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 13.12 Protection of Right, Title and Interest in the Collateral; Further Action Evidencing Advances.

(a) The Borrower shall cause this Agreement, all amendments hereto and/or all financing statements and continuation statements and any other necessary documents covering the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, and of the Secured Parties to the Collateral to be promptly recorded, registered and filed, and at all times to be kept recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve and protect the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent, as agent of the Secured Parties, hereunder to all property comprising the Collateral. The Borrower shall cooperate fully with the Collateral Manager in connection with the obligations set forth above and will execute any and all documents reasonably required to fulfill the intent of this Section 13.12(a).

(b) The Borrower agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly authorize, execute and deliver all instruments and documents, and take all actions, that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest granted in the Collateral, or to enable the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.

 

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(c) If the Borrower or the Collateral Manager fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder, the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may (but shall not be required to) perform, or cause performance of, such obligation; and the Administrative Agent’s or such Secured Party’s costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Borrower as provided in Article X. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of the Borrower (i) to execute on behalf of the Borrower as debtor and to file financing statements necessary or desirable in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, including those that describe the Collateral as “all assets,” or words of similar effect, and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement with respect to the Collateral as a financing statement in such offices as the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion deems necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interests of the Secured Parties in the Collateral. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.

(d) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower will, not earlier than six (6) months and not later than three (3) months prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of filing of the financing statement referred to in Section 3.1(k) or any other financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with any Advance hereunder, unless the Covenant Compliance Period shall have ended, authorize, execute and deliver and file or cause to be filed an appropriate continuation statement with respect to each such financing statement.

Section 13.13 Confidentiality.

(a) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower, the Seller and the Collateral Manager shall maintain and shall cause each of its employees and officers to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and all information with respect to the other parties, including all information regarding the business and beneficial ownership of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereto and their respective businesses obtained by it or them in connection with the structuring, negotiating and execution of the transactions contemplated herein, except that each such party and its officers and employees may (i) disclose such information to its external accountants, investigators, auditors, attorneys, investors, rating agencies, potential investors or other agents, including any Approved Valuation Firm, engaged by such party in connection with any due diligence or comparable activities with respect to the transactions and Loans contemplated herein and the agents of such Persons (“Excepted Persons”); provided that each Excepted Person shall, as a condition to any such disclosure, agree for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Seller and the Borrower that such information shall be used solely in connection with such Excepted Person’s evaluation of, or relationship with, the Borrower, or be bound by contractual, fiduciary, professional or other similar duties of confidentiality with respect to such information (ii) disclose the existence of the Agreement, but not the financial terms thereof, (iii) disclose such information as is required by Applicable Law, (iv) disclose the Agreement and such information in any suit, action, proceeding or investigation (whether in law or in equity or pursuant to arbitration) involving any of the Transaction Documents for the purpose of defending itself, reducing its liability, or protecting or exercising any of its claims, rights, remedies, or interests under or in connection with any of the Transaction Documents and (v) in the case of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Seller, disclose such information as is necessary or advisable in connection with any filings with the SEC. It is understood that the financial terms that may not be disclosed except in compliance with this Section 13.13(a) include, without limitation, all fees and other pricing terms, and all Events of Default, Collateral Manager Events of Default, and priority of payment provisions.

 

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(b) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby consents to the disclosure of any nonpublic information with respect to it (i) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties by each other, (ii) by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties to any prospective or actual assignee or participant of any of them provided such Person agrees to hold such information confidential in accordance with the terms hereof, or (iii) by the Administrative Agent, and the Secured Parties to any rating agency, any commercial paper dealer or provider of a surety, guaranty or credit or liquidity enhancement to any Lender, 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 and agrees to treat such information as confidential or is bound by contractual, fiduciary, professional or other similar duties of confidentiality with respect to such information. In addition, the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, and the Collateral Manager may disclose any such nonpublic information as required pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, direction, request or order of any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority or proceedings (whether or not having the force or effect of law).

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit (i) disclosure of any and all information that is or becomes publicly known other than by a breach of this Agreement; (ii) disclosure of any and all information (A) if required to do so by any applicable statute, law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, Rule 17g-5), (B) to any government agency or regulatory body having or claiming authority to regulate or oversee any aspects of the Administrative Agent’s, the Secured Parties’, the Collateral Agent’s, the Collateral Manager’s, the Equityholder’s or the Borrower’s business or that of their affiliates, (C) pursuant to any subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar demand or request of any court, regulatory authority, arbitrator or arbitration to which the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Manager or the Borrower or an officer, director, employee, shareholder or affiliate of any of the foregoing is a party, (D)(1) to the extent required by Applicable Law, the filing of any Transaction Document (other than the Fee Letter) (together with any exhibits and schedules thereto) as an exhibit to the Equityholder’s filings with the SEC or otherwise or (2) in any preliminary or final offering circular, registration statement or contract or other document approved in advance by the Borrower or, to the extent information with respect to the Collateral Manager is included therein, the Collateral Manager, (E) to any affiliate, independent or internal auditor, agent (including any potential sub-or-successor servicer), employee or attorney of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Manager having a need to know the same, (F) to any Person whose consent is required or to whom notice is required to be given in connection with the Borrower’s acquisition or disposition of any Loan or any assignment thereof, or (G) to any Person when required for USA Patriot Act or other “know your customer” purposes, provided that the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, advises such recipient of the confidential nature of the information being disclosed; or (iii) any other disclosure authorized by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, as applicable.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager shall each have the right to keep confidential from the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and/or the Secured Parties, for such period of time as such Person determines is reasonable (i) any information that such Person reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets and (ii) any other information that such Person or any of their Affiliates, or the officers, employees or directors of any of the foregoing, is required by law as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel.

(e) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent will keep the information of the Obligors confidential in the manner required by the applicable Underlying Instruments.

Section 13.14 Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. In case any provision in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any agreements or letters (including fee letters) executed in connection herewith contain the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.

Section 13.15 Waiver of Setoff.

Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right of setoff it may have or to which it may be entitled under this Agreement from time to time against any Lender or its assets.

Section 13.16 Assignments by the Lenders.

(a) Each Lender may, with the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be (x) unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed or (y) required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), at any time assign an interest in, or grant a security interest in, or sell a participation interest in any Advance (or portion thereof) or its Commitment hereunder or any VFN (or any portion thereof) to any Person; provided that, (i) the consent of the Borrower is not required for any assignment (x) by a Lender to any Affiliate of such Lender or (y) required by any change in Applicable Law and (ii) in the case of an assignment of any Commitment (or any portion thereof), any Advance (or any portion thereof) or of any VFN (or of any portion thereof) the assignee executes and delivers to the Collateral Manager, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a fully executed Joinder Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto and a transferee letter substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto (a “Transferee Letter”). Each Lender hereby represents and warrants that is a “Qualified Purchaser” within the meaning of Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act. The parties to any

 

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such assignment, grant or sale of a participation interest shall execute and deliver to such Lender for its acceptance and recording in its books and records, such agreement or document as may be satisfactory to such parties. The Borrower shall not assign or delegate, or grant any interest in, or permit any Lien (except Permitted Liens) to exist upon, any of the Borrower’s rights, obligations or duties under the Transaction Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Citibank shall not need prior consent of the Borrower to consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer substantially all of its properties and assets, including without limitation any Advance (or portion thereof) or any VFN (or any portion thereof), to any Person.

(b) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and Borrower, the Collateral Manager the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower, the Collateral Manager and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(c) The Borrower agrees that each participant pursuant to Section 13.16(a) shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.12 and Section 2.13 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.13(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.13(f) shall be delivered by the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment; provided that such participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or Section 2.13, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from (i) the introduction of or any change (including, without limitation, any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements) in or in the interpretation of any Applicable Law or (ii) the compliance by the participating Lender or such participant with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), in each case that occurs after the participant acquired the applicable participation.

(d) 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 the applicable participants and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each such participant’s interest in the Obligations (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any Obligations) to any Person 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 Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.16 or any other provision of this Agreement, any Lender may at any time assign, pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights (including , without limitations, rights to payment of principal and interest) under this Agreement as collateral security to the Federal Reserve Bank or, as applicable, to such Lender’s trustee for the benefit of its investors (but no such assignment shall release any Lender from any of its obligations hereunder).

Section 13.17 Heading and Exhibits.

The headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof. The schedules and exhibits attached hereto and referred to herein shall constitute a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this Agreement for all purposes.

Section 13.18 Intent of the Parties.

It is the intent and understanding of each party hereto that the Advances are loans from the Lenders to the Borrower and do not constitute a “security” within the meaning of Section 8-102(15) of the UCC.

Section 13.19 Written Disclosure Statement.

The Borrower acknowledges receipt of Part 2A and Part 2B of the Collateral Manager’s Form ADV, as required by Rule 204-3 under the Advisers Act, more than 48 hours prior to the date of execution of this Agreement.

Section 13.19 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 Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:
OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC
By: Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation
Its: Designated Manager
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Martin Boskovich

Name: Martin Boskovich
Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Vice President, Legal

[Signatures Continued on the Following Page]

 

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SELLER:
OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Martin Boskovich

  Name: Martin Boskovich
  Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Vice President, Legal

[Signatures Continued on the Following Page]

 

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COLLATERAL MANAGER:
OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:     Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Martin Boskovich

 

Name: Martin Boskovich

Title: Managing Director

By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Vice President, Legal

[Signatures Continued on the Following Page]

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THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Brett Bushinger

 

Name: Brett Bushinger

Title: Authorized Signer

LENDER:
CITIBANK, N.A.,
By:  

/s/ Brett Bushinger

 

Name: Brett Bushinger

Title: Authorized Signer

[Signatures Continued on the Following Page]

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THE COLLATERAL AGENT:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL     ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but     solely as Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Rupinder Suri

 

        Name: Rupinder Suri

        Title: Vice President

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Annex A

Addresses for Notices

CITIBANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent

Citibank, N.A.

750 Washington Boulevard

7th Floor

Stamford, CT 06901

Attention: Robert Kohl, Global Securitized Products

Telephone: 203-975-6383

All electronic dissemination of Notices should be sent to: conduitoperations@citi.com ; Robert.kohl@citi.com

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION,

as COLLATERAL Manager

333 S. Grand Avenue, 28th Floor, Los Angeles CA 90071

Attention: Legal Department

All electronic dissemination of Notices should be sent to: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION.,

as Seller333 S. Grand Avenue, 28th Floor, Los Angeles CA 90071

Attention: Legal Department

All electronic dissemination of Notices should be sent to: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

Citibank, N.A.

as Lender

750 Washington Boulevard

7th Floor

Stamford, CT 06901

Attention: Robert Kohl, Global Securitized Products

Telephone: 203-975-6383

All electronic dissemination of Notices should be sent to: conduitoperations@citi.com ; Robert.kohl@citi.com

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Rd.

Columbia, MD 21045

Annex A to LSA


Attn: CDO Trust Services – OCSI Senior Funding II LLC

Fax: 410-715-3748

Phone: 410-884-2000

Annex A to LSA


Annex B

Commitments

 

Lender

   Commitment  

Citibank, N.A.

   $ 100,000,000  


Annex C

Borrowing Base Model

[To be inserted]


Annex D

Diversity Score Model

Diversity Score

Calculated as follows:

(a) An “Issuer Par Amount” is calculated for each issuer of an Eligible Loan, and is equal to the Outstanding Principal Balance of all Eligible Loans issued by that issuer and all Affiliates.

(b) An “Average Par Amount” is calculated by summing the Issuer Par Amounts for all issuers, and dividing by the number of issuers.

(c) An “Equivalent Unit Score” is calculated for each issuer, and is equal to the lesser of (i) one and (ii) the Issuer Par Amount for such issuer divided by the Average Par Amount.

(d) An “Aggregate Industry Equivalent Unit Score” is then calculated for each of the Moody’s industry classification groups (as set forth in Schedule VI of the Agreement) and is equal to the sum of the Equivalent Unit Scores for each issuer in such industry classification group.

(e) An “Industry Diversity Score” is then established for each Moody’s industry classification group by reference to the following table for the related Aggregate Industry Equivalent Unit Score; provided, that if any Aggregate Industry Equivalent Unit Score falls between any two such scores, the applicable Industry Diversity Score will be the lower of the two Industry Diversity Scores:

 

Aggregate

Industry

Equivalent

Unit Score

  Industry
Diversity
Score
    Aggregate
Industry
Equivalent
Unit Score
    Industry
Diversity
Score
    Aggregate
Industry,
Equivalent
Unit Score
     Industry
Diversity
Score
     Aggregate
Industry
Equivalent Unit
Score
     Industry
Diversity
Score
 
0.0000     0.0000       5.0500       2.7000       10.1500        4.0200        15.2500        4.5300  
0.0500     0.1000       5.1500       2.7333       10.2500        4.0300        15.3500        4.5400  
0.1500     0.2000       5.2500       2.7667       10.3500        4.0400        15.4500        4.5500  
0.2500     0.3000       5.3500       2.8000       10.4500        4.0500        15.5500        4.5600  
0.3500     0.4000       5.4500       2.8333       10.5500        4.0600        15.6500        4.5700  
0.4500     0.5000       5.5500       2.8667       10.6500        4.0700        15.7500        4.5800  
0.5500     0.6000       5.6500       2.9000       10.7500        4.0800        15.8500        4.5900  
0.6500     0.7000       5.7500       2.9333       10.8500        4.0900        15.9500        4.6000  
0.7500     0.8000       5.8500       2.9667       10.9500        4.1000        16.0500        4.6100  
0.8500     0.9000       5.9500       3.0000       11.0500        4.1100        16.1500        4.6200  
0.9500     1.0000       6.0500       3.0250       11.1500        4.1200        16.2500        4.6300  
1.0500     1.0500       6.1500       3.0500       11.2500        4.1300        16.3500        4.6400  
1.1500     1.1000       6.2500       3.0750       11.3500        4.1400        16.4500        4.6500  
1.2500     1.1500       6.3500       3.1000       11.4500        4.1500        16.5500        4.6600  
1.3500     1.2000       6.4500       3.1250       11.5500        4.1600        16.6500        4.6700  
1.4500     1.2500       6.5500       3.1500       11.6500        4.1700        16.7500        4.6800  
1.5500     1.3000       6.6500       3.1750       11.7500        4.1800        16.8500        4.6900  
1.6500     1.3500       6.7500       3.2000       11.8500        4.1900        16.9500        4.7000  
1.7500     1.4000       6.8500       3.2250       11.9500        4.2000        17.0500        4.7100  
1.8500     1.4500       6.9500       3.2500       12.0500        4.2100        17.1500        4.7200  
1.9500     1.5000       7.0500       3.2750       12.1500        4.2200        17.2500        4.7300  


Aggregate

Industry

Equivalent

Unit Score

  Industry
Diversity
Score
    Aggregate
Industry
Equivalent
Unit Score
    Industry
Diversity
Score
    Aggregate
Industry,
Equivalent
Unit Score
     Industry
Diversity
Score
     Aggregate
Industry
Equivalent Unit
Score
     Industry
Diversity
Score
 
2.0500     1.5500       7.1500       3.3000       12.2500        4.2300        17.3500        4.7400  
2.1500     1.6000       7.2500       3.3250       12.3500        4.2400        17.4500        4.7500  
2.2500     1.6500       7.3500       3.3500       12.4500        4.2500        17.5500        4.7600  
2.3500     1.7000       7.4500       3.3750       12.5500        4.2600        17.6500        4.7700  
2.4500     1.7500       7.5500       3.4000       12.6500        4.2700        17.7500        4.7800  
2.5500     1.8000       7.6500       3.4250       12.7500        4.2800        17.8500        4.7900  
2.6500     1.8500       7.7500       3.4500       12.8500        4.2900        17.9500        4.8000  
2.7500     1.9000       7.8500       3.4750       12.9500        4.3000        18.0500        4.8100  
2.8500     1.9500       7.9500       3.5000       13.0500        4.3100        18.1500        4.8200  
2.9500     2.0000       8.0500       3.5250       13.1500        4.3200        18.2500        4.8300  
3.0500     2.0333       8.1500       3.5500       13.2500        4.3300        18.3500        4.8400  
3.1500     2.0667       8.2500       3.5750       13.3500        4.3400        18.4500        4.8500  
3.2500     2.1000       8.3500       3.6000       13.4500        4.3500        18.5500        4.8600  
3.3500     2.1333       8.4500       3.6250       13.5500        4.3600        18.6500        4.8700  
3.4500     2.1667       8.5500       3.6500       13.6500        4.3700        18.7500        4.8800  
3.5500     2.2000       8.6500       3.6750       13.7500        4.3800        18.8500        4.8900  
3.6500     2.2333       8.7500       3.7000       13.8500        4.3900        18.9500        4.9000  
3.7500     2.2667       8.8500       3.7250       13.9500        4.4000        19.0500        4.9100  
3.8500     2.3000       8.9500       3.7500       14.0500        4.4100        19.1500        4.9200  
3.9500     2.3333       9.0500       3.7750       14.1500        4.4200        19.2500        4.9300  
4.0500     2.3667       9.1500       3.8000       14.2500        4.4300        19.3500        4.9400  
4.1500     2.4000       9.2500       3.8250       14.3500        4.4400        19.4500        4.9500  
4.2500     2.4333       9.3500       3.8500       14.4500        4.4500        19.5500        4.9600  
4.3500     2.4667       9.4500       3.8750       14.5500        4.4600        19.6500        4.9700  
4.4500     2.5000       9.5500       3.9000       14.6500        4.4700        19.7500        4.9800  
4.5500     2.5333       9.6500       3.9250       14.7500        4.4800        19.8500        4.9900  
4.6500     2.5667       9.7500       3.9500       14.8500        4.4900        19.9500        5.0000  
4.7500     2.6000       9.8500       3.9750       14.9500        4.5000        
4.8500     2.6333       9.9500       4.0000       15.0500        4.5100        
4.9500     2.6667       10.0500       4.0100       15.1500        4.5200        

(f) The Diversity Score is then calculated by summing each of the Industry Diversity Scores for each Moody’s industry classification group.

For purposes of calculating the Diversity Score, Affiliated issuers in the same industry are deemed to be a single issuer, except as otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent.

Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION COPY

FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made as of May 14, 2018, by and among Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the collateral manager (in such capacity, the “Collateral Manager”), OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and Citibank, N.A., as the sole lender (the “Lender”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Collateral Manager, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”), the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lender and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2018 (as the same has been previously amended and may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Loan and Security Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Loan and Security Agreement, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower desire to, and have requested that the Administrative Agent agree to, amend certain provisions of the Loan and Security Agreement as provided herein;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Administrative Agent and Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments to the Loan and Security Agreement.

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

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan and Security Agreement.

2. Amendments. The Loan and Security Agreement is hereby amended, modified and supplemented as follows:

(A) The defined term “Required Asset Coverage Ratio” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Required Asset Coverage Ratio”: As of any date of determination, “asset coverage” (as understood under the 1940 Act) of the Collateral Manager of at least 150 per centum, as determined in accordance with the terms and requirements of the 1940 Act, including Sections 6(f), 18 and 61(a)(1) thereof, and otherwise in accordance with GAAP.

3. [Reserved].

4. Reaffirmation. Except to the extent expressly amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement and other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect. Each of the Transaction Documents, including the Loan and Security Agreement, and any and


all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and/or delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such Transaction Documents to the Loan and Security Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall mean a reference to the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Transaction Document under the Loan and Security Agreement.

5. Miscellaneous. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one binding agreement. The Article and/or Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. 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 LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day, month and year first above written.

 

BORROWER
OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC
By:   Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation:
Its:   Designated Manager
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Martin Boskovich

  Name: Martin Boskovich
  Title: Managing Director

[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]


COLLATERAL MANAGER:
OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Martin Boskovich

  Name: Martin Boskovich
  Title: Managing Director


THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
  CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Wayne Gee

  Name: Wayne Gee
  Title: Vice President
LENDER:
CITIBANK, N.A.,
By:  

/s/ Wayne Gee

  Name: Wayne Gee
  Title: Vice President

Exhibit 10.5

Execution Version

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made as of July 18, 2018, by and among Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the collateral manager (in such capacity, the “Collateral Manager”), OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and Citibank, N.A., as the sole lender (the “Lender”).

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, the Collateral Manager, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”), the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lender and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2018 (as the same has been previously amended and may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Loan and Security Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Loan and Security Agreement, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower desire to, and have requested that the Administrative Agent agree to, amend certain provisions of the Loan and Security Agreement as provided herein;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Administrative Agent and Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments to the Loan and Security Agreement.

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

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan and Security Agreement.

2. Amendments. The Loan and Security Agreement is hereby amended, modified and supplemented as follows:

(A) The defined term “Concentration Test Amount” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended to delete the reference to “$100,000,000” in clause (i)(a) thereof and to replace it with “$180,000,000.”

(B) The defined term “Facility Maturity Date” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Facility Maturity Date”: July 18, 2023 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

(C) The defined term “Maximum Facility Amount” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

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Maximum Facility Amount”: With respect to the Advances, $180,000,000, as may be increased pursuant to Section 2.1.

(D) The defined term “Ramp-Up Period” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Ramp-Up Period”: the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (x) the initial date on which the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loans exceeds $270,000,000 and (y) November 18, 2018 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

(E) The defined term “Scheduled Reinvestment Period End Date” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Scheduled Reinvestment Period End Date”: July 18, 2021 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

(F) Annex B is hereby amended to delete the reference to “$100,000,000” and replace it with “$180,000,000.”

3. Reaffirmation. Except to the extent expressly amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement and other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect. Each of the Transaction Documents, including the Loan and Security Agreement, and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and/or delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such Transaction Documents to the Loan and Security Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall mean a reference to the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Transaction Document under the Loan and Security Agreement.

4. Miscellaneous. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one binding agreement. The Article and/or Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. 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 LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day, month and year first above written.

 

BORROWER
OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC
By:  Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation:
Its:   Designated Manager
By:  Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Martin Boskovich

  Name: Martin Boskovich
  Title: Managing Director

[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

[A&R LSA AMENDMENT]


COLLATERAL MANAGER:

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME

CORPORATION

By:  Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Martin Boskovich

  Name: Martin Boskovich
  Title: Managing Director

[A&R LSA AMENDMENT]


THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
 

CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as

Administrative Agent

By:  

/s/ Brett Bushinger

  Name: Brett Bushinger
  Title: Vice President
LENDER:
CITIBANK, N.A.,
By:  

/s/ Brett Bushinger

  Name: Brett Bushinger
  Title: Vice President

[A&R LSA AMENDMENT]

Exhibit 10.6

Execution Version

THIRD AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made as of September 17, 2018, by and among Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the collateral manager (in such capacity, the “Collateral Manager”), OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and Citibank, N.A., as the sole lender (the “Lender”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Collateral Manager, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”), the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lender and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2018 (as the same has been previously amended and may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Loan and Security Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Loan and Security Agreement, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower desire to, and have requested that the Administrative Agent agree to, amend certain provisions of the Loan and Security Agreement as provided herein;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Administrative Agent and Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments to the Loan and Security Agreement.

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

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan and Security Agreement.

2. Amendments. The Loan and Security Agreement is hereby amended, modified and supplemented as follows:

(A) The defined term “Advance Rate” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended to add the following language at the end thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, if after giving effect to the inclusion of any Eligible Loan at its otherwise applicable Advance Rate, the weighted average of the Advance Rates on all Eligible Loans included in the Collateral would exceed 71.25%, the otherwise applicable Advance Rate for such Eligible Loan shall be reduced to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess.”

(B) The defined term “Concentration Limits” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended to delete the text in clause (n) in its entirety and to replace it with “[reserved].”


3. Reaffirmation. Except to the extent expressly amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement and other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect. Each of the Transaction Documents, including the Loan and Security Agreement, and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and/or delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such Transaction Documents to the Loan and Security Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall mean a reference to the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Transaction Document under the Loan and Security Agreement.

4. Miscellaneous. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one binding agreement. The Article and/or Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. 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 LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day, month and year first above written.

BORROWER

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC
By: Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation:
Its: Designated Manager
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Advisor
By:  

                          

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]


COLLATERAL MANAGER:
OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION
  By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
  Its: Investment Advisor
  By:  

                                                                           

  Name:  
  Title:  
  By:  

                                                                   

  Name:  
  Title:  
    THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
  CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent
By:  

                                                                                           

  Name:  
  Title:  
    LENDER:
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
By:  

                                                                       

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

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Exhibit 10.7

EXECUTION VERSION

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made as of September 20, 2019, by and among Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the collateral manager (in such capacity, the “Collateral Manager”), OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and Citibank, N.A., as the sole lender (the “Lender”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Collateral Manager, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”), the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lender and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2018 (as the same has been previously amended and may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Loan and Security Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Loan and Security Agreement, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower desire to, and have requested that the Administrative Agent agree to, amend certain provisions of the Loan and Security Agreement as provided herein;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Administrative Agent and Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments to the Loan and Security Agreement.

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

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan and Security Agreement.

2. Amendments. The Loan and Security Agreement is hereby amended, modified and supplemented as follows:

(A) The defined term “Collateral Manager Event of Default” in Section 1.1 is hereby amended by deleting clause (f) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“(f) any change in the management of the Collateral Manager (whether by resignation, termination, disability, death or otherwise) whereby any two (2) of the following individuals cease to be actively involved in the operations of the Collateral Manager, and such persons are not replaced with other individuals reasonably acceptable to the Controlling Lender within 30 days of such event: Matt Pendo; Armen Panossian; and Bruce Karsh.”

3. Reaffirmation. Except to the extent expressly amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement and other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect. Each of the Transaction Documents, including the Loan and Security Agreement, and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and/or delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such Transaction Documents to the Loan and Security Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall mean a reference to the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Transaction Document under the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

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4. Miscellaneous. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one binding agreement. The Article and/or Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. 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 LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day, month and year first above written.

BORROWER

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC
By: Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation:
Its: Designated Manager
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

Name: Mary Gallegly
Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Matt Stewart

Name: Matt Stewart
Title: Vice President

[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]


COLLATERAL MANAGER:
OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

Name: Mary Gallegly
Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Matt Stewart

Name: Matt Stewart
Title: Vice President


THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Brett Bushinger

Name: Brett Bushinger
Title: Vice President
LENDER:
CITIBANK, N.A.,
By:  

/s/ Brett Bushinger

Name: Brett Bushinger
Title: Vice President

Exhibit 10.8

EXECUTION VERSION

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made as of October 27, 2020, by and among Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the collateral manager (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Collateral Manager”), OCSI Senior Funding II LLC, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and Citibank, N.A., as the sole lender (the “Lender”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Collateral Manager, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as the seller, prior to the consummation of the OCSI Merger, (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Seller”), the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lender and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2018 (as the same has been previously amended and may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Loan and Security Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Loan and Security Agreement, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower desire to, and have requested that the Administrative Agent agree to, amend certain provisions of the Loan and Security Agreement as provided herein;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Administrative Agent and Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments to the Loan and Security Agreement.

WHEREAS, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation will merge with and into Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation and Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation will be the surviving entity.

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

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan and Security Agreement.

2. Amendments. The Loan and Security Agreement shall be amended as follows upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Section 3 of this Amendment:

(A) The defined term “Collateral Manager” is hereby amended by deleting such term in its entirety and replacing it with the following (underlined language shows the changes for convenience of reference and language that is struck through shall not be included in the amendment and restatement of the definition):

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Collateral Manager (, prior to the consummation of the OCSI Merger, then OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Collateral Manager, on and after the consummation of the OCSI Merger, (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Collateral Manager”)

 

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(B) The defined term “Equityholder” is hereby amended by deleting such term in its entirety and replacing it with the following (underlined language shows the changes for convenience of reference and language that is struck through shall not be included in the amendment and restatement of the definition):

“Equityholder”: Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, a Delaware corporation., prior to the consummation of the OCSI Merger, then Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Collateral Manager, on and after the consummation of the OCSI Merger, (together with its permitted successors and assigns).

(C) The defined term “Seller” is hereby amended by deleting such term in its entirety and replacing it with the following (underlined language shows the changes for convenience of reference and language that is struck through shall not be included in the amendment and restatement of the definition):

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as seller (, prior to the consummation of the OCSI Merger, then OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as seller, on and after the consummation of the OCSI Merger, (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Seller”)

(D) The defined term “Change of Control” is hereby amended by deleting such term in its entirety and replacing it with the following (underlined language shows the changes for convenience of reference and language that is struck through shall not be included in the amendment and restatement of the definition):

Change of Control”: (a) With respect to the Borrower, the occurrence of an event by which the Equityholder ceases to own, of record, beneficially and directly, 100% of the equity interests of the Borrower; and (b) with respect to the Collateral Manager, (x) any “person” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) or two or more persons in concert shall have acquired “beneficial ownership” (as defined under Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person or two or more persons acting in concert shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or persons have the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, directly or indirectly, of stock or other equity interests or any interest convertible into any such interest in the Collateral Manager), directly or indirectly, of, or shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation, will result in its or their acquisition of, or Control over the Collateral Manager or of 35% or more of the voting power for the election of directors of the Collateral Manager, if any, under ordinary circumstances, or (y) the dissolution, termination or liquidation in whole or in part, transfer or other disposition, in each case, of all or substantially all of the assets of, the Collateral Manager (except, in the case of both (x) and (y) above, in connection with effectuation and consummation of the OCSI Merger, or any merger or consolidation that does not violate Section 5.4(a)).

(E) Section 1.1 is hereby amended by adding the following defined term in the appropriate alphabetical order:

“OCSI Merger” means the merger of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation with and into Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation as the surviving company, on the terms and conditions set forth in that certain merger agreement governing such transaction.

 

 

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(F) Section 5.4(a) is hereby amended by deleting such term in its entirety and replacing it with the following (underlined language shows the changes for convenience of reference and language that is struck through shall not be included in the amendment and restatement of the definition):

Mergers, Acquisition, Sales, etc. The Other than in connection with and pursuant to the OCSI Merger, the Collateral Manager will not be a party to any merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire any of the assets or any stock of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person, or sell, transfer, convey or lease any of its assets, in each case where such action would have a Material Adverse Effect or sell or assign with or without recourse any Collateral or any interest therein (other than as permitted pursuant to this Agreement).

(G) Section 13.5 is hereby amended by deleting such term in its entirety and replacing it with the following (underlined language shows the changes for convenience of reference and language that is struck through shall not be included in the amendment and restatement of the definition):

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Each Collateral Manager Indemnified Party and each Indemnified Party shall be an express third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to the extent set forth herein. Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (or, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, after the consummation of the OCSI Merger), in its individual capacity, shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Section 9.2(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Collateral Manager may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder by virtue of any change of control considered an “assignment” within the meaning of Section 202(a)(1) of the Advisers Act without the prior written consent of the Borrower.

(H) Clause (i) of the definition of “Collateral Manager Event of Default” is hereby amended by deleting such term in its entirety and replacing it with the following (underlined language shows the changes for convenience of reference and language that is struck through shall not be included in the amendment and restatement of the definition):

Prior to the OCSI Merger, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation shall cease to be the Collateral Manager. After the OCSI Merger, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (or any affiliate thereof) shall cease to be the Collateral Manager.

3. Conditions to Effectiveness.

(A) The execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto;

(B) The Borrower has delivered legal opinions of Milbank LLP, dated as of the date of the OCSI Merger, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(C) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of a good standing certificate for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, after the consummation of the OCSI Merger, 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 Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation approving this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by its secretary or other authorized officer;

(D) Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate as to whether the Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is Solvent;

(E) The execution and delivery of a certificate by Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent, confirming in every respect and acknowledging that it shall assume all of the liabilities and obligations of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation under all of the Transaction Documents and shall perform and observe all of the terms of the Transaction Documents as if originally named as the party therein; and

 

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(F) The UCC-1 financing statement naming the Seller as debtor and the Borrower as the secured party shall be amended and/or replaced to reflect Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation as Seller.

4. Reaffirmation. Except to the extent expressly amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement and other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect. Each of the Transaction Documents, including the Loan and Security Agreement, and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and/or delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such Transaction Documents to the Loan and Security Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall mean a reference to the Loan and Security Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Transaction Document under the Loan and Security Agreement.

5. Miscellaneous. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one binding agreement. The Article and/or Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. 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 LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

6. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day, month and year first above written.

 

BORROWER
OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC
By:   Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation:
Its:   Designated Manager
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Matthew Stewart

  Name: Matthew Stewart
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President

[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

[Signature page to Fifth Amendment]


COLLATERAL MANAGER:
OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION
By:   Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC
Its:   Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Matthew Stewart

  Name: Matthew Stewart
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature page to Fifth Amendment]


ACKNOWLEDGED:
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
By:   Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC
Its:   Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Matthew Stewart

  Name: Matthew Stewart
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature page to Fifth Amendment]


THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
CITIBANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Vincent Nocerino

  Name: Vincent Nocerino
  Title: Vice President
LENDER:
CITIBANK, N.A.,
By:  

/s/ Vincent Nocerino

  Name: Vincent Nocerino
  Title: Vice President

[Signature page to Fifth Amendment]

Exhibit 10.9

EXECUTION VERSION

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of September 24, 2018

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.

as Borrower

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Equityholder,

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

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

WELLS FARGO 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      46  

ARTICLE II THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES

     48  

Section 2.1

  Advances      48  

Section 2.2

  Funding of Advances      48  

Section 2.3

  Notes      49  

Section 2.4

  Repayment and Prepayments      50  

Section 2.5

  Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount      50  

Section 2.6

  Extension of Revolving Period      51  

Section 2.7

  Calculation of Discount Factor      51  

Section 2.8

  Increase in Facility Amount      52  

Section 2.9

  Defaulting Lenders      52  

ARTICLE III YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, ETC

     53  

Section 3.1

  Yield and Undrawn Fee      53  

Section 3.2

  Yield Distribution Dates      54  

Section 3.3

  Yield Calculation      54  

Section 3.4

  Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc      54  

ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS; TAXES

     54  

Section 4.1

  Making of Payments      54  

Section 4.2

  Due Date Extension      55  

Section 4.3

  Taxes      55  

 

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ARTICLE V INCREASED COSTS, ETC

     59  

Section 5.1

  Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy      59  

ARTICLE VI EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES

     60  

Section 6.1

  Effectiveness      60  

Section 6.2

  Advances and Reinvestments      62  

Section 6.3

  Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments      64  

ARTICLE VII ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS

     65  

Section 7.1

  Retention and Termination of the Servicer      65  

Section 7.2

  Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer      66  

Section 7.3

  Duties of the Servicer      67  

Section 7.4

  Representations and Warranties of the Servicer      68  

Section 7.5

  Covenants of the Servicer      71  

Section 7.6

  Servicing Fees; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer      74  

Section 7.7

  Collateral Reporting      74  

Section 7.8

  Notices      74  

Section 7.9

  Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records      74  

Section 7.10

  Optional Sales      75  

Section 7.11

  Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations      77  

Section 7.12

  Servicing of REO Assets      77  

Section 7.13

  Required Sale Date      79  

ARTICLE VIII ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

     79  

Section 8.1

  Accounts      79  

Section 8.2

  Excluded Amounts      81  

 

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Section 8.3

  Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends      81  

Section 8.4

  Fees      84  

Section 8.5

  Monthly Report      84  

ARTICLE IX REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

     85  

Section 9.1

  Organization and Good Standing      85  

Section 9.2

  Due Qualification      85  

Section 9.3

  Power and Authority      86  

Section 9.4

  Binding Obligations      86  

Section 9.5

  Security Interest      86  

Section 9.6

  No Violation      87  

Section 9.7

  No Proceedings      87  

Section 9.8

  No Consents      87  

Section 9.9

  Solvency      88  

Section 9.10

  Compliance with Laws      88  

Section 9.11

  Taxes      88  

Section 9.12

  Monthly Report      88  

Section 9.13

  No Liens, Etc      88  

Section 9.14

  Information True and Correct      89  

Section 9.15

  Bulk Sales      89  

Section 9.16

  Collateral      89  

Section 9.17

  Selection Procedures      89  

Section 9.18

  Indebtedness      89  

Section 9.19

  No Injunctions      89  

Section 9.20

  No Subsidiaries      90  

Section 9.21

  ERISA Compliance      90  

 

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Section 9.22

  Investment Company Status      90  

Section 9.23

  Set-Off, Etc      90  

Section 9.24

  Collections      90  

Section 9.25

  Value Given      90  

Section 9.26

  Use of Proceeds      90  

Section 9.27

  Separate Existence      90  

Section 9.28

  Transaction Documents      91  

Section 9.29

  Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering      91  

ARTICLE X COVENANTS

     92  

Section 10.1

  Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties      92  

Section 10.2

  Other Liens or Interests      93  

Section 10.3

  Costs and Expenses      94  

Section 10.4

  Reporting Requirements      94  

Section 10.5

  Separate Existence      94  

Section 10.6

  Hedging Agreements      96  

Section 10.7

  Tangible Net Worth      98  

Section 10.8

  Taxes      98  

Section 10.9

  Merger, Consolidation, Etc      98  

Section 10.10

  Deposit of Collections      99  

Section 10.11

  Indebtedness; Guarantees      99  

Section 10.12

  Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates      99  

Section 10.13

  Documents      99  

Section 10.14

  Preservation of Existence      99  

Section 10.15

  Limitation on Investments      99  

Section 10.16

  Distributions      99  

 

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Section 10.17

  Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements      100  

Section 10.18

  Reserved      100  

Section 10.19

  Further Assurances; Financing Statements      100  

Section 10.20

  Obligor Payment Instructions      101  

Section 10.21

  Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files      101  

Section 10.22

  Collateral Obligation Schedule      101  

Section 10.23

  Notice to Specified Obligors      101  

Section 10.24

  Risk Retention      101  

Section 10.25

  Moody’s RiskCalc      102  

ARTICLE XI THE COLLATERAL AGENT

     102  

Section 11.1

  Appointment of Collateral Agent      102  

Section 11.2

  Monthly Reports      103  

Section 11.3

  Collateral Administration      103  

Section 11.4

  Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent      106  

Section 11.5

  Representations and Warranties      107  

Section 11.6

  No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent      107  

Section 11.7

  Reliance of Collateral Agent      107  

Section 11.8

  Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights      108  

Section 11.9

  Tax Reports      110  

Section 11.10

  Merger or Consolidation      110  

Section 11.11

  Collateral Agent Compensation      111  

Section 11.12

  Anti-Terrorism Laws      111  

Section 11.13

  Collateral Agent’s Website      111  

ARTICLE XII GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

     111  

Section 12.1

  Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest      111  

 

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Section 12.2

  Borrower Remains Liable      113  

Section 12.3

  Release of Collateral      113  

ARTICLE XIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     113  

Section 13.1

  Events of Default      113  

Section 13.2

  Effect of Event of Default      116  

Section 13.3

  Rights upon Event of Default      116  

Section 13.4

  Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes      117  

Section 13.5

  Collective Proceedings      117  

Section 13.6

  Insolvency Proceedings      117  

Section 13.7

  Delay or Omission Not Waiver      118  

Section 13.8

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      118  

Section 13.9

  Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral      119  

Section 13.10

  Power of Attorney      119  

ARTICLE XIV THE FACILITY AGENT

     120  

Section 14.1

  Appointment      120  

Section 14.2

  Delegation of Duties      120  

Section 14.3

  Exculpatory Provisions      120  

Section 14.4

  Reliance by Note Agents      121  

Section 14.5

  Notices      121  

Section 14.6

  Non-Reliance on Note Agents      122  

Section 14.7

  Indemnification      122  

Section 14.8

  Successor Note Agent      123  

Section 14.9

  Note Agents in their Individual Capacity      123  

 

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ARTICLE XV ASSIGNMENTS

     123  

Section 15.1

  Restrictions on Assignments by the Borrower and the Servicer      123  

Section 15.2

  Documentation      123  

Section 15.3

  Rights of Assignee      124  

Section 15.4

  Assignment by Lenders      124  

Section 15.5

  Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange      124  

Section 15.6

  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes      125  

Section 15.7

  Persons Deemed Owners      126  

Section 15.8

  Cancellation      126  

Section 15.9

  Participations; Pledge      126  

ARTICLE XVI INDEMNIFICATION

     127  

Section 16.1

  Borrower Indemnity      127  

Section 16.2

  Servicer Indemnity      128  

Section 16.3

  Contribution      128  

ARTICLE XVII MISCELLANEOUS

     129  

Section 17.1

  No Waiver; Remedies      129  

Section 17.2

  Amendments, Waivers      129  

Section 17.3

  Notices, Etc      130  

Section 17.4

  Costs and Expenses      130  

Section 17.5

  Binding Effect; Survival      131  

Section 17.6

  Captions and Cross References      131  

Section 17.7

  Severability      131  

Section 17.8

  GOVERNING LAW      131  

Section 17.9

  Counterparts      131  

Section 17.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      132  

 

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Section 17.11

  No Proceedings      132  

Section 17.12

  Limited Recourse      132  

Section 17.13

  ENTIRE AGREEMENT      134  

Section 17.14

  Confidentiality      134  

Section 17.15

  Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment      135  

Section 17.16

  Replacement of Lenders      135  

Section 17.17

  Consent to Jurisdiction      136  

Section 17.18

  Option to Acquire Rating      137  

Section 17.19

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      137  

ARTICLE XVIII COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN

     137  

Section 18.1

  Designation of Collateral Custodian      137  

Section 18.2

  Duties of the Collateral Custodian      138  

Section 18.3

  Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files      139  

Section 18.4

  Collateral Obligation File Certification      140  

Section 18.5

  Release of Collateral Obligation Files      141  

Section 18.6

  Examination of Collateral Obligation Files      142  

Section 18.7

  Lost Note Affidavit      143  

Section 18.8

  Transmission of Collateral Obligation Files      143  

Section 18.9

  Merger or Consolidation      143  

Section 18.10

  Collateral Custodian Compensation      143  

Section 18.11

  Removal or Resignation of Collateral Custodian      144  

Section 18.12

  Limitations on Liability      144  

Section 18.13

  Collateral Custodian as Agent of Collateral Agent      146  

 

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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
SCHEDULE 4    Moody’s RiskCalc Calculation
SCHEDULE 5    Moody’s Definitions

 

 

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LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of September 24, 2018, among OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Borrower”), OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as equityholder (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Equityholder”), OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Servicer”), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the AGENTS for each Lender Group (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”), WELLS FARGO 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 also desires to retain the Servicer to perform certain servicing functions related to the Collateral Obligations (as defined herein) on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein and the Servicer desires to perform certain servicing functions related to the Collateral Obligations on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties that the Advances be repaid from the proceeds of the CLO Securities upon the CLO Takeout.

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.


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 after consultation with the Borrower, 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 among 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.

Administration Agreement” means the administration agreement entered into or to be entered into on or about the date hereof between the Borrower and the Cayman Administrator (as administrator and as share owner), as amended from time to time.

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” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation on any date of determination (x) other than during the Post-Pricing Period, (a) that is a First Lien Loan and a Broadly Syndicated Loan, 75%, (b) that is a First Lien Loan that is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, 70%, (c) that is a Second Lien Loan, 40%, or (d) that is not a First Lien Loan or Second Lien Loan, 40% (or any other percentage set forth in the related Approval Notice by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) and (y) during the Post-Pricing Period, the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate.

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” of any Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for administering, any employee benefit plan). For the purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly (including through affiliated entities), of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

 

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Agency Rating” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Collateral Obligation (a) if a public rating of such Collateral Obligation is available from a Rating Agency, then such rating, (b) if no such rating described in clause (a) is available but such Collateral Obligation has a credit estimate assigned (or affirmed) within the last twelve months by a Rating Agency, then such credit estimate or (c) if no rating described in clause (a) or (b) is available, the rating that is one notch below the .EDF (as defined on Schedule 4) used to determine the Moody’s rating in accordance with Moody’s RiskCalc for such Collateral Obligation, as updated in accordance with Section 10.25; provided that for purposes of calculating an Agency Rating, each applicable rating on credit watch by the applicable Rating Agency that is on (i) positive watch will be treated as having been upgraded by one rating subcategory, (ii) negative watch will be treated as having been downgraded by two rating subcategories, (iii) positive outlook will not be treated as having been upgraded by any rating subcategories and (iv) negative outlook will be treated as having been downgraded by one rating subcategory.

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 LIBOR, the excess, if any, of such minimum LIBOR over such index 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 then-applicable LIBOR rate of a period matching the term to maturity of such Collateral Obligation 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.

 

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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. The Aggregate Unfunded Amount shall not include any commitments under Variable Funding Assets that have expired, terminated or been reduced to zero, and shall be reduced concurrently (and upon notice thereof to the Collateral Agent, the Facility Agent and each Agent) with each documented reduction in commitments of the Borrower under such Variable Funding Assets.

Agreement” means this Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement (including each annex hereto), 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 higher 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; and

(b) 1/2 of one percent above the Federal Funds Rate.

Amount Available” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amount of Collections with respect to the related Collection Period, 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).

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 Event of Default, (x) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, 1.90% per annum and (y) thereafter, 2.05% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, 4.05% per annum.

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

 

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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 loan type and lien priority (including the division of any unitranche Loan), the Original Leverage Multiple (including, for Advance Rate purposes, the attaching Leverage Multiple of any FILO Loan), the Original Effective LTV (if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan) and each other item listed in Section 6.2(h).

Approved Custodian” means Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, State Street, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other custodian mutually agreed to by the Facility Agent and the Servicer.

Approved Valuation Firm” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, each of (a) Murray Devine, (b) Houlihan Lokey, (c) Lincoln International LLC, (d) Duff & Phelps and (e) any other nationally recognized valuation firm approved by the Borrower and the Facility Agent.

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 Agency Rating for each such Collateral Obligation from each Rating Agency and, if such Agency Rating is determined pursuant to clause (b), as applicable, of the definition thereof, the date of the applicable credit estimate and the applicable Rating Agency;

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

(d) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations;

(e) any related Permitted Working Capital Liens; and

(f) all Obligor Information (unless (x) such information is included in the Servicer’s internal credit memo or (y) the Servicer has notified the Facility Agent that such information is not available and the Facility Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that such information is not required to obtain favorable capital treatment in connection with the related Collateral Obligation).

Asset Based Loan” means any Loan where (i) the underwriting of such Loan was based primarily on the appraised value of the assets securing such Loan and (ii) advances in respect of such Loan are governed by a borrowing base relating to the assets securing such Loan.

Attachment Point” means the following fraction expressed as a percentage: (i) the aggregate principal amount of all rated notes to be issued in connection with a CLO Takeout divided by (ii) the Target CLO Amount less the aggregate amount of deal expenses related to the CLO Takeout.

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

 

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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 (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 (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

(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; provided, further, for the avoidance of doubt, immediately following the termination of any event set forth in clauses (a) or (b) above, the “Base Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in the first part of this definition.

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

 

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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 575/2013 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.

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, or (c) any entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” (within the meaning of the DOL Regulations).

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, the sum of (a)(i) the product of the lower of (x) the Weighted Average Advance Rate and (y) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate multiplied by the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (b) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus (c) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount plus (d) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

Broadly Syndicated Loan” means any Loan that (i) is rated B-/B3 or higher, (ii) has a tranche size of at least $200,000,000, (iii) has a quote depth of at least two (2) by Markit and (iv) the related Obligor has EBITDA greater than or equal to $50,000,000.

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or 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; provided that, when used in connection with the LIBOR Rate, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are not carried out in the London interbank market. All references to any “day” or any particular day of any “calendar month” shall mean calendar day unless otherwise specified.

Capital Requirements Regulation” means the European Union Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 575/2013), as amended.

Capped Fees/Expenses” means, on any Distribution Date, the sum of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses in an amount not to exceed $43,500 the (“Quarterly Cap”); provided that, if the aggregate amount of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian under clause (ii) of Section 8.3(a) and clause (i) of Section 8.3(b) on any Distribution Date is less than the Quarterly Cap, the unused portion of the Quarterly Cap may be carried forward to the next succeeding Distribution Date and added to the Quarterly Cap for such Distribution Date; provided further that the aggregate amount of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian under clause (ii) of Section 8.3(a) and clause (i) of Section 8.3(b) may not exceed $150,000 in any calendar year.

 

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Cayman Administrator” means Walkers Fiduciary Limited and any successor thereto.

Change of Control” means (x) the Equityholder shall cease to own at least 51% of the outstanding Preference Shares of the Borrower or (y) Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation or an Affiliate thereof ceases to be the Servicer.

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.

CLO Marketing Period” means the date on which DBSI commences marketing of the CLO Securities with the consent of the Servicer.

CLO Securities” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “CLO Takeout”.

CLO Takeout” means the day on which the Borrower issues subordinated notes and secured notes (collectively, “CLO Securities”) pursuant to an indenture between, among others, the Borrower and such trustee as may be agreed by the parties, as trustee in respect of a collateralized loan obligation offering, in an amount at least sufficient to repay all Obligations outstanding under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents.

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

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

Collateral Agent” means Wells Fargo 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, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Borrower and hereby acknowledged by the Servicer and the Facility Agent, 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 Wells Fargo 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).

 

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Collateral Obligation” means all right, title and interest of the Borrower in a Loan, excluding the Retained Interest thereon.

Collateral Obligation Amount” means for any Collateral Obligation, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and (b) 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; provided, that if the Effective LTV of any Asset Based Loan exceeds (on any date of determination) the limit for the applicable Loan type set forth below, then the Principal Balance component of “Collateral Obligation Amount” of such Collateral Obligation will be automatically (and without any action by the Facility Agent) reduced by the amount necessary to cause such Collateral Obligation to comply with the applicable limit set forth below:

 

Asset Based Loan Type (by collateral source)

   Effective LTV Limit  

working capital

     90

fixed assets

     75

intellectual property

     60

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)(A) 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 the executed underlying promissory note accompanied by an original executed affidavit and indemnity endorsed by the Borrower or the prior holder of record either in blank or to the Collateral Agent, 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 to the Collateral Agent, or in blank, or (B) 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) paper or electronic copies of the related Credit Agreement and each other agreement requested by the Facility Agent or determined by the Servicer in its reasonable discretion to be material, (iii) paper or electronic 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 or evidence that such financing statements have been submitted for filing, in each case only to the extent reasonably available to the Servicer, and (iv) any other document included on the related Document Checklist that is reasonably requested by the Facility Agent and reasonably available to the Servicer.

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 Maximum Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Factor Test, the Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test and the Maximum Weighted Average Life Test.

 

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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.

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 or increased as set forth in Section 2.8), 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 Article XV) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Competitor” means (a) any Person primarily engaged in the business of lending to middle-market or lower-middle-market companies or investing in loans to middle-market or lower-middle-market companies, which is in direct or indirect competition with the Borrower, the Equityholder, the Servicer, any 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, (c) any Person for which a Person referred to in clause (a) above serves as an investment advisor with discretionary investment authority or (d) any public or private business development company (including any applicable external investment manager and Affiliates thereof).

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.

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Corporate Trust Office” means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, specified on Annex A hereto, 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 Alternate Base Rate; and

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

Cov-Lite Loan” means a Collateral Obligation whose Underlying Instrument: (a) does not contain any financial covenants; or (b) does not require the underlying Obligor to comply with a Maintenance Covenant; provided that, for all purposes, a loan described in clause (a) or (b) above which either contains a cross-default or cross-acceleration provision to, or is pari passu with, another loan of the underlying Obligor that requires the underlying Obligor to comply with either an Incurrence Covenant or a Maintenance Covenant will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, a loan that is capable of being described in clause (a) or (b) above only (x) until the expiration of a certain period of time after the initial issuance thereof or (y) for so long as there is no funded balance in respect thereof, in each case as set forth in the related Underlying Instruments, will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan.

Credit Agreement” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued.

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.

DBSI” means Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as sole structuring and debt placement agent in respect of the CLO Securities.

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 five 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, unless the related Loan is a DIP Loan;

(c) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest that has occurred and is continuing for more than five (5) Business Days beyond the grace period (if any) permitted by the related Underlying Instruments with respect to another debt obligation of the same Obligor secured by the same collateral which is either full recourse or senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation unless the related Loan is a DIP Loan;

(d) such Collateral Obligation has (x) a 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) a Responsible Officer of 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 Obligor which has (i) a 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) unless the related Loan is a DIP Loan;

(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) an Affiliate of the Borrower that owns the related Variable Funding Asset 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 (x) such failure to comply was not solely a result of the Equityholder’s, or such other Affiliate’s with respect to such Related Collateral Obligation, as applicable, inability to fund such obligation and (y) no right of set-off will arise as a result of such failure;

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

(i) is an Effective Date Participation Interest that has not been elevated to a full assignment within 30 days of the Effective Date.

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (i) has failed to fund any portion of the Advances required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (ii) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three 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 Facility Agent, each 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 Business Day after request by the Facility Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund Advances under this Agreement, (v) has (or has a parent company that has) become or is insolvent or has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, 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 or (vi) has become the subject of a Bail-In Action.

Deferrable Collateral Obligation” means a Collateral Obligation that by its terms permits the deferral or capitalization of payment of accrued and unpaid interest, excluding, however, any Collateral Obligation that 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, 5.00% per annum over the LIBOR Rate or (ii) otherwise, 6.00% per annum over the applicable index rate.

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

 

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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, 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 calendar day of each January, April, July and October, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

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.

Document Checklist” means an electronic list delivered by the Borrower (or by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) to the Collateral Custodian that identifies each of the documents that have been included 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.

DOL Regulations” means regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor at 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3 101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA and/or at 20 C.F.R. § 2550.401c-1.

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 approved by the Facility Agent in the related Approval Notice or otherwise, any other non-cash charges and organization costs 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, 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.

 

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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.

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 Date Participation Interest” means any participation interest acquired by the Borrower pursuant to the Master Participation Agreement.

Effective Equity” means, as of any day, the greater of (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus 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 result, as expressed as a percentage, 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 Servicer. DBNY and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other Collateral Custodian appointed in accordance with the terms hereunder 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 in its sole discretion in the applicable Approval Notice); provided that, prior to the date that is five (5) days after the Effective Date, the Collateral Obligation in respect of SMS Systems Maintenance Services Inc. shall be deemed to be an Eligible Collateral Obligation:

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

 

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

(c) 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 Person other than the Borrower;

(d) such Collateral Obligation is not a Structured Finance Obligation;

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

(f) 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;

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

(h) 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, 5.00% per annum over the LIBOR Rate or (ii) otherwise, 6.00% per annum over the applicable index rate;

(i) as of the date of acquisition, the related Obligor had EBITDA greater than or equal to $5,000,000;

(j) 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); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (j) shall not be deemed to exclude any DIP Loan;

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

(l) such Collateral Obligation is not a bond or a Floating Rate Note;

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

(n) such Collateral Obligation is not a purpose credit advanced for the acquisition of Margin Stock;

 

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(o) 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;

(p) such Collateral Obligation provides for the periodic payment of cash interest no less frequently than semi-annually;

(q) such Collateral Obligation has a term to stated maturity that does not exceed 8.0 years;

(r) such Collateral Obligation is not subject to substantial non-credit related risk, as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard;

(s) the acquisition of such Collateral Obligation will not cause the Borrower to be deemed to own 5.0% or more of any class of vested 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 vested 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, the Underlying Instrument and related documents and credit approval file; provided that the Facility Agent has agreed to comply with customary and market confidentiality obligations;

(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, subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation (i) to the Facility Agent, (ii) to any assignee of the Facility Agent permitted or contemplated under this Agreement, (iii) to any Person at any foreclosure or strict sale or other disposition initiated by a secured creditor in furtherance of its security interest, and (iv) to commercial banks, financial institutions, offshore and other funds (in each case, including transfer permitted by operation of the UCC), subject, in the cases of clauses (iii) and (iv), to customary and market restrictions on assignment;

(w) 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);

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

(y) (i) as of the Cut-Off Date, such Collateral Obligation, if rated, 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 or (ii) if not rated by either Rating Agency, the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall have requested from such Rating Agency a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Date;

 

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(z) such Collateral Obligation has an Agency Rating;

(aa) such Collateral Obligation is not the subject of an Offer, exchange or tender by the related Obligor for cash, securities or any other type of consideration, other than a Permitted Offer, but only to the extent of such Offer and to the extent set forth on the related Asset Approval Request (or, in the case of a Collateral Obligation that becomes subject to an Offer that is a Permitted Offer after the Cut-Off Date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, to the extent notified by the Servicer to the Facility Agent); and

(bb) such Collateral Obligation is purchased for a Purchase Price of at least 85%.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a Person (other than a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof, (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.

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” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Equity Security” means any asset that is not a First Lien Loan, FILO Loan, Second Lien Loan or any asset approved by the Facility Agent pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Advance Rate” above.

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.

 

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

Excepted Property” means the U.S.$250 proceeds of the issuance of the Borrower’s ordinary shares, a U.S.$250 transaction fee payable to the Borrower in connection with the Transaction Documents, the bank account in which such monies are held and all interest and other proceeds received in connection therewith.

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:

(a) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations the Obligors with respect to which:

(i) is domiciled in a country other than the United States or Canada over 15.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(ii) is domiciled in Canada over 10.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(iii) is domiciled in a country other than the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom over 7.5% of the Target CLO Amount;

(iv) is domiciled in any individual Group I Country over 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(v) is domiciled in a Group II Country over 3.5% of the Target CLO Amount; and

(vi) is domiciled in a Group III Country over 3.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(b) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Variable Funding Assets over 10.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(c) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are not First Lien Loans over 5.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(d) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are FILO Loans over 5.0% 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 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(f) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Participation Interests over 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(g) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Deferrable Collateral Obligations over 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

 

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(h) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are DIP Loans over 10.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(i) 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 3.0% of the Target CLO Amount; provided that (i) with respect to any five 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 such Obligor may be up to 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount; provided that, each such Obligor described in this clause (i) has a Moody’s public rating and (ii) with respect to any three additional Obligors that represent Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in excess of all other single Obligors (other than an Obligor described in clause (i)) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of each such Obligor may be up to 3.5% of the Target CLO Amount;

(j) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso) over 12.0% of the Target CLO Amount; provided that (i) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification may be up to 20.0% of the Target CLO Amount and (ii) in addition, the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in clause (i)) may be up to 15.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(k) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that pay interest less frequently than quarterly over 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(l) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Cov-Lite Loans over 15.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(m) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) that have a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa1” or below over (x) prior to the date that is five (5) days after the Effective Date, 22.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (y) thereafter, 17.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(n) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) that have a public rating by Standard & Poor’s of “CCC+” or below over 17.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(o) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations the Agency Rating for which is determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof on any date of determination that is eight (8) weeks after the applicable Cut-Off Date over 10.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means the sum of (i) the Principal Balances for all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus (ii) all amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account plus (iii) all amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

 

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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.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount deposited into the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by or on behalf of 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) to the extent paid using amounts other than Collections and proceeds of Advances, any amount paid in respect of reimbursement for expenses owed in respect of any Collateral Obligation pursuant to the related Underlying Instrument or (vi) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error (including any amounts relating to any portion of an asset sold by the Borrower and occurring after the date of such sale).

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 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 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 or any Vice President.

Extension Request” means any of the events described in Section 2.6.

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

 

 

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Facility Amount” means (a) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, $250,000,000, 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.

Facility Termination Date” means the earliest of (i) the date that is six (6) months after the last day of the Revolving Period, (ii) the date of the CLO Takeout and (iii) 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 including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority Law (2017 Revision) together with regulations and guidance notes made pursuant to such law.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, 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 (other than any Loan subject to a Permitted Working Capital Lien), 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 (x) Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are reasonable or customary for similar loans, (y) Permitted Working Capital Liens and (z) 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 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 the same collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a FILO Loan if the Facility Agent designates such Collateral Obligation as a First Lien Loan pursuant to the proviso at the end of the definition of such term.

 

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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) or managing or advising another Person that acquires, holds or sells 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.

First Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a unitranche Loan as set forth in the related Approval Notice) that (i) is not (and is not permitted by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the related Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of specified collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to (x) liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments, (y) Permitted Working Capital Liens and (z) 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 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 which does not otherwise satisfy this definition shall be treated as a First Lien Loan if (a) such Loan (1) is an Asset Based Loan for which the primary collateral source is not intellectual property, (2) satisfies the definition of FILO Loan or Second Lien Loan and (3) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that have an Effective LTV that is, at all times such Loan qualifies under this clause, less than 25%, (b) such Loan (1) is an Enterprise Value Loan, (2) satisfies the definition of FILO Loan or Second Lien Loan, (3) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that do not (collectively) exceed an amount equal to the product of (i) 25% multiplied by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such obligations (including any obligations secured by a Permitted Working Capital Lien) and (4) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that do not represent more than 1.0x of leverage of such Obligor, as reasonably determined by the Facility Agent or (c) the Facility Agent deems such Loan to be a First Lien Loan in the related Approval Notice following the request of the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) in the related Asset Approval Request.

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.

Floating Rate Note” means a floating rate note issued pursuant to an indenture or equivalent document by a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other person that is secured by a first or second priority perfected security interest or lien in or on specified collateral securing the issuer’s obligations under such note.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

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

 

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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.

Group I Country” means The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (or such other countries as may be specified in publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

Group II Country” means Germany, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland (or such other countries as may be specified in publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

Group III Country” means Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway and Singapore (or such other countries as may be specified in publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

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 debt rating of not less than “A” by Standard & Poor’s, 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 Standard & Poor’s, 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, Standard & Poor’s 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 Long-term Rating Requirement and the Short-term Rating Requirement 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 Facility Agent and/or any other Affected Person under Article V of this Agreement.

Incurrence Covenant” means a covenant by any borrower to comply with one or more financial covenants only upon the occurrence of certain actions of the borrower, including a debt issuance, dividend payment, share purchase, merger, acquisition or divestiture.

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 (in each case excluding any unfunded commitments of the Borrower with respect to any Variable Funding Asset).

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.

 

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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; (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, (c) the passing of a resolution by the shareholders of such Person to be wound up on a voluntary basis or (d) any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction to which such Person is subject.

Interest Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 84108601, 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 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, closing, agent, waiver, late payment, facility, ticking, upfront, underwriting, origination, amendment or prepayment fees or premiums 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) and (iii) the earnings on Interest Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, in each case other than Retained Interests.

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.

 

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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.

LIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Accrual Period, the greater of (a) zero and (b)(x) the rate per annum shown by the Bloomberg Professional Service as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to three (3) months 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 three (3) months 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 three (3) months or (y) if a LIBOR Replacement Rate has been selected in accordance with the definition thereof, the LIBOR Replacement Rate.

LIBOR Replacement Rate” means the alternative rate, including any applicable spread adjustments thereto, selected by the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) with the consent of the Facility Agent (with notice to the Equityholder, the Borrower and each Lender), at any time there is a material disruption to LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Rate ceases to exist or be reported as described in the definition of “LIBOR Rate” that, in its commercially reasonable judgment, is commonly used on the applicable date of determination with respect to the Loans, in each case, as a successor or replacement benchmark for “LIBOR Rate”. In connection with any LIBOR Replacement Rate, the Servicer, with the consent of the Facility Agent, may make related changes determined by the Servicer in its commercially reasonable judgment to be advisable or necessary to implement the use of such replacement rate, including, without limitation, any required change to the definition of “Business Day.”

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.

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

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

 

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Maintenance Covenant” means a covenant by any borrower to comply with one or more financial covenants during each reporting period (but not more frequently than quarterly), whether or not such borrower has taken any specified action; provided that a covenant that otherwise satisfies the definition hereof and only applies when amounts are outstanding under the related loan shall be a Maintenance Covenant.

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

Master Participation Agreement” means the Master Participation Agreement dated on or about the date hereof by and among the Borrower, as buyer, the Equityholder, as seller collateral manager and FS Senior Funding Ltd., as seller, as amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.

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; (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 assignments and security interests granted by the Borrower in this Agreement.

Material Modification” means, other than during the Post-Pricing Period, any amendment or waiver of, or modification or supplement to, any Underlying Instrument governing a Collateral Obligation executed or effected on or after the related Cut-Off Date which:

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

(b) (i) waives one or more interest payments, (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 below the spread or coupon as of the applicable Cut-Off Date (excluding any increase in an interest rate arising by operation of a default or penalty interest clause under a Collateral Obligation and any reduction or an increase pursuant

 

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to a contractual pricing grid set forth in the related Underlying Instruments on the applicable Cut-Off Date) unless (x) the Servicer certifies that the credit quality of the related Obligor has improved since the Cut-Off Date with respect to such Collateral Obligation and (y) such reduction (when taken together with all other reductions with respect to such Collateral Obligation) is by less than 10% of the 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 (other than the granting of Permitted 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 past the maturity date as of the related Cut-Off Date or (ii) extends the amortization schedule with respect thereto for a period of greater than four (4) months;

(e) substitutes, alters or releases (other than by the granting of Permitted Liens) 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 the 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, on not more than two occasions with respect to such Collateral Obligation (or any other additional occasions approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) 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; provided further, that any waiver of delivery of quarterly and annual financial statements shall be deemed to be “material”;

(g) amends, waives, forbears, supplements or otherwise modifies in any way the definition of “indebtedness” or “permitted lien” (or any such similar term) in a manner that is materially adverse to any Lender;

(h) 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;

(i) with respect to an Asset Based Loan, results in a material change to or grants material relief from the borrowing base or any related definition; or

 

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(j) results in a change to the calculation of EBITDA for the related Obligor 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.

Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate” means, (i) other than during the Post-Pricing Period, 70% and (ii) at any time following the Post-Pricing Period (or such earlier date as agreed by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion), the lesser of (x) 75% and (y) the Attachment Point.

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 6.0 years.

Maximum Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any day if the Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Factor of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral is less than or equal to (x) prior to the date that is one month after the Effective Date, 4000 and (y) thereafter, 3750.

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 7.11; (vii) the last date of the Revolving Period; and (viii) the date of any Optional Sale.

Merger” means the contemplated merger between the Borrower and FS Senior Funding Ltd. on or about September 24, 2018.

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 20.

Minimum Equity Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Effective Equity is equal to or greater than the greater of (A) the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of the five Obligors with Collateral Obligations constituting the highest aggregate Collateral Obligation Amounts and (B) $30,000,000; provided that, for purposes of calculating clause (A) above, the Collateral Obligation Amount with respect to any Obligor shall be the sum of all Collateral Obligation Amounts with respect to which such Person is an Obligor.

Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Coupon of all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 6.00%.

 

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Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Spread of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 4.25%.

Monthly Report” means a monthly report in the form of Exhibit D prepared as of the close of business on each Reporting Date.

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.

Moody’s RiskCalc” has the meaning specified in Schedule 4.

Non-Approval Event” means, as of any date of determination, an event that (x) will be deemed to have occurred if the ratio (measured on a rolling-six month basis) of (i) the number of Asset Approval Requests resulting in Non-Approved Loans over (ii) the total number of Asset Approval Requests is greater than 50% and (y) will be continuing until the conditions set forth in clause (x) of this definition are no longer true.

Non-Approved Loan” means each Loan that is otherwise fully eligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base for which an Asset Approval Request is submitted by the Servicer in good faith to the Facility Agent for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, and such Asset Approval Request is not approved by the Facility Agent.

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

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 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 Collateral Obligation and, solely for purposes of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount pursuant to clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the definition thereof, any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor shall be treated as the same Obligor; provided that for purposes of this definition, 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.

 

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Obligor Information” means, with respect to any Obligor, (i) the legal name of such Obligor, (ii) the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is domiciled, (iii) the audited financial statements for the two prior fiscal years (or such shorter period of time that the Obligor has been in existence) of such Obligor, (iv) the Servicer’s internal credit memo with respect to the Obligor and the related Collateral Obligation, (v) the annual report for the most recent fiscal year of such Obligor, (vi) a company forecast of such Obligor including plans related to capital expenditures, (vii), the business model, company strategy and names of known peers of such Obligor, (viii) the shareholding pattern and details of the management team of such Obligor and (ix) details of any banking facilities and the debt maturity schedule of such Obligor.

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Offer” means a tender offer, voluntary redemption, exchange offer, conversion or other similar action.

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 reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent.

Optional Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.

Original Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation as calculated by the Servicer and approved 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, to the extent set forth in the Asset Approval Request, 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.

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, mortgage, 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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Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9(a).

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

Participation Interest” means a participation interest (other than an Effective Date 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 interest, if acquired directly by the Borrower, would qualify as an Eligible Collateral Obligation, (ii) the selling institution is a lender on the loan or commitment, (iii) the aggregate participation interest in the loan granted by such selling institution to any one or more participants does not exceed the principal amount or commitment with respect to which the selling institution is a lender under such loan, (iv) such participation interest does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation interest a greater interest than the selling institution holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation interest, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation interest is paid in full (without the benefit of financing from the selling institution or its Affiliates) at the time of the Borrower’s acquisition (or, to the extent of a participation interest in the unfunded commitment under a Variable Funding Asset, at the time of the funding of such loan), (vi) the participation interest 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 interest and (vii) such participation interest is documented under a Loan Syndication and Trading Association, Loan Market Association or similar agreement standard for loan participation transactions among institutional market participants.

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

 

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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 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 clauses (a) through (d), 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.

Permitted Offer” means an offer (i) pursuant to the terms of which the offeror offers to acquire a debt obligation (including a Collateral Obligation) in exchange for consideration consisting solely of cash in an amount equal to or greater than the full face amount of such debt obligation plus any accrued and unpaid interest, and (ii) as to which the Servicer has reasonably determined that the offeror has sufficient access to financing to consummate the offer.

Permitted Working Capital Lien” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, a Lien on the applicable Related Property (a) that is first priority under Applicable Law, (b) on specified accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, deposit and investment accounts and (c) that is set forth on the related Approval Notice or otherwise approved by the Facility Agent in writing in its sole discretion.

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.

Post-Pricing Period” means the period commencing on the Pricing Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (x) the date of the CLO Takeout and (y) the date that is six weeks after the Pricing Date.

Preference Share Purchase Agreement” means the Preference Share Purchase Agreement by and between the Borrower and the Equityholder, as the same may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

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Preference Shares” means preference shares in the capital of the Borrower, which have a nominal or par value of $0.0001 per share and have the rights and entitlements ascribed thereto in the Borrower’s memorandum and articles of association.

Pricing Date” means the date after the commencement of the CLO Marketing Period on which the Borrower notifies in writing the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Equityholder and the Servicer that it has received Purchase Commitments for CLO Securities with an aggregate par amount greater than or equal to the Target CLO Amount.

Principal Balance” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation and as of any date, the lower of (A) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and (B) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation, exclusive of (x) any interest on such Collateral Obligation deferred or capitalized (1) except to the extent set forth on the related Asset Approval Request, prior to the related Cut-Off Date and (2) after the related Cut-Off Date and (y) any unfunded amounts with respect to any Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date; 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. 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, including (but not limited to) (i) all collections attributable to principal on such Collateral (including any proceeds received by the Borrower as a result of exercising any Warrant Asset at any time), (ii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement, (iii) the earnings on Principal Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, 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 84108602, 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 Commitment” means a commitment by an investor to purchase CLO Securities that complies with the purchaser eligibility requirements and criteria specified in the terms of the CLO Securities and that is acceptable to DBSI in its sole discretion and “Purchase Commitments” means each Purchase Commitment together with each other Purchase Commitment.

 

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Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the greater of (a) zero and (b) the actual purchase price in Dollars (or, if different principal amounts of such Collateral Obligation were purchased at different purchase prices, the weighted average of such purchase prices) paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation (exclusive of any interest, accreted interest, original issue discount and upfront fees) divided by the principal balance of the portion of such Collateral Obligation purchased by the Borrower outstanding as of the date of such purchase (exclusive of any interest, accreted interest, original issue discount and upfront fees); provided, that with respect to any Collateral Obligation with a “Purchase Price” greater than or equal to 95% and determined by the Servicer to be a par loan (as certified by the Servicer to the Required Lenders), the “Purchase Price” of such Collateral Obligation shall be deemed to be 100%; provided, further, that with respect to any Collateral Obligation with a “Purchase Price” greater than 100%, the “Purchase Price” of such Collateral Obligation shall be deemed to be 100%. For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchase Price will be subject to adjustment by the Discount Factor, as provided herein.

Qualified Substitute Arrangement” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(c).

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

Recipient” means (a) the Facility Agent, (b) any Lender, (c) any Agent 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 set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Reinvestment Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where any Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or 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 such Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or the Equityholder 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.

 

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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;

(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.

REO Asset” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, any real property that is Related Property that has been foreclosed on or repossessed from the current Obligor by the Servicer, and is being managed by the Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, any REO Asset Owner, for the benefit of the Secured Parties and any other equity holder of such REO Asset Owner.

REO Asset Owner” has the meaning set forth in in Section 7.12(a).

REO Servicing Standard” has the meaning set forth in in Section 7.12(a).

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 (a) with respect to any month in which a Distribution Date occurs, the second Business Day prior to such Distribution Date and (b) with respect to any other month, the 10th Business Day of such month.

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.

 

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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, the Facility Agent and Lenders holding Advances aggregating 50% of all Advances Outstanding or if there are no Advances Outstanding, Lenders holding Commitments aggregating 50% of all Commitments.

Responsible Officer” means, with respect to (a) the Servicer or the Borrower, its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, or any other officer, authorized person or employee of the Servicer or the Borrower directly responsible for the administration or collection of the Collateral Obligations, (b) the Collateral Agent or Collateral Custodian, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office, including any director, vice president, assistant vice president or associate having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement, who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, or (c) any other Person, the President, any Vice-President or Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Trust Officer or the Controller of such Person, or any other officer or employee having similar functions.

Retained Economic Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(a).

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 Requirements” means (i) Part 5 of the Capital Requirements Regulation 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; (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, together with any amendments, supplements or revisions thereto approved by the parties hereto for purposes of this definition, each to the extent legally binding in the Member State of a Lender and in each case as determined or imposed by any regulatory body having supervisory authority over any Lender.

 

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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 Eligible 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 three (3) 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 (other than during the Post-Pricing Period):

(a) the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal, interest and/or unutilized/commitment fee has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Collateral Obligation (following the lapse of the shorter of any grace period applicable thereto and five (5) Business Days from the related due date);

(b) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to any related Obligor;

(c) the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing with respect to another debt obligation of the same Obligor secured by the same collateral and which is either full recourse or senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation (following the lapse of the shorter of any grace period applicable thereto and five (5) Business Days from the related due date);

(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 of a Material Modification with respect to such Collateral Obligation that is not previously approved by the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion);

(f) the related Obligor fails to deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer any financial reporting information (i) as required by the Underlying Instruments of such Collateral Obligation (on two or more occasions (excluding any other additional occasions approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) with respect to the related Obligor, following the lapse of 30 calendar days) and (ii) no less frequently than quarterly, and such failure 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 or permitted hereunder;

 

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(g) with respect to any Enterprise Value Loan, the Leverage Multiple with respect to such Collateral Obligation becomes more than 1.00x higher than the applicable Original Leverage Multiple; provided that, each subsequent increase of 1.00x 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 is 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;

(i) with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation is greater than 1.0 or increases by more than an amount equal to 10% of the Original Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation; provided that each subsequent increase of an additional 10% over the applicable Original Effective LTV shall be an additional Revaluation Event;

(j) such Collateral Obligation, if rated, receives (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; or

(k) if any Agency Rating of such Collateral Obligation is based on a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating and not on a public rating, the failure by the Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower to refresh such credit estimate or shadow rating on an annual basis thereafter.

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) the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date 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 an Event of Default.

S&P Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2A hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if Standard & Poor’s publishes revised industry classifications.

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.

 

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Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Sanctioned Countries” 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 and each Reinvestment 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 and Reinvestment 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 unitranche Loan as set forth 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 and any Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a Second Lien Loan (i) solely because such Collateral Obligation is subordinated to a Permitted Working Capital Lien or (ii) if the Facility Agent designates such Collateral Obligation as a First Lien Loan pursuant to the proviso at the end of the definition of such term.

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.

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

Senior Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the senior 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 Senior Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

Senior Servicing Fee Percentage” means 0.25%.

Servicer” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Servicer 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, which failure shall continue for two (2) Business Days;

(b) failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or to perform in any material respect any other covenant or agreement of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days 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 false or incorrect as of the time when the same shall have been made or deemed made (i) which incorrect representation, warranty or statement has a material and adverse effect on (1) the validity, enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or 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 thirty (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) 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 $2,500,000, 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 $2,500,000 (excluding, if such aggregate amount is less than $10,000,000, the portion of any such payments made from insurance proceeds), 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; or

(h) a Change of Control occurs with respect to the Servicer and it is not approved in writing by the Facility Agent.

Servicer Expenses” means any accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Servicer (other than the Servicing Fees) under the Transaction Documents.

Servicing Fees” means the Senior Servicing Fee and the Subordinated Servicing Fee.

 

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Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the Underlying Instruments and all customary and usual servicing practices using the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer services and administers loans for its own account or for the account of others.

Specified Borrowing Base Breach” means (a) an amendment to the Discount Factor of one or more Collateral Obligations by the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or (b) an increase in the Excess Concentration Amount not caused by the purchase of a Collateral Obligation which, in either case, causes the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunder to exceed the Borrowing Base by an amount (calculated as a percentage) equal to or less than 10% (in the aggregate); provided that such event shall not be a Specified Borrowing Base Breach if any other event occurred on the same date that either decreased the Borrowing Base (other than by operation of Section 8.3) or increased the Advances outstanding hereunder.

Standard & Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor or successors thereto.

Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation issued by a special purpose entity 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.

Structuring Fee” means a fee payable by the Borrower to the Facility Agent in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate Commitments, which fee shall be payable on the Facility Termination Date.

Subordinated Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the subordinated 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 Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage” means 0.25%.

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.

 

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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 CLO Amount” means $350,000,000.

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, the Administration Agreement, the Preference Share Purchase Agreement, the Master Participation Agreement and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered 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 Credit Agreement 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 3.2 for each day of the related Collection Period equal to the product of (x) 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) prior to the three-month anniversary of the Effective Date, 0.25% and (b) thereafter, 0.50%.

Unfunded Exposure Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account number 84108600, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Unfunded Exposure Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

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

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 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 Default.

 

 

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USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107 56.

U.S. Borrower” means any Borrower that is a U.S. Person.

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

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(f).

Valuation Standard” means one or a combination of customary and usual valuation methodologies generally accepted in the pricing and valuation market to derive a fair assessment of the current “fair value” as specified below of a Collateral Obligation and without regard to any compensation received from, or agency relationship with, any Person; provided that such fair value shall be based on the most recent financial reporting and/or any other customary financial and other information with respect to such Collateral Obligation including, without limitation, the following: (i) the financial performance of the Obligor of such Collateral Obligation; (ii) a fundamental analysis which may be based on discounted cash flow and a multiples-based approach based on comparable companies in the relevant sector or another generally accepted methodology for valuing companies in the relevant sector; and (iii) the current market environment (e.g., quoted trading levels on the Collateral Obligation (if available) and the relative trading levels and yields for debt instruments of comparable companies). For purposes of this definition, “fair value” is defined as the price that would be received when selling a Collateral Obligation in an orderly transaction between market participants on the date of measuring such a value.

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.

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.

 

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Weighted Average Coupon” means, as of any day, the number expressed as a percentage equal to (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 such Collateral Obligation minus the LIBOR Rate multiplied by (y) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation divided by (ii) the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are 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 Moody’s Rating Factor” has the meaning specified in Schedule 5.

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.

Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, the Facility Agent, the Collateral 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 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.

 

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(d) The following terms which are defined in the UCC 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 status of each Collateral Obligation shall be re-determined by the Servicer as of such date and, as a consequence thereof, (i) Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount calculated on such Measurement Date and (ii) to the extent a new Approval Notice is provided by the Facility Agent, Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on a prior Measurement Date may be included in the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount calculated 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) Unless otherwise specified, each reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and reference to any Section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such Section or other provision.

(h) All calculations required to be made hereunder with respect to the Collateral Obligations and Borrowing Base 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, (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 and (z) in the case of calculations pursuant to Section 8.3(a), all distributions to be made at or prior to the relevant time of determination.

(i) Any use of “knowledge” or “actual knowledge” in this Agreement shall mean actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry.

(j) Any use of “material” or “materially” or words of similar meaning in this Agreement shall mean material, as determined by the Facility Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion.

 

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(k) For purposes of this Agreement, an Event of Default or Servicer Default shall be deemed to be continuing until it is waived in accordance with Section 17.2.

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 three (3) 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.

Section 2.2 Funding of Advances. (a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) may request Advances hereunder by giving notice delivered in accordance with Section 17.3 to the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent of the proposed Advance at or prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, at least (x) in the case of Advances of more than 20% of the then-current Facility Amount, sixty-one (61) days (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) or (y) in the case of Advances of 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 (specifically identifying whether such Advance will be on two (2) Business Days’ notice or sixty-one (61) days’ notice (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) and, if on two (2) Business Days’ notice, a calculation showing that after giving effect to such Advance the Advances outstanding requested by the Borrower on less than sixty-one (61) days’ notice (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion)) does not exceed 20% of the then-current Facility Amount 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). The amount of any Advance shall at least be equal to the least of (x) $500,000, (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; provided, that any Advance Request which is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions may be revoked or delayed by the Borrower (by notice delivered in accordance with Section 17.3 to each Agent on or prior to the proposed Advance Date) if such other transactions fail to become effective (and, for the avoidance

 

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of doubt, the Borrower shall be liable for any breakage or other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Facility Agent or any Lender in connection with such revocation or delay). 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 the Advance Request in same day funds no later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Advance Date.

(b) Committed Lender’s 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. 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.

(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 13.2 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 already 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 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 Closing 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 Agent for such Lender Group in a face amount equal to the applicable Lender Group’s Commitment as of the Closing 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; provided, further, that any such Note shall be consistent with the information in the Register.

 

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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 paid 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 delivered in accordance with Section 17.3 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) each such voluntary partial prepayment shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000; and

(iii) if received by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, each prepayment shall be applied on the Business Day received by the Facility Agent on such day as the 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.

(c) On the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay to each Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders, any applicable Structuring Fee; provided that no Structuring Fee shall be payable if (x) a Non-Approval Event has occurred and is continuing, (y) the Borrower has paid Increased Costs to the applicable Lender pursuant to Section 5.1 within the immediately preceding 30 days or (z) the Facility Amount is permanently reduced in whole in connection with the CLO Takeout.

Section 2.5 Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount. (a) The Borrower may (or as required by Section 2.4(b)(iv) shall), at any time upon five Business Days’ prior written notice delivered in accordance with Section 17.3 to the Facility Agent and each Agent subject to the fees set forth in Section 2.5(b), permanently reduce the Facility Amount (i) in whole or in part 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) As a condition precedent to any permanent reduction of the Facility Amount pursuant to Section 2.5(a), the Borrower shall pay to each Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders, any applicable Structuring Fee; provided that no Structuring Fee shall be payable if, as of the date of such permanent reduction, (A) the Facility Amount is permanently reduced in whole in connection with the CLO Takeout or (B)(1) no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2)(x) a Non-Approval Event has occurred and is continuing or (y) the Borrower has paid Increased Costs to the applicable Lender pursuant to Section 5.1 within the immediately preceding 30 days.

 

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Section 2.6 Extension of Revolving Period. The Borrower may, at any time after the three-month anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to the date that is thirty days prior to the last date of the Revolving Period, deliver a written notice to each Lender (with a copy to the Facility Agent and each Agent) requesting an extension of the Revolving Period for an additional six (6) months (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 or in connection with the circumstances described in clause (c) below, the Facility Agent will assign (in its sole discretion) a Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation, which Discount Factor shall remain effective for such Collateral Obligation except as provided in clause (b) below.

(b) 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; provided that the Borrower may dispute the Discount Factor and at the expense of the Borrower elect to retain an Approved Valuation Firm to determine the Discount Factor no later than sixty (60) days after such assignment by the Facility Agent and in accordance with the Valuation Standard; provided, further, that if the Facility Agent disputes the determination of the Discount Factor by such Approved Valuation Firm, the Facility Agent may at the expense of the Borrower for up to two (2) Collateral Obligations and at the expense of the Facility Agent thereafter elect to retain a different Approved Valuation Firm to determine the Discount Factor in accordance with the Valuation Standard; provided, further, that the Borrower shall not at any time retain a different Approved Valuation Firm to determine a different Discount Factor for the same Collateral Obligation; provided, further, that any and all determinations by any Approved Valuation Firm of the Discount Factor shall be re-calculated, at the Borrower’s sole expense, every six (6) months after the date of such initial determination. If any additional Revaluation Event occurs with respect to any Collateral Obligation or the Leverage Multiple (as measured solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower) with respect to such Collateral Obligation becomes (i) more than 2.00x higher than the applicable Original Leverage Multiple (as measured solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower) and is greater than 8.00x total (as measured solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower) or (ii) more than 3.00x higher than the applicable Original Leverage

 

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Multiple (as measured solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower), the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation may be amended by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, and the Borrower may not dispute such Discount Factor. The Discount Factor (determined as 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) shall be recalculated (by the Facility Agent) based on the average of the valuations provided by the Approved Valuation Firms. The Facility Agent will provide written notice of the revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Servicer and the Collateral Agent and each Agent. To the extent a Responsible Officer of the Servicer has actual knowledge or 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 later than two (2) Business Days after it receives notice or a Responsible Officer of the Servicer gains actual knowledge thereof).

(c) If the circumstances giving rise to any Revaluation Event with regard to any Collateral Obligation cease to be applicable, the Servicer may provide written notice of such changed circumstance to the Facility Agent and each Agent, and if no Revaluation Event shall then be continuing for such Collateral Obligation, the Facility Agent may assign a new Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation in its sole discretion as set forth in clause (a) above.

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) 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 Commitment of each such existing or additional Lender Group. Each increase in the Facility Amount shall be allocated to each participating Lender Group pro rata based on their Commitments immediately prior to giving effect to such increase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such increase shall be permitted without the prior written consent of each of the Servicer and DBNY if, after giving effect to any such increase, DBNY’s Commitment will no longer be at least 51% of the Facility Amount.

Section 2.9 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 Facility Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Facility 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 Facility Agent in its sole discretion)), to the funding of any Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Facility Agent; third, if so determined by the Facility Agent and 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 Advances under this Agreement; fourth, to the

 

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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 Facility Agent in its sole discretion), to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such 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 Advances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances 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 2.9 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 Undrawn Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and under no circumstance shall the 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 Facility Agent and the Borrower determine in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Facility 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 outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Facility Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances 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 the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties and subject to Section 17.19, 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

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 outstanding 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 amount permitted by Applicable Law.

 

 

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(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.

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 and Section 2.4 or Section 8.3(a), as applicable, 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 the next following Business Day. The respective Agent for each Lender Group shall allocate to the Lenders in its Lender Group each payment in respect of the Advances received by the respective Agent as provided by Section 8.3 or Section 2.4, as applicable. 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 such Yield and Undrawn Fee due and payable to them.

 

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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.

(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 indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after written demand therefor, which demand shall be accompanied with documents evidencing the same, 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 required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient 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 a Lender, 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).

 

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(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, the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Collateral 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, the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent as will enable the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Collateral 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 U.S. Person 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 (or successor form) 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:

 

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(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, or successor form 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 or successor form 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 (or successor form);

(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 successor form; 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, or successor form of each of the foregoing documents; 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

 

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(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 FATCA, 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 clause (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.

(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.

 

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(i) Defined Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 4.3, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

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 (other than Taxes) 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 (other than as a result of the deduction or withholding of any Taxes) 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 (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income 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 (i) without duplication of amounts payable under Section 4.3 and (ii) due and payable on a given date only to the extent there are amounts available therefor pursuant to Section 8.3. Any demand for compensation under this Section 5.1 must be made within 270 days of the date the related cost, damage, loss or expense is incurred by the applicable Affected Person and the Borrower shall not be the only borrower or customer that such Affected Person is charging for similar costs, damages, losses or expenses at such time.

(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, 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 Transaction 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

 

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Affected Person with respect to capital adequacy), by an amount deemed by such Affected Person to be material, then, from time to time, on the Distribution Date following the Borrower’s receipt of such written 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 but only to the extent there are amounts available therefore on any given day pursuant to Section 8.3.

(c) If an Affected Person shall at any time (without regard to whether any Basel III 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, then, on the Distribution Date following the Borrower’s receipt of such written 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 but only to the extent there are amounts available therefor on any given day pursuant to Section 8.3. 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.

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 to be executed on the Effective Date, in each case duly executed by each party thereto;

 

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(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 Accounts. Evidence that each Account has been established;

(d) Resolutions. Certified copies of the resolutions of the board of managers or directors (or similar items) of the Borrower, the Equityholder 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 or other authorized officer;

(e) Organizational Documents. The certificate of formation or incorporation (or similar organizational document) of each of the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer certified by the applicable governmental authority 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, the Equityholder and the Servicer issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation (as the case may be);

(g) Incumbency. A certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary or authorized officer (or, in the case of the Borrower, the Cayman Administrator) of each of the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer 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 Walkers, counsel for the Borrower, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP, counsel for the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer, and Locke Lord LLP, counsel 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 Event of Default, etc. Each of the Transaction Documents to be executed on the Effective Date 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 Facility Agent shall have received (i) the results of a recent search by a Person reasonably 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 reasonably 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;

 

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(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 the date of the financial statements of the Equityholder most recently delivered to the Facility Agent and no litigation shall have commenced which, if successful, could have a Material Adverse Effect;

(n) Financial Statements. The Facility Agent has received the most recently available copies of the financial statements and reports described in Section 7.5(k) certified by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer to be true and correct and such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of such Person as of the applicable date of issuance; and

(o) 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 Event of Default, Etc. Each of the Transaction Documents shall be in full force and effect (unless terminated in accordance with the terms of such Transaction Document) 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 Advance or Reinvestment (other than in connection with an Advance made pursuant to Section 2.2(c)), (ii) no Servicer Default or Unmatured Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from the making of such Advance or Reinvestment (other than in connection with an Advance made pursuant to Section 2.2(c)), (iii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained herein and in the other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words “material”, “materially” or “Material Adverse Effect”, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the related Funding Date (or if such representation and warranty specifically refers 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 (or, if applicable, such earlier specified date), 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(c), 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 (other than in connection with an Advance made pursuant to Section 2.2(c));

(d) Document Checklist. The Facility Agent and each Agent shall have received a Document Checklist, in the case of each item on such Document Checklist, to the extent reasonably available to the Borrower 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 or the Facility Amount, 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 Test. The Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate (which may be included as part of the Advance Request or Reinvestment Request) computed as of the proposed Funding Date 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 and the Minimum Equity Test are satisfied, or (ii) with respect to each Reinvestment, (A) the Diversity Score is at least 10 and (B) each other Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or, if not satisfied, maintained or improved, and the Minimum Equity Test is satisfied.

(g) Hedging Agreements. The Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably 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, evidencing (1) the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, of any and all Collateral Obligations to be added to the Collateral, (2) the assigned Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation, (3) whether such Collateral Obligation is an Enterprise Value Loan or an Asset Based Loan, (4) whether such Collateral Obligation is a First Lien Loan, FILO, Second Lien Loan or such other Loan type permitted for purchase hereunder, (5) with respect to any Asset Based Loan, whether such Asset Based Loan is secured by working capital, fixed assets or intellectual property and (6) any related Permitted Working Capital Liens;

 

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(i) Permitted Use. The proceeds of any Advance or Reinvestment will be used solely by the Borrower (A) to acquire Collateral Obligations as identified on the applicable Asset Approval Request or (B) 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 Servicer shall 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 related to such Collateral Obligation. In addition, the Servicer shall deliver promptly following receipt thereof (x) to the Facility Agent, each updated Appraised Value for a Collateral Obligation and (y) to each Agent, any updated Appraised Value for a Collateral Obligation required by clause (h) of the definition of “Revaluation Event”;

(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 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, the applicable Agent shall have received a letter from each applicable Rating Agency confirming its rating of such Conduit Lender; and

(m) Other. The Facility Agent shall have received such other approvals, documents, opinions, certificates and reports as it may request, which request is reasonable as to scope, 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 its offices located at 425 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414.

(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 or the Servicer shall direct or cause the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment, the Borrower or the Servicer shall, 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 Section 18.3(a), 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 Section 18.3(a) to the Collateral Custodian to be credited by the Collateral Custodian to the Collection Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(c) The Borrower or the Servicer shall cause all Collateral Obligations or Permitted Investments acquired by the Borrower to be transferred to the Collateral Custodian for credit by it to the 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 (in each case, whether now existing or hereafter acquired), which security interest shall be senior (subject to Permitted Liens) to that of any other creditor of the Borrower:

(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 Certificated Security 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 its offices located at 425 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414;

(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 (for the avoidance of doubt, interests in Collateral Obligations consisting of loans that are evidenced by delivery of a security (as defined in the UCC) shall not be treated as an Uncertificated Security);

(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 Securities Intermediary; 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 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 Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia.

ARTICLE VII

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING 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 Default or as otherwise provided below in this Article VII, the Borrower hereby designates Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, and Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation 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.

 

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Section 7.2 Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer. (a) If a Servicer Default shall occur and be continuing, the Facility Agent (individually or as directed by the Required Lenders) by written notice given to the Servicer (with a copy to each Agent), 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 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 ten (10) 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.

(b) The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties imposed on it by this Agreement as Servicer, except upon a reasonable determination that (i) by reason of a change in applicable legal requirements, the performance of its duties hereunder would cause it to be in violation of such legal requirements or (ii) by reason of a change in accounting treatment, the performance of its duties hereunder would cause consolidation issues. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.2(b) shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Facility Agent and each Agent and acceptable to the Facility Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no resignation of the Servicer shall become effective other than in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2(d) below.

(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.

(d) Subject to the last sentence of this Section 7.2(d), until a successor Servicer has commenced servicing activities in the place of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation shall continue to perform the obligations of the Servicer hereunder. On and after the termination or resignation 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

 

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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 and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law without causing the Servicer to have liability, the resignation or 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, any of 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 (with a copy to each 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 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 deposit all Collections received directly by it 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 Default, deliver to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent (with a copy to each 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 does not constitute a Collateral Obligation or was paid in connection with a Retained Interest.

 

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(e) On each Measurement Date, the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall re-determine the status of each 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, 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, to the extent a new Approval Notice is provided by the Facility Agent, Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount may be included on such Measurement Date.

(f) The Servicer 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; 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 has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of 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;

(b) Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business as a corporation in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions where the failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) Power and Authority. It has the power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (in any capacity) and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (in any capacity) have been duly authorized by the Servicer by all necessary corporate action;

(d) Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (in any capacity) have been duly executed and delivered by the Servicer and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it 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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(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (in any capacity), the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and the fulfillment of the terms thereof do not (A) 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, (1) its organizational documents, or (2) any material indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or its properties are bound, (B) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such material indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument (except as may be created pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document), or (C) violate in any material respect any Applicable Law except, in the case of this subclause (C), to the extent that such conflict or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of the Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against it, before any Official Body having jurisdiction over it or its properties (A) asserting the invalidity of any of the Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or (C) seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(g) No Consents. No consent, license, approval, authorization or order of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Official Body having jurisdiction over it or any of its properties is required to be made in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (in any capacity) or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case other than (A) consents, licenses, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, declarations or filings which have been obtained or made and continuation statements and renewals in respect thereof and (B) where the lack of such consents, licenses, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, declarations or filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(h) [Reserved];

(i) Information True and Correct. All information (other than projections and forward-looking information) heretofore furnished by or on behalf of the Servicer in writing to any Lender, the Collateral Agent, any Agent or the Facility Agent in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, prior to the Effective Date) is (when taken as a whole) true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Servicer, true and correct in all material respects to the knowledge of the Servicer after reasonable inquiry) and does not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (when taken as a whole) not misleading (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Servicer, does not omit to state such a fact to the knowledge of the Servicer after reasonable inquiry);

(j) Financial Statements. The Servicer has delivered to each Lender complete and correct copies of the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Servicer for the fiscal quarter most recently ended, in each case when required to be delivered under Section 7.5(k). Such financial statements (including the related notes) fairly present the financial condition of the Servicer 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 Servicer since June 30, 2018;

 

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(k) Eligibility of Collateral Obligations. All Collateral Obligations included as Eligible Collateral Obligations in the most recent calculation of the Borrowing Base most recently 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) Bulk Sales. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement do not require compliance with any “bulk sales” act or similar law by the Servicer;

(n) Solvency. The Servicer is not the subject of any Insolvency Event. The transactions under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party do not and will not render the Servicer not solvent;

(o) Exchange Act Compliance; Regulations T, U and X. None of the transactions contemplated herein or the other Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the use of the Proceeds from the pledge of the Collateral) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II;

(p) 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;

(q) [Reserved];

(r) Allocation of Charges. There is not any agreement or understanding between the Servicer and the Borrower (other than as expressly set forth herein or as consented to by the Facility Agent), providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges; and

(s) 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.

 

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Section 7.5 Covenants of the Servicer. Until the date on or after the Facility Termination Date on which the Commitments have been terminated in full and the Obligations (other than contingent Obligations for which no claim has been made) shall have been repaid in full:

(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws. The Servicer shall perform each of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and comply with all Applicable Laws, including those applicable to the Collateral Obligations and all Collections thereof, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business. The Servicer 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 corporation and its rights and franchises in the jurisdiction of its formation and (B) qualify and remain qualified as a foreign corporation 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; (ii) continue to conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder or under its organizational documents; and (iii) at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its licenses, permits, charters and registrations except where the failure to maintain, preserve and protect such licenses, permits, charters and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Books and Records. The Servicer shall 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.

(d) Payment, Performance and Discharge of Obligations. The Servicer shall pay, perform and discharge or cause to be paid, performed and discharged promptly all Charges payable by it except where the failure to so pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy such obligation would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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

(f) Compliance with Collateral Obligations and Servicing Standard. The Servicer shall, at its expense, timely and fully perform and comply with all material provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under any Collateral Obligations (except, in the case of a successor Servicer, such material provisions, covenants and other provisions shall only include those provisions relating to the collection and servicing of the Collateral Obligations to the extent such obligations are set forth in a document included in the related Collateral Obligation File) and shall comply with the Servicing Standard in all material respects with respect to all Collateral Obligations.

 

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(g) Maintain Records of Collateral Obligations. The Servicer shall, at its own cost and expense, maintain reasonably satisfactory and complete records of the Collateral, including a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and all other dealings with the Collateral. The Servicer shall maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of sale of any Collateral Obligation to the Borrower, the Servicer’s master computer records (including any back-up archives) that refer to such Collateral Obligation shall indicate the interest of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent in such Collateral Obligation and that such Collateral Obligation is owned by the Borrower and has been pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement.

(h) Liens. The Servicer shall not 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.

(i) Mergers. The Servicer shall not directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, merge with, consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of, or otherwise combine with or acquire, any Person, except that the Servicer shall be allowed to merge with any entity so long as the Servicer remains the surviving corporation of such merger and such merger does not result in a Change of Control without the consent of the Facility Agent. The Servicer shall give prior written notice of any merger to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Agent.

(j) Servicing Obligations. The Servicer will not (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 7.5(k) would be delivered to the Facility Agent or any Agent less frequently than every 12 months.

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

(i) as soon as available and in any event within 135 days after the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the audited consolidated financial statements for the prior year for the Servicer and the Equityholder and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries, including the prior comparable period (if any) from the preceding fiscal year and certified by Independent Accountants (the report of which shall be unqualified), together with consolidating financial statements for the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, certified by an Executive Officer of the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, with appropriate knowledge stating that the information set forth therein fairly presents the financial condition of the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, and its respective consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for such fiscal year, with all such financial statements being prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the period involved (except for changes in the application of GAAP approved by such accountants in accordance with GAAP and disclosed therein); and

 

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(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 60 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 Servicer and the Equityholder and their respective 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, and of cash flow, of the Servicer and the Equityholder and their respective 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, certified by an Executive Officer of the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, identifying such documents as being the documents described in this paragraph (ii) and stating that the information set forth therein fairly presents the financial condition of the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, and its respective consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the periods then ended, subject to year-end adjustments and confirming that the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, is in compliance with all financial covenants in the Transaction Documents (or, if the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, is not in compliance, specifying the nature and status thereof).

(l) Obligor Reports. The Servicer shall furnish to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Agent, with respect to each Obligor:

(i) within 10 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) (A) any financial reporting packages with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each Collateral Obligation for each Obligor (including any attached or included information, statements and calculations) received by the Borrower and/or the Servicer as of the date of the Servicer’s most recent portfolio review and (B) the internal monitoring report prepared by the Servicer with respect to each Obligor. In no case, however, shall the Servicer be obligated hereunder to deliver such Obligor reports to the Facility Agent and each Agent more than once per calendar month. Upon demand by the Facility Agent or any Agent, the Servicer will provide such other information as the Facility Agent or such Agent may reasonably request with respect to any Collateral Obligation or Obligor (to the extent reasonably available to the Servicer); and

(ii) once per quarter, for each such Obligor for which the one-year anniversary of the date on which the related Collateral Obligation was acquired by the Borrower occurred in the previous quarter, updated Obligor Information .

(m) Commingling. The Servicer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates 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.

(n) Notice of Agency Ratings. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Facility Agent of any change of which the Servicer actually knows in the calculation of the Agency Rating of any Collateral Obligation, including when Moody’s RiskCalc is no longer used as the basis of such calculation.

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(p) Corporate Formalities. The Equityholder will adhere to the corporate formalities of the Borrower in all transfers of assets and other transactions between the Equityholder and the Borrower. In general, the Equityholder observes the appropriate corporate formalities of the Borrower under Applicable Law.

Section 7.6 Servicing Fees; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer. On each Distribution Date, to the extent not waived, the Servicer shall be entitled to receive out of the Collection Account the Servicing Fees for the related Collection Period pursuant to Section 8.3(a). The Servicer shall not be permitted to defer payment of any accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees. The Servicer shall be reimbursed for all expenses pursuant to Section 8.3, subject to the limitations therein.

Section 7.7 Collateral Reporting. The Servicer shall 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 Servicer shall supply in a timely fashion any information maintained by it that the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably 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 7.8 Notices. The Servicer shall deliver to the Facility Agent, each Agent and the Collateral Agent, promptly (but in no event later than (a) three (3) Business Days with respect to any Unmatured Servicer Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Servicer Default or Event of Default and (b) five (5) Business Days with respect to any Revaluation Event or Material Modification) after any of its Responsible Officers having obtained actual knowledge thereof, notice of any Unmatured Servicer Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Servicer Default, Event of Default, Revaluation Event or Material Modification which was not previously approved by the Facility Agent.

Section 7.9 Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records. (a) The Servicer 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 once annually at the request of the Facility Agent. The Servicer shall promptly forward the results of such audit to the Facility Agent and, upon request, the Servicer shall forward a copy of such audit to each Agent that has previously executed a release letter acceptable to Protiviti or such other nationally recognized audit firm.

(b) Each of the Borrower and the Servicer shall 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 servicing 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. Each of the Borrower and the Servicer agrees to render to the Facility Agent such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably

 

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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 Default or Servicer 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 once in any calendar year. During the existence of an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Servicer Default or a Servicer Default, there shall be no limit on the timing or number of such inspections and no prior notice will be required before any inspection, but such inspection must occur at reasonable times and for a reasonable cost.

(c) The Borrower and the Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the Facility Agent access to 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 Event of Default, Event of Default or Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing), (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) up to once per calendar year (so long as no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default or Servicer 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 once in any calendar year, conduct an audit of the Collateral Obligations and Records in conjunction with such review, subject to the limits set forth in Section 7.9(e). In connection with the foregoing, the Facility Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with any applicable confidentiality provisions of any relevant Underlying Instrument.

(d) 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.

(e) The Servicer shall bear the costs and expenses of all audits and inspections permitted by this Section 7.9 as well as Section 18.6.

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) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied (or, (1) if (x) any Collateral Quality Test (other than the Minimum Diversity Test) is not satisfied it is maintained or improved and (y) the Minimum Diversity Test is satisfied, or (2) the Facility Agent shall have consented to such sale, in its sole discretion);

 

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(B) the Minimum Equity Test is satisfied;

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

(D) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Default or Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

provided, notwithstanding clause (A) through (C) above, so long as the Minimum Diversity Test is satisfied immediately after giving effect to such sale, the Borrower may at any time make solely during the Revolving Period, any Optional Sale of any Collateral Obligation if the sale price is equal to or greater than an amount equal to the Advance Rate multiplied by the greater of par and the related Purchase Price (expressed in Dollars) of such Collateral Obligation; provided, further, clause (D) shall not apply to any Optional Sale of assets during an Unmatured Event of Default so long as (x) the sale price of such assets is equal to the fair market value thereof, (y) the proceeds of such sale are sufficient to cure such Unmatured Event of Default and (z) no more than three (3) such sales occur in any calendar year.

(ii) No later than the trade date of any Optional Sale, the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower, shall give the Facility Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent written notice (which may be via email to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent) 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) a written representation from the Servicer that, immediately after giving effect to such Optional Sale, the Minimum Equity Test is satisfied and the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to the Advances outstanding and (y) a written calculation of the Diversity Score immediately after giving effect to 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; provided that, the aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Obligations sold pursuant to Optional Sales to the Equityholder from and after the Effective Date shall not exceed 20% of the highest Facility Amount in effect during the Revolving Period; and

(v) on the date of such Optional Sale, all proceeds from such Optional Sale will be deposited 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 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.

 

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(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 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 may reasonably request.

Section 7.11    Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations. (a) 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 Sections 7.14(k), 9.14, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17, 9.23, 9.25, 10.21, 10.23, 18.3 or 18.5(b) with respect to a Collateral Obligation that exists as of the Cut-Off Date (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 a Responsible Officer 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 the Collateral Agent and 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 (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words “material”, “materially” or “Material Adverse Effect”, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had become part of the Collateral on such day or if (during the Revolving Period only) the Advances outstanding do not exceed the Borrowing Base. For the avoidance of doubt, any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in the first sentence of this Section 7.11 caused solely by a failure with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations shall not constitute an Event of Default if the Servicer otherwise complies with this Section 7.11 with respect to each such Collateral Obligation.

Section 7.12 Servicing of REO Assets. (a) If, in the reasonable business judgment of the Servicer, it becomes necessary to convert any Collateral Obligation that is secured by real property into an REO Asset, the Servicer shall first cause the Borrower to transfer and assign such Collateral Obligation (or the portion thereof owned by the Borrower) to a special purpose vehicle

 

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(the “REO Asset Owner”) using a contribution agreement reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent. All equity interests of the REO Asset Owner acquired by the Borrower shall immediately become a part of the Collateral and be subject to the grant of a security interest under Section 12.1 and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, each undated and duly indorsed in blank. The REO Asset Owner shall be formed and operated pursuant to organizational documents reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent. After execution thereof, the Servicer shall prevent the REO Asset Owner from agreeing to any amendment or other modification of the REO Asset Owner’s organizational documents which would be materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties under this Agreement without first obtaining the written consent of the Facility Agent. The Servicer shall cause each REO Asset to be serviced (i) in accordance with Applicable Laws, (ii) with reasonable care and diligence and (iii) in accordance with the applicable REO Asset Owner’s operating agreement (collectively, the “REO Servicing Standard”). The Servicer will cause all “Distributable Cash” (or comparable definition set forth in the REO Asset Owner’s organization documents) to be deposited into the Collection Account within five (5) Business Days of receipt thereof.

(b) In the event that title to any Related Property is acquired on behalf of the REO Asset Owner for the benefit of its members in foreclosure, by deed in lieu of foreclosure or upon abandonment or reclamation from bankruptcy, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of a REO Asset Owner. The Servicer shall cause the REO Asset Owner to manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Asset for its members solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Servicer shall not (and shall not permit the REO Asset Owner to) obtain title to any Related Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, obtain title to any direct or indirect partnership interest in any Obligor pledged pursuant to a pledge agreement and thereby be the beneficial owner of Related Property, have a receiver of rents appointed with respect to, and shall not otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect to, any Related Property if, as a result of any such action, the REO Asset Owner would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of, such Related Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, or any comparable state or local Environmental Law, unless the Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the REO Servicing Standard, based on an updated Phase I environmental assessment report generally prepared in accordance with the ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard E 1527-05, as may be amended or, with respect to residential property, a property inspection and title report, that:

(i) such Related Property is in compliance in all material respects with applicable Environmental Laws, and

(ii) there are no circumstances present at such Related Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any Hazardous Materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation would reasonably be expected to be required by the owner, occupier or operator of the Related Property under applicable federal, state or local law or regulation.

 

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(d) In the event that the Phase I or other environmental assessment first obtained by the Servicer with respect to Related Property indicates that such Related Property may not be in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws or that Hazardous Materials may be present but does not definitively establish such fact, the Servicer shall cause the Borrower to immediately sell the related Collateral Obligation in accordance with Section 7.10 to the extent permitted thereunder.

ARTICLE VIII

ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

Section 8.1 Accounts. (a) Within two Business Days following the Effective Date, the Servicer 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 upon its request 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, each Agent and the Facility Agent), then the Servicer shall 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 the Servicer (i) to fund any draw requests of the relevant Obligors under any Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date, or (ii) to make a deposit into the Collection Account as Principal Collections if, after giving effect to such withdrawal, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account plus, solely during the Revolving Period, the undrawn portion of the Commitments available to be drawn hereunder, is equal to or greater than the Aggregate Unfunded Amount.

Following the Facility Termination Date, any draw request made by an Obligor under a Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date, along with wiring instructions for the applicable Obligor, shall be forwarded by the Servicer 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.

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 included in the Collateral as of such date 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 Servicer shall 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.

 

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(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 Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, 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 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 instructions or disposition instructions, as applicable, to the Securities Intermediary. 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 any Account, except to the extent explicitly set forth herein (including the withdrawal rights for the Unfunded Exposure Account set forth in Section 8.1(a)).

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 or the Unfunded Exposure 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 Test.

 

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(e) For all U.S. federal income tax reporting purposes, all income earned on the funds invested and allocable to the Accounts is legally owned by the Borrower (and beneficially owned by the Borrower). The Borrower is required to provide to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Collateral Custodian (i) an IRS Form W-8 no later than the Effective Date, and (ii) any additional IRS forms (or updated versions of any previously submitted IRS forms) or other documentation at such time or times required by Applicable Law or upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Custodian as may be necessary (a) to reduce or eliminate the imposition of U.S. withholding taxes and (b) to permit the Collateral Custodian to fulfill its tax reporting obligations under Applicable Law with respect to the Accounts or any amounts paid to the Borrower. The Borrower is further required to report to the Collateral Custodian any change in the legal or beneficial ownership of the income allocable to the Accounts. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, both in its individual capacity and in its capacity as Collateral Custodian, shall have no liability to the Borrower or any other person in connection with any tax withholding amounts paid, or retained for payment, to a governmental authority from the Accounts arising from the Borrower’s failure to timely provide an accurate, correct and complete IRS Form W-8 or such other documentation contemplated under this paragraph. For the avoidance of doubt, no funds shall be invested with respect to such Accounts absent the Collateral Custodian having first received (x) instructions with respect to the investment of such funds, and (y) the forms and other documentation required by this paragraph.

Section 8.2 Excluded Amounts. The Servicer may 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 (other than a date upon which the CLO Takeout occurs), the Collateral Agent shall distribute from the Interest 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) 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;

(ii) SECOND, (1) 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, which expenses shall not exceed the amount of the Capped Fees/Expenses, (2) to the Cayman Administrator, any accrued and unpaid fees and expenses and (3) to the Servicer, any accrued and unpaid Servicer Expenses, which amounts payable pursuant to clauses (2) and (3) collectively shall not exceed $30,000 on any Distribution Date;

 

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(iii) THIRD, pro rata, based on the amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(iii), (A) to the Agents on behalf of their respective 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;

(iv) FOURTH, to the extent not waived or deferred by the Servicer, to the Servicer, any accrued and unpaid Senior Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period;

(v) FIFTH, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata in accordance with the outstanding Advances, (1) in the amount necessary to reduce the Advances outstanding to an amount not to exceed any Borrowing Base and (2) if either 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;

(vi) SIXTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, (1) if no Revaluation Diversion Event has occurred, the Diversity Score is greater than 10 and no Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Borrower, otherwise (2) 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;

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

(viii) EIGHTH, to any Affected Persons, any Increased Costs then due and owing;

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

(x) TENTH, 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;

(xi) ELEVENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(ii) 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;

 

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(xii) TWELFTH, to the extent not waived or deferred by the Servicer, to the Servicer, any accrued and unpaid Subordinated Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period;

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

(xiv) FOURTEENTH, during the Revolving Period if an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has not occurred and is continuing and at the election of the Servicer, to be deposited in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections;

(xv) FIFTEENTH, (1) if an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to remain in the Collection Account as Interest Collections, otherwise (2) the remaining Amount Available, to the Equityholder in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

(b) On each Distribution Date (other than a date upon which the CLO Takeout occurs), the Collateral Agent shall distribute from the Principal 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) FIRST, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above;

(ii) SECOND, after the end of the Revolving Period, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Advances outstanding;

(iii) THIRD, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (vi) through (xii) above;

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

(v) FIFTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, the remaining Amount Available, to the Equityholder in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

(c) During the Revolving Period, the Borrower may withdraw from the Collection Account any Principal Collections and apply such Principal Collections to (A) prepay the Advances outstanding in accordance with Section 2.4 or (B) acquire additional Collateral Obligations (each such reinvestment of Principal 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 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 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);

 

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(ii) each condition precedent set forth in Section 6.2 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 12:00 p.m. (or 12:30 p.m. if the applicable Reinvestment Request is submitted after 11:00 a.m. on such Business Day) New York City time on the applicable 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

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

(d) Notwithstanding the above, with respect to the Distribution Date occurring on the date of the CLO Takeout, all Interest Collections and Principal Collections in the Collection Account will be distributed by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the flow-of-funds memo agreed to between the Facility Agent, the Equityholder and the Servicer (a copy of which will be provided to the Collateral Agent) and, in the event of any conflict between such flow-of-funds memo and any provision of this Agreement, such flow-of-funds memo will control.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the CLO Takeout does not occur by reason of an Event of Default, then Borrower shall pay as administrative expenses the costs of setting up this facility, the Transaction Documents and related documentation.

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 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 the Undrawn Fee, the Structuring 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 October 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

 

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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. If the Collateral Agent agrees with any such correction and 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 does not agree with any such correction or it is directed by the Facility Agent that the Collateral Agent should not make such correction, the Collateral Agent shall (within one Business Day) contact the Facility Agent and request instructions on how to proceed. The Facility Agent’s reasonable determination with regard to any disputed item in the Monthly Report shall be final.

The Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation of the Monthly Reports 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 for such 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 Agent may conclusively rely. The Servicer and 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 Servicer and the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent shall send such reports, instructions, statements and certificates to the Borrower and the Servicer for execution.

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 incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, 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 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.

 

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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.

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, 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 the District of Columbia; 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 18.3, will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian; the Borrower has received, or subject to the delivery requirements contained herein will receive, a written

 

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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 Custodian to become the registered owner of such uncertificated security and (B) causing such registration to remain effective.

Section 9.6 No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, 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 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 in any material respect any Applicable Law 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 the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against the Borrower, before any 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 or on the assignments and security interests granted by the Borrower in this Agreement.

Section 9.8 No Consents. It is not required to obtain the consent of any other Person or any 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, other than any consents or approvals which the failure to obtain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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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 respects with all Applicable Laws, judgments, agreements with Official Bodies, decrees and orders with respect to its business and properties and all Collateral, other than non-compliance which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.11 Taxes. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is, and always has been, either a disregarded entity or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and has not engaged in or permitted any activity that has caused it to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including, without, limitation, by election or by operation of Section 7704 of the Code. Each Person that is treated as an equityholder of the Borrower for U.S. federal income tax purposes is a U.S. Person. 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 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). No Lien or similar Adverse Claim has been filed, and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any Tax. Any material Taxes 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 at or prior to the Effective Date or the Advance Date, as applicable.

Section 9.12 Monthly Report. Each Monthly Report is accurate in all material respects as of the date thereof, or, in the case of information contained therein received from any un-Affiliated third party (which shall include any statements and calculations to the extent such statements or calculations are inaccurate solely as a result of such information), is true and correct in all material respects to the Borrower’s knowledge.

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

 

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“Secured Party” pursuant hereto or as necessary or advisable in connection with the Sale Agreement. There are no judgments, claims being asserted or Liens for Taxes that are not material Taxes against the Borrower if such Taxes are not at the time be due and payable or if the Borrower is currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and has made (or has caused to be made) reserves in accordance with GAAP on the applicable books and records.

Section 9.14 Information True and Correct. All information (other than projections, forward-looking information, general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties) heretofore 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 (including, without limitation, prior to the Closing Date but after taking into account all updates, modifications and supplements to such information) is (when taken as a whole) true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Borrower, is true and correct in all material respects to the Borrower’s knowledge) and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (when taken as a whole) not misleading (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Borrower, does not omit to state such a fact to the Borrower’s knowledge). Without limiting the foregoing, all Collateral Obligations included as Eligible Collateral Obligations in the calculation of the Borrowing Base in the most recently delivered Monthly Report are Eligible Collateral Obligations as of the date of such calculation.

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 the Facility Agent, any Agent or any 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.

 

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Section 9.20 No Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than any REO Asset Owners.

Section 9.21 ERISA Compliance. 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” or a company controlled by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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 and in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, that, any breach of this Section 9.23 caused solely by a failure with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations shall not constitute an Event of Default if the Equityholder otherwise complies with Section 6.2 of the Sale Agreement with respect to each such Collateral Obligation.

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 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 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying 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 (other than, if applicable, for U.S. federal income tax purposes). 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.

 

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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.

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. 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 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 any sanctions list administered or imposed by the U.S. Government including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) 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, Sudan, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and the Crimea region in Ukraine (the “Sanctioned Countries”); (ii) a Person that resides, 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 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 and each Affiliate, officer, employee or director, acting on behalf of the Borrower is (and is taking no action which would result in any such Person not being) in compliance with (a) all OFAC rules and regulations, (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 (“trade related business activities”) 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, Germany, Canada, Australia 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 County, or on vessels or aircrafts owned or registered by a Sanctioned Country, or financed or subsidized any of the foregoing.

 

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(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”). No actions, suits, proceedings or investigations by any court, governmental, or regulatory agency are ongoing or pending against the Borrower, its directors, officers or employees or anyone acting on its behalf in relation to a breach of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.

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”).

(b) The Borrower and their Affiliates have each conducted their businesses in compliance with Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and ensure continued compliance with all Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein.

(c) No actions, suits, proceedings or investigations by any court, governmental, or regulatory agency are ongoing or pending against the Borrower, its directors, officers or employees or anyone acting on its behalf in relation to a breach of the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.

(d) The Borrower will not directly or indirectly use, lend or contribute the proceeds of the Advances for any purpose that would breach the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws.

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 and the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) as secured party and describing the Collateral, with the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia. From time to time thereafter, the Borrower shall file such financing statements and

 

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cause to be filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by Applicable 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 (or by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Borrower) in accordance with subsection (a) above seriously misleading or change its jurisdiction of incorporation, 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 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 or 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 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, each Agent the Collateral Agent and each Lender:

(a) as soon as possible and in any event within three (3) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall have knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Servicer Default or Unmatured Servicer 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 so long as such information is within the possession of the Borrower or may be obtained with neither undue burden nor expense; and

(c) promptly, upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower having actual knowledge thereof, in reasonable detail, notice (i) of any Adverse Claim that is made or asserted against any of the Collateral, (ii) any Revaluation Event and (iii) any Material Modification.

Section 10.5 Separate Existence. (a) The Borrower shall conduct its business solely in its own name through its duly authorized officers or agents so as not to mislead others as to the identity of the entity with which such persons are concerned, and shall use its best efforts to avoid the appearance that it is conducting business on behalf of any Affiliate thereof or that the assets of the Borrower are available to pay the creditors of any of its equityholders or any Affiliate thereof.

(b) It shall maintain records and books of account separate from those of any other Person.

(c) It shall pay its own operating expenses and liabilities from its own funds.

(d) It shall not hold itself out as being liable for the debts of any other Person. It shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person. It shall not guarantee any obligation of any Person, including any Affiliate or become obligated for the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit or assets as being available to pay the obligations of any other Person.

(e) It shall keep its assets and liabilities separate from those of all other entities. Except as expressly contemplated herein with respect to Excluded Amounts, it shall not commingle its assets with assets of any other Person.

(f) It shall maintain bank accounts or other depository accounts separate from any other person or entity, including any Affiliate.

 

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(g) To the extent required under GAAP, it shall ensure that any consolidated financial statements including the Borrower, if any, have notes to the effect that the Borrower is a separate entity whose creditors have a claim on its assets prior to those assets becoming available to its equity holders.

(h) It shall not amend, supplement or otherwise modify its organizational documents (as defined therein), except in accordance therewith and with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

(i) It shall at all times hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate from its member and from any other Person (other than, if applicable, for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

(j) It shall file its own tax returns separate from those of any other Person, if and to the extent required to file tax returns under Applicable Law, except to the extent that it is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file tax returns under Applicable Law.

(k) It shall conduct its business only in its own name and comply with all organizational formalities necessary to maintain its separate existence.

(l) It shall maintain separate financial statements, showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person and not have its assets listed on any financial statement of any other Person; provided, that its assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate so long as (i) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements (if any) to indicate its separateness from such Affiliate and to indicate that its assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person and (ii) such assets shall also be listed on its own separate balance sheet.

(m) It shall not, except for capital contributions or capital distributions permitted under the terms and conditions of its organizational documents and properly reflected on its books and records, enter into any transaction with an Affiliate except on commercially reasonable terms similar to those available to unaffiliated parties in an arm’s-length transaction.

(n) It shall maintain a sufficient number of employees (which number may be zero) in light of its contemplated business purpose and pay the salaries of its own employees, if any, only from its own funds.

(o) It shall use separate invoices bearing its own name.

(p) It shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity and not identify itself as a department or division of any other Person.

(q) It shall maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business purpose, transactions and liabilities; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require its equityholders to make additional capital contributions.

 

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(r) It shall not acquire any obligation or securities of its members or of any Affiliate other than the Collateral in compliance with the Transaction Documents.

(s) It shall not make or permit to remain outstanding any loan or advance to, or own or acquire any stock or securities of, any Person, except that it may invest in those investments permitted under the Transaction Documents and may hold the equity of REO Asset Owners.

(t) It shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, engage in any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets and such activities as are expressly permitted pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

(u) It shall not buy or hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person (other than cash or investment-grade securities), except as expressly contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

(v) Except as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents (which permits, for the avoidance of doubt, the formation of REO Asset Owners), it shall not form, acquire or hold any subsidiary (whether corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other) or own any equity interest in any other entity.

(w) It shall not own any asset or property other than Collateral and such other financial assets as permitted by the Transaction Documents.

(x) It shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than as required or permitted to be performed by the Transaction Documents.

(y) It shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates, including for shared office space and for services performed by an employee of any Affiliate.

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) shall each have a notional principal amount equal to or greater than the lesser of (I) the Principal Balance of such Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation and (II) $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.

 

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(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 no later than the Business Day following such default on such Hedge Counterparty, or any guarantor, if applicable, demanding payment under the applicable Hedging Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Hedging Agreement. The Borrower shall give notice to the Lenders 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, the Borrower shall provide the Hedge Counterparty notice of the potential termination event resulting from such downgrade and, if the Hedge Counterparty fails to cure such potential termination event within the time frame specified in the related Hedging Agreement, the Borrower shall, at the written direction of the Facility Agent, (i) 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 the 30-day period following the expiration of the cure period set forth in the applicable Hedging Agreement 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 (ii) 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 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 following the expiration of the cure period set forth in the applicable Hedging Agreement. The Borrower shall not terminate the Hedging Agreement unless, prior to the expiration of such 30-day period, 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.

 

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(e) The Servicer or 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. 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 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. The Borrower will be either a disregarded entity or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will not engage in or permit any activity that causes it to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including, without, limitation, by election or by operation of Section 7704 of the Code. Each Person that is treated as an equityholder of the Borrower for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall at all times be a U.S. Person. The Borrower will file on a timely basis all federal and other material Tax returns (including foreign, state, local and otherwise) 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, other than in connection with the Merger.

 

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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.

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 and Contribution 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.

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. The Borrower shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as an exempted 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 an exempted 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 other than REO Asset Owners; 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 so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may make a distribution of amounts paid to it pursuant to Section 8.3(a) on the applicable Distribution Date.

 

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(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 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 Reserved.

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, 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.

 

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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 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 as directed by the Collateral Agent (at the written direction of the Facility Agent). The Borrower further agrees that it shall (or it shall cause the Servicer to) provide prompt notice to the Facility Agent of any misdirected or errant payments made by any Obligor with respect to any Collateral Obligation and direct such Obligor to make payments as required hereunder.

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, james.kwak@db.com, andrew.goldsmith@db.com and josh.buckman@db.com and each Agent) the Collateral Obligation Files identified on the related Document Checklist promptly upon receipt but in no event later than three (3) 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 (but in no event later than thirty (30) calendar days after the related Funding Date).

Section 10.22 Collateral Obligation Schedule. As of the end of each March, June, September and December of each year, the Borrower shall deliver an update of the Collateral Obligation Schedule to the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and each Agent), certified true and correct by each of the Borrower and the Servicer. The Borrower hereby authorizes a UCC-3 amendment to be filed quarterly attaching each such updated Collateral Obligation Schedule and shall file such UCC-3 amendment at the request of the Facility Agent. Upon filing, a copy of such UCC-3 shall be provided to the Collateral Agent and Facility Agent.

Section 10.23 Notice to Specified Obligors. With respect to any Collateral Obligation where the related Obligor is also an obligor in respect of a Variable Funding Asset on which the Equityholder or any Affiliate thereof is a lender, the Borrower shall, or shall cause the Servicer to, deliver notice to each such Obligor within ten Business Days of the related Cut-Off Date that the related Collateral Obligation has been assigned to the Borrower.

Section 10.24 Risk Retention.

(a) For so long as any Obligations are outstanding, the Equityholder represents and undertakes to the Facility Agent and the Lenders that: (A) it holds and will retain unencumbered 100% of the Preference Shares of the Borrower (representing no less than 6.0% of the aggregate nominal value of all the Collateral Obligations measured at the time of origination (being the occasion of each origination or acquisition of a Collateral Obligation by the Borrower)); (B) the Borrower shall have no other issued equity interests other than to Walkers Fiduciary Limited, and the aggregate Preference Shares held by the Equityholder with respect to its equity interests in the Borrower shall represent at least 5.0% of the aggregate nominal value of all the Collateral Obligations measured at the time of origination as described in (A) above; (C) the Equityholder shall not sell or enter into any credit risk mitigation, short positions or any other hedges or otherwise seek to mitigate its credit risk with respect to its equity interests in the Borrower (except as permitted by the Capital Requirements Regulation) and (D) not less than 5% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Collateral Obligations has been originated and underwritten by the Equityholder (as Servicer for the Borrower) or the Borrower as the named lender in the Underlying Instruments at origination thereof;

 

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(b) The Equityholder represents that for purposes of the Retention Requirements that it established the securitisation transaction contemplated by the Agreement by incorporating the Borrower, determining the Borrower’s policies and eligibility criteria for the acquisition and origination of Collateral Obligations, determining the transaction structure and negotiating the Transaction Documents with the various transaction parties; and

(c) Each Monthly Report shall contain or be accompanied by a certification from the Equityholder containing a representation that all of the conditions set forth in clause (a) above are true and have been true up to and on each date of the related Collection Period. The Equityholder shall provide to the Facility Agent and/or any Lender that is subject to the Retention Requirements: (A) prompt written notice of any breach of its obligations set forth in Section 10.24(a); (B) confirmation that all of the conditions set forth in Section 10.24(a) above continue to be complied with (x) in the event of material change in the performance of the Collateral Obligations and risk characteristics of the Advances and (y) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or becoming aware of any breach of its obligations contained in any Transaction Document and (C) all information that any such entity requests in connection with its obligations under the Retention Requirements.

Section 10.25 Moody’s RiskCalc. With respect to any Collateral Obligation, at any time that the Agency Rating hereunder is determined by the use of Moody’s RiskCalc: (1) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall request a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Date and (2) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall refresh such Moody’s RiskCalc promptly upon the occurrence of a Revaluation Event with respect to such Collateral Obligation.

Section 10.26 Repurchase of Preference Shares. The Borrower shall not repurchase or agree to repurchase any Preference Share or redeem or agree to redeem any Preference Share except in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

ARTICLE XI

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent. Wells Fargo 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. The Collateral Agent hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as Collateral Agent or Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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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, each Agent and the Facility Agent certain reports, schedules and calculations, all as more particularly described in this Section 11.3, based upon information and data received from the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.7 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 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 or the Servicer 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 and any Agent upon its request therefor;

(iv) distribute funds in accordance with such Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.3;

(v) 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, any Agent 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 or any Agent;

(vi) provide other such information with respect to the Collateral 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 or any Agent may reasonably request from time to time;

 

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(vii) upon the written request of the Servicer on any Business Day and no later than the Business Day following the Collateral Agent’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) and the Collateral Agent maintains or has received any information reasonably requested by it, 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; and

(viii) 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 7.10) Collateral Obligations, the Collateral Agent shall perform, no later than the Business Day following the Collateral Agent’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 and other requirements set forth in Sections 7.10(i)(A), (B) and (C) and (iii) 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.

(ix) track the Principal Balance of each Collateral Obligation and report such balances to the Facility Agent and the Servicer no later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on each Business Day as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day.

(b) The Collateral Agent 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 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, at any time when an Event of Default or a Servicer Default is not continuing or the Facility Agent, during the continuance of an Event of Default or a Servicer Default, in which event the Collateral Agent shall vote, consent or take such other action in accordance with such instructions.

(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,

 

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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 of its receipt of such request, then the Facility 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 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, in the absence of its own bad faith, fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or reckless disregard. 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 actual knowledge of such matter or written notice thereof is received by the Collateral Agent.

 

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(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 selected with due care 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 (i) the Account Control Agreement, (ii) the consent in connection with the Merger and (iii) 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. 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, each Agent and the Facility 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 Default, Servicer 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 Facility Agent shall promptly appoint a successor Collateral Agent 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 or the Borrower upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral 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, with the prior written consent of the Servicer, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Collateral Agent. 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.

If the Collateral Agent resigns or is removed then the entity acting in such role shall also resign or be removed as Collateral Custodian on the same day and in the same manner as they resign or are removed as Collateral Agent.

For the avoidance of doubt, no amendment of this Section 11.4 shall be required in connection with the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent.

 

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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 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 to the form required by such provision. For avoidance of doubt, Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on Borrowing Base Certificates and Officer’s Certificates delivered by 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 in the absence of its own bad faith, fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or reckless disregard.

 

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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 (i) the written instructions of any designated officer of the Facility Agent or (ii) 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.

(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.

 

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(h) In case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder, the Collateral Agent 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 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, punitive 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, any Agent, 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 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.

(l) The Collateral Agent 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 the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or gross negligence on the part of any non-affiliated 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

 

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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. For purposes of monitoring 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 services (which for ratings by Standard & Poor’s shall be www.standardandpoors.com or www.ratingsdirect.com) and shall have no liability for any inaccuracies in the information reported by, or other errors or omissions of, any such service. It is hereby expressly agreed that Bloomberg Financial Markets is one such reputable service.

(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 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.

(n) In no event shall the Collateral 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, 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 Agent as contemplated by this Agreement.

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.

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.

 

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Section 11.11 Collateral Agent Compensation. As compensation for its activities hereunder, 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 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 and Section 17.4 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. The Collateral Agent’s entitlement to receive fees (other than any previously accrued and unpaid fees) shall cease on the earlier to occur of (i) its removal as Collateral Agent and appointment and acceptance by the successor Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 11.4 or (ii) the termination of this Agreement.

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 Borrower’s 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, other than Excepted Property (collectively, the “Collateral”):

(a) all Collateral Obligations;

(b) all Related Security;

 

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(c) this Agreement, the Sale Agreement and all other 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;

(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 (other than contingent unmatured reimbursement and indemnification obligations for which no claim has been made), 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, (iii) Repurchased Collateral Obligations or Substituted Collateral Obligations pursuant to Section 7.11 or (iv) amounts paid to the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.3.

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 Servicer, execute and deliver to the Servicer any assignments, bills of sale, termination statements and any other releases and instruments as the Servicer 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

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 13.1 Events of Default. 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 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;

 

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(b) the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to perform or observe in any material respect 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 thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires actual knowledge thereof and (ii) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given by the Facility Agent to the Borrower or the Servicer;

(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 7.11 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) other than as a result of a Specified Borrowing Base Breach, the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunder exceeds the Borrowing Base, calculated in accordance with Section 1.2(h), and such condition continues unremedied for three (3) 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, 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 granted thereunder 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 Person 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), except as permitted in accordance with Section 12.3;

 

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(h) a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing past any applicable notice or cure period provided in the definition thereof;

(i) failure of the Borrower 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 $250,000, individually or in the aggregate; or the occurrence of any event or condition that gives rise to a right of acceleration with respect to such recourse debt in excess of $250,000;

(j) a Change of Control shall have occurred without the consent of the Facility Agent;

(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, the Equityholder 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) 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) [reserved];

(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 Required Lenders, which consent may be withheld in the exercise of their respective sole and absolute discretion;

(o) any court shall render a final, non-appealable judgment against the Borrower in an amount in excess of $100,000 (excluding, if such aggregate amount is less than $2,500,000, the portion of any such payments made from insurance proceeds) which shall not be satisfactorily stayed, discharged, vacated, set aside or satisfied within 30 days of the making thereof;

(p) [reserved];

(q) failure to pay, on the Facility Termination Date, all outstanding Obligations;

(r) during the Revolving Period, the Minimum Equity Test is not satisfied and such condition continues unremedied for three (3) consecutive Business Days; or

(s) a Specified Borrowing Base Breach shall have occurred and continue unremedied for ninety (90) consecutive days.

 

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Section 13.2 Effect of Event of Default.

(a) Optional Termination. Upon notice by the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent (acting on its own or at the direction of the Required 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 Advances will thereafter be made, and the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Facility Agent) or the Required 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 an Event of Default 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).

(c) Specified Borrowing Base Breach. Upon the occurrence of any Specified Borrowing Base Breach, such event shall be deemed to be continuing until such time as the Advances outstanding no longer exceed the Borrowing Base (or as otherwise waived by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion).

Section 13.3 Rights upon Event of Default. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Facility Agent may, in its sole discretion, or shall, at the direction of the Required Lenders, direct the Collateral Agent to exercise any of the remedies specified herein in respect of the Collateral and the Collateral Agent may (with the consent of the Facility Agent) but shall have no obligation, or the Collateral Agent shall promptly, at the written direction of the Facility Agent, 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

 

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(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 (at the direction of the Facility 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 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:

 

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(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;

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 (at the direction of the Facility 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 gross 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.

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.

 

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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.

(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) Each of the Borrower and the Servicer hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact (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 and the Servicer 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, 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.

 

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(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 or the Servicer 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 each of the Borrower and the Servicer 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 or the Servicer until all obligations of each of the Borrower and the Servicer 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 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

 

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(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 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 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 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.

 

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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 any 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 (or their Commitments, if no Advances are outstanding) 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.

 

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Section 14.8 Successor Note Agent. If the Facility Agent shall resign as Facility Agent under this Agreement, then the Required 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. 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 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.

ARTICLE XV

ASSIGNMENTS

Section 15.1 Restrictions on Assignments by the Borrower and the Servicer. Except as specifically provided herein, neither the Borrower nor the Servicer may assign any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent and the Required 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.

 

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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, 5.1 or 15.5 shall be deemed to apply to such assignee.

Section 15.4 Assignment by Lenders. So long as no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender may make any assignment, other than any proposed assignment (i) to an Affiliate of such Lender, (ii) to another Lender hereunder or (iii) to any Person if (x) such Lender makes a determination that its ownership of any of its rights or obligations hereunder is prohibited by Applicable Law (including, without limitation, the Volcker Rule) and (y) to the extent such Lender assigns its interest herein to any Person other than a Competitor, without the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent 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 as agent for the Borrower (and, in such capacity, the “Loan 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 “Loan Register”). The entries in the Loan 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 Loan Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder. The Loan Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and 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 15.4) (or its agent or nominee) of all or a portion of the Advances. The Loan Registrar shall not register (or cause to be registered) the transfer of such Note, unless the proposed transferee shall have delivered to the Loan 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.

 

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(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 Loan Registrar) the new Note which the holder making the exchange is entitled to receive at the Loan Registrar’s office, located at DB Services Americas Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, Attention: Transfer Unit.

(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 Loan 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 Loan Registrar) be fully endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Loan 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 Loan Registrar, the Borrower shall execute and deliver (through the Loan 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 Loan 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 Loan Registrar that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide Lender, the Borrower shall execute and deliver (through the Loan 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.

 

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(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.

(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 reflected in the Register 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 Loan 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, 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 (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.

 

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(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.

(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.

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 Servicer, the Loan Registrar, the Collateral Custodian 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 but excluding consequential, special, exemplary and indirect damages and lost profits), losses, claims, liabilities and related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket 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 (including the structuring and arranging of such transactions) 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 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, fraud, criminal conduct, reckless disregard or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party and (b) resulting from the performance of the Collateral Obligations.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Servicer agrees that the all amounts owing to it under this Section 16.1 shall be subordinate and junior to the amounts owing to the Lenders, the Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Facility Agent under this Section 16.1 in all respects. In the event the Borrower is subject to an Insolvency Event, any claim that the Servicer has against the Borrower shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and notwithstanding any objection to, or rescission of, such filing, be fully subordinate in right of payment to any claim of the Facility Agent, the Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and any Lender. The foregoing sentence shall constitute a “subordination agreement” within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

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 and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of litigation. This Section 16.1 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

Section 16.2 Servicer Indemnity. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Servicer agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Parties forthwith on demand, from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts incurred by such Indemnified Party by reason of any acts or omissions of the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer and related to any Transaction Document, the transactions contemplated thereby or any certificate or other written material delivered by the Servicer pursuant hereto or thereto, 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, fraud, bad faith, criminal conduct, reckless disregard or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party and (b) resulting from the performance of the Collateral Obligations.

If the Servicer has made any indemnity payments to any Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 16.2 and such Indemnified Party thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such Indemnified Party will as promptly as possible repay such amounts collected to the Servicer.

Indemnification under this Section 16.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of any Indemnified Party and shall include reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of litigation.

Section 16.3 Contribution. (a) 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.

 

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(b) If for any reason (other than the exclusions set forth in the first paragraph of Section 16.2) the indemnification provided above in Section 16.2 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless, then the Servicer 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 Servicer and its Affiliates, on the other hand, but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party, on the one hand, and the Servicer and its Affiliates, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

ARTICLE XVII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 17.1 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, 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 an Event of Default, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits relating to the Borrower or the transactions contemplated hereby (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, any Agent, any Affected Person, any Indemnified Party or any Lender or their respective successors and assigns. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender is hereby authorized by the Servicer 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 Servicer to the amounts owed by the Servicer under this Agreement, to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, any Affected Person, any Indemnified Party, any Agent 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, the Servicer and the Facility Agent may, 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 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

 

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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 and (iv) 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. 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, the Collateral Custodian and each 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.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the determination by any Lender that its ownership of any of its rights or obligations hereunder is prohibited by Applicable Law (including, without limitation, the Volcker Rule), each of the Borrower, the Servicer, each Lender, each Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Facility Agent hereby agree to work in good faith to amend or amend and restate the commercial terms of this Agreement (including, if necessary, to re-document under a note purchase agreement or indenture) to ensure future compliance with such Applicable Law.

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 (3) 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.

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 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, and, 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, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Lenders in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents executed in connection with this Agreement, including the reasonable fees and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to the Facility Agent, each Agent and any related Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian 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 outside counsel fees and expenses), of the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Agents and the Lenders, in

 

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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 counsel for the Lenders other than the Facility Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one outside counsel to the Facility Agent, each Agent and any related Lender.

Section 17.5 Binding Effect; Survival. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower, the Lenders, the Agents, the Facility Agent, the Servicer, 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 any Person’s rights to act as Servicer hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.

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.

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. Delivery of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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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 EQUITYHOLDER, 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 Servicer, 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.

(c) The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 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 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.

Section 17.12 Limited Recourse. (a) 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

 

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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.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) no recourse under any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Borrower or the Servicer contained in this Agreement shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, partner, officer, director, member, manager, employee or agent of the Borrower, the Servicer 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 the Borrower and the Servicer, and that no personal liability whatever shall attach to or be incurred by any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, member, manager, employee or agent of the Borrower, the Servicer 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 the Borrower or the Servicer contained in this Agreement, or implied therefrom, and that any and all personal liability for breaches by the Borrower or the Servicer 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 and (ii) the parties hereto acknowledge that the obligations of the Borrower arising hereunder are from time to time and at any time limited recourse obligations payable solely from the Collateral available at such time (the “Borrower Available Funds”) and, following the application of such Borrower Available Funds or the proceeds thereof, any claims of the parties hereto (and the obligations of the Borrower) shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. This Section 17.12(b) shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

(c) 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. 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

 

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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. The provisions of this Section 17.12(c) 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 Section 17.12(c) 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.

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 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, (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 or (v) disclose the Agreement and such information in any suit, action, proceeding or investigation (whether in law or in equity or pursuant to arbitration) involving any of the Transaction Documents for the purpose of defending itself, reducing its liability, or protecting or exercising any of its claims, rights, remedies, or interests under or in connection with any of the Transaction Documents.

 

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(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.

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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(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 (unless the Facility Agent is the subject of a Bail-In Action) or (ii) any Lender which is administered by the Facility Agent or an Affiliate of the Facility Agent (unless such Lender is the subject of a Bail-In Action), 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, (d) defaults in its obligation to make Advances hereunder or (e) is the subject of a Bail-In Action; 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 so long as the Facility Agent is not the subject of a Bail-In Action, (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 Taxes, as the case may be, otherwise required to be paid hereunder, (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, (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 and (viii) such replacement is not the subject of a Bail-In Action. 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.

 

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Section 17.18 Option to Acquire Rating. Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Facility Agent (on behalf and at the expense of the Lenders) may, at any time and in its sole discretion, obtain a public rating for this loan facility. The Borrower and the Servicer hereby agree (at the sole expense of the Lenders) to use commercially reasonable efforts, at the request of the Facility Agent, to cooperate with the acquisition and maintenance of any such rating.

Section 17.19 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;

(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.

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. Wells Fargo 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.

 

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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, shall take and retain custody of the Collateral Obligation Files delivered to it by, or on behalf of, the Borrower 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. 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 Borrower, each Agent and the Facility Agent.

(ii) With respect to each Collateral Obligation File which has been or will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Custodian shall act 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 as permitted by 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 Collateral Obligation Files 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 specified in Annex A or at such other offices as shall be specified to the Facility Agent and the Servicer in a written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to such change. 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, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, any Agent 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

 

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Obligation File shall be required to be delivered other 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 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 in the absence of its own bad faith, fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or reckless disregard. The Collateral Custodian 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 Custodian has actual knowledge of such matter or written notice thereof is received by the Collateral Custodian.

Section 18.3 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. (a) The Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall 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 10.22) the Collateral Obligation Files for each Collateral Obligation listed on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations attached to the related Asset Approval Request. In connection with each delivery of a Collateral Obligation File to the Collateral Custodian, the Servicer shall represent and warrant that the Collateral Obligation Files delivered to the Collateral Custodian 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 pursuant to a certification in the form of Exhibit H executed by an Executive Officer of the Servicer.

 

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(b) From time to time, the Servicer, promptly following receipt, shall forward to the Collateral Custodian (as identified on an accompanying Schedule of Collateral Obligations supplement) additional documents evidencing any assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of a Collateral Obligation, and upon receipt of any such other documents, the Collateral Custodian shall hold such other documents as the Servicer shall deliver in writing from time to time.

(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.

Section 18.4 Collateral Obligation File Certification. (a) On or prior to each Funding Date, the Servicer shall provide a Schedule of Collateral Obligations and related Document Checklist dated as of such Funding Date to the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent (such information contained in the Schedule of Collateral Obligations shall also be delivered in Microsoft Excel format or another format reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Custodian) with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be delivered to the Collateral Agent on such Funding Date.

(b) In connection with (and as 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, (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 collectibility, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Collateral Obligation.

 

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Section 18.5 Release of Collateral Obligation Files. (a) Upon satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Section 12.3, the Servicer will provide an Officer’s Certificate to such effect to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) and shall request in writing delivery to it of the Collateral Obligation File and a copy thereof shall be sent concurrently by the Servicer to each Agent and the Facility Agent. Upon receipt of such certification and request, unless it receives notice to the contrary from the Facility Agent, any Agent, the Collateral Custodian shall within three 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.

(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing 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 Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Servicer Default or a Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall not 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 Servicer shall return each and every original document previously requested from the Collateral Obligation File to the Collateral Custodian when (x) the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists or (y) 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, the Servicer shall deliver 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. 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 7.10, the Collateral Custodian shall within three (3) Business Days (provided that the Collateral Custodian has received such request by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, and if received after 12:00 p.m., New York City time, four (4) Business Days) of receipt of the Request for Release and Receipt, release 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 Servicer shall not, 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)

 

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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 custodian for the Secured Parties solely at the will of the Collateral Custodian and the Secured Parties for the sole purpose of facilitating the servicing 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 Servicer shall do so in accordance with the Servicing Standard as such standard applies to servicers acting as custodial agent. The Servicer shall promptly report to the Collateral 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. The Servicer shall hold (in accordance with Section 9-313(C) of the UCC) all documents comprising the Collateral Obligation Files in its possession as agent of the Collateral Agent. In such custodial capacity, the Servicer shall have and 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 have in its possession 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 consistent with the Servicing Standard 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 accordance with the Servicing Standard, 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 Servicer agrees 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 Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Servicer Default or a Servicer Default, upon the request of the Facility Agent and at the cost and expense of the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian shall promptly provide the Facility Agent with the Collateral Obligation Files or copies, as designated by the Facility Agent, subject to the cap on costs and expenses and other terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.9(e); provided, the Collateral Custodian shall not be required to provide such copies if it does not receive adequate assurance of payment.

 

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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 10.22 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.

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 Facility Agent 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 Facility Agent or the Servicer (as applicable), the Collateral Custodian shall be authorized and indemnified as provided herein to utilize a nationally recognized courier service. The Servicer shall 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 and Section 17.4 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. The Collateral Custodian’s entitlement to receive fees (other than any previously accrued and unpaid fees) shall cease on the earlier to occur of: (i) its removal as Collateral Custodian and appointment and acceptance by the successor Collateral Custodian pursuant to Section 18.11 and the Collateral Custodian has ceased to hold any Collateral Files or (ii) the termination of this Agreement.

 

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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, each Agent and the Facility 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 is (a) an Approved Custodian and (b) so long as no Unmatured Servicer Default, Servicer 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 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. In the event no successor Collateral Custodian shall have been appointed within 60 days after the giving of notice of such resignation, the Collateral Custodian may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Collateral Custodian.

(b) The Facility Agent or the Borrower, upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Custodian and each Agent, may 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, with the prior written consent of the Servicer, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Collateral Custodian. 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.

(d) If the Collateral Custodian resigns or is removed then the entity acting in such role shall also resign or be removed as Collateral Agent on the same day and in the same manner as they resign or are removed as Collateral Custodian.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, no amendment of this Section 18.11 shall be required in connection with the appointment of a successor Collateral Custodian.

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.

 

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(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.

(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.

(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 an Event of Default or the Facility Termination Date, request instructions from the Servicer and may, after the occurrence of an Event of Default 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

 

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compliance with the instruction of the Facility Agent. In no event shall the Collateral Custodian be liable for special, indirect, punitive 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.

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

  Name: Dianne Farjallah
  Title: Director


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Jordan Mikes

  Name: Jordan Mikes
  Title: Vice President


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Equityholder
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Jordan Mikes

  Name: Jordan Mikes
  Title: Vice President


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian

By:  

/s/ Jose M. Rodriguez

  Name: Jose M. Rodriguez
  Title: Vice President


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent
By:  

/s/ Amit Patel

  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Kevin Tanzer

  Name: Kevin Tanzer
  Title: Managing Director


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Agent and as a Committed Lender
By:  

/s/ Amit Patel

  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Kevin Tanzer

  Name: Kevin Tanzer
  Title: Managing Director


ANNEX A

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.,

as Borrower

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Matt Stewart

Telephone: 212-284-7856

Email: mstewart@oaktreecapital.com

With a copy to:

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Attention: Mary Gallegly

Telephone: 213-356-3521

Email: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION,

as Servicer

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Matt Stewart

Telephone: 212-284-7856

Email: mstewart@oaktreecapital.com

With a copy to:

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Attention: Mary Gallegly

Telephone: 213-356-3521

Email: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION,

as Equityholder

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Matt Stewart

Telephone: 212-284-7856

Email: mstewart@oaktreecapital.com

With a copy to:

 

 

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333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Attention: Mary Gallegly

Telephone: 213-356-3521

Email: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Services Division

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, MD 21045

Attention: CDO Trust Services

Telephone: (410) 884-2000

Facsimile: (410) 715-3748

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Facility Agent, an Agent and as a Committed Lender

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Asset Finance Department

Facsimile No.: 212-797-5160

 

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Annex B

 

Lender

  

Commitment

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch    (a) Prior to the Pricing Date, $250,000,000 and (b) on and after the Pricing Date with the consent of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion), $300,000,000

 

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Exhibit 10.10

EXECUTION VERSION

SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION,

as Seller

and

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.,

as Purchaser

Dated as of September 24, 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1  

SECTION 1.1

  Definitions      1  

SECTION 1.2

  Other Terms      3  

SECTION 1.3

  Computation of Time Periods      3  

SECTION 1.4

  Interpretation      3  

SECTION 1.5

  References      4  

ARTICLE II CONVEYANCES OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS

     4  

SECTION 2.1

  Conveyances      4  

SECTION 2.2

  Indemnification      6  

SECTION 2.3

  Assignments      6  

ARTICLE III CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT; REPORTING

     7  

SECTION 3.1

  Purchase Price      7  

SECTION 3.2

  Payment of Purchase Price      7  

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     7  

SECTION 4.1

  Seller’s Representations and Warranties      7  

SECTION 4.2

  Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by the Seller; Notice of Breach      13  

ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

     14  

SECTION 5.1

  Covenants of the Seller      14  

ARTICLE VI WARRANTY LOANS

     16  

SECTION 6.1

  Warranty Collateral Obligations      16  

SECTION 6.2

  Dilutions, Etc.      17  

ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     17  

SECTION 7.1

  Conditions Precedent      17  

 

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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     18  

SECTION 8.1

  Amendments, Etc.      18  

SECTION 8.2

  Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction      18  

SECTION 8.3

  Notices      18  

SECTION 8.4

  Severability of Provisions      19  

SECTION 8.5

  Assignment      20  

SECTION 8.6

  Further Assurances      20  

SECTION 8.7

  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      20  

SECTION 8.8

  Counterparts      20  

SECTION 8.9

  No Petition Covenant; Limited Recourse      21  

SECTION 8.10

  Transfer of Seller’s Interest      21  

SECTION 8.11

  Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries      21  

SECTION 8.12

  Merger and Integration      21  

SECTION 8.13

  Headings      21  

 

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This SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), between Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”) and OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, as purchaser (in such capacity, the “Purchaser”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, on and after the Effective Date, the Seller may, from time to time on each Purchase Date, sell or contribute, transfer, and otherwise convey, to the Purchaser, without recourse except to the extent specifically provided herein, and the Purchaser may, from time to time on each Purchase Date, purchase or accept a contribution of all right, title and interest of the Seller (whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located) in and to the Collateral Obligations mutually agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser;

WHEREAS, to effect the sale, assignment, and contribution of such Transferred Assets, the Seller, from time to time, has entered into, and may in the future enter into Assignment Agreements with the Purchaser, pursuant to which all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Assets set forth therein have been or will be conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser; and

WHEREAS, it is the Seller’s and the Purchaser’s intention that the conveyance of the Transferred Assets under each Assignment Agreement and this Agreement is a “true sale” or a “true contribution” for all purposes, such that, upon payment of the purchase price therefor or the making of a contribution, the Transferred Assets will constitute property of the Purchaser from and after the applicable transfer date;

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 and Servicing Agreement”), by and among the Purchaser, as borrower, the Seller, as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”) and equityholder, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”), the other agents parties thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and as collateral custodian (in each such capacity, the “Collateral Agent” and the “Collateral Custodian”, respectively).

 

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Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Assignment Agreement” means any assignment and assumption agreement, assignment and acceptance or similar assignment agreement at any time entered into between the Seller and the Purchaser, and if applicable, accepted by the agent or trustee under any Underlying Instrument for the purpose of conveying the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral Obligations set forth therein to the Purchaser.

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.

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).

Purchase Date” means each Subsequent Conveyance Date and the date of the Initial Conveyance.

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.

Schedule of Collateral Obligations” means a schedule of each Collateral Obligation to be transferred on each Purchase Date in the form attached hereto as Schedule A.

Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Subsequent Conveyance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Subsequent Conveyance Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Transferred Assets” means the Collateral Obligations and Related Security Conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser.

Transfer Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

Transferred Collateral Obligations” means each Collateral Obligation Conveyed from the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Warranty Collateral Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

SECTION 1.2 Other Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9. The term “including” when used in this Agreement means “including without limitation.”

SECTION 1.3 Computation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding.”

SECTION 1.4 Interpretation. In this Agreement, unless a contrary intention appears: reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by the Transaction Documents;

(ii) reference to any gender includes each other gender;

(iii) reference to day or days without further qualification means calendar days;

(iv) unless otherwise stated, reference to any time means New York time;

(v) references to “writing” include printing, typing, lithography, electronic or other means of reproducing words in a visible form;

(vi) reference to any agreement (including any Transaction Document or Underlying Instrument), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, supplemented, replaced, restated, waived or extended and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms of the other Transaction Documents, and reference to any promissory note includes any promissory note that is an extension or renewal thereof or a substitute or replacement therefor;

(vii) reference to any requirement of law means such requirement of law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and reference to any Section or other provision of any requirement of law means that provision of such requirement of law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such Section or other provision; and

(viii) references to “including” means “including, without limitation”.

 

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SECTION 1.5 References.

All Section references (including references to the Preamble), unless otherwise indicated, shall be to Sections (and the Preamble) in this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCES OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS

SECTION 2.1 Conveyances.

(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Effective Date, the Seller and the Purchaser shall execute and deliver (i) this Agreement with a completed Schedule of Collateral Obligations (the Schedule of Collateral Obligations shall be the Schedule of Collateral Obligations to be delivered on the Effective Date under the Loan and Servicing Agreement), and (ii) for each Transferred Asset included in the Schedule of Collateral Obligations, the Assignment Agreement required pursuant to the applicable Underlying Instrument governing such Transferred Asset. Upon receipt of this Agreement and each executed Assignment Agreement, the Seller Conveys to the Purchaser without recourse (except to the extent specifically provided herein), and the Purchaser accepts Conveyance from the Seller (the “Initial Conveyance”), of all of the Seller’s right, title and interest (whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located) in the Transferred Assets (other than Excluded Amounts).

(b) After the Initial Conveyance, the Seller may Convey additional Collateral Obligations to the Purchaser by delivering written notice thereof to the Facility Agent substantially in the form set forth in Schedule B hereto (each, a “Purchase Notice”), designating the date of the proposed Conveyance (a “Subsequent Conveyance Date”) and attaching a supplement to the Schedule of Collateral Obligations identifying the Transferred Assets proposed to be Conveyed. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall Convey to the Purchaser without recourse (except to the extent specifically provided herein), and the Purchaser shall accept such Conveyance, on the applicable Subsequent Conveyance Date (each such Conveyance being herein called a “Subsequent Conveyance”), all of the Seller’s right, title and interest (whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located) in and to each Transferred Asset.

(c) It is the express intent of the Seller and the Purchaser that each Conveyance of Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement be construed as an absolute sale and/or contribution of such Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser providing the Purchaser with the full risks and benefits of ownership of the Transferred Assets. Further, it is not the intention of the Seller and the Purchaser that any Conveyance be deemed a grant of a security interest in the Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties expressed herein, the Conveyances hereunder shall be characterized as loans and not as sales and/or contributions, then (i) this Agreement also shall be deemed to be, and hereby is, a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC and other

 

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applicable law and (ii) the Conveyances by the Seller provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be, and the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a security interest in, to and under all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, such Transferred Assets and all proceeds of the foregoing. The Purchaser and its assignees shall have, with respect to such Transferred Assets and other related rights, in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Purchaser and its assignees hereunder and under the Underlying Instruments, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable UCC.

(d) The Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Transferred Assets to secure a debt or other obligation, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest in favor of the Purchaser under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. The Seller represents and warrants that the Transferred Assets are being transferred with the intention of removing them from the Seller’s estate pursuant to Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Purchaser assumes all risk relating to nonpayment or failure by the Obligors to make any distributions owed by them under the Transferred Assets. Except with respect to breach of representations, warranties and covenants expressly stated in this Agreement, the Seller assigns each Transferred Asset “as is,” and makes no covenants, representations or warranties regarding the Transferred Assets.

(e) In connection with the Initial Conveyance, the Seller agrees to file or cause to be filed on or prior to the Effective Date (or within one Business Day after the Effective Date), at its own expense, a financing statement or statements with respect to the Transferred Assets Conveyed by the Seller hereunder from time to time meeting the requirements of applicable state law in the jurisdiction of the Seller’s organization to perfect and protect the interests of the Purchaser created hereby under the UCC against all creditors of, and purchasers from, the Seller, and to deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or other evidence of such filings to the Purchaser as soon as reasonably practicable after its receipt thereof.

(f) The Seller agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all instruments and documents and take all actions as may be reasonably necessary or as the Purchaser may reasonably request, in order to perfect or protect the interest of the Purchaser in the Transferred Assets Conveyed hereunder or to enable the Purchaser to exercise or enforce any of its rights hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Seller will, in order to accurately reflect the Conveyances contemplated by this Agreement, execute and file such financing or continuation statements or amendments thereto or assignments thereof (as permitted pursuant hereto) or other documents or instruments as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser and mark its master computer records (or related sub-ledger) noting the Conveyance to the Purchaser of the Transferred Assets. The Seller hereby authorizes the Purchaser to file and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Purchaser shall be permitted to sign (if necessary) and file without further action on the part of the Seller, initial financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto and assignments thereof without the Seller’s signature; provided that the description of collateral contained in such financing statements shall be limited to only Transferred Assets. Carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement shall be sufficient as a financing statement.

 

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(g) Each of the Seller and the Purchaser agree that prior to the time of Conveyance of any Collateral Obligation hereunder, the Purchaser has no rights to or claim of benefit from any Collateral Obligation (or any interest therein) owned by the Seller.

(h) The Transferred Assets acquired, transferred to and assumed by the Purchaser from the Seller shall include the Seller’s entitlement to any surplus or responsibility for any deficiency that, in either case, arises under, out of, in connection with, or as a result of, the foreclosure upon or acceleration of any such Transferred Assets.

SECTION 2.2 Indemnification. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Seller agrees to indemnify on an after-tax basis the Purchaser and its successors, transferees, and assigns (including each Secured Party) 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, losses, claims, liabilities and related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and disbursements of external counsel (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Indemnified Amounts”) awarded against or incurred by such Indemnified Party arising out of any acts or omissions of the Seller and relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, as a result of any acts or omissions of the Purchaser relating to this Agreement or the Loan and Servicing Agreement), excluding, however, (a) Indemnified Amounts in respect of any Transferred Asset due to the applicable 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 or (e) any punitive, indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages.

SECTION 2.3 Assignments. It is the intention of the Seller and the Purchaser that this Agreement, the Schedule of Collateral Obligations and each Purchase Notice (collectively, the “Transfer Documents”) shall supplement each Assignment Agreement required to be executed under any Underlying Instrument relating to any Transferred Asset, and that whenever possible, each provision of the Transfer Documents shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under each applicable Underlying Instrument and without replacing or superseding such Assignment Agreement. However, to the extent that there is a conflict or inconsistency between any provision of any Transfer Document, on the one hand, and any provision of any Assignment Agreement, on the other hand, such Assignment Agreement shall control and prevail to the extent any such conflict or inconsistency would invalidate the sale, transfer and assignment contemplated thereby, without invalidating the remainder of such provision of such Transfer Document or the remaining provisions of the Transfer Documents, and to the extent any provision of any Transfer Document would conflict with the Underlying Instrument applicable to any Transferred Asset in a manner that would invalidate the sale, transfer and assignment contemplated hereby, such Underlying Instrument shall be controlling as

 

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to such provision without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of the Transfer Documents. The Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that, solely for administrative convenience, any Transfer Document or Assignment Agreement required to be executed and delivered in connection with the transfer of a Transferred Asset in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instruments may reflect that (i) the Seller (or any Affiliate or third party from whom the Seller or the applicable Affiliate may purchase Transferred Asset) is assigning such Transferred Asset directly to the Purchaser or (ii) the Purchaser is acquiring such Transferred Asset at the closing of such Transferred Asset.

ARTICLE III

CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT; REPORTING

SECTION 3.1 Purchase Price. The purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) for the Transferred Collateral Obligations 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 Collateral Obligations as of such date.

SECTION 3.2 Payment of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for the Transferred Collateral Obligations Conveyed shall be paid on the related Purchase Date (a) by payment in cash in immediately available funds in an amount not greater than the sum of (i) the proceeds of Advances 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(c) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement and/or (b) to the extent not paid in cash, as a Capital Contribution (as defined in the Preference Share Purchase Agreement) by the Seller to the Purchaser in an amount equal to the unpaid portion of the Purchase Price, as specified by the Seller in the Purchase Notice.

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 (unless such representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, in which case the Seller represents and warrants only as of such specified date):

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is a Delaware corporation duly incorporated, 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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(b) Power and Authority. The Seller has the corporate power and authority to own, pledge, mortgage 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 consummate 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 are delivered by it pursuant hereto or thereto and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate 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 incorporation or limited liability 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 material 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 or any other Transaction Document).

(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 other Transaction Documents, (ii) for the perfection of the Liens granted 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) the UCC financing statements, consents, notices, filings and other actions which have been obtained or made 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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(g) No Litigation. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Seller, 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 would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (D) that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Transferred Assets or (E) seeking to impose any excise, franchise, transfer or similar tax upon the conveyance of the Transferred Assets hereunder.

(h) Legal Compliance. The Seller has complied in all respects with all Applicable Laws, judgments, agreements with governmental authorities, decrees and orders with respect to its business and properties and the Transferred Assets, other than non-compliance which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Tax Status. The Seller has timely filed all federal and other material tax returns (foreign, federal, state, local and otherwise) required to be filed by it and has paid all federal and other material taxes due and payable by it or 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 governmental authority (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 Seller). It is not liable for taxes payable by any other Person. No tax lien or similar Adverse Claim has been filed, and no claim has been filed or is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, fee, assessment or other governmental charge. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable by the Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been paid or shall have been paid if and when due at or prior to the Effective Date or the Purchase Date, as applicable.

(j) Place of Business. The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Seller, and the offices where the Seller keeps all its Records, are located at its address specified in Schedule 4.1(j) attached hereto, or such other locations notified to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement. There are currently no, and during the past four months (or such shorter time as the Seller has been in existence) there have not been, any other locations where the Seller is located (as that term is used in the UCC of the jurisdiction where such principal place of business is located).

(k) Backup Security Interest. In the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Conveyances hereunder shall be characterized as loans and not as sales and/or contributions, then:

i. this Agreement creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Assets in favor of the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent, as assignee, for the benefit 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 by filing a UCC financing statement under such article), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller;

 

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ii. the Transferred Assets are 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 Seller has complied with its obligations as set forth herein;

iii. the Seller owns and has good and marketable title to the Transferred Collateral Obligations Conveyed to the Purchaser on the applicable Purchase Date, free and clear of any Lien;

iv. the Seller has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Collateral Obligation to the sale and granting of a security interest in the Collateral Obligations hereunder to the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent, as assignee on behalf of the Secured Parties;

v. the Seller has caused or authorized 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 Transferred Assets in which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in Delaware;

vi. the Seller has not filed or authorized the filing of, and is not aware of, any financing statement against the Seller that includes as a description of collateral covering any Collateral Obligation other than financing statements (A) relating to the security interest granted to the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or pursuant to any other Transaction Document, or (B) that has been terminated and/or fully and validly assigned to the Collateral Agent on or prior to the Effective Date;

vii. all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note constituting or evidencing any Transferred Collateral Obligation have been or, subject to the delivery requirements contained in the Loan and Servicing Agreement, will be delivered to the Purchaser;

viii. 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 Purchaser and the Collateral Agent, as assignee on behalf of the Secured Parties;

ix. with respect to a Transferred Asset that constitutes a Certificated Security, such certificated security has been delivered to the Purchaser or, will be delivered to the Purchaser and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed (within the meaning of the UCC) to the Purchaser or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Purchaser upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Seller of such Certificated Security, in each case, promptly upon receipt but in no event later than three (3) Business Days following the related Funding Date; provided that any file-

 

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stamped document, promissory note and certificates including in any Collateral Obligation File shall be delivered as soon as they are reasonably available (even if not within three (3) Business Days of the related Funding Date); and in the case of an Uncertificated Security, by (A) causing the Purchaser to become the registered owner of such uncertificated security and (B) causing such registration to remain effective.

(l) Fair Consideration; No Avoidance for Collateral Obligation Payments. With respect to each Transferred Collateral Obligation sold or contributed hereunder, the Seller sold or contributed such Transferred Collateral Obligation to the Purchaser in exchange for payment, made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, in an amount which constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value. Each such Conveyance referred to in the preceding sentence shall not have been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Seller to the Purchaser and, accordingly, no such sale is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under title 11 of the United States Code and the rules and regulations thereunder. In addition, no such Conveyance shall have been made with the intent to hinder or delay payment to or defraud any creditor of the Seller.

(m) Eligibility of Transferred Collateral Obligations. Each Transferred Collateral Obligation Conveyed hereunder is, at the time of such Conveyance, an Eligible Collateral Obligation. At the time of such Conveyance, no event has occurred and is continuing which could reasonably be expected to affect the collectibility of such Transferred Collateral Obligation or cause it not to be paid in full.

(n) Adequate Capitalization; No Insolvency. The Seller is not the subject of any Insolvency Event. The Seller is solvent and will not become insolvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Seller is, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, will be, adequately capitalized for its business as proposed to be conducted in the foreseeable future and does not expect the commencement of any insolvency, bankruptcy or similar proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or similar official in respect of its assets. The Seller executed and delivered each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party for fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value and without the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors or any other Person. The Conveyance by the Seller of the Seller’s interest in the Transferred Assets constitutes a reasonable and practicable action in the ordinary course of the Seller’s business.

(o) True Sale or True Contribution. Each Transferred Asset sold or contributed hereunder shall have been sold or contributed by the Seller to the Purchaser in a “true sale” or a “true contribution.”

(p) True and Complete Information. All information (other than projections and forward-looking information) heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Seller in writing to any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Transferred Assets, or any transaction contemplated hereby is and will be (when taken as a whole) true, correct and complete in all material respects (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Seller, is true and correct in all material respects to the knowledge of the Seller after reasonable inquiry).

 

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(q) Selection Procedures. In selecting the Transferred Collateral Obligations, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of the Purchaser or the Lenders. The Purchase Price has been determined by the Seller in good faith in accordance with Section 3.1.

(r) [Reserved].

(s) Payment in Full. As of the date such Transferred Collateral Obligation was Conveyed to the Purchaser, the Seller has no actual knowledge of any fact which leads it or should have led a reasonable person to expect that (and no event has occurred and is continuing which could reasonably be expected to cause) any payments on any Transferred Asset at the time of Conveyance will not be paid in full when due or to expect any other material adverse effect on (i) the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or (iii) the Transferred Assets or the interests of the Seller therein.

(t) Representations and Warranties True and Correct. Each of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in the Transaction Documents (other than this Agreement) is true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words “material”, “materially” or “Material Adverse Effect”, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) and the Seller hereby makes each such representation and warranty to, and for the benefit of, the Purchaser, the Lenders and the Facility Agent, as if the same were set forth in full in this Agreement.

(u) No Unmatured Servicer Default; Servicer Default; Unmatured Event of Default; Event of Default. No Unmatured Servicer Default, Servicer Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(v) No Brokers or Finders. No broker or finder acting on behalf of the Seller was employed or utilized in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and the Seller has no obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or broker’s fees in connection therewith.

(w) Restricted Payments. The Seller shall not cause or permit the Purchaser to make any payments or distributions which would violate Section 10.16 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement.

(x) Special Purpose Entity. The Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities separate and distinct from those of the Seller and any Affiliates thereof, and the Seller hereby acknowledges that the Facility Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties are entering into the transactions contemplated by the Loan and Servicing Agreement in reliance upon the Purchaser’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Seller and from each other Affiliate of the Seller. Without limiting the foregoing, Section 9.27 and Section 10.5 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this clause (x) as if fully set forth herein, as applicable.

 

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(y) Transferred Collateral Obligations. The information contained in Schedule A is true, correct and complete as of such Purchase Date.

(z) Set–Off, etc. No Transferred Collateral Obligation included in any Borrowing Base was, at the time of Conveyance thereof, compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set–off or modified by the Seller or by the Obligor thereof, and no Transferred Collateral Obligation included in any Borrowing Base was, at the time of Conveyance thereof, 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 Transferred Collateral Obligations or otherwise, by the Seller or by the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, for amendments, extensions and modifications, if any, to such Transferred Collateral Obligation otherwise permitted or not prohibited under the Transaction Documents and in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

(aa) No Fraud. Each Collateral Obligation was originated without any fraud or material misrepresentation by the Seller or, to the Seller’s knowledge, the related Obligor.

(bb) Price of Collateral Obligations. The Purchase Price for each Collateral Obligation Conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder represents the fair market value of such Collateral Obligation as of the time of conveyance hereunder, as may have changed from the time such Collateral Obligation was originally acquired by the Seller.

(cc) Notice to Agents and Obligors. The Seller will direct any agent, facility agent or Obligor for any Collateral Obligation included in the Transferred Assets to remit all payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Obligation directly to the Purchaser.

(dd) Collections. The Seller acknowledges that all interest and principal collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Transferred Assets (other than any Excluded Amount) Conveyed to the Purchaser are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and its assignees until deposited into the applicable Account as required in the Loan and Servicing Agreement. The Seller promptly shall remit to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee any payment or any other sums relating to, or otherwise payable on account of, the Transferred Assets (other than any Excluded Amount) that the Seller receives after the applicable Purchase Date.

(ee) Covenants. All covenants, agreements and undertakings of the Seller hereunder required to be performed as of such date have been fully performed.

SECTION 4.2 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by the Seller; Notice of Breach. On the Effective Date and on each Purchase Date, the Seller, by accepting the proceeds of such Conveyance, shall be deemed to have certified that all representations and warranties described in Section 4.1 are true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words “material”, “materially” or “Material Adverse Effect”, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all

 

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respects) on and as of such day as though made on and as of such day (or if specifically referring to an earlier date, as of such earlier date). The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 shall survive (i) the Conveyance of the Transferred Assets to the Purchaser, (ii) the termination of the rights and obligations of the Purchaser and the Seller under this Agreement and (iii) the termination of the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under the Loan and Servicing Agreement. Upon discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Purchaser or the Seller of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties in any material respect, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other and to the Facility Agent.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

SECTION 5.1 Covenants of the Seller. The Seller hereby covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that, from the date hereof, and until 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 and comply with all Applicable Laws, including those applicable to the Transferred Assets 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 corporation and maintain its rights and franchises in its jurisdiction of incorporation and (B) qualify and remain qualified as a corporation 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 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not prohibit the Seller from entering into similar transactions with other persons); 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 licenses, 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 (if any) it receives to the Collection Account by the close of business on the Business Day following the date such Collections are received by the Seller.

 

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(d) Books and Records. The Seller shall keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries in all material respects shall be made of all financial transactions with the Purchaser and the assets and business of the Seller related to its obligations under this Agreement or any Transferred Asset 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 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 solely for federal income tax reporting purposes, the Purchaser is treated as a “disregarded entity” and, therefore, the Conveyance of Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder will not be recognized.

(f) Payment, Performance and Discharge of Obligations. The Seller shall pay, perform and discharge or cause to be paid, performed and discharged promptly all Charges payable by it except where the failure to so pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy such obligation would not, individually or in the aggregate, 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.

(g) Taxes. The Seller will file on a timely basis all tax returns (including foreign, federal, state, local and otherwise) required to be filed and will pay all taxes due and payable by it or 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 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).

(h) ERISA. The Seller shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Affiliates to, cause or permit to occur an event that results in the imposition of a Lien on any Transferred Asset under Section 412 of the IRC or Section 303(K) or 4068 of ERISA.

(i) Liens. The Seller shall not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its rights under any of the Transaction Documents or on or with respect to any of its rights in the Transferred Assets, in each case other than Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.1(i) shall not apply to any property retained by the Seller and not Conveyed or purported to be Conveyed hereunder.

(j) Change of Name. Etc. The Seller shall not change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the Seller or Purchaser pursuant hereto (or by the Facility Agent on behalf of the Seller or Purchaser) in accordance with Section 2.1(c) seriously misleading or change its jurisdiction of organization, unless the Seller shall have given the Purchaser at least 30 days prior written notice thereof, and shall promptly file appropriate amendments to all previously filed financing statements and continuation statements.

 

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(k) Sale Characterization. The Seller shall not make statements or disclosures, or treat the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than for tax or consolidated accounting purposes) in any manner other than as a true sale, contribution or absolute assignment of the title to and sole record and beneficial ownership interest of the Transferred Assets (which, with respect to any Related Security, shall only be to the extent of the Seller’s interest therein) Conveyed or purported to be Conveyed hereunder; provided that the Seller may consolidate the Purchaser and/or its properties and other assets for accounting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

(l) Commingling. The Seller shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates 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.

(m) Separate Identity. The Seller acknowledges that the Facility Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Loan Agreement in reliance upon the Purchaser’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Seller and each other Affiliate of the Seller. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the other covenants set forth herein, Section 9.27 and Section 10.5 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this clause (m) as if fully set forth herein, as applicable.

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 set forth in Section 4.1(k) or (o) hereof or Sections 9.13 or 9.26 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement or a material breach of any other representation, warranty, undertaking or covenant set forth in Section 4.1(l), (p), (q), (z) or (cc) hereof or Sections 9.15, 9.16, 10.21, 18.3 or 18.5(b) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement that exists as of the related Purchase Date (each such Transferred Collateral Obligation, a “Warranty Collateral Obligation”), no later than 30 days after the earlier of (x) actual knowledge of such breach on the part of a Responsible Officer of the Seller or the Purchaser and (y) receipt by the Seller of written notice thereof, 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 with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation shall be made true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by

 

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the words “material”, “materially” or “Material Adverse Effect”, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had been Conveyed to the Purchaser on such day or if the Advances outstanding do not exceed the Borrowing Base. For the avoidance of doubt, any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in the first sentence of this Section 6.1 caused solely by a failure with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Loan and Servicing Agreement if the Seller otherwise complies with this Section 6.1 with respect to each such Collateral Obligation.

SECTION 6.2 Dilutions, Etc. The Seller agrees that if, on any day following the Revolving Period (x) either (1) an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (2) any Collateral Quality Test or the Minimum Equity Test is not satisfied and (y) 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 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 two (2) 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 (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words “material”, “materially” or “Material Adverse Effect”, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on such date;

(b) All information concerning the Transferred Assets provided to the Purchaser and the Facility Agent shall be true and correct, when taken as a whole, in all material respects as of such date;

(c) The Seller shall have performed in all material respects all other obligations required to be performed by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Underlying Instruments and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party as of such date;

(d) The Seller shall have either filed or caused to be filed (or shall have arranged for such filing to be made within one Business Day) the financing statement(s) required to be filed pursuant to Section 2.1(c); and

 

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(e) All organizational and legal proceedings, and all instruments in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall have received from the Seller copies of all documents (including records of corporate proceedings) relevant to the transactions herein contemplated as the Purchaser may reasonably have requested.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 8.1 Amendments, Etc. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder may not be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified except in an instrument in writing signed by the Purchaser and the Seller and consented to in writing by the Facility Agent. Any reconveyance executed in accordance with the provisions hereof shall not be considered an amendment or modification to this Agreement.

SECTION 8.2 Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER.

(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 or other electronic communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, by electronic mail or by facsimile, to the intended party at the address or facsimile number of such party set forth below:

 

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  (a)

in the case of the Purchaser:

OCSI Senior Funding Ltd.

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Matthew Stewart

Telephone: 212-284-7856

Email: mstewart@oaktreecapital.com

With a copy to:

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90072

Attention: Mary Gallegly

Telephone: 213-356-3521

Email: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

 

  (b)

in the case of the Seller:

Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Matthew Stewart

Telephone: 212-284-7856

Email: mstewart@oaktreecapital.com

With a copy to:

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90072

Attention: Mary Gallegly

Telephone: 213-356-3521

Email: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

(in each case, with a copy to the Facility Agent at the address for notice provided under the Loan and Servicing 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 email, when sent, receipt confirmed by 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.

 

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SECTION 8.5 Assignment. 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 Facility 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 Transferred Assets. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller 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 Purchaser or the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Facility Agent’s request) as the assignee of the Purchaser may reasonably request to protect and preserve the Conveyances and security interests granted by this Agreement.

SECTION 8.6 Further Assurances.

(a) 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, including the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements or equivalent documents relating to the Transferred Assets for filing under the provisions of the UCC or other laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

(b) The Purchaser and the Seller 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 Transferred Assets.

(c) The Seller 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 Transferred Assets as the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Facility Agent’s request) or the Facility Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

SECTION 8.7 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Purchaser, the Seller or the Facility Agent, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privilege provided by law.

SECTION 8.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts including telecopy transmission thereof (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or e-mail in portable document format (.pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 8.9 No Petition Covenant; Limited Recourse. Section 17.12 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement as if fully set forth herein, as applicable.

SECTION 8.10 Transfer of Seller’s Interest. With respect to each transfer of a Transferred Asset on any Purchase Date, (i) the Purchaser shall, as to each Transferred Asset, be a party to the relevant Underlying Instruments and have the rights and obligations of a lender thereunder, and (ii) the Seller shall, to the extent provided in this Agreement, and the applicable Underlying Instruments, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations, as to each Transferred Asset. The obligors or agents on the Transferred Asset were or will be notified of the transfer of the Transferred Asset to the Purchaser to the extent required under the applicable Underlying Instruments. The Purchaser, the Servicer or the Collateral Agent will have possession of the related Underlying Instrument (including the underlying promissory notes, if any).

SECTION 8.11 Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Facility Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, is intended by the parties hereto to be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.12 Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents set forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

SECTION 8.13 Headings. The headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.

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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.

 

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Seller
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Jordan Mikes

  Name: Jordan Mikes
  Title: Vice President

Sale and Contribution Agreement


OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Purchaser
By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

Name: Dianne Farjallah
Title: Director

Sale and Contribution Agreement

Exhibit 10.11

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of March 13, 2019 (this “Amendment”), among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower (the “Borrower”), Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and as a committed lender (in such capacity, a “Lender”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as equityholder, the Servicer, Wells Fargo 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 September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent 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.

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 to the Loan Agreement

SECTION 2.1. Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “six-month” in the definition of “Revolving Period” therein, and inserting “nine-month” in lieu thereof.

SECTION 2.2. Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “six (6)” in the definition of “Facility Termination Date” therein, and inserting “three (3)” in lieu thereof.


ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto; and

(b) the Facility Agent’s receipt of (i) the signed legal opinion of Walkers, counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) satisfactory evidence that the Borrower has obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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.

SECTION 5.6. No Proceedings; Limited Recourse. The provisions of Sections 17.11 and 17.12 of the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.

[Signature pages follow]


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.

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

  Name: Dianne Farjallah
  Title: Director

 

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Secretary

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent
By:  

/s/ Amit Patel

  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Steven Flowers

  Name: Steven Flowers
  Title: Director

 

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Exhibit 10.12

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of June 27, 2019 (this “Amendment”), among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower (the “Borrower”), Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and as a committed lender (in such capacity, a “Lender”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as equityholder, the Servicer, Wells Fargo 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 September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent 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.

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 to the Loan Agreement

SECTION 2.1. 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 hereof upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto; and

(b) the Facility Agent’s receipt of (i) the signed legal opinion of Walkers, counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) satisfactory evidence that the Borrower has obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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.

SECTION 5.6. No Proceedings; Limited Recourse. The provisions of Sections 17.11 and 17.12 of the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.

[Signature pages follow]


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.

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

  Name: Dianne Farjallah
  Title: Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

By:  

/s/ Matt Stewart

  Name: Matt Stewart
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent

 

By:  

/s/ Amit Patel

  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Steven Flowers

  Name: Steven Flowers
  Title: Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


Appendix A


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Amendment No. 12

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of September 24, 2018

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.

as Borrower

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Equityholder,

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

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


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

  DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.2

  Other Definitional Provisions      4550  

ARTICLE II

  THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES      4751  

Section 2.1

  Advances      4751  

Section 2.2

  Funding of Advances      4751  

Section 2.3

  Notes      4953  

Section 2.4

  Repayment and Prepayments      4953  

Section 2.5

  Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount      4954  

Section 2.6

  Extension of Revolving Period      5054  

Section 2.7

  Calculation of Discount Factor      5054  

Section 2.8

  Increase in Facility Amount      5155  

Section 2.9

  Defaulting Lenders      5256  

ARTICLE III

  YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, ETC      5357  

Section 3.1

  Yield and Undrawn Fee      5357  

Section 3.2

  Yield Distribution Dates      5357  

Section 3.3

  Yield Calculation      5357  

Section 3.4

  Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc      5357  

 

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ARTICLE IV

  PAYMENTS; TAXES      5458  

Section 4.1

  Making of Payments      5458  

Section 4.2

  Due Date Extension      5458  

Section 4.3

  Taxes      5458  

ARTICLE V

  INCREASED COSTS, ETC      5862  

Section 5.1

  Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy      5862  

ARTICLE VI

  EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES      6064  

Section 6.1

  Effectiveness      6064  

Section 6.2

  Advances and Reinvestments      6266  

Section 6.3

  Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments      6468  

ARTICLE VII

  ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS      6569  

Section 7.1

  Retention and Termination of the Servicer      6569  

Section 7.2

  Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer      6569  

Section 7.3

  Duties of the Servicer      6771  

Section 7.4

  Representations and Warranties of the Servicer      6872  

Section 7.5

  Covenants of the Servicer      7074  

Section 7.6

  Servicing Fees; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer      7477  

Section 7.7

  Collateral Reporting      7478  

Section 7.8

  Notices      7478  

Section 7.9

  Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records      7478  

 

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Section 7.10

  Optional Sales      7679  

Section 7.11

  Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations      7781  

Section 7.12

  Servicing of REO Assets      7881  

Section 7.13

  Required Sale Date      79  

ARTICLE VIII

  ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS      7983  

Section 8.1

  Accounts      7983  

Section 8.2

  Excluded Amounts      8185  

Section 8.3

  Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends      8185  

Section 8.4

  Fees      8488  

Section 8.5

  Monthly Report      8488  

ARTICLE IX

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER      8540  

Section 9.1

  Organization and Good Standing      8540  

Section 9.2

  Due Qualification      8540  

Section 9.3

  Power and Authority      8540  

Section 9.4

  Binding Obligations      8540  

Section 9.5

  Security Interest      8690  

Section 9.6

  No Violation      8791  

Section 9.7

  No Proceedings      8791  

Section 9.8

  No Consents      8791  

Section 9.9

  Solvency      8792  

Section 9.10

  Compliance with Laws      8792  

Section 9.11

  Taxes      8792  

Section 9.12

  Monthly Report      8892  

 

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Section 9.13

  No Liens, Etc      8892  

Section 9.14

  Information True and Correct      8893  

Section 9.15

  Bulk Sales      8941  

Section 9.16

  Collateral      8941  

Section 9.17

  Selection Procedures      8941  

Section 9.18

  Indebtedness      8941  

Section 9.19

  No Injunctions      8941  

Section 9.20

  No Subsidiaries      8941  

Section 9.21

  ERISA Compliance      8941  

Section 9.22

  Investment Company Status      8942  

Section 9.23

  Set-Off, Etc      8942  

Section 9.24

  Collections      9042  

Section 9.25

  Value Given      9042  

Section 9.26

  Use of Proceeds      9042  

Section 9.27

  Separate Existence      9042  

Section 9.28

  Transaction Documents      9043  

Section 9.29

  Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering      9143  

Section 9.30

  Anti-Bribery and Corruption      44  

ARTICLE X

  COVENANTS      9197  

Section 10.1

  Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties      9197  

Section 10.2

  Other Liens or Interests      9298  

Section 10.3

  Costs and Expenses      9298  

Section 10.4

  Reporting Requirements      9298  

Section 10.5

  Separate Existence      9399  

 

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Section 10.6

  Hedging Agreements      9646  

Section 10.7

  Tangible Net Worth      9847  

Section 10.8

  Taxes      9847  

Section 10.9

  Merger, Consolidation, Etc      9847  

Section 10.10

  Deposit of Collections      9847  

Section 10.11

  Indebtedness; Guarantees      9847  

Section 10.12

  Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates      9848  

Section 10.13

  Documents      9848  

Section 10.14

  Preservation of Existence      9948  

Section 10.15

  Limitation on Investments      9948  

Section 10.16

  Distributions      9948  

Section 10.17

  Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements      99105  

Section 10.18

  Reserved      99105  

Section 10.19

  Further Assurances; Financing Statements      99105  

Section 10.20

  Obligor Payment Instructions      100106  

Section 10.21

  Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files      10049  

Section 10.22

  Collateral Obligation Schedule      10049  

Section 10.23

  Notice to Specified Obligors      10149  

Section 10.24

  Risk Retention      10149  

Section 10.25

  Moody’s RiskCalc      10152  

Section 10.26

  Repurchase of Preference Shares      52  

ARTICLE XI

  THE COLLATERAL AGENT      10252  

Section 11.1

  Appointment of Collateral Agent      10252  

Section 11.2

  Monthly Reports      10252  

 

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Section 11.3

  Collateral Administration      10253  

Section 11.4

  Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent      105113  

Section 11.5

  Representations and Warranties      106114  

Section 11.6

  No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent      106114  

Section 11.7

  Reliance of Collateral Agent      107114  

Section 11.8

  Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights      107115  

Section 11.9

  Tax Reports      11053  

Section 11.10

  Merger or Consolidation      11053  

Section 11.11

  Collateral Agent Compensation      110118  

Section 11.12

  Anti-Terrorism Laws      110118  

Section 11.13 

  Collateral Agent’s Website      110  

ARTICLE XII

  GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST      111118  

Section 12.1

  Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest      111118  

Section 12.2

  Borrower Remains Liable      113120  

Section 12.3

  Release of Collateral      113120  

ARTICLE XIII

  EVENTS OF DEFAULT      11354  

Section 13.1

  Events of Default      11354  

Section 13.2

  Effect of Event of Default      116123  

Section 13.3

  Rights upon Event of Default      116123  

Section 13.4

  Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes      117124  

Section 13.5

  Collective Proceedings      117124  

Section 13.6

  Insolvency Proceedings      117125  

Section 13.7

  Delay or Omission Not Waiver      118126  

 

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Section 13.8

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      119126  

Section 13.9

  Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral      119126  

Section 13.10

  Power of Attorney      119127  

ARTICLE XIV

  THE FACILITY AGENT      120127  

Section 14.1

  Appointment      120127  

Section 14.2

  Delegation of Duties      121128  

Section 14.3

  Exculpatory Provisions      121128  

Section 14.4

  Reliance by Note Agents      121128  

Section 14.5

  Notices      122129  

Section 14.6

  Non-Reliance on Note Agents      122129  

Section 14.7

  Indemnification      123130  

Section 14.8

  Successor Note Agent      123130  

Section 14.9

  Note Agents in their Individual Capacity      123131  

ARTICLE XV

  ASSIGNMENTS      124131  

Section 15.1

  Restrictions on Assignments by the Borrower and the Servicer      124131  

Section 15.2

  Documentation      124131  

Section 15.3

  Rights of Assignee      124131  

Section 15.4

  Assignment by Lenders      124131  

Section 15.5

  Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange      12456  

Section 15.6

  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes      12557  

Section 15.7

  Persons Deemed Owners      12657  

Section 15.8

  Cancellation      12658  

Section 15.9

  Participations; Pledge      12658  

 

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ARTICLE XVI   INDEMNIFICATION    127135
Section 16.1   Borrower Indemnity    127135
Section 16.2   Servicer Indemnity    12859
Section 16.3   Contribution    12959
Section 16.4   Risk Retention Indemnity    136
ARTICLE XVII   MISCELLANEOUS    12960
Section 17.1   No Waiver; Remedies    12960
Section 17.2   Amendments, Waivers    130137
Section 17.3   Notices, Etc    130138
Section 17.4   Costs and Expenses    131138
Section 17.5   Binding Effect; Survival    131139
Section 17.6   Captions and Cross References    131139
Section 17.7   Severability    132139
Section 17.8   GOVERNING LAW    132140
Section 17.9   Counterparts    132140
Section 17.10   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    132140
Section 17.11   No Proceedings    132140
Section 17.12   Limited Recourse    133141
Section 17.13   ENTIRE AGREEMENT    134142
Section 17.14   Confidentiality    134142
Section 17.15   Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment    13561
Section 17.16   Replacement of Lenders    13661
Section 17.17   Consent to Jurisdiction    13762

 

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Section 17.18

  Option to Acquire Rating      13762  

Section 17.19

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      13762  

ARTICLE XVIII

  COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN      138146  

Section 18.1

  Designation of Collateral Custodian      138146  

Section 18.2

  Duties of the Collateral Custodian      138146  

Section 18.3

  Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files      14063  

Section 18.4

  Collateral Obligation File Certification      14064  

Section 18.5

  Release of Collateral Obligation Files      14164  

Section 18.6

  Examination of Collateral Obligation Files      143151  

Section 18.7

  Lost Note Affidavit      143151  

Section 18.8

  Transmission of Collateral Obligation Files      143151  

Section 18.9

  Merger or Consolidation      144152  

Section 18.10

  Collateral Custodian Compensation      144152  

Section 18.11

  Removal or Resignation of Collateral Custodian      144152  

Section 18.12

  Limitations on Liability      145153  

Section 18.13

  Collateral Custodian as Agent of Collateral Agent      146154  

 

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LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of September 24, 2018, among OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Borrower”), OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as equityholder (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Equityholder”), OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Servicer”), each LENDER (as hereinafter defined) FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, the AGENTS for each Lender Group (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”), WELLS FARGO 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 also desires to retain the Servicer to perform certain servicing functions related to the Collateral Obligations (as defined herein) on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each Lender desires to extend financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein and the Servicer desires to perform certain servicing functions related to the Collateral Obligations on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties that the Advances be repaid from the proceeds of the CLO Securities upon the CLO Takeout.

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.

 

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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 after consultation with the Borrower, 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 among 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.

Administration Agreement” means the administration agreement entered into or to be entered into on or about the date hereof between the Borrower and the Cayman Administrator (as administrator and as share owner), as amended from time to time.

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” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation on any date of determination (x) other than during the Post-Pricing Period, (a) that is a First Lien Loan and a Broadly Syndicated Loan, 75%, (b) that is a First Lien Loan that is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, 70%, (c) that is a Second Lien Loan, 40%, or (d) that is not a First Lien Loan or Second Lien Loan, 40% (or any other percentage set forth in the related Approval Notice by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) and (y) during the Post-Pricing Period, the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate.

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” of any Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for administering, any employee benefit plan). For the purposes of this definition, “Controlshall meanmeans the possession, directly or indirectly (including

 

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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. The Aggregate Unfunded Amount shall not include any commitments under Variable Funding Assets that have expired, terminated or been reduced to zero, and shall be reduced concurrently (and upon notice thereof to the Collateral Agent, the Facility Agent and each Agent) with each documented reduction in commitments of the Borrower under such Variable Funding Assets.

Agreement” means this Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement (including each annex hereto), 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 higher 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; and

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

Amount Available” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amount of Collections with respect to the related Collection Period (excluding any Principal 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).

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 Event of Default, (x) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, 1.90Applicable Margin Step-Up Date, 2.00% per annum and (y) thereafter, 2.05on and after the Applicable Margin Step-Up Date, 2.10% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, 4.05the Applicable Margin shall be increased by 2.00% per annum.

 

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“Applicable Margin Step-Up Date” means, if the Pricing Date has not occurred on or prior to such date, the date that is the three (3) month anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date.

Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the most recently calculated 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 loan type and lien priority (including the division of any unitranche Loan), the Original Leverage Multiple (including, for Advance Rate purposes, the attaching Leverage Multiple of any FILO Loan), the Original Effective LTV (if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan) and each other item listed in Section 6.2(h).

Approved Custodian” means Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, State Street, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other custodian mutually agreed to by the Facility Agent and the Servicer.

Approved Valuation Firm” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, each of (a) Murray Devine, (b) Houlihan Lokey, (c) Lincoln International LLC, (d) Duff & Phelps and (e) any other nationally recognized valuation firm approved by the Borrower and the Facility Agent.

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 Agency Rating for each such Collateral Obligation from each Rating Agency and, if such Agency Rating is determined pursuant to clause (b), as applicable, of the definition thereof, the date of the applicable credit estimate and the applicable Rating Agency;

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

(d) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations;

(e) any related Permitted Working Capital Liens; and

 

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(f) all Obligor Information (unless (x) such information is included in the Servicer’s internal credit memo or (y) the Servicer has notified the Facility Agent that such information is not available and the Facility Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that such information is not the “Base Rate” shall be a floating rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect on each day of such period; provided, further, for the avoidance of doubt, immediately following the termination of any event set forth in clauses (a) or (b) above, the “Base Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in the first part of this definition.

Basel III Regulationshall meanmeans, 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 575/2013 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.

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, or (c) any governmental or other plan or arrangement that is not subject to ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code or (d) any entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” of the foregoing employee benefit plan or plans (within the meaning of the DOL Regulations or otherwise).

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, the sum of (a)(i) the product of the lower of (x) the Weighted Average Advance Rate and (y) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate multiplied by the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (b) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus (c) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount plus (d) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

Broadly Syndicated Loan” means any Loan that (i) is rated B-/B3 or higher, (ii) has a tranche size of at least $200,000,000, (iii) has a quote depth of at least two (2) by Markit and (iv) the related Obligor has EBITDA greater than or equal to $50,000,000.

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or the city in which the offices of the Collateral

 

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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 Alternate Base Rate; and

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

Cov-Lite Loan” means a Collateral Obligation whose Underlying Instrument: (a) does not contain any financial covenants; or (b) does not require the underlying Obligor to comply with a Maintenance Covenant; provided that, for all purposes, a loan described in clause (a) or (b) above which either contains a cross-default or cross-acceleration provision to, or is pari passu with, another loan of the underlying Obligor that requires the underlying Obligor to comply with either an Incurrence Covenant or a Maintenance Covenant will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, a loan that is capable of being described in clause (a) or (b) above only (x) until the expiration of a certain period of time after the initial issuance thereof or (y)for so long as there is no funded balance in respect thereof, in each case as set forth in the related Underlying Instruments, will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan.

Credit Agreement” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued.

“Critical Component” means, in respect of a weapons system referred to in the definition of Prohibited Defense Asset, a component (other than software) manufactured with the sole purpose of being used in, and is 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.

DBSI” means Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as sole structuring and debt placement agent in respect of the CLO Securities.

 

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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 five 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, unless the related Loan is a DIP Loan;

(c) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest that has occurred and is continuing for more than five (5) Business Days beyond the grace period (if any) permitted by the related Underlying Instruments with respect to another debt obligation of the same Obligor secured by the same collateral which is either full recourse or senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation unless the related Loan is a DIP Loan;

(d) such Collateral Obligation has (x) a rating by Standard & Poor’sS&P 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’sS&P or Moody’s, as applicable;

(e) a Responsible Officer of 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 Obligor which has (i) a rating by Standard & Poor’sS&P 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) unless the related Loan is a DIP Loan;

(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) an Affiliate of the Borrower that owns the related Variable Funding Asset 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 (x) such failure to comply was not solely a result of the Equityholder’s, or such other Affiliate’s with respect to such Related Collateral Obligation, as applicable, inability to fund such obligation and (y) no right of set-off will arise as a result of such failure;

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

(i) is an Effective Date Participation Interest that has not been elevated to a full assignment within 30 days of the Effective Date.

 

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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 Date Participation Interest” means any participation interest acquired by the Borrower pursuant to the Master Participation Agreement.

Effective Equity” means, as of any day, the greater of (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus 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 result, as expressed as a percentage, 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’sS&P 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 Servicer. DBNY and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other Collateral Custodian appointed in accordance with the terms hereunder 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 added or waived by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion in the applicable Approval Notice); provided that, prior to the date that is five (5) days after the Effective Date, the Collateral Obligation in respect of SMS Systems Maintenance Services Inc. shall be deemed to be an Eligible Collateral Obligation:

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

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

(c) 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 Person other than the Borrower;

(d) such Collateral Obligation is not a Structured Finance Obligation;

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

 

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(f) 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;

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

(h) 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, 5.00% per annum over the LIBOR Rate or (ii) otherwise, 6.00% per annum over the applicable index rate;

(i) as of the date of acquisition, the related Obligor had EBITDA greater than or equal to $5,000,000;

(j) 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); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (j) shall not be deemed to exclude any DIP Loan;

(k) such Collateral Obligation is not a trade claim and the value of such Collateral Obligation is not primarily derived from an insurance policy;

(l) such Collateral Obligation is not a bond or a Floating Rate Note;

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

(n) such Collateral Obligation is not a purpose credit advanced for the acquisition of Margin Stock;

(o) 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;

(p) such Collateral Obligation provides for the periodic payment of cash interest no less frequently than semi-annually;

 

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(q) such Collateral Obligation has a term to stated maturity that does not exceed 8.0 years;

(r) such Collateral Obligation is not subject to substantial non-credit related risk, as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard;

(s) the acquisition of such Collateral Obligation will not cause the Borrower to be deemed to own 5.0% or more of any class of vested 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 vested 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, the Underlying Instrument and related documents and credit approval file; provided that the Facility Agent has agreed to comply with customary and market confidentiality obligations;

(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, subject to customary qualifications for instruments similar to such Collateral Obligation (i) to the Facility Agent, (ii) to any assignee of the Facility Agent permitted or contemplated under this Agreement, (iii) to any Person at any foreclosure or strict sale or other disposition initiated by a secured creditor in furtherance of its security interest, and (iv) to commercial banks, financial institutions, offshore and other funds (in each case, including transfer permitted by operation of the UCC), subject, in the cases of clauses (iii) and (iv), to customary and market restrictions on assignment;

(w) 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);

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

(y)(i) as of the Cut-Off Date, such Collateral Obligation, if rated by such Rating Agency, does not have either (x) a public rating by Standard & Poor’sS&P of “CCC-” or below or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa3” or below or (ii) if not rated by either Rating Agency, the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall have requested from such Rating Agency a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Date;

 

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(z) such Collateral Obligation has an Agency Rating;

(aa) such Collateral Obligation is not the subject of an Offer, exchange or tender by the related Obligor for cash, securities or any other type of consideration, other than a Permitted Offer, but only to the extent of such Offer and to the extent set forth on the related Asset Approval Request (or, in the case of a Collateral Obligation that becomes subject to an Offer that is a Permitted Offer after the Cut-Off Date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, to the extent notified by the Servicer to the Facility Agent); and

(bb) such Collateral Obligation is purchased for a Purchase Price of at least 85%;

(cc) such Collateral Obligation does not have an Obligor in a Prohibited Industry;

(dd) if it is a registration-required obligation within the meaning of the Code, such Collateral Obligation is Registered; and

(ee) the proceeds of such Collateral Obligation will not be used (A) to the knowledge of the Borrower and the Servicer, to finance activities within the marijuana industry, nor (B) to provide financing to any other industry which is illegal under Applicable Law at the time of acquisition of such Collateral Obligation.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a Person (other than a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof, (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. “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” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. “Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(a).

 

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Equity Security” means any asset that is not a First Lien Loan, FILO Loan, Second Lien Loan or any asset approved by the Facility Agent pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Advance Rate” above.

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

“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person that, for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, is a member of the Borrower’s “controlled group” or is under “common control” with the Borrower, within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.

“ERISA Event” means (a) the occurrence with respect to a Plan of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the thirty (30)-day notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the PBGC; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such a Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions set forth in Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k)(1)(A) and (B) of ERISA to the creation of a lien upon property or assets or rights to property or assets of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate for failure to make a required payment to a Plan are satisfied; (g) the termination of a Plan by the PBGC pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan; (h) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (i) the determination that any Plan is or is expected to be in “at-risk” status, within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, (j) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), or terminated (within the meaning of Section 4041A or Section 4042 of ERISA); (k) the failure of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to pay when due (after expiration of any applicable grace period) any installment payment with respect to withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA; (l) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate incurs any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); or (m) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate commits any act (or omission) which could give rise to the imposition of fines, penalties, taxes, or related charges under ERISA or the Code.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

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“EU Securitization Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 relating to a European framework for simple, transparent and standard securitisation.

“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.

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

Excepted Property” means the U.S.$250 proceeds of the issuance of the Borrower’s ordinary shares, a U.S.$250 transaction fee payable to the Borrower in connection with the Transaction Documents, the bank account in which such monies are held and all interest and other proceeds received in connection therewith.

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:

(a) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations the Obligors with respect to which:

(i) is domiciled in a country other than the United States or Canada over 15.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(ii) is domiciled in Canada over 10.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(iii) is domiciled in a country other than the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom over 7.5% of the Target CLO Amount;

(iv) is domiciled in any individual Group I Country over 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(v) is domiciled in a Group II Country over 3.5% of the Target CLO Amount; and

(vi) is domiciled in a Group III Country over 3.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(b) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Variable Funding Assets over 10.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(c) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are not First Lien Loans over 5.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

 

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Date, 22.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (y) thereafter, 17.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(n) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) that have a public rating by Standard & Poor’sS&P of “CCC+” or below over 17.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(o) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations the Agency Rating for which is determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof on any date of determination that is eight (8) weeks after the applicable Cut-Off Date over 10.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(p) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in a Permitted Gaming Industry (other than in respect of hotels and resorts) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(1) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in the defense industry (other than a Prohibited Defense Asset) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means the sum of (i) the Principal Balances for all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus (ii) all amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account plus (iii) 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.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount deposited into the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by or on behalf of 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) to the extent paid using amounts other than Collections and proceeds of Advances, any amount paid in respect of reimbursement for expenses owed in respect of any Collateral Obligation pursuant to the related Underlying Instrument or (vi) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error (including any amounts relating to any portion of an asset sold by the Borrower and occurring after the date of such sale).

 

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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 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 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 or any Vice President.

Extension Request” means any of the events described in Section 2.6. “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, 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.

Facility Termination Date” means the earliest of (i) the date that is three (3) months after the last day of the Revolving Period (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) the date of the CLO Takeout and (iii) 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 including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority Law (2017 Revision) together with regulations and guidance notes made pursuant to such law.

 

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Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, 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 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 debt rating of not less than “A” by Standard & Poor’sS&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 Standard & Poor’sS&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, Standard & Poor’sS&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 Long-term Rating Requirement and the Short-term Rating Requirement 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.”

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.

 

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Person to be wound up on a voluntary basis or (d) any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction to which such Person is subject.

Interest Collection Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) number 84108601, 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 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, closing, agent, waiver, late payment, facility, ticking, upfront, underwriting, origination, amendment or prepayment fees or premiums 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) and (iii) the earnings on Interest Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, in each case other than Retained Interests.

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.

LIBOR Rateshall meanmeans, with respect to any Accrual Period, the greater of (a) zero and (b)(x) the rate per annum shown by the Bloomberg Professional Service as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to three (3) months 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 three (3) months 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

 

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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.

Moody’s RiskCalc” has the meaning specified in Schedule 4.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, as applicable, in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has or could have any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.

Non-Approval Event” means, as of any date of determination, an event that (x) will be deemed to have occurred if the ratio (measured on a rolling-six month basis) of (i) the number of Asset Approval Requests resulting in Non-Approved Loans over (ii) the total number of Asset Approval Requests is greater than 50% and (y) will be continuing until the conditions set forth in clause (x) of this definition are no longer true.

Non-Approved Loan” means each Loan that is otherwise fully eligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base for which an Asset Approval Request is submitted by the Servicer in good faith to the Facility Agent for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, and such Asset Approval Request is not approved by the Facility Agent.

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

Note Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1. “OCSI Entities” means Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation and its Subsidiaries.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 Collateral Obligation and, solely for purposes of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount pursuant to clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the definition thereof, any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor shall be treated as the same Obligor; provided that for purposes of this definition, 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.

Obligor Information” means, with respect to any Obligor, (i) the legal name of such Obligor, (ii) the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is domiciled, (iii) the audited financial statements for the two prior fiscal years (or such shorter period of time that the Obligor has been in existence) of such Obligor, (iv) the Servicer’s internal credit memo with respect to the Obligor and the related Collateral Obligation, (v) the annual report for the most recent fiscal year of such Obligor, (vi) a company forecast of such Obligor including plans related to capital expenditures, (vii), the business model, company strategy and names of known peers of such Obligor, (viii) the

 

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Participation Interest” means a participation interest (other than an Effective Date 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 interest, if acquired directly by the Borrower, would qualify as an Eligible Collateral Obligation, (ii)the selling institution is a lender on the loan or commitment, (iii) the aggregate participation interest in the loan granted by such selling institution to any one or more participants does not exceed the principal amount or commitment with respect to which the selling institution is a lender under such loan, (iv) such participation interest does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation interest a greater interest than the selling institution holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation interest, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation interest is paid in full (without the benefit of financing from the selling institution or its Affiliates) at the time of the Borrower’s acquisition (or, to the extent of a participation interest in the unfunded commitment under a Variable Funding Asset, at the time of the funding of such loan), (vi) the participation interest 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 interest and (vii) such participation interest is documented under a Loan Syndication and Trading Association, Loan Market Association or similar agreement standard for loan participation transactions among institutional market participants.

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 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 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’sS&P and “P-1” by Moody’s;

 

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(c) commercial paper that (i) is payable in Dollars and (ii) is rated at least “A-1” by Standard & Poor’sS&P and “P-1” by Moody’s; or

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

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’sS&P 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 clauses (a) through (d), 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.

Permitted Offer” means an offer (i) pursuant to the terms of which the offeror offers to acquire a debt obligation (including a Collateral Obligation) in exchange for consideration consisting solely of cash in an amount equal to or greater than the full face amount of such debt obligation plus any accrued and unpaid interest, and (ii) as to which the Servicer has reasonably determined that the offeror has sufficient access to financing to consummate the offer.

Permitted Working Capital Lien” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, a Lien on the applicable Related Property (a) that is first priority under Applicable Law, (b) on specified accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, deposit and investment accounts and (c) that is set forth on the related Approval Notice or otherwise approved by the Facility Agent in writing in its sole discretion.

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.

 

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“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 and 430 of the Code, or Section 302 of ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate (x) is (or, if such Plan were terminated, would under Section 4062 or Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA, or (y) has or could have any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.

Post-Pricing Period” means the period commencing on the Pricing Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (x) the date of the CLO Takeout and (y) the date that is six weeks after the Pricing Date.

Preference Share Purchase Agreement” means the Preference Share Purchase Agreement by and between the Borrower and the Equityholder, as the same may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Preference Shares” means preference shares in the capital of the Borrower, which have a nominal or par value of $0.0001 per share and have the rights and entitlements ascribed thereto in the Borrower’s memorandum and articles of association.

Pricing Date” means the date after the commencement of the CLO Marketing Period on which the Borrower notifies in writing the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Equityholder and the Servicer that it has received Purchase Commitments for CLO Securities with an aggregate par amount greater than or equal to the Target CLO Amount.

Principal Balance” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation and as of any date, the lower of (A) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and (B) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation, exclusive of (x) any interest on such Collateral Obligation deferred or capitalized (1) except to the extent set forth on the related Asset Approval Request, prior to the related Cut-Off Date and (2) after the related Cut-Off Date and (y) any unfunded amounts with respect to any Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date; 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. 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, including (but not limited to) (i) all collections attributable to principal on such Collateral (including any proceeds received by the Borrower as a result of exercising any Warrant Asset at any time), (ii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement, (iii) the earnings on Principal Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, 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 84108602, 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 Commitment” means a commitment by an investor to purchase CLO Securities that complies with the purchaser eligibility requirements and criteria specified in the terms of the CLO Securities and that is acceptable to DBSI in its sole discretion and “Purchase Commitments” means each Purchase Commitment together with each other Purchase Commitment.

Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the greater of (a) zero and (b) the actual purchase price in Dollars (or, if different principal amounts of such Collateral Obligation were purchased at different purchase prices, the weighted average of such purchase prices) paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation (exclusive of any interest, accreted interest, original issue discount and upfront fees) divided by the principal balance of the portion of such Collateral Obligation purchased by the Borrower outstanding as of the date of such purchase (exclusive of any interest, accreted interest, original issue discount and upfront fees); provided, that with respect to any Collateral Obligation with a “Purchase Price” greater than or equal to 95% and determined by the Servicer to be a par loan (as certified by the Servicer to the Required Lenders), the “Purchase Price” of such Collateral Obligation shall be deemed to be 100%; provided, further, that with respect to any Collateral Obligation with a “Purchase Price” greater than 100%, the “Purchase Price” of such Collateral Obligation shall be deemed to be 100%. For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchase Price will be subject to adjustment by the Discount Factor, as provided herein.

Qualified Substitute Arrangement” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(c). “Rating Agencies” means Standard & Poor’sS&P and Moody’s.

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

 

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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.

“Registered” means in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes.Reinvestment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c). “Reinvestment Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where any Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or 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 such Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or the Equityholder 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;

(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

 

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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, the Facility Agent and Lenders holding Advances aggregating 50% of all Advances Outstanding or if there are no Advances Outstanding, Lenders holding Commitments aggregating 50% of all Commitments.

Responsible Officer” means, with respect to (a) the Servicer or the Borrower, its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, or any other officer, authorized person or employee of the Servicer or the Borrower directly responsible for the administration or collection of the Collateral Obligations, (b) the Collateral Agent or Collateral Custodian, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office, including any director, vice president, assistant vice president or associate having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement, who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, or (c) any other Person, the President, any Vice-President or Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Trust Officer or the Controller of such Person, or any other officer or employee having similar functions.

“Restricted Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(b).Retained Economic Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(a).

“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 Requirements” means (i) Part 5 of the Capital Requirements Regulation 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; (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, together with any amendments, supplements or revisions thereto approved by the parties hereto for purposes of this definition, each to the extent legally binding in the Member State of a Lender and in each case as determined or imposed by any regulatory body having supervisory authority over any Lender.Holder Collateral Obligations” means (i) Collateral Obligations which the Equityholder acquired for its own account and held the credit risk for such Collateral Obligation for at least 10 Business Days prior to selling or transferring to the Borrower (the “Retention Holder Acquired Collateral Obligations”); or (ii) a Collateral Obligation with respect to which the Equityholder itself or through related entities (including without limitation the Borrower), directly or indirectly, was involved in the Underlying Instrument which created such Collateral Obligation (the “Retention Holder Originated Collateral Obligations”).

 

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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 Eligible 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 three (3) 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 (other than during the Post-Pricing Period):

(a) the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal, interest and/or unutilized/commitment fee has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Collateral Obligation (following the lapse of the shorter of any grace period applicable thereto and five (5) Business Days from the related due date);

(b) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to any related Obligor;

(c) the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing with respect to another debt obligation of the same Obligor secured by the same collateral and which is either full recourse or senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation (following the lapse of the shorter of any grace period applicable thereto and five (5) Business Days from the related due date);

(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 of a Material Modification with respect to such Collateral Obligation that is not previously approved by the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion);

(f) the related Obligor fails to deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer any financial reporting information (i) as required by the Underlying Instruments of such Collateral Obligation (on two or more occasions (excluding any other additional occasions approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) with respect to the related Obligor, following the lapse of 30 calendar days) and (ii) no less frequently than quarterly, and such failure 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 or permitted hereunder;

(g) with respect to any Enterprise Value Loan, the Leverage Multiple with respect to such Collateral Obligation becomes more than 1.00x higher than the applicable Original Leverage Multiple; provided that, each subsequent increase of 1.00x over the applicable Original Leverage Multiple shall be an additional Revaluation Event;

 

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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 is 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;

(i) with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation is greater than 1.0 or increases by more than an amount equal to 10% of the Original Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation (or such other percentage determined by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion); provided that each subsequent increase of an additional 10% over the applicable Original Effective LTV shall be an additional Revaluation Event;

(j) such Collateral Obligation, if rated, receives (x) a public rating by Standard & Poor’sS&P of “CCC-” or below or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa3” or below; or

(k) if any Agency Rating of such Collateral Obligation is based on a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating and not on a public rating, the failure by the Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower to refresh such credit estimate or shadow rating on an annual basis thereafter.

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) the nine-month anniversary of the Effective DateNovember 15, 2019 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 an Event of Default.

 

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“S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor or successors thereto.

S&P Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2A hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if Standard & Poor’sS&P publishes revised industry classifications.

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” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a). “Sanctioned Countries” 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 and each Reinvestment 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 and Reinvestment Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal and/or, interest and/or unutilized/commitment fees (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

“Second Amendment Effective Date” means June 27, 2019.

Second Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a unitranche Loan as set forth 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 and any Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a Second Lien Loan (i) solely because such Collateral Obligation is subordinated to a Permitted Working Capital Lien or (ii) if the Facility Agent designates such Collateral Obligation as a First Lien Loan pursuant to the proviso at the end of the definition of such term.

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.

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

 

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Senior Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date on which Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation or an Affiliate thereof is acting as Servicer, the senior 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 Senior Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

Senior Servicing Fee Percentage” means 0.25%. “Servicer” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Servicer 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, which failure shall continue for two (2) Business Days;

(b) failure on the part of the Servicer (or any affiliates and subsidiaries to which any responsibilities have been delegated pursuant to Section 7.3(f)) duly to observe or to perform in any material respect any other covenant or agreement of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days 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 false or incorrect as of the time when the same shall have been made or deemed made (i) which incorrect representation, warranty or statement has a material and adverse effect on (1) the validity, enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or 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 thirty (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) 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 $2,500,000, 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 $2,500,000 (excluding, if such aggregate amount is less than $10,000,000, the portion of any such payments made from insurance proceeds), 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; or

 

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(h) a Change of Control occurs with respect to the Servicer and it is not approved in writing by the Facility Agent.

Servicer Expenses” means any accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Servicer (other than the Servicing Fees) under the Transaction Documents.

Servicing Fees” means the Senior Servicing Fee and the Subordinated Servicing Fee. “Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the Underlying Instruments and all customary and usual servicing practices using the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer services and administers loans for its own account or for the account of others.

Specified Borrowing Base Breach” means (a) an amendment to the Discount Factor of one or more Collateral Obligations by the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or (b) an increase in the Excess Concentration Amount not caused by the purchase of a Collateral Obligation which, in either case, causes the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunder to exceed the Borrowing Base by an amount (calculated as a percentage) equal to or less than 10% (in the aggregate); provided that such event shall not be a Specified Borrowing Base Breach if any other event occurred on the same date that either decreased the Borrowing Base (other than by operation of Section 8.3) or increased the Advances outstanding hereunder.

“Standard & Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor or successors thereto.

Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation issued by a special purpose entity 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.

Structuring Fee” means a fee payable by the Borrower to the Facility Agent in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate Commitments, which fee shall be payable on the Facility Termination Date.

Subordinated Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the subordinated 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 Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

 

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Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage” means 0.25%.

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.

“Successor Senior Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date on which there is a Person other than Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation or an Affiliate thereof acting as Servicer, the senior fee payable to the Servicer for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Successor Senior Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

“Successor Senior Servicing Fee Percentage” means (x) if, on the related Distribution Date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are Broadly Syndicated Loans is greater than or equal to 50.0% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount, 0.65% and (y) otherwise, 1.00%.

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 CLO Amount” means $350,000,000.

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, the Administration Agreement, the Preference Share Purchase Agreement, the Master Participation Agreement and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered 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.

 

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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.

(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 13.2 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 already 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 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 ClosingEffective 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 Agent for such Lender Group in a face amount equal to the applicable Lender Group’s Commitment as of the ClosingEffective 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; provided, further, that any such Note shall be consistent with the information in the Register.

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 paid hereunder and funds are available therefor pursuant to Section 8.3 and (b) in full on the Facility Termination Date.

(c) 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 delivered in accordance with Section 17.3 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;

 

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(ii) each such voluntary partial prepayment shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000; and 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.

(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 (without duplication) timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify (without duplication) each Recipient, within 10 days after written demand therefor, which demand shall be accompanied with documents evidencing the same, 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 required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient 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 a Lender, 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).

 

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(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, the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Collateral 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, the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent as will enable the Borrower, the Facility Agent or the Collateral 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 U.S. Person 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) duly executed originals of IRS Form W-9 (or successor form) 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, duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, (as applicable) (or successor form) 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 (as applicable) (or successor form) 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) duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form);

(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 (or the Equityholder) 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) duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (as applicable) or successor form; 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, or successor form of each of the foregoing documents; 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) duly 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

 

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(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 FATCA, 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 clause (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 timely update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Facility 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 Tax subject to indemnification payments and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving risewith respect to such refundTax 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.

(i) Defined Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 4.3, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

 

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

(d) Resolutions. Certified copies of the resolutions of the board of managers or directors (or similar items) of the Borrower, the Equityholder 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 or other authorized officer;

(e) Organizational Documents. The certificate of formation or incorporation (or similar organizational document) of each of the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer certified by the applicable governmental authority 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, the Equityholder and the Servicer issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation (as the case may be);

(g) Incumbency. A certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary or authorized officer (or, in the case of the Borrower, the Cayman Administrator) of each of the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer 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 Walkers, counsel for the Borrower, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP, counsel for the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer, and Locke Lord LLP, counsel 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 Event of Default, etc. Each of the Transaction Documents to be executed on the Effective Date 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 Facility Agent shall have received (i) the results of a recent search by a Person reasonably 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 reasonably 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;

 

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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 (other than a date upon which the CLO Takeout occurs), the Collateral Agent shall distribute from the Interest Collection Account, in accordance with the applicable Monthly Report prepared by the Collateral Agent and approved by the Facility AgentServicer pursuant to Section 8.5, the Amount Available for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

(i) FIRST, to the payment of taxesTaxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any, which expenses shall not exceed $25,000 on any Distribution Date;

(ii) SECOND, (1) first, 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, which expenses shall not exceed the amount of the Capped Fees/Expenses, (2) second, to the Cayman Administrator, any accrued and unpaid fees and expenses and (3) to the Servicer, any accrued and unpaid Servicer Expenses, which amounts payable pursuant to clauses (2) and (3) collectively shall not exceed $30,000 on any Distribution Date and (3) third, any accrued and unpaid Successor Senior Servicing Fee;

(iii) THIRD, pro rata, based on the amounts owed to such Persons under this Section 8.3(a)(iii), (A) to the Agents on behalf of their respective 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;

(iv) FOURTH, to the extent not waived or deferred by the Servicer, to the Servicer, any accrued and unpaid Senior Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period;

(v) FIFTH, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata in accordance with the outstanding Advances, (1) in the amount necessary to reduce the Advances outstanding to an amount not to exceed any Borrowing Base and (2) if either 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;

(vi) SIXTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, (1) if no Revaluation Diversion Event has occurred, the Diversity Score is greater than 10 and no Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Borrower, otherwise (2) 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;

 

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

(viii) EIGHTH, to any Affected Persons, any Increased Costs then due and owing;

(ix) NINTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i) above, to the payment of taxesTaxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any;

(x) TENTH, 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;

(xi) ELEVENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(ii) 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;

(xii) TWELFTH, to the extent not waived or deferred by the Servicer, to the Servicer, any accrued and unpaid Subordinated Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period;

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

(xiv) FOURTEENTH, during the Revolving Period if an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has not occurred and is continuing and at the election of the Servicer, to be deposited in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections;

(xv) FIFTEENTH, (1) if an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to remain in the Collection Account as Interest Collections, otherwise (2) the remaining Amount Available, to the Equityholder in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

(b) On each Distribution Date (other than a date upon which the CLO Takeout occurs), the Collateral Agent shall distribute from the Principal Collection Account, in accordance with the applicable Monthly Report prepared by the Collateral Agent and approved by the Facility AgentServicer pursuant to Section 8.5, the Amount Available for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

 

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(i) FIRST, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above; between such flow-of-funds memo and any provision of this Agreement, such flow-of-funds memo will control.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the CLO Takeout does not occur by reason of an Event of Default, then Borrower shall pay as administrative expenses the costs of setting up this facility, the Transaction Documents and related documentation.

(f) 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.

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 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 the Undrawn Fee, the Structuring 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 October 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. If the Collateral Agent agrees with any such correction and 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 does not agree with any such correction or it is directed by the Facility Agent that the Collateral Agent should not make such correction, the Collateral Agent shall (within one Business Day) contact the Facility Agent and request instructions on how to proceed. The Facility Agent’s reasonable determination with regard to any disputed item in the Monthly Report shall be final.

The Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation of the Monthly Reports 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

 

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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 for such 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 Agent may conclusively rely. The Servicer and 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 Servicer and the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent shall send such reports, instructions, statements and certificates to the Borrower and the Servicer for execution.

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 incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, 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 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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ClosingEffective Date but after taking into account all updates, modifications and supplements to such information) is (when taken as a whole) true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Borrower, is true and correct in all material respects to the Borrower’s knowledge) and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (when taken as a whole) not misleading (or, in the case of general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties, or if not prepared by or under the direction of the Borrower, does not omit to state such a fact to the Borrower’s knowledge). Without limiting the foregoing, all Collateral Obligations included as Eligible Collateral Obligations in the calculation of the Borrowing Base in the most recently delivered Monthly Report are Eligible Collateral Obligations as of the date of such calculation.

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 the Facility Agent, any Agent or any 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 other than any REO Asset Owners.

Section 9.21 ERISA Compliance. It has no benefit plans subject to ERISA. It is not a Benefit Plan Investor.

(a) The Borrower does not sponsor, maintain, or contribute to, and has never sponsored, maintained, or contributed to, and, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, contributes to, or has any liability in respect of, or has ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or had any liability in respect of, a Plan.

 

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(b) No ERISA Event has occurred on or prior to the date that this representation is made or deemed made that, whether alone or together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The Borrower is not, and will not become at any time while any Obligations are outstanding, a Benefit Plan Investor.

Section 9.22 Investment Company Status. It is not an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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 and in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, that, any breach of this Section 9.23 caused solely by a failure with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations shall not constitute an Event of Default if the Equityholder otherwise complies with Section 6.2 of the Sale Agreement with respect to each such Collateral Obligation.

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 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 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying 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 (other than, if applicable, for U.S. federal income tax purposes). 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.

 

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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.

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. 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 Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering. (a) Neither the Borrower nor any AffiliateOCSI Entity, officer, employee or director, acting on behalf of the Borrower is (i) a country, territory, organization, person or entity named on any sanctions list administered or imposed by the U.S. Government including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) 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, Sudan, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and the Crimea region in Ukraine (the “Sanctioned Countries”); (ii) a Person that resides, 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 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 and each AffiliateOCSI Entity, officer, employee or director, acting on behalf of the Borrower is (and is taking no action which would result in any such Person not being) in compliance with (a) all OFAC rules and regulations, (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 isOCSI Entities are subject and (c) the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. In addition, the described purpose (“trade related business activities”) does not include any kind of activities or business of or with

 

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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, Germany, Canada, Australia 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 CountyCountry, 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”). No actions, suits, proceedings or investigations by any court, governmental, or regulatory agency are ongoing or pending against the Borrower, its directors, officers or employees or anyone acting on its behalf in relation to a breach of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.

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”).

(b) The Borrower and their Affiliates haveeach OCSI Entity has each conducted their businesses in compliance with Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and ensure continued compliance with all Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein.

(c) No actions, suits, proceedings or investigations by any court, governmental, or regulatory agency are ongoing or pending against the Borrower, its directors, officers or employees or anyone acting on its behalf in relation to a breach of the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws, or, to the actual knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.

(d) The Borrower will not directly or indirectly use, lend or contribute the proceeds of the Advances for any purpose that would breach the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws.

 

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assets of the Borrower are available to pay the creditors of any of its equityholders or any Affiliate thereof.

(b) It shall maintain records and books of account separate from those of any other Person.

(c) It shall pay its own operating expenses and liabilities from its own funds.

(d) It shall not hold itself out as being liable for the debts of any other Person.

It shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person. It shall not guarantee any obligation of any Person, including any Affiliate or become obligated for the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit or assets as being available to pay the obligations of any other Person.

(e) It shall keep its assets and liabilities separate from those of all other entities. Except as expressly contemplated herein with respect to Excluded Amounts, it shall not commingle its assets with assets of any other Person.

(f) It shall maintain bank accounts or other depository accounts separate from any other person or entity, including any Affiliate.

(g) To the extent required under GAAP, it shall ensure that any consolidated financial statements including the Borrower, if any, have notes to the effect that the Borrower is a separate entity whose creditors have a claim on its assets prior to those assets becoming available to its equity holders.

(h) It shall not amend, supplement or otherwise modify its organizational documents (as defined therein), except in accordance therewith and with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

(i) It shall at all times hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate from its member and from any other Person (other than, if applicable, for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

(j) It shall file its own taxTax returns separate from those of any other Person,

if and to the extent required to file tax returns under Applicable Law, except to the extent that it is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file taxTax returns under Applicable Law.

(k) It shall conduct its business only in its own name and comply with all organizational formalities necessary to maintain its separate existence.

(l) It shall maintain separate financial statements, showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person and not have its assets listed on any financial statement of any other Person; provided, that its assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate so long as (i) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements (if any) to indicate its separateness from such

 

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(x) It shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than as required or permitted to be performed by the Transaction Documents.

(y) It shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates, including for shared office space and for services performed by an employee of any Affiliate.

Nothing in this Section 10.5 other than Section 10.5(j) shall bind the position of the Borrower for U.S. tax purposes.

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) shall each have a notional principal amount equal to or greater than the lesser of (I) the Principal Balance of such Fixed Rate Collateral Obligation and (II) $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 no later than the Business Day following such default on such Hedge Counterparty, or any guarantor, if applicable, demanding payment under the applicable Hedging Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Hedging Agreement. The Borrower shall give notice to the Lenders 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, the Borrower shall provide the Hedge Counterparty notice of the potential termination event resulting from such downgrade and, if the Hedge Counterparty fails to cure such potential termination event within the time frame specified in the related Hedging Agreement, the Borrower shall, at the written direction of the Facility Agent, (i) provided that a Replacement Hedging Agreement or Qualified Substitute Arrangement meeting the

 

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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. 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 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. The Borrower will be either a disregarded entity or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will not engage in or permit any activity that causes it to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including, without, limitation, by election or by operation of Section 7704 of the Code. Each Person that is treated as an equityholder of the Borrower for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall at all times be a U.S. Person. The Borrower will file on a timely basis all U.S. federal and other material Tax returns (including foreign, state, local and otherwise) required to be filed, if any, and will pay all U.S. 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, other than in connection with the Merger.

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.

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.

 

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Section 10.12 Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates. Other than pursuant to the Sale and Contribution 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.

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. The Borrower shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as an exempted 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 an exempted 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 other than REO Asset Owners; 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 so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may make a distribution of (A) amounts paid to it pursuant to Section 8.3(a) on the applicable Distribution Date and (B) 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 such Borrower 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 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. Servicer to) provide prompt notice to the Facility Agent of any misdirected or errant payments made by any Obligor with respect to any Collateral Obligation and direct such Obligor to make payments as required hereunder.

 

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Section 10.21 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. (a) 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, james.kwak@db.com, andrew.goldsmith@db.com and josh.buckmanchristopher.choi @db.com and each Agent) the Collateral Obligation Files identified on the related Document Checklist promptly upon receipt but in no event later than threefive (35) 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 (but in no event later than thirty

(30)

calendar days after 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, thorben.wedderien@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, thorben.wedderien@db.com and andrew.goldsmith@db.com and (iv) obligor reports delivered in connection with Section 7.5(l) to gcrt.ratingrequests@db.com and lenderfinance_collatreview@list.db.com.

Section 10.22 Collateral Obligation Schedule. As of the end of each March, June, September and December of each year, the Borrower shall deliver an update of the Collateral Obligation Schedule to the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and each Agent), certified true and correct by each of the Borrower and the Servicer. The Borrower hereby authorizes a UCC-3 amendment to be filed quarterly attaching each such updated Collateral Obligation Schedule and shall file such UCC-3 amendment at the request of the Facility Agent. Upon filing, a copy of such UCC-3 shall be provided to the Collateral Agent and Facility Agent.

Section 10.23 Notice to Specified Obligors. With respect to any Collateral Obligation where the related Obligor is also an obligor in respect of a Variable Funding Asset on which the Equityholder or any Affiliate thereof is a lender, the Borrower shall, or shall cause the Servicer to, deliver notice to each such Obligor within ten Business Days of the related Cut-Off Date that the related Collateral Obligation has been assigned to the Borrower.

Section 10.24 Risk Retention.

(a) For so long as any Obligations are outstanding, the and any Lender is subject to the EU Securitization Rules:

(a) The Equityholder represents and undertakes to the Facility Agent and the Lenders that: (A) that as an originator for the purposes of the EU Securitization Rules, it holds and will retain unencumberedon an on-going basis, a material net economic interest in the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, which shall be comprised of 100% of the

 

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Preference Shares of the Borrower (representing no less than 6.05% of the aggregate nominal value of all the Collateral Obligations measured at the time of their origination (being the occasion of each origination or acquisition of a Collateral Obligation by the Borrower)); (B) the Borrower shall have no other issued equity interests other than to Walkers Fiduciary Limited, and the aggregate Preference Shares held by the Equityholder with respect to its equity interests in the Borrower shall represent at least 5.0% of the aggregate nominal value of all the Collateral Obligations measured at the time of origination as described in (A) above; (C) the Equityholder shall not sell or enter into any credit risk mitigation, short positions or any other hedges or otherwise seek to, or such lesser amount that may be permitted under the EU Securization Regulation) (the “Retained Economic Interest”), for the purposes of complying with paragraph (d) of Article 6(3) of the EU Securitization Regulation as it applies at the date of this Agreement; (B) the Equityholder shall not (and will procure that any of its Affiliates do not) short, hedge, otherwise mitigate its credit risk or sell, transfer or otherwise surrender all or part of the rights, benefits or obligations arising from or associated with respect to its equity interests in the Borrowerthe Retained Economic Interest (except as permitted by the Capital Requirements Regulation) and (D) not less than 5EU Securitization Rules); and (C) over 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Collateral Obligations has been originated and underwritten by the Equityholder (as Servicer for the Borrower) or the Borrower as the named lender in the Underlying Instruments at origination thereof; shall constitute Retention Holder Collateral Obligations, with such proportion of Retention Holder 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 Borrower, or, if at any time less than 50.01% of all of the Collateral Obligations are Retention Holder Collateral Obligations, it shall procure that the Borrower shall only acquire or originate Eligible Collateral Obligations that qualify as Retention Holder Collateral Obligations until not less than 50.01% of all Collateral Obligations are Retention Holder Collateral Obligations;

(b) The Equityholder represents that for purposes of the Retention Requirements that it established the securitisation transaction contemplated by the Agreement by incorporating the Borrower, determining the Borrower’s policies and eligibility criteria for the acquisition and origination of Collateral Obligations, determining the transaction structure and negotiating the Transaction Documents with the various transaction parties; and

(b) (c) Each Monthly Report shall contain or be accompanied by a certification from the Equityholder containing a representation that all of the conditions set forth in clauseclauses (a)(A) and (a)(B) above are true and have been true up to and on each date of the related Collection Period. The Equityholder 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 10.24clauses (a)(A) and (B) above; (B) confirmation that all of the conditions set forth in Section  10.24clause (a) above continue to be complied with (x) in the event of a material change in the performance of the Collateral Obligations andor the risk characteristics of the Advances and (y)upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or becoming aware of any breach of itsthe obligations contained in any Transaction DocumentDocuments; and (C) all information and documents that any such entity requeststhe Facility Agent and/or any Lender may reasonably request in connection with its obligations under the Retention RequirementsArticle 5 of the

 

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EU Securitization Regulation and any related EU Securitization Rules, but only to the extent the same is not subject to laws governing the protection of confidentiality of information and the processing of personal data (“Restricted Information”), or if it is Restricted Information and cannot be anonymized or aggregated to the extent not prohibited by law or the terms of such Restricted Information, if the Facility Agent and/or relevant Lender enters into a confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to the Equityholder; and provided that the Equityholder shall not be required to provide any information relating to any limited partner of the Equityholder;

(c) The Equityholder represents that it has been involved in the establishment of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement by: (A) causing the formation of the Borrower as a 100% owned subsidiary; (B) approving the eligibility criteria for the origination and acquisition of Collateral Obligations by the Borrower; and (C) negotiating and approving the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer;

(d) The Equityholder hereby further represents and undertakes to the Facility Agent and the Lenders party hereto as follows:

 

(i)

It was not established for, and does not operate for, the sole purpose of securitizing exposures.

(ii) (A) The Retention Holder Originated Collateral Obligations have been, or will be originated pursuant to a sound and well-defined credit granting criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, modifying, renewing and financing those credits and the Equityholder has effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that such credits are granted and approved based on a thorough assessment of the relevant Obligor’s creditworthiness; and (B) the Equityholder will use reasonable skill and care to ensure that the Retention Holder Acquired Collateral Obligations and each other Eligible Collateral Obligation acquired by the Borrower in respect of which the initial originator was not a European credit institution or investment firm (as each such term is defined in Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 575/2013)) have been, or will be originated pursuant to a sound and well-defined credit granting criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, modifying, renewing and financing those credits and that the initial originator had effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that such credits are granted and approved based on a thorough assessment of the relevant Obligor’s creditworthiness.

(iii) The Equityholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(iv) The Equityholder has taken all necessary action to authorize the entering into this Agreement on the terms and conditions hereof and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations imposed upon it hereunder.

 

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(v) All consents, licenses, authorizations, and approvals of, and registrations and declarations with, any governmental authority or regulatory body necessary for the due execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been obtained and remain in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement except where the lack or failure thereof would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(vi) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Equityholder and is enforceable against the Equityholder in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, conservatorship, receivership, and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting, creditors’ rights and, subject as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application.

Section 10.25 Moody’s RiskCalc. With respect to any Collateral Obligation, at any time that the Agency Rating hereunder is determined by the use of Moody’s RiskCalc: (1) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall request a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Date and (2) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall refresh such Moody’s RiskCalc promptly upon the occurrence of a Revaluation Event with respect to such Collateral Obligation.

Section 10.26 Repurchase of Preference Shares. The Borrower shall not repurchase or agree to repurchase any Preference Share or redeem or agree to redeem any Preference Share except in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

ARTICLE XI

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent. Wells Fargo 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. The Collateral Agent hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as Collateral Agent or Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.

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.

 

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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, each Agent and the Facility Agent certain reports, schedules and calculations, all as 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 misf easance, 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. For purposes of monitoring 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 services (which for ratings by Standard & Poor’sS&P shall be www.standardandpoors.com or www.ratingsdirect.com) and shall have no liability for any inaccuracies in the information reported by, or other errors or omissions of, any such service. It is hereby expressly agreed that Bloomberg Financial Markets is one such reputable service.

(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 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.

(n) In no event shall the Collateral 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, 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 Agent as contemplated by this Agreement.

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.

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

 

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ARTICLE XIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 13.1 Events of Default. 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 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 in any material respect any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, or any other Transaction Document (without giving effect to any “material”, “Material Adverse Effect” or other similar qualification to such term, covenant or agreement) 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 thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires actual knowledge thereof and (ii) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given by the Facility Agent to the Borrower or the Servicer;

(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 7.11 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) other than as a result of a Specified Borrowing Base Breach, the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunder exceeds the Borrowing Base, calculated in accordance with Section 1.2(h), and such condition continues unremedied for three (3) consecutive Business Days;

 

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(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, 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 Borroweran ERISA Event occurs that, alone or together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(g)(i) any Transaction Document or any Lien granted thereunder 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 Person 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), except as permitted in accordance with Section 12.3;

(h) a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing past any applicable notice or cure period provided in the definition thereof;

(i) failure of the Borrower 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 $250,000, individually or in the aggregate; or the occurrence of any event or condition that gives rise to a right of acceleration with respect to such recourse debt in excess of $250,000;

(j) a Change of Control shall have occurred without the consent of the Facility Agent;

(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, the Equityholder 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) 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) [reserved];

(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 Required Lenders, which consent may be withheld in the exercise of their respective sole and absolute discretion; make an assignment or sell a participation in any Advance to any Equityholder or any Affiliate of any Equityholder. Each Lender shall endorse the Notes to reflect any assignments made pursuant to this Article XV or otherwise.

 

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Section 15.5 Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange. (a) The Facility Agent, acting solely for this purpose as agent for the Borrower (and, in such capacity, the “Loan 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 “Loan Register”). The entries in the Loan 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 Loan Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder. The Loan Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and 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 15.4) (or its agent or nominee) of all or a portion of the Advances. The Loan Registrar shall not register (or cause to be registered) the transfer of such Note, unless the proposed transferee shall have delivered to the Loan 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 Loan Registrar) the new Note which the holder making the exchange is entitled to receive at the Loan Registrar’s office, located at DB Services Americas Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, Attention: Transfer Unit.

(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 Loan 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.

 

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(f) Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Borrower or the Loan Registrar) be fully endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Loan 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 taxTax 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 Loan Registrar, the Borrower shall execute and deliver (through the Loan 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 Loan 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 Loan Registrar that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide Lender, the Borrower shall execute and deliver (through the Loan 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.

(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 reflected in the Loan Register 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.

 

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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 Loan 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, 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 (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.

(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 and Section 1.163-5(b) of the proposed United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be expenses of litigation. This Section 16.1 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

 

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Section 16.2 Servicer Indemnity. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Servicer agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Parties forthwith on demand, from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts incurred by such Indemnified Party by reason of any acts or omissions of the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer and related to any Transaction Document, the transactions contemplated thereby or any certificate or other written material delivered by the Servicer pursuant hereto or thereto, 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, fraud, bad faith, criminal conduct, reckless disregard or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party and (b) resulting from the performance of the Collateral Obligations.

If the Servicer has made any indemnity payments to any Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 16.2 and such Indemnified Party thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such Indemnified Party will as promptly as possible repay such amounts collected to the Servicer.

Indemnification under this Section 16.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of any Indemnified Party and shall include reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of litigation.

Section 16.3 Contribution. (a) 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.

(b) If for any reason (other than the exclusions set forth in the first paragraph of Section 16.2) the indemnification provided above in Section 16.2 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless, then the Servicer 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 Servicer and its Affiliates, on the other hand, but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party, on the one hand, and the Servicer and its Affiliates, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

Section 16.4 Risk Retention Indemnity. Each of the Equityholder, the Servicer and the Borrower agrees to indemnify, jointly and severally, the Facility Agent, the Lenders and each of their respective assigns and officers, directors, members, managers, employees and agents thereof (collectively, the “Retention Indemnified Parties”), forthwith on demand, from and against any

 

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and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable invoiced attorneys’ fees and disbursements awarded against, incurred by or asserted against such Retention Indemnified Party (“Retention Indemnified Amounts”) arising out of or as a result of: (i) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any of the Equityholder, the Servicer or the Borrower or any of their respective officers under or in connection with Section 10.24 of this Agreement, which shall have been false, incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered or (ii) the failure by any of the Equityholder, the Servicer or the Borrower to comply with any term, provision or covenant or undertaking contained in Section 10.24 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Equityholder shall not be responsible for the payment of any Retention Indemnified Amounts if (i) the Equityholder divests its interest in the Borrower as the sole result of a determination by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to change the SEC’s interpretation or the terms of any assent the SEC may have granted regarding the Equityholder’s interest in the Borrower which the Equityholder, in its reasonable discretion, certifies to the Facility Agent and each Lender to be materially adverse to it; or (ii) a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Retention Indemnified Amounts resulted from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of any Retention 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, the Collateral Custodian, 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 an Event of Default, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits relating to the Borrower or the transactions contemplated hereby (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, any Agent, any Affected Person, any Indemnified Party or any Lender or their respective successors and assigns. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender is hereby authorized by the Servicer 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 Servicer to the amounts owed by the Servicer under this Agreement, to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, any Affected Person, any Indemnified Party, any Agent or any Lender or their respective successors and assigns.

 

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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.; provided, that such reasonable costs and expenses cannot exceed the amounts required as compensation under Section 5.1 or that the Borrower is or will be required to pay on account of Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts pursuant to Section 4.3.

(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 (unless the Facility Agent is the subject of a Bail-In Action) or (ii) any Lender which is administered by the Facility Agent or an Affiliate of the Facility Agent (unless such Lender is the subject of a Bail-In Action), 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, (d) defaults in its obligation to make Advances hereunder or (e) is the subject of a Bail-In Action; 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

 

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Revolving Period, the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent so long as the Facility Agent is not the subject of a Bail-In Action, (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 Taxes, as the case may be, otherwise required to be paid hereunder, (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, (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 and (viii) such replacement is not the subject of a Bail-In Action. 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 Option to Acquire Rating. Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Facility Agent (on behalf and at the expense of the Lenders) may, at any time and in its sole discretion, obtain a public rating for this loan facility. The Borrower and the Servicer hereby agree (at the sole expense of the Lenders) to use commercially reasonable efforts, at the request of the Facility Agent, to cooperate with the acquisition and maintenance of any such rating.

Section 17.19 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

 

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(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 in the absence of its own bad faith, fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or reckless disregard. The Collateral Custodian 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 Custodian has actual knowledge of such matter or written notice thereof is received by the Collateral Custodian.

Section 18.3 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. (a) The Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall 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 accordance with Section 10.2210.21) the Collateral Obligation Files for each Collateral Obligation listed on the Schedule of Collateral Obligations attached to the related Asset Approval Request. In connection with each delivery of a Collateral Obligation File to the Collateral Custodian, the Servicer shall represent and warrant that the Collateral Obligation Files delivered to the Collateral Custodian 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 pursuant to a certification in the form of Exhibit H executed by an Executive Officer of the Servicer.

(b) From time to time, the Servicer, promptly following receipt, shall forward to the Collateral Custodian (as identified on an accompanying Schedule of Collateral Obligations supplement) additional documents evidencing any assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of a Collateral Obligation, and upon receipt of any such other documents, the Collateral Custodian shall hold such other documents as the Servicer shall deliver in writing from time to time.

 

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(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.

Section 18.4 Collateral Obligation File Certification. (a) On or prior to each Funding Date, the Servicer shall provide a Schedule of Collateral Obligations and related Document Checklist dated as of such Funding Date to the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Agent, each Agent and the Facility Agent (such information contained in the Schedule of Collateral Obligations shall also be delivered in Microsoft Excel format or another format reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Custodian) with respect to the Collateral Obligations to be delivered to the Collateral Agent on such Funding Date.

(b) In connection with (and as 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, (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 collectibilitycollectability , 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 Servicer will provide an Officer’s Certificate to such effect to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) and shall request in writing delivery to it of the Collateral Obligation File and a copy thereof shall be sent concurrently by the Servicer to each Agent and the Facility Agent. Upon receipt of such certification and request, unless it receives notice to the contrary from the Facility Agent, any Agent, the Collateral Custodian shall within three days release the related Collateral Obligation

 

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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.

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

 

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ANNEX A

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.,

as Borrower

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor New York, New York 10019

Attention: Matt Stewart Telephone: 212-284-7856

Email: mstewart@oaktreecapital.com

With a copy to:

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071

Attention: Mary Gallegly Telephone: 213-356-3521

Email: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION,

as Servicer

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor New York, New York 10019

Attention: Matt Stewart Telephone: 212-284-7856

Email: mstewart@oaktreecapital.com

With a copy to:

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071

Attention: Mary Gallegly

Telephone: 213-356-3521

Email: mgallegly@oaktreecapital.com

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION,

as Equityholder

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor New York, New York 10019

Attention: Matt Stewart Telephone: 212-284-7856

Email: mstewart@oaktreecapital.com

With a copy to:

 

 

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Annex B

Lender Commitment

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (a) Prior to the Pricing Date, $250,000,000 and (b) on and after the Pricing Date with the consent of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion), $300,000,000

 

 

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Exhibit 10.13

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of September 20, 2019 (this “Amendment”), among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower (the “Borrower”), Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and as a committed lender (in such capacity, a “Lender”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as equityholder, the Servicer, Wells Fargo 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 September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent 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.

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 to the Loan Agreement

SECTION 2.1. 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 hereof upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto;

and

(b) the Facility Agent’s receipt of (i) the signed legal opinion of Walkers, counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) satisfactory evidence that the Borrower has obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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.

 

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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.

SECTION 5.6. No Proceedings; Limited Recourse. The provisions of Sections 17.11 and 17.12 of the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.

[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.

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

  Name: Dianne Farjallah
  Title: Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer

 

By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent

 

By:  

/s/ Steven Flowers

  Name: Steven Flowers
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldsmith

  Name: Andrew Goldsmith
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


 

Appendix A

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION Conformed through Amendment No. 23

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of September 24, 2018

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD. as Borrower

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Equityholder,

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

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


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

  DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.2

  Other Definitional Provisions      50  

ARTICLE II

  THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES      51  

Section 2.1

  Advances      51  

Section 2.2

  Funding of Advances      5152  

Section 2.3

  Notes      53  

Section 2.4

  Repayment and Prepayments      53  

Section 2.5

  Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount      54  

Section 2.6

  Extension of Revolving Period      54  

Section 2.7

  Calculation of Discount Factor      54  

Section 2.8

  Increase in Facility Amount      5556  

Section 2.9

  Defaulting Lenders      56  

ARTICLE III

  YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, ETC      57  

Section 3.1

  Yield and Undrawn Fee      57  

Section 3.2

  Yield Distribution Dates      57  

Section 3.3

  Yield Calculation      57  

Section 3.4

  Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc      5758  

 

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ARTICLE IV

  PAYMENTS; TAXES      58  

Section 4.1

  Making of Payments      58  

Section 4.2

  Due Date Extension      58  

Section 4.3

  Taxes      58  

ARTICLE V

  INCREASED COSTS, ETC      62  

Section 5.1

  Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy      62  

ARTICLE VI

  EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES      64  

Section 6.1

  Effectiveness      64  

Section 6.2

  Advances and Reinvestments      66  

Section 6.3

  Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments      68  

ARTICLE VII

  ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS      69  

Section 7.1

  Retention and Termination of the Servicer      69  

Section 7.2

  Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment ofSuccessor Servicer      69  

Section 7.3

  Duties of the Servicer      71  

Section 7.4

  Representations and Warranties of the Servicer      72  

Section 7.5

  Covenants of the Servicer      7475  

Section 7.6

  Servicing Fees; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer      7778  

Section 7.7

  Collateral Reporting      78  

Section 7.8

  Notices      78  

Section 7.9

  Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access toServicer and Servicer’s Records      78  

 

 

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Section 7.10   Optional Sales      7980  

Section 7.11

  Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations      81  

Section 7.12

  Servicing of REO Assets      8182  

ARTICLE VIII

  ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS      83  

Section 8.1

  Accounts      83  

Section 8.2

  Excluded Amounts      85  

Section 8.3

  Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends      8586  

Section 8.4

  Fees      8889  

Section 8.5

  Monthly Report      8889  

ARTICLE IX

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER      8990  

Section 9.1

  Organization and Good Standing      8990  

Section 9.2

  Due Qualification      90  

Section 9.3

  Power and Authority      90  

Section 9.4

  Binding Obligations      90  

Section 9.5

  Security Interest      90  

Section 9.6

  No Violation      91  

Section 9.7

  No Proceedings      9192  

Section 9.8

  No Consents      9192  

Section 9.9

  Solvency      92  

Section 9.10

  Compliance with Laws      92  

Section 9.11

  Taxes      92  

Section 9.12

  Monthly Report      9293  

Section 9.13

  No Liens, Etc      9293  

 

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Section 9.14

  Information True and Correct      93  

Section 9.15

  Bulk Sales      9394  

Section 9.16

  Collateral      9394  

Section 9.17

  Selection Procedures      9394  

Section 9.18

  Indebtedness      9394  

Section 9.19

  No Injunctions      94  

Section 9.20

  No Subsidiaries      94  

Section 9.21

  ERISA Compliance      94  

Section 9.22

  Investment Company Status      94  

Section 9.23

  Set-Off, Etc      9495  

Section 9.24

  Collections      9495  

Section 9.25

  Value Given      95  

Section 9.26

  Use of Proceeds      95  

Section 9.27

  Separate Existence      95  

Section 9.28

  Transaction Documents      95  

Section 9.29

  Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering      9596  

Section 9.30

  Anti-Bribery and Corruption      9697  

ARTICLE X

  COVENANTS      97  

Section 10.1

  Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties      97  

Section 10.2

  Other Liens or Interests      98  

Section 10.3

  Costs and Expenses      98  

Section 10.4

  Reporting Requirements      9899  

Section 10.5

  Separate Existence      99  

Section 10.6

  Hedging Agreements      101  

 

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Section 10.7

  Tangible Net Worth      103  

Section 10.8

  Taxes      103  

Section 10.9

  Merger, Consolidation, Etc      103104  

Section 10.10

  Deposit of Collections      103104  

Section 10.11

  Indebtedness; Guarantees      104  

Section 10.12

  Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates      104  

Section 10.13

  Documents      104  

Section 10.14

  Preservation of Existence      104  

Section 10.15

  Limitation on Investments      104105  

Section 10.16

  Distributions      104105  

Section 10.17

  Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements      105  

Section 10.18

  Reserved      105  

Section 10.19

  Further Assurances; Financing Statements      105  

Section 10.20

  Obligor Payment Instructions      106  

Section 10.21

  Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files      106  

Section 10.22

  Collateral Obligation Schedule      106107  

Section 10.23

  Notice to Specified Obligors      106107  

Section 10.24

  Risk Retention      106107  

Section 10.25

  Moody’s RiskCalc      109  

Section 10.26

  Repurchase of Preference Shares      109  

Section 10.27

  Ineligible Collateral      109  

ARTICLE XI

  THE COLLATERAL AGENT      109  

Section 11.1

  Appointment of Collateral Agent      109  

Section 11.2

  Monthly Reports      109110  

 

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Section 11.3

  Collateral Administration      110  

Section 11.4

  Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent      113  

Section 11.5

  Representations and Warranties      114  

Section 11.6

  No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent      114  

Section 11.7

  Reliance of Collateral Agent      114  

Section 11.8

  Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights      115  

Section 11.9

  Tax Reports      117  

Section 11.10

  Merger or Consolidation      117118  

Section 11.11

  Collateral Agent Compensation      118  

Section 11.12

  Anti-Terrorism Laws      118  

ARTICLE XII

  GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST      118  

Section 12.1

  Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest      118  

Section 12.2

  Borrower Remains Liable      120  

Section 12.3

  Release of Collateral      120  

ARTICLE XIII

  EVENTS OF DEFAULT      121  

Section 13.1

  Events of Default      121  

Section 13.2

  Effect of Event of Default      123  

Section 13.3

  Rights upon Event of Default      123  

Section 13.4

  Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes      124  

Section 13.5

  Collective Proceedings      124125  

Section 13.6

  Insolvency Proceedings      125  

Section 13.7

  Delay or Omission Not Waiver      126  

Section 13.8

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      126  

 

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Section 13.9

  Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral      126  

Section 13.10

  Power of Attorney      127  

ARTICLE XIV

  THE FACILITY AGENT      127  

Section 14.1

  Appointment      127  

Section 14.2

  Delegation of Duties      128  

Section 14.3

  Exculpatory Provisions      128  

Section 14.4

  Reliance by Note Agents      128  

Section 14.5

  Notices      129  

Section 14.6

  Non-Reliance on Note Agents      129  

Section 14.7

  Indemnification      130  

Section 14.8

  Successor Note Agent      130  

Section 14.9

  Note Agents in their Individual Capacity      131  

ARTICLE XV

  ASSIGNMENTS      131  

Section 15.1

  Restrictions on Assignments by the Borrower and the Servicer      131  

Section 15.2

  Documentation      131  

Section 15.3

  Rights of Assignee      131  

Section 15.4

  Assignment by Lenders      131  

Section 15.5

  Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange      132  

Section 15.6

  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes      133  

Section 15.7

  Persons Deemed Owners      133  

Section 15.8

  Cancellation      133134  

Section 15.9

  Participations; Pledge      134  

 

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ARTICLE XVI

  INDEMNIFICATION      135  

Section 16.1

  Borrower Indemnity      135  

Section 16.2

  Servicer Indemnity      135136  

Section 16.3

  Contribution      136  

Section 16.4

  Risk Retention Indemnity      136  

ARTICLE XVII

  MISCELLANEOUS      137  

Section 17.1

  No Waiver; Remedies      137  

Section 17.2

  Amendments, Waivers      137  

Section 17.3

  Notices, Etc      138  

Section 17.4

  Costs and Expenses      138  

Section 17.5

  Binding Effect; Survival      139  

Section 17.6

  Captions and Cross References      139  

Section 17.7

  Severability      139  

Section 17.8

  GOVERNING LAW      140  

Section 17.9

  Counterparts      140  

Section 17.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      140  

Section 17.11

  No Proceedings      140  

Section 17.12

  Limited Recourse      141  

Section 17.13

  ENTIRE AGREEMENT      142  

Section 17.14

  Confidentiality      142  

Section 17.15

  Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment      143  

Section 17.16

  Replacement of Lenders      144  

Section 17.17

  Consent to Jurisdiction      145  

 

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Applicable Margin Step-Up Date” means, if the Pricing Date has not occurred on or prior to such date, the date that is the three (3) month anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date.December 31, 2019.

Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the most recently calculated 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 loan type and lien priority (including the division of any unitranche Loan), the Original Leverage Multiple (including, for Advance Rate purposes, the attaching Leverage Multiple of any FILO Loan), the Original Effective LTV (if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan) and each other item listed in Section 6.2(h).

Approved Custodian” means Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, State Street, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other custodian mutually agreed to by the Facility Agent and the Servicer.

Approved Valuation Firm” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, each of (a) Murray Devine, (b) Houlihan Lokey, (c) Lincoln International LLC, (d) Duff & Phelps and (e) any other nationally recognized valuation firm approved by the Borrower and the Facility Agent.

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 Agency Rating for each such Collateral Obligation from each Rating Agency and, if such Agency Rating is determined pursuant to clause (b), as applicable, of the definition thereof, the date of the applicable credit estimate and the applicable Rating Agency;

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

(d) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations;

(e) any related Permitted Working Capital Liens; and

(f) all Obligor Information (unless (x) such information is included in the Servicer’s internal credit memo or (y) the Servicer has notified the Facility Agent that such information is not available and the Facility Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that such information is not required to obtain favorable capital treatment in connection with the related Collateral Obligation).

 

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ERISA Event” means (a) the occurrence with respect to a Plan of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the thirty (30)-day notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the PBGC; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such a Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions set forth in Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k)(1)(A) and (B) of ERISA to the creation of a lien upon property or assets or rights to property or assets of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate for failure to make a required payment to a Plan are satisfied; (g) the termination of a Plan by the PBGC pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan; (h) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (i) the determination that any Plan is or is expected to be in “at-risk” status, within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, (j) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), or terminated (within the meaning of Section 4041A or Section 4042 of ERISA); (k) the failure of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to pay when due (after expiration of any applicable grace period) any installment payment with respect to withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA; (l) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate incurs any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); or (m) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate commits any act (or omission) which could give rise to the imposition of fines, penalties, taxes, or related charges under ERISA or the Code.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

EU Securitization Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 relating to a European framework for simple, transparent and standard securitisation.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.

 

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(p) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in a Permitted Gaming Industry (other than in respect of hotels and resorts) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(1) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in the defense industry (other than a Prohibited Defense Asset) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means the sum of (i) the Principal Balances for all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus (ii) all amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account plus (iii) 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.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount deposited into the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by or on behalf of 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) to the extent paid using amounts other than Collections and proceeds of Advances, any amount paid in respect of reimbursement for expenses owed in respect of any Collateral Obligation pursuant to the related Underlying Instrument or (vi) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error (including any amounts relating to any portion of an asset sold by the Borrower and occurring after the date of such sale).

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(b)) 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,

 

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Capital Lien), 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 (x) Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are reasonable or customary for similar loans, (y) Permitted Working Capital Liens and (z) 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 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 the same collateral; provided, that the portion of any FILO Loan with a Leverage Multiple that attaches in excess of 2.5x shall be deemed to be a Second Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a FILO Loan if the Facility Agent designates such Collateral Obligation as a First Lien Loan pursuant to the proviso at the end of the definition of such term.

Financial Sponsor” means any Person, including any Subsidiary of such Person, whose principal business activity is acquiring, holding, and selling investments (including controlling interests) or managing or advising another Person that acquires, holds or sells 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.

First Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a unitranche Loan as set forth in the related Approval Notice) that (i) is not (and is not permitted by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the related Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of specified collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to (x) liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments, (y) Permitted Working Capital Liens and (z) 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 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 which does not otherwise satisfy this definition shall be treated as a First Lien Loan if (a) such Loan (1) is an Asset Based Loan for which the primary collateral source is not intellectual property, (2) satisfies the definition of FILO Loan or Second Lien Loan and (3) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that have an Effective LTV that is, at all times such Loan qualifies under this clause, less than 25%, (b) such Loan (1) is an Enterprise Value Loan, (2) satisfies the definition of FILO Loan or Second Lien Loan, (3) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that do not (collectively) exceed an amount equal to the product of (i) 25% multiplied by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such obligations (including any obligations secured by a Permitted Working Capital Lien) and (4) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that do not represent more than 1.0x of leverage of such Obligor, as reasonably determined by the Facility Agent or (c) the Facility Agent deems such Loan to be a First Lien Loan in the related Approval Notice following the request of the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) in the related Asset Approval Request.

 

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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) November 15, 2019March 31, 2020 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 an Event of Default.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial

Services LLC business, and any successor or successors thereto.

S&P Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2A hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if S&P publishes revised industry classifications.

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” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a). “Sanctioned Countries” 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 and each Reinvestment 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 and Reinvestment Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal, interest and/or unutilized/commitment fees (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

“Second Amendment Effective Date” means June 27, 2019.

Second Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a unitranche Loan as set forth 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 and any Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a Second Lien Loan (i) solely because such Collateral Obligation is subordinated to a Permitted Working Capital Lien or (ii) if the Facility Agent designates such Collateral Obligation as a First Lien Loan pursuant to the proviso at the end of the definition of such term.

 

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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 deposit all Collections received directly by it 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 Default, deliver to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent (with a copy to each 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 does not constitute a Collateral Obligation or was 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 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, 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, to the extent a new Approval Notice is provided by the Facility Agent, Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount may be included on such Measurement Date.

(f) The Servicer, with prior written notice to the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral 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; 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 has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of 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;

 

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(e) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing in this Section 7.10, the Borrower shall have the right to sell any Collateral Obligation that meets the criteria in Section 10.27 at any time, without restriction.

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 Sections 7.14(k), 9.14, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17, 9.23, 9.25, 10.21, 10.23, 18.3 or 18.5(b) with respect to a Collateral Obligation that exists as of the Cut-Off Date (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 a Responsible Officer 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 the Collateral Agent and 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 (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words “material”, “materially” or “Material Adverse Effect”, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had become part of the Collateral on such day or if (during the Revolving Period only) the Advances outstanding do not exceed the Borrowing Base. For the avoidance of doubt, any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in the first sentence of this Section 7.11 caused solely by a failure with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations shall not constitute an Event of Default if the Servicer otherwise complies with this Section 7.11 with respect to each such Collateral Obligation.

Section 7.12 Servicing of REO Assets. (a) If, in the reasonable business judgment of the Servicer, it becomes necessary to convert any Collateral Obligation that is secured by real property into an REO Asset, the Servicer shall first cause the Borrower to transfer and assign such Collateral Obligation (or the portion thereof owned by the Borrower) to a special purpose vehicle (the “REO Asset Owner”) using a contribution agreement reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent. All equity interests of the REO Asset Owner acquired by the Borrower shall immediately become a part of the Collateral and be subject to the grant of a security interest under Section 12.1 and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, each undated and duly indorsed in blank. The REO Asset Owner shall be formed and operated pursuant to organizational documents reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent. After execution thereof, the Servicer shall prevent the REO Asset Owner from agreeing to any amendment or other modification of the REO Asset Owner’s organizational documents which would be materially where the lack or failure thereof would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(vi) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Equityholder and is enforceable against the Equityholder in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, conservatorship, receivership, and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting, creditors’ rights and, subject as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application.

Section 10.25 Moody’s RiskCalc. With respect to any Collateral Obligation, at any time that the Agency Rating hereunder is determined by the use of Moody’s RiskCalc: (1) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall request a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Date and (2) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall refresh such Moody’s RiskCalc promptly upon the occurrence of a Revaluation Event with respect to such Collateral Obligation.

Section 10.26 Repurchase of Preference Shares. The Borrower shall not repurchase or agree to repurchase any Preference Share or redeem or agree to redeem any Preference Share except in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

Section 10.27 Ineligible Collateral. At the direction of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall, in a commercially reasonable manner, divest any asset that does not satisfy the definition of “Eligible Collateral Obligation” or “Permitted Investment”. The Facility Agent agrees to cooperate in good faith with any waivers necessary to permit such divestiture.

ARTICLE XI

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent. Wells Fargo 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. The Collateral Agent hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as Collateral Agent or Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.

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, each Agent and the Facility Agent certain reports, schedules and calculations, all as

 

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Exhibit 10.14

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of March 22, 2020 (this “Amendment”), among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower (the “Borrower”), Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and as a committed lender (in such capacity, a “Lender”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as equityholder, the Servicer, Wells Fargo 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 September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent 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.

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

Defined Terms.

Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments to the Loan Agreement

SECTION 2.1. 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. As of the date of this Amendment, the Schedules and Exhibits 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 Schedules and Exhibits to the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix B hereto.


ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto; and

(b) the Facility Agent’s receipt of (i) the signed legal opinion of Walkers, counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) satisfactory evidence that the Borrower has obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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

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.

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.

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.


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.

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.

No Proceedings; Limited Recourse.

The provisions of Sections 17.11 and 17.12 of the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.

[Signature pages follow]


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.

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

  Name: Dianne Farjallah
  Title: Director


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer

By: Oaktree Capital Management,

L.P., its Investment Adviser

By:  

/s/ Matt Stewart

  Name: Matt Stewart
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title:   Senior Vice President


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent
By:  

/s/ Amit Patel

  Name: Amit Patel
  Title:   Managing Director

 

By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldsmith

  Name: Andrew Goldsmith
  Title:   Vice President


Appendix A


EXECUTION VERSION Conformed through Amendment No. 3

4 dated as of March 22, 2020

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of September 24, 2018

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD. as Borrower

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Equityholder,

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

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


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

    1  

Section 1.1 Defined Terms

    1  

Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions

    5029  

ARTICLE II THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES

    5152  

Section 2.1 Advances

    5152  

Section 2.2 Funding of Advances

    52  

Section 2.3 Notes

    5354  

Section 2.4 Repayment and Prepayments

    5354  

Section 2.5 Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount

    5455  

Section 2.6 Extension of Revolving Period

    5431  

Section 2.7 Calculation of Discount Factor

    5431  

Section 2.8 Increase in Facility Amount

    5632  

Section 2.9 Defaulting Lenders

    5632  

ARTICLE III YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, MINIMUM UTILIZATION FEE ETC

    5734  

Section 3.1 Yield and, Undrawn Fee and Minimum Utilization Fee

    5734  

Section 3.2 Yield Distribution Dates

    5734  

Section 3.3 Yield Calculation

    5734  

Section 3.4 Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc

    5834  

 

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ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS; TAXES

     5835  

Section 4.1 Making of Payments

     5835  

Section 4.2 Due Date Extension

     5835  

Section 4.3 Taxes

     5835  

ARTICLE V INCREASED COSTS, ETC

     6263  

Section 5.1 Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy

     6263  

ARTICLE VI EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES

     6465  

Section 6.1 Effectiveness

     6465  

Section 6.2 Advances and Reinvestments

     6667  

Section 6.3 Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments

     6869  

ARTICLE VII ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS

     6970  

Section 7.1 Retention and Termination of the Servicer

     6970  

Section 7.2 Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer

     6970  

Section 7.3 Duties of the Servicer

     7137  

Section 7.4 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

     7238  

Section 7.5 Covenants of the Servicer

     7539  

Section 7.6 Servicing Fees; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer

     7879  

Section 7.7 Collateral Reporting

     7879  

Section 7.8 Notices

     7879  

Section 7.9 Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records

     7879  

 

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Section 7.10 Optional Sales

     8081  

Section 7.11 Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations

     8182  

Section 7.12 Servicing of REO Assets

     8283  

ARTICLE VIII ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS

     8384  

Section 8.1 Accounts

     8384  

Section 8.2 Excluded Amounts

     8586  

Section 8.3 Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends

     8687  

Section 8.4 Fees

     8941  

Section 8.5 Monthly Report

     8941  

ARTICLE IX REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

     9042  

Section 9.1 Organization and Good Standing

     9042  

Section 9.2 Due Qualification

     9042  

Section 9.3 Power and Authority

     9042  

Section 9.4 Binding Obligations

     9043  

Section 9.5 Security Interest

     9091  

Section 9.6 No Violation

     9192  

Section 9.7 No Proceedings

     9293  

Section 9.8 No Consents

     9293  

Section 9.9 Solvency

     9293  

Section 9.10 Compliance with Laws

     9293  

Section 9.11 Taxes

     9293  

Section 9.12 Monthly Report

     9343  

Section 9.13 No Liens, Etc

     9343  

 

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Section 9.14 Information True and Correct

     9343  

Section 9.15 Bulk Sales

     9495  

Section 9.16 Collateral

     9495  

Section 9.17 Selection Procedures

     9495  

Section 9.18 Indebtedness

     9495  

Section 9.19 No Injunctions

     9495  

Section 9.20 No Subsidiaries

     9495  

Section 9.21 ERISA Compliance

     9495  

Section 9.22 Investment Company Status

     9496  

Section 9.23 Set-Off, Etc

     9596  

Section 9.24 Collections

     9596  

Section 9.25 Value Given

     9596  

Section 9.26 Use of Proceeds

     9596  

Section 9.27 Separate Existence

     9596  

Section 9.28 Transaction Documents

     9544  

Section 9.29 Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering

     9644  

Section 9.30 Anti-Bribery and Corruption

     9798  

ARTICLE X COVENANTS

     9798  

Section 10.1 Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties

     9798  

Section 10.2 Other Liens or Interests

     9845  

Section 10.3 Costs and Expenses

     9845  

Section 10.4 Reporting Requirements

     9945  

Section 10.5 Separate Existence

     99100  

Section 10.6 Hedging Agreements

     101102  

 

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Section 10.7 Tangible Net Worth

     10346  

Section 10.8 Taxes

     10346  

Section 10.9 Merger, Consolidation, Etc

     10446  

Section 10.10 Deposit of Collections

     104105  

Section 10.11 Indebtedness; Guarantees

     104105  

Section 10.12 Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates

     104105  

Section 10.13 Documents

     104105  

Section 10.14 Preservation of Existence

     104106  

Section 10.15 Limitation on Investments

     105106  

Section 10.16 Distributions

     105106  

Section 10.17 Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements Transaction Documents

     10547  

Section 10.18 Reserved

     10547  

Section 10.19 Further Assurances; Financing Statements

     10547  

Section 10.20 Obligor Payment Instructions

     10648  

Section 10.21 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files

     10648  

Section 10.22 Collateral Obligation Schedule

     10748  

Section 10.23 Notice to Specified Obligors

     10749  

Section 10.24 Risk Retention

     10749  

Section 10.25 Moody’s RiskCalc

     109110  

Section 10.26 Repurchase of Preference Shares

     109111  

Section 10.27 Ineligible Collateral

     109111  

ARTICLE XI THE COLLATERAL AGENT

     109111  

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent

     109111  

Section 11.2 Monthly Reports

     110111  

 

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Section 11.3 Collateral Administration

     110111  

Section 11.4 Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent

     113115  

Section 11.5 Representations and Warranties

     114115  

Section 11.6 No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent

     114116  

Section 11.7 Reliance of Collateral Agent

     114116  

Section 11.8 Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights

     115116  

Section 11.9 Tax Reports

     117119  

Section 11.10 Merger or Consolidation

     118119  

Section 11.11 Collateral Agent Compensation

     118119  

Section 11.12 Anti-Terrorism Laws

     118120  

ARTICLE XII GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

     118120  

Section 12.1 Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest

     118120  

Section 12.2 Borrower Remains Liable

     120121  

Section 12.3 Release of Collateral

     120122  

ARTICLE XIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     12151  

Section 13.1 Events of Default

     12151  

Section 13.2 Effect of Event of Default

     12352  

Section 13.3 Rights upon Event of Default

     123125  

Section 13.4 Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes

     124126  

Section 13.5 Collective Proceedings

     125126  

Section 13.6 Insolvency Proceedings

     125126  

Section 13.7 Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     126127  

Section 13.8 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     126127  

 

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Section 13.9 Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral

     126128  

Section 13.10 Power of Attorney

     127128  

ARTICLE XIV THE FACILITY AGENT

     127129  

Section 14.1 Appointment

     127129  

Section 14.2 Delegation of Duties

     128129  

Section 14.3 Exculpatory Provisions

     128129  

Section 14.4 Reliance by Note Agents

     128130  

Section 14.5 Notices

     129130  

Section 14.6 Non-Reliance on Note Agents

     129131  

Section 14.7 Indemnification

     130131  

Section 14.8 Successor Note Agent

     130132  

Section 14.9 Note Agents in their Individual Capacity

     131132  

ARTICLE XV ASSIGNMENTS

     131132  

Section 15.1 Restrictions on Assignments by the Borrower and the Servicer

     131132  

Section 15.2 Documentation

     131132  

Section 15.3 Rights of Assignee

     131133  

Section 15.4 Assignment by Lenders

     13154  

Section 15.5 Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange

     13254  

Section 15.6 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes

     133134  

Section 15.7 Persons Deemed Owners

     133135  

Section 15.8 Cancellation

     134135  

Section 15.9 Participations; Pledge

     134135  

 

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ARTICLE XVI INDEMNIFICATION

     135136  

Section 16.1 Borrower Indemnity

     135136  

Section 16.2 Servicer Indemnity

     136137  

Section 16.3 Contribution

     136137  

Section 16.4 Risk Retention Indemnity

     136138  

ARTICLE XVII MISCELLANEOUS

     137138  

Section 17.1 No Waiver; Remedies

     137138  

Section 17.2 Amendments, Waivers

     137139  

Section 17.3 Notices, Etc

     13855  

Section 17.4 Costs and Expenses

     13855  

Section 17.5 Binding Effect; Survival

     13955  

Section 17.6 Captions and Cross References

     139141  

Section 17.7 Severability

     139141  

Section 17.8 GOVERNING LAW

     140141  

Section 17.9 Counterparts

     140141  

Section 17.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     140141  

Section 17.11 No Proceedings

     140142  

Section 17.12 Limited Recourse

     141142  

Section 17.13 ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     142144  

Section 17.14 Confidentiality

     142144  

Section 17.15 Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment

     143145  

Section 17.16 Replacement of Lenders

     144145  

Section 17.17 Consent to Jurisdiction

     145146  

 

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Section 17.18 Option to Acquire Rating

     145147  

Section 17.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     14556  

Section 17.20 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs

     56  

ARTICLE XVIII COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN

     14657  

Section 18.1 Designation of Collateral Custodian

     14657  

Section 18.2 Duties of the Collateral Custodian

     14657  

Section 18.3 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files

     148150  

Section 18.4 Collateral Obligation File Certification

     148151  

Section 18.5 Release of Collateral Obligation Files

     149152  

Section 18.6 Examination of Collateral Obligation Files

     151153  

Section 18.7 Lost Note Affidavit

     151154  

Section 18.8 Transmission of Collateral Obligation Files

     151154  

Section 18.9 Merger or Consolidation

     152154  

Section 18.10 Collateral Custodian Compensation

     152154  

Section 18.11 Removal or Resignation of Collateral Custodian

     152155  

Section 18.12 Limitations on Liability

     153155  

Section 18.13 Collateral Custodian as Agent of Collateral Agent

     154157  

 

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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 D Form of Monthly Report

EXHIBIT E Form of Electronic 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

SCHEDULE 4 Moody’s RiskCalc Calculation

SCHEDULE 5 Moody’s Definitions

 

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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 after consultation with the Borrower, 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 among 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.

Administration Agreement” means the administration agreement entered into or to be entered into on or about the date hereof between the Borrower and the Cayman Administrator (as administrator and as share owner), as amended from time to time.

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” means, with respect to any Eligible Collateral Obligation on any date of determination, as determined by the Facility Agent with the approval of the Borrower, (x) other than during the Post-Pricing Period, (a) that is a First Lien Loan and a Broadly Syndicated Loan, 75%, (b) that is a First Lien Loan that is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan, 70%, (c) that is a Second Lien Loan, 40%, or (d) that is not a First Lien Loan or Second Lien Loan, 40% (or any other percentage set forth in the related Approval Notice by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) and (y) during the Post-Pricing Period, the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate.

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” of any Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for administering, any employee benefit plan). For the purposes of this definition, “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly (including through

 

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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. The Aggregate Unfunded Amount shall not include any commitments under Variable Funding Assets that have expired, terminated or been reduced to zero, and shall be reduced concurrently (and upon notice thereof to the Collateral Agent, the Facility Agent and each Agent) with each documented reduction in commitments of the Borrower under such Variable Funding Assets.

Agreement” means this Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement (including each annex hereto), 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 higher 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; and

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

Amount Available” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amount of Collections with respect to the related Collection Period (excluding any Principal 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).

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 Event of Default, (x) prior to the Applicable Margin Step-Up Date, 2.00end of the Revolving Period, 2.25% per annum and (y) on and after the Applicable Margin Step-Up Date, 2.10end of the Revolving Period, 2.40% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Applicable Margin shall be increased by 2.00% per annum.

 

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Applicable Margin Step-Up Date” means, if the Pricing Date has not occurred on or prior to such date, December 31, 2019.

Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the most recently calculated 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, an electronic notice containing the information from Exhibit E and that provides the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, of such Collateral Obligation and the applicable Discount Factor, the loan type and lien priority (including the division of any unitranche Loan), the Original Leverage Multiple (including, for Advance Rate purposes, the attaching Leverage Multiple of any FILO Loan), the Original Effective LTV (if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan) and each other item listed in Section 6.2(h).to the acquisition (or incremental pledge) of one or more Collateral Obligations.

Approved Custodian” means Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, State Street, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other custodian mutually agreed to by the Facility Agent and the Servicer.

Approved Valuation Firm” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, each of (a) Murray Devine, (b) Houlihan Lokey, (c) Lincoln International LLC, (d) Duff & Phelps and (e) any other nationally recognized valuation firm approved by the Borrower and the Facility Agent.

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 Agency Rating for each such Collateral Obligation from each Rating Agency and, if such Agency Rating is determined pursuant to clause (b), as applicable, of the definition thereof, the date of the applicable credit estimate and the applicable Rating Agency;

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

(d) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations;

(e) any related Permitted Working Capital Liens; and (f) all Obligor Information (unless (x) such information is included in the Servicer’s internal credit memo or (y) the Servicer has notified the Facility Agent that such information is not available and the Facility Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that such information is not required to obtain favorable capital treatment in connection with the related Collateral Obligation).an electronic notice to the Facility Agent in the form of an email that (a) either (i) is in the form of Exhibit C-3 or (ii) notifies the Facility Agent that the information required by Exhibit C-3 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.

 

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Asset Based Loan” means any Loan where (i) the underwriting of such Loan was based primarily on the appraised value of the assets securing such Loan and (ii) advances in respect of such Loan are governed by a borrowing base relating to the assets securing such Loan.

Attachment Point” means the following fraction expressed as a percentage: (i) the aggregate principal amount of all rated notes to be issued in connection with a CLO Takeout divided by (ii) the Target CLO Amount less the aggregate amount of deal expenses related to the CLO Takeout.

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

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 (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 (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

(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

 

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(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; provided, further, for the avoidance of doubt, immediately following the termination of any event set forth in clauses (a) or (b) above, the “Base Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in the first part of this definition.

Basel III Regulation” means, 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 575/2013 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.

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, or (c) any governmental or other plan or arrangement that is not subject to ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code or (d) any entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” of the foregoing employee benefit plan or plans (within the meaning of the DOL Regulations or otherwise).

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Borrower Assigned Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c). “Borrowing Base” means, on any day of determination, the sum of (a)(i) the product of the lower of (x) the Weighted Average Advance Rate and (y) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate multiplied by the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (b) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus (c) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount plus (d) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

 

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Broadly Syndicated Loan” means, as of any date of determination, any Loan that (i) is rated  B-/B3CCC/Caa2 or higher as of the Cut-Off Date, (ii) has a tranche size of at least $200,000,000, (iii) has a quote depth of at least two (2) by MarkitLoan Pricing Corporation, Markit Group Limited, Loan X Mark-It Partners or Thompson Reuters Pricing Service and (iv) the related Obligor has EBITDA greater than or equal to $50,000,000.

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or 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; provided that, when used in connection with the LIBOR Rate, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are not carried out in the London interbank market. All references to any “day” or any particular day of any “calendar month” shall mean calendar day unless otherwise specified.

Capital Requirements Regulation” means the European Union Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 575/2013), as amended.

Capped Fees/Expenses” means, on any Distribution Date, the sum of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses in an amount not to exceed $43,500 (the (Quarterly Cap”); provided that, if the aggregate amount of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian under clause (ii) of Section 8.3(a) and clause (i) of Section 8.3(b) on any Distribution Date is less than the Quarterly Cap, the unused portion of the Quarterly Cap may be carried forward to the next succeeding Distribution Date and added to the Quarterly Cap for such Distribution Date; provided further that the aggregate amount of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian under clause (ii) of Section 8.3(a) and clause (i) of Section 8.3(b) may not exceed $150,000 in any calendar year.

Cayman Administrator” means Walkers Fiduciary Limited and any successor thereto. “Change of Control” means (x) the Equityholder shall cease to own at least 51% of the outstanding Preference Shares of the Borrower or (y) Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation or an Affiliate thereof ceases to be the Servicer.

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.

CLO Marketing Period” means the date on which DBSI commences marketing of the CLO Securities with the consent of the Servicer.

CLO Securities” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “CLO Takeout”.

 

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Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Corporate Trust Office” means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable, specified on Annex A hereto, 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 Alternate Base Rate; and

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

Cov-Lite Loan” means a Collateral Obligation whose Underlying Instrument: (a) does not contain any financial covenants; or (b) does not require the underlying Obligor to comply with a Maintenance Covenant; provided that, for all purposes, a loan described in clause (a) or (b) above which either contains a cross-default or cross-acceleration provision to, or is pari passu with, another loan of the underlying Obligor that requires the underlying Obligor to comply with either an Incurrence Covenant or a Maintenance Covenant will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, a loan that is capable of being described in clause (a) or (b) above only (x) until the expiration of a certain period of time after the initial issuance thereof or (y) for so long as there is no funded balance in respect thereof, in each case as set forth in the related Underlying Instruments, will be deemed not to be a Cov-Lite Loan.

“Covered Entity” means any of the following:

(a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

(c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

 

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“Covered Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.20.

Credit Agreement” means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other customary agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Obligation has been created or issued.

Critical Component” means, in respect of a weapons system referred to in the definition of Prohibited Defense Asset, a component (other than software) manufactured with the sole purpose of being used in, and is 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.

DBSI” means Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as sole structuring and debt placement agent in respect of the CLO Securities.

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

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 five 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, unless the related Loan is a DIP Loan;

(c) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest that has occurred and is continuing for more than five (5) Business Days beyond the grace period (if any) permitted by the related Underlying Instruments with respect to another debt obligation of the same Obligor secured by the same collateral which is either full recourse or senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to such Collateral Obligation unless the related Loan is a DIP Loan;

(d) such Collateral Obligation has (x) a rating by S&P 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 S&P or Moody’s, as applicable;

(e) a Responsible Officer of 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 Obligor which has (i) a rating by S&P 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 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, 5.00% per annum over the LIBOR Rate or (ii) otherwise, 6.00% per annum over the applicable index rate.

 

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Determination Date” means the last calendar day of each 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, (i) with respect to each Collateral Obligation (other than a Non-Revalued Broadly Syndicated Loan) and as of any date of determination, 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 2.7.2.7 or (ii) with respect to each Collateral Obligation that is a Non-Revalued Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Market Value of such Broadly Syndicated Loan.

Distribution Date” means the 15th calendar day of each January, April, July and October, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

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.

Document Checklist” means an electronic list delivered by the Borrower (or by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) to the Collateral Custodian that identifies each of the documents that have been included 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.

DOL Regulations” means regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor at 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3 101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA and/or at 20 C.F.R. § 2550.401c-1.

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 Collateral Custodian appointed in accordance with the terms hereunder 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 or waived by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion in the  applicablerelated Approval Notice); provided that, prior to the date that is five (5) days after the Effective Date, the Collateral Obligation in respect of SMS Systems Maintenance Services Inc. shall be deemed to be an Eligible Collateral Obligation:

(a) the Facility Agent in its sole discretion has delivered an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation which has been acknowledged and agreed to by the Borrower;

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

(c) 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 Person other than the Borrower;

(d) such Collateral Obligation is not a Structured Finance Obligation;

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

(f) 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;

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

(h) 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, 5.00% per annum over the LIBOR Rate or (ii) otherwise, 6.00% per annum over the applicable index rate;

(i) as of the date of acquisition, the related Obligor had EBITDA greater than or equal to $5,000,000;

(j) 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

 

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to any assignee of the Facility Agent permitted or contemplated under this Agreement, (iii) to any Person at any foreclosure or strict sale or other disposition initiated by a secured creditor in furtherance of its security interest, and (iv) to commercial banks, financial institutions, offshore and other funds (in each case, including transfer permitted by operation of the UCC), subject, in the cases of clauses (iii) and (iv), to customary and market restrictions on assignment;

(w) 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);

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

(y) (i) as of the Cut-Off Date, such Collateral Obligation, if rated by such Rating Agency, does not have either (x) a public rating by S&P of “CCC-” or below or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa3” or below or (ii) if not rated by either Rating Agency, the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall have requested from such Rating Agency a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Date;

(z) such Collateral Obligation has an Agency Rating;

(aa) such Collateral Obligation is not the subject of an Offer, exchange or tender by the related Obligor for cash, securities or any other type of consideration, other than a Permitted Offer, but only to the extent of such Offer and to the extent set forth on the related Asset Approval Request (or, in the case of a Collateral Obligation that becomes subject to an Offer that is a Permitted Offer after the Cut-Off Date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, to the extent notified by the Servicer to the Facility Agent);

(bb) such Collateral Obligation is purchased for a Purchase Price of at least 85%;

(cc) such Collateral Obligation does not have an Obligor in a Prohibited Industry; or any other industry which is illegal under Applicable Law at the time of acquisition of such Collateral Obligation; and

(dd) if it is a registration-required obligation within the meaning of the Code, such Collateral Obligation is Registered; and(ee) the proceeds of such Collateral Obligation will not be used (A) to the knowledge of the Borrower and the Servicer, to finance activities within the marijuana industry, nor (B) to provide financing to any other industry which is illegal under Applicable Law at the time of acquisition of such Collateral Obligation.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a Person (other than a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof, (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.

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

 

 

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(j) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso) over 12.0% of the Target CLO Amount; provided that (i) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification may be up to 20.0% of the Target CLO Amount and (ii) in addition, the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in clause (i)) may be up to 15.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(k) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that pay interest less frequently than quarterly over 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(l) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Cov-Lite Loans over 15.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(m) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) that have a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa1” or below over (x) prior to the date that is five (5) days after the Effective Date, 22.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (y) thereafter, 17.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(n) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) that have a public rating by S&P of “CCC+” or below over 17.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(o) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations the Agency Rating for which is determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof on any date of determination that is eight (8) weeks after the applicable Cut-Off Date over 10.020.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(p) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in a Permitted Gaming Industry (other than in respect of hotels and resorts) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(1q) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in the defense industry (other than a Prohibited Defense Asset) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure.;

(r) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that neither (x) are Broadly Syndicated Loans nor (y) have an Agency Rating which is determined pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof, over 40.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(s) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Broadly Syndicated Loans with fewer than three (3) dealer bid-side quotes, over 25.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

 

 

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(t) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that were purchased for a Purchase Price of less than 90%, over 10.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means the sum of (i) the Principal Balances for all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus (ii) all amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account plus (iii) 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.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount deposited into the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by or on behalf of 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) to the extent paid using amounts other than Collections and proceeds of Advances, any amount paid in respect of reimbursement for expenses owed in respect of any Collateral Obligation pursuant to the related Underlying Instrument or (vi) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error (including any amounts relating to any portion of an asset sold by the Borrower and occurring after the date of such sale).

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(b)) 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 withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Executive Officer” means, with respect to the Borrower, the Servicer or the Equityholder, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer 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 or any Vice President.

Extension Request” means any of the events described in Section 2.6. “Facility Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Facility Amount” means(a) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, $250,000,000,200,000,000, 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 Advances outstanding.

Facility Termination Date” means the earliest of (i) the date that is threesix (36 ) months after the last day of the Revolving Period (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) the date of the CLO Takeout and (iii) 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 including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority Law (2017 Revision) together with regulations and guidance notes made pursuant to such law.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, 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 (other than any Loan subject to a Permitted Working Capital Lien), in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or

 

 

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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.

Floating Rate Note” means a floating rate note issued pursuant to an indenture or equivalent document by a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other person that is secured by a first or second priority perfected security interest or lien in or on specified collateral securing the issuer’s obligations under such note.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person. “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” means March 22, 2020.

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

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.

Group I Country” means The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (or such other countries as may be specified in publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

Group II Country” means Germany, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland (or such other countries as may be specified in publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

Group III Country” means Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway and Singapore (or such other countries as may be specified in publicly available published criteria from Moody’s from time to time).

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.

 

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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, 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 (in each case excluding any unfunded commitments of the Borrower with respect to any Variable Funding Asset).

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.

“Initial Weighted Average Market Value” means, as of any date of determination following the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the number obtained by (i) summing the products obtained by multiplying (a) the Market Value of each Broadly Syndicated Loan and Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan by (b) the aggregate Principal Balance of each such Loan, in each case of clauses (a) and (b), as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and (ii) dividing such sum by the aggregate Principal Balance of all Broadly Syndicated Loans and the aggregate Principal Balance of all Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loans, in each case, as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

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; (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, (c) the passing of a resolution by

 

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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 three (3) months or (y) if a LIBOR Replacement Rate has been selected in accordance with the definition thereof, the LIBOR Replacement Rate.

LIBOR Replacement Rate” means the alternative rate, including any applicable spread adjustments thereto, selected by the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) with the consent of the Facility Agent (with notice to the Equityholder, the Borrower and each Lender), at any time there is a material disruption to LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Rate ceases to exist or be reported as described in the definition of “LIBOR Rate” that, in its commercially reasonable judgment, is commonly used on the applicable date of determination with respect to the Loans, in each case, as a successor or replacement benchmark for “LIBOR Rate”. In connection with any LIBOR Replacement Rate, the Servicer, with the consent of the Facility Agent, may make related changes determined by the Servicer in its commercially reasonable judgment to be advisable or necessary to implement the use of such replacement rate, including, without limitation, any required change to the definition of “Business Day.”

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.

Loan Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.5(a). “Loan Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.5(a).

Maintenance Covenant” means a covenant by any borrower to comply with one or more financial covenants during each reporting period (but not more frequently than quarterly), whether or not such borrower has taken any specified action; provided that a covenant that otherwise satisfies the definition hereof and only applies when amounts are outstanding under the related loan shall be a Maintenance Covenant.

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

“Market Value” means, with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan or Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan on any date of determination, the lower of (I) the Purchase Price of such Loan (without giving effect to the first proviso in the definition of “Purchase Price”) or (II) the amount (determined by the Servicer) expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the bid price determined by the Loan Pricing Corporation, Markit Group Limited, Loan X Mark-It Partners,

 

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Thompson Reuters Pricing Service, or any other nationally recognized loan pricing service selected by the Servicer; or (ii) if a price described in clause (i) is not available, (A) the average of the bid prices determined by three broker-dealers active in the trading of such asset that are independent from each other and the Borrower and the Servicer; and (B) if only two such bids can be obtained, the lower of the bid prices of such two bids.

Master Participation Agreement” means the Master Participation Agreement dated on or about the date hereof by and among the Borrower, as buyer, the Equityholder, as seller collateral manager and FS Senior Funding Ltd., as seller, as amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.

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; (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 assignments and security interests granted by the Borrower in this Agreement.

Material Modification” means, other than during the Post-Pricing  Period, any amendment or waiver of, or modification or supplement to, any Underlying Instrument governing a Collateral Obligation executed or effected on or after the related Cut-Off Date which:

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

(b) (i) waives one or more interest payments, (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 below the spread or coupon as of the applicable Cut-Off Date (excluding any increase in an interest rate arising by operation of a default or penalty interest clause under a Collateral Obligation and any reduction or an increase pursuant to a contractual pricing grid set forth in the related Underlying Instruments on the applicable Cut-Off Date) unless (x) the Servicer certifies that the credit quality of the related Obligor has

 

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“Minimum Utilization Fee” means a fee payable pursuant to Section 3.2 to each Committed Lender for each day of the related Accrual Period equal to the product of (A) the Applicable Margin and (B) the positive difference (if any) of (x) the product of (1) such Committed Lender’s average daily Commitment during the related Accrual Period multiplied by (2) the Minimum Utilization Percentage minus (y) the daily average Advances funded by such Committed Lender (or its 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 purposes of this calculation, “Minimum Utilization Percentage” shall mean 80.0%.

Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Coupon of all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 6.00%.

Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Spread of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 4.25%.

Monthly Report” means a monthly report in the form of Exhibit D prepared as of the close of business on each Reporting Date.

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.

Moody’s RiskCalc” has the meaning specified in Schedule 4.

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, as applicable, in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has or could have any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.

“MV Measurement Date” means the last Business Day of each calendar week.

Non-Approval Event” means, as of any date of determination, an event that (x) will be deemed to have occurred if the ratio (measured on a rolling-six month basis) of (i) the number of Asset Approval Requests resulting in Non-Approved Loans over (ii) the total number of Asset Approval Requests is greater than 50% and (y) will be continuing until the conditions set forth in clause (x) of this definition are no longer true.

Non-Approved Loan” means each Loan that is otherwise fully eligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base for which an Asset Approval Request is submitted by the Servicer in good faith to the Facility Agent for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, and such Asset Approval Request is not approved by the Facility Agent.

 

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“Non-Revalued Broadly Syndicated Loan” means a Broadly Syndicated Loan with respect to which no Revaluation Event has occurred since the applicable Cut-Off Date.

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

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

OCSI Entities” means Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation and its Subsidiaries.

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 Collateral Obligation and, solely for purposes of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount pursuant to clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the definition thereof, any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor shall be treated as the same Obligor; provided that for purposes of this definition, 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.

Obligor Information” means, with respect to any Obligor, (i) the legal name of such Obligor, (ii) the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is domiciled, (iii) the audited financial statements for the two prior fiscal years (or such shorter period of time that the Obligor has been in existence) of such Obligor, (iv) the Servicer’s internal credit memo with respect to the Obligor and the related Collateral Obligation, (v) the annual report for the most recent fiscal year of such Obligor, (vi) a company forecast of such Obligor including plans related to capital expenditures, (vii), the business model, company strategy and names of known peers of such Obligor, (viii) the shareholding pattern and details of the management team of such Obligor and (ix) details of any banking facilities and the debt maturity schedule of such Obligor.

“OCSI Entities” means Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation and its Subsidiaries.

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Offer” means a tender offer, voluntary redemption, exchange offer, conversion or other similar action.

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.

 

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

Optional Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10. “Original Commitment” means $250,000,000.

Original Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation as calculated by the Servicer and approved 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, to the extent set forth in the Asset Approval Request, approved by the Facility Agent in the related Approval Notice) in accordance with the definition of Leverage Multiple and the definitions used therein and set forth in the related Approval Notice.

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, mortgage, 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.

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9(a). “Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9(c).

Participation Interest” means a participation interest (other than an Effective Date 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 interest, if acquired directly by the Borrower, would qualify as an Eligible Collateral Obligation, (ii) the selling institution is a lender on the loan or commitment, (iii) the aggregate participation interest in the loan granted by such selling institution to any one or more participants does not exceed the principal amount or commitment with respect to which the selling institution is a lender under such loan, (iv) such participation interest does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation interest a greater interest than the selling institution holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation interest, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation interest is paid in full (without the benefit of financing from the selling

 

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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) or (e) in the opioid industry.

Purchase Commitment” means a commitment by an investor to purchase CLO Securities that complies with the purchaser eligibility requirements and criteria specified in the terms of the CLO Securities and that is acceptable to DBSI in its sole discretion and “Purchase Commitments” means each Purchase Commitment together with each other Purchase Commitment.

Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the greater of (a) zero and (b) the actual purchase price in Dollars (or, if different principal amounts of such Collateral Obligation were purchased at different purchase prices, the weighted average of such purchase prices) paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation (exclusive of any interest, accreted interest, original issue discount and upfront fees) divided by the principal balance of the portion of such Collateral Obligation purchased by the Borrower outstanding as of the date of such purchase (exclusive of any interest, accreted interest, original issue discount and upfront fees); provided, that with respect to any Collateral Obligation with a “Purchase Price” greater than or equal to 95% and determined by the Servicer to be a par loan (as certified by the Servicer to the Required Lenders), the “Purchase Price” of such Collateral Obligation shall be deemed to be 100%; provided, further, that with respect to any Collateral Obligation with a “Purchase Price” greater than 100%, the “Purchase Price” of such Collateral Obligation shall be deemed to be 100%. For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchase Price will be subject to adjustment by the Discount Factor, as provided herein.

“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.20.

Qualified Substitute Arrangement” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(c). “Rating Agencies” means S&P and Moody’s.

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

“Reclassification Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(c).

“Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan” means, as of any date of determination following the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, any Loan that was classified as a Broadly Syndicated Loan as of any prior date of determination and either (i) is not an Eligible Collateral Obligation or (ii) is not classified as a Broadly Syndicated Loan as a result of not satisfying the conditions set forth in the definition thereof; provided that if any Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan subsequently satisfies such conditions, then such Loan shall not be considered a Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan so long as it continues to satisfy all such conditions.

 

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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.

Registered” means in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes. “Reinvestment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c). “Reinvestment Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where any Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or the Equityholder owns a Variable Funding Assetvariable 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 such Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or the Equityholder 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;

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

 

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Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation (or such other percentage determined by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion); provided that each subsequent increase of an additional 10% over the applicable Original Effective LTV shall be an additional Revaluation Event;

(j) such Collateral Obligation, if rated, receives (x) a public rating by S&P of “CCC-” or below or (y) a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa3” or below; or

(k) the related Obligor undergoes a merger, is acquired by a third party or undergoes a material restructuring;

(kl) if any Agency Rating of such Collateral Obligation is based on a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating and not on a public rating, the failure by the Borrower or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower to refresh such credit estimate or shadow rating on an annual basis thereafter;

(m) with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Market Value of such Broadly Syndicated Loan is less than 70%;

(n) the failure of any Broadly Syndicated Loan to satisfy the conditions set forth in the definition thereof; or

(o) either (i) the failure of the Servicer to confirm that the bid-side quote dollar depth of the applicable Broadly Syndicated Loan is sufficient to purchase the Principal Balance of such Broadly Syndicated Loan or (ii) the receipt by the Facility Agent of confirmation from the Servicer that the bid-side quote dollar depth of the applicable Broadly Syndicated Loan is not sufficient to purchase the Principal Balance of such Broadly Syndicated Loan; provided that, the Facility Agent can only request the dollar depth of the five largest Broadly Syndicated Loans if any such Broadly Syndicated Loans has less than three (3) bid-side quotes; provided further that, such request can only be made no more than twice per week.

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) March  31,September 30, 2020 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 an Event of Default.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor or successors thereto.

S&P Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2A hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if S&P publishes revised industry classifications.

 

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Servicer Expenses” means any accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Servicer (other than the Servicing Fees) under the Transaction Documents.

Servicing Fees” means the Senior Servicing Fee and the Subordinated Servicing Fee. “Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the Underlying Instruments and all customary and usual servicing practices using the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer services and administers loans for its own account or for the account of others.

Specified Borrowing Base Breach” means (a) an amendment to the Discount Factor of one or more Collateral Obligations by the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or (b) an increase in the Excess Concentration Amount not caused by the purchase of a Collateral Obligation which, in either case, causes the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunder to exceed the Borrowing Base by an amount (calculated as a percentage) equal to or less than 10% (in the aggregate); provided that such event shall not be a Specified Borrowing Base Breach if any other event occurred on the same date that either decreased the Borrowing Base (other than by operation of Section 8.3) or increased the Advances outstanding hereunder.

Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation issued by a special purpose entity 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.

Structuring Fee” means a fee payable by the Borrower to the Facility Agent in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate CommitmentsOriginal Commitment, which fee shall be payable on the Facility Termination Date.

Subordinated Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the subordinated 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 Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage” means 0.25%.

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.

“Successor Senior Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date on which there is a Person other than Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation or an Affiliate thereof acting as Servicer, the senior fee payable to the Servicer for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Successor Senior Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

“Successor Senior Servicing Fee Percentage” means (x) if, on the related Distribution Date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are Broadly Syndicated Loans is greater than or equal to 50.0% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount, 0.65% and (y) otherwise, 1.00%.

“Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.20.

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 CLO Amount” means $350,000,000.

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, the Administration Agreement, the Preference Share Purchase Agreement, the Master Participation Agreement and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered 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 Credit Agreement 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 Fee” a fee payable pursuant to Section 3.2 for each day of the related Collection Period equal to the product of (x) 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) prior to the three-month anniversary of the Effective Date, 0.25% and (b) thereafter, 0.50%.

Unfunded Exposure Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account number 84108600, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Unfunded Exposure Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is established and maintained pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

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

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 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 Default.

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 any Borrower that is a U.S. Person.

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

“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.20.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(f).

Valuation Standard” means one or a combination of customary and usual valuation methodologies generally accepted in the pricing and valuation market to derive a fair assessment of the current “fair value” as specified below of a Collateral Obligation and without regard to any compensation received from, or agency relationship with, any Person; provided that such fair value shall be based on the most recent financial reporting and/or any other customary financial and other information with respect to such Collateral Obligation including, without limitation, the following: (i) the financial performance of the Obligor of such Collateral Obligation; (ii) a fundamental analysis which may be based on discounted cash flow and a multiples-based approach based on comparable companies in the relevant sector or another generally accepted methodology for valuing companies in the relevant sector; and (iii) the current market environment (e.g., quoted trading levels on the Collateral Obligation (if available) and the relative trading levels and yields for debt instruments of comparable companies). For purposes of this definition, “fair value” is defined as the price that would be received when selling a Collateral Obligation in an orderly transaction between market participants on the date of measuring such a value.

 

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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.

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, the number expressed as a percentage equal to (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 such Collateral Obligation minus the LIBOR Rate multiplied by (y) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation divided by (ii) the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are 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 Market Value” means, as of any date of determination, the number obtained by (i) summing the products obtained by (a) multiplying (x) the Market Value of each Broadly Syndicated Loan by (y) the Principal Balance of each Broadly Syndicated Loan, in each case of clauses (a)(x) and (a)(y), as of such date of determination and (b) multiplying (x) the Market Value of each Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan by (y) the Principal Balance of each Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan, in each case of clauses (b)(x) and (b)(y), as of the applicable Reclassification Date and (ii) dividing such sum by the aggregate Principal Balance of all Broadly Syndicated Loans as of such date of determination and the aggregate Principal Balance of all Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loans as of the applicable Reclassification Date.

 

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Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Factor” has the meaning specified in Schedule 5.

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.

Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, the Facility Agent, the Collateral 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 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 UCC 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.

 

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(e) For the avoidance of doubt, on each Measurement Date, the status of each Collateral Obligation shall be re-determined by the Servicer as of such date and, as a consequence thereof, (i) Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount calculated on such Measurement Date and (ii) to the extent a new Approval Notice is provided by the Facility Agent, Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on a prior Measurement Date may be included in the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount calculated on such Measurement Date.[Reserved].

(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) Unless otherwise specified, each reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and reference to any Section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such Section or other provision.

(h) All calculations required to be made hereunder with respect to the Collateral Obligations and Borrowing Base 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, (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 and (z) in the case of calculations pursuant to Section 8.3(a), all distributions to be made at or prior to the relevant time of determination.

(i) Any use of “knowledge” or “actual knowledge” in this Agreement shall mean actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry.

(j) Any use of “material” or “materially” or words of similar meaning in this Agreement shall mean material, as determined by the Facility Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion.

 

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(k) For purposes of this Agreement, an Event of Default or Servicer Default shall be deemed to be continuing until it is waived in accordance with Section 17.2. be payable if, as of the date of such permanent reduction, (A) the Facility Amount is permanently reduced in whole in connection with the CLO Takeout or (B)(1) no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2)(x) a Non-Approval Event has occurred and is continuing or (y) the Borrower has paid Increased Costs to the applicable Lender pursuant to Section 5.1 within the immediately preceding 30 days.

Section 2.6 Extension of Revolving Period. The Borrower may, at any time after the three-month anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to the date that is thirty days prior to the last date of the Revolving Period, deliver a written notice to each Lender (with a copy to the Facility Agent and each Agent) requesting an extension of the Revolving Period for an additional six (6) months (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 or in connection with the circumstances described in clause (c) below, the Facility Agent will assign (in its sole discretion) a Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation, which Discount Factor shall remain effective for such Collateral Obligation except as provided in clause (b) below.; provided that, with respect to any Collateral Obligation that is a Non-Revalued Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation shall be the Market Value of such Non-Revalued Broadly Syndicated Loan unless otherwise directed by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion.

(b) 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; provided that the Borrower may dispute the Discount Factor and at the expense of the Borrower elect to retain an Approved Valuation Firm to determine the Discount Factor no later than sixty (60) days after such assignment by the Facility Agent and in accordance with the Valuation Standard; provided, further, that if the Facility Agent disputes the determination of the Discount Factor by such Approved Valuation Firm, the Facility Agent may at the expense of the Borrower for up to two (2) Collateral Obligations and at the expense of the Facility Agent thereafter elect to retain a different Approved Valuation Firm to determine the Discount Factor in accordance with the Valuation Standard; provided, further, that the Borrower shall not at any time retain a different Approved Valuation Firm to determine a different Discount Factor for the same Collateral Obligation; provided, further, that any and all determinations by any Approved Valuation Firm of the Discount Factor shall be re-calculated, at the Borrower’s sole expense, every six (6) months after the date of such initial determination. If any additional Revaluation Event occurs with respect to any Collateral Obligation or the Leverage Multiple (as measured solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower) with respect

 

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to such Collateral Obligation becomes (i) more than 2.00x higher than the applicable Original Leverage Multiple (as measured solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower) and is greater than 8.00x total (as measured solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower) or (ii) more than 3.00x higher than the applicable Original Leverage Multiple (as measured solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower), the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation may be amended by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, and the Borrower may not dispute such Discount Factor. The Discount Factor (determined as 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) shall be recalculated (by the Facility Agent) based on the average of the valuations provided by the Approved Valuation Firms. The Facility Agent will provide written notice of the revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Servicer and the Collateral Agent and each Agent. To the extent a Responsible Officer of the Servicer has actual knowledge or 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 later than two (2) Business Days after it receives notice or a Responsible Officer of the Servicer gains actual knowledge thereof).

(c) If the circumstances giving rise to any Revaluation Event with regard to any Collateral Obligation cease to be applicable, the Servicer may provide written notice of such changed circumstance to the Facility Agent and each Agent, and if no Revaluation Event shall then be continuing for such Collateral Obligation, the Facility Agent may assign a new Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation in its sole discretion as set forth in clause (a) above.

(d) After the Agency Rating of an Eligible Collateral Obligation has been downgraded, the Servicer may request that the Facility Agent reduce the Discount Factor of such Eligible Collateral Obligation and the Facility Agent may so reduce the Discount Factor of such Eligible Collateral Obligation in the Facility Agent’s sole discretion.

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) 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 Commitment of each such existing or additional Lender Group. Each increase in the Facility Amount shall be allocated to each participating Lender Group pro rata based on their Commitments immediately prior to giving effect to such increase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such increase shall be permitted without the prior written consent of each of the Servicer and DBNY if, after giving effect to any such increase, DBNY’s Commitment will no longer be at least 51% of the Facility Amount.

Section 2.9 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:

 

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(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 Facility Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Facility 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 Facility Agent in its sole discretion)), to the funding of any Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Facility Agent; third, if so determined by the Facility Agent and 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 Advances 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 Facility Agent in its sole discretion), to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such 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 Advances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances 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 2.9 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 Undrawn Fee or Minimum Utilization Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and under no circumstance shall the 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 Facility Agent and the Borrower determine in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Facility 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 outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Facility Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances 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 the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties and subject to Section 17.19, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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ARTICLE III

YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, MINIMUM

UTILIZATION FEE ETC.

Section 3.1 Yield and, Undrawn Fee and Minimum Utilization Fee. (a) The Borrower hereby promises to pay, on the dates specified in Section 3.2, Yield on the outstanding 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 amount permitted by Applicable Law.

(b) The Borrower shall pay the Undrawn Fee and the Minimum Utilization 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) and Minimum Utilization Fee 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 NoteThe Advances 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.

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.

 

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ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS; TAXES

Section 4.1 Making of Payments. Subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions hereof and Section 2.4 or Section 8.3(a), as applicable, 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 the next following Business Day. The respective Agent for each Lender Group shall allocate to the Lenders in its Lender Group each payment in respect of the Advances received by the respective Agent as provided by Section 8.3 or Section 2.4, as applicable. 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 and Minimum Utilization Fee shall be allocated and applied to Lenders pro rata based upon the respective amounts of such Yield and, Undrawn Fee and Minimum Utilization Fee 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.

(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 (without duplication) timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

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(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify (without duplication) each Recipient, within 10 days after written demand therefor, which demand shall be accompanied with documents evidencing the same, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to 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 and the Minimum Equity Test are satisfied, or (ii) with respect to each Reinvestment, (A) the Diversity Score is at least 10 and (B) each other Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or, if not satisfied, maintained or improved, and the Minimum Equity Test is satisfied.

(g) Hedging Agreements. The Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably 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 Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation, evidencing (1) the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, of any and all Collateral Obligations to be added to the Collateral, (2) the assigned Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation, (3) whether such Collateral Obligation is an Enterprise Value Loan or an Asset Based Loan, (4) whether such Collateral Obligation is a First Lien Loan, FILO, Second Lien Loan or such other Loan type permitted for purchase hereunder, (5) with respect to any Asset Based Loan, whether such Asset Based Loan is secured by working capital, fixed assets or intellectual property and (6) any related Permitted Working Capital Liens from the Facility 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 Approval Notice;

(i) Permitted Use. The proceeds of any Advance or Reinvestment will be used solely by the Borrower (A) to acquire Collateral Obligations as identified on the applicable Asset Approval Request or (B) 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 Servicer shall 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 related to such Collateral Obligation. In addition, the Servicer shall deliver promptly following receipt thereof (x) to the Facility Agent, each updated Appraised Value for a Collateral Obligation and (y) to each Agent, any updated Appraised Value for a Collateral Obligation required by clause (h) of the definition of “Revaluation Event”;

 

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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 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 deposit all Collections received directly by it 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 Default, deliver to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent (with a copy to each 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 does not constitute a Collateral Obligation or was paid in connection with a Retained Interest.

(e) On each Measurement Date, (i) the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall re-determine the status of each 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, 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, to the extent a new Approval Notice is provided by the Facility Agent, Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount may be included on such Measurement Date and (ii) the Servicer shall provide to the Facility Agent the updated Borrowing Base model (in Microsoft Excel format).

 

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(f) The Servicer, with prior written notice to the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral 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; provided that, it shall remain liable for all such duties as if it performed such duties itself.

(g) On each MV Measurement Date, the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall provide (in Microsoft Excel format) to the Facility Agent (i) the following information with respect to each Broadly Syndicated Loan and Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan, as applicable: the Purchase Price, the Market Value as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Principal Balance as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the loan type as of the Cut-Off Date, the current loan type, the applicable Reclassification Date (if any), the current Principal Balance and current Market Value of each Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Principal Balance and the Market Value of each Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan as of the applicable Reclassification Date, the source of such Market Value(s) and the number of bids available for such Loan(s) and (ii) the calculations of, and difference between, the Initial Weighted Average Market Value and the Weighted Average Market Value, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), as of such MV Measurement Date.

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

(a) Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of 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;

(b) Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business as a corporation in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions where the failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) Power and Authority. It has the power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (in any capacity) and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (in any capacity) have been duly authorized by the Servicer by all necessary corporate action;

(d) Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (in any capacity) have been duly executed and delivered by the Servicer and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it 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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(t) Equity of the Borrower. The Equityholder shall neither pledge the equity interests of the Borrower nor otherwise permit any equity interests of the Borrower to be subject to a Lien.

Section 7.5 Covenants of the Servicer. Until the date on or after the Facility Termination Date on which the Commitments have been terminated in full and the Obligations (other than contingent Obligations for which no claim has been made) shall have been repaid in full:

(a) Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws. The Servicer shall perform each of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and comply with all Applicable Laws, including those applicable to the Collateral Obligations and all Collections thereof, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business. The Servicer 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 corporation and its rights and franchises in the jurisdiction of its formation and (B) qualify and remain qualified as a foreign corporation 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; (ii) continue to conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder or under its organizational documents; and (iii) at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its licenses, permits, charters and registrations except where the failure to maintain, preserve and protect such licenses, permits, charters and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Books and Records. The Servicer shall 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.

(d) Payment, Performance and Discharge of Obligations. The Servicer shall pay, perform and discharge or cause to be paid, performed and discharged promptly all Charges payable by it except where the failure to so pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy such obligation would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) ERISA. The Servicer shall give the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Agent prompt written notice of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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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.

(e) The Servicer shall bear the costs and expenses of all audits and inspections permitted by this Section 7.9 as well as Section 18.6.

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) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied (or, (1) if (x) any Collateral Quality Test (other than the Minimum Diversity Test) is not satisfied it is maintained or improved and (y) the Minimum Diversity Test is satisfied, or (2) the Facility Agent shall have consented to such sale, in its sole discretion);

(B) the Minimum Equity Test is satisfied;

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

(D) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Unmatured Servicer Default or Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

provided, notwithstanding clause (A) through (C) above, so long as the Minimum Diversity Test is satisfied immediately after giving effect to such sale, the Borrower may at any time make, solely during the Revolving Period, any Optional Sale of any Collateral Obligation if the sale price is equal to or greater than an amount equal to the Advance Rate multiplied by the greater of par and the related Purchase Price (expressed in Dollars) of such Collateral Obligation; provided, further, clause (D) shall not apply to any Optional Sale of assets during an Unmatured Event of Default so long as (x) the sale price of such assets is equal to the fair market value thereof, (y) the proceeds of such sale are sufficient to cure such Unmatured Event of Default and (z) no more than three (3) such sales occur in any calendar year.

(ii) No later than the trade date of any Optional Sale, the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower, shall give the Facility Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent written notice (which may be via email to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent) 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) a written representation from the Servicer that, immediately after giving effect to such Optional Sale, the Minimum Equity Test is satisfied and the Borrowing Base is greater than or equal to the Advances outstanding and (y) a written calculation of the Diversity Score immediately after giving effect to such Optional Sale;

 

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(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 flow-of-funds memo agreed to between the Facility Agent, the Equityholder and the Servicer (a copy of which will be provided to the Collateral Agent) and, in the event of any conflict between such flow-of-funds memo and any provision of this Agreement, such flow-of-funds memo will control.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the CLO Takeout does not occur by reason of an Event of Default, then Borrower shall pay as administrative expenses the costs of setting up this facility, the Transaction Documents and related documentation.

(f) 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.

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 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 the Undrawn Fee, the Structuring Fee, the Minimum Utilization 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 October 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. If the Collateral Agent agrees with any such correction and 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 does not agree with any such correction or it is directed by the Facility Agent that the Collateral Agent should not make such correction, the Collateral Agent shall (within one Business Day) contact the Facility Agent and request instructions on how to proceed. The Facility Agent’s reasonable determination with regard to any disputed item in the Monthly Report shall be final.

 

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The Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation of the Monthly Reports 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 for such 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 Agent may conclusively rely. The Servicer shall review and verify the contents of the aforesaid reports (including the Monthly Report), instructions, statements and certificates. Upon receipt of approval from the Servicer, the Collateral Agent shall send such reports, instructions, statements and certificates to the Borrower and the Servicer for execution.

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, each Funding Date and each Fundingother Measurement Date, as follows:

Section 9.1 Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, 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 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 engaged in or permitted any activity that has caused it to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including, without, limitation, by election or by operation of Section 7704 of the Code. Each Person that is treated as an equityholder of the Borrower for U.S. federal income tax purposes is a U.S. Person. It has filed on a timely basis all U.S. federal and other material Tax returns (including foreign, state, local and otherwise) required to be filed, if any, and has paid all U.S. 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 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). No Lien or similar Adverse Claim has been filed, and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any Tax. Any material Taxes 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 at or prior to the Effective Date or the Advance Date, as applicable.

Section 9.12 Monthly Report. Each Monthly Report is accurate in all material respects as of the date thereof, or, in the case of information contained therein received from any un-Affiliated third party (which shall include any statements and calculations to the extent such statements or calculations are inaccurate solely as a result of such information), is true and correct in all material respects to the Borrower’s knowledge.

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, claims being asserted or Liens for Taxes that are not material Taxes against the Borrower if such Taxes are not at the time be due and payable or if the Borrower is currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and has made (or has caused to be made) reserves in accordance with GAAP on the applicable books and records.

Section 9.14 Information True and Correct. All information (other than projections, forward-looking information, general economic data, industry information or information relating to third parties) heretofore 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 tax purposes). 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.

 

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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.

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. 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 Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering. (a) Neither the Borrower nor any OCSI Entity, officer, employee or director, acting on behalf of the Borrower (i) is (iA) a country, territory, organization, person or entity named on any sanctions list administered or imposed by the U.S. Government including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) 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, Sudan, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and the Crimea region in Ukraine (the “Sanctioned Countries”); (iiB) a Person that resides, 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; or is(C) 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; (iiidefined in either of the preceding clauses (A) or (B); (ii) is 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 (iviii ) is 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 and each OCSI Entity, officer, employee or director, acting on behalf of the Borrower is (and is taking no action which would result in any such Person not being) in compliance with (a) all OFAC rules and regulations, (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 OCSI Entities are subject and (c) the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. In addition, the described purpose (“trade related business activities”) does not include any kind of

 

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(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 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, each Agent the Collateral Agent and each Lender:

(a) as soon as possible and in any event within three (3) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall have knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Servicer Default or Unmatured Servicer 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 so long as such information is within the possession of the Borrower or may be obtained with neither undue burden nor expense; and

(c) promptly, upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower having actual knowledge thereof, in reasonable detail, notice (i) of any Adverse Claim that is made or asserted against any of the Collateral, (ii) any Revaluation Event and (iii) any Material Modification; provided that, with respect to the occurrence of a Revaluation Event pursuant to clause (n) of the definition thereof, any such notice shall include the Market Value of such Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan as of the Business Day immediately prior to the first date on which such Loan failed to satisfy the conditions set forth in the definition of “Broadly Syndicated Loan” (such Business Day, the “Reclassification Date”).

 

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(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. 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 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. The Borrower will be either a disregarded entity or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will not engage in or permit any activity that causes it to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including, without, limitation, by election or by operation of Section 7704 of the Code. Each Person that is treated as an equityholder of the Borrower for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall at all times be a U.S. Person. The Borrower will file on a timely basis all U.S. federal and other material Tax returns (including foreign, state, local and otherwise) required to be filed, if any, and will pay all U.S. 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). No more than 50% of the debt obligations (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) held by the Borrower may at any time consist of real estate mortgages as determined for purposes Section 7701(i) of the Code unless, based on written advice of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Milbank LLP or an opinion of other tax counsel of nationally recognized standing in the United States experienced in such matters, the ownership of such debt obligations will not cause the Borrower to be treated as a taxable mortgage pool for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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, other than in connection with the Merger.

 

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amounts paid to it pursuant to Section 8.3(a) on the applicable Distribution Date and (B) 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 such Borrower 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 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 AgreementsTransaction Documents. 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 Reserved.

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, 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.

 

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(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 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 as directed by the Collateral Agent (at the written direction of the Facility Agent). The Borrower further agrees that it shall (or it shall cause the Servicer to) provide prompt notice to the Facility Agent of any misdirected or errant payments made by any Obligor with respect to any Collateral Obligation and direct such Obligor to make payments as required hereunder.

Section 10.21 Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files. (a) 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, james.kwak@db.com, andrew.goldsmith@db.com and christopher.choi@db.com and 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 (but in no event later than thirty (30) calendar days after the related Funding Date). In addition, promptly following the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Facility Agent at the email addresses set forth above) a fully executed assignment in blank for each Collateral Obligation for which the Servicer, the Equityholder or any of their respective Affiliates is the loan 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, 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, thorben.wedderien@db.com, erica.flor@db.com and andrew.goldsmith@db.com and (iv) obligor reports delivered in connection with Section 7.5(l) to gcrt.ratingrequests@db.com and lenderfinance_collatreview@list.db.com.

Section 10.22 Collateral Obligation Schedule. As of the end of each March, June, September and December of each year, the Borrower shall deliver an update of the Collateral Obligation Schedule to the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and each Agent), certified true and correct by each of the Borrower and the Servicer. The Borrower hereby authorizes a UCC-3 amendment to be filed quarterly attaching each such updated Collateral Obligation Schedule and shall file such UCC-3 amendment at the request of the Facility Agent. Upon filing, a copy of such UCC-3 shall be provided to the Collateral Agent and Facility Agent.

 

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Section 10.23 Notice to Specified Obligors. With respect to any Collateral Obligation where the related Obligor is also an obligor in respect of a Variable Funding Asset on which the Equityholder or any Affiliate thereof is a lender, the Borrower shall, or shall cause the Servicer to, deliver notice to each such Obligor within ten Business Days of the related Cut-Off Date that the related Collateral Obligation has been assigned to the Borrower.

Section 10.24 Risk Retention. For so long as any Obligations are outstanding and any Lender is subject to the EU Securitization Rules:

(a) The Equityholder represents and undertakes to the Facility Agent and the Lenders that: (A) that as an originator for the purposes of the EU Securitization Rules, it holds and will retain on an on-going basis, a material net economic interest in the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, which shall be comprised of 100% of the Preference Shares of the Borrower (representing no less than 5% of the aggregate nominal value of all Collateral Obligations measured at the time of their origination (being the occasion of each origination or acquisition of a Collateral Obligation by the Borrower), or such lesser amount that may be permitted under the EU  SecurizationSecuritization Regulation) (the “Retained Economic Interest”), for the purposes of complying with paragraph (d) of Article 6(3) of the EU Securitization Regulation as it applies at the date of this Agreement; (B) the Equityholder shall not (and will procure that any of its Affiliates do not) short, hedge, otherwise mitigate its credit risk or sell, transfer or otherwise surrender all or part of the rights, benefits or obligations arising from or associated with the Retained Economic Interest (except as permitted by the EU Securitization Rules); and (C) over 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Collateral Obligations shall constitute Retention Holder Collateral Obligations, with such proportion of Retention Holder 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 Borrower, or, if at any time less than 50.01% of all of the Collateral Obligations are Retention Holder Collateral Obligations, it shall procure that the Borrower shall only acquire or originate Eligible Collateral Obligations that qualify as Retention Holder Collateral Obligations until not less than 50.01% of all Collateral Obligations are Retention Holder Collateral Obligations;

(b) Each Monthly Report shall contain or be accompanied by a certification from the Equityholder containing a representation that all of the conditions set forth in clauses (a)(A) and (a)(B) above are true and have been true up to and on each date of the related Collection Period. The Equityholder shall provide to the Facility Agent and/or any Lender that is subject to the EU Securitization Rules: (A) prompt written notice of any breach of the obligations set forth in clauses (a)(A) and (B) above; (B) confirmation that all of the conditions set forth in clause (a) 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 Advances and (y) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or becoming aware of any breach of the obligations contained in any Transaction Documents; and (C) all information and documents that the Facility Agent and/or any Lender may reasonably request in connection with its obligations under Article 5 of the EU Securitization Regulation and any related EU Securitization Rules, but only to the extent the same is not subject to laws governing the protection of confidentiality of information and the processing of personal data (“Restricted Information”), or if it is Restricted Information and cannot be anonymized or aggregated to the extent not prohibited by law or the terms of such Restricted Information, if the Facility Agent and/or relevant Lender enters into a confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to the Equityholder; and provided that the Equityholder shall not be required to provide any information relating to any limited partner of the Equityholder and provided further that the Equityholder shall only be required to comply with Article 7 of the EU Securitization Regulation to the extent mutually agreed upon by the Equityholder and the Facility Agent and/or any Lender that is subject to the EU Securitization Rules;

 

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(c) The Equityholder represents that it has been involved in the establishment of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement by: (A) causing the formation of the Borrower as a 100% owned subsidiary; (B) approving the eligibility criteria for the origination and acquisition of Collateral Obligations by the Borrower; and (C) negotiating and approving the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Servicer;

(d) The Equityholder hereby further represents and undertakes to the Facility Agent and the Lenders party hereto as follows:

(i) It was not established for, and does not operate for, the sole purpose of securitizing exposures.

(ii) (A) The Retention Holder Originated Collateral Obligations have been, or will be originated pursuant to a sound and well-defined credit granting criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, modifying, renewing and financing those credits and the Equityholder has effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that such credits are granted and approved based on a thorough assessment of the relevant Obligor’s creditworthiness; and (B) the Equityholder will use reasonable skill and care to ensure that the Retention Holder Acquired Collateral Obligations and each other Eligible Collateral Obligation acquired by the Borrower in respect of which the initial originator was not a European credit institution or investment firm (as each such term is defined in Capital Requirementsthe EU Securitization Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 575/2013)) have been, or will be originated pursuant to a sound and well-defined credit granting criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, modifying, renewing and financing those credits and that the initial originator had effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that such credits are granted and approved based on a thorough assessment of the relevant Obligor’s creditworthiness.

(iii) The Equityholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Substituted Collateral Obligations pursuant to Section 7.11 or (iv) amounts paid to the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.3.

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 Servicer, execute and deliver to the Servicer any assignments, bills of sale, termination statements and any other releases and instruments as the Servicer 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

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 13.1 Events of Default. 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 Advance or (ii) any other amount payable by the Borrower or the Servicer hereunder, including any Yield on any Advance, any Undrawn Fee, any Minimum Utilization 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 in any material respect any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, or any other Transaction Document (without giving effect to any “material”, “Material Adverse Effect” or other similar qualification to such term, covenant or agreement) 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 thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Servicer acquires actual knowledge thereof and (ii) the date on which written notice of such failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given by the Facility Agent to the Borrower or the Servicer;

(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, observe or perform any covenant, agreement or obligation with respect to the management and distribution of funds received with respect to the Collateral;

 

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(m) [reserved];the positive difference (if any) of the Initial Weighted Average Market Value minus the Weighted Average Market Value is at least 10%;

(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 Required Lenders, which consent may be withheld in the exercise of their respective sole and absolute discretion;

(o) any court shall render a final, non-appealable judgment against the Borrower in an amount in excess of $100,000 (excluding, if such aggregate amount is less than $2,500,000, the portion of any such payments made from insurance proceeds) which shall not be satisfactorily stayed, discharged, vacated, set aside or satisfied within 30 days of the making thereof;

(p) [reserved]; Obligations;

(q) failure to pay, on the Facility Termination Date, all outstanding

(r) during the Revolving Period, the Minimum Equity Test is not satisfied and such condition continues unremedied for three (3) consecutive Business Days; or

(s) a Specified Borrowing Base Breach shall have occurred and continue unremedied for ninety (90) consecutive days.

Section 13.2 Effect of Event of Default.

(a) Optional Termination. Upon notice by the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent (acting on its own or at the direction of the Required 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 Advances will thereafter be made, and the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Facility Agent) or the Required 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.

 

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(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 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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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, 5.1 or 15.5 shall be deemed to apply to such assignee.

Section 15.4 Assignment by Lenders. So long as no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender may make any assignment, other than any proposed assignment (i) to an Affiliate of such Lender, (ii) to another Lender hereunder or (iii) to any Person if (x) such Lender makes a determination that its ownership of any of its rights or obligations hereunder is prohibited by Applicable Law (including, without limitation, the Volcker Rule) and (y) to the extent such Lender assigns its interest herein to any Person other than a Competitor, without the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that no Lender shall be permitted to make an assignment or sell a participation in any Advance to anythe Equityholder or any Affiliate of any Equityholderthe Equityholder; provided further, that each Lender shall first offer to sell such interest(s) to (i) the Lender affiliated with the Facility Agent and, if such Lender does not accept such offer within 10 Business Days, then (ii) to each remaining Lender (pro rata) for a period of 10 Business Days prior to offering to any Person that is not an existing Lender. 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 as agent for the Borrower (and, in such capacity, the “Loan 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 “Loan Register”). The entries in the Loan 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 Loan Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder. The Loan Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and 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 15.4) (or its agent or nominee) of all or a portion of the Advances. The Loan Registrar shall not register (or cause to be registered) the transfer of such Note, unless the proposed transferee shall have delivered to the Loan 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 Loan Registrar) the new Note

 

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The Borrower and the Servicer each acknowledge that the Facility Agent may be communicating with other Lenders, Agents or potential lenders in connection with an amendment or syndication 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 (3) 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.

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 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, and, 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, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Lenders in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents executed in connection with this Agreement, including the reasonable fees and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to the Facility Agent, each Agent and any related Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian 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 outside 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 counsel for the Lenders other than the Facility Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one outside counsel to the Facility Agent, each Agent and any related Lender.

Section 17.5 Binding Effect; Survival. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower, the Lenders, the Agents, the Facility Agent, the Servicer, 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; request of the Facility Agent, to cooperate with the acquisition and maintenance of any such rating.

 

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Section 17.19 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 applicable:

(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other 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 17.20 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that this Agreement provides support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedging Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that this Agreement and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

 

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In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

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. Wells Fargo 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, shall take and retain custody of the Collateral Obligation Files delivered to it by, or on behalf of, the Borrower 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. 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 Borrower, each Agent and the Facility Agent.

 

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Annex B

LenderCommitment

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch(a) Prior to the Pricing Date, $250,000,000200,000,000 and (b) on and after the Pricing Date with the consent of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion), $300,000,000

 

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Exhibit 10.15

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of July 8, 2020 (this “Amendment”), among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower (the “Borrower”), Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as servicer (the “Servicer”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and as a committed lender (in such capacity, a “Lender”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and collateral custodian (in such capacity, the “Collateral Custodian”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as equityholder, 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 September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Facility Agent 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.

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 to the Loan Agreement

SECTION 2.1. 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. As of the date of this Amendment, the Schedules and Exhibits 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 Schedules and Exhibits to the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix B hereto.

 

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ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto;

(b) the Portfolio LTV shall be less than or equal to 70.0%; and

(c) all fees (including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of external counsel to the extent invoiced one Business Day prior to the date hereof) 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.

 

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SECTION 5.4. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. 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. This Amendment shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the UCC (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute one and the same instrument. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the UCC or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

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. No Proceedings; Limited Recourse. The provisions of Sections 17.11 and 17.12 of the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.

[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.

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

  Name: Dianne Farjallah
              Title: Director

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer

 

  By: Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC
  Its: Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
              Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Matthew Stewart

  Name: Matthew Stewart
              Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent

 

By:  

/s/ Amit Patel

  Name: Amit Patel
              Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldsmith

  Name: Andrew Goldsmith
              Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian

 

By:  

/s/ Katherine M. O’Brien Mathis

  Name: Katherine M. O’Brien Mathis
              Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


Appendix A


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Amendment No. 45 dated as of March 22,July 8, 2020

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of September 24, 2018

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.

as Borrower

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Equityholder,

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

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


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

       Page  

ARTICLE I

  DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.2

  Other Definitional Provisions      5153  

ARTICLE II

  THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES      5254  

Section 2.1

  Advances      5254  

Section 2.2

  Funding of Advances      5254  

Section 2.3

  Notes      5456  

Section 2.4

  Repayment and Prepayments      5456  

Section 2.5

  Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount      5557  

Section 2.6

  Extension of Revolving Period      5557  

Section 2.7

  Calculation of Discount Factor      5557  

Section 2.8

  Increase in Facility Amount      5760  

Section 2.9

  Defaulting Lenders      5760  

ARTICLE III

  YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, MINIMUM UTILIZATION FEE ETC      5861  

Section 3.1

  Yield, Undrawn Fee and Minimum Utilization Fee      5861  

Section 3.2

  Yield Distribution Dates      5862  

Section 3.3

  Yield Calculation      5862  

Section 3.4

  Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc      5962  

 

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ARTICLE IV   PAYMENTS; TAXES      5962  
Section 4.1   Making of Payments      5962  
Section 4.2   Due Date Extension      5962  
Section 4.3   Taxes      5963  
ARTICLE V   INCREASED COSTS, ETC      6367  
Section 5.1   Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy      6367  
ARTICLE VI   EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES      6568  
Section 6.1   Effectiveness      6568  
Section 6.2   Advances and Reinvestments      6770  
Section 6.3   Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments      6972  
ARTICLE VII   ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS      7074  
Section 7.1   Retention and Termination of the Servicer      7074  
Section 7.2   Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment of Successor Servicer      7074  
Section 7.3   Duties of the Servicer      7275  
Section 7.4   Representations and Warranties of the Servicer      7377  
Section 7.5   Covenants of the Servicer      7679  
Section 7.6   Servicing Fees; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer      7983  
Section 7.7   Collateral Reporting      7983  
Section 7.8   Notices      7983  
Section 7.9   Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access to Servicer and Servicer’s Records      7983  

 

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Section 7.10   Optional Sales      8184  
Section 7.11   Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations      8286  
Section 7.12   Servicing of REO Assets      8386  
ARTICLE VIII   ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS      8488  
Section 8.1   Accounts      8488  
Section 8.2   Excluded Amounts      8690  
Section 8.3   Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends      8790  
Section 8.4   Fees      9094  
Section 8.5   Monthly Report      9094  
ARTICLE IX   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER      9195  
Section 9.1   Organization and Good Standing      9195  
Section 9.2   Due Qualification      9195  
Section 9.3   Power and Authority      9195  
Section 9.4   Binding Obligations      9195  
Section 9.5   Security Interest      9195  
Section 9.6   No Violation      9296  
Section 9.7   No Proceedings      9397  
Section 9.8   No Consents      9397  
Section 9.9   Solvency      9397  
Section 9.10   Compliance with Laws      9397  
Section 9.11   Taxes      9397  
Section 9.12   Monthly Report      9498  
Section 9.13   No Liens, Etc      9498  

 

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Section 9.14   Information True and Correct      9498  
Section 9.15   Bulk Sales      9599  
Section 9.16   Collateral      9599  
Section 9.17   Selection Procedures      9599  
Section 9.18   Indebtedness      9599  
Section 9.19   No Injunctions      9599  
Section 9.20   No Subsidiaries      9599  
Section 9.21   ERISA Compliance      9599  
Section 9.22   Investment Company Status      96100  
Section 9.23   Set-Off, Etc      96100  
Section 9.24   Collections      96100  
Section 9.25   Value Given      96100  
Section 9.26   Use of Proceeds      96100  
Section 9.27   Separate Existence      96100  
Section 9.28   Transaction Documents      97101  
Section 9.29   Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering      97101  
Section 9.30   Anti-Bribery and Corruption      98102  
ARTICLE X   COVENANTS      98102  
Section 10.1   Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties      98102  
Section 10.2   Other Liens or Interests      99103  
Section 10.3   Costs and Expenses      100104  
Section 10.4   Reporting Requirements      100104  
Section 10.5   Separate Existence      100104  
Section 10.6   Hedging Agreements      102106  

 

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Section 10.7   Tangible Net Worth    104108
Section 10.8   Taxes    105109
Section 10.9   Merger, Consolidation, Etc    105109
Section 10.10   Deposit of Collections    105109
Section 10.11   Indebtedness; Guarantees    105109
Section 10.12   Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates    105109
Section 10.13   Documents    105109
Section 10.14   Preservation of Existence    106110
Section 10.15   Limitation on Investments    106110
Section 10.16   Distributions    106110
Section 10.17   Performance of Transaction Documents    106110
Section 10.18   Reserved    106110
Section 10.19   Further Assurances; Financing Statements    106110
Section 10.20   Obligor Payment Instructions    107111
Section 10.21   Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files    107111
Section 10.22   Collateral Obligation Schedule    108112
Section 10.23   Notice to Specified Obligors    108112
Section 10.24   Risk Retention    108112
Section 10.25   Moody’s RiskCalc    110114
Section 10.26   Repurchase of Preference Shares    111114
Section 10.27   Ineligible Collateral    111115
ARTICLE XI   THE COLLATERAL AGENT    111115
Section 11.1   Appointment of Collateral Agent    111115
Section 11.2   Monthly Reports    111115

 

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Section 11.3   Collateral Administration    111115
Section 11.4   Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent    115118
Section 11.5   Representations and Warranties    115119
Section 11.6   No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent    116119
Section 11.7   Reliance of Collateral Agent    116120
Section 11.8   Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights    116120
Section 11.9   Tax Reports    119123
Section 11.10   Merger or Consolidation    119123
Section 11.11   Collateral Agent Compensation    119123
Section 11.12   Anti-Terrorism Laws    120123
ARTICLE XII   GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST    120124
Section 12.1   Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest    120124
Section 12.2   Borrower Remains Liable    121125
Section 12.3   Release of Collateral    122125
ARTICLE XIII   EVENTS OF DEFAULT    122126
Section 13.1   Events of Default    122126
Section 13.2   Effect of Event of Default    124128
Section 13.3   Rights upon Event of Default    125129
Section 13.4   Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes    126129
Section 13.5   Collective Proceedings    126130
Section 13.6   Insolvency Proceedings    126130
Section 13.7   Delay or Omission Not Waiver    127131
Section 13.8   Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws    127131
Section 13.9   Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral    128131
Section 13.10   Power of Attorney    128132

 

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ARTICLE XIV   THE FACILITY AGENT    129132
Section 14.1   Appointment    129132
Section 14.2   Delegation of Duties    129133
Section 14.3   Exculpatory Provisions    129133
Section 14.4   Reliance by Note Agents    130133
Section 14.5   Notices    130134
Section 14.6   Non-Reliance on Note Agents    131134
Section 14.7   Indemnification    131135
Section 14.8   Successor Note Agent    132135
Section 14.9   Note Agents in their Individual Capacity    132136
ARTICLE XV   ASSIGNMENTS    132136
Section 15.1   Restrictions on Assignments by the Borrower and the Servicer    132136
Section 15.2   Documentation    132136
Section 15.3   Rights of Assignee    133136
Section 15.4   Assignment by Lenders    133136
Section 15.5   Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange    133137
Section 15.6   Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes    134138
Section 15.7   Persons Deemed Owners    135139
Section 15.8   Cancellation    135139
Section 15.9   Participations; Pledge    135139

 

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ARTICLE XVI   INDEMNIFICATION    136140
Section 16.1   Borrower Indemnity    136140
Section 16.2   Servicer Indemnity    137141
Section 16.3   Contribution    137141
Section 16.4   Risk Retention Indemnity    138142
ARTICLE XVII   MISCELLANEOUS    138142
Section 17.1   No Waiver; Remedies    138142
Section 17.2   Amendments, Waivers    139143
Section 17.3   Notices, Etc    140143
Section 17.4   Costs and Expenses    140144
Section 17.5   Binding Effect; Survival    141144
Section 17.6   Captions and Cross References    141145
Section 17.7   Severability    141145
Section 17.8   GOVERNING LAW    141145
Section 17.9   Counterparts    141145
Section 17.10   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    141145
Section 17.11   No Proceedings    142145
Section 17.12   Limited Recourse    142146
Section 17.13   ENTIRE AGREEMENT    144148
Section 17.14   Confidentiality    144148
Section 17.15   Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment    145149
Section 17.16   Replacement of Lenders    145149
Section 17.17   Consent to Jurisdiction    146150

 

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Section 17.18   Option to Acquire Rating    147150
Section 17.19   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions    147150
Section 17.20   Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs    147151
ARTICLE XVIII   COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN    148152
Section 18.1   Designation of Collateral Custodian    148152
Section 18.2   Duties of the Collateral Custodian    148152
Section 18.3   Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files    150154
Section 18.4   Collateral Obligation File Certification    151155
Section 18.5   Release of Collateral Obligation Files    152155
Section 18.6   Examination of Collateral Obligation Files    153157
Section 18.7   Lost Note Affidavit    154157
Section 18.8   Transmission of Collateral Obligation Files    154157
Section 18.9   Merger or Consolidation    154158
Section 18.10   Collateral Custodian Compensation    154158
Section 18.11   Removal or Resignation of Collateral Custodian    155158
Section 18.12   Limitations on Liability    155159
Section 18.13   Collateral Custodian as Agent of Collateral Agent    157160

 

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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 D    Form of Monthly Report
EXHIBIT E    Form of Electronic 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
SCHEDULE 4    Moody’s RiskCalc Calculation
SCHEDULE 5    Moody’s Definitions
SCHEDULE 6     Impacted Obligations

 

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the foregoing employee benefit plan or plans (within the meaning of the DOL Regulations or otherwise).

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Borrower Assigned Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c). “Borrowing Base” means, on any day of determination, the sum of (a)(i) the product of the lower of (x) the Weighted Average Advance Rate and (y) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate multiplied by the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (b) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus (c) the Aggregate Unfunded Amount plus (d) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account minus (e) the Unsettled Equity Amount.

Broadly Syndicated Loan” means, as of any date of determination, any Loan that (i) is rated CCC/Caa2 or higher as of the Cut-Off Date, (ii) has a tranche size of at least $200,000,000, (iii) has a quote depth of at least two (2) by Loan Pricing Corporation, Markit Group Limited, Loan X Mark-It Partners or Thompson Reuters Pricing Service and (iv) the related Obligor has EBITDA greater than or equal to $50,000,000.

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or 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; provided that, when used in connection with the LIBOR Rate, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are not carried out in the London interbank market. All references to any “day” or any particular day of any “calendar month” shall mean calendar day unless otherwise specified.

Capped Fees/Expenses” means, on any Distribution Date, the sum of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses in an amount not to exceed $43,500 (the “Quarterly Cap”); provided that, if the aggregate amount of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian under clause (ii) of Section 8.3(a) and clause (i) of Section 8.3(b) on any Distribution Date is less than the Quarterly Cap, the unused portion of the Quarterly Cap may be carried forward to the next succeeding Distribution Date and added to the Quarterly Cap for such Distribution Date; provided further that the aggregate amount of the Collateral Agent Fees and Expenses and the Collateral Custodian Fees and Expenses paid to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian under clause (ii) of Section 8.3(a) and clause (i) of Section 8.3(b) may not exceed $150,000 in any calendar year.

“CARES Act” means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law No. 116-136).

Cayman Administrator” means Walkers Fiduciary Limited and any successor thereto.

 

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Effective Advance Ratemeans, 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 Date Participation Interest” means any participation interest acquired by the Borrower pursuant to the Master Participation Agreement.

Effective Equity” means, as of any day, the greater of (x) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus the Unsettled Equity Amount minus 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 result, as expressed as a percentage, 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 S&P 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 Servicer. DBNY and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other Collateral Custodian appointed in accordance with the terms hereunder 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 added or waived by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion in the related Approval Notice); provided that, prior to the date that is five (5) days after the Effective Date, the Collateral Obligation in respect of SMS Systems Maintenance Services Inc. shall be deemed to be an Eligible Collateral Obligation:

(a) the Facility Agent in its sole discretion has delivered an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation which has been acknowledged and agreed to by the Borrower;

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

(c) 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 Person other than the Borrower;

 

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(d) such Collateral Obligation is not a Structured Finance Obligation; requested from such Rating Agency a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Date;

(z) such Collateral Obligation has an Agency Rating;

(aa) such Collateral Obligation is not the subject of an Offer, exchange or tender by the related Obligor for cash, securities or any other type of consideration, other than a Permitted Offer, but only to the extent of such Offer and to the extent set forth on the related Asset Approval Request (or, in the case of a Collateral Obligation that becomes subject to an Offer that is a Permitted Offer after the Cut-Off Date with respect to such Collateral Obligation, to the extent notified by the Servicer to the Facility Agent);

(bb) such Collateral Obligation is purchased for a Purchase Price of at least 85%;

(cc) such Collateral Obligation does not have an Obligor in a Prohibited Industry or any other industry which is illegal under Applicable Law at the time of acquisition of such Collateral Obligation; and

(dd) if it is a registration-required obligation within the meaning of the Code, such Collateral Obligation is Registered.

Eligible Obligor” means, on any day, any Obligor that (i) is a Person (other than a natural person) that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of, the United States or any State thereof, (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.

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.

“EOD Target Portfolio LTV” means (1) from the Fifth Amendment Effective Date until the end of the Waiver Period, the Target Portfolio LTV and (2) after the end of the Waiver Period until the Post-Waiver Period Cut-Off Date, 70.0% and (3) thereafter, 65.0%.

Equityholder” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Facility Termination Date” means the earliest of (i) the date that is six (6) months after the last day of the Revolving Period (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) the date of the CLO Takeout and (iii) 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 including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority Law (2017 Revision) together with regulations and guidance notes made pursuant to such law.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, 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.

“Fifth Amendment Effective Date” means July 8, 2020.

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 (other than any Loan subject to a Permitted Working Capital Lien), 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 (x) Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are reasonable or customary for similar loans, (y) Permitted Working Capital Liens and (z) 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 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 the same collateral; provided, that the portion of any FILO Loan with a Leverage Multiple that attaches in excess of 2.5x shall be deemed to be a Second Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a FILO Loan if the Facility Agent designates such Collateral Obligation as a First Lien Loan pursuant to the proviso at the end of the definition of such term.

 

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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 Long-term Rating Requirement and the Short-term Rating Requirement 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.”

“Impacted Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation listed on Schedule 6, as such Schedule may be updated from time to time in accordance with Section 2.7(e).

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.

Incurrence Covenant” means a covenant by any borrower to comply with one or more financial covenants only upon the occurrence of certain actions of the borrower, including a debt issuance, dividend payment, share purchase, merger, acquisition or divestiture.

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 (in each case excluding any unfunded commitments of the Borrower with respect to any Variable Funding Asset).

 

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Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1. each that requires the consent of the Borrower or any lenders thereunder; provided that, solely during the Waiver Period, with respect to a PPP Loan described in clause (a) of the definition thereof and that would cause a Material Modification pursuant to either clause (i) or (iv) above, such modification shall be deemed not to be a Material Modification during the Waiver Period;

(d) either (i) extends the maturity date of such Collateral Obligation past the maturity date as of the related Cut-Off Date or (ii) extends the amortization schedule with respect thereto for a period of greater than four (4) months;

(e) substitutes, alters or releases (other than by the granting of Permitted Liens) 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 the 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, on not more than two occasions with respect to such Collateral Obligation (or any other additional occasions approved by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion) 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; provided further, that any waiver of delivery of quarterly and annual financial statements shall be deemed to be “material”;

(g) amends, waives, forbears, supplements or otherwise modifies in any way the definition of “indebtedness” or “permitted lien” (or any such similar term) in a manner that is materially adverse to any Lender;

(h) 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;

(i) with respect to an Asset Based Loan, results in a material change to or grants material relief from the borrowing base or any related definition; or

(j) results in a change to the calculation of EBITDA for the related Obligor 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

 

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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.

Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate” means, (i) other than during the Post-Pricing Period, 70% and (ii) at any time followingduring the Post-Pricing Period (or such earlier date as agreed by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion), the lesser of (x) 75% and (y) the Attachment Point.

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 6.0 years.

Maximum Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any day if the Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Factor of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral is less than or equal to (x) prior to the date that is one month after the Effective Date, 4000 and (y) thereafter, 3750.4250.

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 7.11; (vii) the last date of the Revolving Period; and (viii) the date of any Optional Sale.

Merger” means the contemplated merger between the Borrower and FS Senior Funding Ltd. on or about September 24, 2018.

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 20.18.

Minimum Equity Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Effective Equity is equal to or greater than the greater of (A) the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of the five Obligors with Collateral Obligations constituting the highest aggregate Collateral Obligation Amounts and (B) $30,000,000; provided that, for purposes of calculating clause (A) above, the Collateral Obligation Amount with respect to any Obligor shall be the sum of all Collateral Obligation Amounts with respect to which such Person is an Obligor.

Minimum Utilization Fee” means a fee payable pursuant to Section 3.2 to each Committed Lender for each day of the related Accrual Period equal to the product of (A) the Applicable Margin and (B) the positive difference (if any) of (x) the product of (1) such Committed Lender’s average daily Commitment during the related Accrual Period multiplied by (2) the Minimum Utilization Percentage minus (y) the daily average Advances funded by such Committed Lender (or its 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.

 

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For purposes of this calculation, “Minimum Utilization Percentage” shall mean (i) from the Fifth Amendment Effective Date until the Post-Waiver Period Cut-Off Date, 50.0% and (ii) otherwise, 80.0%.

Minimum Weighted Average Coupon Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Coupon of all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are Fixed Rate Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 6.00%.

Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Spread of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral on such day is equal to or greater than 4.25%.

Monthly Report” means a monthly report in the form of Exhibit D prepared as of the close of business on each Reporting Date.

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.

Moody’s RiskCalc” has the meaning specified in Schedule 4.

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, as applicable, in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has or could have any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.

MV Measurement Date” means the last Business Day of each calendar week.

Non-Approval Event” means, as of any date of determination, an event that (x) will be deemed to have occurred if the ratio (measured on a rolling-six month basis) of (i) the number of Asset Approval Requests resulting in Non-Approved Loans over (ii) the total number of Asset Approval Requests is greater than 50% and (y) will be continuing until the conditions set forth in clause (x) of this definition are no longer true.

Non-Approved Loan” means each Loan that is otherwise fully eligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base for which an Asset Approval Request is submitted by the Servicer in good faith to the Facility Agent for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, and such Asset Approval Request is not approved by the Facility Agent.

Non-Revalued Broadly Syndicated Loan” means a Broadly Syndicated Loan with respect to which no Revaluation Event has occurred since the applicable Cut-Off Date.

 

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Original Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation as calculated by the Servicer and approved 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, to the extent set forth in the Asset Approval Request, approved by the Facility Agent in the related Approval Notice) in accordance with the definition of Leverage Multiple and the definitions used therein and set forth in the related Approval Notice.

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, mortgage, 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.

“Pandemic” means the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and related respiratory disease “COVID-19”.

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9(a). “Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9(c).

Participation Interest” means a participation interest (other than an Effective Date 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 interest, if acquired directly by the Borrower, would qualify as an Eligible Collateral Obligation, (ii) the selling institution is a lender on the loan or commitment, (iii) the aggregate participation interest in the loan granted by such selling institution to any one or more participants does not exceed the principal amount or commitment with respect to which the selling institution is a lender under such loan, (iv) such participation interest does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation interest a greater interest than the selling institution holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation interest, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation interest is paid in full (without the benefit of financing from the selling institution or its Affiliates) at the time of the Borrower’s acquisition (or, to the extent of a participation interest in the unfunded commitment under a Variable Funding Asset, at the time of the funding of such loan), (vi) the participation interest provides the participant all of the

 

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of the foregoing definition of Permitted Investment at the time of acquisition); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), 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.

Permitted Offer” means an offer (i) pursuant to the terms of which the offeror offers to acquire a debt obligation (including a Collateral Obligation) in exchange for consideration consisting solely of cash in an amount equal to or greater than the full face amount of such debt obligation plus any accrued and unpaid interest, and (ii) as to which the Servicer has reasonably determined that the offeror has sufficient access to financing to consummate the offer.

Permitted Working Capital Lien” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, a Lien on the applicable Related Property (a) that is first priority under Applicable Law, (b) on specified accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, deposit and investment accounts and (c) that is set forth on the related Approval Notice or otherwise approved by the Facility Agent in writing in its sole discretion.

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.

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 and 430 of the Code, or Section 302 of ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate (x) is (or, if such Plan were terminated, would under Section 4062 or Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA, or (y) has or could have any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.

“Portfolio LTV” means, with respect to all Collateral Obligations as of any date of determination, the result, as expressed as a percentage, of (i) the outstanding principal amount of all Advances divided by (ii) the sum of (x) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (y) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus (z) the Unsettled Equity Amount.

Post-Pricing Period” means the period commencing on the Pricing Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (x) the date of the CLO Takeout and (y) the date that is six weeks after the Pricing Date.

 

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“Post-Waiver Period Cut-Off Date” means the date that is 90 days after the end of the Waiver Period.

“PPP Loan” means either (a) unsecured Indebtedness incurred by an Obligor or (b) pari passu or secured Indebtedness incurred by an Obligor, in each case, in the form of a payroll protection plan loan issued under Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, as modified by the CARES Act.

Preference Share Purchase Agreement” means the Preference Share Purchase Agreement by and between the Borrower and the Equityholder, as the same may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Preference Shares” means preference shares in the capital of the Borrower, which have a nominal or par value of $0.0001 per share and have the rights and entitlements ascribed thereto in the Borrower’s memorandum and articles of association.

Pricing Date” means the date after the commencement of the CLO Marketing Period on which the Borrower notifies in writing the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Equityholder and the Servicer that it has received Purchase Commitments for CLO Securities with an aggregate par amount greater than or equal to the Target CLO Amount.

Principal Balance” means with respect to any Collateral Obligation and as of any date, the lower of (A) the Purchase Price paid by the Borrower for such Collateral Obligation and (B) the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Obligation, exclusive of (x) any interest on such Collateral Obligation deferred or capitalized (1) except to the extent set forth on the related Asset Approval Request, prior to the related Cut-Off Date and (2) after the related Cut-Off Date and (y) any unfunded amounts with respect to any Variable Funding Asset included in the Collateral as of such date; 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. 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, including (but not limited to) (i) all collections attributable to principal on such Collateral (including any proceeds received by the Borrower as a result of exercising any Warrant Asset at any time), (ii) all payments received by the Borrower pursuant to any Hedging Agreement, (iii) the earnings on Principal Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, 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 84108602, 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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Recipient” means (a) the Facility Agent, (b) any Lender, (c) any Agent and (d) any other recipient of a payment hereunder.

Reclassification Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(c).

Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan” means, as of any date of determination following the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, any Loan that was classified as a Broadly Syndicated Loan as of any prior date of determination and either (i) is not an Eligible Collateral Obligation or (ii) is not classified as a Broadly Syndicated Loan as a result of not satisfying the conditions set forth in the definition thereof; provided that if any Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan subsequently satisfies such conditions, then such Loan shall not be considered a Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan so long as it continues to satisfy all such conditions.

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.

Registered” means in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes. “Reinvestment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

“Reinvestment Portfolio LTV” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation(s) proposed to be purchased pursuant to a Reinvestment during the Waiver Period, the result, expressed as a percentage of, (i) the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all Advances minus (b) the positive difference (if any) of (x) the amount of Principal Collections to be applied for such Reinvestment minus (y) the Waiver Period Advance Proceeds divided by (ii) the sum of (a) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (b) the difference between (x) the Collateral Obligation Amounts for such Collateral Obligations minus (y) the Excess Concentration Amount applicable to such Collateral Obligations plus (c) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus the amount of Principal Collections to be applied for such Reinvestment minus (d) the Unsettled Equity Amount.

Reinvestment Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where any Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or 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 such Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or the Equityholder 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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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) 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 $2,500,000, 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 $2,500,000 (excluding, if such aggregate amount is less than $10,000,000, the portion of any such payments made from insurance proceeds), 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; or

(h) a Change of Control occurs with respect to the Servicer and it is not approved in writing by the Facility Agent.

Servicer Expenses” means any accrued and unpaid expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Servicer (other than the Servicing Fees) under the Transaction Documents.

Servicing Fees” means the Senior Servicing Fee and the Subordinated Servicing Fee. “Servicing Standard” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligations, to service and administer such Collateral Obligations on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the Underlying Instruments and all customary and usual servicing practices using the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer services and administers loans for its own account or for the account of others.

Specified Borrowing BaseImpacted Obligation” means any Impacted Obligation with respect to which any (or all) of the following have occurred: (1) a Revaluation Event (A) pursuant to clauses (b) or (d) of the definition thereof or (B) due to a Material Modification pursuant to clauses (c), (e) or (h) of the definition thereof or (2) such Impacted Obligation is no longer an Eligible Collateral Obligation (including as a result of the Obligor with respect to such Impacted Obligation no longer being an Eligible Obligor), except (i) pursuant to clauses (h) or (p) of the definition thereof and (ii) if such Collateral Obligation is no longer an Eligible Collateral Obligation due to becoming a Defaulted Collateral Obligation solely pursuant to clauses (a) and/or (c) of the definition thereof.

“Specified Portfolio LTV Breach” means, as of any date of determination after the Post-Waiver Period Cut-Off Date, (a) an amendment to the Discount Factor of one or more Collateral Obligations by the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or (b) an increase in the Excess Concentration Amount not caused by the purchase of a Collateral Obligation which, in

 

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either case, causes the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding hereunderPortfolio LTV to exceed the Borrowing BaseEOD Target Portfolio LTV by an amount (calculated as a percentage) equal to or less than 10% (in the aggregate)5%; provided that such event shall not be a Specified Borrowing BasePortfolio LTV Breach if any other event occurred on the same date that either decreasedincreased the Borrowing BasePortfolio LTV (other than by operation of Section 8.3) or increased the Advances outstanding hereunder.

Structured Finance Obligation” means any obligation issued by a special purpose entity 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.

Structuring Fee” means a fee payable by the Borrower to the Facility Agent in an amount equal to 0.25% of the Original Commitment, which fee shall be payable on the Facility Termination Date.

Subordinated Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the subordinated 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 Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage” means 0.25%.

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.

Successor Senior Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date on which there is a Person other than Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation or an Affiliate thereof acting as Servicer, the senior fee payable to the Servicer for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Successor Senior Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

Successor Senior Servicing Fee Percentage” means (x) if, on the related Distribution Date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are Broadly Syndicated Loans is greater than or equal to 50.0% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount, 0.65% and (y) otherwise, 1.00%.

 

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Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.20.

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 CLO Amount” means $350,000,000.

“Target Portfolio LTV” means (1) from the Fifth Amendment Effective Date to the date that is 29 days after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, 70.0%, (2) from the date that is 30 days after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date to the date that is 59 days after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, 67.5% and (3) thereafter, 65.0%.

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, the Administration Agreement, the Preference Share Purchase Agreement, the Master Participation Agreement and the other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement, specifically excluding from the foregoing, however, Underlying Instruments delivered 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 Credit Agreement 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 3.2 for each day of the related Collection Period equal to the product of (x) 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) prior to the three-month anniversary of the Effective Date, 0.25% and (b) thereafter, 0.50%.

Unfunded Exposure Account” means a segregated, non-interest bearing securities account number 84108600, which is created and maintained on the books and records of the Securities Intermediary entitled “Unfunded Exposure Account” in the name of the Borrower and subject to the 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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Unfunded Exposure Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).

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 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 Default.

“Unsettled Equity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the products for each Unsettled Sold Collateral Obligation of (a) 100% minus the lower of (x) the Advance Rate of each such Unsettled Sold Collateral Obligation and (y) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate multiplied by (b) such Unsettled Sold Collateral Obligation’s contribution to the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance.

“Unsettled Sold Collateral Obligation” means, as of any date of determination, any Collateral Obligation that the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) has committed to sell pursuant to an Optional Sale but which sale has not settled as of the 30th day after the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) entered into such commitment.

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 any Borrower that is a U.S. Person.

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

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.20. “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(f).

Valuation Standard” means one or a combination of customary and usual valuation methodologies generally accepted in the pricing and valuation market to derive a fair assessment of the current “fair value” as specified below of a Collateral Obligation and without regard to any compensation received from, or agency relationship with, any Person; provided that such fair value shall be based on the most recent financial reporting and/or any other customary financial and other information with respect to such Collateral Obligation including, without limitation, the following: (i) the financial performance of the Obligor of such Collateral Obligation; (ii) a fundamental analysis which may be based on discounted cash flow and a multiples-based approach based on comparable companies in the relevant sector or another generally accepted methodology for valuing companies in the relevant sector; and (iii) the current market environment (e.g., quoted trading levels on the Collateral Obligation (if available) and the relative trading levels and yields for debt instruments of comparable companies). For purposes of this definition, “fair value” is defined as the price that would be received when selling a Collateral Obligation in an orderly transaction between market participants on the date of measuring such a value.

 

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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.

“Waived Impacted Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(e)(i).

“Waiver Period” means the period from and including the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and ending one hundred and thirty-five (135) days thereafter.

“Waiver Period Advance Proceeds” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation(s) proposed to be purchased pursuant to a Reinvestment or with the proceeds of an Advance during the Waiver Period, the amount equal to the sum of the products of (a) the lower of (x) 62.5% and (y) the Advance Rate of each Collateral Obligation multiplied by (b) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation.

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 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, the number expressed as a percentage equal to (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 such Collateral Obligation minus the LIBOR Rate multiplied by (y) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation divided by (ii) the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are 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.

 

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(b)

Committed Lender’s 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. 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.

 

(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 13.2 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 already 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 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 Advances of such Lender Group. Each such Note shall be payable to 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; provided, further, that any such Note shall be consistent with the information in the Loan Register.

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 paid hereunder and funds are available therefor pursuant to Section 8.3 and (b) in full on the Facility Termination Date.

 

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(c) 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 solely through the tranche or tranches of such Collateral Obligation actually held by the Borrower), the Discount Factor of such Collateral Obligation may be amended by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, and the Borrower may not dispute such Discount Factor. The Discount Factor (determined as 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) shall be recalculated (by the Facility Agent) based on the average of the valuations provided by the Approved Valuation Firms. The Facility Agent will provide written notice of the revised Discount Factor to the Borrower, the Servicer and the Collateral Agent and each Agent. To the extent a Responsible Officer of the Servicer has actual knowledge or 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 later than two (2) Business Days after it receives notice or a Responsible Officer of the Servicer gains actual knowledge thereof).

 

(c)

If the circumstances giving rise to any Revaluation Event with regard to any Collateral Obligation cease to be applicable, the Servicer may provide written notice of such changed circumstance to the Facility Agent and each Agent, and if no Revaluation Event shall then be continuing for such Collateral Obligation, the Facility Agent may assign a new Discount Factor for such Collateral Obligation in its sole discretion as set forth in clause (a) above.

 

(d)

After the Agency Rating of an Eligible Collateral Obligation has been downgraded, the Servicer may request that the Facility Agent reduce the Discount Factor of such Eligible Collateral Obligation and the Facility Agent may so reduce the Discount Factor of such Eligible Collateral Obligation in the Facility Agent’s sole discretion.

 

(e)

Waiver Period.

 

(i)

Notwithstanding clauses (b), (c) and (d) above, if during the Waiver Period a Revaluation Event (excluding any Revaluation Event that would result in the Collateral Obligation becoming a Specified Impacted Obligation) occurs with respect to any Impacted Obligation that is directly caused by or results from, in the Servicer’s reasonable determination, a business disruption due primarily to the Pandemic (such Impacted Obligation, a “Waived Impacted Obligation”), the Discount Factor of such Waived Impacted Obligation in effect as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date shall not be amended by the Facility Agent solely during the Waiver Period; provided that, (w) if it is determined by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion that any such Revaluation Event was not a result of the Pandemic or was due to an act by the related Obligor constituting fraud, then the Discount Factor of the related Impacted Obligation may be amended by the Facility Agent in accordance with Section 2.7(b), in its sole discretion, (x) after the end of the Waiver Period, the Discount Factor of each Waived Impacted Obligation may be amended by the Facility Agent in accordance with Section 2.7(b), in its sole discretion, (y) in the event that any Waived Impacted Obligation subsequently becomes a Specified Impacted Obligation, the Facility Agent may amend the Discount Factor of such Specified Impacted Obligation in accordance with Section 2.7(b), in its sole discretion and (z) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Waived Impacted Obligations shall not exceed 30% of the par amount of the Collateral Obligations (measured as of the most recent Measurement Date).

 

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(ii)

The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall submit to the Facility Agent for approval, no later than the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the initial Schedule 6 comprising the Collateral Obligations it requests be designated as Impacted Obligations.

 

(iii)

The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) may, upon delivery of any updated Schedule 6, remove any Impacted Obligation (including any Waived Impacted Obligation) from such Schedule 6 so long as, after giving effect to such removal, the Portfolio LTV is less than or equal to the Target Portfolio LTV and such Impacted Obligation remains a part of the Collateral. After the date of such removal of a Waived Impacted Obligation, the Facility Agent may amend the Discount Factor of such Waived Impacted Obligation in accordance with Section 2.7(b), in its sole discretion.

 

(iv)

The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) may, upon the approval of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion, classify any additional Collateral Obligations as Impacted Obligations if, both prior to and after giving effect to such classification, (x) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Waived Impacted Obligations does not exceed 30% of the par amount of the Collateral Obligations (measured as of the most recent Measurement Date) and (y) the Portfolio LTV is less than or equal to the Target Portfolio LTV.

 

(v)

The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall (1) promptly, and in any event no less frequently than monthly, deliver any materials prepared by the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) in connection with each such Waived Impacted Obligation and (2) in good faith make its personnel available to discuss with the Facility Agent the operations, properties, financial condition, credit or business of the related Obligor for each such Impacted Obligation and provide all relevant materials related thereto, as may be reasonably requested by the Facility 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) 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 Commitment of each such existing or additional Lender Group. Each increase in the Facility Amount shall be allocated to each participating Lender Group pro rata based on their Commitments immediately prior to giving effect to such increase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such increase shall be permitted without the prior written consent of each of the Servicer and DBNY if, after giving effect to any such increase, DBNY’s Commitment will no longer be at least 51% of the Facility Amount.

 

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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 and the Minimum Equity Test are satisfied, or (ii) with respect to each Reinvestment, (A) the Diversity Score is at least 1015 and (B) each other Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or, if not satisfied, maintained or improved, and the Minimum Equity Test is satisfied.

 

(g)

Hedging Agreements. The Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably 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 an Approval Notice with respect to such Collateral Obligation from the Facility 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 Approval Notice;

 

(i)

Permitted Use. The proceeds of any Advance or Reinvestment will be used solely by the Borrower (A) to acquire Collateral Obligations as identified on the applicable Asset Approval Request or (B) 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 Servicer shall 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 related to such Collateral Obligation. In addition, the Servicer shall deliver promptly following receipt thereof (x) to the Facility Agent, each updated Appraised Value for a Collateral Obligation and (y) to each Agent, any updated Appraised Value for a Collateral Obligation required by clause (h) of the definition of “Revaluation Event”;

 

(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 requested Advance or Reinvestment certifying that the conditions described in Sections 6.2(a) through (j) have been satisfied;

 

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(l)

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

 

(m)

Portfolio LTV. Solely with respect to an Advance (i) during the Waiver Period, (x) the Portfolio LTV is equal to or less than the Target Portfolio LTV and (y) the proceeds of such Advance are equal to or less than the Waiver Period Advance Proceeds and (ii) after the Waiver Period, the Portfolio LTV is equal to or less than the Target Portfolio LTV, in each case, after giving effect to such Advance. Solely with respect to a Reinvestment during the Waiver Period, the Portfolio LTV is equal to or less than (x) the Target Portfolio LTV both prior to and after giving effect to such Reinvestment and (y) the Reinvestment Portfolio LTV; and

 

(n)

(m) Other. The Facility Agent shall have received such other approvals, documents, opinions, certificates and reports as it may request, which request is reasonable as to scope, 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 its offices located at 425 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414.

 

(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 or the Servicer shall direct or cause the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment, the Borrower or the Servicer shall, 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 Section 18.3(a), 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 Section 18.3(a) to the Collateral Custodian to be credited by the Collateral Custodian to the Collection Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)

The Borrower or the Servicer shall cause all Collateral Obligations or Permitted Investments acquired by the Borrower to be transferred to the Collateral Custodian for credit by it to the 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 (in each case, whether now existing or hereafter acquired), which security interest shall be senior (subject to Permitted Liens) to that of any other creditor of the Borrower:

 

(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

 

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(vi)

SIXTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, (1) if no Revaluation Diversion Event has occurred, the Diversity Score is greater than 1015 and no Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Borrower, otherwise (2) 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;

 

(vii)

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

 

(viii)

EIGHTH, after the end of the Waiver Period, if the Portfolio LTV on such Distribution Date exceeds the Target Portfolio LTV, (1) at the election of the Servicer, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata in accordance with the outstanding Advances in the amount necessary for the Portfolio LTV to be equal to or less than the Target Portfolio LTV and (2) to remain in the Interest Collection Account as Interest Collections;

 

(ix)

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

 

(x)

(ix) NINTHTENTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i) above, to the payment of Taxes and governmental fees owing by the Borrower, if any;

 

(xi)

(x) TENTHELEVENTH, 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;

 

(xii)

(xi) ELEVENTHTWELFTH, to the extent not previously paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(ii) 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;

 

(xiii)

(xii) TWELFTHTHIRTEENTH, to the extent not waived or deferred by the Servicer, to the Servicer, any accrued and unpaid Subordinated Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period;

 

(xiv)

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

 

(xv)

(xiv) FOURTEENTHFIFTEENTH, during the Revolving Period if an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has not occurred and is continuing and at the election of the Servicer, to be deposited in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections;

 

(xvi)

(xv) FIFTEENTHSIXTEENTH, (1) if an Unmatured Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to remain in the Collection Account as Interest Collections, otherwise (2) the remaining Amount Available, to the Equityholder in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

 

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  (b)

On each Distribution Date (other than a date upon which the CLO Takeout occurs), the Collateral Agent shall distribute from the Principal Collection Account, in accordance with the applicable Monthly Report prepared by the Collateral Agent and approved by the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.5, the Amount Available for such Distribution Date in the following order of priority:

 

(i)

FIRST, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above;

 

(ii)

SECOND, after the end of(1) during the Waiver Period, (x) if the Portfolio LTV on such Distribution Date exceeds the Target Portfolio LTV or the Revolving Period has ended, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Advances outstanding and (y) otherwise, to remain in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections; and (2) after the end of the Waiver Period, (x) if the Revolving Period has ended, to the Agents on behalf of their respective Lenders pro rata to repay the Advances outstanding and (y) otherwise, if the Portfolio LTV on such Distribution Date exceeds the Target Portfolio LTV, to remain in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections;

 

(iii)

THIRD, to pay, in accordance with Section 8.3(a) above, the amounts referred to in clauses (vi) through (xiixiii) above;

 

(iv)

FOURTH, during the Revolving Period, to remain in the Principal Collection Account as Principal Collections; and

 

(v)

FIFTH, after the end of the Revolving Period, the remaining Amount Available, to the Equityholder in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

 

  (c)

During the Revolving Period, the Borrower may withdraw from the Collection Account any Principal Collections and apply such Principal Collections to (A) prepay the Advances outstanding in accordance with Section 2.4 or (B) acquire additional Collateral Obligations (each such reinvestment of Principal 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 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 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 shall be satisfied;

 

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Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan as of the Business Day immediately prior to the first date on which such Loan failed to satisfy the conditions set forth in the definition of “Broadly Syndicated Loan” (such Business Day, the “Reclassification Date”).

Section 10.5 Separate Existence. (a) The Borrower shall conduct its business solely in

its own name through its duly authorized officers or agents so as not to mislead others as to the identity of the entity with which such persons are concerned, and shall use its best efforts to avoid the appearance that it is conducting business on behalf of any Affiliate thereof or that the assets of the Borrower are available to pay the creditors of any of its equityholders or any Affiliate thereof.

 

(b)

It shall maintain records and books of account separate from those of any other Person.

 

(c)

It shall pay its own operating expenses and liabilities from its own funds.

 

(d)

It shall not hold itself out as being liable for the debts of any other Person. It shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person. It shall not guarantee any obligation of any Person, including any Affiliate or become obligated for the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit or assets as being available to pay the obligations of any other Person.

 

(e)

It shall keep its assets and liabilities separate from those of all other entities. Except as expressly contemplated herein with respect to Excluded Amounts, it shall not commingle its assets with assets of any other Person.

 

(f)

It shall maintain bank accounts or other depository accounts separate from any other person or entity, including any Affiliate.

 

(g)

To the extent required under GAAP, it shall ensure that any consolidated financial statements including the Borrower, if any, have notes to the effect that the Borrower is a separate entity whose creditors have a claim on its assets prior to those assets becoming available to its equity holders.

 

(h)

It shall not (A) amend, supplement or otherwise modify its organizational documents (as defined therein), except in accordance therewith and with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) or (B) divide or permit any division of itself.

 

(i)

It shall at all times hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate from its member and from any other Person (other than, if applicable, for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

 

(j)

It shall file its own Tax returns separate from those of any other Person, if and to the extent required to file tax returns under Applicable Law, except to the extent that it is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file Tax returns under Applicable Law.

 

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such equity interests; provided that so long as (x) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (y) the Waiver Period shall have ended and (z) the Portfolio LTV is equal to or less than 65.0%, the Borrower may make a distribution of (A) amounts paid to it pursuant to Section 8.3(a) on the applicable Distribution Date and (B) 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 such Borrower 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 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 Transaction Documents. The Borrower shall (i) perform and observe in all material respects all the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents 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 Reserved.

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, 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.

 

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(l)

The Collateral Agent 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 the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or gross negligence on the part of any non-affiliated 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. For purposes of monitoring 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 services (which for ratings by S&P shall be www.standardandpoors.com or www.ratingsdirect.com) and shall have no liability for any inaccuracies in the information reported by, or other errors or omissions of, any such service. It is hereby expressly agreed that Bloomberg Financial Markets is one such reputable service.

 

(m)

The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercisePrior to exercising or honorhonoring any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement 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 that the Collateral Agent reasonably determines might result in it incurring costs, expenses or liabilities, the Collateral Agent may request, and shall have no obligation to act upon such request or direction until it receives, security or indemnity reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent against such costs, expenses and liabilities (including any legal fees) that might reasonably be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction and which are not otherwise paid pursuant to Section 8.3(a) or (b).

 

(n)

In no event shall the Collateral 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, 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 Agent as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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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 without first obtaining the specific written consent of the Required Lenders, which consent may be withheld in the exercise of their respective sole and absolute discretion;

 

(o)

any court shall render a final, non-appealable judgment against the Borrower in an amount in excess of $100,000 (excluding, if such aggregate amount is less than $2,500,000, the portion of any such payments made from insurance proceeds) which shall not be satisfactorily stayed, discharged, vacated, set aside or satisfied within 30 days of the making thereof;

 

(p)

[reserved]; other than as a result of a Specified Portfolio LTV Breach occurring after the Post-Waiver Period Cut-Off Date, the Portfolio LTV exceeds the EOD Target Portfolio LTV;

 

(q)

failure to pay, on the Facility Termination Date, all outstanding Obligations;

 

(r)

during the Revolving Period, the Minimum Equity Test is not satisfied and such condition continues unremedied for three (3) consecutive Business Days; or

 

(s)

after the Post-Waiver Period Cut-Off Date, a Specified Borrowing BasePortfolio LTV Breach shall have occurred and continue unremedied for ninetythirty (9030) consecutive days.

Section 13.2 Effect of Event of Default.

 

(a)

Optional Termination. Upon notice by the Collateral Agent or the Facility Agent (acting on its own or at the direction of the Required 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 Advances will thereafter be made, and the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Facility Agent) or the Required 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 an Event of Default 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).

 

(c)

Specified Borrowing BasePortfolio LTV Breach. Upon the occurrence of any Specified Borrowing BasePortfolio LTV Breach after the Post-Waiver Period Cut-Off Date, such event shall be deemed to be continuing until such time as the Advances outstandingPortfolio LTV no longer exceed the Borrowing Baseexceeds the EOD Target Portfolio LTV (or as otherwise waived by the Facility Agent in its sole discretion).

 

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Appendix B


Conformed through Amendment No. 45 dated as of March 22,July 8, 2020

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS TO

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 24, 2018

(OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.)

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 D Form of Monthly Report

EXHIBIT E Form of Electronic 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

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1   Diversity Score Calculation

SCHEDULE 2   Moody’s Industry Classification Group List

SCHEDULE 3   Collateral Obligations

SCHEDULE 4   Moody’s RiskCalc Calculation

SCHEDULE 5   Moody’s Definitions

SCHEDULE 6   Impacted Obligations


SCHEDULE 6

IMPACTED OBLIGATIONS

4 Over International LLC Access CIG LLC

ACP Index Partners LLC All Web Leads Inc

American Pacific Corporation Bellevue Parent LLC BMC Software Inc

Cadence Aerospace LLC Carrols Restaurant Group Inc CITGO Petroleum Corp

Continental Intermodal Group LP CTOS LLC

Dealer Tire LLC Ellie Mae Inc

Empower Payments Acquisition Inc Guidehouse LLP

Inmarsat PLC

ION Corporate Solutions Finance Sarl Lannett Co Inc

MHE Intermediate Holdings LLC MRI Software LLC OEConnection LLC

Olaplex Inc Sabert Corp

Star US Bidco LLC Thunder Finco Pty Ltd

Trampoline Acquisition Parent Holdings LLC Truck Holdings Inc

UFC Holdings LLC Zep Inc

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Exhibit 10.16

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of September 29, 2020 (this “Amendment”), among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower (the “Borrower”), Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as servicer (the “Servicer”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and as a committed lender (in such capacity, a “Lender”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and collateral custodian (in such capacity, the “Collateral Custodian”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as equityholder, 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 September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Facility Agent 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.

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 to the Loan Agreement

SECTION 2.1. 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 hereof upon 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) the signed legal opinion of Walkers, counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) satisfactory evidence that the Borrower has obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

(c) all fees (including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of external counsel to the extent invoiced one Business Day prior to the date hereof) 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.

 

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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; Electronic Execution. 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. This Amendment shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the UCC (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute one and the same instrument. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the UCC or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

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. No Proceedings; Limited Recourse. The provisions of Sections 17.11 and 17.12 of the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.

[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.

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower

 

By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

  Name: Dianne Farjallah
  Title: Director

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer

 

 

By: Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC

Its: Investment Adviser

By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Matthew Stewart

  Name: Matthew Stewart
  Title: Senior Vice President:

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent

 

By:  

/s/ Amit Patel

  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldsmith

  Name: Andrew Goldsmith
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Custodian

 

By:  

/s/ Corey J. Dahlstrand

  Name: Corey J. Dahlstrand
  Title: Corporate Trust Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


Appendix A


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Amendment No. 56 dated as of July 8,September 29, 2020

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of September 24, 2018

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.

as Borrower

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Equityholder,

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

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


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. The Aggregate Unfunded Amount shall not include any commitments under Variable Funding Assets that have expired, terminated or been reduced to zero, and shall be reduced concurrently (and upon notice thereof to the Collateral Agent, the Facility Agent and each Agent) with each documented reduction in commitments of the Borrower under such Variable Funding Assets.

Agreement” means this Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement (including each annex hereto), 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 higher 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; and

(b) 12 of one percent above the Federal Funds Rate; and (c) 0.25%.

Amount Available” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amount of Collections with respect to the related Collection Period (excluding any Principal 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).

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 Event of Default, (x) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, 2.252.65% per annum and (y) on and after the end of the Revolving Period, 2.402.80% per annum and (ii) on and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Applicable Margin shall be increased by 2.00% per annum.

 

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Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the most recently calculated 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 an electronic notice containing the information from Exhibit E 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.

Approved Custodian” means Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, State Street, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other custodian mutually agreed to by the Facility Agent and the Servicer.

Approved Valuation Firm” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, each of (a) Murray Devine, (b) Houlihan Lokey, (c) Lincoln International LLC, (d) Duff & Phelps and (e) any other nationally recognized valuation firm approved by the Borrower and the Facility Agent.

Asset Approval Request” means an electronic notice to the Facility Agent in the form of an email that (a) either (i) is in the form of Exhibit C-3 or (ii) notifies the Facility Agent that the information required by Exhibit C-3 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.

Asset Based Loan” means any Loan where (i) the underwriting of such Loan was based primarily on the appraised value of the assets securing such Loan and (ii) advances in respect of such Loan are governed by a borrowing base relating to the assets securing such Loan.

Attachment Point” means the following fraction expressed as a percentage: (i) the aggregate principal amount of all rated notes to be issued in connection with a CLO Takeout divided by (ii) the Target CLO Amount less the aggregate amount of deal expenses related to the CLO Takeout.

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

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 (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 (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.

 

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(d) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are FILO Loans over 5.0% 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 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(f) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Participation Interests over 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(g) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Deferrable Collateral Obligations over 5.010.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(h) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are DIP Loans over 10.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(i) 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 3.0% of the Target CLO Amount; provided that (i) with respect to any five 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 such Obligor may be up to 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount; provided that, each such Obligor described in this clause (i) has a Moody’s public rating and (ii) with respect to any three additional Obligors that represent Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations in excess of all other single Obligors (other than an Obligor described in clause (i)) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are obligations of each such Obligor may be up to 3.5% of the Target CLO Amount;

(j) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in the following proviso) over 12.0% of the Target CLO Amount; provided that (i) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification may be up to 20.0% of the Target CLO Amount and (ii) in addition, the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations with Obligors in any single Moody’s Industry Classification (other than a Moody’s Industry Classification described in clause (i)) may be up to 15.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(k) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that pay interest less frequently than quarterly over 5.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

(l) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Cov-Lite Loans over 15.0% of the Target CLO Amount;

 

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(m) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) that have a Moody’s probability of default rating (as published by Moody’s) of “Caa1” or below over (x) prior to the date that is five (5) days after the Effective Date, 22.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure and (y) thereafter, 17.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(n) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations (other than Defaulted Obligations) that have a public rating by S&P of “CCC+” or below over 17.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(o) the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations the Agency Rating for which is determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof on any date of determination that is eight (8) weeks after the applicable Cut-Off Date over 20.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;[reserved];

(p) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in a Permitted Gaming Industry (other than in respect of hotels and resorts) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(q) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in the defense industry (other than a Prohibited Defense Asset) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(r) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that neither (x) are Broadly Syndicated Loans nor (y) have an Agency Rating which is determined pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof, over 40.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure;

(s) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are Broadly Syndicated Loans with fewer than three (3) dealer bid-side quotes, over 25.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and [reserved]; and

(t) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that were purchased for a Purchase Price of less than 90%, over 10.0% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means the sum of (i) the Principal Balances for all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus (ii) all amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account plus (iii) 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.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount deposited into the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by or on behalf of 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

 

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(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) to the extent paid using amounts other than Collections and proceeds of Advances, any amount paid in respect of reimbursement for expenses owed in respect of any Collateral Obligation pursuant to the related Underlying Instrument or (vi) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error (including any amounts relating to any portion of an asset sold by the Borrower and occurring after the date of such sale).

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(b)) 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 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 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 or any Vice President.

Extension Request” means any of the events described in Section 2.6. “Facility Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Facility Amount” means (a) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, $200,000,000,160,000,000, 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.

Facility Termination Date” means the earliest of (i) the date that is six (6) months after the last day of the Revolving Period (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) the date of the CLO Takeout and (iii) the effective date on which the facility hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 13.2.

 

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origination, amendment or prepayment fees or premiums 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) and (iii) the earnings on Interest Collections in the Collection Account that are invested in Permitted Investments, in each case other than Retained Interests.

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.

LIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Accrual Period, the greater of (a) zero0.25% and (b)(x) the rate per annum shown by the Bloomberg Professional Service as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to three (3) months 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 three (3) months 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 three (3) months or (y) if a LIBOR Replacement Rate has been selected in accordance with the definition thereof, the LIBOR Replacement Rate.

LIBOR Replacement Rate” means the alternative rate, including any applicable spread adjustments thereto, selected by the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) with the consent of the Facility Agent (with notice to the Equityholder, the Borrower and each Lender), at any time there is a material disruption to LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Rate ceases to exist or be reported as described in the definition of “LIBOR Rate” that, in its commercially reasonable judgment, is commonly used on the applicable date of determination with respect to the Loans, in each case,

 

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Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate” means, (i) other than during the Post-Pricing Period, 70% and (ii) at any time during the Post-Pricing Period (or such earlier date as agreed by the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion), the lesser of (x) 75% and (y) the Attachment Point.

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 6.0 years.

Maximum Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any day if the Weighted Average Moody’s Rating Factor of all Eligible Collateral Obligations included in the Collateral is less than or equal to 4250.4000.

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 7.11; (vii) the last date of the Revolving Period; and (viii) the date of any Optional Sale.

Merger” means the contemplated merger between the Borrower and FS Senior Funding Ltd. on or about September 24, 2018.

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 18.

Minimum Equity Test” means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Effective Equity is equal to or greater than the greater of (A) the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of the five Obligors with Collateral Obligations constituting the highest aggregate Collateral Obligation Amounts and (B) $30,000,000; provided that, for purposes of calculating clause (A) above, the Collateral Obligation Amount with respect to any Obligor shall be the sum of all Collateral Obligation Amounts with respect to which such Person is an Obligor.

Minimum Utilization Fee” means a fee payable pursuant to Section 3.2 to each Committed Lender for each day of the related Accrual Period equal to the product of (A) the Applicable Margin and (B) the positive difference (if any) of (x) the product of (1) such Committed Lender’s average daily Commitment during the related Accrual Period multiplied by (2) the Minimum Utilization Percentage minus (y) the daily average Advances funded by such Committed Lender (or its 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 purposes of this calculation, “Minimum Utilization Percentage” shall mean (i) from the Fifth Amendment Effective Date until the Post-Waiver Period Cut-Off Date, 50.0% and (ii) otherwise, 80.0%.

 

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Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan” means, as of any date of determination following the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, any Loan that was classified as a Broadly Syndicated Loan as of any prior date of determination and either (i) is not an Eligible Collateral Obligation or (ii) is not classified as a Broadly Syndicated Loan as a result of not satisfying the conditions set forth in the definition thereof; provided that if any Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan subsequently satisfies such conditions, then such Loan shall not be considered a Reclassified Broadly Syndicated Loan so long as it continues to satisfy all such conditions.

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.

Registered” means in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes. “Reinvestment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Reinvestment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Reinvestment Portfolio LTV” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation(s) proposed to be purchased pursuant to a Reinvestment during the Waiver Period, the result, expressed as a percentage of, (i) the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all Advances minus (b) the positive difference (if any) of (x) the amount of Principal Collections to be applied for such Reinvestment minus (y) the Waiver Period Advance Proceeds divided by (ii) the sum of (a) the Adjusted Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Balance plus (b) the difference between (x) the Collateral Obligation Amounts for such Collateral Obligations minus (y) the Excess Concentration Amount applicable to such Collateral Obligations plus (c) the amount of Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Account minus the amount of Principal Collections to be applied for such Reinvestment minus (d) the Unsettled Equity Amount.

Reinvestment Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Related Collateral Obligation” means any Collateral Obligation where any Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or 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 such Affiliate of the Borrower, Servicer or the Equityholder 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

 

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any such Broadly Syndicated Loans has less than three (3) bid-side quotes; provided further that, such request can only be made no more than twice per week.

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) September 30, 20202021 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 an Event of Default.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor or successors thereto.

S&P Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2A hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if S&P publishes revised industry classifications.

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” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a). “Sanctioned Countries” 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 and each Reinvestment 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 and Reinvestment Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal, interest and/or unutilized/commitment fees (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

Second Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a unitranche Loan as set forth 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 and any Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a Second Lien Loan (i) solely because such Collateral Obligation is subordinated to a

 

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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.

Waived Impacted Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(e)(i).

Waiver Period” means the period from and including the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) one hundred and thirty-five (135eighty (180) days thereafter.Waiver Period Advance Proceeds means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation(s) proposed to be purchased pursuant to a Reinvestment or with the proceeds of an Advance during the Waiver Period, the amount equal to the sum of the products of (a) the lower of (x) 62.5% and (y) the Advance Rate of each Collateral Obligation multiplied by (b) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation. or (ii) the date following notice by the Borrower of its election to terminate the Waiver Period on which the Facility Agent has assigned an updated Discount Factor to each Waived Impacted Obligation; provided that, subject to the Facility Agent’s receipt of all updated Obligor Information (including the latest portfolio reviews) in order to assign an updated Discount Factor for each Waived Impacted Obligation, such date shall occur not later than 10 Business Days after the Facility Agent’s receipt of such notice from the Borrower.

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 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, the number expressed as a percentage equal to (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 such Collateral Obligation minus the LIBOR Rate multiplied by (y) the Collateral Obligation Amount of each such Collateral Obligation divided by (ii) the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts for all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are 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

 

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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 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, the applicable Agent shall have received a letter from each applicable Rating Agency confirming its rating of such Conduit Lender;

(m) Portfolio LTV. Solely with respect to an Advance The Portfolio LTV is equal to or less than (i) during the Waiver Period, (x) the Portfolio LTV is equal to or less than the Target Portfolio LTV and (y) the proceeds of such Advance are equal to or less than the Waiver Period Advance Proceeds62.5% and (ii) after the end of the Waiver Period, the Portfolio LTV is equal to or less than the Target Portfolio LTV, in each case, after giving effect to such Advance. Solely with respect to a Reinvestment during the Waiver Period, the Portfolio LTV is equal to or less than (x) the Target Portfolio LTV both prior to and after giving effect to such Reinvestment and (y) the Reinvestment Portfolio LTV or Reinvestment; and

 

(n)

Other. The Facility Agent shall have received such other approvals, documents, opinions, certificates and reports as it may request, which request is reasonable as to scope, 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 its offices located at 425 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414.

 

(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 or the Servicer shall direct or cause the acquisition of any Collateral Obligation or Permitted Investment, the Borrower or the Servicer shall, 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 Section 18.3(a), 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 Section 18.3(a) to the Collateral Custodian to be credited by the Collateral Custodian to the Collection Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)

The Borrower or the Servicer shall cause all Collateral Obligations or Permitted Investments acquired by the Borrower to be transferred to the Collateral Custodian for credit by it to the 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

 

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  to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that such credits are granted and approved based on a thorough assessment of the relevant Obligor’s creditworthiness.

 

(iii)

The Equityholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(iv)

The Equityholder has taken all necessary action to authorize the entering into this Agreement on the terms and conditions hereof and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations imposed upon it hereunder.

 

(v)

All consents, licenses, authorizations, and approvals of, and registrations and declarations with, any governmental authority or regulatory body necessary for the due execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been obtained and remain in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement except where the lack or failure thereof would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(vi)

This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Equityholder and is enforceable against the Equityholder in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, conservatorship, receivership, and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting, creditors’ rights and, subject as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application.

Section 10.25 Moody’s RiskCalc. With respect to any Collateral Obligation, at any time that the Agency Rating hereunder is determined by the use of Moody’s RiskCalc: (1) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall request a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Daterefresh such Moody’s RiskCalc at least annually and (2) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall refresh such Moody’s RiskCalc promptly upon the occurrence of a Revaluation Event with respect to such Collateral Obligation.

Section 10.26 Repurchase of Preference Shares. The Borrower shall not repurchase or agree to repurchase any Preference Share or redeem or agree to redeem any Preference Share except in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

Section 10.27 Ineligible Collateral. At the direction of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall, in a commercially reasonable manner, divest any asset that does not satisfy the definition of “Eligible Collateral Obligation” or “Permitted Investment”. The Facility Agent agrees to cooperate in good faith with any waivers necessary to permit such divestiture.

 

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Annex B

Lender Commitment

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (a) Prior to the Pricing Date, $200,000,000160,000,000 and (b) on and after the Pricing Date with the consent of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion), $300,000,000

 

B-1

Exhibit 10.17

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of October 27, 2020 (this “Amendment”), among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower (the “Borrower”), Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and as a committed lender (in such capacity, a “Lender”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as equityholder, the Servicer, Wells Fargo 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 September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent 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.

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 to the Loan Agreement

SECTION 2.1. 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 hereof upon 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 external counsel to the extent invoiced one Business Day prior to the date hereof) 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; Electronic Execution. 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

 

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facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This Amendment shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the UCC (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute one and the same instrument. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the UCC or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

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. No Proceedings; Limited Recourse. The provisions of Sections 17.11 and 17.12 of the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.

[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.

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as

Borrower

By:  

/s/ Kirstie Krypner

  Name: Kirstie Krypner
  Title: Director

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer
By: Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC,
Its: Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Matthew Stewart

  Name: Matthew Stewart
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent
By:  

/s/ Amit Patel

  Name: Amit Patel
  Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldsmith

  Name: Andrew Goldsmith
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment to LFSA]


Appendix A


EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed through Amendment No. 67 dated as of September 29,October 27, 2020

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of September 24, 2018

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD.

as Borrower

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Equityholder,

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

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


Cayman Administrator” means Walkers Fiduciary Limited and any successor thereto.

Change of Control” means (x) the Equityholder1) prior to the consummation of the OCSI Merger (x) Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation shall cease to own at least 51% of the outstanding Preference Shares of the Borrower or (y) Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation or an Affiliate thereof ceases to be the Servicer and (2) on and after the consummation of the OCSI Merger (x) Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shall cease to own at least 51% of the outstanding Preference Shares of the Borrower or (y) Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation ceases to be the Servicer.

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.

CLO Marketing Period” means the date on which DBSI commences marketing of the CLO Securities with the consent of the Servicer.

CLO Securities” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “CLO Takeout”.

CLO Takeout” means the day on which the Borrower issues subordinated notes and secured notes (collectively, “CLO Securities”) pursuant to an indenture between, among others, the Borrower and such trustee as may be agreed by the parties, as trustee in respect of a collateralized loan obligation offering, in an amount at least sufficient to repay all Obligations outstanding under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents.

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

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

Collateral Agent” means Wells Fargo 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, the Collateral Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Borrower and hereby acknowledged by the Servicer and the Facility Agent, 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, solely in its capacity as collateral custodian, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

 

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and (d) of the definition thereof, any Obligor that is an Affiliate of another Obligor shall be treated as the same Obligor; provided that for purposes of this definition, 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.

Obligor Information” means, with respect to any Obligor, (i) the legal name of such Obligor, (ii) the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is domiciled, (iii) the audited financial statements for the two prior fiscal years (or such shorter period of time that the Obligor has been in existence) of such Obligor, (iv) the Servicer’s internal credit memo with respect to the Obligor and the related Collateral Obligation, (v) the annual report for the most recent fiscal year of such Obligor, (vi) a company forecast of such Obligor including plans related to capital expenditures, (vii), the business model, company strategy and names of known peers of such Obligor, (viii) the shareholding pattern and details of the management team of such Obligor and (ix) details of any banking facilities and the debt maturity schedule of such Obligor.

OCSI Entities” means, prior to the consummation of the OCSI Merger, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation and its Subsidiaries and, on and after the consummation of the OCSI Merger, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation and its Subsidiaries.

“OCSI Merger” means the merger of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation with and into Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation as the surviving company, on the terms and conditions set forth in that certain merger agreement.

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a).

Offer” means a tender offer, voluntary redemption, exchange offer, conversion or other similar action.

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 reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent.

Optional Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.

Original Commitment” means $250,000,000.

Original Effective LTV” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, the Effective LTV of such Collateral Obligation as calculated by the Servicer and approved 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.

 

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asset backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities or any resecuritization thereof.

Structuring Fee” means a fee payable by the Borrower to the Facility Agent in an amount equal to 0.25% of the Original Commitment, which fee shall be payable on the Facility Termination Date.

Subordinated Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date, the subordinated 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 Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

Subordinated Servicing Fee Percentage” means 0.25%.

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.

Successor Senior Servicing Fee” means with respect to any Distribution Date on which there is a Person other than Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation or an Affiliate thereof acting as Servicer (other than pursuant to the OCSI Merger), the senior fee payable to the Servicer for services rendered during the related Collection Period, which shall be equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Successor Senior Servicing Fee Percentage multiplied by (ii) the average of the values of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on the first day and the last day of the related Collection Period.

Successor Senior Servicing Fee Percentage” means (x) if, on the related Distribution Date, the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Eligible Collateral Obligations that are Broadly Syndicated Loans is greater than or equal to 50.0% of the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount, 0.65% and (y) otherwise, 1.00%.

Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.20.

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 CLO Amount” means $350,000,000.

 

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(g) Maintain Records of Collateral Obligations. The Servicer shall, at its own cost and expense, maintain reasonably satisfactory and complete records of the Collateral, including a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and all other dealings with the Collateral. The Servicer shall maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of sale of any Collateral Obligation to the Borrower, the Servicer’s master computer records (including any back-up archives) that refer to such Collateral Obligation shall indicate the interest of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent in such Collateral Obligation and that such Collateral Obligation is owned by the Borrower and has been pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement.

(h) Liens. The Servicer shall not 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.

(i) Mergers. TheOther than pursuant to the OCSI Merger, the Servicer shall not directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, merge with, consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of, or otherwise combine with or acquire, any Person, except that the Servicer shall be allowed to merge with any entity so long as the Servicer remains the surviving corporation of such merger and such merger does not result in a Change of Control without the consent of the Facility Agent. The Servicer shall give prior written notice of any merger to the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Agent.

(j) Servicing Obligations. The Servicer will not (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 7.5(k) would be delivered to the Facility Agent or any Agent less frequently than every 12 months.

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

(i) as soon as available and in any event within 135 days after the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the audited consolidated financial statements for the prior year for the Servicer and the Equityholder and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries, including the prior comparable period (if any) from the preceding fiscal year and certified by Independent Accountants (the report of which shall be unqualified), together with consolidating financial statements for the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, certified by an Executive Officer of the Servicer or the Equityholder, as applicable, with appropriate knowledge stating that the information set forth therein fairly presents the financial condition of the Servicer or the

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Completes Merger with Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

LOS ANGELES, CA, March 19, 2021 – Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) (“OCSL”) is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced merger with Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (“OCSI”), with OCSL as the surviving company. Based on December 31, 2020 financial information, the combined company has more than $2.2 billion of assets on a pro forma basis.

Armen Panossian, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of OCSL, said, “We are delighted to have completed this merger, which we believe represents an important step in our plan to further enhance shareholder value. With this combination, we gain greater scale, portfolio diversity and financial flexibility while maintaining our strategy to invest in opportunities that align with Oaktree’s value-driven investment style.”

In connection with the merger, former OCSI stockholders will receive 1.3371 shares of OCSL for each share of OCSI based on the final exchange ratio, subject to payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares. As a result of the merger, legacy OCSL stockholders and former OCSI stockholders own approximately 78.2% and 21.8%, respectively, of the combined company at closing.

In addition, in connection with the closing of the merger, and as previously announced, OCSL and Oaktree Fund Advisers, LLC (“Oaktree”) amended the existing investment advisory agreement to provide that Oaktree will waive $750,000 of base management fees payable to it under the Investment Advisory Agreement in each of the eight quarters immediately following the closing of the transaction (for an aggregate waiver of $6.0 million of base management fees).

Prior to the closing of the merger, OCSI’s Board of Directors determined that the amount of the previously announced contingent special distribution will be $0.10 per share, payable on or about today to OCSI stockholders of record as of March 17, 2021 who held their shares through today.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel Company, served as financial advisor and Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP served as the legal counsel to the special committee of OCSL. Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. served as financial advisor and Dechert LLP served as the legal counsel to the special committee of OCSI. Proskauer Rose LLP served as the legal counsel to OCSL, OCSI and Oaktree.

About Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) is a specialty finance company dedicated to providing customized one-stop credit solutions to companies with limited access to public or syndicated capital markets. OCSL’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by providing companies with flexible and innovative financing solutions including first and second lien loans, unsecured and mezzanine loans, and preferred equity. OCSL is regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is managed by Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. For additional information, please visit OCSL’s website at www.oaktreespecialtylending.com.


Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events, future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements may include statements as to: future operating results of OCSL and distribution projections; business prospects of OCSL and the prospects of its portfolio companies; and the impact of the investments that OCSL expects to make. In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “plan,” “should,” “estimate,” “project” and “intend” indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve risks and uncertainties. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected, including the uncertainties associated with (i) changes in the economy, financial markets and political environment; (ii) risks associated with possible disruption in the operations of OCSL or the economy generally due to terrorism, natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic; (iii) future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities); (iv) conditions in OCSL’s operating areas, particularly with respect to business development companies or regulated investment companies; (v) general considerations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and (vi) other considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in OCSL’s publicly disseminated documents and filings. OCSL has based the forward-looking statements included in this press release on information available to it on the date of this press release, and OCSL assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although OCSL undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that OCSL may make directly to you or through reports that OCSL in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Contacts

Investor Relations:

Michael Mosticchio

(212) 284-7869

mmosticchio@oaktreecapital.com

Media Relations:

Financial Profiles, Inc.

Moira Conlon

(310) 478-2700

mediainquiries@oaktreecapital.com